You have 10 Albums…..

[KDS]

1.  Surfer Girl
2.  Shut Down Vol.2 (while not in my top 10, I really couldn't go to the rest of my life without hearing Warmth of the Sun again)
3.  All Summer Long
4.  Beach Boys Today
5.  Summer Days and Summer Nights
6.  Pet Sounds
7.  Sunflower
8.  Surf's Up
9.  Holland
10.That's Why God Made the Radio

**Note - While Friends is in my Top 10 BB albums, I had to swap it out for SDV2 since the criteria states that I can't listen to the other records again. 

[drbeachboy]

Let's see

  1. Sunflower
  2. Today!
  3. Holland
  4. All Summer Long
  5. Love You
  6. Wild Honey
  7. Shut Down Vol. 2
  8. Little Deuce Coupe
  9. Pet Sounds
10. Pacific Ocean Blue

11. In Concert - It was an official release. I listen to this album more than the studio albums listed above. I would really be lost without it. It is my go-to for songs such as Darlin', Heroes & Villains, Marcella, Caroline No & Funky Pretty.

[Eric Aniversario]

Friends
Orange Crate Art
L.A. (Light Album)
Sunflower
Carl & the Passions - So Tough
Pacific Ocean Blue
Surf's Up
Summer Days (and Summer Nights)
Brian Wilson presents Smile
Pet Sounds

Wow that was difficult...there were some albums I rescued just for one or two key songs that I can't imagine never hearing again.

Almost made the cut:
Wild Honey
That Lucky Old Sun
20/20

[Vega-Table Man]

In no particular order:

1. Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)
2. Smiley Smile
3. The Beach Boys Love You
4. The Beach Boys Today!
5. Pet Sounds
6. Shut Down Volume 2
7. All Summer Long
8. Wild Honey
9. Friends
10. Sunflower

If comps had been allowed, Endless Summer would have been in there...

[shelter]

All Summer Long
Today
Pet Sounds
Wild Honey
Friends
Sunflower
Surf's Up
The Smile Sessions
That's Why God Made The Radio
That Lucky Old Sun

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

1.   Pet Sounds
2.   Little Deuce Coupe
3.   Surfer Girl
4.   Smiley Smile
5.   Holland
6.   Sunflower
7.   Summer Days (and Summer Nights)
8.   Friends
9.   Love You
10.   All Summer Long

[job]

So far, ranked by number appearances, the top 25 are as follows:

Pet Sounds 26
Sunflower 21
Today 17
Friends 17
Smile    16
Love You 15
Wild Honey 14
Surf's Up 14
Summer Days and Summer Nights 13
Pacific Ocean Blue 13
All Summer Long 12
Holland 12
20/20 8
Smiley Smile 8
Surfer Girl 7
Little Deuce Coupe 5
Carl & The Passions 5
Shut Down Vol. II 5
Surfin USA    4
That’s Why God Made The Radio 4
That Lucky Old Sun 3
L.A. Light Album    3
Brian Wilson 3
No Pier Pressure    3
Summer In Paradise    1

[job]

So if we are being democratic about it, we are taking these 10 to the desert island with us:

Pet Sounds
Sunflower
Today
Friends
Smile   
Love You
Wild Honey
Surf's Up
Summer Days and Summer Nights
Pacific Ocean Blue

Would have been nice if everyone had ranked theirs also so I could have weighted the results that way as well but, hey, that's still a pretty good 10 albums to take to the island.

[Eric Aniversario]

So far, ranked by number appearances, the top 25 are as follows:

Pet Sounds 26
Sunflower 21
Today 17
Friends 17
Smile    16
Love You 15
Wild Honey 14
Surf's Up 14
Summer Days and Summer Nights 13
Pacific Ocean Blue 13
All Summer Long 12
Holland 12
20/20 8
Smiley Smile 8
Surfer Girl 7
Little Deuce Coupe 5
Carl & The Passions 5
Shut Down Vol. II 5
Surfin USA    4
That’s Why God Made The Radio 4
That Lucky Old Sun 3
L.A. Light Album    3
Brian Wilson 3
No Pier Pressure    3
Adult Child    1

Thanks for tallying! Also, there was also at least one vote for Orange Crate Art! :-)

[job]

So far, ranked by number appearances, the top 25 are as follows:

Pet Sounds 26
Sunflower 21
Today 17
Friends 17
Smile    16
Love You 15
Wild Honey 14
Surf's Up 14
Summer Days and Summer Nights 13
Pacific Ocean Blue 13
All Summer Long 12
Holland 12
20/20 8
Smiley Smile 8
Surfer Girl 7
Little Deuce Coupe 5
Carl & The Passions 5
Shut Down Vol. II 5
Surfin USA    4
That’s Why God Made The Radio 4
That Lucky Old Sun 3
L.A. Light Album    3
Brian Wilson 3
No Pier Pressure    3
Summer In Paradise    1

Thanks for tallying! Also, there was also at least one vote for Orange Crate Art! :-)

Yeah...of the remaining that got 1 vote I just picked my fave to make it an even Top 25!  

