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Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on May 16, 1966, by Capitol Records. It was produced, arranged, and primarily composed by Brian Wilson with guest lyricist Tony Asher. Recorded largely between January and April 1966, it furthered the orchestral sound introduced in The Beach Boys Today! (1965). Initially promoted as "the most progressive pop album ever", Pet Sounds is recognized for its ambitious production, sophisticated harmonic structures, and coming of age themes. It is widely regarded as among the greatest and most influential albums in music history. Wilson viewed Pet Sounds as a solo album and attributed its inspiration partly to marijuana use and an LSD–rooted spiritual awakening. Galvanized by the work of his rivals, he aimed to create "the greatest rock album ever made", surpassing the Beatles' Rubber Soul (1965) and extending Phil Spector's Wall of Sound innovations. His orchestrations blended pop, jazz, exotica, classical, and avant-garde elements, combining rock instrumentation with layered vocal harmonies, found sounds, and instruments not normally associated with rock, such as French horn, flutes, Electro-Theremin, bass harmonica, bicycle bells, and string ensembles. Featuring the most complex and challenging instrumental and vocal parts of any Beach Boys album, it was their first in which studio musicians, such as the Wrecking Crew, largely replaced the band on their instruments, and the first time any group had departed from their usual small-ensemble pop/rock band format to create a full-length album that could not be replicated live. Its unprecedented total production cost exceeded $70,000 (equivalent to $680,000 in 2024). An early rock concept album, it explored introspective themes through songs like "You Still Believe in Me", about self-awareness of personal flaws; "I Know There's an Answer", a critique of escapist LSD culture; and "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times", addressing social alienation. Lead single "Caroline, No" was issued as Wilson's official solo debut, followed by the group's "Sloop John B" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice", with "God Only Knows" as its B-side. The album received a lukewarm critical response in the U.S. but peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. Bolstered by band publicist Derek Taylor's promotional efforts, it was lauded by critics and musicians in the UK, reaching number 2 on the Record Retailer chart, and remaining in the top ten for six months. A planned follow-up album, Smile, extended Wilson's ambitions, propelled by the Pet Sounds outtake "Good Vibrations", but was abandoned and substituted with Smiley Smile in 1967.

Pet Sounds revolutionized music production and the role of producers, especially through its level of detail and Wilson's use of the studio as compositional tool. It helped elevate popular music as an art form, heightened public regard for albums as cohesive works, and influenced genres like orchestral pop, psychedelia, soft rock/sunshine pop, and progressive rock/pop, as well as synthesizer adoption. The album also introduced novel orchestration techniques, chord voicings, and structural harmonies, such as avoiding definite key signatures. Originally mastered in mono and Duophonic, the 1997 expanded reissue, The Pet Sounds Sessions, debuted its first true stereo mix. Long overshadowed by the Beatles' contemporaneous output, Pet Sounds initially gained limited mainstream recognition until 1990s reissues revived its prominence, leading to top placements on all-time greatest album lists by publications such as NME, Mojo, Uncut, and The Times. Wilson toured performing the album in the early 2000s and late 2010s. Since 2003, it has consistently ranked second on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" lists. Inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2004 for its cultural and artistic significance, Pet Sounds is certified platinum in the U.S. for over one million sales.

Infobox

Released
May 16, 1966 (1966-05-16)
Recorded
July 12, 1965 – c. April 17, 1966
Studio
WesternGold StarColumbiaSunset Sound (Hollywood)
Genre
Progressive popchamber poppsychedelic popart rock
Length
35:57
Label
Capitol
Producer
Brian Wilson

