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| Brian Wilson discography | |
|---|---|
Brian Wilson in 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 17 |
This discography lists the recordings Brian Wilson has released as a solo artist.
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
UK [3] | ||
| Brian Wilson |
|
54 | 39 | — |
| I Just Wasn't Made for These Times |
|
— | — | 59 |
| Orange Crate Art (with Van Dyke Parks) |
|
— | — | — |
| Imagination |
|
88 | — | 30 |
| Gettin' In Over My Head |
|
100 | — | 53 |
| Brian Wilson Presents Smile |
|
13 | 17 | 7 |
| What I Really Want for Christmas |
|
200 | — | — |
| That Lucky Old Sun |
|
21 | 94 | 37 |
| Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin |
|
26 | 95 | 55 |
| In the Key of Disney |
|
83 | — | — |
| No Pier Pressure |
|
28 | — | 25 |
| At My Piano |
|
—[4][5] | — | — |
| Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road |
|
— | — | — |
| Title | Album details | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [7] | ||
| Live at the Roxy Theatre |
|
199 |
| Pet Sounds Live |
|
107 |
| Brian Wilson and Friends |
|
— |
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Playback: The Brian Wilson Anthology |
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| Title | Year | Label | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US AC [9] |
US Rock [10] |
UK [3] | |||
| "Caroline, No"/"Summer Means New Love" | 1966 | Capitol | 32 | — | — | — |
| "Gettin' Hungry"/"Devoted to You" (with Mike Love) | 1967 | Brother | — | — | — | — |
| "Let's Go to Heaven in My Car"/"Too Much Sugar" | 1987 | Sire | — | — | — | — |
| "Love and Mercy"/"He Couldn't Get His Poor Old Body to Move" (non-album track) | 1988 | — | — | 40 | — | |
| "Melt Away"/"Being with the One You Love" (non-album track) | 1989 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Do It Again"/"'Til I Die"/"This Song Wants to Sleep with You Tonight" (non-album track) | 1995 | MCA | — | — | — | — |
| "Your Imagination"/"Happy Days" | 1998 | Giant | —[A] | 20 | — | — |
| "Wonderful"/"Wind Chimes" | 2004 | Nonesuch | — | — | — | 29 |
| "Good Vibrations"/"In Blue Hawaii" (Instrumental) | — | — | — | 30 | ||
| "Good Vibrations"/"Our Prayer" (Live)/"Good Vibrations" (Live) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Our Prayer" (Freeform Reform mix) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "What I Really Want for Christmas"/"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"/"Brian's Christmas Message" | 2005 | Sony BMG | — | 29 | — | 66 |
| "Deck the Halls" | — | 8 | — | — | ||
| "Midnight's Another Day"/"That Lucky Old Sun"/"Morning Beat" | 2008 | Capitol | — | — | — | — |
| "What Love Can Do" | 2009 | 429 | — | — | — | — |
| "They Can't Take That Away from Me" | 2010 | Parlophone | — | — | — | — |
| "God Only Knows" (with The Impossible Orchestra) | 2014 | BBC Music | — | — | — | 20 |
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Let's Go to Heaven in My Car" | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol |
| 1988 | "Goodnight, Irene" | Folkways: A Vision Shared |
| 1989 | "Daddy's Little Girl" | She's Out of Control |
| 1991 | "Country Feelin's" | For Our Children[12] |
| 1995 | "Sweets for My Sweet" | Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus[13] |
| "This Could Be The Night" | For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson | |
| "In My Moondreams" (with Andy Paley) | Pulp Surfin'[14] | |
| 1997 | "This Isn't Love" | Songs Without Words[15] |
| 1998 | "In My Room" (with Tammy Wynette) | Tammy Wynette Remembered |
| 2002 | "California Feelin'" | Classics Selected by Brian Wilson |
| 2004 | "Rodney on the Roq" | Mayor of the Sunset Strip[16] |
| 2006 | "The Spirit of Rock & Roll" | Songs from Here & Back |
| "Believe in Yourself" | Carl Wilson: Under God[17] | |
| 2007 | "Live Let Live" (with Van Dyke Parks) | Arctic Tale |
| "God Only Knows" and "What Love Can Do" | New Music from an Old Friend[18] | |
| "Heaven" | digital download[19] | |
| 2010 | "California Sun" | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey |
| 2011 | "Listen to Me" | Listen to Me: Buddy Holly |
| 2014 | "Wanderlust" | The Art of McCartney |
| 2021 | "Right Where I Belong" (with Jim James) | Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road[20] |
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Surfin' U.S.A" | The Bridge School Benefit: 25th Anniversary Edition[21] |
| 2016 | "My Sweet Lord" (with Al Jardine) | George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison |
| Year | Song(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | "Barbie" and "What Is A Young Girl Made Of?" (with Kenny & The Cadets) | single |
| 1963 | "Surfin' Down The Swannee River" (with The Honeys) | b-side single |
| "Surf City" (with Jan and Dean) | single | |
| "No-Go Showboat" (with Timers) | single | |
| "Summertime" (with Sharon Marie) | b-side single | |
| "Drag City" (with Jan and Dean) | single | |
