‘California Girls’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 28 1965)


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(Saturday, August 28, 1965) — “California Girls” by The Beach Boys peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.


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In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #71 on its list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”

It was the band’s ninth of 15 top ten hits on the chart (1963-1988).