Greatest Beach Boys Songs Survey - Winner Revealed and Album Rankings!

[Alex]

How are Ding Dang, Tree, Feet, H.E.L.P., and Shortenin' Bread not the top 5???!!!!

[Aegir]

BECAUSE TASTE IS SUBJECTIVE

[hypehat]

Aegir, we've both been here long enough to know that's not true 

[Runaways]

Tree would have been higher up on my list.  Beautiful melody.  Songs like Meant for you, and your dream comes true and your summer dream would be in my top 100.  i'm surprised forever is in the top 10, same with cabin essence and til i die.  girls on the beach...i can't even put that in my top 100.  it's so by the numbers.

Wow, are you saying we are just ordinary folk in here? There is a reason why the hits continue to be popular 40+ years down the line. I admit I'm no snob when it comes to the music, I love the hits, along with Brian's other catchy tunes.

I don't know what you're talking about

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Hang on, where's Wings of Change? Problem Child? Crocodile Rock? Here Come The Night (disco version)?

[AllIWannaDo]

I'm glad to have taken part in this, hope evryone on here who is commenting also completed it btw

some weird choices (as in not mine have got far up the tree, and some i love and voted as 10's havent made it as far
BUT....... all things considered

the top 9  - altho diferent from my own personal top 9 - i can see are a great broad selection of BB writing/production/vocals/instrumentation
so i can't diss that really

really gutted 'all i wanna do' 'can't wait too long' 'she knows me too well' aren't higher up but heyho, fun list to see
interesting how close/far apart the actual scores are

good thread!!!

[KokoNO]

Hang on, where's Wings of Change? Problem Child? Crocodile Rock? Here Come The Night (disco version)?

If you look on the previous page, I posted the scores for everything that didn't make the Top 200.

[Alex]

BECAUSE TASTE IS SUBJECTIVE

I know. That was a sort-of joke. I seriously love those songs, but I pretty much know there's no way Ding Dang or H.E.L.P. would end up in the top 5.

[MBE]

I like all of the top 100 except Tree. I only like the lalst thrity seconds when Brian and Al start singing.

WHAT ABOUT VAN DYKE PARKS?! YOU NOT LIKE HIS VOICE!
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No comment.

[Eric Aniversario]

Hang on, where's Wings of Change? Problem Child? Crocodile Rock? Here Come The Night (disco version)?

Here you go.

[KokoNO]

The Beach Boys: The Later Years


M.I.U


1. My Diane - 354
2. Come Go With Me - 264
3. Wontcha Come Out Tonight - 212
Pitter Patter - 212
5. Match Point Of Our Love - 171
6. Kona Coast - 150
7. Winds Of Change - 146
8. She's Got Rhythm - 141
9. Sweet Sunday Kind Of Love - 128
10. Hey Little Tomboy - 112
11. Peggy Sue - 94
12. Belles of Paris - 51


Total: 2035
Per Song: 170
Tracks Notably Exceeding Average: 4



L.A. (Light Album):


1. Good Timin' - 578
2. Baby Blue - 430
3. Lady Lynda - 379
4. Angel Come Home - 365
5. Love Surrounds Me - 323
6. Shortenin' Bread - 214
7. Here Comes The Night (Disco) - 183
8. Full Sail - 163
9. Sumahama - 134
10. Goin' South - 118

Total: 2887
Song Average: 289
Songs Exceeding Average: 5



Keepin' The Summer Alive:

1. Goin' On - 380
2. Keepin' The Summer Alive - 278
3. Santa Ana Winds - 244
4. Livin' With A Heartache - 146
5. Oh Darlin' - 129
6. Some Of Your Love - 128
7. Endless Harmony - 153
8. When Girls Get Together - 115
9. Sunshine - 86
10. School Day - 69


Total: 1728
Song Average: 173
Songs Exceeding Average: 3



The Beach Boys:


1. Getcha Back - 346
2. Where I Belong - 254
3. It's Getting' Late - 208
4. Male Ego - 174
5. She Believes In Love Again - 149
6. It's Just A Matter Of Time - 123
7. California Calling - 117
8. I'm So Lonely - 116
9. Crack At Your Love - 114
10. I Do Love You - 107
11. Maybe I Don't Know - 100
12. Passing Friend - 61

Total: 1869
Song Average: 156
Songs Exceeding Average: 4



Still Cruisin':


1. Somewhere Near Japan - 376
2. Kokomo - 361
3. In My Car - 158
4. Still Crusin' - 148
5. Island Girl - 98
6. Wipe Out - 73
7. Make It Big - 89

Total: 1303
Song Average: 186
Songs Exceeding Average: 2




Summer In Paradise:

1. Lahaina Aloha - 158
2. Slow Summer Dancing (One Summer Night) - 135
3. Strange Things Happen - 117
Summer In Paradise - 117
5. Still Surfin' - 90
6. Under The Boardwalk - 81
7. Summer of Love - 80
8. Island Fever - 78
Hot Fun In The Summertime - 78
10. Remember (Walking In The Sand) - 57


Total of 10 New Songs - 991
Per Track In Survey - 91

(This album is so awful that you can't really point out highlight tracks that exceed the album's average (as that would be unfair to the other albums). Let's face it, all the songs on SIP are pretty bad.)





Albums Ranked By Total:

Smile - 11,807
Pet Sounds - 10,955
Surfer Girl - 5118
Surfin' USA - 3046
L.A. (Light Album) - 2887
Surfin' Safari - 2160
M.I.U - 2035
The Beach Boys - 1869
Keepin' The Summer Alive - 1728
Still Cruisin' - 1303
Summer In Paradise - 991



By Average Track:

Pet Sounds - 843
Smile - 695
Surfer Girl - 427
L.A. (Light Album) - 289
Surfin' USA - 277
Still Cruisin' - 186
Surfin' Safari - 180
Keepin' The Summer Alive - 173
M.I.U - 170
The Beach Boys - 156
Summer In Paradise - 91

[Eric Aniversario]

Thanks for posting!

I know that once you get into the lower echelons of the rankings, that #300 is not much different from #307, but wow, I'm appalled that "Crack At Your Love" somehow edged out "I Do Love You"!