| "The One You Can't Have"(with Honeys) | single | |
| 1964 | "Little Deuce Coupe", "Drag City", "Dead Man's Curve" (with Jan and Dean) | Drag City |
| "Pamela Jean" and "After the Game" (with Survivors) | single | |
| "She Rides with Me"(with Paul Peterson) | single | |
| "He's A Doll", and "The Love Of A Boy And A Girl" (with Honeys) | single | |
| "Rockin' Little Roadster", "Barons, West LA" and "It's As Easy As 1, 2, 3" (with Jan and Dean) | Dead Man's Curve/The New Girl In School | |
| "Just The Way I Feel" (with Gary Usher) | b side single | |
| "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"(with Hale & The Hushabyes) | single | |
| "Ride The Wild Surf" (with Jan and Dean) | single | |
| "My Buddy Seat" (with The Hondells) | single | |
| 1965 | "Guess I'm Dumb" (with Glen Campbell) | single |
| 1966 | "Things Are Changing", and "Same" (with Blossoms) | single |
| "Gonna Hustle You" (Jan and Dean) | Filet Of Soul - A "Live" One | |
| 1968 | "Other Four Letter Word" | Rock And Other Four Letter Words |
| 1969 | Goodnight My Love" (with Honeys) | b side single |
| 1971 | "All Life Is One" (with Charles Lloyd) | Warm Waters |
| 1972 | "Vegetables" (with Laughing Gravey) | single |
| "Good Time", "Tennessee Waltz", "Sweet Mountain", "Everybody", "Thinkin' 'Bout You Baby" and"Forever"(with American Spring, and The Beach Boys) | Spring | |
| 1973 | "Don't You Just Know It" (with Jan Berry) | single |
| 1975 | "Help Me, Rhonda" (with Johnny Rivers) | single |
| "Why Do Fools Fall in Love (with California Music) | single | |
| "Boat To Sail" (with Jackie DeShannon) | New Arrangement | |
| 1976 | "Just 14" (with Tim Curry) | single |
| "Jamaica Farewell"(with California Music) | single | |
| 1977 | "She Did It" (with Eric Carmen) | Boats Against The Current |
| 1978 | "Almost Summer", and "Looking Good" (with Celebration | Almost Summer |
| "Hey Deanie" (with Eric Carmen) | Change Of Hear | |
| 1979 | "Surfin' Pirates" (with Pink Lady, Carl Wilson, Mike Love) | Surfin' Pirates |
| 1981 | "Be My Baby" (with Mike Love) | Looking Back With Love |
| 1989 | "Metal Beach" (with Paul Shaffer) | Coast to Coast |
| "Spirit of the Forest" | Spirit of the Forest | |
| "We Love You", (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) | Beauty[22][23] | |
| 1989 | "Adios" (with Linda Rondstat) | Cry Like A Rainforest |
| 1992 | "In A Heartbeat" (Ringo Starr) | Time Takes Time |
| 1996 | "California" Belinda Carlisle | A Women and A Man |
| "(When Summer Comes) Get A Chance With You" (with Jan and Dean) | All The Hits: From Surf City To Drag City | |
| 1997 | "Net Surfin' U.S.A." (with Steve Dahl & The Dahlfins) | Mai-Tai Roa Aé |
| "Monday Without You", "Miracle", "Til I Die", and "Everything I Need" (with The Wilsons) | The Wilsons | |
| 1998 | "Without Understanding" (Ringo Starr) | Vertical Man |
| 2000 | "Everything I Need" (with Jeff Foskett) | Twelve And Twelve |
| 2002 | "Hand On My Shoulder" (with Anton Fig, Blondie Chaplin) | Figments |
| "California Girls" (with Nancy Sinatra) | California Girls | |
| "Ride", and "So Nice" (with Wondermints) | Mind If We Make Love To You | |
| "Nature Is The Law" (with Richard Ashcroft) | Human Conditions | |
| 2003 | "Fooling Yourself (Palm Of Your Hands)" (with Styx) | Cyclorama |
| 2004 | "In My Room" (with Wilson Phillips) | California |
| "No Wrong Notes In Heaven" (with The Dotted Line) | The Dotted Line | |
| "Everything I Need" (with Jeff Foskett) | Stars In the Sand | |
| 2005 | "Delirious Love" (with Neil Diamond) | 12 Songs (special edition only) |
| "Across the Universe" | 47th Annual Grammy Awards | |
| 2006 | "You Are So Beautiful" (with Carnie Wilson) | A Mother's Gift: Lullabies from the Heart[24] |
| "Doin' the Krabby Patty" | The Best Day Ever | |
| 2007 | "In My Room" (with Bill Medley) | Damn Near Righteous |
| 2008 | "Speed Turtle" (with Sandra Boynton) | Blue Moo[25] |
| "A World of Peace Must Come (Intro]", "The Magic Hand" "Lonely Man", and "Be Still"" (with Steve Kalinich) | A World of Peace Must Come | |
| 2010 | "When Love Is Dying" (with Elton John and Leon Russell) | The Union |
| "Drivin'", "Honkin' Down The Highway", "Don't Fight The Sea" (with Al Jardine) | A Postcard from California | |
| 2013 | "MacArthur Park" (Jimmy Webb) | Still Within The Sound Of My Voice |
| "Boomerang" (with The Paley Brothers) | The Paley Brothers: The Complete Recordings | |
| 2014 | "Falling Apart" (with Emile Haynie) | We Fall |
| 2015 | "Any Emotions" (with Mini Mansions) | The Great Pretenders |
| 2018 | "Dirty Computer" (with Janelle Monáe) | Dirty Computer |
| 2020 | "Resentment" (with Kesha, Sturgill Simpson, and Wrabel) | High Road |
| 2021 | "I Wont Stay Long" (with David Crosby) | For Free |
| 2022 | "Do It Again" (with She & Him) | Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson |
| 2024 | "Strong" (with Glen Campbell | Duets - Ghosts on the Canvas Sessions |
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