after the Beach Men, these guys where the 2nd most important of Cali's musical export of the 1960s. Never mind Surf City, Hall of fame, here we come...

Jan & dean deserve to be in, they were pioneers of west coast music. vote them in already!

Singles
Billboard (BB) and Cashbox (CB) chart peak positions shown (Top 10 positions in bold)
1958 (Jan & Arnie)

01. "Jennie Lee" b/w "Gotta Get a Date" (Arwin 108) - BB #8, CB #3 - (JL)
02. "Gas Money" b/w "Bonnie Lou" (Arwin 111) - BB #81 - (JL)
03. "The Beat That Can't Be Beat" b/w "I Love Linda" (Arwin 113) - (JL)
1959 (Jan & Dean)

04. "Baby Talk" b/w "Jeanette Get Your Hair Done" (Dore 522) - BB #10, CB #7 - (AA)
First pressings erroneously shown as "Jan & Arnie"
05. "There's a Girl" b/w "My Heart Sings" (Dore 531) - BB #97, CB #80 - (AA)
1960

06. "Clementine" b/w "You're On My Mind" (Dore 539) - BB #65, CB #88 - (AA)
07. "White Tennis Sneakers" b/w "Cindy" (Dore 548) - (AA)
08. "We Go Together" b/w "Rosie Lane" (Dore 555) - BB #53, CB #39 - (AA)
Original pressings show B-side as "Rosilane"
09. "Gee" b/w "Such a Good Nights Dreaming" (Dore 576) - BB #81 - (AA)
1961

10. "Baggy Pants" b/w "Judy's an Angel" (Dore 583) - (AA)
11. "Tomorrow's Teardrops" b/w "My Midsummer Nights Dream" (Ripple 6101) - (LA)
Jan Berry solo release, misspelled as Jan Barry on label
12. "Heart and Soul" b/w "Midsummer Nights Dream" (Challenge 9111) - BB #25, CB #16 - (LA) (AJB)
13. "Don't Fly Away" b/w "Julie" (Dore 610) - (LA)
14. "Wanted One Girl" b/w "Something a Little Bit Different" (Challenge 9120) - BB #104 - (LA)
15. "A Sunday Kind of Love" b/w "Poor Little Puppet" (Liberty 55397) - BB #95 - (LA) (AJB)
1962

16. "Tennessee" b/w "You're Heart Has Changed Its Mind" (Liberty 55454) - BB #69, CB #83 - (SG) (LA)
17. "Who Put the Bomp" b/w "My Favorite Dream" (Liberty 55496) - (LA)
18. "Frosty the Snowman" b/w "She's Still Talking Baby Talk" (Liberty 55522) - (LA)
1963

19. "Linda" b/w "When I Learn How to Cry" (Liberty 55531) - BB #28, CB #26 - (JB)
20. "Surf City" b/w "She's My Summer Girl" (Liberty 55580) - BB #1, CB #1 - (JB)
21. "Honolulu Lulu" b/w "Someday (You'll Go Walking By)" (Liberty 55613) - BB #11, CB #10 - (JB)
22. "Drag City" b/w "Schlock Rod Part 1" (Liberty 55641) - BB #10, CB #10 - (JB)
1964

23. "Dead Man's Curve" b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty 55672) - BB #8, CB #9 / BB #37, CB #26 - (JB)
24. "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" b/w "My Mighty G.T.O" (Liberty 55704) - BB #3, CB #5 - (JB)
25. "Ride The Wild Surf" b/w "The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association" (Liberty 55724) - BB #16, CB #23 / BB #77, CB #50 - (JB)
26. "Sidewalk Surfin'" b/w "When It's Over" (Liberty 55727) - BB #25, CB #28 - (JB)
1965

27. "(Here They Come) From All Over the World" b/w "Freeway Flyer" (Liberty 55766) - BB #56, CB #50 - (JB)
28. "Summertime Summertime" b/w "Theme From Leons Garage" (Brer Bird 001) (Dean Torrence, Released as "Our Gang") - (GZ-DT)
29. "You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy" b/w "It's as Easy As 1,2,3" (Liberty 55792) - BB #27, CB #42 - (JB)
Despite being an official Jan & Dean song, Dean Torrence does not appear on the A-side
30. "It's a Shame to Say Goodbye" b/w "Submarine Races" (Liberty 55816) (Cancelled) - (JB)
31. "I Found A Girl" b/w "It's a Shame to Say Goodbye" (Liberty 55833) - BB #30, CB #39 - (JB)
32. "The Universal Soldier" b/w "I Can't Wait to Love You" (Liberty 55845) - (JB)
33. "A Beginning From an End" b/w "Folk City" (Liberty 55849) - BB #109 - (JB)
1966

