Editing Brian Wilson (section)

==Accolades==
===Awards and honors===
[[File:President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand in the Blue Room of the White House.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Wilson (third from right) at the [[Kennedy Center]] with President [[George W. Bush]] and others, 2007 ]]
* Nine-time [[Grammy Award]] nominee, two-time winner.<ref name=CNNfacts>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Brian Wilson Fast Facts|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/10/us/brian-wilson-fast-facts/|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=December 10, 2015}}</ref>
** 2005: [[Best Rock Instrumental Performance]] for "[[Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (song)|Mrs. O'Leary's Cow]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2005-grammy-award-winners/ |last=McDermott |first=Tricia |date=February 14, 2005 |title=2005 Grammy Award Winners |work=CBS News |access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref>
** 2013: [[Grammy Award for Best Historical Album|Best Historical Album]] for ''[[The Smile Sessions]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://au.eonline.com/news/386489/2013-grammy-awards-winners-the-complete-list|title=2013 Grammy Awards Winners: The Complete List|date=February 10, 2013|access-date=April 12, 2013|first1=Alyssa|last1=Toomey|first2=Rosemary|last2=Brennan|work=[[E!]]}}</ref>
* 1988: [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of the Beach Boys.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=374}}
* 2000: [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]], inducted by [[Paul McCartney]],{{sfn|Granata|2003|p=236}} who referred to him as "one of the great American geniuses".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=18317&source_type=A|title=Biographical information for Brian Wilson|publisher=Kennedy Center|date=June 20, 1942|access-date=September 14, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109195425/http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=18317&source_type=A|archive-date=January 9, 2010}}</ref>
* 2006: [[UK Music Hall of Fame]], inducted by [[Pink Floyd]] guitarist [[David Gilmour]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1350562/uk-hall-of-fame-to-induct-wilson-zeppelin |title=U.K. Hall Of Fame To Induct Wilson, Zeppelin |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=September 11, 2006 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 12, 2018 |archive-date=May 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518192256/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1350562/uk-hall-of-fame-to-induct-wilson-zeppelin |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2003: [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello International Award]] for his contributions to popular music.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=378}}
* 2003: Honorary doctorate of music from Northeastern University in [[Boston]], Massachusetts.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=378}}
* 2004: [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] Icon at the 52nd annual BMI Pop Awards, being saluted for his "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234056|title=BMI Plays 'The Game of Love' for Song of the Year at 52nd Annual Pop Awards|date=May 10, 2004|publisher=bmi.com|access-date=September 15, 2010}}</ref>
* 2005: [[MusiCares Person of the Year]], for his artistic and philanthropic accomplishments{{sfn|Dillon|2012|p=283}}
* 2007: [[Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame]]<ref name="Kub07"/>
* 2007: [[Kennedy Center Honors]] committee recognized Wilson for a lifetime of contributions to American culture through the performing arts in music.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kennedy Center Honors for 5 |last=Metzler |first=Natasha |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/02/AR2007120200546.html |agency=Associated Press |date=December 2, 2007 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref>
* 2008: Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=2008 |title=2008 Summit Highlights Photo | url= https://achievement.org/summit/2008/|quote= Legendary songwriter Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys receives the Golden Plate Award from actress Sally Field.}}</ref>
* 2011: [[UCLA]] [[UCLA Spring Sing The George and Ira Gershwin Award|George and Ira Gershwin Award]] at [[UCLA Spring Sing]].{{sfn|Dillon|2012|p=291}}
* 2016: [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Golden Globe]] nomination for "[[One Kind of Love]]" from ''[[Love & Mercy (film)|Love & Mercy]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brianwilson.com/news/2015/12/10/one-kind-of-love-and-paul-dano-score-golden-globe-nominations |title=Brian's "One Kind of Love" and Paul Dano Score Golden Globe Nominations for "Love and Mercy" |date=December 10, 2015 |website=BrianWilson.com |access-date=April 12, 2018 |archive-date=April 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413125414/http://www.brianwilson.com/news/2015/12/10/one-kind-of-love-and-paul-dano-score-golden-globe-nominations |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Polls and critics' rankings===
* In 1966, Wilson was ranked number four in ''NME''{{'}}s "World Music Personality" reader's poll—about 1,000 votes ahead of [[Bob Dylan]] and 500 behind John Lennon.{{sfn|Carlin|2006|p=106}}
* In 2008, Wilson was ranked number 52 in ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". He was described in his entry as "the ultimate singer's songwriter" of the mid-1960s.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/brian-wilson-20101202|title=The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time|date=November 2008|magazine=Rolling Stone|page=52|access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref>
* In 2012, Wilson was ranked number eight in ''NME''{{'}}s list of the "50 Greatest Producers Ever", elaborating "few consider quite how groundbreaking Brian Wilson's studio techniques were in the mid-60s".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/50-of-the-greatest-producers-ever-1353|title=The 50 Greatest Producers Ever|year=2012|magazine=[[NME]]|page=5|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>
* In 2015, Wilson was ranked number 12 in ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time|100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 2015|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-songwriters#brian-wilson}}</ref>
* In 2020, ''Brian Wilson Presents Smile'' was ranked number 399 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/brian-wilson-smile-2-1062834/|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|date=September 22, 2020|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref>
* In 2022, Wilson was ranked second in ''Ultimate Classic Rock''{{'}}s list of the best producers in rock history.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ultimate Classic Rock Staff |title=Top Rock Producers |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/top-rock-producers/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=September 14, 2022 |date=September 1, 2022}}</ref>
* In 2023, Wilson was ranked number 57 in ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", elaborating that "he is so renowned for his producing and songwriting skills that his gifts as a vocalist are often overlooked".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/brian-wilson-6-123464311 | title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=January 2023 }}</ref>