Pet Sounds (studio album) by The Beach Boys
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 88 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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70/100  | 09/04/2025 13:42 | machiaj | | 71/100 |
90/100 | 09/03/2025 17:50 | Filipe | | 79/100 |
90/100 | 08/26/2025 15:16 | Nonsuch | | 77/100 |
5/100 | 08/26/2025 13:57 |  Squonk007 | | 24/100 |
85/100 | 08/25/2025 18:51 |  djrodo | | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 88.0/100, a mean average of 86.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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SomethingSpecial 06/29/2025 12:17
Few albums break my heart as much as Brian Wilson's 1966 masterpiece, Pet Sounds, an album as innovative as anything The Beatles ever did. And although this album was Wilson's baby, the other bandmates shine too, notably Carl Wilson, who delivers one of the greatest ever vocal performances on their magnum opus God Only Knows.
indieshins 06/19/2025 09:03
It's a masterpiece. It's perfect and timeless and beautiful and heartbreaking and uplifting. It's arguably Brian Wilson's magnum opus but I would argue that Smile holds that. I love this album to pieces and even if the Boys hadn't gone on to create more great music, this would be enough to seal their legacy. RIP Brian, you genius!
My hero's gone, guys. :(
AlvaroIesus 06/13/2025 22:26
Thank you for the music Brian.
To think that all of this came from the mind of a single person: Brian Wilson. After having a panic attack on a flight during one of the Beach Boys’s tours, he decided to stay behind while the rest of the band performed, while he wrote the songs for Pet Sounds. And what a weirdly great decision that was. I used to think this album was overrated, only being interested in Sloop John B, God Only Knows, etc. But like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, this is one of those albums that gets better the more you listen to it. While I don’t think it’s quite as great as Revolver, saying this is the best album of 1966 let alone of all time is completely valid.
DJFresh-Rock 12/29/2024 03:44
At the time of writing, this was the most critically lauded album of all time, at least according to the Acclaimed Music website. There’s no doubt that this is a masterpiece, from its lush harmonies to its sunshine pop songwriting. Brian Wilson and his gang make a real splash with this quintessential 60s gem.
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genialbibi 04/01/2024 10:37
Brian forever ! One of the 3 ASTONISHING albums of the year 1966.
A very excellent album and perhaps the only of its kind. 9.5/10!
The best album ever
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