Song · The B-52's
“Whammy Kiss” by The B-52's
From the album Whammy! (1983)
“Whammy Kiss” by The B-52's appears on 9 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1983 and 2023. It was first released in 1983 on the album Whammy!. Its best result is #38 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #30 alternative song of 1983, #3,323 alternative song of all time and #289 of the '80s.
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"Whammy Kiss" was the second single the B-52's pulled from Whammy!, their third album, in 1983, and it's party music for the new wave set: a twitchy, hip-shaking strut credited to all four of them, Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson. Steven Stanley produced it and engineered it too, and he keeps the whole thing lean and bouncing, the better to let those voices ricochet off each other like pinballs.
The clubs took to it. It climbed to number nine on the US dance club chart, sharing the listing with two other Whammy! cuts, "Legal Tender" and "Song for a Future Generation".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 42 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 | 107 |
| 1983 | 38 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 | 91 |
| 1984 | 85 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 328 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1988 | 314 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1989 | 141 | 91X | 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) | 191 |
| 2002 | 733 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1260 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2023 | 742 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
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