Following the death of Wilson, The Beach Boys’ catalog saw a 184% surge in equivalent album units earned in the U.S.
The album “Pet Sounds” reentered the Billboard 200 chart at its highest rank in nearly 60 years.
The group’s most-streamed song of the week was “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” while the top-selling song was “God Only Knows.”
The Beach Boys boast 35 top 40-charted hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
Lyric searches and usages of “God Only Knows” jumped significantly in the U.S. and globally following Wilson’s passing.
