Artist |
Year |
Song |
Appearance |
Note(s) |
1910 Fruitgum Company |
2007 |
"Little Saint Nick" |
Bubblegum Christmas |
|
The A-Bones |
1990 |
"Drive-In" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
A Mighty Wind |
2013 |
"God Only Knows" |
BioShock Infinite |
|
Adventures in Stereo |
1998 |
"Wonderful" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
Rick Altizer |
2002 |
"Surf's Up" |
Making God Smile |
|
The Aluminum Group |
2000 |
"Caroline, No" |
Caroline Now! |
|
American Spring |
1972 |
"Darlin'" (as "Thinkin' Bout You Baby") |
Spring |
[2] |
"This Whole World" |
"Forever" |
The Apples in Stereo |
2001 |
"Heroes and Villains" |
Let's Go! |
[3] |
Avenged Sevenfold |
2017 |
"God Only Knows" |
The Stage (Evolving) |
|
Backstreet Boys |
2007 |
"When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" |
Musicares Presents A Tribute To Brian Wilson |
|
Jeff Beck |
2007 |
"Surf's Up" |
Musicares Presents A Tribute To Brian Wilson |
|
"Surfin' U.S.A." |
Best Coast |
2017 |
"Little Saint Nick" |
Amazon Music |
[4] |
Frank Black |
1993 |
"Hang On to Your Ego" |
Frank Black |
|
Norman Blake |
2000 |
"Only With You" |
Caroline Now! |
|
David Bowie |
1984 |
"God Only Knows" |
Tonight |
[6] |
Boys Choir of Harlem |
2001 |
"Our Prayer" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Jonatha Brooke |
2004 |
"God Only Knows" |
Back in the Circus |
[7] |
Junior Brown |
1996 |
"409" |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
Sawyer Brown |
1996 |
"I Get Around" |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
T. Graham Brown |
1996 |
"Help Me, Rhonda" |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
California Music |
1974 |
"Don't Worry Baby" |
single |
|
Glen Campbell |
1977 |
"God Only Knows" |
Southern Nights |
|
Kate Campbell |
2002 |
"Add Some Music to Your Day" |
Making God Smile |
|
Larry Carlton |
1997 |
"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" |
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson |
|
Captain & Tennille |
2007 |
"Little Saint Nick" |
The Secret of Christmas |
|
Eric Carmen |
2000 |
"Caroline, No" |
I Was Born to Love You |
|
Carpenters |
1973 |
"Fun, Fun, Fun" |
Now & Then |
|
Dori Caymmi |
1997 |
"Caroline, No" |
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson |
|
Alex Chilton |
2000 |
"I Wanna Pick You Up" |
Caroline Now! |
[8] |
2013 |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" |
Electricity by Candlelight |
[9] |
"Surfer Girl" |
"Solar System" |
Elvis Costello ft. the Brodsky String Quartet |
1993 |
"God Only Knows" |
The Juliet Letters |
[6] |
Cub |
1993 |
"Surfer Girl" |
Betti-Cola |
|
Rivers Cuomo |
2008 |
"Don't Worry Baby" |
Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo |
|
2011 |
"God Only Knows" |
|
[10] |
Jamie Cullum |
2007 |
"Sail On, Sailor" |
Musicares Presents A Tribute To Brian Wilson |
|
The Cynics |
1990 |
"Be True to Your School" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. |
2011 |
"God Only Knows" |
Horse Power |
|
Darlin' |
1995 |
"Darlin'" |
|
|
Das Damen |
1990 |
"Johnny Carson" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
Neil Diamond |
1977 |
"God Only Knows" |
I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight |
|
DM3 |
1998 |
"Caroline, No" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
Dolour |
2002 |
"This Whole World" |
Making God Smile |
|
Doopees |
1995 |
"Caroline, No" |
Doopee Time |
|
Dos Dragsters (Sea Foam Green) |
1990 |
"Pet Sounds" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
Earth, Wind & Fire |
2007 |
Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) |
Musicares Presents A Tribute To Brian Wilson |
|
Kat Edmonson |
2012 |
