  The Beach Boys dominated the US
charts in the 1960s while the British
invasion was a strong force. The roots of the
Beach Boys started in California in 1961 with
the brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson,
their cousin Mike Love, and a friend, Alan
Jardine.
 Jardine quit the band to return
to college. He was replaced by David Lee
Marks.
The Beach Boys signed with
Capitol Records.
 The Beach Boys released their
debut LP Surfin'
Safari.
The Beach Boys hit the charts
with "Surfin'," "409,"
and their first Top 40 hit "Surfin'
Safari."
 The Beach Boys released Surfin'
USA.
Jardine returned to the group.
Marks, who had replaced Jardine,
left the group.
 The Beach Boys released Surfer
Girl.
Little
Deuce Coupe was released.
The Beach Boys hit the charts
with "Ten Little Indians,"
"Shut Down," "Surfer
Girl," "Little Deuce Coupe,"
"Be True To Your School," "In
My Room," and their first Top 10 hit
"Surfin' USA."
 Shut
Down, Volume 2 was released.
The holiday LP The
Beach Boys Christmas Album was released.
All
Summer Long was released.
The Beach Boys hit #1 for 2
weeks on the Billboard charts with "I
Get Around."
September 27: The Beach Boys
performed "I Get Around" and
"Wendy" on The Ed Sullivan Show.
 The
Beach Boys Concert was released - the set
was recorded during the year in California.
The
Beach Boys Concert topped the Billboard
LP chart for 4 weeks.
December 23: Brian Wilson suffered
mental health issues while flying to Texas
tha resulted in Wilson to stop touring with
the group for some time.
 The Beach Boys hit the charts
with "Fun, Fun, Fun," "Don't
Worry Baby," "When I Grow Up (To Be
A Man)," "Little Honda," and
"Dance, Dance, Dance."
The Beach Boys
Today! was released.
The Beach Boys hit #1 on the
Billboard charts for 2 weeks with "Help
Me, Rhonda."
from the LP The Beach Boys
Today!
Billboard
chart run: 35 - 21 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 5 -
7 - 9 - 18 - 25 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 20
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Summer
Days (And Summer Nights) was released.
 The Beach Boys hit the Top 3 on
the Billboard Hot 100 chart with
"California Girls."
from the LP Summer
Days (And Summer Nights)
Billboard
chart run: 28 - 9 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 5 - 15 -
19 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 56
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 Beach Boys Party was released.
The Beach Boys hit the Top 20 on
the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Do You
Wanna Dance?"
Year-End Chart Position: # 158
 The Beach Boys hit #1 for a week
on the Billboard charts with "Good
Vibrations."
from the LP The
Best Of The Beach Boys
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The Beach Boys released Pet
Sounds.
 The
Best Of The Beach Boys was released.
The Beach Boys hit the charts
with "Barbara Ann," "Sloop
John B," "Wouldn't It Be
Nice," and "God Only Knows."
 The Beach Boys released Smiley
Smile.
Wild
Honey was released.
The Beach Boys hit the charts
with "Heroes And Villains" and
"Wild Honey."
 The Beach Boys released
Friends.
Stack-O-Tracks was released.
The Beach Boys hit the charts
with "Friends," "Do It
Again," and "Bluebirds Over The
Mountain."
 During the year, Dennis Wilson
was associated with Charles Manson prior to
the Manson family murder spree the following
year.
The Beach Boys released 20/20.
 The Beach Boys ended their
relationship with Capitol Records with a $2
million lawsuit for unpaid royalties.
The Beach Boys signed with
Warner Brothers Records.
Beach Boys '69 - Live In
London was released.
 The Beach Boys
released Sunflower.
Surf's Up was released.
 Carl
And The Passions - So Tough was released.
 '
The Beach Boys
released Holland.
The
Beach Boys In Concert was released.
 The Beach Boys released Endless
Summer.
Endless
Summer topped the Billboard LP chart
for a week.
Spirit
Of America was released.
 The Beach Boys released 15
Big Ones.
The Beach Boys hit the charts
with "Rock And Roll Music" and
"It's O.K."
 The Beach Boys released Love
You.
Bruce Johnston released the solo
LP Going
Public.
Dennis Wilson released the solo
LP Pacific
Ocean Blue.
 M.I.U.
Album was released.
L.A.
(Light Album) was released.
The Beach Boys hit the charts
with "Good Timin'."
 The Beach Boys released Keepin'
The Summer Alive.
