List of songs recorded by the Beach Boys
are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961. Since their formation, the group has recorded hundreds of songs as a group. This list does not include songs released separately by the individual members.
Lead vocals by the official members of the group are listed by first name only. Guest lead vocals show full names. The group has also recorded several songs that remain unreleased.
Studio recorded
Live recordings
This list is an attempt to document every live recording that has been released by the Beach Boys, whether on an album, single, compilation, or anthology album.Song | Writer | Recorded | Album | Producer | Lead Vocal | Ref. |
"409" | Brian Wilson Gary Usher Mike Love | March 27, 1965 Chicago, IL | U.S. Singles Collection: The Capitol Years 1962–1965 | Brian Wilson | Mike | |
"All I Want to Do" | Dennis Wilson | December 8, 1968 London, England | Rarities | The Beach Boys | Mike | |
"All I Want to Do" | Dennis Wilson | December 8, 1968 London, England | Made in California | The Beach Boys | Mike | |
"Aren't You Glad" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | Mike/Carl/Al | |
"Barbara Ann" | Fred Fassert | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | Al/Mike/Carl | |
"Barbara Ann" | Fred Fassert | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | The Beach Boys | Al/Mike | ||
"Be True to Your School" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Good Vibrations Box Set | Brian Wilson | Mike | |
"Be True to Your School" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | Mike | |
"Bluebirds over the Mountain" | Ersel Hickey | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | Mike/Carl/Bruce | |
"California Girls" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | Mike | |
"California Girls" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | August 19, 1973 Uniondale, NY | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | Mike/Al/Carl | |
"California Girls" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | Mike | |
"Caroline, No" | Brian Wilson Tony Asher | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | Carl | |
"Dance, Dance, Dance" | Brian Wilson Carl Wilson Mike Love | November 4, 1989 Los Angeles, CA | Songs From Here & Back | Mark Linett Alan Boyd | - | - |
"Darlin'" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | Carl | |
"Darlin'" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | Carl | |
"Darlin'" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Endless Harmony Soundtrack | The Beach Boys | Carl | |
"Darlin'" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | Carl | |
"Do It Again" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Do It Again" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Don’t Worry Baby" | Brian Wilson Roger Christian] | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert/Live In London | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Don’t Worry Baby" | Brian Wilson Roger Christian] | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Friends" | Brian WIlson Carl Wilson Dennis Wilson Al Jardine | 1968 Chicago, Illinois | Made in California | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Fun, Fun, Fun" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Fun, Fun, Fun" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Fun, Fun, Fun" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Funky Pretty" | Brian Wilson Jack Rieley Mike Love | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"God Only Knows" | Brian Wilson Tony Asher | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"God Only Knows" | Brian Wilson Tony Asher | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Good Vibrations" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Good Vibrations" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Good Vibrations" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | October 22, 1966 Ann Arbor, MI | Good Vibrations Box Set | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Good Vibrations" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | December 8, 1968 London England | Endless Harmony Soundtrack | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Good Vibrations" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | August 25, 1967 Honolulu, HI | Hawthorne, CA | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Good Vibrations" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Good Vibrations" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | 1974 | Songs From Here & Back | The Beach Boys | - | - |
Graduation Day | Joe Sherman Noel Sherman | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Hawaii" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Help Me, Rhonda" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | Al | |
"Help Me, Rhonda" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | June 21, 1980 London, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | Al | |
"Help Me, Rhonda" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | November 19, 1972 Passaic, NJ | Made in California | The Beach Boys | Dennis | |
"Heroes and Villains" | Brian Wilson Van Dyke Parks | August 25, 1967 Honolulu, HI | Beach Boys Concert/Live In London | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Heroes and Villains" | Brian Wilson Van Dyke Parks | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Heroes and Villains" | Brian Wilson Van Dyke Parks | November 1972 | Endless Harmony Soundtrack | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Hushabye" | Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman | September 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Good Vibrations Box Set | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"I Can Hear Music" | Phil Spector Jeff Berry Ellie Greenwich | June 27, 1975 Largo, MD | Made in California | The Beacch Boys | - | - |
"I Get Around" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"I Get Around" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"I Get Around" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | November 4, 1989 Los Angeles, CA | Songs From Here & Back | Mark Linett Alan Boyd | - | - |
"In My Room" | Brian Wilson Gary Usher | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"It's About Time" | Dennis Wilson Carl Wilson Al Jardine Bob Burchman | August 15, 1973 Chicago, IL | Made in California | The Beacch Boys | - | - |
"Johnny B. Goode" | Chuck Berry | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Keepin' the Summer Alive" | Carl Wilson Randy Bachman | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Kokomo" | Mike Love Scott McKenzie Terry Melcher John Phillips | November 4, 1989 Los Angeles, CA | Songs From Here & Back | Mark Linett Alan Boyd | - | - |
