20 Golden Greats (The Beach Boys album)
1976 greatest hits album by The Beach Boys
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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.[2] 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.[2][3][4]
ReleasedJune 1976
RecordedJanuary 31, 1963 – April 23, 1969
Length51:40
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| Released | June 1976 | |||
| Recorded | January 31, 1963 – April 23, 1969 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop, surf, psychedelia | |||
| Length | 51:40 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Nick Venet, Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
Track listing
Tracklist corresponds to the original LP release. The 1987 CD reissue has some small differences, most notably the replacement of various Duophonic mixes with mono versions.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Surfin' U.S.A." | Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry | Surfin' U.S.A., 1963 | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" | B. Wilson, Mike Love | Shut Down Volume 2, 1964 | 2:03 |
| 3. | "I Get Around" | B. Wilson, Love | All Summer Long, 1964 | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Don't Worry Baby" | B. Wilson, Roger Christian | Shut Down Volume 2, 1964 | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Little Deuce Coupe" | B. Wilson, Christian | Surfer Girl, 1963 | 1:38 |
| 6. | "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" | B. Wilson, Love | The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:03 |
| 7. | "Help Me, Rhonda" | B. Wilson, Love | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965 | 2:46 |
| 8. | "California Girls" | B. Wilson, Love | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965 | 2:38 |
| 9. | "Barbara Ann" | Fred Fassert | Beach Boys' Party!, 1965 | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Sloop John B" | Trad. Arr. B. Wilson, Al Jardine | Pet Sounds, 1966 | 2:56 |
| Total length: | 24:39 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Year Originally Released | Length |
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| 1. | "You're So Good to Me" | B. Wilson, Love | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965 | 2:16 |
| 2. | "God Only Knows" | B. Wilson, Tony Asher | Pet Sounds, 1966 | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" | B. Wilson, Asher, Love | Pet Sounds, 1966 | 2:22 |
| 4. | "Good Vibrations" | B. Wilson, Love | Appeared on Smiley Smile (1967), 1966 | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Then I Kissed Her" | Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965 | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Heroes and Villains" | B. Wilson, Van Dyke Parks | Smiley Smile, 1967 | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Darlin'" | B. Wilson, Love | Wild Honey, 1967 | 2:12 |
| 8. | "Do It Again" (single version) | B. Wilson, Love | Appeared on 20/20 (1969), 1968 | 2:19 |
| 9. | "I Can Hear Music" | Jeff Barry, Greenwich, Phil Spector | 20/20, 1969 | 2:38 |
| 10. | "Break Away" | B. Wilson, Murry Wilson | non-album single, 1969 | 2:55 |
| Total length: | 27:01 | |||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[13] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[14] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[16] | Platinum | 1,100,000[17] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||