20 Golden Greats (The Beach Boys album)

20 Golden Greats

Greatest hits album by The Beach Boys

Released

June 1976

Genre

Rock, Surf rock, Sunshine pop, Psychedelic rock

Length

January 31, 1963 – April 23, 1969

Label

Capitol

Producer

Nick Venet, Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys chronology

Good Vibrations – Best of The Beach Boys
(1975)

20 Golden Greats
(1976)

15 Big Ones
(1976)

20 Golden Greats is a 1976 greatest hits album by the Beach Boys that was released in the UK by EMI's newly created TV advertising division.^[1] It became the second biggest selling album of the year, spending a total of 86 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number one in July 1976, where it remained for 10 weeks.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Year Originally Released	Length
1.	"Surfin' U.S.A."	Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry	1963	2:28
2.	"Fun, Fun, Fun"	B. Wilson, Mike Love	1964	2:03
3.	"I Get Around"	B. Wilson, Love	1964	2:13
4.	"Don't Worry Baby"	B. Wilson, Roger Christian	1964	2:48
5.	"Little Deuce Coupe"	B. Wilson, Christian	1963	1:38
6.	"When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)"	B. Wilson, Love	1964	2:03
7.	"Help Me, Rhonda"	B. Wilson, Love	1965	2:46
8.	"California Girls"	B. Wilson, Love	1965	2:38
9.	"Barbara Ann"	Fred Fassert	1965	2:05
10.	"Sloop John B"	Trad. Arr. B. Wilson, Al Jardine	1966	2:56

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Year Originally Released	Length
1.	"You're So Good to Me"	B. Wilson, Love	1965	2:16
2.	"God Only Knows"	B. Wilson, Tony Asher	1966	2:51
3.	"Wouldn't It Be Nice"	B. Wilson, Asher, Love	1966	2:22
4.	"Good Vibrations"	B. Wilson, Love	1967	3:39
5.	"Then I Kissed Her"	Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry	1965	2:15
6.	"Heroes and Villains"	B. Wilson, Van Dyke Parks	1967	3:37
7.	"Darlin'"	B. Wilson, Love	1967	2:12
8.	"Do It Again"	B. Wilson, Love	1969	2:25
9.	"I Can Hear Music"	Jeff Barry, Greenwich, Phil Spector	1969	2:38
10.	"Break Away"	B. Wilson, Murry Wilson	1969	2:55

Chart positions and certifications

Charts

Chart	Year	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[4]	1976	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)^[5]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[6]	Platinum	50,000^x
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[7]	Platinum	50,000^x
United Kingdom (BPI)^[8]	Platinum	600,000^[9]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1 2 "Album Chart History – 1976". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
↑ Brown, Tony. (2000). The Complete Book of the British Charts. Omnibus Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7119-7670-2.
↑ 1976 Number 1 Albums at theofficialcharts.com
↑ "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Beach Boys; '20 Golden Greats')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
↑ "Austrian album certifications – The Beach Boys – 20 Golden Greats" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter The Beach Boys in the field Interpret. Enter 20 Golden Greats in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (The Beach Boys; '20 Golden Greats')". Hung Medien.
↑ "British album certifications – The Beach Boys – 20Golden Greats". British Phonographic Industry. Enter 20Golden Greats in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
↑ "Certified Awards Search". Archived from the original on 2009-09-01. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

Hits	Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 1, 2, 3 Endless Summer Spirit of America Good Vibrations – Best of The Beach Boys 20 Golden Greats Ten Years of Harmony Sunshine Dream Made in U.S.A. Greatest Hits Vol. 1, 2, 3 The Very Best of The Beach Boys Sounds of Summer The Platinum Collection (Sounds of Summer Edition) The Warmth of the Sun Fifty Big Ones

Themed	Stack-O-Tracks Ultimate Christmas Classics Selected by Brian Wilson Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary Edition Summer Love Songs

Rarities	Rarities Lost & Found (1961–62) Endless Harmony Hawthorne, CA The Big Beat 1963 Keep an Eye on Summer 1964 Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged

Box sets	Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys The Pet Sounds Sessions The Capitol Years The Original US Singles Collection The Capitol Years 1962–1965 The Smile Sessions Made in California

Documentary films

Good Vibrations Tour (1976)
An American Band (1985)
Nashville Sounds (1996)
Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story (1998)
Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002)
Doin' It Again (2012)

Associated places

Influence

History / Lists

Book
Category
Portal
Wikiquote

People associated with The Beach Boys

Personnel	Alan Boyd Chuck Britz Stephen Desper Larry Levine Steve Levine Mark Linett Earle Mankey Bob Norberg Joe Thomas Nick Venet

Businessmen	David Anderle James William Guercio Jack Rieley Murry Wilson

Bands	American Spring Bob & Sheri Bruce & Terry California Music Captain & Tennille Celebration Chicago The Flames The Honeys The Wrecking Crew

Musicians/ songwriters	Tandyn Almer Ron Altbach Tony Asher Roger Christian Jan and Dean Daryl Dragon Danny Hutton Gregg Jakobson Stephen Kalinich Charles Manson Terry Melcher Andy Paley Van Dyke Parks John Phillips Dick Reynolds Toni Tennille Gary Usher Don Was

