TOP 100 SURF SONGS
1959-1969

1. Wipe Out - The Surfaris - 1963
2. Surf City - Jan and Dean - 1963
3. Walk - Don't Run - The Ventures - 1960
4. Surfin' U.S.A. - The Beach Boys - 1963
5. Out of Limits - The Marketts - 1964
6. Pipeline - The Chantays - 1963
7. Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys - 1963
8. Wild Weekend - The Rebels - 1963
9. California Sun - The Rivieras - 1964
10. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen - 1964
11. Walk - Don't Run '64 - The Ventures - 1964
12. Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys - 1962
13. Honolulu Lulu - Jan and Dean - 1963
14. Wonderful Summer - Robin Ward - 1963
15. Perfidia - The Ventures - 1960
16. California Nights - Lesley Gore - 1967
17. Ride the Wild Surf - Jan and Dean - 1964
18. Penetration - The Pyramids - 1964
19. Let's Go (pony) - The Routers - 1962
20. Do it Again - The Beach Boys - 1968
21. Tall Cool One - The Wailers - 1959
22. Crossfire - Johnny and the Hurricanes - 1959
23. Bulldog - The Fireballs - 1960
24. Bust Out - The Busters - 1963
25. Sandy - Ronny and the Daytonas - 1966
26. Sidewalk Surfin' - Jan and Dean - 1964
27. Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures - 1961
28. Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets - 1962
29. Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard - Diane Ray - 1963
30. Torquay - The Fireballs - 1959
31. New York's a Lonely Town - The Trade Winds - 1965
32. The Lonely Surfer - Jack Nitzsche - 1963
33. Quite a Party - The Fireballs - 1961
34. Underwater - The Frogmen - 1961
35. Balboa Blue - The Marketts - 1962
36. Surfin' Hootenanny - Al Casey - 1963
37. I Live For the Sun - The Sunrays - 1965
38. Point Panic - The Surfaris - 1963
39. The Caterpillar Crawl - The Strangers - 1959
40. Rockin' Crickets - Hot-Toddys - 1959
41. Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1961
42. Beach Party - King Curtis and the Noble Knights - 1962
43. Blue Moon - The Ventures - 1961
44. Surf Party - Chubby Checker - 1963
45. Surfer Joe - The Surfaris - 1963
46. Miserlou - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1962
47. Beach Time - Roger Smith - 1959
48. Pink Dominos - The Crescents featuring Chiyo - 1964
49. Summer and Sandy - Lesley Gore - 1967
50. Back Beat No. 1 - The Rondels - 1961
51. Mau-Mau - The Wailers - 1959
52. Diamond Head - The Ventures - 1965
53. Summer Means Fun - Bruce and Terry - 1964
54. Beach Girl - Pat Boone - 1964
55. Surfin - The Beach Boys - 1962
56. Rambling - The Ramblers - 1960
57. Boss - The Rumblers - 1963
58. California Sun - Joe Jones - 1961
59. Vanishing Point - The Marketts - 1964
60. Peppermint Man - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1962
61. Straight Flush - The Frantics - 1959
62. Dartell Stomp - The Mustangs - 1964
63. Your Baby's Gone Surfin' - Duane Eddy - 1963
64. Fog Cutter - The Frantics - 1959
65. Surfer Street - The Allisons - 1963
66. Saltwater Taffy - Morty Jay and the Surferin' Cats - 1963
67. Baja - The Astronauts - 1963
68. Theme from Electric Surfboard - Brother Jack McDuff - 1969
69. Beach Party - Dave York and the Beachcombers - 1962
70. Bustin' Surfboards - The Tornadoes - 1962
71. (Theme from) Endless Summer - The Ventures - 1967
72. One Piece Topless Bathing Suit - The Rip Chords - 1964
73. Beachcomber - Bobby Darin - 1960
74. The Ninth Wave - The Ventures - 1963
75. Seagrams - The Viceroys - 1963
76. Soul Surfer - Johnny Fortune - 1963
77. Moon Dawg! - The Gamblers - 1960
78. Surf Beat - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1962
79. Surf Rider - The Lively Ones - 1963
80. The Wedge - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1964
81. Tell 'em I'm Surfin' - The Fantastic Baggys - 1964
82. Mr. Moto - The Belairs - 1962
83. The Cruel Sea - The Dakotas - 1963
84. Hollywood a Go Go - The Hollywood Persuaders - 1965
85. King of the Surf Guitar - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1963
86. Latin'ia - The Sentinals - 1962
87. Mr. Rebel - Eddie and the Showmen - 1964
88. Hava Nagila - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1963
89. Comanche - The Revels - 1961
90. Beach Party Tonight - Annette - 1963
91. K-39 - The Challengers - 1963
92. Torture - The Fendermen - 1960
93. Surfer Dan - The Turtles - 1968
94. Thunderbolt - Tommy James and the Shondells - 1966
95. The Warmth of the Sun - The Beach Boys - 1964
96. Bullwinkle P. II - The Centurians - 1963
97. Surfink - Mr. Gasser and the Weirdos - 1964
98. Bangalore - The Blazers - 1963
99. Fiberglass Jungle - The Crossfires - 1963
100. Inertia - The Hustlers - 1964

Instrumentals performed in the surf style make up the majority of the songs on this list, which includes a few variations on the sound. Vocal hits that represent the culture, celebrating surf, sand and summer, are included. Rankings are based on the popularity of each recording during the period of 1959 through 1969.

The Ventures lead the list with eight songs. Dick Dale and his Del-Tones are next with seven, then The Beach Boys have six, followed by Jan and Dean and The Marketts with four apiece.

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