Music Monday! Beatles vs. Beach Boys

So, I thought that I'd start off Music Mondays with the most epic of epic music battles.

Who is better: Beatles? or the Beach Boys?

I remember this being the biggest battle ever in elementary school, and even middle school.

The class stood divided. Most girls always chose the Beach Boys simply because one of the most popular boys in school (who was gorgeous of course) always sided with them.

I firmly held my ground that the Beatles are the shizzz.

And, because I am lazy, I am going to support this via Wikipedia.

Here's a list of awards the Beatles have received:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_The_Beatles

Wikipedia doesn't have a list for the Beach Boys.

Beatles:
"In 1965, Queen Elizabeth II appointed the four Beatles Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).[95] The Beatles film Let It Be (1970) won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Original Song Score.[188] The Beatles have received 7 Grammy Awards[5] and 15 Ivor Novello Awards.[6] They have been awarded 6 Diamond albums, as well as 24 Multi-Platinum albums, 39 Platinum albums and 45 Gold albums in the United States,[196][268] while in the UK they have 4 Multi-Platinum albums, 4 Platinum albums, 8 Gold albums and 1 Silver album.[197] The group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the all-time top-selling Hot 100 artists to celebrate the US singles chart's fiftieth anniversary—The Beatles ranked number one.[4] In 2009, the Recording Industry Association of America certified that The Beatles have sold more albums in the US than any other artist.[3] The Beatles have had more number one albums, 15, on the UK charts and held down the top spot longer, 174 weeks, than any other musical act.[2] The Beatles were collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people.[7]"


Beach Boys:
"The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988,[50] with Mike Love delivering a speech that assailed Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney and the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Diana Ross.[51] The band was chosen for the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.[52] In 2001, the group received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Brian Wilson was inducted into the UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2006.[53] In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the Beach Boys #12 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, .[54]

In 2007, the Beach Boys were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.[52]

The group is frequently referred to when the topic of summertime songs comes up. About.com listed Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys, a 2003 compilation CD, as the greatest summertime hits CD.[55]

Richard Daniel Roman's Latin pop summer classic "Vive El Verano" is dedicated to the Beach Boys.



The Wilsons' Hawthorne, California house, where the Wilson brothers grew up and the group began, was demolished in 1986 to make way for Interstate 105, the Century Freeway. A Beach Boys Historic Landmark (California Landmark #1041 at 3701 West 119th Street), dedicated on May 20, 2005, marks the location. The Beach Boys continue to tour, with a backing band accompanying original members Mike Love and Bruce Johnston. Other "honorary Beach Boys", such as John Stamos and former member David Marks also make guest appearances on their tours.[56]

As of 2010[update], the remaining Beach Boys (Love and Johnston, minus Brian and Jardine) continue to tour.[57]

The Beach Boys logo was created by artist Jim Evans, and was originally used on the "15 Big Ones" record sleeve."



Mmmmmhmm.


The Beatles are so good that the King of Pop himself bought their catalouge in 1985 for $47 million. (That goes to show how much money Thriller made...woot. Don't worry, I'll be doing a special one of these for my favorite MJ. Don't hate.)

Not to mention, just think about it. How many Beatles songs are still popular today? A lot. How many Beach Boys? To be honest, I know Surfin in the USA. Good song. And I'm not dissing on the Beach Boys; they are obviously accomplished.

I'm just saying that I think the Beatles are better :]




What do you think?