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Best surf artists of the 1960s

Singles paid the bills at the start of the decade and albums did by the end of it. Once a record could hold one idea across two sides, psychedelia and Southern soul both started writing for the longer form, from opposite ends of the country.

Everyone who released a surf album in the 1960s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

  1. 2The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys5 albums here4.04.0 avg · 40 ratings
  2. 3Bruce JohnstonBruce Johnston1 album here

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