Tables

Professional ratings (1990s–2000s) · Retrospective assessments and legacy › Ascendance to universal acclaim
Source
Source
Review scores
Source
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Rating
AllMusic
AllMusic
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AllMusic
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Blender
Blender
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Blender
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
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Chicago Tribune
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
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Entertainment Weekly
Review scores
A+
Q
Q
Review scores
Q
Review scores
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Review scores
Rolling Stone
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Review scores
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Review scores
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Review scores
Slant Magazine
Review scores
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
Blender
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment Weekly
A+
Q
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Slant Magazine
1966 weekly chart performance
UK Disc and Music Echo Top Ten LPs
UK Disc and Music Echo Top Ten LPs
Chart
UK Disc and Music Echo Top Ten LPs
Peakposition
2
UK Record Retailer LPs Chart
UK Record Retailer LPs Chart
Chart
UK Record Retailer LPs Chart
Peakposition
2
US Billboard Top LPs
US Billboard Top LPs
Chart
US Billboard Top LPs
Peakposition
10
US Cash Box Top 100 Albums
US Cash Box Top 100 Albums
Chart
US Cash Box Top 100 Albums
Peakposition
8
US Record World 100 Top LP's
US Record World 100 Top LP's
Chart
US Record World 100 Top LP's
Peakposition
6
West German Musikmarkt LP Hit-Parade
West German Musikmarkt LP Hit-Parade
Chart
West German Musikmarkt LP Hit-Parade
Peakposition
16
Chart
Peakposition
UK Disc and Music Echo Top Ten LPs
2
UK Record Retailer LPs Chart
2
US Billboard Top LPs
10
US Cash Box Top 100 Albums
8
US Record World 100 Top LP's
6
West German Musikmarkt LP Hit-Parade
16
Subsequent weekly chart performance
1972
1972
Year
1972
Chart
Australian Kent Music Report
Peakposition
42
Canadian RPM 100 Albums
Canadian RPM 100 Albums
Year
Canadian RPM 100 Albums
Chart
40
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape
Year
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape
Chart
50
1990
1990
Year
1990
Chart
US Billboard 200
Peakposition
162
1995
1995
Year
1995
Chart
UK Albums Chart
Peakposition
17
2001
2001
Year
2001
Chart
US Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums
Peakposition
41
2006
2006
Year
2006
Chart
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart
Peakposition
95
2008
2008
Year
2008
Chart
US Billboard Catalog Albums
Peakposition
8
2015
2015
Year
2015
Chart
US Billboard 200
Peakposition
182
2016
2016
Year
2016
Chart
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
Peakposition
50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
Year
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
Chart
100
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
Year
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
Chart
72
French Albums (SNEP)
French Albums (SNEP)
Year
French Albums (SNEP)
Chart
185
German Albums (GfK Entertainment)
German Albums (GfK Entertainment)
Year
German Albums (GfK Entertainment)
Chart
58
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Year
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Chart
56
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Year
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Chart
19
South Korean Albums (Gaon)
South Korean Albums (Gaon)
Year
South Korean Albums (Gaon)
Chart
96
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Year
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Chart
41
UK Albums (OCC)
UK Albums (OCC)
Year
UK Albums (OCC)
Chart
26
US Billboard Catalog Albums
US Billboard Catalog Albums
Year
US Billboard Catalog Albums
Chart
49
2021
2021
Year
2021
Chart
Greek Albums (IFPI)
Peakposition
5
Year
Chart
Peakposition
1972
Australian Kent Music Report
42
Canadian RPM 100 Albums
40
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape
50
1990
US Billboard 200
162
1995
UK Albums Chart
17
2001
US Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums
41
2006