"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" |
Way Down Low |
|
Elements |
1997 |
'Til I Die |
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson |
|
Eliane Elias |
1997 |
"Our Sweet Love/Friends" |
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson |
|
Evan and Jaron |
2001 |
"I Get Around" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Jad Fair |
2000 |
"Do Ya" |
Caroline Now! |
|
Feelds |
1998 |
"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
Ferron |
1999 |
"Don't Worry Baby" |
Inside Out: The IMA Sessions |
|
The Flaming Lips |
2012 |
"God Only Knows" |
MOJO Presents Pet Sounds Revisited |
[8] |
Fleetwood Mac |
1980 |
"Farmer's Daughter" |
Live |
[11] |
FORMS |
1998 |
"Heroes and Villains" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
The Free Design |
2000 |
"Endless Harmony" |
Caroline Now! |
[12] |
Kim Fowley |
2000 |
"Almost Summer" |
Caroline Now! |
|
Glenn Frey |
2012 |
"Caroline, No" |
After Hours |
|
Bill Frisell |
2014 |
"Surfer Girl" |
Guitar in the Space Age! |
|
Charly Garcia y Pedro Aznar |
1991 |
"God Only Knows" |
Tango 4 |
[13] |
David Garland |
1993 |
"I Went to Sleep" |
I Guess I Just Wasn't Made for These Times |
|
"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" |
"In My Room" |
"Cabinessence" |
"In the Back of My Mind" |
"Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony)" |
"I Wanna Pick You Up" |
"You're So Good to Me" |
"Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" |
"Mt. Vernon and Fairway - Theme" |
"Wonderful" |
"'Til I Die" |
"Meant for You" |
Vince Gill |
2001 |
"The Warmth of the Sun" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Vince Gill, Jimmy Webb, & David Crosby |
2001 |
"Surf's Up" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Grant Lee Buffalo |
1995 |
"In My Room" |
Friends (Original TV soundtrack) |
|
David Grubbs |
1998 |
"Wind Chimes" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
Don Grusin |
1997 |
"Surfer Girl" |
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson |
|
Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem |
1979 |
"Little Saint Nick" |
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together |
|
Handsome Dick Manitoba |
1990 |
"Dance, Dance, Dance" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
Hanson |
1997 |
"Little Saint Nick" |
Snowed In |
|
Harpy |
1998 |
"Cool, Cool Water" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
Jason Harrod |
2002 |
"In My Room" |
Making God Smile |
|
Joey Heatherton |
1972 |
"God Only Knows" |
The Joey Heatherton Album |
The High Llamas |
2000 |
"Anna Lee, the Healer" |
Caroline Now! |
[8] |
The Hollyridge Strings |
1965 |
"Little Saint Nick" |
Christmas Favorites |
|
The Hot Doggers |
1963 |
"Surfin' U.S.A." |
Surfin' U.S.A. |
[14] |
"Surfin'" |
"Surfin' Safari" |
James House |
1996 |
"Little Deuce Coupe" |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
Mari Iijima |
1989 |
"Little Saint Nick" |
The Christmas Song |
|
Stevie Jackson |
2000 |
"Good Time" |
Caroline Now |
|
Jan and Dean |
1963 |
"Surfin'" |
Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin |
|
"Surfin' Safari" |
"Little Deuce Coupe" |
Drag City |
1965 |
"Little Honda" |
Command Performance |
"I Get Around" |
1971 |
"Vegetables" |
Jan & Dean Anthology |
1982 |
"Shut Down" |
One Summer Night/Live |
"Surfin' U.S.A." |
"Dance, Dance, Dance" |
"Help Me, Rhonda" |
"California Girls" |
"Good Vibrations" |
"Fun, Fun, Fun" |
1985 |
"Be True To Your School" |
Silver Summer |
"Surfer Girl" |
2001 |
"California Saga: California" |
Live In Concert: Surf City |
The Jesus & Mary Chain |
1988 |
"Surfin' U.S.A." |
Barbed Wire Kisses |
|
Billy Joel |
2001 |