 # 61
Singles Artist of the Year
The Beach Boys hit the Top 40
with "The Beach Boys Medley."
from the LP Sunshine
Dream
 ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 30 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 86
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The Beach Boys hit the Top 10 with "The Beach Boys Medley."
Ten
Years Of Harmony was released.
 The Beach Boys hit the Top 40
with "Come Go With Me."
from the LP Ten
Years Of Harmony
ARC chart run: 32 - 28 - 25 - 23 - 20 - 18 - 17 - 22 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 130
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December 28: Dennis Wilson died at
age 39 after drowning.
 The
Beach Boys was released.
The Beach Boys hit the charts
with "Getcha Back."
Year-End Chart
Position: # 164
Made
In The U.S.A. was released.
 # 62
Singles Artist of the Year
The Beach Boys
were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall
of Fame.
The Beach Boys
were honored at the American Music
Awards with the Award of Merit.
Brian Wilson released the solo
LP Brian
Wilson.
 The Beach Boys hit the Top 40
with "Kokomo."
from the LP Still
Cruisin'
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 22 - 16 - 7 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 8 - 13 - 21 - 31 - off
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The Beach Boys
hit #1 for a week with
"Kokomo" from the soundtrack to Cocktail.
The Beach Boys were nominated
for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group with Vocal ("Kokomo").
 Still
Cruisin' was released with the
hits "Kokomo" and "Wipe
Out" remake with The Fat Boys.
Lost
And Found (1961-1962) was released.
The Beach Boys released Summer
In Paradise.
 The box set Good
Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys was released.
The hits collection 20
Good Vibrations - The Greatest Hits was released.
Brian Wilson released the solo
LP I
Just Wasn't Made For These Times.
Rock
'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500
Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes
"California Girls," "Don't
Worry Baby," "God Only Knows,"
"Good Vibrations," and
"Surfin' USA."
Perfect
Harmony was released.
 The box set The
Pet Sounds Sessions was released.
Carl Wilson died February 6th at
the age of 51 in Los Angeles from
complications of lung cancer. The lead
guitarist and co-founder of the band was
diagnosed with brain and lung cancer last
year and was undergoing chemotherapy. Wilson
was survived by his wife and 2 sons.
Ranked # 13 on VH1: Greatest
Artists of Rock & Roll (and
# 17 on Rock On The Net's
Poll).
Brian Wilson released Imagination.
 The holiday collection Christmas
With The Beach Boys was released.
VH1: 100
Greatest Rock Songs includes "Good
Vibrations" # 8, "God Only
Knows" at # 72, and "California
Girls" at # 76.
The Beach Boy's Greatest
Hits - Volume 3 was released.
Brian Wilson released Live
At The Roxy Theatre.
Rolling Stone
& MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "Good
Vibrations" at # 70.
VH1: 100
Greatest Albums includes Pet
Sounds at # 3.
 The Beach Boys were nominated
for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long
Form (Endless
Harmony). They were honored with the
Lifetime Achievement Award.
Hawthorne,
CA: Birthplace Of A Musical Legacy was released.
Al Jardine filed a $4 million
lawsuit against members of the Beach Boys for
giving Mike Love exclusive right to tour with
the Beach Boys name.
Brian
Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live was released.
 The
Beach Boys Classics Selected By Brian WIlson was released.
Good
Timin' - Live At Knebworth 1980 was released.
 The compilation Sounds
Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys was released which
included 30 older and more recent hits.
Endless
Summer was certified 3x platinum, Made
In The U.S.A. was certified 2x platinum, Still
Cruisin' was certified
platinum, and Sounds
Of Summer was certified gold.
Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 2:
Pet
Sounds, # 270: The Beach Boys
Today!, # 380: Sunflower.
Rolling Stone:
The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of
All Time included the Beach Boys at # 12.
 Brian Wilson released Smile.
Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time included "Good
Vibrations" at # 6,
"God Only Knows" at # 25,
and "California Girls" at # 71.
# 333 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 Mike Love filed a lawsuit
against Brian Wilson over Wilson's LP Smile saying the promotion
for the LP negatively impacted the sales of
Beach Boys LPs.
The
Warmth Of The Sun was released.
 Brian Wilson released In
The Key Of Disney.
The
Smile Sessions Box Set was released.
 Sounds
Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys was certified 3x
platinum.
The Beach Boys released That's
Why God Made The Radio.
The hits collection Greatest
Hits: 50 Big Ones was released.
 The
Beach Boys Live - The 50th Anniversary Tour was released.
