Brian Wilson's best songs exemplify the Beach Boys songwriter's impact and influence on pop music and culture.

Brian Wilson has been cited as a major influence on several different genres, and sometimes, considered one of the first artist to make them.

On the 2007 Queers song “Brian Wilson,” a tribute if ever there was one, King and Marr pair again to sing a chorus that in part goes, “It’s a good thing, Brian Wilson, it’s a good thing ...