| Song | Writer | Recording date | Additional notes |
| "Beginning of the End" | Brian Wilson,, | April 16, 1962 |
- Lead vocals by Usher, backing vocals by Brian, instrumentation by the Beach Boys.
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| "My Only Alibi" | B. Wilson, Usher | April 16, 1962 | Lead vocals by Usher, backing vocals by Brian, instrumentation by the Beach Boys. |
| "One Way Road to Love" | B. Wilson, Usher | April 16, 1962 | Lead vocals by Usher, backing vocals by Brian, instrumentation by the Beach Boys. |
| "Visions" | B. Wilson, Usher | April 16, 1962 | Lead vocals by Usher, backing vocals by Brian, instrumentation by the Beach Boys. |
| "Recreation" | B. Wilson, Bob Norberg, | September 4, 1962 | Recorded at the same session as "The Revo-Lution", "Number One", and "Humpty Dumpty". |
| Song | Writer | Recording date | Additional notes |
| "Pink Champagne" | Al Jardine | February 1963 |
- Instrumental, copyrighted by Jardine on February 28, 1963.
- Murry Wilson later recorded the composition for his album The Many Moods of Murry Wilson, under the title "Italia".
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| "Chopsticks Boogie" | B. Wilson, Jan Berry | April–June 1963 | |
| "Rockin' Roadster" | B. Wilson, Christian | June–September 1963 | |
| "Malibu Sunset" | B. Wilson, Usher, Christian | May–August 1963 | |
| "Hot Harp" | B. Wilson | August 5, 1963 | Produced by Brian for the Survivors, a group consisting of Bob Norberg and his friends Rich Arlarian and Dave Nowlen. Instrumental. |
| "Witch Stand" | Produced by Brian for the Survivors. Lead vocal by Nowlen. | August 5, 1963 | - |
| "Girlie" | Produced by Brian for the Survivors. Features Mike Love's sister Maureen on harp. | August 5, 1963 | - |
| "A Joy Ride Cruise" | August 1963 | | - |
| "Sandy Baby" | B. Wilson, Russ Titelman | 1964 | Early version of "Sherry She Needs Me". No vocal recorded. |
| "Boys Will Be Boys" | B. Wilson | January 1964 | No vocals recorded. |
| "What'll I Wear to School Today?" | B. Wilson, Christian | January 1964 | Produced for the singer Sharon Marie. Later reworked by the group as "All Dressed Up for School". |
| Song | Writer | Recording date | Additional notes |
| "How Deep Is the Ocean?" | Irving Berlin | October 15, 1965 | |
| "Stella by Starlight" | Victor Young | October 15, 1965 | |
| "Heroes and Villains" | B. Wilson, Van Dyke Parks | 1966–1967 |
- In 2013, a version incorporating "I'm in Great Shape" surfaced on an acetate.
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| "Heroes and Villains" | B. Wilson, Van Dyke Parks | 1966–1967 | Missing tapes, presumed lost or erased. These include the reels for sessions held on May 11, December 13, December 19, and December 28, 1966, as well as January 20, January 31, February 24, February 26, and March 15, 1967. |
| "Look" | B. Wilson | October 13, 1966 | A version with vocals. Missing tape, presumed lost or erased. |
| "I'm in Great Shape" | B. Wilson, Parks | October 17, 1966 | Missing tape, presumed lost or erased. |
| "Surf's Up" | B. Wilson, Parks | January 23, 1967 | Missing tape, presumed lost or erased. |
| "Crack the Whip" | B. Wilson | February–March 1967 | Produced by Brian for photographer Jasper Dailey. |
| "When I Get Mad " | B. Wilson | February–March 1967 | Produced by Brian for photographer Jasper Dailey. |
| "Tones" | C. Wilson | March 13 – April 13, 1967 | A version with vocals. Missing, presumed lost or erased. |
| "On Top of Old Smoky" | | April 11, 1967 | Recorded with Paul McCartney after a "Vega-Tables" session. |
| "Good Time Mama" | B. Wilson | June 25–26, 1967 | In 2007, Alan Boyd stated that a tape with the label "Good Time Mama" could not be found in the band's archives. |
| "Sunflower Maiden" | B. Wilson, Parks | 1967 | Written for the band Redwood, along with "Darlin'" and "Time to Get Alone". As of 2006, the recording remains lost. |
| "Tale of Man" | Dennis Wilson, Stephen Kalinich | 1968 | |
| Song | Writer | Recording date | Additional notes |
| "'Til I Die" | | |
- Early piano demo recorded by Brian.
