Shut Down, Volume 2
by The Beach Boys
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Shut Down, Volume 2 is ranked 19th 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 36,335.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Shut Down, Volume 2 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 70 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Shut Down, Volume 2 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 57 Music Albums of 1964 | 51/57 | 1 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1964 | 46/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 24/100 | 15 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1964 | 53/90 | 2 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 39 Music Albums of 1964 | 37/39 | 0 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 18 Music Albums of 1964 | 9/18 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 16 Music Albums of 1964 | 13/16 | 1 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 34 Music Albums of 1964 | 24/34 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 40 Music Albums of 1964 | 23/40 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1964 | 30/33 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 72 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 161 | |||
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Shut Down, Volume 2 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/17/2026 19:02 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2026 14:35 | Olli | 7,944 | 62/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2026 23:02 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,168 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.7/100, a mean average of 65.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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dihansse 07/20/2025 19:41 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys
Liedzeit 10/29/2024 12:25 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Shut Down, Volume 2 comments
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This is a slighty disappointing beach boys album. It's so short of material that it features a pathetic bit of studio banter between Brian Wilson and Mike Love, and a completely pointless drum solo from Dennis. But let's not get too down, this record also features the brilliant, fun,fun,fun, don't worry baby,keep an eye on summer and the absolutely gorgeous, warmth of the sun. So, about a third of this album is great, the rest, a combination of ok, awful, and pointless. So-so. (Edited)
As the real followup to Surfer Girl, Shut Down Volume 2 is a wildly uneven effort; a handful of songs are stronger and more intricately arranged than anything The Beach Boys had produced up to this point, but there’s little of note beyond those three or four classics. (Edited)
There may be a couple filler tracks but even if those were removed you would still have a full album of awesome songs. Don't Worry Baby is the pinnacle of the album's creative heights
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/21/2013 06:54 | #69300 | TOP COMMENT
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1,2,5,7,9,11... more stood out on this album, but still pretty average.
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