The Beach Boys Discography

The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961.

Their discography from 1961 to 1984 was originally released on the vinyl format, with the 1985 album The Beach Boys being the group's first CD release. The Beach Boys' catalogue has been released on reel-to-reel, 8-track, cassette, CD, MiniDisc, digital downloads, and various streaming services.

The Beach Boys discography
The Beach Boys Discography
The Beach Boys in 1964
Studio albums29
Live albums11
Compilation albums56
Video albums14
Music videos36
EPs25
Singles75
Soundtrack albums1
Remix albums1

The group has released 29 studio albums, 11 live albums, 56 compilation albums, 1 remix album, and 75 singles. The release dates and sequence of the Beach Boys' albums in the UK up to Pet Sounds differ significantly from the original US releases.

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
AUS
CAN
GER
NL
UK
Surfin' Safari
  • Released: October 1, 1962
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
32
Surfin' U.S.A.
  • Released: March 25, 1963
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
2 17
Surfer Girl
  • Released: September 16, 1963
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
7 13
  • RIAA: Gold
Little Deuce Coupe
  • Released: October 7, 1963
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
4
  • RIAA: Platinum
Shut Down Volume 2
  • Released: March 2, 1964
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
13
  • RIAA: Gold
All Summer Long
  • Released: July 13, 1964
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
4 9
  • RIAA: Gold
The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
  • Released: November 9, 1964
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
66
  • RIAA: Gold
The Beach Boys Today!
  • Released: March 8, 1965
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
4 14 6
  • RIAA: Gold
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
  • Released: July 5, 1965
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
2 18 4
  • RIAA: Gold
Beach Boys' Party!
  • Released: November 8, 1965
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
6 4 3
Pet Sounds
  • Released: May 16, 1966
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
10 42
[A]
40
[A]
16 72 2
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
Smiley Smile
  • Released: September 18, 1967
  • Label: Brother
  • Format: LP
41 9
Wild Honey
  • Released: December 18, 1967
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
24 41
[B]
20 7
Friends
  • Released: June 24, 1968
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
126 13
20/20
  • Released: February 10, 1969
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
68 41
[B]
23 20 3
Sunflower
  • Released: August 31, 1970
  • Labels: Brother, Reprise
  • Format: LP
151 79 10 29
Surf's Up
  • Released: August 30, 1971
  • Labels: Brother, Reprise
  • Format: LP
29 32 22 15
Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"
  • Released: May 15, 1972
  • Labels: Brother, Reprise
  • Format: LP, 2×LP[C]
50 42 40 25
Holland
  • Released: January 8, 1973
  • Labels: Brother, Reprise
  • Format: LP + 7-inch EP
36 37 12 9 20
  • BPI: Silver
15 Big Ones
  • Released: July 5, 1976
  • Labels: Brother, Reprise
  • Format: LP
8 17 6 14 31
  • RIAA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
The Beach Boys Love You
  • Released: April 11, 1977
  • Labels: Brother, Reprise
  • Format: LP
53 90 66 28
M.I.U. Album
  • Released: September 25, 1978
  • Labels: Brother, Reprise
  • Format: LP
151 70
L.A. (Light Album)
  • Released: March 19, 1979
  • Label: Caribou
  • Format: LP
100 70 88 43 32
Keepin' the Summer Alive
  • Released: March 24, 1980
  • Label: Caribou
  • Format: LP
75 64 79 54
The Beach Boys
  • Released: June 10, 1985
  • Label: Caribou
  • Format: LP, CD
52 67 74 60 60
Still Cruisin'
  • Released: August 28, 1989
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP, CD
46 10 75 26 92
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold
Summer in Paradise
  • Released: August 3, 1992
  • Label: Brother
  • Format: CD
53 81
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
  • Released: August 19, 1996
  • Label: River North
  • Format: CD
101
That's Why God Made the Radio
  • Released: June 5, 2012
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, LP
3 31 14 36 24 15
"—" denotes a release that did not chart, was not released in the country or the information is unknown

