20 Golden Greats (The Beach Boys album)

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20 Golden Greats
Greatest hits album by
The Beach Boys
ReleasedJune 1976
RecordedJanuary 31, 1963 – April 23, 1969
GenreRock, pop, surf, psychedelia
Length51:40
LabelCapitol
ProducerNick Venet, Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys chronology
Good Vibrations – Best of The Beach Boys

(1975) 		20 Golden Greats
(1976) 		15 Big Ones
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

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]

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.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."
Trad. Arr. B. Wilson, Al Jardine
Pet Sounds, 19662:56
Total length:24:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Year Originally ReleasedLength
1."
20/20, 1969
2:38
10."Break Away"B. Wilson, Murry Wilsonnon-album single, 19692:55
Total length:27:01

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[13] Platinum 50,000*
Germany (BVMI)[14] Gold 250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Platinum 1,100,000[16]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-0195313734
    .
  2. ^
    The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original
    on April 14, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  3. ISBN 978-0-7119-7670-2
    .
  4. ^ 1976 Number 1 Albums at theofficialcharts.com
  5. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  6. ISBN 951-31-2503-3
    .
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – The Beach Boys – 20 Golden Greats". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Beach Boys – 20 Golden Greats". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Beach Boys – 20 Golden Greats". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. December 25, 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  12. Recorded Music New Zealand
    . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "Austrian album certifications – The Beach Boys – 20 Golden Greats" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  14. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Beach Boys; '20 Golden Greats')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  15. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('20 Golden Greats')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  16. ^ Paine, Andre (May 27, 1978). "Beach Boys Reactivated" (PDF). Music Week. p. 1. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  17. ^ "British album certifications – The Beach Boys – 20 Golden Greats". British Phonographic Industry.
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