Wouldn't It Be Nice (track)
by The Beach Boys
Year: 1966
From the album Pet Sounds (track #1)
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Wouldn't It Be Nice appears on the following album(s) by The Beach Boys:
- Pet Sounds (track #1) (this album) (1966)
- The Platinum Collection (track #26) (compilation) (2005)
- 20 Golden Greats (track #13) (compilation) (1976)
- The Pet Sounds Sessions (track #22) (compilation) (1997)
- The Pet Sounds Sessions (track #23) (compilation) (1997)
- The Pet Sounds Sessions (track #78) (compilation) (1997)
- The Very Best Of The Beach Boys (track #4) (compilation) (2001)
- Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys (track #45) (compilation) (1993)
- 20 Good Vibrations - The Greatest Hits (track #15) (compilation) (1995)
- Beach Boys 66/69 (track #2) (compilation) (1978)
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95/100 | 09/15/2025 16:57 | gmessian | | 55/100 |
95/100 | 09/04/2025 13:34 | machiaj | | 74/100 |
100/100 | 09/02/2025 12:38 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 92.8/100, a mean average of 91.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.6.
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Squonk007 08/26/2025 13:58
Great track.
LebowskiRams 05/01/2020 02:16
Amazing on its own. Even more amazing in the context of their career. Wow.
Undeniably one of the sweetest songs ever.
One of the best opening tracks ever!
exileonthehell 06/15/2016 12:21
Happiest song ever
Una delirante y hermosa canción pop con dotes medievales y psicodélicos.
Amazing song
SuedeSwede 07/23/2014 22:07
An all-round beautiful song and a fantastic opener. Beautifully arranged, produced, and written.
Perfect track for the intro
Lyrics: 10. Insruments: 7. Production: 10. Vocals: 8.5.
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