Ricky Wilson [musician]

Songs Written by Ricky Wilson [musician]Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Ricky Helton Wilson (March 19, 1953 – October 12, 1985) was an American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of rock band the B-52s. Born in Athens, Georgia, Wilson was the brother of fellow member Cindy Wilson. The B-52s were founded in 1976, when Ricky, Cindy, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland and Fred Schneider shared a tropical flaming volcano drink at a Chinese restaurant and, after an impromptu music session at the home of their friend Owen... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time - #2: Rock Lobster - #3: Private Idaho / Give Me Back My Man / Party Out of Bounds - #4: Give Me Back My Man - #5: Summer of Love
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  The B-52's
Rock Lobster
1.
08/1979

#2  Rock Lobster
The B-52's

from The B-52's   The B-52's
46 pts
56
US




37
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #146]
[Warner 49173]
written by Fred Schneider & Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick
2.
12/1979

Planet Claire / Rock Lobster / Dance This Mess Around
The B-52's

from The B-52's   The B-52's
7 pts


24
dance




written by Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson & Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick
Give Me Back My Man
3.
08/1980

#4  Give Me Back My Man
The B-52's

from Wild Planet   Wild Planet
13 pts






61
UK
written by Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick, Keith Strickland & Cindy Wilson
4.
08/1980

#3  Private Idaho / Give Me Back My Man / Party Out of Bounds
The B-52's

from Wild Planet   Wild Planet
20 pts


5
dance




written by Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick, Cindy Wilson & Kate Pierson
Private Idaho
5.
10/1980

Private Idaho
The B-52's

from Wild Planet   Wild Planet
11 pts
74
US






[Warner 49537]
written by Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick, Cindy Wilson & Kate Pierson
6.
08/1981

Party Mix (all cuts)
The B-52's

from Party Mix   
1 pts


55
dance




written by Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick & Jeremy Ayers
Song for a Future Generation
7.
05/1983

Song for a Future Generation
The B-52's

from Whammy!   Whammy!
7 pts






63
UK
[Warner 29561]
written by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson & Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick
8.
05/1983

Whammy Kiss / Legal Tender / Song for a Future Generation
The B-52's

from Whammy!   Whammy!
8 pts


9
dance




written by Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick & Robert Waldrop
Legal Tender
9.
07/1983

Legal Tender
The B-52's

from Whammy!   Whammy!
5 pts
81
US






[Warner 29579]
written by Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick & Robert Waldrop
Summer of Love
10.
08/1986

#5  Summer of Love
The B-52's

from Bouncing Off the Satellites   Bouncing Off the Satellites
12 pts


3
dance




[Warner 28561]
written by Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson & Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick
Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland
11.
12/1986

Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland
The B-52's

from Bouncing Off the Satellites   Bouncing Off the Satellites
7 pts


10
dance




written by Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson & Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick
Wig
12.
07/1987

Wig
The B-52's

from Bouncing Off the Satellites   Bouncing Off the Satellites
5 pts






79
UK
written by Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson & Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick
  Panic! at the Disco
Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time
13.
01/2016

#1  Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time
Panic! at the Disco

from Death of a Bachelor   
58 pts
106
US


24
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written by J. R. Rotem, Teal Douville, Carl Lehman, Jerker Hansson, Brendon Urie, Jake Sinclair, Amir Salem, Kate Pierson, Frederick Schneider, Julian Strickland, Cynthia Wilson & Ricky Wilson [musician] greentick


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The B-52's


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