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| "Song to God" | B. Wilson | | Reported in existence by Beach Boys' friend Stanley Shapiro. Dennis had asked engineer Stephen Desper to set up the tape on a reel-to-reel before Brian ripped it off the playback and yelled "Don’t you ever touch that again! That’s between me and God!" As of 2014, the tape has not surfaced. |
| "What Can the Matter Be" | | February 24 – May 24, 1969 | |
| "Raspberries, Strawberries" | Will Holt | November 11, 1969 | Kingston Trio cover; the tape of this rendition was reworked as "At My Window". |
| "You Never Give Me Your Money" | Lennon–McCartney | January 7, 1970 | Keyboard-only, recorded on the same day as "Good Time". |
| "Symphony of Frogs" | | June 1970 | Produced by Brian for Kalinich. |
| "Seasons in the Sun" | Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen | July 31 – August 4, 1970 | Lead vocal by Carl. Produced by Terry Jacks, who later had a hit with his own version of the song. Later considered for release on Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys. |
| "My Solution" | B. Wilson | October 31, 1970 | Brian later reworked the verse melody into his song "Happy Days". Another attempt at "My Solution" was recorded during the summer of 1980, though no vocals were recorded. |
| "Settle Down" | D. Wilson | November 13, 1970 | Evolved into "Sound of Free". |
| "A Day in the Life of a Tree" | B. Wilson, Rieley | | A version with Dennis on lead vocals. As of 2014, the tape has not surfaced. |
| "Won't You Tell Me" | Murry Wilson | June 19, 1971 | Produced by Murry, with lead vocals by Brian and Carl. A recording with Henn on vocals was released on the 1996 Sunrays compilation For Collectors Only: Vintage Rays. According to Doe, Rick Henn was a co-writer. |
| Song | Writer | Recording date | Additional notes |
| "Sail On, Sailor" | | |
- Early piano demo recorded by Brian.
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| "I've Got A Friend" | D. Wilson | 1971 | No vocals were recorded. A live performance was recorded in the spring of 1972 with Dennis on lead. |
| "Baby Baby" | D. Wilson | 1971 | |
| "Ecology" | D. Wilson, Daryl Dragon | 1971 | |
| "Old Movie" | D. Wilson | March 15, 1971 | Evolved into "4th of July". |
| "Telephone Backgrounds " | Carl Wilson | April 1971 | Moog synthesizer sound collage recorded by Carl. |
| "Behold the Night" | D. Wilson, Dragon | July 7, 1971 | In 2006, Alan Boyd reported that the song was "short, sweet, and very, very pretty", and cited a lyric, "Moon's out tonight, tonight I know you will behold the night..." |
| "It's a New Day" | D. Wilson, Dragon, Stanley Shapiro | July 7–8, 1971 | Lead vocal by Blondie Chaplin. In 2006, the tape was reported lost. |
| "Silly Walls" | B. Wilson, David Sandler | November 1971 | Written for American Spring. |
| "Change Partners" | Stephen Stills | December 1971 | |
| "Beatrice from Baltimore" | B. Wilson, Tandyn Almer | December 6, 1971 – January 31, 1972 | Possibly Carl sings lead vocal. Evolved into "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone". |
| "Burlesque" | B. Wilson, Jack Rieley | 1972 | A lyric is "Tantalation and hot glowing skin/Sun's 'bout to rest." Possibly Brian on lead vocal. As of 2014, no tape has surfaced. |
| "Slow Song" | D. Wilson | 1972 | |
| "Is Jack Rieley Really Superman?" | B. Wilson | 1972 | According to journalist Ben Edmonds, Brian wrote the song as a satire on Jack Rieley, who falsely claimed to have won a Pulitzer Prize. As of 2014, no tape has surfaced. |
