| The Beach Boys discography | |
|---|---|
 The Beach Boys in 1964 | |
| Studio albums | 29 |
| Live albums | 11 |
| Compilation albums | 56 |
| Video albums | 14 |
| Music videos | 36 |
| EPs | 25 |
| Singles | 75 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Remix albums | 1 |
| Lists about the Beach Boys |
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961.[1] 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 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.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
UK [7] | |||
| Surfin' Safari | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Surfin' U.S.A. |
|
2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | |
| Surfer Girl |
|
7 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
|
| Little Deuce Coupe |
|
4 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Shut Down Volume 2 |
|
13 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| All Summer Long |
|
4 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
|
| The Beach Boys' Christmas Album |
|
66 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Beach Boys Today! |
|
4 | — | — | 14 | — | 6 |
|
| Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) |
|
2 | — | — | 18 | — | 4 |
|
| Beach Boys' Party! |
|
6 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | |
| Pet Sounds |
|
10 | 42 [A] |
40 [A] |
16 | 72 | 2 | |
| Smiley Smile |
|
41 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| Wild Honey |
|
24 | — | 41 [B] |
20 | — | 7 | |
| Friends |
|
126 | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
| 20/20 |
|
68 | — | 41 [B] |
23 | 20 | 3 | |
| Sunflower |
|
151 | — | 79 | — | 10 | 29 | |
| Surf's Up |
|
29 | 32 | 22 | — | — | 15 | |
| Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" | 50 | 42 | 40 | — | — | 25 | ||
| Holland |
|
36 | 37 | 12 | — | 9 | 20 |
|
| 15 Big Ones |
|
8 | 17 | 6 | — | 14 | 31 | |
| The Beach Boys Love You |
|
53 | 90 | 66 | — | — | 28 | |
| M.I.U. Album |
|
151 | 70 | — | — | — | — | |
| L.A. (Light Album) |
|
100 | 70 | 88 | — | 43 | 32 | |
| Keepin' the Summer Alive |
|
75 | 64 | 79 | — | — | 54 | |
| The Beach Boys |
|
52 | 67 | 74 | 60 | — | 60 | |
| Still Cruisin' |
|
46 | 10 | 75 | 26 | 92 | — | |
| Summer in Paradise |
|
— | 53 | — | 81 | — | — | |
| Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
101 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| That's Why God Made the Radio |
|
3 | 31 | 14 | 36 | 24 | 15 | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart, was not released in the country or the information is unknown | ||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
UK [7] | |||
| Beach Boys Concert |
|
1 | 3 | — | 14 | — |
|
| Live in London |
|
75 [D] |
— | — | — | — | |
| The Beach Boys in Concert |
|
25 | 29 | 25 | — | — |
|
| Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
| Songs from Here & Back |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| The 50th Anniversary Tour |
|
94 | — | — | — | 82 | |
| Live in Sacramento 1964 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Live in Chicago 1965 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Graduation Day 1966: Live at the University of Michigan |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Live Sunshine 1967 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| The Beach Boys On Tour 1968 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Album | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
AUS [3] |
NL [6] |
UK [7] | |||
| The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
|
165 | 32 | 166 | 4 |
|
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.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19] |
US Cash Box [20] |
US Record World [21] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4][22] |
NL [23] |
NOR [24] |
SWE [25] |
UK [7] | |||
| 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 — |
|
| "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 — |
— — |
— | |
| 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 — |
||
| "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 |
||
| "Good Vibrations" "Let's Go Away for Awhile" |
1 — |
1 — |
1 — |
1 — |
2 — |
2 — |
2 — |
3 — |
1 — |
||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19] |
US Cash Box [26] |
US Record World [27] |
US AC [19] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
NL [23] |
NOR [24] |
SWE [25] |
UK [7] | ||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19] |
US Cash Box [28] |
US AC [29] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [30] |
UK [7] | |||
| 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)[31] "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 — |
|
| "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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19] |
US Cou [32] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [33] |
NOR [24] |
PHI [34] |
SWE [25] |
UK [7] | ||
| 1962 | "Summertime Blues" | — | — | — | — | — | 8 [35] |
— | — |
| 1964 | "Hawaii" | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Little Honda" | 65 | — | — | 15 | 8 | — | 1 | 11 | |
| "Wendy" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 [36] |
— | — | |
| 1965 | "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" | — | — | — | — | — | 3 [37] |
— | — |
| 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 | |||||||||
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "It's a Beautiful Day" | Americanthon |
| 1991 | "Crocodile Rock" | Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
| 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'" |
