Rock Lobster (track)
by The B-52's
Year: 1979
From the album The B-52's (track #4)
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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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95/100  | 10/01/2025 17:04 | gmessian | | 55/100 |
100/100 | 09/09/2025 07:40 |  Igtonumama | | 81/100 |
75/100 | 08/03/2025 10:30 | Imaybeparanoid | | 69/100 |
95/100 | 05/01/2025 19:48 | arrogantmenace | | 88/100 |
50/100 | 02/13/2025 12:50 |  doombringer | | 75/100 |
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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 88.0/100, a mean average of 87.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.2.
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Onater 09/08/2017 06:28
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
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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