Artist
The B-52s
The B-52s is a new wave artist from Athens, Georgia formed in 1976. 23 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
New Wave · Athens, Georgia · Best new wave albums
- 23
- Releases
- 1979–2025
- Active years
- 1976
- Formed
Artist
The B-52s is a new wave artist from Athens, Georgia formed in 1976. 23 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
New Wave · Athens, Georgia · Best new wave albums
Most popular
Cosmic Thing
1989
Good Stuff
1992
Funplex
2008
Channel Z
2025
Love Shack
2025
The Complete Studio Album Collection 1979-1992
2014
Time Capsule: The Mixes - Hallucinating Pluto
2007
Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation
1998
Planet Claire
1995
(Meet) The Flintstones
1994
The Best of The B‐52's: Dance This Mess Around
1990
Cosmic Thing (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
1989
Bouncing off the Satellites
1986
Whammy!
1983
Party Mix!
1981
Wild Planet
1980
The B-52's / Play Loud
1979
The B-52s are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, cowbell), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards), Cindy Wilson (vocals, tambourine, bongos), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums). Following Ricky Wilson's death in 1985 Strickland switched to guitar. Then they added Tracy Wormworth (bass), Sterling Campbell (drums) and Paul Gordon (keyboards). Rooted in New Wave and 1960s rock and roll, the group later covered many genres ranging from post-punk to pop rock. The "guy vs. gals" vocals of Schneider, Pierson, and Wilson, sometimes used in call and response style ("Strobe Light," "Private Idaho", and "Good Stuff"), are a trademark. Presenting themselves as a positive, enthusiastic, slightly oddball party band, the B-52s tell tall tales, glorify wild youth, and celebrate wild romance. The band name had long been "The B-52's", until 2008 when they dropped the apostrophe and are now "The B-52s"
