Pet Sounds

1966 studio album by the Beach Boys
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Pet Sounds
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Pet Sounds

Summary

Pet Sounds is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,420 views/month, #66 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pet Sounds's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Pet Sounds's genre is art rock[4].
  • Pet Sounds's genre is progressive pop[5].
  • Pet Sounds's genre is pop music[6].
  • Pet Sounds was produced by Brian Wilson[7].
  • Pet Sounds was performed by The Beach Boys[8].
  • Pet Sounds's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[9].
  • Pet Sounds's record label is recorded as Capitol Music Group[10].
  • Pet Sounds's place of publication is recorded as United States[11].
  • Pet Sounds's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • Pet Sounds is part of The Beach Boys US albums discography[13].
  • Pet Sounds is part of The Beach Boys UK albums discography[14].
  • Pet Sounds is part of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time[15].
  • Pet Sounds's language of work or name is recorded as American English[16].
  • Pet Sounds was distributed by vinyl record[17].
  • Pet Sounds was distributed by music streaming[18].
  • Pet Sounds was distributed by compact disc[19].
  • Pet Sounds was distributed by 8-track tape[20].
  • Pet Sounds was distributed by compact cassette[21].
  • Pet Sounds was distributed by music download[22].
  • Pet Sounds's review score is recorded as 5[23].
  • Pet Sounds's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as United Western Recorders[24].
  • Pet Sounds's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as CBS Columbia Square[25].
  • Pet Sounds's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Sunset Sound Recorders[26].
  • Pet Sounds's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Gold Star Studios[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1966-05-16[29]

  • Genre(s): art rock, baroque pop, classic rock, pop, pop rock, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, rock, sunshine pop, surf rock[30]

  • Community tags: album rock, am pop, animal on cover, art rock, baroque pop, classic rock, contemporary pop/rock, goat on cover, pop, pop rock, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, psychedelic/garage, rock, rock & roll, rock/pop, sunshine pop, surf rock[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fdd96703-7b21-365e-bdea-38029fbeb84e[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Pet Sounds was The Beach Boys[8]. It was produced by Brian Wilson[7].

Publication

Pet Sounds was released on May 16, 1966[33]. Place of publication include United States[11] and United Kingdom[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as American English[16]. Genres include art rock[4], progressive pop[5], and pop music[6]. Part of include The Beach Boys US albums discography[13]; The Beach Boys UK albums discography[14]; and Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time[15], a Wikimedia music-related list[34]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record[17], music streaming[18], compact disc[19], 8-track tape[20], compact cassette[21], and music download[22].

Reception

Pet Sounds's review score is recorded as 5[23].

Why It Matters

Pet Sounds ranks in the top 0.11% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,420 views/month, #66 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

It has been cited as an influence by Ashe[36], a musician[37], b. 1993[38], of United States[39].

FAQs

Who did Pet Sounds influence?

Pet Sounds has been cited as an influence by Ashe[36].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . rollingstone.com. Retrieved . rollingstone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Apple Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · EricMackAttacks · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 13d ago · EricMackAttacks · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date
    Language of work or name American English
    Form of creative work studio album
    Duration {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2203'}
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