Made
In California was released.
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Surfin' Safari
Released: October, 1962
Billboard
peak:
# 32
Tracks: "Surfin'
Safari" - "Country Fair" -
"Ten Little Indians" -
"Chug-A-Lug" - "Little
Miss America" - "409" -
"Surfin'" - "Heads You Win
Tails I Lose" - "Summertime
Blues" - "Cuckoo Clock" -
"Moon Dawg" - "The
Shift" |
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Surfin' USA
Released: March, 1963
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Tracks: "Surfin'
USA' - "Farmer's Daughter" -
"Misirlou" - "Stoked"
- "Lonely See" - "Shut
Down" - "Noble Surfer" -
"Honky Tonk" - "Lana"
- "Surf Jam" - "Let's Go
Trippin'" - "Finders
Keepers" |
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Surfer Girl
Released: September, 1963
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 7
Tracks: "Surfer
Girl" - "Catch A Wave" -
"The Surfer Moon" - "South
Bay Surfer" - "The Rocking
Surfer" - "Little Deuce
Coupe" - "In My Room" -
"Hawaii" - "Surfer's
Ride" - "Our Car Club" -
"Your Summer Dream" -
"Boogie Woogie" |
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Little Deuce Coupe
Released: October, 1963
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Tracks: "Little
Deuce Coupe" - "Ballad Of Ole'
Betsy" - "Be True To Your
School" - "Car Crazie
Cutie" - "Cherry, Cherry,
Cherry" - "409" -
"Shut Down" - "Spirit Of
America" - "Our Car Club"
- "No-Go Showboat" - "A
Young Man Is Gone" - "Custom
Machine" |
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Shut Down, Volume 2
Released: March, 1964
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 13
Tracks: "Fun, Fun,
Fun" - "Don't Worry Baby"
- "In The Parkin' Lot" -
"Cassius Love Vs. Sonny Wilson"
- "The Warmth Of The Sun" -
"This Car Of Mine" - "Why
Do Fools Fall In Love?" - "Pom,
Pom Play Girl" - "Keep An Eye
On Summer" - "Shut Down, Part
II" - "Louie, Louie" -
"Denny's Drums" |
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All Summer Long
Released: July, 1964
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Tracks: "I Get
Around" - "All Summer
Long" - "Hushabye" -
"Little Honda" - "We'll
Run Away" - "Carl's Big
Chance" - "Wendy" -
"Do You Remember?" -
"Girls On The Beach" -
"Drive-In" - "Our Favorite
Recording Sessions" - "Don't
Back Down" |
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The Beach Boys Christmas
Album
Released: October, 1964
US: Gold
Tracks: "Little
Saint Nick" - "The Man With All
The Toys" - "Santa's
Beard" - "Merry Christmas
Baby" - "Christmas Day" -
"Frosty The Snowman" - "We
Three Kings Of Orient Ave" -
"Blue Christmas" - "Santa
Claus Is Coming To Town" -
"White Christmas" - "I'll
Be Home For Christmas" - "Auld
Lang Syne" |
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The Beach Boys Concert
Released: October, 1964
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 4 weeks)
Live Tracks: "Fun, Fun,
Fun" - "Little Old Lady From
Pasadena" - "Little Deuce
Coupe" - "Long Tall Texan"
- "In My Room" - "Monster
Mash" - "Let's Go
Trippin'" -
"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" - "The
Wanderer" - "Hawaii" -
"Graduation Day" - "I Get
Around" - "Johnny B.
Goode" |
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 The Beach
Boys Today!
