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The Beach Boys discography

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Studio albums
  
29

Compilation albums
  
55

Singles
  
71

Live albums
  
8

EPs
  
23

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, and most recently, as music downloads from a number of digital media vendors.

Contents

The group has released 29 studio albums, 8 live albums, 55 compilation albums, and 71 singles. The release dates and sequence of The Beach Boys albums in the UK up to Pet Sounds differ significantly from the original U.S. releases.

Compilations

(*) Contains a considerable number of previously unreleased recordings; (**) All previously unreleased recordings;

Singles

Listed below are Beach Boys A-sides issued in the US. For Beach Boys singles not issued under the group name, charting B-sides, EP tracks, featured tracks, Christmas singles and non-American A-sides, see other 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)

    • References

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