List of songs

The Beach Boys are famously known for their giant back-catalog of songs. Below is a list of all their songs, categorized by recording date, with an additional entry for their release if released. Sources for this article are Bellagio10452 and the official Beach Boys catalog. Uncirculating songs will only be noted if information is known; they will not be added to the 'recorded songs' count, but they will be noted. Songs like this are denoted with a *.

Released (non-archival) song titles are marked in bold, and song length (if applicable) is marked in (parenthesis). Notes will be marked in italics (i.e., [Version 1]) This list contains 20 released songs. This list contains 36 recorded songs.

October 1961
Demo session for Hite Morgan


 * "Surfin'" [Demo] (2:29)
 * "Luau" [Demo] (1:38)
 * "Lavender" (2:39)

November 1961
Candix Records recording session


 * "Surfin'" (2:18)
 * "Luau" (1:47)

November 27, 1961 ("Surfin'" / "Luau" single)
Released by The Beach Boys


 * 1) "Surfin'" (2:18)
 * 2) "Luau" (1:47)

February 8, 1962
Candix Records recording session


 * "Surfin' Safari" [Version 1; Hite Morgan version] (2:05)
 * "Surfer Girl" [Version 1; Hite Morgan version] (2:26)
 * "Judy" (2:09)
 * "Karate" (2:10)

March 8, 1962
Kenny and the Cadets recording session


 * "Barbie" (2:21)
 * "What is a Young Girl Made Of" (2:09)

April 16, 1962
Gary Usher recording session


 * "Beginning of the End" (2:36)
 * "One Way Road to Love" (2:17)
 * "Visions" (2:25)
 * "My Only Alibi" (2:28)

April 19, 1962
Demo tape for Capitol Records


 * "Surfin' Safari" [Version 2; Capitol version] (2:17)
 * "409" (2:09)
 * "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" (2:37)
 * "Lonely Sea" (2:39)

April 22, 1962 ("Barbie" / "What is a Young Girl Made Of" single)
Released by Kenny and the Cadets


 * 1) "Barbie" (2:21)
 * 2) "What is a Young Girl Made Of" (2:09)

June 4, 1962 ("Surfin' Safari" / "409")
Released by The Beach Boys


 * 1) "Surfin' Safari" (2:07)
 * 2) "409 (2:01)

August 8, 1962
Surfin' Safari recording session


 * "Ten Little Indians" (1:29)
 * "Chug-a-Lug" (2:01)
 * "The Shift" (1:56)

September 4, 1962
Rachel and the Revolvers recording session


 * "The Revo-Lution" (2:11)
 * "Number One" (2:10)
 * "Humpty Dumpty" [Version 1, Rachel and the Revolvers session] *
 * "Recreation" *

September 5, 1962
Surfin' Safari recording session


 * "Summertime Blues" (2:11)
 * "Land Ahoy" (1:39)
 * "Little Girl (You're My Miss America)" (2:07)

September 6, 1962
Surfin' Safari recording session


 * "Cuckoo Clock" (2:11)
 * "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" (2:20)
 * "County Fair" (2:17)
 * "Moon Dawg" (2:03)

September 13, 1962
Capitol Records recording session


 * "Cindy, Oh, Cindy" (2:10)
 * "The Surfer Moon" [Version 1] (3:01)

September 1962 ("The Revo-Lution" / "Number One" single)
Released by Rachel and the Revolvers


 * 1) "The Revo-Lution" (2:11)
 * 2) "Number One" (2:10)

October 1, 1962 (Surfin' Safari)
Released by The Beach Boys


 * 1) "Surfin' Safari" (2:07)
 * 2) "County Fair" (2:17)
 * 3) "Ten Little Indians" (1:29)
 * 4) "Chug-a-Lug" (2:01)
 * 5) "Little Girl (You're My Miss America)" (2:07)
 * 6) "409" (2:01)
 * 7) "Surfin'" (2:12)
 * 8) "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" (2:20)
 * 9) "Summertime Blues" (2:11)
 * 10) "Cuckoo Clock" (2:11)
 * 11) "Moon Dawg" (2:03)
 * 12) "The Shift" (1:56)

October 1962
Demo tape


 * "Gonna Hustle You" (2:03)

October 1962
Released by Bob and Sheri


 * 1) "The Surfer Moon" [Version 2; Bob and Sheri single] (2:22)
 * 2) "Humpty Dumpty" [Version 2; Bob and Sheri single] (1:33)

November 26, 1962
Released by The Beach Boys


 * 1) "Ten Little Indians" (1:29)
 * 2) "County Fair" (2:17)

January 2, 1963
Capitol Records session


 * "Punchline" (1:52)