Pet Sounds
by The Beach Boys
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Pet Sounds is ranked as the best album by The Beach Boys.
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Pet Sounds track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 88 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Pet Sounds rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 301-400 | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 |  LebowskiRams | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 40/100 | 58 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 59 Greatest Music Albums | 3/59 | 96 |
| 2026 |  eclab | Top 17 Music Albums of 1966 | 2/17 | 5 |
| 2026 | dukeboxkool | Top 75 Music Albums of 1966 | 1/75 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Most listened to Albums by BEA members 2025 | 63/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1966 | 3/55 | 5 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 57 Music Albums of 1966 | 1/57 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 80 Music Albums of 1966 | 1/80 | 5 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | videoheadcleaner's 101-200 | 34/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 2,885 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 36,528 | |||
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Pet Sounds ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/30/2026 13:29 |  albummaster | 152 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2026 12:38 | Mafedere | 784 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2026 08:02 | stangetzaway | 2,318 | 83/100 |
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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 86.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5422): By CharlieBarley BestEverAlbums 08/31/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5421): By Simon_bramhall BestEverAlbums 08/28/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5418): By baystateoftheartPet Sounds comments
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CaptainPain 02/02/2026 09:38 | #312947
It's a boring album, nothing special, and you just shouldn't be around a sergeant.. An unorthodox set of ordinary songs.. It's boring, so he's been forgotten for a long time, just like the band... Nothing special... (Edited)
SomethingSpecial 06/29/2025 12:17 | #309777
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. (Edited)
indieshins 06/19/2025 09:03 | #309612
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! (Edited)
My hero's gone, guys. :( (Edited)
AlvaroIesus 06/13/2025 22:26 | #309512
Thank you for the music Brian. (Edited)
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