Beach Boys' Party!
by The Beach Boys

Beach Boys' Party! by The Beach Boys
Year: 1965
Overall rank: 10,893rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 125 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1965 (74th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (769th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,893rd)

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The Beach Boys bestography

Beach Boys' Party! is ranked 21st best out of 77 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 36,287.

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Beach Boys' Party! rankings summary
Overall rank: 10,893rd | 1960s rank: 769th | 1965 rank: 74th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 125 votes)
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07/06/2026 23:03 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,85870/100

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From Repo 08/28/2025 02:40 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys
“I. Beach Boys Party! (1965) aka You Are Invited! The party-time music, while fun, was a throwback to the Beach Boys old material... It was definitely out of sync with what I wanted to do. I was headed in a much different direction, and whether the Beach Boys liked it or not, I was taking them with…”
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“MY CHARTS: Overall - #2202 1965 - #14”
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80/100
From 03/21/2013 07:02 | #69306
I know this really isn't a Beach Boys album in the sense that it is mostly covers... but I love the idea. Hey, let's have a music party, invite a bunch of people, and make a record of it... genius idea, imo. I guess the only song that was theirs AND captured this idea really well is Barbara Ann... gave me a new reason to give that song more weight. (Edited)
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75/100
From 03/21/2020 22:22 | #248972
It’s a very unique, fun, and loose album. Had it been done with original material, it would have been truly revolutionary. (Edited)
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100/100
From 03/24/2016 18:23 | #162430
an extremely under-rated LP. very loose! (Edited)
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80/100
From 07/24/2016 23:18 | #171759
Un disco excelente en mi opinión que si bien se conforma de covers, en el concepto y ejecución me parece increible.
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65/100
From 12/15/2022 12:38 | #291991
A tongue in cheek album with some nice renditions of Dylan and Beatles. A fun album. I bet the Dylan song has not been played much in radio
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