"Don't Worry Baby" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Elton John |
2001 |
"God Only Knows" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Elton John and Brian Wilson |
2001 |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Daniel Johnston |
2006 |
"God Only Knows" |
Do It Again: A Tribute to Pet Sounds |
|
Tsuyoshi Kawakami |
2003 |
"Pet Sounds" |
Moodmakers Mood |
|
Phil Keaggy |
2002 |
"Good Vibrations" |
Making God Smile |
|
Toby Keith |
1996 |
"Be True to Your School" |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
Eugene Kelly |
2000 |
"Lady" |
Caroline Now! |
|
Steven Khan & Gabriela Anders |
1997 |
"Don't Worry Baby" |
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson |
|
Jan Krist |
2002 |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" |
Making God Smile |
|
The Langley Schools Music Project |
2001 |
"Good Vibrations" |
The Langley Schools Music Project |
|
"God Only Knows" |
"In My Room" |
"I Get Around" |
"Help Me, Rhonda" |
"You're So Good To Me" |
"Little Deuce Coupe" |
John Legend |
2007 |
"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" |
Musicares Presents A Tribute To Brian Wilson |
|
Frank Lenz & Richard Swift |
2002 |
Caroline, No |
Making God Smile |
|
Peggy Lipton |
1970 |
"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" |
single |
|
Charles Lloyd |
2010 |
"Caroline, No" |
Mirror |
[15] |
2013 |
"God Only Knows" |
Hagar's Song |
[16] |
The Lost Dogs |
2002 |
"With Me Tonight" |
Making God Smile |
|
Darlene Love |
2007 |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" |
Musicares Presents A Tribute To Brian Wilson |
|
Lulu with Sting |
2002 |
"Sail On, Sailor" |
Together |
|
Shelby Lynne |
2007 |
"Surfer Girl" |
Musicares Presents A Tribute To Brian Wilson |
|
Phil Madeira |
2002 |
"Heroes and Villains" |
Making God Smile |
|
The Manhattan Transfer |
1995 |
"God Only Knows" |
Tonin' |
|
Aimee Mann and Michael Penn |
2001 |
"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Ricky Martin |
2001 |
"California Girls" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
"Help Me, Rhonda" |
Kevin Max and Jimmy Abegg |
2002 |
"Help Me, Rhonda" |
Making God Smile |
|
Michael McDonald & Billy Preston |
2007 |
"Don't Worry Baby" |
Musicares Presents A Tribute To Brian Wilson |
|
John McEntire |
1998 |
"Let's Go Away for Awhile" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
McFly |
2004 |
"Little Saint Nick" |
Eastenders Christmas Party |
|
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes |
1992 |
"Sloop John B" |
Blow in the Wind |
|
Medicine |
2001 |
"Til I Die" |
Never Click |
|
Melt Banana |
1998 |
"Surfin' U.S.A." |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
"You're Welcome" |
Vince Mendoza ft. John Abercrombie |
1997 |
Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) |
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson |
|
Kate Miner |
2002 |
"God Only Knows" |
Caroline Now! |
|
Katrina Mitchell & Bill Wells |
2000 |
"Wind Chimes" |
Caroline Now! |
|
Mandy Moore |
2004 |
"God Only Knows" |
|
|
Thurston Moore |
1998 |
"Here Today" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
The Mooseheart Faith |
1990 |
"Wind Chimes" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
Lorrie Morgan |
1996 |
"Don't Worry Baby" |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
Litto Nebbia |
2002 |
"Surfer Girl" |
Tributo Brian Wilson |
|
"Caroline No" |
"Please Let Me Wonder" |
"The Warmth of the Sun" |
"Til I Die" |
"God Only Knows" |
"Let Him Run Wild" |
"Wonderful" |
"Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" |
"Girl Don't Tell Me" |
Willie Nelson |
1996 |
