The B-52's 
The best album credited to The B-52's is The B-52's which is ranked number 856 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 2,029.
The B-52's is ranked number 445 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 4,206.
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The B-52's best albums
The following albums by The B-52's are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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The B-52's best tracks
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 05/05/2026 17:16 | gmessian | 69 | 67/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2026 17:43 | Juneof44 | 102 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2023 09:36 | MaxStorm98 | 542 | 92/100 |
| ! | 09/23/2023 10:10 | Stevo796 | 980 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2022 10:44 | lisalisa | 330 | 71/100 |
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This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 18.3.
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Fischman 12/16/2018 02:27 | #227223
Often fun, but very hard to take serious. They have their place, but it's not a big one.
The band are named after an aeroplane, other bands named after aeroplanes are U2 and The Blue Aeroplanes
junodog4 01/22/2015 03:29 | #132171
Fun fun fun... Creative, danceable mess. Sometimes gets a little trite, but if you stick with the gems you're good.
Wild Planet was for me their best album alongside their debut album
Captain_Dude 07/14/2011 04:18 | #24383
THE B-52's, COSMIC THING, and...yes...BOUNCING OFF THE SATELLITES are the three must-haves of this group. Kate and Cindy are two girls that can really sing! And Fred? Fred is just so...well..off-beat. This retro-chic new wave surf pop delight is absolutely addictive. From COSMIC THING, be sure to listen to "Channel Z" and "Roam" along with the over-played, but still funky-as-hell, "Love Shack." From the debut, check out "Planet Claire," "52 Girls," "Lava," and (no surprise here) "Rock Lobster" (the song that actually made use of the same types of crazy noises that Yoko made 10 years earlier). Also, do NOT dismiss BOUNCING OFF THE SATELLITES! "Summer of Love," "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland," "Wig," "Theme for a Nude Beach," "Detour Through Your Mind," "Housework,"...damn...that album, which is aften overlooked because of the the tragedy surrounding it, is filled to the brim with catchy, poppy, fun, and infectious. Sure, the other two albums are more popular...but this one definitely contains some of their strongest work! I'd recommend it highly for any B-52's fan, new wave fan...or the person that has never listened to the B-52's. BOUNCING OFF THE SATELLITES is a wonderful introduction to the B-52's and absolutely captures their spirit more than any of their other releases.
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