On this day in 1966, Capitol Records put out a Beach Boys single, and tucked on the back of it was a song the label was ...

The iconic track became one of the band's defining songs and continues to resonate with listeners six decades after its debut ...

The Beach Boys' 1963 track "In My Room" took on a whole different meaning afte the death of this founding membe in 1983.

The song helped define American music.

The Beach Boys' first No. 1 hit single was completely overlooked the following year at the Grammy Awards. It was an error ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" reaches a new peak on the Official ...

The 1950s and ’60s ushered in the “California-cation” of pop music, with bright, optimistic tunes like the Mamas and the Papas’ “California Dreamin’” ruling the airwaves. Perhaps none made a larger ...

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The Beach Boys debut on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts with “God Only Knows,” which also holds at No. 2 on the Rock Digital Song Sales list. Clockwise from left, ...

Like many people, my introduction to Stephen’s work was the Beach Boys’ Friends album. Stephen wrote the lyrics to two of the first songs Dennis ever wrote on a Beach Boys record, and they’re also ...