| "Spark in the Dark" | B. Wilson | January 21, 1972 | Described as a "pounding organ jam" with a synthesizer melody recycled later in Brian's solo career. Evolved into "Chain Reaction of Love".). Not related to "Funky Pretty" despite sharing a lyric connection. |
| "Body Talk" | B. Wilson | February 17, 1972 | Instrumental. According to archivist Joshilyn Hoisington, it is a "tack piano driven thing with a greasy bassline and handclaps." |
| "Out in the Country" | Jardine | February 17–20, 1972 | Lead vocal by Jardine. |
| "Funky Fever" | B. Wilson, Sandler | February 28, 1972 | |
| "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | Jagger–Richards | 1972–1973 | Live performance. |
| "Gimme Some Lovin'" | Steve Winwood | April 4, 1972 | Lead vocal by Brian. As of 2014, the tape was reported missing. |
| "Rooftop Harry" | | April 15, 1972 | Lead vocal by Brian. According to engineer Barry Rudolph, Brian had been sitting in a lotus position for two hours while the Beach Boys unloaded recording equipment into Larabee Studios in West Hollywood. When he awoke, he recorded himself playing piano, electric bass, toy piano, and a calliope. The entire track was processed through a new device called the Countryman Phaser.The tape of this recording was found in 2014. |
| "Carry Me Home" | D. Wilson | | Lead vocals by Dennis and Blondie Chaplin. Considered for the 2013 compilation Made in California but left off due to its somber lyrics. |
| "Hard Times" | Ricky Fataar, Blondie Chaplin | October 4, 1972 | Not to be confused with the later Brian composition "Hard Times". |
| Song | Writer | Recording date | Additional notes |
| "Child of Winter " | B. Wilson, Kalinich | |
- Version with Carl and Dennis on lead vocals.
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| "Brian's Jam" | | March 2, 1973 | Evolved into "Shortenin' Bread". |
| "Dr. Tom" | Jardine | March 12, 1973 | Adaption of the folk standard "Tom Dooley", with Jardine singing a partial vocal. |
| "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" / "Gimme Some Lovin" | Holland–Dozier–Holland, Winwood | April–June 1973 | Lead vocal by Brian and David Sandler. |
| "Canyon Summer" | Jardine | May 1973 | Copyrighted by Jardine on May 29, 1973. Jingle written for the Coppertone sun-tan lotion company. |
| "Pattycake" | B. Wilson | June–September 1973 | Lead vocal by Brian. |
| "Honeycomb" | | 1974 | Recorded with Roy Wood and other members of Wizzard.Described as featuring a prominent Moog synthesizer and "jagged" bass lines. |
| "Miller Drive" | D. Wilson, Gerry Beckley | 1974 | |
| "Dennis' Symphony" | D. Wilson | February 22, 1974 | |
| "Clangin'" | B. Wilson | March 2, 1974 – September 1976 | Incorporates the riff from "Shortenin' Bread"/"Ding Dang". Evolved into "Ding Dang". According to Alan Boyd, "sounds an awful lot like 'I'm The Pied Piper,' except Brian has overdubbed himslef a couple of times singing 'Clangin' clangin', dingin' a dangin' and-a clangin' clangin'....' over and over and over again. And again. And again." |
| "String Bass Song" | D. Wilson | March 5, 1974 | Evolved into "Rainbows". |
| "Just an Imitation" | B. Wilson | May–September 1974 | Written about Murry, who died one year earlier. As of 2014, no tape has surfaced. May feature Brian on lead vocal. |
| "Why Don't You Try Me?" | | May–September 1974 | |
| "Earthquake Time" | Love | October–November 1974 | |
"Brian's Tune"
| B. Wilson
B. Wilson, Roger McGuinn