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
AUS
CAN
GER
UK
Beach Boys Concert
  • Released: October 19, 1964
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
1 3 14
  • RIAA: Gold
Live in London
  • Released: May 1970 (UK), November 1976 (US)
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP
75
[D]
The Beach Boys in Concert
  • Released: November 19, 1973
  • Labels: Brother, Reprise
  • Format: 2xLP
25 29 25
  • RIAA: Gold
Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
  • Released: November 26, 2002
  • Labels: Brother, Eagle
  • Format: CD
  • RIAA: Gold
Songs from Here & Back
  • Released: May 15, 2006
  • Labels: Hallmark
  • Format: CD
The 50th Anniversary Tour
  • Release: May 21, 2013
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD
94 82
Live in Sacramento 1964
  • Release: December 2, 2014
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: DD
Live in Chicago 1965
  • Release: December 11, 2015
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: DD
Graduation Day 1966: Live at the University of Michigan
  • Release: December 9, 2016
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: DD
Live Sunshine 1967
  • Release: December 8, 2017
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: DD
The Beach Boys On Tour 1968
  • Release: December 7, 2018
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: DD

Compilation albums

Album Year Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
AUS
CAN
GER
NL
UK
Best of The Beach Boys 1966 8 2
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 2 1967 50 3
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 1968 153 8
Stack-o-Tracks
Good Vibrations 1970 77
Greatest Hits 5
Endless Summer 1974 1 23 1
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • MC: Gold
  • BPI: Gold
Spirit of America 1975 8 79 25
  • RIAA: Gold
Good Vibrations: Best of The Beach Boys 25 69
20 Golden Greats 1976 26 1
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
The Capitol Years 1980
Ten Years of Harmony 1981 156
Sunshine Dream 1982 180
Be True to Your School
Rarities 1983
The Very Best of The Beach Boys 8 1
Made in U.S.A. 1986 96 67
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
California Gold: The Very Best of The Beach Boys 1990 30 17
Summer Dreams 10 2
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
Lost & Found (1961–62) 1991
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys 1993
  • RIAA: Gold
I Love You
  • BPI: Gold
The Best of The Beach Boys 1995 25
  • BPI: Silver
20 Good Vibrations: Greatest Hits Volume 1 95
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold
20 Great Love Songs 1996
  • BPI: Silver
The Pet Sounds Sessions 1997
Greatest Hits 1998 28
  • BPI: Gold
Endless Harmony Soundtrack 56
Ultimate Christmas
20 More Good Vibrations: Greatest Hits Volume 2 1999 192
Best of the Brother Years 1970–1986: Greatest Hits Volume 3 2000
Hawthorne, CA: Birthplace of a Musical Legacy 2001
The Very Best of The Beach Boys 31
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
Classics Selected by Brian Wilson 2002 159 112
Hits Of The Beach Boys
  • BPI: Silver
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys 2003 16 37 24 46
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Platinum
The Platinum Collection (Sounds of Summer Edition) 2005 33 30
The Warmth of the Sun 2007 40
The Original US Singles Collection The Capitol Years 1962–1965 2008
Summer Love Songs 2009
The Smile Sessions 2011 27 26 20 25
50th Anniversary Collection 'Zinepak (Walmart exclusive) 2012 86
50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits 95 96 30
Greatest Hits 32
Made in California 2013
The Big Beat: 1963
Keep an Eye on Summer: 1964 2014
Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged 2015
Pet Sounds: 50th Anniversary 2016
Becoming The Beach Boys: The Complete Hite & Dorinda Morgan Sessions
Sunshine Tomorrow: 1967 2017 145 49
Sunshine Tomorrow 2: The Studio Sessions 1967
Wake the World: The Friends Sessions 1968 2018
I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions 1968
Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf's Up Sessions 1969–1971 2021 83 19 19
Sail On Sailor: 1972 2022 84

Remix albums

Album Year Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
AUS
NL
UK
The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Released: June 8, 2018
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, LP, DD
165 32 166 4
  • BPI: Silver

Singles

Listed below are Beach Boys A and B sides issued in the US. For Beach Boys singles not issued under the group name, EP tracks, featured tracks, and non-American A-sides, see other songs. In total the Beach Boys have had 10 number one singles across the world and across all charts.