"Lady Lynda" | Al Jardine Ron Altbach | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Leaving This Town" | Carl Wilson Ricky Fataar Blondie Chaplin Mike Love | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Let the Wind Blow" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Let's Go Trippin'" | Dick Dale | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"The Letter " | Wayne Carson Thompson | 1967 Hawaii | Made in California | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Little Bird" | Dennis Wilson Stephen Kalinich | July 5, 1968 Chicago, IL | Made in California | The Beach Boys | Dennis | |
"Little Deuce Coupe" | Brian Wilson Roger Christian | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Little Deuce Coupe" | Brian Wilson Roger Christian | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Little Deuce Coupe" | Brian Wilson Roger Christian | November 4, 1989 Los Angeles, CA | Songs From Here & Back | Mark Linett Alan Boyd | - | - |
"The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" | Don Altfield Jan Berry Roger Christian | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Long Promised Road" | Carl Wilson Jack Rieley | November 23, 1972 New York, NY | Endless Harmony Soundtrack | Carl Wilson | - | - |
"Long, Tall Texan" | Henry Strezlecki | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Marcella" | Brian Wilson Tandyn Almer Jack Rieley | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
medley: "Surfin' Safari"/"Fun, Fun, Fun"/"Shut Down"/"Little Deuce Coupe"/"Surfin' U.S.A." | Brian Wilson Mike Love Roger Christian Chuck Berry | October 22, 1966 Ann Arbor, MI | Endless Harmony Soundtrack | Brian Wilson | - | - |
medley: "Cotton Fields/Heroes and Villains" | Huddie Ledbetter Brian Wilson Van Dyke Parks | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, CA | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Monster Mash" | Boris Pickett Lenny Capizzi | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Only With You" | Dennis Wilson Mike Love | November 23, 1972 New York | Made in California | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" | Carl White Al Frazier Sonny Harris Turner Wilson Jr. | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Runaway" | Del Shannon Max Crook | March 26, 1965 Chicago, IL | Made in California | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Rock and Roll Music" | Chuck Berry | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Sail On, Sailor" | Brian Wilson Tandyn Almer Ray Kennedy Jack Rieley Van Dyke Parks | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Sail On, Sailor" | Brian Wilson Tandyn Almer Ray Kennedy Jack Rieley Van Dyke Parks | November 5, 1995 Louisville, KY | Made in California | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"School Days" | Chuck Berry | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Shut Down" | Brian Wilson Roger Christian | March 26, 1965 Chicago, IL | Hawthorne, CA | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Sloop John B" | Trad. arr. Brian Wilson | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Sloop John B" | Trad. arr. Brian Wilson | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Sloop John B" | Trad. arr. Brian Wilson | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Summer in Paradies" | Mike Love Terry Melcher Craig Fall | 1993 London, England | Made in California | The Beach Boys | Mike/Bruce | |
"Surfer Girl" | Brian Wilson | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Surfer Girl" | Brian Wilson | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Good Vibrations Box Set | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Surfer Girl" | Brian Wilson | August 25, 1967 Honolulu, HI | Good Vibrations Box Set | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Surfer Girl" | Brian Wilson | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Surfer Girl" | Brian Wilson | November 4, 1989 Los Angeles, CA | Songs From Here & Back | Mark Linett Alan Boyd | - | - |
"Surfin' U.S.A." | Brian Wilson Chuck Berry | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Surfin' U.S.A." | Brian Wilson Chuck Berry | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Good Vibrations Box Set | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Surfin' U.S.A." | Brian Wilson Chuck Berry | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, England | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"The Trader" | Carl Wilson Jack Rieley | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"The Wanderer" | Ernest Maresca | August 1, 1964 Sacramento, CA | Beach Boys Concert | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" | Bobby Troup | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" | Bobby Troup | August 25, 1967 Honolulu, HI | Smiley Smile/Wild Honey | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Vegetables" | Brian WIlson Van Dike Parks | November 26, 1993 New York | Made in California | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Wake the World" | Brian Wilson Al Jardine | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"We Got Love" | Ricky Fataar Blondie Chaplin Mike Love | August 19, 1973 Uniondale, NY | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"What'd I Say" | Ray Charles | January 24, 1964 Sydney, Australia | Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Rarities | Brian Wilson | - | - |
"Wild Honey" | Brian Wilson Mike Love | November 19, 1972 Passaic, NJ | Made in California | The Beach Boys | Blondie | |
"Wonderful" | Brian Wilson Van Dyke Parks | November 26, 1993 New York | Made in California | The Beach Boys | - | - |
medley: "Wonderful"/"Don't Worry, Bill" | Brian Wilson Van Dyke Parks/ Ricky Fataar Blondie Chaplin Steve Fataar Brother Fataar | November 23, 1972 New York, NY | Endless Harmony Soundtrack | Carl Wilson | - | - |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" | Brian Wilson Tony Asher Mike Love | December 8, 1968 London, England | Live In London | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" | Brian Wilson Tony Asher Mike Love | October 3, 1970 Monterey, CA | single | Lou Adler | - | - |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" | Brian Wilson Tony Asher Mike Love | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" | Brian Wilson Tony Asher Mike Love | 1974 | Songs From Here & Back | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"You Are So Beautiful" | Billy PrestonBruce Fisher | June 21, 1980 Knebworth, CA | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"You Still Believe in Me" | Brian Wilson Tony Asher | 1972–1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert | The Beach Boys | - | - |
"You're So Good To Me" | Brian WIlson Mike Love | October 25, 1966 Paris, France | Made in California'' | The Beach Boys | - | - |