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Best surf songs of the 2020s

It opened with nobody able to tour, so records got finished in bedrooms and discovery moved to a feed. Drill turned up in every city with a postcode, and Afrobeats and Latin pop went mainstream worldwide without waiting to be translated.

Songs from the surf albums of the 2020s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Roller Fink cover№ 1SnowballThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  1. 2Roller Fink coverSnowball IntroThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  2. 3Roller Fink coverPriscillaThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  3. 4Roller Fink coverShe Loves YouThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  4. 5Roller Fink coverRoller FinkThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  5. 6Roller Fink coverHeart Of GlassThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  6. 7Roller Fink coverTrain Kept A Rollin'The Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  7. 8Roller Fink coverSlush PuppyThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  8. 9Roller Fink coverSurfer's SlideThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  9. 10Roller Fink coverSalty SisterThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  10. 11Roller Fink coverCouch SurfingThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  11. 12Roller Fink coverRoxy RollerThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  12. 13Roller Fink coverWarm UpThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  13. 14Roller Fink coverIntroThe Surfrajettes · Roller Fink
  14. 15Seven Snake Songs coverSerpentmancerLouie Zong · Seven Snake Songs
  15. 16Seven Snake Songs coverSeven SinsLouie Zong · Seven Snake Songs
  16. 17Seven Snake Songs coverSlithery SerenadeLouie Zong · Seven Snake Songs
  17. 18Seven Snake Songs coverShimmering SeasLouie Zong · Seven Snake Songs
  18. 19Seven Snake Songs coverSparkling SandsLouie Zong · Seven Snake Songs
  19. 20Seven Snake Songs coverSidewinder SwayLouie Zong · Seven Snake Songs
  20. 21Seven Snake Songs coverSunbeam SeekerLouie Zong · Seven Snake Songs
  21. 22Juicy Diamond coverReal GoldPop Levi · Juicy Diamond
  22. 23Juicy Diamond coverLoving You NowPop Levi · Juicy Diamond
  23. 24Juicy Diamond coverCinderellaPop Levi · Juicy Diamond
  24. 25Juicy Diamond coverLimousinePop Levi · Juicy Diamond
  25. 26Juicy Diamond coverFacesPop Levi · Juicy Diamond
  26. 27Juicy Diamond coverBirthday GirlPop Levi · Juicy Diamond
  27. 28Juicy Diamond coverI Love YouPop Levi · Juicy Diamond
  28. 29Juicy Diamond coverD.U.I.Pop Levi · Juicy Diamond
  29. 30Juicy Diamond coverTiaPop Levi · Juicy Diamond
  30. 31Juicy Diamond coverTime BombPop Levi · Juicy Diamond
  31. 32Juicy Diamond coverJuicy DiamondPop Levi · Juicy Diamond
  32. 33The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 coverSurf FingerJack Nitzsche · The Reprise Singles 1963–1965
  33. 34The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 coverGringoJack Nitzsche · The Reprise Singles 1963–1965
  34. 35The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 coverAfrican WaltzJack Nitzsche · The Reprise Singles 1963–1965
  35. 36The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 coverSeñorita from DetroitJack Nitzsche · The Reprise Singles 1963–1965
  36. 37The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 coverGreen Grass of TexasJack Nitzsche · The Reprise Singles 1963–1965
  37. 38The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 coverNight WalkerJack Nitzsche · The Reprise Singles 1963–1965
  38. 39The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 coverZapataJack Nitzsche · The Reprise Singles 1963–1965
  39. 40The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 coverTheme from the Long ShipsJack Nitzsche · The Reprise Singles 1963–1965
  40. 41The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 coverThe Last Race (From "Death Proof")Jack Nitzsche · The Reprise Singles 1963–1965
  41. 42The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 coverThe Man with the Golden ArmJack Nitzsche · The Reprise Singles 1963–1965
  42. 43The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 coverSong for a Summer NightJack Nitzsche · The Reprise Singles 1963–1965
  43. 44Dark Side of Paradise coverHound of BaskervilleMesser Chups · Dark Side of Paradise
  44. 45Dark Side of Paradise coverJerry's ThemeMesser Chups · Dark Side of Paradise
  45. 46Dark Side of Paradise coverSexplotation From Outer SpaceMesser Chups · Dark Side of Paradise
  46. 47Dark Side of Paradise coverBlood and Black LaceMesser Chups · Dark Side of Paradise
  47. 48Dark Side of Paradise coverThe Souvenir of the WitchMesser Chups · Dark Side of Paradise
  48. 49Dark Side of Paradise coverSo Tell the Girls I Am Back In TownMesser Chups · Dark Side of Paradise
  49. 50Dark Side of Paradise coverExperiment In TerrorMesser Chups · Dark Side of Paradise

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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