1960s

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
US Cash Box
US Record World
AUS
CAN
NL
NOR
SWE
UK
1961 "Surfin'"
"Luau"
75
85







1962 "Surfin' Safari"
"409"
14
76
10

48



1

"Ten Little Indians"
"County Fair"
49
50


39


6

1963 "Surfin' U.S.A."
"Shut Down"
3
23
3
25

12
2


6
34
  • BPI: Silver
"Surfer Girl"
"Little Deuce Coupe"
7
15
5
19

17
17
3




"Be True to Your School"
"In My Room"
6
23
8
34

78
78
4


6

"Little Saint Nick"
"The Lord's Prayer"
25


39
28
5

6
43
1964 "Fun, Fun, Fun"
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" [I]
5
6
12*
—*
9
6




"I Get Around"
"Don't Worry Baby"
1
24
1
26
1
22
33
33
1
1


10
7
  • RIAA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
"When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)"
"She Knows Me Too Well" [J]
9
7
93
7
93
39
1



27
"Dance, Dance, Dance"
"The Warmth of the Sun"
8
10
9
52
7


6
24
"The Man with All the Toys"
"Blue Christmas"

116
143






1965 "Do You Wanna Dance?"
"Please Let Me Wonder"
12
52
13
85
13
46
95
17


9

"Help Me, Rhonda"
"Kiss Me, Baby"
1
1
1
16
1

1
5
27
"California Girls"
"Let Him Run Wild"
3
3
3
58
2


6
26
"The Little Girl I Once Knew"
"There's No Other (Like My Baby)"
20
15
16

10




"Barbara Ann"
"Girl Don't Tell Me"
2
1
1
2
2
17
1
2
3
1966 "Sloop John B"
"You're So Good to Me"
3
5
2
17
17
2
1
1
1
2
"Wouldn't It Be Nice"
"God Only Knows"
8
39
7
38
5
38
2
4


6


2
  • BPI: Gold
  • BPI: Platinum
"Good Vibrations"
"Let's Go Away for Awhile"
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
1967 "Heroes and Villains"
"You're Welcome"
12
8
8
13
14
10

7
8
"Wild Honey"
"Wind Chimes"
31
22
23
25
29
20


29
"Darlin'"
"Here Today"
19
10
17
28
13
17

15
11
1968 "Friends"
"Little Bird"
47
37
34

50



25
"Do It Again"
"Wake the World"
20
8
7
1
10
3
5
5
1
"Bluebirds over the Mountain"
"Never Learn Not to Love"
61
56
36
90
53
9


33
1969 "I Can Hear Music"
"All I Want to Do"
24
20
20
10
34
4

5
10
"Break Away"
"Celebrate the News"
63
38
35
83
38
20


6
"—" denotes a release that did not chart, was not released in the country or the information is unknown

(* - US Record World chart data incomplete for early 1964)

1970s

Year Single Peak chart positions
US
US Cash Box
US Record World
US AC
AUS
CAN
NL
NOR
SWE
UK
1970 "Add Some Music to Your Day"
"Susie Cincinnati"
64
49
39


43




"Cottonfields"
"The Nearest Faraway Place"

101
95

1

13
1
1
5
"Slip On Through"
"This Whole World"


125







"Tears in the Morning"
"It's About Time"


117



4



1971 "Cool, Cool Water"
"Forever"










"Long Promised Road"
"Deirdre"
"'Til I Die"
89

79

91





72









"Student Demonstration Time"
"Don't Go Near the Water"




62

21



"Surf's Up"
"Don't Go Near the Water"


124







1972 "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone"
"Cuddle Up"






29



"Marcella"[F]
"Hold On Dear Brother"

