The Beach Boys' iconic album Pet Sounds profoundly impacted modern music and clearly proves they are better than The Beatles.

The Beach Boys co-founder and legendary songwriter Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82. Wilson’s family announced his passing June 11 with a touching statement on Instagram.

The Beach Boys were founded in Hawthorne, California, in 1961 by brothers Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, their cousin Love, and school friend Al Jardine, per the band’s website.

The genius of the Beach Boys group that he co-founded in 1961, Brian Wilson was one of the true visionaries of music who defined pop as we know it today.

Brian Wilson was an off-stage presence for this 1971 Beach Boys concert, in which L.A. Times Robert Hilburn described the band as having "an identity crisis" in Wilson's absence.

Brian Wilson, a co-founding member of the influential band The Beach Boys, died at age 82, his family announced on June 11, 2025. See his life and career in photos here.

The seaside service, put on by Visit Huntington Beach, drew fans, community members and civic leaders to reflect on Wilson’s impact — on Huntington Beach and California’s coastal identity ...

But these conventional measurements fall short when you’re assessing the impact of The Beach Boys. This band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions.