Brian Wilson
by Brian Wilson
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Brian Wilson bestography
Brian Wilson is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by Brian Wilson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Brian Wilson is Brian Wilson Presents Smile which is ranked number 723 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,376.
(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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Brian Wilson track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Brian Wilson rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 24/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 47 Music Albums of 1988 | 24/47 | 3 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 63 Music Albums of 1988 | 25/63 | 3 |
| 2026 | gregthealien | Top 91 Music Albums of the 1980s | 68/91 | 5 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 85 Music Albums of 1988 | 67/85 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1988 | 45/50 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 45 Music Albums of 1988 | 17/45 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Birmingham | 53/87 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 | 66/87 | 1 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 46/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 51 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 164 | |||
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Brian Wilson ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/17/2026 16:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,315 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2026 01:33 | gregthealien | 1,092 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2026 11:39 | Leginlists | 3,844 | 83/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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Brian Wilson forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/14/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5435): By flamingyesdeptView latest topic →
baystateoftheart 10/25/2025 03:35 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Brian Wilson comments
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Wilson's best solo record. It's all very nice and competent, and a little too sweet at times, but, Love and mercy, is a great opening track. A good if not great album. (Edited)
Mother Nature's Son TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/08/2014 19:56 | #102613 | TOP COMMENT
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Undeniably has a Christmassy feel to it or is it just me? Easily his greatest solo album outside "SMiLE". (Edited)
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