| November 1974 | Incorporates the riff from "Shortenin' Bread"/"Ding Dang". Evolved from "Ding Dang". Described as a "dirty" version of "Ding Dang". |
| "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | William Steffe, Julia Ward Howe | November 5, 1974 | Lead vocal by Love. Briefly considered for release on the 1998 compilation Endless Harmony Soundtrack. |
| "You're Riding High On the Music" | B. Wilson, Kalinich | December 1974 | |
| "Don't Let Me Go" | C. Wilson, Love | December 1974 | |
| "Our Life, Our Love, Our Land" | Love | December 1974 | |
| "Don't Want Much, Just A Country Or Two, Maybe A Planet Before It's Through" | D. Wilson, Kalinich | 1975 | |
| "Helen Keller" | D. Wilson, Kalinich | 1975 | |
| "Marble Sittin' On A Kitchen Table" | D. Wilson, Kalinich | 1975 | |
| "Our Love Remains" | D. Wilson, Kalinich | 1975 | |
| "Grateful Are We for Little Children" | B. Wilson, Kalinich | 1975 | Evolved into "Saturday Morning in the City". |
| "Slow Booze" | D. Wilson, Gregg Jakobson | February 12, 1975 | |
| "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" | Peter Cetera, James Pankow | May–June 1975 | Chicago song performed live, with lead vocals by Love and James Pankow. |
| "Carl's Song" | | September–December 1975 | Early recording of "Angel Come Home". |
| "Come to the Sunshine" | Parks | October 1975 | Intended for inclusion on the Beach Boys' next album but left off due to a dispute. As of 2004, the recording could not be located in the band's tape library. |
| Song | Writer | Recording date | Additional notes |
| "Life Symphony" | D. Wilson, Kalinich | 1976 |
- According to Badman, "a series of poems reflecting life from childhood to death."
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| "10,000 Years Ago" | Love | January 30 – May 15, 1976 | A version was recorded for Love's 2017 album Unleash the Love. |
| "Gold Rush" | Jardine | January 30 – May 15, 1976 | |
| "Lisa" | Love | January 30 – May 15, 1976 | Lead vocal by Love. |
| "Secret Love" | Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster | January 30 – May 15, 1976 | |
| "Working in the Coal Mine" | Allen Toussaint | January 30 – May 15, 1976 | |
| "On Broadway" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | March 3, 1976 | Lead vocal by Jardine. |
| "Mony Mony" | Tommy James, Bo Gentry,, Bobby Bloom | March 15, 1976 | Lead vocal by Billy Hinsche. |
| "Runnin' Bear" | J.P. Richardson | April 13–14, 1976 | Lead vocal by Love. |
| "Shake, Rattle & Roll" | Big Joe Turner | April 14, 1976 | Lead vocal by Jardine. |
| "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" | | April 16–29, 1976 | Lead vocal by Love. |
| "Let's Dance" | Jim Lee | April 27, 1976 | |
| "Short Skirts" | B. Wilson | May 8, 1976 | No lead vocal recorded. |
| "Marilyn Rovell" | B. Wilson | August 21, 1976 | Lead vocal by Brian. |
| "Lazy Lizzie" | B. Wilson | September–November 1976 | Lead vocal by Brian. |
| "We Gotta Groove" | B. Wilson | September–November 1976 | Lead vocal by Love. |
| "That Special Feeling" | B. Wilson | September–November 1976 | Lead vocal by Brian. |
| "Ruby Baby" | The Drifters | September 1 – October 2, 1976 | Lead vocal by Brian. A recording of the song from the Party! sessions was released on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys. |
| "Hey There Momma" | B. Wilson | October 27, 1976 | Lead vocal by Love. |
| Song | Writer | Recording date | Additional notes |
| "Mike, Come Back to L.A." | B. Wilson | October–November 1977 |
- No lead vocal recorded.
- Evolved into "Some of Your Love".
