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Beach Boys US album sales 1962-2014
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This list combines the individual American sales of the original release and all the various reissues of the canonical albums. For example, the 1968 release of Friends sold 175,000 copies in the US (give or take), a further 75,000 when reissued as a 2LP set with Smiley Smile in 1974 and another 10,000 as part of the legendary 1990 2fer CD series, making for a combined total of 260,000. However, as the RIAA certification levels apply to exclusively the original release, and not a cumulative total, the Christmas Album is regarded as a Gold album despite having sold a total over the years of well over a million. As before, a title in italics is a compilation: for the purposes of this listing, Still Cruisin' is regarded as original despite including some 60s tracks. | |||
| # | Year | Title | Sales |
| 1 | 1966 | Best Of The Beach Boys | 3,500,000 |
| 2 | 1974 | Endless Summer [2LP] | 3,225,000 |
| 3 | 2003 | Sounds Of Summer | 3,185,000 |
| 4 | 1967 | Best Of The Beach Boys Volume 2 | 2,500,000 |
| 5 | 1995 | The Greatest Hits Volume 1 | 2,200,000 |
| 6 | 1986 | Made In USA [2LP] | 2,125,000 |
| 7 | 1966 | Pet Sounds | 2,005,000 |
| 8 | 1964 | The Beach Boys Christmas Album | 1,492,000 |
| 9 | 1963 | Little Deuce Coupe | 1,180,000 |
| 10 | 1963 | Surfin' USA | 1,165,000 |
| 11 | 1989 | Still Cruisin' | 1,050,000 |
| 12 | 1965 | The Beach Boys Today! | 915,000 |
| 13 | 1964 | Beach Boys Concert | 910,000 |
| 14 | 1963 | Surfer Girl | 880,000 |
| 15 | 1975 | Spirit Of America [2LP] | 850,000 |
| 16 | 1964 | All Summer Long | 790,000 |
| 17 | 1976 | 15 Big Ones | 715,000 |
| 1965 | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | 715,000 | |
| 19 | 1964 | Shut Down Volume 2 | 620,000 |
| 20 | 1967 | Wild Honey | 470,000 |
| 21 | 1962 | Surfin' Safari | 430,000 |
| 22 | 1965 | Beach Boys Party! | 395,000 |
| 23 | 1999 | The Greatest Hits Volume 2 | 350,000 |
| 24 | 1967 | Smiley Smile | 345,000 |
| 25 | 1969 | 20/20 | 310,000 |
| 26 | 1975 | Good Vibrations - Best of The Beach Boys | 300,000 |
| 27 | 1971 | Surf's Up | 295,000 |
| 28 | 1973 | Holland | 265,000 |
| 1985 | The Beach Boys | 265,000 | |
| 30 | 1968 | Friends | 260,000 |
| 31 | 1970 | Sunflower | 220,000 |
| 32 | 1972 | Carl & The Passions - So Tough | 215,000 |
| 1977 | The Beach Boys Love You | 215,000 | |
| 34 | 1976 | Beach Boys '69 - Live In London | 210,000 |
| 35 | 1973 | The Beach Boys In Concert [2LP] | 200,000 |
| 1991 | The Absolute Best Vol. 1 | 200,000 | |
| 2012 | That's Why God Made The Radio | 200,000 | |
| 1980 | Keepin' The Summer Alive | 200,000 | |
| 39 | 1979 | The Beach Boys LA (Light Album) | 190,000 |
| 40 | 2000 | The Greatest Hits Volume 3 | 175,000 |
| 41 | 2007 | The Warmth Of the Sun | 150,000 |
| 1978 | M.I.U. Album | 150,000 | |
| 43 | 1991 | The Absolute Best Volume 2 | 140,000 |
| 44 | 1993 | Good Vibrations - 30 years Of The Beach Boys [5CD] | 130,000 |
| 45 | 1981 | Ten Years Of Harmony [2LP] | 125,000 |
| 46 | 1982 | Sunshine Dream [2LP] | 100,000 |
| 2002 | Beach Boys Classics Selected By Brian Wilson | 100,000 | |
| 48 | 1968 | Best Of The Beach Boys Volume 3 | 90,000 |
| 49 | 2011 | The Smile Sessions [2CD] | 85,000 |
| 50 | 1996 | Stars & Stripes Vol. 1 | 80,000 |
| 51 | 2012 | Greatest Hits: 50 Big Ones | 75,000 |
| 52 | 2001 | Hawthorne CA: Birthplace of a Legacy [2CD] | 60,000 |
| 1968 | Stack O'Tracks | 60,000 | |
| 54 | 1983 | Rarities | 50,000 |
| 1990 | Lost & Found 1961-62 | 50,000 | |
| 1998 | Endless Harmony | 50,000 | |
| 2006 | Songs from Here and Back | 50,000 | |
| 58 | 2006 | Good Vibrations 40th Anniversary | 45,000 |
| 59 | 1983 | Be True To Your School | 40,000 |
| 2009 | Summer Love Songs | 40,000 | |
| 2012 | Greatest Hits | 40,000 | |
| 62 | 2012 | Anniversary Collection 'Zine Pac | 35,000 |
| 63 | 1992 | Summer in Paradise | 25,000 |
| 2000 | Surfin' | 25,000 | |
| 65 | 2011 | The Smile Sessions [5CD/2LP/2single] | 20,000 |
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