Artist
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys is a rock artist from Hawthorne, California, USA formed in 1961. 122 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
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- 6 ratings
- 122
- Releases
- 1962–2026
- Active years
- 1961
- Formed
Discography
99
Most popular
Pet Sounds
1966 · 13 tracks
The Beach Boys
1985
Surf's Up
1971
Endless Summer
1974
The Smile Sessions
2011
Sunflower
1970
The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
1964
Surfin' USA
1963
That's Why God Made the Radio
2012
Holland
1973
Surfer Girl
1963
All Summer Long
1964
Love You
1977
15 Big Ones
1976
Little Deuce Coupe
1963
L.A. (Light Album)
1979
M.I.U. Album
1978
Spirit of America
1975
Keepin' the Summer Alive
1980
Surfin' Safari
1962
The Beach Boys Today!
1965
Smiley Smile
1967
Beach Boys' Party!
1965
Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)
1965
Wild Honey
1967
Friends
1968
20/20
1969
We Gotta Groove - The Brother Studio Years (Super Deluxe Edition)
2026
The Pet Sounds Sessions (Deluxe Edition)
2026
The Beach Boys: Music From The Documentary
2024
Sail On Sailor – 1972 (Deluxe)
2022
Sail On Sailor – 1972 (Super Deluxe)
2022
The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (Mono & Stereo)
2021
"Feel Flows" The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 (Super Deluxe)
2021
The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2018
Hawthorne, CA
2018
Wake The World: The Friends Sessions
2018
I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions
2018
The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968 (Live)
2018
The Origins
2017
1967 - Live Sunshine
2017
1967 - Sunshine Tomorrow
2017
1967 - Sunshine Tomorrow 2 - The Studio Sessions
2017
Graduation Day 1966: Live At The University Of Michigan
2016
Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Edition)
2016
Summer Days (And Summer Nights) (Mono & Stereo)
2015
The Beach Boys’ Party! Uncovered And Unplugged
2015
Shut Down, Vol. 2 (Mono & Stereo)
2015
Live In Chicago 1965
2015
The Beach Boys Live In Sacramento 1964
2015
Keep An Eye On Summer - The Beach Boys Sessions 1964
2015
Surfin' U.S.A. and Greatest Hits
2014
Live - The 50th Anniversary Tour
2013
Made In California
2013
Little Deuce Coupe (Mono & Stereo)
2012
Greatest Hits
2012
Surfer Girl (Mono & Stereo)
2012
Beach Boys Concert (Live / Remastered)
2012
Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Collection 'ZinePak
2012
Live In London (Live In London/2001 Remastered)
2012
Surfin' USA (Mono & Stereo)
2012
50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits
2012
Beach Boys’ Party! (Mono & Stereo)
2012
All Summer Long (Mono & Stereo)
2012
Carl & The Passions - So Tough (Remastered)
2012
The Beach Boys Today! (Mono & Stereo)
2012
Shut Down, Vol. 2 (Remastered)
2012
Stack-O-Tracks (Instrumental Version / Remastered)
2012
Smiley Smile (Mono & Stereo)
2012
Instrumental Hits (Remastered)
2010
Christmas Harmonies
2009
10 Great Songs
2009
Summer Love Songs
2009
The Warmth Of The Sun
2007
The Platinum Collection
2005
Christmas With The Beach Boys
2004
The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer
2003
Best Of The Brother Years 1970-1986
2003
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys
2003
The Beach Boys Classics...Selected By Brian Wilson
2002
Hawthorne, CA: Birthplace of a Musical Legacy
2001
Pet Sounds (Original Mono & Stereo Mix)
2001
The Beach Boys In Concert
2000
Sunflower / Surf's Up
2000
Endless Harmony Soundtrack
2000
Christmas Sessions: The Alternative "Beach Boys Christmas" Album
1997
Stars & Stripes, Volume 1
1996
The Greatest Hits: 20 Good Vibrations
1995
Beach Boys Christmas
1993
Summer in Paradise
1992
California Gold: The Very Best of the Beach Boys
1990
Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
1990
Summer Dreams
1990
Still Cruisin'
1989
Surfin'
1988
Made in U.S.A.
