Entertainment Tonight video / Brian Wilson's death at age 82 was announced Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in a statement on Instagram. The Beach Boys founder's cause of death wasn't disclosed, but he was placed under a conservatorship last spring after it was revealed he was battling late-stage dementia.
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Top hit Songs of The Beach Boys
Surfin' Safari - 1962 - #14 - album: Surfin' Safari
Surfer Girl - 1963 - #7 US - album: Surfer Girl
Little Deuce Coupe - 1963 - #15 US - album: Surfer Girl
Be True To Your School - 1963 - #6 US - album: Little Deuce Coupe
In My Room - 1963 - #23 US - album: Surfer Girl
Surfin' U.S.A - 1963 - #3 US; #34 UK - album: Surfin' U.S.A.
California Girls - 1965 - #3 US; #26 UK - album: Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
Help Me, Rhonda - 1965 #1 US; #27 UK - album: Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
Barbara Ann - 1965 - #2 US; #3 UK - album: Beach Boys' Party!
Sloop John B - 1966 - #3 US; #2 UK - album: Pet Sounds
Wouldn't It Be Nice - 1966 - #8 US; #58 UK - album: Pet Sounds
God Only Knows - 1966 - #39 US; #2 UK - album: Pet Sounds
Good Vibrations - 1966 - #1 US; #1 UK - album: Smiley Smile
Heroes And Villains - 1967 - #12 US; #8 UK - album: Smiley Smile
Kokomo - 1989- #1 US; #25 UK - album: Cocktail Soundtrack
-- Compiled by Henry Frederick / Headline Surfer