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Beach Boys Ranked ( - 1977)

Everything after '77 is a different band. Everything after that is Evil Beach Boys. Also didn't do the christmas or cover album
19The Beach Boys
15 Big Ones

Evil Beach Boys raring their heads

2/5

That Same Song
18The Beach Boys
Surfin' Safari

The talent was there but their debut was...kinda mid. Love the theatrics of Heads I Win, Tails You Lose though

2.4/5

Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
17The Beach Boys
Surfin' U.S.A.

Surfin USA is a song I knew through osmosis by age 5, and the instrumentals here are clean fun. The surfiest beach boys

2.5/5

Surfin' USA
16The Beach Boys
Shut Down Volume 2

Fun Fun Fun stands a mile taller than everything else here

2.7/5

Fun Fun Fun
15The Beach Boys
Carl and the Passions

2.7/5

Felt all out of wack

You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone
14The Beach Boys
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)

This one felt phoned in for some reason

2.9/5

I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man
13The Beach Boys
Surfer Girl

Anyone down for some cheese?

3/5

In My Room
12The Beach Boys
20/20

the one with the Charles Manson credit

3/5

Do It Again
11The Beach Boys
Friends

Floats by like a gentle breeze

3.2/5

Anna Lee the Healer
10The Beach Boys
Little Deuce Coupe

What if we sang about CARS

3.3/5

Custom Machine
9The Beach Boys
Wild Honey

Hard to follow Pet Sounds AND Smiley Smile

3.4/5

Darlin'
8The Beach Boys
Love You

I adore this for its very special Brian qualities

3.5/5

I'll Bet He's Nice
7The Beach Boys
All Summer Long

This is the first album where I felt like I was listening to something special

3.6/5

I Get Around
6The Beach Boys
Holland

Last BB with a real sense of cohesion

3.8/5

Sail On Sailor
5The Beach Boys
Sunflower

Everybody shows off their chops

4/5

Tears In The Morning
4The Beach Boys
Today!

The earliest gem

4/5

Please Let Me Wonder
3The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds

Sometimes I think I need to warm up to it a bit more, but it's still a stellar entry in their discography.

4.2/5

God Only Knows
2The Beach Boys
Smiley Smile

I feel like this works wonderfully as a single piece of music

4.3/5

Heroes and Villains
1The Beach Boys
Surf's Up

Would literally be perfect if Student Demonstration Time (Mike Love? How about Mike Hate) wasn't there

4.6/5

Surf's Up
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