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Best surf artists of the 1990s

Hip-hop moved to the center and has not left. Grunge cleared out the arena rock standing in front of it. Dance music grew an audience that listened at home rather than in a club, while sample clearance got expensive enough that producers had to get sharper about what they took.

Everyone who released a surf album in the 1990s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Dick Dale№ 1Dick Dale2 albums here2 ratings
  1. 2Gary HoeyGary Hoey2 albums here1 rating
  2. 3Les SchtroumpfsLes Schtroumpfs48 albums here
  3. 4Messer ChupsMesser Chups1 album here
  4. 5Los StraitjacketsLos Straitjackets2 albums here
  5. 6Southern Culture on the SkidsSouthern Culture on the Skids1 album here
  6. 7The TornadoesThe Tornadoes1 album here
  7. 8Ben VaughnBen Vaughn1 album here

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