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band formed in

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, in 1961. Their discography from 1961 to 1984 was originally released on the

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format, with the 1985 album ''

'' being the group's first CD release. The Beach Boys' catalogue has been released on

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, 8-track,

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, CD,

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, digital downloads, and various

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. The group has released 29 studio

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. The release dates and sequence of the Beach Boys' albums in the UK up to ''

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'' differ significantly from the original US releases.

Studio albums

Remix albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Listed below are Beach Boys A and B sides. For Beach Boys singles not issued under the group name, EP tracks, featured tracks, see other songs. In total the Beach Boys have had 10 number one singles across the world and across all charts.

1960s

1970s

1980–1989

1990–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) * ''

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'' (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) * ''The Beach Boys Love Songs'' (2006) * ''God Vibrations: 40th Anniversary'' (2006) * '' Isn't It Time'' (2012) * ''1969: I'm Going Your Way'' (2019) * ''Christmas Instrumentals'' (2022)

Other album appearances

Guest appearances

Music videos

Television themes

* "Karen" — theme from the 1964–1965

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Notes

*A Chart positions sourced from the 1972 re-release backed with ''Carl and the Passions — So Tough''. *B Chart positions are for the 1974 re-release of ''Wild Honey'' paired with ''20/20''. *C Initially paired with a ''Pet Sounds'' re-release. *D Chart position for the 1976 US release. *E Canada's "Surfin' U.S.A." peak position is taken from the 1974 re-release. *F "Marcella" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at No. 110 on the

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chart. *G American and Canadian chart positions are for the 1975 re-release. *H "Little Saint Nick" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at No. 3 on the ''Billboard Christmas Singles'' chart. *I "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at No. 120 on the

chart. *J "She Knows Me too Well" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at No. 101 on the

chart. *K "The Man With All the Toys" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at No. 3 on the ''Billboard Christmas Singles'' chart. *L "Little Deuce Coupe" (with James House) peaked at No. 69 on Billboard's

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chart in the United States and at No. 31 on the CAN Country chart. The song did not chart on the main ("pop/rock") singles charts in either the United States or Canada. *M Both songs also peaked at the same positions on Billboard's Country Airplay chart in the United States.

References

External links

Extended Beach Boys Discography

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20111001023412/http://esquarterly.com/bellagio/usdiscog.html Comprehensive American discography
Comprehensive British discography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beach Boys

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