[sockittome]

So if we are being democratic about it, we are taking these 10 to the desert island with us:

Pet Sounds
Sunflower
Today
Friends
Smile   
Love You
Wild Honey
Surf's Up
Summer Days and Summer Nights
Pacific Ocean Blue

Would have been nice if everyone had ranked theirs also so I could have weighted the results that way as well but, hey, that's still a pretty good 10 albums to take to the island.

Apparently I'm late to the game.  I'd have to say, I could live with this list for the most part.  Although I would want a few picks from the early years....I think I would swap out Love You and POB for All Summer Long and Surfin' USA.  Yeah, that would be perfect!

BTW, I find it rather interesting that Smiley doesn't make the cut!   

[shelter]

BTW, I find it rather interesting that Smiley doesn't make the cut!   

The only reason why it didn't make the cut for me is because my five favorite songs on it are also on The Smile Sessions.

[Rentatris]

So, if I'm right.....with this consensus list we would never ever hear again songs such as:

Do It Again, Love & Mercy, Shortenin’ Bread,  I get Around, The Warmth of the Sun, Surfin’, Cuddle Up, Sail on Sailor, Mt. Vernon and Fairway, Rock and Roll Music, Rio Grande, Little Deuce Coupe, 409, My Diane, She’s Goin’ Bald, Somewhere Near Japan, Surfer Girl, Catch a Wave, Hawaii, Midnights Another Day, Fun Fun Fun, Surfin’ Safari, That Same Song, I can Hear Music, Cotton Fields, Surfin’ USA or even Smart Girls...

 Scary.....

[Larry Franz]

If you didn't vote before the tally, does that mean you can still pick your own 10 for the island?  

Chronologically:

1. Shut Down Vol 2
2. All Summer Long
3. The Beach Boys Today!
4. Summer Days & Nights
5. Pet Sounds
6. Smiley Smile
7. Wild Honey   Spring (if that's eligible)
8. Love You
9. BW Presents Smile

I was going to give up there and deem this task too hard, but I want to hear "In My Room" again, so:

10. Surfer Girl

[Jim V.]

Surfin' USA
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
Pet Sounds
Smiley Smile
20/20
Sunflower
Surf's Up
Holland
L.A. (Light Album)
No Pier Pressure [Target version]

[Douchepool]

In no particular order...

All Summer Long
Today!
Pet Sounds
Smiley Smile
Wild Honey
Friends
Sunflower
Love You
Pacific Ocean Blue
Brian Wilson

Honorable mention would be either Summer Days, LA, or The Fragile Thread.

[JK]

An alternative strategy would be to choose ten albums that for one reason or another are proving troublesome----albums you don't "get" in varying degrees (from just slightly to not at all). Left with just these albums, they might make more sense after repeated hearings----or not.

Mine would probably be:

Beach Boys' Party!
Friends
Carl and The Passions----So Tough
15 Big Ones
The M.I.U. Album
Keeping the Summer Alive
Youngblood
Imagination
That Lucky Old Sun
No Pier Pressure


     

[Compost]

No order of preference:

Friends
Smiley Smile
Wild Honey
Pet Sounds
20/20
Holland
Little Deuce Coupe
Summer Days...
CATP
Surf's Up

[sockittome]

BTW, I find it rather interesting that Smiley doesn't make the cut!   

The only reason why it didn't make the cut for me is because my five favorite songs on it are also on The Smile Sessions.

In better versions, for the most part.

[Outtasight!]

1. Friends
2. BWPS
3Love You
4. Pet Sounds
4. Today
5. Bw 88
6. Lucky old sun
7. Sunflower
8. Surfs Up
9. Paley Sessions
10. All summer long.

[Outtasight!]

I'd like to fit in Gershwin, what I would switch out I don't know.

[Rentatris]

You've already got eleven so good luck with that 

[Outtasight!]

You've already got eleven so good luck with that 

Damn this Glengoyne 18 yr old!

[Rentatris]

Haha, so now....which will you cull and never hear again?

[Bill30022]

Summer Days (and Summer Nights) - For California Girls and Help Me Rhonda
Today
Pet Sounds
Friends
CAPST (All This Is That)
Sunflower
Surfs Up
BWPS
That's Shy God Made the Radio (for the closing three songs)
Smiley Smile (Can't do without Good Vibes).