Song · The B-52's
“Strobe Light” by The B-52's
From the album Wild Planet (1980)
“Strobe Light” by The B-52's appears on 15 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1980 and 2014. It was first released in 1980 on the album Wild Planet. Its best result is #58 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #58 alternative song of 1980 and #1,382 alternative song of all time.
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"Strobe Light" comes from the B-52's 1980 album Wild Planet, a Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Ricky Wilson composition that does exactly what the title promises: it's party music for a room full of flashing lights, all wiry guitar and hip-shaking bounce. Rhett Davies produced it with the band and engineered the sessions, and Chris Blackwell looked on as executive producer.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 58 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 311 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1991 | 210 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) | 302 |
| 1994 | 222 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) | 500 |
| 1996 | 473 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) | 500 |
| 1998 | 440 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) | 488 |
| 2002 | 960 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 850 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2007 | 782 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 734 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 755 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 773 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 801 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 826 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 864 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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