Song · The B-52's
“52 Girls” by The B-52's
From the album The B‐52’s (1979)
“52 Girls” by The B-52's appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1979 on the album The B‐52’s. Its best result is #1315 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,045 alternative song of all time.
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"52 Girls" turns up on The B-52's, the American new wave band's debut album, which hit the racks in July 1979, and the music is a five-way group effort: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson share that credit, while the lyric is credited to Jerry Ayers. Chris Blackwell produced it, with Robert Ash engineering and Cass Rigby assisting.
The album around it is the one that first won the band a following, on the strength of its campy words and mood and harmonies stuffed with hooks, and its sleeve came from Tony Wright, working under the name "Sue Ab Surd".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1521 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1315 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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