Released: March, 1965
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Tracks: "Do You
Wanna Dance?" - "Good To My
Baby" - "Don't Hurt My Little
Sister" - "When I Grow Up"
- "Help Me, Rhonda" -
"Dance, Dance, Dance" -
"Please Let Me Wonder" -
"I'm So Yours" - "Kiss Me,
Baby" - "She Knows Me Too
Well" - "In The Back Of My
Mind" - "Bull Session With The
Big Daddy" |
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Summer Days (And Summer
Nights)
Released: June, 1965
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Tracks: "The Girl
From New York City" -
"Amusement Parks USA" -
"Then I Kissed Her" -
"Salt Lake City" - "Girl
Don't Tell Me" - "Help Me,
Rhonda" - "California
Girls" - "Let Him Run
Wild" - "You're Too Good To
Me" - "Summer Means New
Love" - "I'm Bugged At My Ol'
Man" - "And Your Dreams Come
True" |
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Beach Boys Party
Released: November, 1965
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Live Tracks: "Hully
Gully" - "I Should Have Known
Better" - "Tell Me Why" -
"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" -
"Mountains Of Love" -
"You've Got To Hide Your Love
Away" - "Devoted To You" -
"Alley Oop" - "There's No
Other (Like My Baby)" - "I Get
Around / Little Deuce Coupe" -
"The Times They Are A-Changin'"
- "Barbara Ann" |
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Pet Sounds
Released: May 16, 1966
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 10
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Wouldn't It
Be Nice" - "You Still Believe
In Me" - "That's Not Me" -
"Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My
Shoulder)" - "I'm Waiting For
The Day" - "Let's Go Away For
Awhile" - "Sloop John B" -
"God Only Knows" - "I Know
There's An Answer" - "Here
Today" - "I Just Wasn't Made
For These Times" - "Pet
Sounds" - "Caroline, No" -
"Hang On To Your Ego" |
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The Best Of The Beach Boys
Released: July, 1966
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 8
Tracks: "Fun, Fun,
Fun" - "California Girls"
- "Good Vibrations" - "I
Get Around" - "Help Me,
Rhonda" - "Wouldn't It Be
Nice" - "Barbara Ann" -
"Surfer Girl" - "Surfin'
USA" - "Be True To Your
School" |
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Smiley Smile
Released: September, 1967
Billboard
peak:
# 41
Tracks: "Heroes And
Villains" - "Vegetables" -
"Falls Breaks And Back To
Winter" - "She's Goin'
Bald" - "Little Pad" -
"Good Vibrations" - "With
Me Tonight" - "Wind
Chimes" - "Gettin' Hungry"
- "Wonderful" - "Whistle
In" |
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Wild Honey
Released: December, 1967
Billboard
peak:
# 24
Tracks: "Wild
Honey" - "Aren't You Glad"
- "I Was Made To Love Her" -
"Country Air" - "A Thing
Or Two" - "Darlin'" -
"I'd Love Just Once To See You"
- "Here Comes The Night" -
"Let The Wind Blow" - "How
She Boogalooed It" - "Mama
Says" |
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Friends
Released: July, 1968
Billboard
peak:
# 126
Tracks: "Meant For
You" - "Friends" -
"Wake The World" - "Be
Here In The Mornin'" - "When A
Man Needs A Woman" - "Passing
By" - "Anna Lee, The
Healer" - "Little Bird" -
"Be Still" - "Busy Doin'
Nothin'" - "Diamond Head"
- "Transcendental Meditation" |
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Stack-O-Tracks
Released: August, 1968
Tracks:
"Darlin'" - "Salt Lake
City" - "Sloop John B" -
"In My Room" - "Catch A
Wave" - "Wild Honey" -
"Little Saint Nick" - "Do
It Again" - "Wouldn't It Be
Nice" - "God Only Knows" -
"Surfer Girl" - "Little
Honda" - "Here Today" -
"You're So Good To Me" -
"Let Him Run Wild" |
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20/20
Released: February, 1969
Billboard
peak:
# 68
Tracks: "Do It
Again" - "I Can Hear
Music" - "Bluebirds Over The
Mountain" - "Be With Me" -
"All I Want To Do" - "The
Nearest Faraway Place" -
"Cotton Fields (Cotton Song)" -
"I Want To Sleep" - "Time
To Get Alone" - "Never Learn
Not To Love" - "Our
Prayer" - "Cabinessence" |
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Beach Boys '69 -
Live In London
Released: May, 1970
Live Tracks:
"Darlin'" - "Wouldn't It
Be Nice" - "Sloop John B"
- "California Girls" - "Do
It Again" - "Wake The
World" - "Aren't You Glad"
- "Bluebirds Over The Mountain"
- "Their Hearts Were Full Of
Spring" - "Good
Vibrations" - "God Only
Knows" - "Barbara Ann" -
"Heroes And Villains" |
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Sunflower
Released: August, 1970
`Billboard
peak:
# 151
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Slip On
Through" - "This Whole
World" - "Add Some Music To
Your Day" - "Got To Know The
Woman" - "Deirdre" -
"It's About Time" - "Tears
In The Morning" - "All I Wanna
Do" - "Forever" -
"Our Sweet Love" - "At My
Window" - "Cool, Cool
Water" |
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Surf's Up
Released: October 1971
Billboard
peak:
# 29
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Don't Go
Near The Water" - "Long
Promised Road" - "Take A Load
Off Your Feet" - "Disney
Girls" - "Student Demonstration
Time" - "Feel Flows" -
"Lookin' At Tomorrow (A Welfare
Song)" - "Til I Die" -
"Surf's Up" |
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Carl And The Passions -
So Tough
Released: May, 1972
Billboard
peak:
# 50
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "You Need A
Mess Of Help To Stand Alone" -
"Here She Comes" - "Here
Come Down" - "Marcella" -
"Hold On Dear Brother" -
"Make It Good" - "All This
Is That" - "Cuddle Up" |
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Holland
Released: January, 1973
Billboard
peak:
# 36
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Sail On
Sailor" - "Steamboat" -
"California Saga Medley: Big Sur /
The Beaks Of Eagles / California" -
"Trader" - "Leaving This
Town" - "Only With You" -
"Funky Pretty" - "Mount
Vernon And Fairway (A Fairy Tale)" |
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The Beach Boys In
Concert
Released: November, 1973
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 25
Live Tracks: "Sail On
Sailor" - "Sloop John B."
