| 20 Golden Greats | |
| Type: | greatest |
| Artist: | The Beach Boys |
| Cover: | TheBeachBoys20GoldenGreats.jpg |
| Released: | June 1976 |
| Genre: | Rock, pop, surf, psychedelia |
| Length: | 51:40 |
| Recorded: | January 31, 1963 – April 23, 1969 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Nick Venet, Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys |
| Prev Title: | Good Vibrations – Best of The Beach Boys |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | 15 Big Ones |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
20 Golden Greats is a 1976 greatest hits album by the Beach Boys that was released in the UK by EMI's newly created TV advertising division.[1] It became the second biggest selling album of the year, spending a total of 86 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number one in July 1976, where it remained for 10 weeks.[1] [2] [3]
Tracklist corresponds to the original LP release. The 1987 CD reissue has some small differences, most notably the replacement of various Duophonic mixes with mono versions.
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 26 |
| Finnish Albums (Soumen Virallinen)[5] | 20 |
| Chart (1976) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 2 |
| Chart (1979) | Position |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 46 |