2003 Classic Rock Compilation Album, Loaded With No. 1 Hits, Is Suddenly Climbing the Charts 23 Years Later
The Beach Boys are back-just in time for summer.
The album Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys is climbing the charts once again, more than 20 years after its release. The greatest hits compilation album, originally released in 2023, has re-entered the Billboard 200 for the week of June 20, marking its 369th week overall on the coveted album chart.
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys was first released by Capitol Records on June 10, 2003. It featured dozens of tracks from the California-based band, including all four of their No. 1 hits: "Kokomo," "I Get Around," "Good Vibrations," and "Help Me, Rhonda."
The album, which also included everything from "California Girls" and "Surfin' USA" to "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Be True to Your School," has since had multiple re-releases, most recently a remix and remaster in conjunction with the group's 60th anniversary in June 2022.
According to the official Beach Boys website, the greatest hits collection had sold over 4 million copies before the 2022 re-issue, which featured two additional discs.
Describing the beloved group as "an unstoppable machine," it was also noted that the Beach Boys had 26 Top 40 hits between 1962 and 1968 alone.
Formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California, The Beach Boys' classic lineup featured brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. David Marks was part of the group's early years, while later incarnations included Bruce Johnston, Ricky Fataar, and Blondie Chaplin.
In a 2007 interview with Classic Rock magazine, Brian Wilson recalled the day he first walked into Capitol Records in 1962 to cut a record deal.
"I remember walking into the building with my father and [record producer] Gary Usher," the Beach Boys legend shared. "We met the A&R man, and he listened to our demos and he signed us right on the spot. I just wanted to make records. I didn't know how big it would get. I didn't think it would."
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This story was originally published June 16, 2026 at 7:49 AM.