Rock On The Net: The B-52's (original) (raw)

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RECENT TIMELINE

1980...

May
The B-52's - "Rock Lobster" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's hit the Top 40 with "Rock Lobster."
from the LP The B-52'sARC chart run: 37 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #228
available for download at Amazon.mp3

1989...# 34Singles Artist of the Year

September
The B-52's - "Love Shack" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's hit the Top 40 with "Love Shack." from the LP Cosmic ThingARC chart run: 36 - 32 - 27 - 19 - 17 - 13 - 9 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 6 - 11 - 23 - 29 - 35 - 39 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

November
button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's hit the Top 10 with "Love Shack."

1990...# 29 Singles Artist of the Year

January
The B-52's - "Roam" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's hit the Top 40 with "Roam." from the LP Cosmic ThingARC chart run: 35 - 28 - 22 - 15 - 10 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 15 - 22 - 35 - off
available for download at Amazon.mp3

February
button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's hit the Top 10 with "Roam."
button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Love Shack").

March
The B-52's - Cosmic Thingbutton.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's hit #1 for a week with "Roam."

May
button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's hit the Top 40 with "Deadbeat Club."

September
button.gif (123 bytes) The video for "Love Shack" won 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video and Best Art Direction (Martin Lasowitz).

1991...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Roam").

1992... # 96 Singles Artist of the Year

June
button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's hit the Top 40 with "Good Stuff."

1993...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance (Good Stuff).

October
button.gif (123 bytes)Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" included "Love Shack" at # 35.

1994...

May
button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's hit the Top 40 with "(Meet) The Flintstones" as 'The B.C.-52's'.

1999...

June
button.gif (123 bytes) VH1: 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll included The B-52's at # 47.

2000...

October
button.gif (123 bytes) VH1: 100 Greatest Dance Songs included "Rock Lobster" at # 99.

November
button.gif (123 bytes)Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs included "Love Shack" at # 97.

2001...

January
button.gif (123 bytes)VH1: 100 Greatest Albums included The B-52's at # 99. (Available for download at iTunesmp3 Available at Amazon.com)

2003...

December
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-Timebutton.gif (123 bytes) Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time included The B-52's at # 152.

2004...

button.gif (123 bytes) # 285 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

2006...

October
The B-52's - Funplexbutton.gif (123 bytes) VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's included "Love Shack" at # 40.

2008...

March
ccame back with a new LP Funplex (Billboard peak: # 11 Available for download at iTunes mp3 Available at Amazon.com - Entertainment Weekly:B+).

October
button.gif (123 bytes) The B-52's hit the dance charts with "Juliet Of The Spirits."

LPs

Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often including track listings and sound samples).