Keepin' The Summer Alive
by The Beach Boys

Keepin' The Summer Alive by The Beach Boys
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 40,745th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
51/100 (from 51 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (480th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (4,901st)
Award Best albums of all time (40,745th)

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The Beach Boys bestography

Keepin' The Summer Alive is ranked 33rd best out of 76 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 38,115.

The Beach Boys album bestography « Higher ranked (37,585th)
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This album (40,745th)
Keepin' The Summer Alive
Lower ranked (42,406th) »
Still Cruisin'

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Keepin' The Summer Alive rankings

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Overall rank: 40,745th | 1980s rank: 4,901st | 1980 rank: 480th

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51/100 (from 51 votes)
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07/02/2025 20:56 daCritic  Ratings distribution  4,43773/100
 
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04/29/2025 20:34 thepardunk  Ratings distribution  2,57269/100
 
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04/06/2025 02:10 BurndenAce  Ratings distribution  1,13676/100
 
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From 12/05/2020 22:07 | #262090
This is a bad album and I hope I never listen to it again. I can’t believe I still have even worse Beach Boys albums to listen to still.
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From 05/20/2020 11:59 | #251758
Title track and Goin On are bangers, the rest is disposable
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From 09/23/2014 22:41 | #122539
Great album cover, not so great songs.
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From 01/05/2013 23:57 | #60272
The Beach Boys step into the 80's, a decade that far more than the 70's didn't belong to them. Not a revolutionary collection of songs, but yet it's far better than its reputation. The Beach Boys are still keepin' the summer alive, even in the 80's!
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