- "The Trader" - "You
Still Believe In Me" -
"California Girls" -
"Darlin'" -
"Marcella" - "Caroline
No" - "Leaving This Town"
- "Heroes And Villains" -
"Funky Pretty" - "Let The
Wind Blow" - "Help Me,
Rhonda" - "Surfer Girl" -
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" -
"We Got Love" - "Don't
Worry Baby" - "Surfin'
USA" - "Good Vibrations" -
"Fun, Fun, Fun" |
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Endless Summer
Released: June, 1974
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 1 week)
Tracks: "Surfin'
USA" - "Surfer Girl" -
"Catch A Wave" - "The
Warmth Of The Sun" - "Surfin'
Safari" (mono) - "Be True To
Your School" - "Little Deuce
Coupe" - "In My Room" -
"Shut Down" - "Fun, Fun,
Fun" - "I Get Around"
(mono) - "Girls On The Beach" -
"Wendy" - "Let Him Run
Wild" (mono) - "Don't Worry
Baby" - "California Girls"
(mono) - "Girl Don't Tell Me"
(mono) - "Help Me, Rhonda"
(mono) - "You're So Good To Me"
(mono) - "All Summer Long"
(mono) - "Good Vibrations"
(mono) |
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Spirit Of America
Released: April 1975
Tracks: "Dance,
Dance, Dance" - "Break
Away" - "A Young Man Is
Gone" - "409" - "The
Little Girl I Once Knew" -
"Spirit Of America" -
"Little Honda" -
"Hushabye" - "Hawaii"
- "Drive-In" - "Good To My
Baby" - "Tell Me Why" -
"Do You Remember?" - "This
Car Of Mine" - "Please Let Me
Wonder" - "Why Do Fools Fall In
Love" - "Custom Machine" -
"Barbara Ann" - "Salt Lake
City" - "Don't Back Down"
- "When I Grow Up (To Be A
Man)" - "Do You Wanna
Dance?" - "Graduation Day" |
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15 Big Ones
Released: June, 1976
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 8
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Rock &
Roll Music" - "It's OK" -
"Had To Phone Ya" -
"Chapel Of Love" -
"Everyone's In Love With You" -
"Talk To Me" - "That Same
Song" - "T.M. Song" -
"Palisades Park" - "Susie
Cincinnati" - "A Casual
Look" - "Blueberry Hill" -
"Back Home" - "In The
Still Of The Night (I'll Remember)"
- "Just Once In My Life" |
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Love You
Released: April, 1977
Billboard
peak:
# 53
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Let Us Go
On This Way" - "Roller Skating
Child" - "Mona" -
"Johnny Carson" - "Good
Time" - "Honkin' Down The
Highway" - "Ding Dang" -
"Solar System" - "The
Night Was So Young" - "I'll Bet
He's Nice" - "Let's Put Our
Hearts Together" - "I Wanna
Pick You Up" - "Airplane"
- "Love Is A Woman" |
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M.I.U. Album
Released: October, 1978
Billboard
peak:
# 151
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "She's Got
Rhythm" - "Come Go With Me" - "Hey
Little Tomboy" - "Kona
Coast" - "Peggy Sue" -
"Wontcha Come Out Tonight" -
"Sweet Sunday Kinda Love" -
"Belles Of Paris" -
"Pitter Patter" - "My
Diana" - "Match Point Of Our
Love" - "Winds Of Change" |
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L.A. (Light Album)
Released: March, 1979
Billboard
peak:
# 100
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Good
Timin'" - "Lady Lynda" -
"Full Sail" - "Angel Come
Home" - "Love Surrounds
Me" - "Sumahama" -
"Here Comes The Night" -
"Baby Blue" - "Goin'
South" - "Shortenin'
Bread" |
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Keepin' The Summer Alive
Released: March, 1980
Billboard
peak:
# 75
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Keepin' The
Summer Alive" - "Oh
Darlin'" - "Livin' With A
Headache" - "School Day (Ring
Ring Goes The Bell)" - "Goin'
On" - "Sunshine" -
"When Girls Get Together" -
"Santa Ana Winds" -
"Endless Harmony" |
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Ten Years Of Harmony
