Editing Brian Wilson (section)

===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>