Compilations
(*) Contains a considerable number of previously unreleased recordings; (**) All previously unreleased recordings;
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| 1966 | Best of The Beach Boys | 8 | 2 | — | — | US: 2x Platinum UK: Platinum |
| 1967 | Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 2 | 50 | 3 | — | — | US: 2x Platinum UK: Platinum |
| 1968 | Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 | 153 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Stack-O-Tracks (All Previously released titles, but with vocal tracks removed) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | Good Vibrations | — | NR | — | 77 | — |
| Greatest Hits | NR | 5 | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | Endless Summer | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | US: 3x Platinum CAN: Gold |
| 1975 | Spirit of America | 7 | — | 79 | 25 | US: Gold |
| Good Vibrations – Best of The Beach Boys | 25 | NR | — | 69 | — | |
| American Summer (1975) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | 20 Golden Greats | NR | 1 | 26 | NR | UK: Platinum GER: Gold AUT: Platinum SWI: Platinum |
| 1981 | Ten Years of Harmony | 156 | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Sunshine Dream | 180 | NR | — | — | — |
| Be True To Your School | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Rarities | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Very Best of The Beach Boys | NR | 1 | 8 | — | UK: Platinum | |
| 1986 | Made in U.S.A. | 96 | — | 67 | — | US: 2x Platinum |
| 1990 | The Complete Beach Boys 50 Greatest Hits (3CDs) | — | — | — | — | — |
| All-Time Greatest Hits (10 Best Series) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| California Gold - The Very Best of The Beach Boys | — | — | — | — | FRA: Gold SWE: Gold |
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| Summer Dreams - 28 Classic Tracks | NR | 2 | 10 | — | UK: Platinum ARG: Platinum |
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| 1991 | Lost & Found (1961–62) (*) | — | NR | — | — | — |
| 1993 | The Beach Boys...Summer Dreams! | — | — | — | — | — |
| Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys (*) | — | — | — | — | US: Gold | |
| 1995 | The Best of The Beach Boys | NR | 25 | — | — | UK: Silver |
| The Greatest Hits – Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations | 95 | NR | — | — | US: 2x Platinum FRA: Gold |
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| 1997 | Pet Sounds Sessions (Box) (*) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Greatest Hits | NR | 28 | — | — | — |
| Endless Harmony Soundtrack (**) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ultimate Christmas (*) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | The Greatest Hits – Volume 2: 20 More Good Vibrations | 192 | NR | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970–1986 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | Hawthorne, CA: Birthplace of a Musical Legacy (**) | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Very Best of The Beach Boys | NR | 34 | — | — | UK: Platinum | |
| 2002 | Classics Selected by Brian Wilson | 159 | 112 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys | 16 | 46 | — | — | US: 3x Platinum AUS: 2x Platinum CAN: Platinum |
| 2005 | The Platinum Collection (Sounds of Summer Edition) | NR | 30 | — | — | UK: Silver |
| 2007 | The Warmth of the Sun | 40 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | The Original US Singles Collection The Capitol Years 1962–1965 | — | NR | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Summer Love Songs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | The Smile Sessions (*) | 27 | 25 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 50th Anniversary Collection 'Zinepak (Walmart exclusive) | 86 | — | — | — | — |
| 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits | 116 | 30 | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | Made In California | — | — | — | — | — |
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