Released: October, 1981
Billboard
peak:
# 156
Tracks: "Add Some
Music To Your Day" - "Roller
Skating Child" - "Disney
Girls" - "It's A Beautiful
Day" - "California Saga" -
"Wontcha Come Out Tonight" -
"Marcella" - "Rock &
Roll Music" - "Goin' On" -
"It's OK" - "Cool Cool
Water" - "San Miguel" -
"School Day" - "Good
Timin'" - "Sail On Sailor"
- "Darlin'" - "Lady
Lynda" - "Sea Cruise" -
"The Trader" - "This Whole
World" - "Don't Go Near The
Water" - "Surf's Up" -
"Come Go With Me" -
"Diedre" - "She's Got
Rhythm" - "River Song" -
"Long Promised Road" -
"Feel Flows" - "Til I
Die" |
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The Beach Boys
Released: May, 1985
Billboard
peak:
# 52
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Getcha
Back" - "It's Gettin'
Late" - "Crack At Your
Love" - "Maybe I Don't
Know" - "She Believes In Love
Again" - "California
Calling" - "Passing
Friend" - "I'm So Lonely"
- "Where I Belong" - "I Do
Love You" - "It's Just A Matter
Of Time" - "Male Ego" |
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Made In The U.S.A.
Released: August, 1986
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 96
Tracks: "Barbara
Ann" - "Help Me Rhonda" -
"Good Vibrations" -
"Heroes & Villains" -
"Come Go With Me" -
"Surfer Girl" -
"California Girls" - "When
I Grow Up To Be A Man" - "Rock
& Roll To The Rescue" - "I
Get Around" - "California
Dreamin'" - "Wouldn't It Be
Nice" - "Dance Dance
Dance" - "Getcha' Back" -
"Sloop John B" - "Surfin'
USA" - "Caroline No" -
"God Only Knows" - "Be
True To Your School" - "Fun,
Fun, Fun" - "Do It Again"
- "Don't Worry Baby" -
"Rock & Roll Music" -
"409" - "Surfin'
Safari" |
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Still Cruisin'
Released: September, 1989
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 46
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Still
Cruisin'" - "Somewhere Near
Japan" - "Island Girl (I'm
Gonna Make Her Mine" - In My
Car" - "Kokomo" -
"Wipe Out" (with The Fat Boys)
- "Make It Big" - "I Get
Around" - "Wouldn't It Be
Nice" - "California Girls"
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Lost And Found
(1961-1962)
Released: February, 1991
Tracks: "Luau"
(various versions) - "Surfin'"
(various versions) - "Barbie" -
"What Is A Young Girl Made Of"
- "Surfin' Safari" (various
versions) - "Surfer Girl" -
"Judy" - "Beach Boy Stomp
(Karate)" - "Lavender" |
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Summer In Paradise
Released: August, 1992
Tracks: "Hot Fun In
The Summertime" -
"Surfin'" - "Summer Of
Love" - "Island Fever" -
"Still Surfin'" - "Slow
Summer Dancin' (One Summer Night)" -
"Strange Things Happen" -
"Remember (Walking In The
Sand)" - "Lahaina Aloha" -
"Under The Boardwalk" -
"Summer In Paradise" -
"Forever" |
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Good Vibrations: Thirty
Years Of The Beach Boys (box set)
Released: June, 1993
Tracks: "Surfin'
USA" (demo) - "Little Surfer
Girl" - "Surfin'" -
"Their Hearts Were Full Of
Spring" - "Surfin' Safari"
- "409" - "Punchline"
- "Surfin' USA" - 'Shut
Down" - "Surfer Girl" -
"Little Deuce Coupe" - "In
My Room" - "Catch A Wave"
- "The Surfer Moon" - "Be
True To Your School" - "Spirit
Of America" - "Little Saint
Nick" - "Things We Did Last
Summer" - "Fun, Fun, Fun"
- "Don't Worry Baby" -
"Why Do Fools Fall In Love" -
"The Warmth Of The Sun" -
"I Get Around" - "All
Summer Long" - "Little
Honda" - "Wendy" -
"Don't Back Down" - "Do
You Want To Dance" - "When I
Grow Up To Be A Man" - "Dance,
Dance, Dance" - "Please Let Me
Wonder" - "She Knows Me Too
Well" - "Radio Station
Jingles" - "Concert Promo /
Hushabye" - "California
Girls" - "Help Me Rhonda"
