When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. But that was then. Today, Pet Sounds is regarded not only as the equal of those records but, in ...

Well, there are quite a few factors to consider. That notoriety has to come from somewhere. There’s no smoke without fire if an album is consistently called one of the greatest albums of the 20th ...

Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys cofounder and massively influential musical figure, died at age 82, his family announced on June 11, 2025, according to USA TODAY. The songwriter behind many of the band’s ...

Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music. The album’s reputation grew over time. By Marc Tracy Making a list of the best rock albums ever is easy: Something ...

After Brian Wilson’s death, Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys returns to Billboard’s charts, debuting on the Top Album Sales and Top Rock & Alternative Albums charts. Portrait of members of American Rock ...

The death of Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson reminds us all that the great artists don't live forever, and we should cherish their masterworks while they're here. Wilson's career spans more than ...

Following the death of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson at age 82 on June 11, the group's catalog surged 184% in equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending June 12, growing to ...

The 1985 documentary The Beach Boys: An American Band gives you a sense of the group's mainstream cachet at the time. In the first half of the film, four of the five founding Beach Boys — brothers ...

It was greeted with some confusion by fans and even members of the band, but the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album has attained more reverence and legend as the years move along. It is today considered ...

In the mid-’60s, Brian Wilson decided to take a step back from touring with The Beach Boys to focus solely on the studio side of things. The end result was Pet Sounds. Effectively a Wilson solo ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...