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Beach Boys US album sales 1962-2014
1: 100,000+
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| Year | Label | Album |
Sales
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Soundscan
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SS date
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1
| 1966 | Capitol | Best Of The Beach Boys [1] |
3,500,000
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1,200,000
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11/08
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2
| 1974 | Capitol | Endless Summer |
3,225,000
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792,000
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8/12
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3
| 2003 | Capitol | Sounds Of Summer |
3,150,000
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3,080,000
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7/13
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4
| 1967 | Capitol | Best Of The Beach Boys Volume 2 |
2,500,000
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5
| 1995 | Capitol | 20 Good Vibrations: The Greatest Hits |
2,200,000
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1,460,000
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8/12
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6
| 1986 | Capitol | Made In USA [2LP] |
2,150,000
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7
| 1966 | Capitol | Pet Sounds |
1,600,000
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520,000
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8/12
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8
| 1963 | Capitol | Little Deuce Coupe |
1,150,000
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9
| 1963 | Capitol | Surfin' USA [2] |
1,075,000
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10
| 1989 | Capitol | Still Cruisin' |
1,050,000
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11
| 1964 | Capitol | The Beach Boys Christmas Album |
925,000
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219,000
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2/12
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12
| 1964 | Capitol | Beach Boys Concert |
900,000
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13
| 1989 | Capitol CEMA | Greatest Surfing Songs |
875,000
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696,000
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8/03
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14
| 1963 | Capitol | Surfer Girl |
850,000
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| 1965 | Capitol | The Beach Boys Today ! |
850,000
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| 1975 | Capitol | Spirit Of America [2LP] |
850,000
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17
| 1964 | Capitol | All Summer Long |
700,000
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| 1976 | Brother-Reprise | 15 Big Ones |
700,000
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19
| 1965 | Capitol | Summer Days (... And Summer Nights !!) |
650,000
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20
| 1964 | Capitol | Shut Down Volume 2 |
590,000
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21
| 1962 | Capitol | Surfin' Safari |
400,000
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22
| 1965 | Capitol | Beach Boys Party |
375,000
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23
| 1967 | Capitol | Wild Honey |
350,000
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| 1999 | Capitol | 20 More Good Vibrations: The Greatest Hits Volume 2 |
350,000
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25
| 1975 | Brother-Reprise | Good Vibrations - Best Of The Beach Boys |
300,000
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| 1986 | Delta* | Merry Christmas From The Beach Boys [cassette] [3] |
300,000
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102,000
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5/12
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27
| 1971 | Brother-Reprise | Surf's Up |
275,000
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28
| 1967 | Capitol | Smiley Smile |
250,000
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| 1973 | Brother-Reprise | Holland |
250,000
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| 1985 | Caribou | The Beach Boys |
250,000
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| 1978 | Ronco* | Super Hits |
250,000
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32
| 2010 | Capitol | Ten Great Songs |
225,000
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33
| 1969 | Capitol | 20/20 |
200,000
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| 1970 | Brother-Reprise | Sunflower |
200,000
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| 1972 | Brother-Reprise | Carl And The Passions: So Tough/Pet Sounds [2LP] |
200,000
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| 1973 | Brother-Reprise | The Beach Boys In Concert [2LP][4] |
200,000
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| 1976 | Capitol | Beach Boys '69 - Live In London |
200,000
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| 1977 | Brother-Reprise | The Beach Boys Love You |
200,000
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| 1991 | Capitol | The Absolute Best Volume 1 |
200,000
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| 2012 | Capitol | That's Why God Made The Radio |
200,000
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160,000
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12/12
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41
| 1980 | Caribou | Keepin' The Summer Alive |
180,000
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42
| 1968 | Capitol | Friends |
175,000
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| 1979 | Caribou | LA (Light Album) |
175,000
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| 2000 | Capitol | The Greatest Hits Volume 3 - Best Of The Brother Years |
175,000
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160,000
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45
| 2007 | Capitol | The Warmth Of The Sun |
150,000
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55,000
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7/07
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| 1970 | Wand | Greatest Hits 1961-1963 [5] |
150,000
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47
| 1991 | Capitol | The Absolute Best Volume 2 |
140,000
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48
| 1978 | Brother-Reprise | MIU Album |
135,000
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49
| 2004 | Capitol | Christmas With The Beach Boys [6] |
135,000
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106,000
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2/12
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50
| 1993 | Capitol | Good Vibrations: 30 Years Of The Beach Boys [5CD][7] |
130,000
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117,000
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12/03
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51
| 1981 | Caribou | Ten Years Of Harmony [2LP] |
125,000
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| 1970 | Capitol | Good Vibrations |
125,000
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| 1974 | Pickwick | Surfer Girl |
125,000
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| 1975 | Capitol | American Summer [2LP] |
125,000
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55
| 1986 | Time-Life | The Beach Boys 1962-1967 |
120,000
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56
| 1974 | Brother-Reprise | 20/20 & Wild Honey [2LP] |
100,000
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| 1982 | Capitol | Sunshine Dream |
100,000
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| 2002 | Capitol | Beach Boys Classics Selected By Brian Wilson |
100,000
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| 1976 | Pickwick | Little Deuce Coupe |
100,000
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| 1983 | Heartland | Beach Boys Forever |
100,000
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| 2006 | Starbucks | Summer Crush |
100,000
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1
| Although listed as having sold over thre million, this album has only been certified as double platinum by the RIAA. | |||||
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Although this album is listed here as having sold over a million copies, it hasn't been officially ratified as a Platinum Disc by the RIAA. | |||||
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3
| Comprising nine tracks from the 1964 seasonal release. | |||||
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4
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Although only selling 200,000 copies (or 400,000 units), this album was certified gold in October 1974 under the RIAA rules of the day, which were based on dollar sales of $1 million. The reason this album isn't also listed as a 2fer reissue in 2000 is probably because it's actually an almost straight re-release of the original. Taking the general sales of the 2000 reissues into account, it likely sold under 20,000 additional copies. | |||||
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5
| Sales figures include the Sceptre and Orbit releases, which are exactly the same album. | |||||
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6
| A reissue of Ultimate Christmas less one track, "Christmastime Is Here Again". | |||||
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7
| Certifed as gold due to each component disc counting towards the overall figures. | |||||