- "Then I Kissed Her" -
"And Your Dreams Come True" -
"The Little Girl I Once Knew" -
"Barbara Ann" - "Ruby
Baby" - "KOMA" -
"Sloop John B" - "Wouldn't
It Be Nice" - "You Still
Believe In Me" - "God Only
Knows" - "Hang On To Your
Ego" - "I Just Wasn't Made For
These Times" - "Pet
Sounds" - "Caroline, No" -
"Good Vibrations" - "Our
Prayer" - "Heroes &
Villains" - "Wonderful" -
"Cabinessence" - "Wind
Chimes" - "Do You Like
Worms" - "Vegetables" -
"I Love To Say Da Da" -
"Surf's Up" - "With Me
Tonight" - "Darlin'" -
'Wild Honey" - "Let The Wind
Blow" - "Can't Wait Too
Long" - "Cool Cool Water"
- "Meant For You" -
"Friends" - "Little
Bird" - "Busy Doin'
Nothin'" - "Do It Again" |
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20 Good Vibrations - The
Greatest Hits
Released: April, 1995
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 198
Tracks: "Surfin'
Safari" - "409" -
"Surfin' USA" - "Shut
Down" - "Surfer Girl" -
"Little Deuce Coupe" -
"Catch A Wave" - "Be True
To Your School" - "Fun, Fun,
Fun" - "I Get Around" -
"Dance, Dance, Dance" -
"Do You Wanna Dance?" -
"Help Me, Rhonda" -
"California Girls" -
"Barbara Ann" - "Sloop
John B" - "Wouldn't It Be
Nice" - "God Only Knows" -
"Good Vibrations" -
"Kokomo" |
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Perfect Harmony
Released: October, 1997
Tracks: "The Warmth
Of The Sun" - "God Only
Knows" - "Hushabye" -
"When I Grow Up To Be A Man" -
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" -
"Surfer Girl" - "Sloop
John B" - "In My Room"
(demo) - "And Your Dreams Come
True" - "Don't Worry Baby"
- "I Can Hear Music" -
"California Girls" - "Do
It Again" - "Our Prayer" -
"Good Vibrations" |
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The Pet Sounds Sessions (box set)
Released: November, 1997
Tracks: "Wouldn't It
Be Nice" - "You Still Believe
In Me" - "That's Not Me" -
"Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My
Shoulder)" - "I'm Waiting For
The Day" - "Let's Go Away For
Awhile" - "Sloop John B" -
"God Only Knows" - "I Know
There's An Answer" - "Here
Today" - "I Just Wasn't Made
For These Times" - "Pet
Sounds" - "Caroline, No" -
"Trombone Dixie" - "Hang
On To Your Ego" - "Good
Vibrations" - "God Only
Knows" - "Banana &
Louie" |
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Christmas With The Beach
Boys / Ultimate Christmas
Collection
Released: September, 1998
Tracks: "Little
Saint Nick" - "The Man With All
The Toys" - "Santa's
Beard" - "Merry Christmas
Baby" - "Christmas Day" -
"Frosty The Snowman" - "We
Three Kings Of Orient Are" -
"Blue Christmas" - "Santa
Claus Is Coming To Town" -
"White Christmas" - "I'll
Be Home For Christmas" - "Auld
Lang Syne" - "Child Of
Winter" - "Santa's Got An
Airplane" - "Christmas Time Is
Here Again" - "Winter
Symphony" - "(I Saw Santa)
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" -
"Melekalikimaka" - "Bells
Of Christmas" - "Morning
Christmas" |
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Hawthorne, CA:
Birthplace Of A Musical Legacy
Released: May, 2001 |
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Brian Wilson Presents
Pet Sounds Live
Released: June, 2002
Live Tracks: "Wouldn't It
Be Nice" - "You Still Believe
In Me" - "That's Not Me" -
"Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My
Shoulder)" - "I'm Waiting For
The Day" - "Let's Go Away For
Awhile" - "Sloop John B" -
"God Only Knows" - "I Know
There's An Answer" - "Here
Today" - "I Just Wasn't Made
For These Times" - "Pet
Sounds" - "Caroline, No" |
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The Beach Boys Classics
Selected By Brian WIlson
Released: July, 2002
Tracks: "Surfer
Girl" - "The Warmth Of The
Sun" - "I Get Around" -
