miniatura|The Beach Boys (1964) The Beach Boys és un grup de rock and roll i música pop estatunidenc format al 1961 a Califòrnia, i integrada pels tres germans Brian (compositor, veu, baix, piano), Carl (guitarra, veu) i Dennis Wilson (bateria, veu), amb en Mike Love (vocals) i l'Al Jardine (guitarra, veu).
Les seves cançons recreen una forma de vida despreocupada, plena d'alegria, i melodies vocals, amb lletres sobre platges, noies i surf com a senyals d'identitat. Són considerats els reis indiscutibles de la música surf vocal.
Discografia Àlbums d'estudi Surfin' Safari (1962) #32 US Surfin' USA (1963) #2 US, #17 UK Surfer Girl (1963) #7 US, #13 UK Little Deuce Coupe (1963) #4 US Shut Down Volume 2 (1964) #13 US All Summer Long (1964) #4 US The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (1964) #6 US The Beach Boys Today! (1965) #4 US, #6 UK Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) (1965) #2 US, #4 UK Beach Boys' Party! (1965) #6 US, #3 UK Pet Sounds (1966) #10 US, #2 UK Smiley Smile (1967) #41 US, #9 UK Wild Honey (1967) #24 US, #7 UK Friends (1968) #126 US, #13 UK Stack-O-Tracks (1968) (Did not chart) 20/20 (1969) #68 US, #3 UK Sunflower (1970) #151 US, #29 UK Surf's Up (1971) #29 US, #15 UK Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" (1972) #50 US, #25 UK Holland (1973) #36 US, #20 UK 15 Big Ones (1976) #8 US, #31 UK Love You (1977) #53 US, #28 UK M.I.U. Album (1978) #151 US L.A. (Light Album) (1979) #100 US, #32 UK Keepin' the Summer Alive (1980) #75 US, #54 UK The Beach Boys (1985) #52 US, #60 UK Still Cruisin' (1989) #46 US Summer in Paradise (1992) Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 (1996) #101 US The Smile Sessions (2011) That's Why God Made the Radio (2012)
Àlbums en directe Beach Boys Concert (1964) #1 US Live in London (1970) (released in America in 1976) #75 US The Beach Boys in Concert (1973) #25 US Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002) Songs From Here & Back (2006)
Recopilatoris Best of The Beach Boys (1966) #8 US; #2 UK Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 2 (1967) #50 US; #3 UK Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 (1968) #153 US; #9 UK Endless Summer (1974 - unofficial) #1 US Spirit of America (1975 - unofficial) #8 US Good Vibrations - Best of The Beach Boys (1975) #25 US Ten Years of Harmony (1981) #156 US Sunshine Dream (1982) #180 US Rarities (1983) Made in U.S.A. (1986) #96 US Summer Dreams (1990) #2 UK Ultimate Christmas (1998) The Greatest Hits - Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations (1999) #95 US The Greatest Hits - Volume 2: 20 More Good Vibrations (1999) #192 US Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986 (2000) Classics selected by Brian Wilson (2002) #159 US Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys (2003) #16 US
Antologies Endless Harmony Soundtrack (1998, reissued 2000) Hawthorne, CA (2001)
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