1986
20 Golden Greats
1976
Carl and the Passions: "So Tough"
1972
Shut Down, Volume 2
1964
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Singles & EPs
23
Sloop John B
Single · 1966
Wouldn't It Be Nice
Single · 2026
We Gotta Groove (2025 Mix)
Single · 2026
Fun, Fun, Fun (Steve Aoki Remix)
Single · 2023
Shut Down / Good Vibrations (2021 Stereo Mix)
Single · 2022
God Only Knows (DJ John Michael Peloton Remix)
Single · 2022
The Beach Boys Christmas (Instrumentals EP)
EP · 2022
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Cavalry Remix)
Single · 2021
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Live At Michigan State University/1966)
Single · 2016
California Girls
Single · 2010
The Beach Boys Love Songs
EP · 2006
Good Vibrations 40th Anniversary
EP · 2006
Kokomo
Single · 1988
Tears in the Morning
Single · 1970
I Can Hear Music
Single · 1969
Cotton Fields
Single · 1969
Break Away
Single · 1969
Bluebirds Over the Mountain
Single · 1968
Good Vibrations
Single · 1966
God Only Knows
Single · 1966
Fun, Fun, Fun
Single · 1964
Don't Worry Baby / I Get Around
Single · 1964
Surfin' USA / Shut Down
Single · 1963
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group initially comprised brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. They were managed early on by the Wilsons' father, Murry. The band's leader, composer, arranger and producer, Brian Wilson was responsible for writing most of the band's early singles and albums. After signing with Capitol Records in mid-1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits including "Surfin' Safari", "Surfin' USA", "Surfer Girl", "Little Deuce Coupe", "Be True to Your School", "In My Room", "Fun, Fun, Fun", "I Get Around", "Dance Dance Dance", "Help Me Rhonda" and "California Girls". These songs and their accompanying albums were internationally popular, making The Beach Boys one of the biggest acts of their time. The band's early music gained popularity across the United States for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance. By the mid-1960s, Brian's growing creative ambition and songwriting ability would dominate the group's musical direction.
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The primarily Brian-composed Pet Sounds album and "Good Vibrations" single (both released in 1966) featured a complex, intricate and multi-layered sound. However, Brian would soon lose control of the band because of problems with his mental health and substance abuse. This led to the cancellation of the anticipated follow up to Pet Sounds, Smile. Subsequently, although they released a number of highly artistic albums (in various musical styles, with different line-ups) in ensuing years, particularly in the years 1967-1973, the group never managed to reclaim its mid-1960s peak when The Beach Boys challenged The Beatles both in terms of commercial and critical appeal. Since the 1980s, there has been much legal wrangling among the group members over royalties, songwriting credits, and use of the band's name. Following the release of their studio album, Stars and Stripes Vol. 1, in 1996, a number of versions of the band, each fronted by a surviving member of the original quintet (Dennis and Carl Wilson died in 1983 and 1998, respectively), continued to tour until the announcement in late 2011 of a full-scale reunion, including Brian, for 2012 along with the band's twenty-ninth studio album That's Why God Made the Radio, released on June 5, 2012. The Beach Boys have often been called "America's Band", and Allmusic has stated that "the band's unerring ability... made them America's first, best rock band." The group has had 36 US Top 40 hits (the most by an American rock band) and 56 Hot 100 hits, including four number-one singles. Rolling Stone magazine listed The Beach Boys at number 12 on its 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time," the highest ranking for an American rock band. The group is also one of America's best-selling acts, having sold over 100 million albums worldwide since their debut in 1961. Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Since the 1990s many of the group's later albums and singles have been re-evaluated by critics and fans with albums such as Sunflower (1970), Surf's Up (1971) and the finally released Smile (1967) albums being seen as worthy successors to their earlier output.
The Beach Boys in brief
- How many The Beach Boys releases are on Riffiter?
- 122 releases are catalogued, spanning 1962 to 2026.
- When was The Beach Boys formed?
- The Beach Boys formed in 1961, in Hawthorne, California, USA.
- What genre is The Beach Boys?
- The Beach Boys is catalogued under Rock.
- What is the most recent The Beach Boys release on Riffiter?
- Wouldn't It Be Nice, released in 2026.