Touring members	Adrian Baker Phil Bardowell Gerry Beckley Nelson Bragg Glen Campbell Richie Cannata John Cowsill Daryl Dragon Jeffrey Foskett Probyn Gregory Billy Hinsche Matt Jardine Mike Kowalski Randell Kirsch Mike Meros Carli Muñoz Joe Pollard Darian Sahanaja Toni Tennille Scott Totten

Writers	Peter Ames Carlin David Leaf Byron Preiss Domenic Priore Jules Siegel Jon Stebbins Derek Taylor Michael Vosse Timothy White Paul Williams

Other	Eugene Landy Melinda Ledbetter Stan Love Christine McVie Rocky Pamplin John Stamos Paul Tanner Carnie Wilson Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford Wendy Wilson Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

The Beach Boys singles discography

1960s

1961	"Surfin'" / "Luau"

1962	"Surfin' Safari" / "409" "Ten Little Indians" / "County Fair"

1963	"Surfin' U.S.A." / "Shut Down" "Surfer Girl" / "Little Deuce Coupe" "Be True to Your School" / "In My Room" "Little Saint Nick" / "The Lord's Prayer"

1964	"Fun, Fun, Fun" / "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" "I Get Around" / "Don't Worry Baby" "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" / "She Knows Me Too Well" "Dance, Dance, Dance" / "The Warmth of the Sun" "The Man with All the Toys" / "Blue Christmas"

1965	"Do You Want to Dance" / "Please Let Me Wonder" "Help Me, Rhonda" / "Kiss Me, Baby" "California Girls"/ "Let Him Run Wild" "The Little Girl I Once Knew" / "There's No Other (Like My Baby)" "Barbara Ann" / "Girl Don't Tell Me"

1966	"Sloop John B" / "You're So Good to Me" "Wouldn't It Be Nice" / "God Only Knows" "Good Vibrations" / "Let's Go Away for Awhile"

1967	"Then I Kissed Her" / "Mountain of Love" "Heroes and Villains" / "You're Welcome" "Wild Honey" / "Wind Chimes" "Darlin'" / "Here Today"

1968	"Friends" / "Little Bird" "Do It Again" / "Wake the World" "Bluebirds over the Mountain" / "Never Learn Not to Love"

1969	"I Can Hear Music" / "All I Want to Do" "Break Away" / "Celebrate the News"

1970s

1970	"Add Some Music to Your Day" / "Susie Cincinnati" "Cottonfields" / "The Nearest Faraway Place" "Slip On Through" / "This Whole World" "Tears in the Morning" / "It's About Time"

1971	"Cool, Cool Water" / "Forever" "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (live) / "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (by Merry Clayton) "Long Promised Road" / "Deirdre" "Long Promised Road" / "'Til I Die" "Surf's Up" / "Don't Go Near the Water"

1972	"You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" / "Cuddle Up" "Marcella" / "Hold On Dear Brother"

1973	"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga: California" / "Funky Pretty"

1974	"Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas Song)" / "Susie Cincinnati"

1975	"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You"

1976	"Rock and Roll Music" / "T M Song" "It's O.K." / "Had to Phone Ya" "Everyone's in Love with You" / "Susie Cincinnati"

1977	"Honkin' Down the Highway" / "Solar System"

1978	"Peggy Sue" / "Hey Little Tomboy"

1979	"Here Comes the Night" / "Baby Blue" "Good Timin'" / "Love Surrounds Me" "Lady Lynda" / "Full Sail" "It's a Beautiful Day" / "Sumahama"

1980s

1980	"Goin' On" / "Endless Harmony" "Livin' with a Heartache" / "Santa Ana Winds"

1981	"The Beach Boys Medley" / "God Only Knows" "Come Go with Me" / "Don't Go Near the Water"

1985	"Getcha Back" / "Male Ego" "It's Gettin' Late" / "It's O.K." "She Believes in Love Again" / "It's Just a Matter of Time"

1986	"Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue" / "Good Vibrations" (live) "California Dreamin'" / "Lady Liberty"

1987	"Happy Endings" (with Little Richard) / "California Girls" (live)

1988	"Kokomo" / "Tutti Frutti" (Little Richard)

1989	"Still Cruisin'" / "Kokomo"

1990s

1990	"Somewhere Near Japan" / "Kokomo" "Problem Child" / "Problem Child (Instrumental)"

1992	"Hot Fun in the Summertime" / "Summer of Love"

1996	"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" / "Wouldn't It Be Nice" / "Here Today"

2010s

2011	"Good Vibrations" / "Heroes and Villains" "Don't Fight the Sea" / "Friends" "Cabinessence" / "Wonderful"

2012	"That's Why God Made the Radio" / "That's Why God Made the Radio" (instrumental) "Isn't It Time" / Live in Chicago

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Chart procession and succession

Preceded by A Night on the Town by Rod Stewart	UK Albums Chart number-one album July 24 – October 2, 1976	Succeeded by The Best of the Stylistics Volume II by The Stylistics

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