Beach Boys

Formed 1961, Hawthorne, Los Angeles, USA. Dennis Wilson drowned in 1983. Carl Wilson died of lung cancer (6 Feb 1998).
Label: Capitol
Musicians: Brian Wilson (vcls, pcssn); Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr); Bruce Johnston (vcls)
Producers: Brian Wilson
Writers: Brian Wilson
CL 15350 I Get Around 4 Jul 1964 46-32-20-11-10-8-8-7-9-15-21-30-34 Pts: 227
    from the album All Summer Long (7/64)  
EAP 1-20603 Fun Fun Fun EP 22 Aug 1964 19 Pts: 3
EAP 1-5267 Four By The Beach Boys EP 7 Nov 1964 20-14-13-11-18-18-20-20 Pts: 21
T 1890 Surfin' USA LP 11 Sep 1965 17-xx-20-20-20-19-xx-20-20 Pts: 30
Musicians: Brian Wilson (vcls, pcssn); Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr); Bruce Johnston (vcls)
Producers: Brian Wilson
T 2398 Beach Boys Party LP 5 Feb 1966 18-7-3-4-4-8-8-7-8-9-12-21-23-30 Pts: 113
Writers: Fred Fassert
CL 15432 Barbara Ann 12 Feb 1966 35-8-6-3-5-5-9-14-19-30 Pts: 244
    Original: Regents (May 1961); from the album Beach Boys' Party (2/66)  
Musicians: Brian Wilson (vcls, pcssn); Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr)
T 2269 Beach Boys Today LP 2 Apr 1966 26-15-11-7-6-8-12-13-17-15-13-12-11-15-12-10-7-12-16-14-12-17-22-24-26 Pts: 147
Musicians: Brian Wilson (vcls, pcssn); Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr); Bruce Johnston (vcls)
Writers: traditional/Brian Wilson
CL 15441 Sloop John B 16 Apr 1966 36-13-5-3-2-6-6-9-13-16-19-19-21-33-36-xx-xx-58 Pts: 350
    from the album Pet Sounds (5/66)  
EAP 1-20781 Beach Boy Hits EP 7 May 1966 5-4-2-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2 Pts: 237
    14 Jan 1967 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-4-5-4-4-4-3-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-1-2-3-4-3-2-1-1 Pts: 432
Musicians: Brian Wilson (vcls, pcssn); Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr); Bruce Johnston (vcls)
Producers: Brian Wilson
T 2458 Pet Sounds LP 25 Jun 1966 14-4-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-6-3-3-3-4-6-8-9-9-10-10-10-10-13 Pts: 329
    14 Jan 1967 16-17-20-26-34-32-40-39-39-37 Pts: 36
    9 Sep 1995 70 Pts: 1
    31 Jan 1998 156-140-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-72-82-126-187-195 Pts: 2
    23 Jan 1999 184  
    27 Jul 2002 59-xx-xx-71 Pts: 2
      66-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-62 Pts: 2
T 2354 Summer Days (And Summer Nights) LP 2 Jul 1966 11-6-4-5-4-4-4-6-7-7-10-12-18-21-18-17-21-21-21-21-28-39 Pts: 161
Writers: Brian Wilson/Tony Asher
CL 15459 God Only Knows 23 Jul 1966 34-16-5-3-2-2-3-5-8-16-21-25-31-41 Pts: 382
    from the album Pet Sounds (5/66)  
T 20865 Best Of The Beach Boys LP 29 Oct 1966 6-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 Pts: 169
    14 Jan 1967 2-3-4-4-3-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-4-5-5-4-4-4-9-10-6-6-7-13-11-6-7-5-6-4-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4-13-8-9-12-17-27-23-29-18-20-18-12 Pts: 533
    13 Jan 1968 19-21-17-22-20-19-17-18-11-14-11-17-21-22-22-25-18-20-11-20-22-20-23-18-27-22-24-27-28-21-16-7-12-7-7-7-13-13-16-12-14-10-12-19-21-16-16-32-28-23-21 Pts: 256
    11 Jan 1969 20-18-19-xx-xx-16-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-28-18-26-19-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-21-23-xx-xx-30-xx-29-xx-xx-24-39-35-35-xx-xx-28 Pts: 70
    10 Jan 1970 38-xx-35-xx-xx-48-xx-52-51-xx-xx-50-58-xx-50-52-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-55-xx-xx-51-xx-65-61-58-xx-53-64-xx-73 Pts: 30
Musicians: Brian Wilson (vcls, pcssn); Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr); Bruce Johnston (vcls)
Writers: Brian Wilson/Mike Love
CL 15475 Good Vibrations 29 Oct 1966 15-5-1-1-2-2-5-9-11-11 Pts: 422
    sales: 250000; from the album Smiley Smile (11/67)  
    14 Jan 1967 23-36 Pts: 20
    26 Jun 1976 46-31-35-18-33-33-44 Pts: 62
EAP 6-2458 God Only Knows EP 5 Nov 1966 6-3-3-5-6-6-6-4-5 Pts: 35
    14 Jan 1967 4-4-5-6-9-10-9 Pts: 36
ST 1981 Surfer Girl LP 25 Feb 1967 33-21-13-13-16-17-20-19-21-27-26-29-30-35 Pts: 61
Musicians: Brian Wilson (vcls, pcssn); Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr); Bruce Johnston (vcls)
Producers: Brian Wilson
Writers: Phil Spector/Ellie Greenwich/Jeff Barry
