Wild Honey (studio album) by The Beach Boys

Wild Honey by The Beach Boys
Year: 1967
Overall rank: 2,190th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 351 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1967 (35th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (208th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,190th)
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The Beach Boys bestography

Wild Honey is ranked 8th best out of 72 albums by The Beach Boys on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Beach Boys is Pet Sounds which is ranked number 11 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 45,076.

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Wild Honey track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 351 votes)
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04/02/2024 11:14 angryandy  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,91171/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.

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Rating:  
90/100
From 08/26/2023 19:00
I don’t see how this is ranked so low, it doesn’t have a bad track on it, a little short agreed but it’s all quality, certainly should be ahead of Surfs Up and Smiley Smile.
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From 12/16/2021 23:38
It's a little ragged and unkempt in places, but the best tracks on it are absolute belters. The title track kicks things off with an amazing, throat-shredding Carl vocal that is an instant shot in the arm. Invigorating stuff! "Darlin'" is also a stunner, with another great Carl Wilson lead vocal (this was really his album in a lot of ways). Brian's "Here Comes the Night" and "Let the Wind Blow" are more laid back and dreamy, but very beautiful. I think this is an underrated little album. After the failure of the Smile project, The Beach Boys had some fascinating experiments leading into the 70s - this album is one of them, and I think it's well worth a listen along with some of their others from this period such as Surf's Up and Sunflower.
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100/100
From 09/21/2021 18:44
A true gem.
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Rating:  
45/100
From 07/13/2021 19:49
This album felt underwhelming to me. It is just too short and like on similar albums, such as Friends, there is a lot of potential in every song but it just isn't fully realised. However, there is still some gems on this album and with it being so short it does make it a very easy listen.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 01/30/2021 01:49
Admittedly did not have high hopes for this and, well, I kinda loved it. Definitely a different animal from Pet Sounds.
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50/100
From 12/31/2020 21:01
I have this on a CD with Smiley Smile. It's pretty underwhelming to hear this after the sublime experience that Smiley Smile is.
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70/100
From 09/14/2020 16:12
Nice little album with some quality jams, some pleasant vignettes and some questionable covers. Lacks the Beach Boys identity at points.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 09/30/2019 14:21
Wild Honey (1967) by The Beach Boys - 7.09090909/10 - Listened to on 9/25/2019
A1 - Wild Honey - 7/10
A2 - Aren't You Glad - 8/10
A3 - I Was Made to Love Her - 7/10
A4 - Country Air - 7/10
A5 - A Thing or Two - 7/10
B1 - Darlin' - 7/10
B2 - I'd Love Just Once to See You - 8/10
B3 - Here Comes the Night - 7/10
B4 - Let the Wind Blow - 8/10
B5 - How She Boogalooed It - 6/10
B6 - Mama Says - 6/10
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Rating:  
80/100
From 11/16/2018 14:23
Good album
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From 07/10/2017 22:44
The new stereo remaster on '1967: Sunshine Tomorrow' is incredible. Love this
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