"The Warmth of the Sun" |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
Olivia Newton-John |
1974 |
"God Only Knows" |
Long Live Love |
|
Jim O'Rourke |
1998 |
"Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony)" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
Oberhofer |
2010 |
"Be True to Your School" |
Live: Big Ugly Yellow Couch Session |
[6] |
The Olivia Tremor Control |
1998 |
"Do You Like Worms?" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
"Little Pad" |
[nb 1] |
OnoTetsu |
1998 |
"Tones" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
The Original Sins |
1990 |
"Help Me, Rhonda" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
Overboard |
2008 |
"Little Saint Nick" |
Tidings |
|
Paper Dolls |
1968 |
"Darlin'" |
|
[17] |
Peanut |
1966 |
"I'm Waiting For The Day" |
|
The Pearlfishers |
2000 |
Go Away Boy |
Caroline Now! |
|
Pennywise |
1996 |
"Surfin' USA" |
MOM: Music for Our Mother Ocean |
|
1997 |
"I Get Around" |
MOM II: Music for Our Mother Ocean |
|
Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra |
2000 |
"Pet Sounds" |
Caroline Now! |
|
Louis Philippe |
1988 |
"Little Pad" |
|
|
1991 |
"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" |
Rainfall |
Pizzicato Five |
1996 |
"Passing By" |
Sister Freedom Tapes |
|
Doug Powell |
2002 |
"'Til I Die" |
Making God Smile |
|
Psychic TV |
1986 |
"Good Vibrations" |
|
[18] |
The Queers |
1996 |
"Don't Back Down" |
Don't Back Down |
[6] |
"Little Honda" |
Don't Back Down |
[6] |
The Ramones |
1993 |
"Surfin' Safari" |
Acid Eaters (japan version). |
|
Collin Raye |
1996 |
"Sloop John B" |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
The Records |
1990 |
"Darlin'" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
2007 |
"I Get Around" |
Musicares Presents A Tribute To Brian Wilson |
|
Rockabye Baby! |
2006 |
"Surfer Girl" |
Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of the Beach Boys |
[19] |
"In My Room" |
"Surf's Up" |
"Let's Go Away for Awhile" |
"Our Prayer" |
"The Warmth of the Sun" |
"Caroline, No" |
"God Only Knows" |
"Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" |
"You Still Believe in Me" |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" |
David Lee Roth |
1985 |
"California Girls" |
Crazy from the Heat |
[nb 2] |
Darius Rucker & Matthew Sweet |
2001 |
"Sail On, Sailor" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Todd Rundgren |
1976 |
"Good Vibrations" |
Faithful |
[nb 3] |
Saint Etienne |
2000 |
"Stevie" |
Caroline Now! |
[8] |
2012 |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" |
MOJO Presents Pet Sounds Revisited |
[12] |
Chris Schlarb |
2013 |
"'Til I Die" |
Psychic Temple II |
|
Timothy B. Schmit |
1996 |
"Caroline, No" |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
Marilyn Scott |
1997 |
"In My Room" |
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson |
|
Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her |
1998 |
"You Still Believe In Me" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
Secret Chiefs 3 |
1998 |
"Good Vibrations" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
The Secret Goldfish |
2000 |
"California Saga: Big Sur" |
Caroline Now! |
|
Sharky's Machine |
1990 |
"I Wanna Pick You Up" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
She & Him |
2011 |
"Christmas Day" |
A Very She & Him Christmas |
|
"Little Saint Nick" |
Shonen Knife |
1996 |
"Don't Hurt My Little Sister" |
The Birds & the B-Sides |
|
Short Hair Front |
1998 |
"I'm Waiting for the Day" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
Carly Simon, David Crosby, and Jimmy Webb |
2001 |
"In My Room" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Paul Simon |
