The B-52's
by The B-52's
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The B-52's bestography
The B-52's is ranked as the best album by The B-52's.
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The B-52's track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The B-52's rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | joathome | Top 40 Music Albums of 1979 | 31/40 | 1 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 29 Music Albums of 1979 | 19/29 | 2 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 14 Music Albums of 1979 | 12/14 | 1 |
| 2026 | willtoshower | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 31/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 | 28/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 84/100 | 16 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 97 Music Albums of 1979 | 48/97 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 44/100 | 11 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 427 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,033 | |||
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The B-52's ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/02/2026 07:52 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2026 20:14 | StreakyNuno | 982 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 02:44 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.8/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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The B-52's forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5427): By StreakyNunoView latest topic →
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Such a quirky album, they really managed to capture a unique feel to all their songs which I love! It's a little bit post-punk, a little bit pop, a little bit new wave and that's the beauty of the album, you don't know what's going to happen next!
Favourite tracks are 'Dance This Mess Around' and the classic 'Rock Lobster'. Love the vocals on 'Dance This Mess Around' - the sudden belt out of 'Why don't you dance with me' gets me every time, amazing vocals by Cindy Wilson (and the call and response between her and Schneider is awesome!) - Also gotta love the lyric 'Do the Hip O Crit'!
All in all, an album I always come back to and an amazing debut! (Edited)
I didn't enjoy this one at all. Even the best track, Rock Lobster, goes on far too long to be enjoyable.
Jboy56 01/08/2022 07:40 | #278819 | TOP COMMENT
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Postpunk pop, with lots of early rock&roll guitars and chorus vocals. Talking Heads & Costello influences are evident. The length of the songs and style got boring in some instances, rhythmic choices seem to get stuck sometimes.
The quality of the singers remains obscure as the style is so punky, mostly screaming and high pitch tendencies are evident. The guitar's sounds are not aggressive, with only mild distortion is used.
Do not hate or dislike, neutral. 73/100 (Edited)
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/28/2011 01:07 | #17871 | TOP COMMENT
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The first 6 tracks are classic party tunes. The falloff after that is heavy, and the last track, "Downtown", is a pretty lifeless cover. But when the 52's were on in the early days, they were as weird and awesome as anyone...the ultimate party band.
Great, fun album....Dance This Mess Around has always been a favourite and anything with Rock Lobster has to have a certain amount of genius. Unsure whether it's their best offering but a cracking start. Shame it ends with Downtown which isn't very good.
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