Top 5 Beach Boys albums

[runnersdialzero]

In no particular order:

Today!/Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!!!!!!!!!) twofer
Sunflower/Surf's Up twofer
Smile/Smiley Smile twofer CD-R
Pet Sounds/Love You twofer CD-R
A DVD-R containing a lot of their other material not listed here

[wavedancer]

      1. Sunflower
      2. Summer Days
      3. Today
      4. All Summer Long
      5. Wild Honey 

[Compost]

1 - Friends
2 - Wild Honey
3 - Pet Sounds
4 - Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)
5 - In Concert

[Alex]

Is it REALLY going to be up to me to contribute the obligatory BS joke post???!!! 

1. Summer in Paradise
2. Still Cruisin'
3. Keepin' the Summer Alive
4. Country Love
5. MIU Album

[Dunderhead]

1. Friends
2. Holland
3. Wild Honey
4. Today
5. 20/20

[Youre Under Arrest]

1. Pet Sounds- Self explanatory
2. Sunflower- Always fall back to it, such a good album, so much fun
3. Today!- Fantastic, especially the first time I heard In The Back Of My Mind- It sent shivers down the back of my spine
4. Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!!)- A fantastic display of Brian's ability to craft and orchestrate brilliant music.
5. Wild Honey- Is one of my favourite albums. Fantastic songs, especially Aren't You Glad. A fantastic roots album from start to finish.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Current standings (points go 5-4-3-2-1):

  1 Pet Sounds - 112 (17 first place)
  2 Today! - 54 (1)
  3 Sunflower - 49
  4 Friends - 42 (3)
  5 Wild Honey - 30 (1)
  6 Smile/TSS - 26 (2)
  7 Smiley Smile - 25 (2)
  8 Love You - 20 (2)
  9 SD&SN - 19
10 ASL - 13
11 Surf's Up - 8
12 Holland - 6
13 In Concert - 5
14 20/20 - 5
15 Surfer Girl - 3
16 CATP - 2
17 BB 85 - 2
18 SDV2 - 1

Slightly skewed as some included  Smile/TSS in thier deliberations and some didn't and yes, I've left two submissions out.  

[Lonely Summer]

Everytime I see Love You on a top 5 list, I think it must be a typo. Interesting snapshot of 1976/77 Brian, but top 5? I can think of a dozen BB's albums I'd pick before that. Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, Sunflower, Pet Sounds, SMiLE, Beach Boys Today, Summer Days, Holland, Surf's Up, All Summer Long, Surfer Girl, Surfin' USA, Beach Boys in Concert....

[runnersdialzero]

Everytime I see Love You on a top 5 list, I think it must be a typo. Interesting snapshot of 1976/77 Brian, but top 5? I can think of a dozen BB's albums I'd pick before that. Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, Sunflower, Pet Sounds, SMiLE, Beach Boys Today, Summer Days, Holland, Surf's Up, All Summer Long, Surfer Girl, Surfin' USA, Beach Boys in Concert....

May very well be in my top 5, if I could actually narrow such a list down. WHATCHU GON' DO 'BOUT IT.

[Freddie French-Pounce]

Is it REALLY going to be up to me to contribute the obligatory BS joke post???!!! 

1. Summer in Paradise
2. Still Cruisin'
3. Keepin' the Summer Alive
4. Country Love
5. MIU Album

I almost Put Summer In Paradise at #7...

In no particular order:

Today!/Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!!!!!!!!!) twofer
Sunflower/Surf's Up twofer
Smile/Smiley Smile twofer CD-R
Pet Sounds/Love You twofer CD-R
A DVD-R containing a lot of their other material not listed here

Very clever Mr. Walkerscallten!

[Smilin Ed H]

1  Pet Sounds
2  Surf's Up
3  Holland
4  Sunflower
5  Today

[Alan Smith]

Love You
Friends
All Summer Long
Surf's Up
Surfin' USA

[Lowbacca]

Is it REALLY going to be up to me to contribute the obligatory BS joke post???!!! 

1. Summer in Paradise
2. Still Cruisin'
3. Keepin' the Summer Alive
4. Country Love
5. MIU Album

I almost Put Summer In Paradise at #7...

I truly dig MIU and parts of Keepin' the Summer Alive and Still Cruisin'. And even a few seconds here and there on Summer in Paradise.

[Letsgoawayforawhile]

Top 10's anyone? 

10. Holland
9. Wild Honey
8. Smiley Smile
7. All Summer Long
6. Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
5. Surf's Up
4. Sunflower
3. Friends
2. Today!
1. Pet Sounds

[Mark Howell]

I'd have to say ...

1. Sunflower
2. Wild Honey
3. 20/20
4. Surfs Up
5. Pet Sounds

[Exapno Mapcase]

I'll keep it to 5 so as not to piss off the OP and AGD if he decides to tot up all the top fives.

1. Surf's Up
2  Pet Sounds
3.  Wild Honey
4. Today
5.  Friends

[Paulos]

Pet Sounds
Smiley Smile
All Summer Long
Little Deuce Coupe
Today

[TimeToGetAlone]

1. Smile
2. Pet Sounds
3. Today!
4. Holland
5. Sunflower

Next up would probably include Love You, Surf's Up, and Friends.

[halblaineisgood]

Love You
Friends
All Summer Long
Surf's Up
Surfin' USA

                                                                 
nice variety ...I'm on board, as long as this isn't a my house is  on fire, only got time to grab 5 , followed by banishment to a remote area where I will live in a shed*, in which case I would
need to grab a 45 of WIBN/GOK if I ever wanted to be happy again.



*I will have a small portable record player in my shed for leisure time not spent on gathering food

[Andrew G. Doe]

Thus far, no love for...

Surfin' Safari
Concert
Christmas Album
Party !
Live In London
15 Big Ones
MIU Album
LA (Light Album)
Keepin' The Summer Alive
Still Cruisin'
Summer In Paradise
Stars & Stripes
Live At Knebworth
That's Why God Made The Radio

[Lowbacca]

Thus far, no love for...

Surfin' Safari
Concert
Christmas Album
Party !
Live In London
15 Big Ones
MIU Album
LA (Light Album)
Keepin' The Summer Alive
Still Cruisin'
Summer In Paradise
Stars & Stripes
Live At Knebworth
That's Why God Made The Radio

Sure, lots of love. It's just that a top5 of BBs LPs is pretty much the hardest top5 I ever had to name..... Live in London, M.I.U. and TWGMTR would all be in my top10.

EDIT: Well okay, Live in London would have to fight for it, but still....

[8o8o]

1. Sunflower
2. Pet Sounds
3. Holland
4. Friends
5. Today!

[ontor pertawst]

1. Pet Sounds
2. Smiley Smile
3. Shut Down Volume 2
4. Wild Honey
5. Surfer Girl

[SunnyDownSnuff]

1. Pet Sounds
2. Sunflower
3. Today!
4. Smiley Smile
5. Surf's Up/Love You (Tie)


Not including TSS. I could see switching #2 and #3 in a heartbeat. And Love You could drop out at any time.

[Cabinessenceking]

this week

1. Love You
2. Smiley Smile
3. Pet Sounds
4. Wild Honey
5. Surf's Up or Holland