116
129



20



1973 "Sail On, Sailor"[G]
"Only with You"
49
62
75


73
28



"California Saga: California"
"Funky Pretty"
84

99


85



37
1974 "Child of Winter"
"Susie Cincinnati"










1976 "Rock and Roll Music"
"TM Song"
5
11
7

35
11



36
"It's O.K."
"Had to Phone Ya"
29
39
46
33

36




"Everyone's in Love with You"
"Susie Cincinnati"



109







1977 "Honkin' Down the Highway"
"Solar System"










1978 "Peggy Sue"
"Hey Little Tomboy"
59
66
66
46
97
61




1979 "Here Comes the Night"
"Baby Blue"
44
52
67

90
73



37
"Good Timin'"
"Love Surrounds Me"
40
33
45
12

36




"Lady Lynda"
"Full Sail"



39
54




6
"It's a Beautiful Day"
"Sumahama"










45
"—" denotes a release that did not chart, was not released in the country or the information is unknown

1980–present

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
US
US Cash Box
US AC
AUS
CAN
GER
UK
1980 "Goin' On"
"Endless Harmony"
83
103





"Livin' with a Heartache"
"Santa Ana Winds"







1981 "The Beach Boys Medley"
"God Only Knows"
12
8
20
16
13

47
"Come Go with Me"
"Don't Go Near the Water"
18
20
11

20


1984 "East Meets West" (with The Four Seasons)
"Rhapsody" (The Four Seasons)







1985 "Getcha Back"
"Male Ego"
26
25
2
81
26
12
97
"It's Gettin' Late"
"It's OK"
82
78
20




"She Believes in Love Again"
"It's Just a Matter of Time"


26




1986 "Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue"
"Good Vibrations" (Live)
68
68

79
73


"California Dreamin'"
"Lady Liberty"
57
49
8

40


1987 "Wipeout!" (with The Fat Boys)
"Crushin'" (The Fat Boys)
12
28


12
30
2
"Happy Endings" (with Little Richard)
"California Girls" (live)


45




1988 "Kokomo"
"Tutti Frutti" (Little Richard)
1
1
5
1
4
7
25
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
"Don't Worry Baby" (with The Everly Brothers)
"Tequila Dreams" (Dave Grusin)





41

1989 "Still Cruisin'"
"Kokomo"
93

9
28
55
51
78
1990 "Somewhere Near Japan"
"Kokomo"



132



"Problem Child"
"Problem Child" (Instrumental)


38




1992 "Hot Fun in the Summertime"
"Summer of Love"


17

66


1996 "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times"
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Vocals only), "Here Today" (Stereo backing track)







"I Can Hear Music" (with Kathy Troccoli)
"Little Deuce Coupe" (with James House) [L]

[L]

16


[L]


2011 "Don't Fight the Sea" (with Al Jardine)
"Friends" (a cappella)







"Cabin Essence"
"Wonderful"







"Vega-Tables"
"Surf's Up"







2012 "That's Why God Made the Radio"
"That's Why God Made the Radio" (Instrumental)


30




"Isn't It Time"
"California Girls", "Do It Again", "Sail On, Sailor" (Live in Chicago – 2012)







"—" denotes a release that did not chart, was not released in the country or the information is unknown

Year-end charts

Billboard Year-End performances

Year Song Year-End
position
1962 "Surfin' Safari" 100
1963 "Surfin' U.S.A." 1
"Shut Down" 86
1964 "I Get Around" 5
1965 "Help Me, Rhonda" 11
"California Girls" 49
1966 "Sloop John B" 53
"Barbara Ann" 73
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" 97
1976 "Rock and Roll Music" 62
1981 "The Beach Boys Medley" 93
1988 "Kokomo" 42

