The B-52's "Whammy!" (40th Anniversary) 2026-07-17 Pierce The Veil debuted atop

Pierce The Veil debuted atop Billboard’s Top Rock Albums

with elements of surf-rock

Let's get the statistics out of the way

Both tracks feature the iconic

The B-52's "Whammy!" (40th Anniversary) 2026-07-17 Pierce The Veil debuted atop40th Anniversary Edition The B 52's were formed (1976) like R. E. M. in Athens, Georgia by vocalist Cindy Wilson, her elder brother guitarist Ricky Wilson (who died from AIDS in 1985), keyboardist and vocalist Kate Pierson and drummer percussionist Keith Strickland. Whammy!, their fourth album, moves the B 52's more into the electronic sound that started with their previous album 'Mesopotamia', though now goes further with the use of a drum machine.