# List of songs covered by the Beach Boys

Cover versions recorded and released by the Beach Boys, as a band and as solo artists, include:

## The Beach Boys

| Song | Year | Beach Boys album | Original artist |
| "Little Girl (You're My Miss America)" | 1962 | Surfin' Safari | Dante & His Friends |
| "Summertime Blues" | 1962 | Surfin' Safari | Eddie Cochran |
| "Moon Dawg" | 1962 | Surfin' Safari | The Gamblers |
| "Misirlou" | 1963 | Surfin' U.S.A. | Dick Dale |
| "Honky Tonk" | 1963 | Surfin' U.S.A. | Bill Doggett |
| "Let's Go Trippin' | 1963 | Surfin' U.S.A. | Dick Dale |
| "Old Folks at Home" | 1963 | Surfer Girl | standard, written by Stephen Foster |
| "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" | 1964 | Little Deuce Coupe | The Four Freshmen |
| "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" | 1964 | Shut Down Volume 2 | Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers |
| "Louie Louie" | 1964 | Shut Down Volume 2 | The Kingsmen |
| "Hushabye" | 1964 | All Summer Long | The Mystics |
| "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" | 1964 | Beach Boys Concert | Jan and Dean |
| "Long, Tall Texan" | 1964 | Beach Boys Concert | Murry Kellum |
| "Monster Mash" | 1964 | Beach Boys Concert | Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers |
| "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" | 1964 | Beach Boys Concert | The Rivingtons |
| "The Wanderer" | 1964 | Beach Boys Concert | Dion |
| "Graduation Day" | 1964 | Beach Boys Concert | The Four Freshmen |
| "Johnny B. Goode" | 1964 | Beach Boys Concert | Chuck Berry |
| "Frosty the Snowman" | 1964 | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys |
| "We Three Kings of Orient Are" | 1964 | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | standard, written by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. |
| "Blue Christmas" | 1964 | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | Doye O'Dell |
| "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | 1964 | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | Harry Reser |
| "White Christmas" | 1964 | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | Bing Crosby |
| "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | 1964 | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | Bing Crosby |
| "Auld Lang Syne" | 1964 | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | traditional |
| "Do You Want to Dance" | 1965 | The Beach Boys Today! | Bobby Freeman |
| "I'm So Young" | 1965 | The Beach Boys Today! | The Students |
| "Then He Kissed Me" | 1965 | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | The Crystals |
| "Hully Gully" | 1965 | Beach Boys' Party! | The Olympics |
| "I Should Have Known Better" | 1965 | Beach Boys' Party! | The Beatles |
| "Tell Me Why" | 1965 | Beach Boys' Party! | The Beatles |
| "Mountain of Love" | 1965 | Beach Boys' Party! | Harold Dorman |
| "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | 1965 | Beach Boys' Party! | The Beatles |
| "Devoted to You" | 1965 | Beach Boys' Party! | The Everly Brothers |
| "Alley Oop" | 1965 | Beach Boys' Party! | The Hollywood Argyles |
| "There's No Other (Like My Baby)" | 1965 | Beach Boys' Party! | The Crystals |
| "The Times They Are a-Changin'" | 1965 | Beach Boys' Party! | Bob Dylan |
| "Barbara Ann" | 1965 | Beach Boys' Party! | The Regents |
| "Sloop John B" | 1966 | Pet Sounds | traditional |
| "I Was Made to Love Her" | 1967 | Wild Honey | Stevie Wonder |
| "Cotton Fields" | 1969 | 20/20 | Lead Belly |
| "Bluebirds over the Mountain" | 1969 | 20/20 | Ersel Hickey |
| "I Can Hear Music" | 1969 | 20/20 | The Ronettes |
| "Here Comes Santa Claus" | 1974 | "Child of Winter (Christmas Song)" / "Susie Cincinnati" | traditional |
| "Rock and Roll Music" | 1976 | 15 Big Ones | Chuck Berry |
| "Chapel of Love" | 1976 | 15 Big Ones | The Dixie Cups |
| "Talk to Me" | 1976 | 15 Big Ones | Little Willie John |
| "Tallahassee Lassie" | 1976 | 15 Big Ones | Freddy Cannon |
| "Palisades Park" | 1976 | 15 Big Ones | Freddy Cannon |
| "A Casual Look" | 1976 | 15 Big Ones | The Six Teens |
