THE BEACH BOYS albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

THE BEACH BOYS sold over 28 million albums. The best-selling album by THE BEACH BOYS is SOUNDS OF SUMMER: THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS, which sold over 3.41 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, THE BEACH BOYS is the 137th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of THE BEACH BOYS have sold over 87,500 units, led by GOOD TIMIN' LIVE AT KNEBWORTH 1980 with over 65,000 units sold.

THE BEACH BOYS albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	SOUNDS OF SUMMER: THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS THE BEACH BOYS 2003	2003	3,411,247	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 24 248 1,192
2	ENDLESS SUMMER THE BEACH BOYS 1974	1974	3,100,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 9 164 1,415
3	THE GREATEST HITS – VOLUME 1: 20 GOOD VIBRATIONS THE BEACH BOYS 1995	1995	2,100,000	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 94 819 2,344
4	BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS THE BEACH BOYS 1966	1966	2,060,000	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 9 51 2,465
5	MADE IN THE U.S.A. THE BEACH BOYS 1986	1986	2,000,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 48 466 2,780
6	BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS, VOLUME 2 THE BEACH BOYS 1967	1967	2,000,000	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 13 61 2,828
7	PET SOUNDS THE BEACH BOYS 1966	1966	1,601,260	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 13 71 3,209
8	20 GOLDEN GREATS THE BEACH BOYS 1976	1976	1,365,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 48 388 3,644
9	STILL CRUISIN' THE BEACH BOYS 1989	1989	1,075,380	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 113 882 4,950
10	SPIRIT OF AMERICA THE BEACH BOYS 1975	1975	1,000,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 79 715 6,745
11	LITTLE DEUCE COUPE THE BEACH BOYS 1963	1963	1,000,000	Rank in 1963 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 13 174 6,871
12	THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS 2001	2001	607,500	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 275 2,047 8,575
13	SUMMER DREAMS THE BEACH BOYS 1990	1990	570,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 209 2,806 9,138
14	15 BIG ONES THE BEACH BOYS 1976	1976	568,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 113 986 9,148
15	SUMMER DAYS THE BEACH BOYS 1965	1965	500,000	Rank in 1965 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 40 454 13,456
16	THE BEACH BOYS TODAY THE BEACH BOYS 1965	1965	500,000	Rank in 1965 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 41 455 13,457
17	ALL SUMMER LONG THE BEACH BOYS 1964	1964	500,000	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 49 493 13,495
18	BEACH BOYS CONCERT THE BEACH BOYS 1964	1964	500,000	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 50 494 13,496
19	SHUT DOWN - VOLUME 2 THE BEACH BOYS 1964	1964	500,000	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 51 495 13,497
20	THE BEACH BOYS CHRISTMAS ALBUM THE BEACH BOYS 1964	1964	500,000	Rank in 1964 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 52 496 13,498
21	SURFER GIRL THE BEACH BOYS 1963	1963	500,000	Rank in 1963 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 34 521 13,523
22	SURFIN' U.S.A. THE BEACH BOYS 1963	1963	500,000	Rank in 1963 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 35 522 13,524
23	THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS (VOL 1 AND 2) THE BEACH BOYS 1983	1983	300,000	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 225 2,730 16,711
24	THE BEACH BOYS COLLECTION THE BEACH BOYS 1990	1990	200,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 507 6,273 20,568
25	CALIFORNIA GOLD : THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS THE BEACH BOYS 1990	1990	165,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 527 6,370 21,340
26	GREATEST HITS THE BEACH BOYS 1998	1998	150,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 751 6,464 21,942
27	ALL TIME GREATEST HITS THE BEACH BOYS 1974	1974	123,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 185 2,105 22,836
28	GOOD VIBRATIONS: 30 YEARS OF THE BEACH BOYS THE BEACH BOYS 1993	1993	100,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 812 8,717 30,463
29	I LOVE YOU THE BEACH BOYS 1993	1993	100,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 813 8,718 30,464
30	THE BEACH BOYS WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA THE BEACH BOYS 2018	2018	60,000	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 537 5,356 36,015
31	PLATINUM COLLECTION THE BEACH BOYS 2005	2005	60,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,159 10,819 37,304
32	HITS OF THE BEACH BOYS 2002	2002	60,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,241 11,229 37,714
33	20 GREAT LOVE SONGS THE BEACH BOYS 1996	1996	60,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,090 10,155 38,355
34	HOLLAND THE BEACH BOYS 1973	1973	60,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 280 3,110 39,425
35	ANTHOLOGY THE BEACH BOYS 1996	1996	50,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,264 11,165 42,272
36	THE BEACH BOYS THE BEACH BOYS 1985	1985	40,120	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 559 6,094 44,660
37	GOOD VIBRATIONS THE BEACH BOYS 1997	1997	13,360	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,659 13,706 56,915
38	SUMMER IN PARADISE THE BEACH BOYS 1992	1992	3,550	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,124 14,077 61,820
39	THAT'S WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO THE BEACH BOYS 2012	2012	N/A	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,896 18,099 69,504
40	20 GREATEST HITS THE BEACH BOYS 1980	1980	N/A	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 702 8,320 73,911
41	20 GRÖSSTEN HITS THE BEACH BOYS 1977	1977	N/A	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 556 4,260 74,174
42	BEACH BOYS PARTY THE BEACH BOYS 1966	1966	N/A	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 123 927 74,729

THE BEACH BOYS videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	GOOD TIMIN' LIVE AT KNEBWORTH 1980 THE BEACH BOYS 2003	2003	65,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 128 728 1,499
2	GOOD VIBRATIONS TOUR THE BEACH BOYS 2003	2003	15,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 286 1,889 3,606
3	ENDLESS HARMONY: THE BEACH BOYS STORY THE BEACH BOYS 2000	2000	7,500	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 117 2,401 4,258
4	LIVE IN CONCERT THE BEACH BOYS 2012	2012	N/A	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 176 1,598 5,224
5	25 YEARS TOGETHER THE BEACH BOYS 2005	2005	N/A	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 411 2,982 5,844

THE BEACH BOYS sales by country

THE BEACH BOYS album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by THE BEACH BOYS are the United States (22.6 million), the United Kingdom (3.58 million) and Australia (420,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	60,000	1
2	Australia	420,000	4
3	Austria	75,000	2
4	Canada	273,000	2
5	France	200,000	2
6	Germany	250,000	1
7	Japan	92,917	7
8	Netherlands	50,000	1
9	New Zealand	52,500	4
10	Spain	250,000	2
11	Sweden	50,000	1
12	Switzerland	50,000	1
13	United Kingdom	3,580,000	16
14	United States	22,600,000	20

THE BEACH BOYS video sales by country