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 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
Live albums
Compilation albums
Remix albums
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
1970s
1980–present
Year-end charts
Billboard Year-End performances
Cash Box Year-End performances
Other singles and associated songs
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
Music videos
Television themes
- "Karen" — theme from the 1964–1965 NBC situation comedy Karen
See also
- List of songs recorded by the Beach Boys
Notes
References
External links
- Extended Beach Boys Discography
- The Ones That Got Away – a guide to the Beach Boys' lost albums
- Comprehensive American discography
- Comprehensive British discography
- The Beach Boys discography at Discogs
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