Brian Wilson discography

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Brian Wilson discography
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Brian Wilson in 2009
Studio albums12
Live albums3
Compilation albums1
Singles17

This discography lists the recordings Brian Wilson has released as a solo artist.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsChart positions
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
UK
[3]
Brian Wilson
  • Released: July 12, 1988
  • Label: Sire
5439
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
  • Released: August 15, 1995
  • Label: MCA
59
Orange Crate Art (with Van Dyke Parks)
Imagination
  • Released: June 16, 1998
  • Label: Giant
8830
Gettin' In Over My Head
  • Released: June 22, 2004
  • Label: Warner Bros.
10053
Brian Wilson Presents Smile
  • Released: September 28, 2004
  • Label: Nonesuch
13177
What I Really Want for Christmas
  • Released: October 18, 2005
  • Label: Arista
200
That Lucky Old Sun
  • Released: September 2, 2008
  • Label: Capitol
219437
Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin 269555
In the Key of Disney
  • Released: October 25, 2011
  • Label: Walt Disney
83
No Pier Pressure
  • Released: April 7, 2015
  • Label: Capitol
2825
At My Piano
  • Released: November 19, 2021
  • Label: Decca
[4] [5]
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details and peak chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsChart positions
UK
[7]
Live at the Roxy Theatre
  • Released: June 2000
  • Label: Brimel
199
Pet Sounds Live 107
Brian Wilson and Friends

Compilations

List of compilations, with selected details
TitleAlbum details
Playback: The Brian Wilson Anthology
  • Released: September 22, 2017
  • Label: Rhino

Singles

List of singles with selected peak chart positions
TitleYearLabelPeak chart positions
US
[8]
US AC
[9]
US Rock
[10]
UK
[3]
"Caroline, No"/"Summer Means New Love"1966 Capitol 32
"Gettin' Hungry"/"Devoted to You" (with Mike Love)1967 Brother
"Let's Go to Heaven in My Car"/"Too Much Sugar"1987 Sire
"Love and Mercy"/"He Couldn't Get His Poor Old Body to Move" (non-album track)198840
"Melt Away"/"Being with the One You Love" (non-album track)1989
"Do It Again"/"'Til I Die"/"This Song Wants to Sleep with You Tonight" (non-album track)1995 MCA
"Your Imagination"/"Happy Days"1998 Giant [A] 20
"Wonderful"/"Wind Chimes"2004 Nonesuch 29
"Good Vibrations"/"In Blue Hawaii" (Instrumental)30
"Good Vibrations"/"Our Prayer" (Live)/"Good Vibrations" (Live)
"Our Prayer" (Freeform Reform mix)
"What I Really Want for Christmas"/"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"/"Brian's Christmas Message"2005 Sony BMG 2966
"Deck the Halls"8
"Midnight's Another Day"/"That Lucky Old Sun"/"Morning Beat"2008Capitol
"What Love Can Do"2009 429
"They Can't Take That Away from Me"2010 Parlophone
"God Only Knows" (with The Impossible Orchestra)2014 BBC Music 20

Other appearances

List of other appearances
YearSongAlbum
1987"Let's Go to Heaven in My Car" Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1988"Goodnight, Irene" Folkways: A Vision Shared
1989"Daddy's Little Girl" She's Out of Control
1991"Country Feelin's"For Our Children [12]
1995"Sweets for My Sweet"Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus [13]
"This Could Be The Night" For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson
"In My Moondreams" (with Andy Paley)Pulp Surfin' [14]
1997"This Isn't Love"Songs Without Words [15]
1998"In My Room" (with Tammy Wynette) Tammy Wynette Remembered
2002"California Feelin'" Classics Selected by Brian Wilson
2004"Rodney on the Roq" Mayor of the Sunset Strip [16]
2006"The Spirit of Rock & Roll" Songs from Here & Back
"Believe in Yourself"Carl Wilson: Under God [17]
2007"Live Let Live" (with Van Dyke Parks) Arctic Tale
"God Only Knows" and "What Love Can Do"New Music from an Old Friend [18]
"Heaven"digital download [19]
2010"California Sun" Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2011"Listen to Me" Listen to Me: Buddy Holly
2014"Wanderlust" The Art of McCartney
2021"Right Where I Belong" (with Jim James) Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road [20]

Live appearances

List of live appearances
YearSongAlbum
2011 "Surfin' U.S.A"The Bridge School Benefit: 25th Anniversary Edition [21]
2016"My Sweet Lord" (with Al Jardine) George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances
YearSong(s)Album
1989"Metal Beach" (with Paul Shaffer) Coast to Coast
1997"Monday Without You", "Miracle", "Til I Die", and "Everything I Need" (with The Wilsons) The Wilsons
2005"Delirious Love" (with Neil Diamond) 12 Songs (special edition only)
2006"You Are So Beautiful" (with Carnie Wilson)A Mother's Gift: Lullabies from the Heart [22]
2008"Speed Turtle" (with Sandra Boynton)Blue Moo [23]
2010"When Love Is Dying" (with Elton John and Leon Russell) The Union
2010"Drivin'", "Honkin' Down The Highway", "Don't Fight The Sea" (with Al Jardine) A Postcard from California
2014"Falling Apart" (with Emile Haynie) We Fall
2015"Any Emotions" (with Mini Mansions) The Great Pretenders
2018"Dirty Computer" (with Janelle Monáe) Dirty Computer
2020"Resentment" (with Kesha, Sturgill Simpson, and Wrabel) High Road

Notes

  1. "Your Imagination" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [11]

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