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| "Xmas Carol Medley" | | October–November 1977 | Christmas medley featuring the Beach Boys and their children singing as a group. The songs are "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Hark The Herald Angels Sing", and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas". |
| "How's About a Little Bit of Your Sweet Lovin'?" | B. Wilson, Love, Diane Rovell, Ron Altbach | November 15, 1977 – November 29, 1979 | A version was released by Celebration on their eponymous second album. |
| "Sad, Sad Christmas" | Love | November 23, 1977 | Lead vocal by Love. |
| "Beach Burlesque" | | November 17, 1977 | M.I.U. Album outtake. May be the same song as "Burlesque". |
| "Go and Get That Girl" | Ed Tuleja, Altbach | November 17–21, 1977 | Lead vocal by Carl. |
| "Alone on Christmas Day" | Love, Altbach | November 17–23, 1977 | Lead vocal by Love. A version was recorded by Love for his 2017 album Reason for the Season. |
| "Egypt" | | November 18, 1977 | |
| "TM Siddhi Program" | Love | November 1977 | |
| "10,000 Years" | D. Wilson, Love | 1977–1978 | |
| "It Could Be Anything" | C. Wilson | February 11, 1978 | |
| "I Really Love You" | B. Wilson | April 21, 1978 | Instrumental. |
| "Ride Arabian, Ride" | Jardine | May 11, 1978 | Instrumental. |
| "Rubles" | Jardine | May 11, 1978 | Lead vocal by Jardine. |
| "Basketball Rock" | B. Wilson | May 13, 1978 | Instrumental. |
| "Bowling" | B. Wilson | May 13, 1978 | Instrumental. |
| "Lookin' Down The Coast/Monterey" | Jardine | July 27, 1978 | Lead vocals by Brian and Jardine. Intended to comprise a trilogy of songs which included "Santa Ana Winds". A re-recording of "Lookin' Down the Coast" was featured on Jardine's A Postcard from California album. |
| "Calendar Girl" | Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield | Late 1978 | Lead vocals by Love. |
| "I'm Begging You Please" | B. Wilson | June – October 6, 1978 | Lead vocal by Brian. |
| "Drip Drop" | Leiber, Stoller | October 19, 1978 | Lead vocal by Brian. |
| Song | Writer | Recording date | Additional notes |
| "California Beach" | Jardine, Love | Spring 1979 |
- Lead vocal by Love.
- A version appears on Love's 2019 album 12 Sides of Summer.
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| "Skatetown U.S.A." | Jardine, Love | Spring 1979 | Reworking of "California Beach". Lead vocal by Love. |
| "Little Girl" | Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry | Spring 1979 | Lead vocal by Carl. Intended for Keepin' the Summer Alive, it was cut at a refurbished Western Studio 3 with Brian as producer. "Little Girl" was later adapted into an original song and renamed "Sunshine", as Bruce Johnston explains: "Well, 'Sunshine' was originally called 'Little Girl'. And I can't remember who recorded it, probably a Phil Spector record, and so we cut this track and then we decided to write a new song to the track, so we took part of the old song, 'Smoky Places', and whatever Mike and Brian came up with, recorded on the existing track, didn’t have enough room because the song was too short, so we tape-copied the track a few times, put 21 splices in the 24-track tape and stretched the song out and came up with 'Sunshine'." |
| "Jamaica Farewell" | Harry Belafonte | July 23, 1979 | No vocal was recorded. Not to be confused with a version by California Music, recorded in 1976 with Brian on organ. As above, "Jamaica Farewell" was produced by Brian at the refurbished Western 3 studio. |
| "Stranded in the Jungle" | The Jay Hawks | July 24, 1979 | No vocal recorded. As above, "Stranded in the Jungle" was produced by Brian at the refurbished Western 3 studio. |
| "Johnny B. Goode" | Chuck Berry | October 15 – November 13, 1979 | Keepin' the Summer Alive outtake, and one of only two songs from the album's sessions with Dennis drumming. |
| "Surfer Suzie" | Ed Carter | October 10 – December 14, 1979 | Lead vocal by Jardine. Keepin' the Summer Alive outtake recorded at Western. |
| "Smoky Places" | The Corsairs | October 18, 1979 | Lead vocal by Brian. Later adapted to "Sunshine". |
| "Boys and Girls" | B. Wilson | October 19, 1979 – November 18, 1980 | Keepin' the Summer Alive outtake, recorded at Western. |
| "I'll Always Love You" | Barry Mann | November 19, 1979 – January 1980 | Lead vocal by Carl. Keepin' the Summer Alive outtake. |
| "Starbaby" | Love | November 29, 1979 | Lead vocal by Love. Keepin' the Summer Alive outtake. A version was released by Celebration on their eponymous second album. |
