The Definitive Smiley Smile Message Board's Song & Album Rankings - 2022 Results
Doobidoo:
Hi everybody! 2022's results are here:
(Rank-difference in parenthesis)
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Smiley Smile Message Board's Top 10 Songs:
1. Surf's Up - 283 Points (-)
2. God Only Knows - 221 Points (-)
3. Good Vibrations - 204 Points (-)
4. 'Til I Die - 197 Points (-)
5. Wouldn't It Be Nice - 189 Points (-)
6. This Whole World - 133 Points (-)
7. Cabin Essence - 110 Points (-)
8. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times - 105 Points (-)
9. Please Let Me Wonder - 100 Points (-)
10. All I Wanna Do - 98 Points (-)
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Smiley Smile Message Board's Top 10 Albums:
1. Pet Sounds - 497 Points (-)
2. Sunflower - 334 Points (-)
3. The SMiLE Sessions - 333 Points (-)
4. The Beach Boys Today! - 275 Points (-)
5. Wild Honey - 236 Points (-)
6. Friends - 211 Points (-)
7. Surf's Up - 210 Points (-)
8. The Beach Boys Love You - 177 Points (-)
9. Smiley Smile - 147 Points (-)
10. Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) - 129 Points (-)
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In this spreadsheet, you're able to have a complete view of how the points were given, earlier rankings, and how the work proceeded:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yqIdZhZRxf8kZZO2F48iE1jIRzkoAK5Ainqvn2aD2OM/edit?usp=sharing
You're still able to add or edit your lists 'til next years results (2024) on:
http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,26075.0.html (Albums)
http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,26041.0.html (Songs)
Feel free to discuss and comment!
jiggy22:
Mad props to the one person who had “Drip Drop (Teardrops on My Bed)” in their top 10!
Very pleased to see “Surf’s Up” take the #1 spot, that song deserves all the praise and more 8)
Bicyclerider:
The surprise for me is All I Wanna Do making the top ten - a deep cut well known to Beach Boy fanatics but not usuallly ranked up with the likes of God Only Knows and Good Vibrations. This Whole World is not unexpected.
I’m surprised there hasn’t been more responses to the poll. How many members does the board have? This should be something everyone, even just lurkers and readers who usually don’t post, could participate in.
Zargo:
Quote from: Bicyclerider on August 25, 2018, 12:37:59 PM
The surprise for me is All I Wanna Do making the top ten - a deep cut well known to Beach Boy fanatics but not usuallly ranked up with the likes of God Only Knows and Good Vibrations. This Whole World is not unexpected.
I’m surprised there hasn’t been more responses to the poll. How many members does the board have? This should be something everyone, even just lurkers and readers who usually don’t post, could participate in.
It would be better if it was restricted to album tracks. As much as I'd hate to deny members their more esotoric choices, I think a narrower focus would lead to clearer results. Not that the top ten here looks bad, I realise I'm in the small minority of people that don't enjoy Surf's Up much until the coda.
MyDrKnowsItKeepsMeCalm:
That's a great top ten list, encompassing so much of what I love about them. If I were told I could only hear ten songs from the band ever again, it's not precisely the list I might choose but I'd be very, very happy with it.
At the same time, it's wild just how far removed it is from the list you'd get if you asked most casual fans for a top ten list of their favorite Beach Boys songs. Only God Only Knows, Good Vibrations and Wouldn't It Be Nice would make both lists. The list here is heavily loaded with '66-'71 material which is virtually unknown to most people, and iconic songs like Surfer Girl and California Girls didn't make the cut. Not a new insight but it is a uniquely fascinating tension with this group.
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