| "Blueberry Hill" | 1976 | 15 Big Ones | Fats Domino |
| "In the Still of the Night" | 1976 | 15 Big Ones | Five Satins |
| "Just Once in My Life" | 1976 | 15 Big Ones | The Righteous Brothers |
| "Come Go with Me" | 1978 | M.I.U. Album | The Del-Vikings |
| "Peggy Sue" | 1978 | M.I.U. Album | Buddy Holly |
| "Shortnin' Bread" | 1979 | L.A. (Light Album) | James Whitcomb Riley |
| "School Days" | 1980 | Keepin' the Summer Alive | Chuck Berry |
| "Sea Cruise" | 1981 | Ten Years of Harmony | Frankie Ford |
| "With a Little Help from My Friends" | 1983 | Rarities | The Beatles |
| "The Letter" | 1983 | Rarities | The Box Tops |
| "California Dreamin'" | 1986 | Made in U.S.A. | The Mamas & the Papas |
| "Wipe Out" | 1989 | Still Cruisin' | The Surfaris |
| "Crocodile Rock" | 1991 | Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin | Elton John |
| "Hot Fun in the Summertime" | 1992 | Summer in Paradise | Sly and the Family Stone |
| "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" | 1992 | Summer in Paradise | The Shangri-Las |
| "Under the Boardwalk" | 1992 | Summer in Paradise | The Drifters |
| "Ruby Baby" | 1996 | Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys | The Drifters |
| "Walk On By" | 2001 | Friends / 20/20 | Dionne Warwick |
| "Ol' Man River" | 2001 | Friends / 20/20 | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| "You Are So Beautiful" | 2002 | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | Joe Cocker |
| "The Old Master Painter" | 2011 | The Smile Sessions | standard, written by Beasley Smith and Haven Gillespie |
| "You Are My Sunshine" | 2011 | The Smile Sessions | standard, written by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell |
| "I Wanna Be Around" | 2011 | The Smile Sessions | standard, written by Sadie Vimmerstedt and Johnny Mercer |
| "Gee" | 2011 | The Smile Sessions | The Crows |
| "Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love" | 2013 | Made in California | The Ronettes |
| "Da Doo Ron Ron" | 2013 | Made in California | The Crystals |
| "Runaway" | 2013 | Made in California | Del Shannon |
| "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | 2013 | Made in California | The Righteous Brothers |
| "One Kiss Led to Another" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | The Coasters |
| "Laugh at Me" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | Sonny Bono |
| "Ticket to Ride" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | The Beatles |
| "Blowin' in the Wind" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | Bob Dylan |
| "Riot in Cell Block Number 9" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | The Robins |
| "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | The Rolling Stones |
| "Smoky Joe's Cafe" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | The Coasters |
| "Long Tall Sally" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | Little Richard |
| "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | The Righteous Brothers |
| "Hang On Sloopy" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | The McCoys |
| "Twist and Shout" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | The Isley Brothers |
| "The Diary" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | Neil Sedaka |
| "Heart and Soul" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | Larry Clinton |
| "Game of Love" | 2017 | 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow | Wayne Fontana |
| "Good News" | 2017 | 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow 2: The Studio Sessions | The Kingston Trio |
| "My Little Red Book" | 2018 | Wake the World: The Friends Sessions | Manfred Mann |
| "Rock & Roll Woman" | 2018 | Wake the World: The Friends Sessions | Buffalo Springfield |
| "Seasons in the Sun" | 2021 | Feel Flows | Le Moribond |
| "You Never Give Me Your Money" | 2021 | Feel Flows | The Beatles |
| "Gimme Some Lovin'" | 2022 | Sail On Sailor – 1972 | The Spencer Davis Group |
| "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | 2024 | 1974 Release | standard, written by Julia Ward Howe |

