# The Best Beach Boys Guitar Solos > The 16 best Beach Boys guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Surfin' U.S.A. (1963), then Fun, Fun, Fun and I Get Around. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: The Beach Boys are remembered for harmonies, but teenage Carl Wilson's Chuck Berry-inspired leads gave their early surf and hot-rod records much of their drive. His concise, twangy breaks and instrumental showcases helped define the California surf-guitar sound of the early 1960s. Informed by: [Wikipedia: Carl Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Wilson), [Wikipedia: Surfin' U.S.A. (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfin%27_U.S.A._(album)), [Wikipedia: Shut Down Volume 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_Down_Volume_2), [Wikipedia: Pet Sounds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sounds) 1. [Surfin' U.S.A.](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-surfin-u-s-a/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1963 2. [Fun, Fun, Fun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-fun-fun-fun/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1964 3. [I Get Around](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-i-get-around/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1964 4. [Dance, Dance, Dance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-dance-dance-dance/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1964 5. [Surf Jam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-surf-jam/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1963 6. [Misirlou](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-misirlou/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1963 7. [Stoked](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-stoked/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1963 8. [Carl's Big Chance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-carl-s-big-chance/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1964 9. [Surfin' Safari](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-surfin-safari/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1962 10. [409](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-409/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1962 11. [Little Honda](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-little-honda/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1964 12. [Johnny B. Goode](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-johnny-b-goode/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1964 13. [California Girls](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-california-girls/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1965 14. [Hawaii](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-hawaii/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1963 15. [The Rocking Surfer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-the-rocking-surfer/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1963 16. [Rock and Roll Music](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-rock-and-roll-music/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1976 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)