Rock Lobster (track)
by The B-52's
Rock Lobster appears on the following album(s) by The B-52's:
- The B-52's (track #4) (this album) (1979)
- Time Capsule: Songs For A Future Generation (track #3) (compilation) (1998)
- The Best Of The B-52's: Dance This Mess Around (track #7) (compilation) (1990)
- With The Wild Crowd! Live In Athens, GA (track #18) (2011)
- Planet Claire (track #2) (compilation) (1995)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 02/24/2026 17:41 | Juneof44 | 3,754 | 73/100 | |
| 02/15/2026 08:41 | brent13 | 11,041 | 85/100 | |
| 12/08/2025 17:07 | Exist-en-ciel | 84,615 | 71/100 | |
| 11/16/2025 20:48 |  Montpejo | 7,910 | 76/100 | |
| 10/01/2025 17:04 | gmessian | 1,472 | 55/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.8/100, a mean average of 87.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.1.
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Onater 09/08/2017 06:28 | #197476
I don't think I'll ever be able to get over how completely and thoroughly absurd this thing is
I personally think the song is so horribly done it's occasionally amazing.
koner1 12/03/2014 00:23 | #128547
You don't need to have a clue who the B-52's are to know this song. I think it's really catchy and infectious!
Oh dear.
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