CL 15502 Then I Kissed Her 29 Apr 1967 34-19-12-4-5-5-8-10-16-24-34 Pts: 235
Producers: Beach Boys
Writers: Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks
CL 15510 Heroes And Villains 19 Aug 1967 26-13-12-8-12-13-21-28-34 Pts: 150
    from the album Smiley Smile (11/67)  
Producers: Brian Wilson
ST 20956 Best Of The Beach Boys Vol. 2 LP 7 Oct 1967 22-4-3-4-3-5-5-7-8-10-16-16-22 Pts: 119
    13 Jan 1968 16-17-14-14-19-10-13-13-12-17-17-18-16-30-23-26-20-22-23-25-32-18-39-30-37 Pts: 115
Musicians: Brian Wilson (vcls, pcssn); Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr); Bruce Johnston (vcls)
ST 9001 Smiley Smile LP 4 Nov 1967 19-10-9-10-9-14-40-39 Pts: 42
Musicians: Brian Wilson (vcls, pcssn); Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr)
Producers: Beach Boys
Writers: Brian Wilson/Mike Love
CL 15527 Darlin' 13 Jan 1968 32-25-17-15-12-14-16-13-11-14-17-22-29-38 Pts: 218
Musicians: Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr); Bruce Johnston (vcls)
Producers: Brian Wilson
ST 2859 Wild Honey LP 2 Mar 1968 26-8-10-7-9-8-11-13-11-11-16-12-22-19-30 Pts: 90
Writers: Brian Wilson/Mike Love
CL 15554 Do It Again 20 Jul 1968 46-26-17-11-4-1-4-3-5-7-12-20-23-30 Pts: 369
    22 Jun 1991 61-70 Pts: 3
ST 2895 Friends LP 31 Aug 1968 42-27-13-16-20-25-24-39-39 Pts: 36
Producers: Brian Wilson
ST 21142 Best Of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 LP 9 Nov 1968 39-20-9-11-17-15-16-13 Pts: 41
    11 Jan 1969 8-13-11 Pts: 20
Musicians: Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr); Bruce Johnston (vcls)
Producers: Carl Wilson
Writers: Phil Spector/Ellie Greenwich/Jeff Barry
CL 15584 I Can Hear Music 22 Feb 1969 47-26-27-20-18-18-10-11-12-18-26-33-45 Pts: 179
    from the album 20/20 (2/69)  
Producers: Brian Wilson
EST 133 20/20 LP 15 Mar 1969 7-3-5-4-4-12-12-13-xx-15-xx-xx-xx-xx-35 Pts: 87
Writers: Brian Wilson/Reggie Dunbar
CL 15598 Break Away 7 Jun 1969 29-21-8-7-6-8-11-17-22-27-34 Pts: 204
Label: Starline
SRS 5014 Bug-In LP 7 Mar 1970 9-11-6-10-12-9-xx-11-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-34-9-xx-xx-26  
Label: Capitol
Musicians: Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr); Bruce Johnston (vcls)
Producers: Beach Boys
Writers: Huddie Ledbetter
CL 15640 Cottonfields 9 May 1970 46-32-14-12-7-5-6-5-6-7-10-14-19-19-25-29-37 Pts: 340
    Original: Leadbelly (1947)  
Producers: Brian Wilson
T 21628 Greatest Hits LP 5 Sep 1970 12-5-10-7-7-8-12-19-16-32-25-34-12-27-22-26-22-31 Pts: 100
    16 Jan 1971 47 Pts: 2
EMTV 1 20 Golden Greats LP 26 Jun 1976 21-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-9-13-9-20-21-33-33-29-29-26-32-39-47-40 Pts: 332
    15 Jan 1977 45-44-42-xx-xx-xx-46-xx-xx-xx-55-xx-56-56-56-xx-54-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-57-49-60-48-43-50 Pts: 34
    17 Jun 1978 56-28-28-35-37-35-34-34-49-37-50-59-51 Pts: 35
    14 Jul 1979 30-27-20-19-13-20-27-31-41-xx-81-66 Pts: 39
    25 Jul 1981 54-46-34-22-30-28-22-58-56-66-59-76-83-83-100 Pts: 33
    24 Feb 1996 155-120-131-106-148  
Label: Caribou
Musicians: Brian Wilson (vcls, pcssn); Carl Wilson (gtr, vcls); Dennis Wilson (vcls, drms); Mike Love (vcls); Al Jardine (vcls, gtr); Bruce Johnston (vcls)
Producers: James William Guercio/Bruce Johnston
Writers: Alan Jardine/Ronald Altbach/Johann Sebastian Bach
CRB 7427 Lady Lynda 9 Jun 1979 75-32-27-28-8-6-9-18-22-46-66 Pts: 149
    from the album L. A. (Light Album) (4/79)  
Label: Capitol
Producers: Brian Wilson/Beach Boys/various
BBTV 1867193 The Very Best Of The Beach Boys LP 23 Jul 1983 5-1-1-2-2-2-1-2-7-12-18-27-37-56-57-77-94 Pts: 185
    sales: 300000  
      73 Pts: 1
      71-64-64 Pts: 3
Producers: Brian Wilson/Beach Boys/Venet
EMTVD 51 Summer Dreams LP 16 Jun 1990 2-3-4-5-5-3-4-3-6-9-14-14-20-24-36-53-74 Pts: 152
    sales: 60000  
    20 Jul 1991 70-58-61-62-60-75 Pts: 10
ESTVD 3 The Best Of The Beach Boys LP 24 Jun 1995 26-25-26-42-57-71-86-102-149-xx-155-90 Pts: 34
    sales: 60000  
    6 Apr 1996 94-103-148-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-143-138 Pts: 1

Fat Boys & Beach Boys

Label: Urban
Producers: Albert Cabrera/Tony Moran
Writers: Surfaris
URB 5 Wipe Out 15 Aug 1987 41-19-3-2-3-7-12-18-32-45-71-74-98 Pts: 250
    Original: Surfaris (Aug 1963)  

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