| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications(sales thresholds) |
| US | AUS | CAN | GER | NL | UK |
| Surfin' Safari | Released: October 1, 1962 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Surfin' U.S.A. | Released: March 25, 1963 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | RIAA: Gold |
| Surfer Girl | Released: September 16, 1963 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | RIAA: Gold |
| Little Deuce Coupe | Released: October 7, 1963 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum |
| Shut Down Volume 2 | Released: March 2, 1964 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| All Summer Long | Released: July 13, 1964 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | RIAA: Gold |
| The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | Released: November 9, 1964 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| The Beach Boys Today! | Released: March 8, 1965 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 4 | — | — | 14 | — | 6 | RIAA: Gold |
| Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | Released: July 5, 1965 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 2 | — | — | 18 | — | 4 | RIAA: Gold |
| Beach Boys' Party! | Released: November 8, 1965 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | |
| Pet Sounds | Released: May 16, 1966 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 10 | 42 [A] | 40[A] | 16 | 72 | 2 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum |
| Smiley Smile | Released: September 18, 1967 Label: Brother Format: LP | 41 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| Wild Honey | Released: December 18, 1967 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 24 | — | 41[B] | 20 | — | 7 | |
| Friends | Released: June 24, 1968 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 126 | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
| 20/20 | Released: February 10, 1969 Label: Capitol Format: LP | 68 | — | 41[B] | 23 | 20 | 3 | |
| Sunflower | Released: August 31, 1970 Labels: Brother, Reprise Format: LP | 151 | — | 79 | — | 10 | 29 | |
| Surf's Up | Released: August 30, 1971 Labels: Brother, Reprise Format: LP | 29 | 32 | 22 | — | — | 15 | |
| Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" | Released: May 15, 1972 Labels: Brother, Reprise Format: LP, 2×LP[C] | 50 | 42 | 40 | — | — | 25 | |
| Holland | Released: January 8, 1973 Labels: Brother, Reprise Format: LP + 7-inch EP | 36 | 37 | 12 | — | 9 | 20 | BPI: Silver |
| 15 Big Ones | Released: July 5, 1976 Labels: Brother, Reprise Format: LP | 8 | 17 | 6 | — | 14 | 31 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver |
| The Beach Boys Love You | Released: April 11, 1977 Labels: Brother, Reprise Format: LP | 53 | 90 | 66 | — | — | 28 | |
| Album | Released: September 25, 1978 Labels: Brother, Reprise Format: LP | 151 | 70 | — | — | — | — | |
| Light Album) | Released: March 19, 1979 Label: Caribou Format: LP | 100 | 70 | 88 | — | 43 | 32 | |
| Keepin' the Summer Alive | Released: March 24, 1980 Label: Caribou Format: LP | 75 | 64 | 79 | — | — | 54 | |
| The Beach Boys | Released: June 10, 1985 Label: Caribou Format: LP, CD | 52 | 67 | 74 | 60 | — | 60 | |
| Still Cruisin' | Released: August 28, 1989 Label: Capitol Format: LP, CD | 46 | 10 | 75 | 26 | 92 | — | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold |
| Summer in Paradise | Released: August 3, 1992 Label: Brother Format: CD , LP (South Korea release) | — | 53 | — | 81 | — | — | |
| Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 | Released: August 19, 1996 Label: River North Format: CD | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| That's Why God Made the Radio | Released: June 5, 2012 Label: Capitol Format: CD, LP | 3 | 31 | 14 | 36 | 24 | 15 | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart, was not released in the country or the information is unknown |