Monday, December 26, 2011

Hits List: Beach Boys

The Beach Boys have enjoyed one of the longest careers of the Rock Era, still going today after nearly 50 years.  Here is the complete Hits List*:






























1961: "Surfin'"
"Surfin'" (re-release)







 




1962:  "Surfin'" (re-release--#75)
          "Surfin' Safari" (#14, #48 Australia, #1 Sweden)
          "409" (#76)
          "Ten Little Indians" (#49, #8 Sweden)
1963:  "Surfin' U.S.A." (#3, #34 U.K., #12 Australia, #8 Sweden)
           "Shut Down" (#23)
           "Surfer Girl" (#7, #17 Australia)
           "Little Deuce Coupe" (#15, #17 Australia)--underrated
           "Be True to Your School" (#6, #78 Australia, #16 Sweden)
           "In My Room" (#23, #78 Australia)--underrated
           "Little Saint Nick"
1964:  "Hawai'i" (#9 Australia)
           "Fun, Fun, Fun" (#5, #17 Australia)
           "I Get Around" (#1, #7 U.K., #33 Australia, #19 Sweden)
           "Don't Worry Baby" (#24, #33 Australia")--underrated
           "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" (#9, #27 U.K., #39 Australia)
            "Four by the Beach Boys--EP (#44, #11 U.K., #1 Sweden)
            "Dance, Dance, Dance" (#8, #24 U.K., #52 Australia, #13 Sweden)
            "The Man with All the Toys"

1965:  "Do You Wanna' Dance?" (#12, #95 Australia, #18 Sweden)
           "Please Let Me Wonder" (#52)
           "Help Me Rhonda" (#1, #27 U.K., #16 Australia, #7 Sweden)
           "California Girls" (#3, #26 U.K., #58 Australia, #18 Sweden)
           "The Little Girl I Once Knew" (#20)
1966:  "Barbara Ann" (#2, #3 U.K., #2 Australia, #2 Sweden)
           "Caroline No" (#32)
           "Sloop John B" (#3, #2 U.K., #17 Australia, #4 Sweden)
           "You're So Good to Me" (#17 Australia)
           "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (#8, #17 Australia)
           "God Only Knows" (#39, #2 U.K., #17 Australia)--underrated
           "Good Vibrations" (#1, #1 U.K., #1 Australia, #3 Sweden)
1967:  "Then I Kissed Her" (#5 U.K., #14 Australia, #4 Sweden)
           "Heroes and Villains" (#12, #8 U.K., #13 Australia, #7 Sweden)
           "Wild Honey" (#31, #29 U.K., #25 Australia)
1968:  "Darlin'" (#19, #11 U.K., #28 Australia)
           "Friends" (#47, #25 U.K.)
           "Do It Again" (#20, #1 U.K., #2 Australia, #8 Sweden)
           "Bluebirds over the Mountain" (#61, #33 U.K., #90 Australia)
1969:  "I Can Hear Music" (#24, #10 U.K., #10 Australia, #15 Sweden)
          "Break Away" (#63, #6 U.K., #83 Australia)
1970:  "Add Some Music to Your Day" (#64)
           "Cottonfields" (#5 U.K., #1 Australia, #2 Sweden)
           "Slip On Through"
           "Tears in the Morning"
1971:  "Cool, Cool Water"
           "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (live)
           "Long Promised Road"
           "Long Promised Road" (re-release--#89)
1972:  "Student Demonstration Time" (#62 Australia)
           "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone"
           "Marcella"
1973:  "Sail On, Sailor" (#79)
           "California Saga:  California" (#84, #37 U.K.
1974:  "Surfin' U.S.A." (re-release--#36, #66 Australia)
1975:  "Child of Winter"
           "Sail On, Sailor" (re-release--#49)--underrated

1976:  "Rock and Roll Music" (#5, #36 U.K., #35 Australia)
           "It's OK" (#29, #33 Adult Contemporary)
1977:  "Honkin' Down the Highway"
1978:  "Peggy Sue" (#59, #46 AC, #97 Australia)
1979:  "Here Comes the Night" (#44, #37 U.K., #90 Australia)
           "Good Timin'" (#40, #12 AC)
           "Lady Lynda" (#39 AC, #6 U.K., #54 Australia)
           "It's a Beautiful day" (#45 U.K.)
1980:  "Goin' On" (#83)
           "Livin' with a Heartache"
1981:  "The Beach Boys Medley" (#12, #20 AC, #16 Australia)
1982:  "Come Go with Me" (#18, #11 AC)
1984:  "East Meets West" (with the 4 Seasons)
1985:  "Getcha' Back" (#26, #2 AC, #81 Australia)
           "It's Gettin' Late" (#82, #20 AC)
           "She Believes in Love Again" (#26 AC)
1986:  "Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue" (#68, #79 Australia)
           "California Dreamin'" (#57, #8 AC)
1987:  "Wipe Out" (with the Fat Boys) (#12, #2 U.K.)
          "Happy Endings" (with Little Richard)


1988:  "Kokomo" (#1, #5 AC, #25 U.K., #1 Australia)
           "Don't Worry Baby" (with the Everly Brothers)
1989:  "Still Cruisin'" (#93, #9 AC, #28 Australia)
1990:  "Somewhere Near Japan"
           "Wouldn't It Be Nice"/"The Beach Boys Medley" (re-release--#58 Australia)
            "Problem Child" (#38 AC)
1992:  "Hot Fun in the Summertime" (#17 AC)
1993:  "Forever" (with John Stamos) (#97 Australia)
1996:  "I Can Hear Music" (with Kathy Troccoli) (#16 AC)

2011:  "Good Vibrations" (re-release)
           "Don't Fight the Sea"
2012:  "That's Why God Made The Radio" (#30 AC)
           "Isn't It Time"


That's 56 hits for the group, with 14 Top 10 songs and four #1's.  They began hitting the Adult Contemporary chart in the latter part of their career and had 15 hits in that genre with 4 Top 10's.  

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