### Unreleased

| Song | Year | Original artist |
| "How Deep Is the Ocean" | 1966 | standard, written by Irving Berlin |
| "Stella by Starlight" | 1966 | Victor Young |
| "On Top of Old Smoky" | 1967 | traditional |
| "Come to the Sunshine" | 1975 | Van Dyke Parks |
| "Mony Mony" | 1976 | Tommy James and The Shondells |
| "Running Bear" | 1976 | Johnny Preston |
| "Shake Rattle & Roll" | 1976 | Big Joe Turner |
| "Let's Dance" | 1976 | Chris Montez |
| "Working in the Coal Mine" | 1976 | Lee Dorsey |
| "On Broadway" | 1977 | The Drifters |
| "Deep Purple" | 1977 | Peter DeRose |
| "Calendar Girl" | 1978 | Neil Sedaka |
| "Jamaica Farewell" | 1979 | Harry Belafonte |
| "River Deep – Mountain High" | 1980 | Ike & Tina Turner |
| "Be My Baby" | 1980 | The Ronettes |
| "I'm a Man" | 1980 | The Spencer Davis Group |
| "At the Hop" | 1985 | Danny & The Juniors |

## Solo
### Mike Love

| Song | Year | Album | Original artist |
| "On and On and On" | 1981 | Looking Back With Love | ABBA |
| "Over and Over" | 1981 | Looking Back With Love | Bobby Day |
| "Calendar Girl" | 1981 | Looking Back With Love | Neil Sedaka |
| "Be My Baby" | 1981 | Looking Back With Love | The Ronettes |
| "Teach Me Tonight" | 1981 | Looking Back With Love | Gene De Paul |
| "Da Doo Ron Ron" | 1983 | Rock 'n' Roll City | The Crystals |
| "Lightnin' Strikes" | 1983 | Rock 'n' Roll City | Lou Christie |
| "The Letter" | 1983 | Rock 'n' Roll City | The Box Tops |
| "The Loco-Motion" | 1983 | Rock 'n' Roll City | Little Eva |
| "Sugar Shack" | 1983 | Rock 'n' Roll City | The Fireballs |
| "My Boyfriend's Back" | 1983 | Rock 'n' Roll City | The Angels |
| "Jingle Bell Rock" | 1983 | Scrooge's Rock 'n' Roll Christmas | Bobby Helms |
| "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" | 1998 | Salute NASCAR | Jan and Dean |
| "Little G.T.O." | 1998 | Salute NASCAR | Ronny and the Daytonas |
| "Hungry Heart" | 2002 | | Bruce Springsteen |
| "Finally, It's Christmas" | 2018 | Reason for the Season | Hanson |
| "Must Be Chriatmas" | 2018 | Reason for the Season | Band of Merrymakers |
| "Jingle Bell Rock" | 2018 | Reason for the Season | Bobby Helms |
| "Do You Hear What I Hear" | 2018 | Reason for the Season | Harry Simeone |
| "Away in the Manger" | 2018 | Reason for the Season | |
| "Bring a Torch" | 2018 | Reason for the Season | |
| "O Come All Ye Faithful" | 2018 | Reason for the Season | |
| "O Holy Night" | 2018 | Reason for the Season | |
| "California Sun" | 2019 | 12 Sides of Summer | The Rivieras |
| "Here Comes the Sun" | 2019 | 12 Sides of Summer | The Beatles |
| "The Girl from Ipanema" | 2019 | 12 Sides of Summer | Antônio Carlos Jobim |
| "Rockaway Beach" | 2019 | 12 Sides of Summer | The Ramones |

### Brian Wilson

| Song | Year | Album | Original artist | Note(s) |
| "Goodnight, Irene" | 1988 | Folkways: A Vision Shared | Lead Belly | |
| "Sweets for My Sweet" | 1995 | Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus | The Drifters | |
| "This Could Be the Night" | 1995 | For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson | Modern Folk Quartet | |
| "What a Wonderful World" | 1995 | Orange Crate Art | Bob Thiele, George David Weiss | |
| "Brian Wilson" | 2000 | Live at the Roxy Theatre | Barenaked Ladies | |
| "Be My Baby" | 2000 | Live at the Roxy Theatre | The Ronettes | |
| "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | 2005 | What I Really Want for Christmas | | |
| "O Holy Night" | 2005 | What I Really Want for Christmas | | |
| "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" | 2005 | What I Really Want for Christmas | | |
| "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" | 2005 | What I Really Want for Christmas | | |
| "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | 2005 | What I Really Want for Christmas | | |
| "The First Noel" | 2005 | What I Really Want for Christmas | | |
| "Deck the Halls" | 2005 | What I Really Want for Christmas | | |
| "Joy to the World" | 2005 | What I Really Want for Christmas | | |
| "Silent Night" | 2005 | What I Really Want for Christmas | | |
| "That Lucky Old Sun" | 2008 | That Lucky Old Sun | Frankie Laine | |
| "I'm Into Something Good" | 2008 | That Lucky Old Sun | Earl-Jean | |
| "Rhapsody in Blue/Intro" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "Summertime" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "I Loves You, Porgy" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "It Ain't Necessarily So" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "'S Wonderful" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "They Can't Take That Away from Me" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "Love Is Here to Stay" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "I've Got a Crush on You" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "I Got Rhythm" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "Someone to Watch Over Me" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "Nothing But Love" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | George Gershwin | |
| "California Sun" | 2010 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey (Music from the Motion Picture) | The Rivieras | |
| "Listen to Me" | 2011 | Listen to Me: Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | |
| "You've Got a Friend in Me" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | Randy Newman | |
| "The Bare Necessities" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | Terry Gilkyson | |
| "Baby Mine" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | Ned Washington, Betty Noyes | |
| "Kiss the Girl" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | | |
| "Colors of the Wind" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | | |
| "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | | |
| "We Belong Together" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | | |
| "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | | |
| "Stay Awake" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | | |
| " "Heigh-Ho / Whistle While You Work / Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | | |
| "When You Wish Upon a Star" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | | |
| "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | | |
| "Peace on Earth" | 2011 | In the Key of Disney | | |
| "Wanderlust" | 2014 | The Art of McCartney | Paul McCartney | |
| "My Sweet Lord" (Live) | 2016 | George Fest: A Night To Celebrate the Music of George Harrison | George Harrison | |
| "Honeycomb" | 2021 | Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road | Bob Merrill | } |