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart
95
2008
US Billboard Catalog Albums
8
2015
US Billboard 200
182
2016
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
100
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
72
French Albums (SNEP)
185
German Albums (GfK Entertainment)
58
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
56
Scottish Albums (OCC)
19
South Korean Albums (Gaon)
96
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
41
UK Albums (OCC)
26
US Billboard Catalog Albums
49
2021
Greek Albums (IFPI)
5
1966 year-end chart performance · Charts › Year-end charts
US Billboard Year-End
US Billboard Year-End
Chart
US Billboard Year-End
Position
43
US Cash Box Year-End
US Cash Box Year-End
Chart
US Cash Box Year-End
Position
33
Chart
Position
US Billboard Year-End
43
US Cash Box Year-End
33
Certifications for Pet Sounds · Certifications
United Kingdom (BPI)
United Kingdom (BPI)
Region
United Kingdom (BPI)
Certification
2× Platinum
Certified units/sales
600,000‡
United States (RIAA)
United States (RIAA)
Region
United States (RIAA)
Certification
Platinum
Certified units/sales
1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Region
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Region
Certification
Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)
2× Platinum
600,000‡
United States (RIAA)
Platinum
1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Rankings for Pet Sounds · Accolades
1993
1993
Year
1993
Organization
The Times
Accolade
The 100 Best Albums of All Time
Rank
1
New Musical Express
New Musical Express
Year
New Musical Express
Organization
New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums
Accolade
1
1995
1995
Year
1995
Organization
Mojo
Accolade
Mojo's 100 Greatest Albums of All Time
Rank
1
1997
1997
Year
1997
Organization
The Guardian
Accolade
100 Best Albums Ever
Rank
6
Channel 4
Channel 4
Year
Channel 4
Organization
The 100 Greatest Albums
Accolade
33
2000
2000
Year
2000
Organization
Virgin
Accolade
The Virgin Top 100 Albums
Rank
18
2001
2001
Year
2001
Organization
VH1
Accolade
VH1's Greatest Albums Ever
Rank
3
2002
2002
Year
2002
Organization
BBC
Accolade
BBC 6 Music: Best Albums of All Time
Rank
11
2003
2003
Year
2003
Organization
Rolling Stone
Accolade
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Rank
2
2006
2006
Year
2006
Organization
Q
Accolade
Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums Ever
Rank
12
The Observer
The Observer
Year
The Observer
Organization
The 50 Albums That Changed Music
Accolade
10
2012
2012
Year
2012
Organization
Rolling Stone
Accolade
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Rank
2
2015
2015
Year
2015
Organization
Platendraaier
Accolade
Top 30 Albums of the 60s
Rank
7
2016
2016
Year
2016
Organization
Uncut
Accolade
200 Greatest Albums of All Time
Rank
1
2017
2017
Year
2017
Organization
Pitchfork
Accolade
The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s
Rank
2
2020
2020
Year
2020
Organization
Rolling Stone
Accolade
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Rank
2
2023
2023
Year
2023
Organization
Rolling Stone
Accolade
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Rank
2
2024
2024
Year
2024
Organization
Paste
Accolade
The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time
Rank
10
Year
Organization
Accolade
Rank
1993
The Times
The 100 Best Albums of All Time
1
New Musical Express
New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums
1
1995
Mojo
Mojo's 100 Greatest Albums of All Time
1
1997
The Guardian
100 Best Albums Ever
6
Channel 4
The 100 Greatest Albums
33
2000
Virgin
The Virgin Top 100 Albums
18
2001
VH1
VH1's Greatest Albums Ever
3
2002
BBC
BBC 6 Music: Best Albums of All Time
11
2003
Rolling Stone
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
2
2006
Q
Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums Ever
12
The Observer
The 50 Albums That Changed Music
10
2012
Rolling Stone
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
2
2015
Platendraaier
Top 30 Albums of the 60s
7
2016
Uncut
200 Greatest Albums of All Time
1
2017
Pitchfork
The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s
2
2020
Rolling Stone
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
2
2023
Rolling Stone
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
2
2024
Paste
The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time
10

References

  1. 1965 is the date given by most sources. Others state that Wilson had met Asher during a social gathering at Schwartz's h
  2. December 1965 is the date given by Carlin. Asher recalled that Wilson called him when the rest of the band were out of t
  3. This is Charles Granata's rough estimation. As of 2003, most of the documentation that could have provided a more defini
  4. Wilson's writing process, as he described in 1966, started with finding a basic chord pattern and rhythm that he termed
  5. Author Carys Wyn Jones attributes this characterization to the record's "uniform excellence" rather than an explicit nar
  6. The absence of a single on the North American release further reinforced its identity as an artistic whole.
  7. Asher recalled Wilson playing him the album and declaring a desire to surpass it, while Johnston remembered Wilson prais
  8. Asher also shared standards like "Stella by Starlight", believing their harmonic complexity would appeal to Wilson's int
  9. Musician Jim Irvin agreed that the "dense, lush arrangements" were indebted "at least as much to Nelson Riddle" as they
  10. In a March 1966 interview, Wilson acknowledged contemporary music trends' influence on his work, though Marilyn later st
  11. Rolling Stone editor David Wild characterized the lyrics as "intelligent and moving, but [...] not pretentious", compari
  12. Soon after his first LSD experience, Brian began suffering from auditory hallucinations and significant paranoia through
  13. These discussions encompassed Wilson's doubts about his marriage, his "sexual fantasies", and his "apparent" attraction
  14. Responding to the songwriters' denials of a conscious lyric theme, journalist Nick Kent observed that the album's lyrics
  15. Lambert distinguishes "theme albums"—collections of songs linked by shared lyrical content but lacking musical cohesion—
  16. Music journalist Alice Bolin characterized Today! as bridging the group's doo-wop roots with "the lush and orchestral" s
  17. Berlatsky argued that while Pet Sounds is rarely regarded as an R&B album and, in some respects, is seen as a counter to
  18. Denny's former bandmember Julius Wechter contributed percussion to the album, and Wilson indicated in his second memoir
  19. While Spector similarly employed dense orchestration, baroque pop distinguished itself through melancholy first-person R
  20. Vernon Joyson, in his book The Acid Trip: A Complete Guide to Psychedelic Music, recognized the album's psychedelic elem
  21. DeRogatis, in his book about psychedelic rock, contrasts the album's introspective tone with the Beatles' post-LSD focus
  22. Among other reasons given for the album's perceived psychedelic quality, DeRogatis argued that its layered melodies mirr
  23. Referring to "Wouldn't It Be Nice", Perone opined that the track sounded "significantly less like a rock band supplement
  24. This contrasted with the Beach Boys' reliance on simple triads on earlier albums.
  25. "I'm Waiting for the Day" extends a verse-refrain structure through three repetitions before concluding with unrelated t
  26. "Kiss Me Baby" had featured a four-note titular motif transformed through choral interplay and instrumental reinforcemen
  27. A reversed version appears in the closing of "Wouldn't It Be Nice", the instrumental accompaniment throughout "I'm Waiti
  28. Lambert speculated that Wilson's rekindled interest in this device, which he had used on Surfin' Safari and Surfin' U.S.
  29. For example, "Here Today" employs a similar descending bass line (1–♭7–6–♭6–5) but substitutes a secondary dominant on ♭
  30. This pattern begins in "Wouldn't It Be Nice", modulating from F to D, and recurs in tracks like "That's Not Me" (A to F♯
  31. Wilson retained his musical ideas mentally until recording sessions and rehearsed individual sections rather than full a
  32. Jardine described Love as "very confused" by the album's direction, calling him a "formula hound" dependent on clear hoo
  33. Loren Schwartz, who introduced Wilson to LSD, later reflected that Wilson experienced "the full-on ego death. It was a b
  34. Asher said, "'Here Today' contains a little more of me both lyrically and melodically than Brian."
  35. In "Dick", Carol asks Wilson, "What's long and thin and full of skin and heaven knows how many holes it's been in?", the
  36. Brian asked Britz: "Hey, Chuck, is it possible we can bring a horse in here without ... if we don't screw everything up?
  37. In the 1990s, Brian attributed the title to Carl.
  38. According to Love, "I was with Brian when we went up to Capitol to play the album for Karl. He was a heck of a nice guy,
  39. Capitol executive Mike Etchart speculated the album had likely reached double-platinum status (two million sales) in the
  40. The label initially withdrew its certification request when unable to locate historical sales figures but later submitte
  41. The first video was shot at Brian's Laurel Way residence with Dennis as cameraman; the second, filmed near Lake Arrowhea
  42. English record producer Bobby Irwin echoed that Wilson's integration of songwriting, arranging, and studio experimentati
  43. Guriel further characterizes the work as a catalyst to the concept of high-stakes, album-length statements, exemplified
  44. Liel Leibovitz described Pet Sounds and Blonde on Blonde as "two strands in the same conversation" that briefly transfor
  45. According to Jones, the interplay between the two bands during this era remains one of the most noteworthy episodes in r
  46. According to Larry Starr, the "historical importance" of Pet Sounds is "certified" by McCartney's admission that it serv
  47. According to musician Lenie Colacino, McCartney "didn't start using the upper register on his Rickenbacker bass until af
  48. George Harrison reflected that the group had felt threatened by the album. Asked in 1966 for the musical person he most
  49. Greene further cites songs such as "Good Vibrations", Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" and Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haz
  50. In 1971, publication Beat Instrumental & International Recording wrote: "Pet Sounds took everyone by surprise. In terms
  51. Forever Changes was recorded at Sunset Sound, the same studio that hosted the recording for "Here Today", and shared muc
  52. Hoskyns described Present Tense as "a psych-pop masterpiece" with a "weirdness" parallel to Forever Changes.
  53. According to critic Gary Graff, the album was pivotal in ushering in the "album era" of the late 1960s, alongside Dylan'
  54. Hoskyns contrasted Pet Sounds with Rubber Soul, stating that while the latter signaled pop music's maturation, Pet Sound
  55. Sommer writes that "Pet Sounds proved that a pop group could make an album-length piece comparable with the greatest lon
  56. Asked in a 1968 interview about the Beatles' role in rock's "progress toward an art form", Led Zeppelin founder Jimmy Pa
  57. Reed also noted Wilson's fusion of symphonic arrangements with "breezy melodies", inspired by Spector, and acknowledged
  58. According to Stanley, though works such as Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper, and Webb's "MacArthur Park" (1968) had offered poten
  59. In addition to "chamber pop", critics and enthusiasts have sometimes described the orchestral-rock fusion style epitomiz
  60. Luke Britton of the BBC dismissed these characterizations, writing that emo's widely recognized origins trace to 1980s h
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