"Don't Worry Baby" - "In
My Room" - "California
Girls" - "God Only Knows"
- "Carolina No" - "Good
Vibrations" - "Wonderful"
- "Heroes & Villains" -
"Surf's Up" - "Busy Doin'
Nothin'" - "We're Together
Again" - "Time To Get
Alone" - "This Whole
World" - "Marcella" -
"Sail On Sailor" - "'Til I
Die" - "California
Feeling" |
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Good Timin' - Live At
Knebworth 1980
Released: March, 2003
Live Tracks: "California
Girls" - "Sloop John B" -
"Darlin'" - "School
Days" - "God Only Knows" -
"Be True To Your School" -
"Do It Again" - "Little
Deuce Coupe" - "Cotton Fields /
Heroes & Villains" - "Happy
Birthday Brian" - "Keepin' The
Summer Alive" - "Lady
Lynda" - "Surfer Girl" -
"Help Me Rhonda" - "Rock
& Roll Music" - "I Get
Around" - "Surfin' USA" -
"You're So Beautiful" -
"Good Vibrations" -
"Barbara Ann" - "Fun, Fun,
Fun" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Sounds Of Summer - The
Very Best Of The Beach Boys
Released: June, 2003
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 16
Tracks: "California
Girls" - "I Get Around" -
"Surfin' Safari" -
"Surfin' USA" - "Fun, Fun,
Fun" - "Surfer Girl" -
"Don't Worry Baby" -
"Little Deuce Coupe" -
"Shut Down" - "Help Me,
Rhonda" - "Be True To Your
School" - "When I Grow Up To Be
A Man" - "In My Room" -
"God Only Knows" - "Sloop
John B" - "Wouldn't It Be
Nice" - "Getcha Back" -
"Come Go With Me" - "Rock
& Roll Music" - "Dance,
Dance, Dance" - "Barbara
Ann" - "Do You Wanna
Dance" - "Heroes &
Villains" - "Good Timin'"
- "Kokomo" - "Do It
Again" - "Wild Honey" -
"Darlin'" - "I Can Hear
Music" - "Good Vibrations"
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The Warmth Of The Sun
Released: May, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 40
Tracks: "All Summer
Long" (New Stereo Remix) -
"Catch A Wave" -
"Hawaii" - "Little
Honda" - "409" - It's
OK" - "You're So Good To
Me" (New Stereo Remix) - "Then
I Kissed Her" (New Stereo Remix) -
"Kiss Me, Baby" - "Please
Let Me Wonder" (New Stereo Remix) -
"Let Him Run Wild" (New Stereo
Remix) - "The Little Girl I Once
Knew" - "Wendy" (New
Stereo Remix) - "Disney Girls"
- Forever" - "Friends" -
"Break Away" - "Why Do
Fools Fall In Love" - "Surf's
Up" - "Feel Flows" -
"All This Is That" - "'Til
I Die" - "Sail On, Sailor"
- "Cool, Cool Water" -
"Don't Go Near The Water" -
"California Saga (On My Way To Sunny
Californ-i-a)" - "California
Dreamin'" - "The Warmth Of The
Sun" |
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That's Why God Made The
Radio
Released: June, 2012
Tracks: "Think About
THe Days" - "That's Why God
Made The Radio" - "Isn't It
Time" - "Spring Vacation"
- "The Private Life Of Bill And
Sue" - "Shelter" -
"Daybreak Over The Ocean" -
"Beaches In Mind" -
"Strange World" - "From
There To Back Again" - "Pacific
Coast Highway" - "Summer's
Gone" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Greatest Hits: 50 Big
Ones
Released: October 9, 2012 |
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The Beach Boys Live -
The 50th Anniversary Tour
Released: May 21, 2013
Billboard
peak:
# 94 |
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Made In California (box set)
Released: August 27, 2013 |
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Beach Boys' Party!
Uncovered And Unplugged
Released: November 20, 2015 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
1967 - Sunshine Tomorrow
Released: June 30, 2017 |
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40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
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including track listings and sound
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