20 Golden Greats (The Beach Boys album)

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20 Golden Greats
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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)Good Vibrations – Best of The Beach Boys1975
20 Golden Greats
(1976)
15 Big Ones
(1976)15 Big Ones1976

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

See also

References

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Preceded by 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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