TOP 100 SURF SONGS
1959-1969
- Wipe Out - The Surfaris - 1963
- Surf City - Jan and Dean - 1963
- Walk - Don't Run - The Ventures - 1960
- Surfin' U.S.A. - The Beach Boys - 1963
- Out of Limits - The Marketts - 1964
- Pipeline - The Chantays - 1963
- Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys - 1963
- Wild Weekend - The Rebels - 1963
- California Sun - The Rivieras - 1964
- Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen - 1964
- Walk - Don't Run '64 - The Ventures - 1964
- Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys - 1962
- Honolulu Lulu - Jan and Dean - 1963
- Wonderful Summer - Robin Ward - 1963
- Perfidia - The Ventures - 1960
- California Nights - Lesley Gore - 1967
- Ride the Wild Surf - Jan and Dean - 1964
- Penetration - The Pyramids - 1964
- Let's Go (pony) - The Routers - 1962
- Do it Again - The Beach Boys - 1968
- Tall Cool One - The Wailers - 1959
- Crossfire - Johnny and the Hurricanes - 1959
- Bulldog - The Fireballs - 1960
- Bust Out - The Busters - 1963
- Sandy - Ronny and the Daytonas - 1966
- Sidewalk Surfin' - Jan and Dean - 1964
- Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures - 1961
- Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets - 1962
- Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard - Diane Ray - 1963
- Torquay - The Fireballs - 1959
- New York's a Lonely Town - The Trade Winds - 1965
- The Lonely Surfer - Jack Nitzsche - 1963
- Quite a Party - The Fireballs - 1961
- Underwater - The Frogmen - 1961
- Balboa Blue - The Marketts - 1962
- Surfin' Hootenanny - Al Casey - 1963
- I Live For the Sun - The Sunrays - 1965
- Point Panic - The Surfaris - 1963
- The Caterpillar Crawl - The Strangers - 1959
- Rockin' Crickets - Hot-Toddys - 1959
- Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1961
- Beach Party - King Curtis and the Noble Knights - 1962
- Blue Moon - The Ventures - 1961
- Surf Party - Chubby Checker - 1963
- Surfer Joe - The Surfaris - 1963
- Miserlou - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1962
- Beach Time - Roger Smith - 1959
- Pink Dominos - The Crescents featuring Chiyo - 1964
- Summer and Sandy - Lesley Gore - 1967
- Back Beat No. 1 - The Rondels - 1961
- Mau-Mau - The Wailers - 1959
- Diamond Head - The Ventures - 1965
- Summer Means Fun - Bruce and Terry - 1964
- Beach Girl - Pat Boone - 1964
- Surfin - The Beach Boys - 1962
- Rambling - The Ramblers - 1960
- Boss - The Rumblers - 1963
- California Sun - Joe Jones - 1961
- Vanishing Point - The Marketts - 1964
- Peppermint Man - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1962
- Straight Flush - The Frantics - 1959
- Dartell Stomp - The Mustangs - 1964
- Your Baby's Gone Surfin' - Duane Eddy - 1963
- Fog Cutter - The Frantics - 1959
- Surfer Street - The Allisons - 1963
- Saltwater Taffy - Morty Jay and the Surferin' Cats - 1963
- Baja - The Astronauts - 1963
- Theme from Electric Surfboard - Brother Jack McDuff - 1969
- Beach Party - Dave York and the Beachcombers - 1962
- Bustin' Surfboards - The Tornadoes - 1962
- (Theme from) Endless Summer - The Ventures - 1967
- One Piece Topless Bathing Suit - The Rip Chords - 1964
- Beachcomber - Bobby Darin - 1960
- The Ninth Wave - The Ventures - 1963
- Seagrams - The Viceroys - 1963
- Soul Surfer - Johnny Fortune - 1963
- Moon Dawg! - The Gamblers - 1960
- Surf Beat - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1962
- Surf Rider - The Lively Ones - 1963
- The Wedge - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1964
- Tell 'em I'm Surfin' - The Fantastic Baggys - 1964
- Mr. Moto - The Belairs - 1962
- The Cruel Sea - The Dakotas - 1963
- Hollywood a Go Go - The Hollywood Persuaders - 1965
- King of the Surf Guitar - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1963
- Latin'ia - The Sentinals - 1962
- Mr. Rebel - Eddie and the Showmen - 1964
- Hava Nagila - Dick Dale and his Del-Tones - 1963
- Comanche - The Revels - 1961
- Beach Party Tonight - Annette - 1963
- K-39 - The Challengers - 1963
- Torture - The Fendermen - 1960
- Surfer Dan - The Turtles - 1968
- Thunderbolt - Tommy James and the Shondells - 1966
- The Warmth of the Sun - The Beach Boys - 1964
- Bullwinkle P. II - The Centurians - 1963
- Surfink - Mr. Gasser and the Weirdos - 1964
- Bangalore - The Blazers - 1963
- Fiberglass Jungle - The Crossfires - 1963
- 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.