Tracks
Side A
- 11965Dutch Top 40: peak position 28 in week 38 of 1965, 4 weeks in the chartCalifornia Girls2:40B major
- 21964I Get Around2:14E major
- 31962Surfin' Safari2:07A major
- 41963Surfin' U.S.A.2:29D♯ minor
- 51964Fun, Fun, Fun2:17A♯ minor
- 61963Surfer Girl2:29D major
- 71964Don't Worry Baby2:50G♯ minor
- 81963Little Deuce Coupe1:41G♯ minor
Side B
- 11963Shut Down1:51G♯ minor
- 21965Dutch Top 40: peak position 27 in week 27 of 1965, 7 weeks in the chartHelp Me, Rhonda2:48G♯ minor
- 31963Be True To Your School2:12E minor
- 41965When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)2:06D♯ minor
- 51963In My Room2:14F♯ major
- 61966Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 38 of 1966, 8 weeks in the chartGod Only Knows2:55G♯ minor
- 71966Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 20 of 1966, 20 weeks in the chartSloop John B2:59G♯ minor
- 81966Wouldn't It Be Nice2:33C minor
Side C
- 11985Getcha Back3:00A major
- 21978Come Go With Me2:08D major
- 31976Rock And Roll Music2:29B major
- 41965Dance, Dance, Dance2:04D♯ minor
- 51965Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 9 of 1966, 9 weeks in the chartBarbara Ann2:14F♯ minor
- 61965Do You Wanna Dance?2:23F minor
- 71967Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 35 of 1967, 7 weeks in the chartHeroes And Villains3:39D♯ minor
- 82003Good Timin'2:14F♯ major
Side D
- 11988Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 17 of 1989, 10 weeks in the chartKokomo3:38E minor
- 21968Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 35 of 1968, 14 weeks in the chartDo It Again2:26A♯ minor
- 31967Dutch Top 40: peak position 26 in week 50 of 1967, 4 weeks in the chartWild Honey2:40G major
- 41967Dutch Top 40: peak position 21 in week 5 of 1968, 6 weeks in the chartDarlin'2:15D♯ major
- 51969Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 14 of 1969, 7 weeks in the chartI Can Hear Music2:37F♯ major
- 61966Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 49 of 1966, 14 weeks in the chartGood Vibrations3:39F minor
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 129 bpm.
Quietest track: Surfin' U.S.A. · most energetic: Come Go With Me
Across 30 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of the line-up
All nine members of The Beach Boys over the years, without tour members. This is a compilation that spans the whole career, not one moment in time. The thin line is this album and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line for more. A linked name has its own page.
Brian Wilson
Dennis Wilson
Carl Wilson
Mike Love
Alan Jardine
David Marks
Bruce Johnston
Blondie Chaplin
Ricky Fataar197019801990200020102020Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
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Frequently asked questions
When was Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of by The Beach Boys released?
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of came out in 2003.
How many tracks are on Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of?
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of has 30 tracks, 76 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.
Which tracks from Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of made the Dutch Top 40?
Twelve tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: California Girls, Help Me, Rhonda, God Only Knows, Sloop John B, Barbara Ann, Heroes And Villains and six others. The highest was Sloop John B, at number 1 in week 20 of 1966.
Which category is Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of in?
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of is filed under compilations. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by The Beach Boys.
Who was in The Beach Boys when Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of came out?
In 1962–2003, The Beach Boys consisted of Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Alan Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston. That is the line-up of the group in those years, not necessarily who is heard on the album. A linked name has a page of its own.
What do the percentages for the sound of Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of mean?
They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.
How do you play Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of?
With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
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