Cash Box Year-End performances

Year Song Year-End
position
1962 "Surfin' Safari" 31
1963 "Surfin' U.S.A." 16
"Surfer Girl" 36
1964 "I Get Around" 4
"Be True to Your School" 69
1965 "Help Me, Rhonda" 30
"California Girls" 71
1966 "Sloop John B" 53
"Barbara Ann" 44
1968 "Do It Again" 81
1981 "The Beach Boys Medley" 63
1988 "Kokomo" 39

Other singles and associated songs

Year Song Peak chart positions
US
US
Cou

AUS
CAN
NOR
PHI
SWE
UK
1962 "Summertime Blues" 8
1964 "Hawaii" 9
"Little Honda" 65 15 8 1 11
"Wendy" 44
"The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" 1 7
1965 "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" 3
1966 "Caroline, No" (as Brian Wilson) 32 16
1967 "Then I Kissed Her" 14 10 2 4
"Gettin' Hungry" (as Brian Wilson and Mike Love)
"How She Boogalooed It" 10
1974 "Wishing You Were Here" (with Chicago) 11
"The Warmth of the Sun" 66
1985 "Passing Friend"
1996 "Fun, Fun, Fun" (with Status Quo) 24
"Long Tall Texan" (with Doug Supernaw) 69[M]
"Don't Worry Baby" (with Lorrie Morgan) 73[M]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart, was not released in the country or the information is unknown

Extended plays

  • Surfin' Safari (1963, SWE)
  • Surfin' U.S.A. (1963, UK, FR, NZ)
  • Shut Down Volume 2 (1963, US)
  • Louie Louie (1964, FR)
  • Beach Boys Concert (1964, UK)
  • Fun, Fun, Fun (1964, UK, AUS) — #19 UK EPs
  • Dance, Dance, Dance (1964, FR, ESP)
  • 4-By The Beach Boys (1964, US, UK, POR) — #11 UK EPs
  • Help Me, Rhonda (1965, POR, FR, ESP)
  • Barbara Ann (1965, POR)
  • Hits (1966, UK) — #1 UK EPs
  • Then I Kissed Her (1966, POR)
  • Sloop John B (1966, FR, ESP, POR)
  • California Girls (1966, ESP)
  • Wouldn't It Be Nice (1966, FR)
  • God Only Knows (1966, UK) — #3 UK EPs
  • Good Vibrations (1966, POR, SWE)
  • Mountain Of Love (1967, ESP)
  • White Christmas (1967, ESP)
  • Wild Honey (1967, AUS)
  • I Can Hear Music (1967, NZ)
  • Cotton Fields (1970, BR)
  • Sail On Sailor (1977, UK)
  • 1969: I'm Going Your Way (2019)
  • Christmas Instrumentals (2022)

Other album appearances

Year Song Album
1979 "It's a Beautiful Day" Americanthon
1991 "Crocodile Rock" Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Music videos

Year Title
1966 "Sloop John B"
"Pet Sounds Promo Film"
"Good Vibrations" (4 versions)
1967 "Surf's Up"
1968 "Friends"
"Do It Again"
"Bluebirds over the Mountain"
1969 "I Can Hear Music"
"Break Away"
1970 "Cottonfields"
1971 "Don't Go Near the Water"
"Long Promised Road"
1972 "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone"
1976 "That Same Song"
1979 "Here Comes the Night"
"Good Timin'"
1985 "Getcha Back"
"It's Gettin' Late"
1986 "Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue"
"California Dreamin'"
1987 "Happy Endings" (with Little Richard)
"Wipe Out" (with The Fat Boys)
1988 "Kokomo"
1989 "Still Cruisin'"
1990 "Somewhere Near Japan"
"Problem Child"
1991 "Crocodile Rock"
1992 "Hot Fun in the Summertime"
"Forever" (as Jesse & The Rippers)
1993 "Summer in Paradise"
1995 "Summer of Love"
1996 "Fun, Fun, Fun" (with Status Quo)
2011 "Do It Again" (2011 version)
2012 "That's Why God Made the Radio" (lyric video)
"That's Why God Made the Radio"
2014 "California Feelin'"

Television themes

See also

Notes

References

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