The Beach Boys are back in the top 40 for the first time in over a decade after the recent death of the band’s co-founder Brian Wilson. Billboard reports that the band’s greatest hits album, “Sounds ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Beach Boys’ Sounds of Summer rockets to No. 32 on the U.K.'s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

When you think of beach music you probably hear “Under the boardwalk, we’ll be havin’ some fun” or “Hey hey baby, I wanna know if you’ll be my girl” playing in your head. Those breezy tunes evoke ...