2001 |
"Surfer Girl" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Sixpence None the Richer |
2002 |
"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" |
Making God Smile |
|
Sonic Youth |
1990 |
"I Know There's an Answer" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
Souvenir |
2000 |
Ne Dis Pas (Girl Don't Tell Me) |
Caroline Now! |
|
Sports Guitar |
1998 |
"Wonderful" |
Smiling Pets |
[1] |
Aaron Sprinkle |
2002 |
"I Know There's an Answer" / ("Hang On to Your Ego") |
Making God Smile |
|
Peter Stampfel & the Bottle Caps |
1990 |
"Gonna Hustle You" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
Duglas T. Stewart |
2000 |
"Lines" |
Caroline Now! |
|
Michael Stipe |
2004 |
"God Only Knows" |
|
|
Joss Stone |
2005 |
"God Only Knows" |
Mind, Body & Soul |
|
Randy Stonehill |
2002 |
"Love and Mercy" |
Making God Smile |
|
Straight No Chaser |
2008 |
"Little Saint Nick" |
Holiday Spirits |
|
Nikki Sudden & the Mermaids |
1990 |
"Wonderful" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
"Whistle In" |
Sugar Ray |
2001 |
"Little Saint Nick" |
MTV: TRL Christmas |
|
The Surfaris |
1964 |
"Be True to Your School" |
Hit City '64 |
|
"Little Deuce Coupe" |
1965 |
"Don't Hurt My Little Sister" |
It Ain't Me Babe |
|
"California Girls" |
"Dance, Dance, Dance" |
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs |
2006 |
"The Warmth of the Sun" |
Under the Covers, Vol. 1 |
|
Taylor Swift |
2011 |
"God Only Knows" |
|
|
Chip Taylor & Evie Sands |
2000 |
"Let's Put Our Hearts Together" |
Caroline Now! |
|
Terry Scott Taylor |
2002 |
"Vegetables" |
Making God Smile |
|
Takeshi Terauchi |
1972 |
"Surfin' USA" |
Manatsu no Umi wo Buttobase!! - Takeshi Terauchi To Subarashii Ereki Yarotachi |
|
Thee Headcoats |
1990 |
"409" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
They Might Be Giants |
2004 |
"Caroline, No" |
Indestructible Object |
[6] |
Kathy Troccoli |
1996 |
"I Can Hear Music" |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
The Untamed Youth |
1990 |
"Chug-A-Lug" |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
Ricky Van Shelton |
1996 |
"Fun, Fun, Fun" |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 |
|
The Vandals |
2000 |
"Kokomo" |
Fear of a Punk Planet (Anniversary Edition) |
|
Bobby Vee |
1966 |
"Here Today" |
single |
|
M. Ward |
2015 |
"You're So Good to Me" |
More Rain |
|
Westlife |
2003 |
"I Get Around " |
Unbreakable Tour |
|
Andy Williams |
1967 |
"God Only Knows" |
|
|
Brooks Williams |
2002 |
"Pet Sounds" |
Making God Smile |
|
Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Jubilant Sykes, & Boys Choir of Harlem |
2001 |
"Good Vibrations" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Brian Wilson ft. various artists |
2014 |
"God Only Knows" |
single, "BBC Music version" |
[nb 4] |
Wilson Phillips |
2001 |
"You're So Good to Me" |
An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson |
|
Wilson Phillips |
2004 |
"Dance, Dance, Dance" |
California |
|
"In My Room" |
World Famous Blue Jays |
1990 |
"This Car of Mine " |
Smiles, Vibes & Harmony |
|
Tatsuro Yamashita |
1972 |
"Wendy" |
Add Some Music to Your Day |
|
"Don't Worry Baby" |
"Help Me Rhonda" |
"Car Crazy Cutie" |
"And Your Dream Comes True" |
"Your Summer Dream" |
1984 |
"Girls on the Beach" |
Big Wave |
"Please Let Me Wonder" |
"Darlin'" |
1989 |
"God Only Knows" |
Joy |
Yellowjackets |
1997 |
"God Only Knows" |
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson |
|
Yo La Tengo |
1997 |
"Little Honda" |
I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One |
|
2009 |
"Shut Down" |
Fuckbook |
"Shut Down, Part II" |
2013 |
"A Day in the Life of a Tree" |
Super Kiwi |