On December 16, 2011, it was announced that Wilson, Love, Jardine, Johnston, and Marks would reunite for a new album and 50th anniversary tour . On February 12, 2012, the Beach Boys performed at the 2012 Grammy Awards . It marked the group’s first live performance to include Wilson since 1996, Jardine since 1998, and Marks since 1999. A new studio album, That’s Why God Made the Radio , was released on July 5; it debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 , expanding the group’s span of top-ten albums there across 49 years and one week, passing the Beatles with 47 years of top-ten albums. Critics generally regarded the album as an “uneven” collection, with most of the praise centered on its closing musical suite.
On December 16, 2011, it was announced that Wilson, Love, Jardine
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