34. "Norwegian Wood" b/w "I Can't Wait To Love You" (Liberty 55856) (Cancelled) - (JB)
35. "Batman!" b/w "Bucket "T"" (Liberty 55860) - BB #66, CB #60 - (JB)
Last single released before Jan's car accident
36. "Popsicle" b/w "Norwegian Wood" (Liberty 55886) - BB #21, CB #24 - (JB)
37. "Fiddle Around" b/w "A Surfer's Dream" (Liberty 55905) - BB #93, CB #73 - (LA) / (JB)
38. "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)" b/w "The New Girl In School" (Liberty 55923) - (JB)
39. "Summertime Summertime" b/w "California Lullaby" (Magic Lamp 401) - (DT)
Also released on J&D 001
40. "Like a Summer Rain" b/w "Louisiana Man" (J&D Record Co. 402) - (DT) / (JB)
1967

41. "Yellow Balloon b/w "Taste of Rain" (Columbia 44036) #111 - (DT)
42. "Hawaii" b/w "Tijuana" (Jan & Dean Label 10) - (JB)
43. "Fan Tan" b/w "Love & Hate" (Jan & Dean Label 11) - (JB)
44. "Only a Boy" b/w "Love & Hate" (Warner Bros. 7151) - (JB)
45. "Vegetables" b/w "Snowflakes On Laughing Gravy's Whiskers" (White Whale 261) - (LG)
Released as by "Laughing Gravy"
1968

46. "I Know My Mind" b/w "Laurel & Hardy" (Warner Bros. 7219) - (JB)
47. "Girl You're Blowing My Mind" b/w "In the Still of the Night" (Warner Bros. 7240) - (JB)
Promo copies known to exist, commercial copies unconfirmed

surfin' USA

jan and dean should have been in the hall of fame long before now.there are people in there now that really surprises me.i thought to be in the hall of fame you had to have some influence or have been a big factor in the music industry.people dont realize the producer and arranger that jan berry was.he was one of the first in overbubbing.brian wilson admits learning from jan about producing.yea, jan and dean definately belong in r&r the hall of fame

I agree.  All these groups are great.

After Dick Dale and the Beach Boys,  Jan and Dean are next in line ( Surfaris are next in order)when it comes to Early Southern Cal Beach Music Influence. 3rd in line on the influential meter should get you in the Hall.

Absolutely! They were close to being the equals of the Beach Boys and may have gone on to greater heights had not Jan, their creative force, suffered a near-fatal car accident in '66. He was never the same. Before that, they still made their mark with hits like "Surf City", "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" and "Dead Man's Curve." By the way, Dean sings on the Beach Boys hit "Barbara Ann."

yes

Duh! Beach Boy equivalents in their day. Didn't they invent west coast music?

Almost as big as the Beach Boys in the early 1960s!

Very entertaining and fun twosome

no

Poor man's Beach Boys, but that shouldn't be a slap. From BABY TALK on they were hit makers. Until that fateful night at Deadman's Curve. Not as influencial as Rightious Brothers but held their own with the West Coast bunch.

Very good for their time. Good clean Rock n' Roll sound. They epitomized that era.

Hardly the Beach Boys!!

Absolutely, Jan and Dean Belong. Jans skills as a Singer, songwriter and (pioneering) producer, in addition to the great records he and Dean made, should have gotten them in before Jan's untimely passing.

They are among the founding fathers of surf/hot rod music. In addition, Jan Berry wrote or co-wrote several classics of this genre of music.

It's very difficult for me to be fair minded about groups that I grew up with because I have a great amount of affection for those days and the music of the time. This is even more difficult because of the tragedy that changed Jan Berry's life until his recent death. As for nominating Jan and Dean for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame I would give them an honorable mention if such a category is allowed. There were a pretty good number of surf music groups from 1962 until about 1966 and Jan and Dean almost matched the Beach boys sound but with fewer vocalists they could not achieve the same degree of harmony. The other surf groups just didn't have the sound that would put them in the same class as the Beach Boys but Jan and Dean had it, even if it was to a lesser degree. I can't give them a full rating even though my heart and childhood memories would like to hold them up in high esteem. If there was a category of just surf music then yes, I'd give them 5 stars but if I have to judge them by the entire rock and roll spectrum, then in my opinion, I'll nominate them for an honorable mention but nothing more.