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20 Golden Greats (The Beach Boys album)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 20 Golden Greats |
| type | greatest |
| artist | The Beach Boys |
| cover | TheBeachBoys20GoldenGreats.jpg |
| released | June 1976 |
| genre | Rock, pop, surf, psychedelia |
| length | 51:40 |
| recorded | January 31, 1963 – April 23, 1969 |
| label | Capitol |
| producer | Nick Venet, Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys |
| prev_title | Good Vibrations – Best of The Beach Boys |
| prev_year | 1975 |
| next_title | 15 Big Ones |
| next_year | 1976 |
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. 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.
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.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| position | Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | Finnish Albums (Soumen Virallinen) | |
| 26 | |||
| 20 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1976) | Position | UK Albums (OCC) | Chart (1979) | Position | New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | |||||
| 46 |
Certifications and sales
References
References
- Larkin, Colin. (2007). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Oxford University Press]].
- "Album Chart History – 1976". [[The Official Charts Company]].
- Brown, Tony.. (2000). "The Complete Book of the British Charts". Omnibus Press.
- [http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all-the-number-one-albums-list/_/1976/ 1976 Number 1 Albums at theofficialcharts.com]
- Kent, David. (1993). "[[Kent Music Report". Australian Chart Book.
- Nyman, Jake. (2005). "Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja". Tammi.
- (25 December 1976). "Top 50 Albums of 1976".
- "Top Selling Albums of 1979 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". [[Recorded Music New Zealand]].
- Paine, Andre. (27 May 1978). "Beach Boys Reactivated".
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