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The top-rated surf rock album on Riffiter is Calling Up Spirits by Dick Dale, rated 3.3/5 by 2 listeners.

390 surf rock albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 3 of 390 surf rock albums, averaging 3.5/5, spanning 1960 to 2026.

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  1. Calling Up Spirits cover01Calling Up SpiritsDick Dale · 1996★ 3.3 · 2
  2. Astro Coast cover

    02 Astro Coast

    Surfer Blood · 2010

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  3. The Clip cover

    03 The Clip

    Hockey Dad · 2025

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  4. Chinese Fountain cover

    04 Chinese Fountain

    The Growlers · 2014

  5. Casual Acquaintances cover

    05 Casual Acquaintances

    The Growlers · 2018

  6. Hung at Heart cover

    06 Hung at Heart

    The Growlers · 2013

  7. Natural Affair cover

    07 Natural Affair

    The Growlers · 2019

  8. Monotonia cover

    08 Monotonia

    The Growlers · 2017

  9. Red Light Green Light / F**K It cover

    09 Red Light Green Light / F**K It

    Dune Rats · 2014

  10. Surfer's Choice cover

    10 Surfer's Choice

    Dick Dale · 2006

  11. Smile cover

    11 Smile

    Dune Rats · 2013

  12. Who Loves the Scum? cover

    12 Who Loves the Scum?

    The Growlers · 2018

  13. Sexy Beach cover

    13 Sexy Beach

    Dune Rats · 2011

  14. Are You in or Out? cover

    14 Are You in or Out?

    The Growlers · 2009

  15. Bustin' Surfboards cover

    15 Bustin' Surfboards

    The Tornadoes · 1993

  16. Social Atoms cover

    16 Social Atoms

    Dune Rats · 2011

  17. Tribal Thunder cover

    17 Tribal Thunder

    Dick Dale · 1993

  18. Boronia cover

    18 Boronia

    Hockey Dad · 2016

  19. Blend Inn cover

    19 Blend Inn

    Hockey Dad · 2018

  20. Unknown Territory cover

    20 Unknown Territory

    Dick Dale · 1994

  21. Misirlou cover

    21 Misirlou

    Dick Dale · 2024

  22. City Club cover

    22 City Club

    The Growlers · 2016

  23. The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit cover

    23 The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit

    Dune Rats · 2017

  24. Hurry Up and Wait cover

    24 Hurry Up and Wait

    Dune Rats · 2020

  25. Braindead cover

    25 Braindead

    Dune Rats · 2017

  26. Scott Green cover

    26 Scott Green

    Dune Rats · 2017

  27. Bullshit cover

    27 Bullshit

    Dune Rats · 2017

  28. Vacant cover

    28 Vacant

    Death Lens · 2023

  29. Power cover

    29 Power

    Death Lens · 2025

  30. The Tornadoes - Summertime cover

    30 The Tornadoes - Summertime

    The Tornadoes · 2022

  31. Dune Rats cover

    31 Dune Rats

    Dune Rats · 2014

  32. Abrupt cover

    32 Abrupt

    Death Lens · 2022

  33. Trashed cover

    33 Trashed

    Death Lens · 2016

  34. Recency Bias (New, For Now) cover

    34 Recency Bias (New, For Now)

    Rum Jungle · 2025

  35. DAEMON cover

    35 DAEMON

    Death Lens · 2022

  36. Not Impressed cover

    36 Not Impressed

    Death Lens · 2022

  37. Lo Que Será (Michael Seyer Remix) cover

    37 Lo Que Será (Michael Seyer Remix)

    Death Lens · 2024

  38. The Tornadoes - The Essential cover

    38 The Tornadoes - The Essential

    The Tornadoes · 2022

  39. Used To cover

    39 Used To

    Day We Ran · 2026

  40. Roller Fink cover

    40 Roller Fink

    The Surfrajettes · 2022

  41. No Chaser cover

    41 No Chaser

    Surf Trash · 2026

  42. Cold World (Slowed + Reverb) cover

    42 Cold World (Slowed + Reverb)

    Death Lens · 2024

  43. Easy as Pie cover

    43 Easy as Pie

    The Surfrajettes · 2024

  44. Ricochet cover

    44 Ricochet

    Surf Trash · 2026

  45. Please Come Home cover

    45 Please Come Home

    The Tornadoes · 2023

  46. Carolina cover

    46 Carolina

    Day We Ran · 2026

  47. Naked At Your Door cover

    47 Naked At Your Door

    Day We Ran · 2026

  48. The Surfrajettes cover

    48 The Surfrajettes

    The Surfrajettes · 2017

  49. Beyond The Surf! - The Best Of The Tornadoes cover

    49 Beyond The Surf! - The Best Of The Tornadoes

    The Tornadoes

  50. Instrumental Rock and Roll, Vol. 8 cover

    50 Instrumental Rock and Roll, Vol. 8

    Dick Dale · 2017

  51. Weird Shapes cover

    51 Weird Shapes

    Surfer Blood · 2013

  52. Demon Dance cover

    52 Demon Dance

    Surfer Blood · 2013

  53. Astro Coast (10 Years of Astro Coast) cover

    53 Astro Coast (10 Years of Astro Coast)

    Surfer Blood · 2010

  54. Hourly Haunts cover

    54 Hourly Haunts

    Surfer Blood · 2019

  55. Break Time (Remastered) cover

    55 Break Time (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  56. Cotton Picking (Remastered) cover

    56 Cotton Picking (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  57. If I Never Get to Heaven (Remastered) cover

    57 If I Never Get to Heaven (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  58. Mexico (Remastered) cover

    58 Mexico (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  59. Greenback Dollar (Remastered) cover

    59 Greenback Dollar (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  60. Lonesome Road (Remastered) cover

    60 Lonesome Road (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  61. Kansas City (Remastered) cover

    61 Kansas City (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  62. What'd I Say (Remastered) cover

    62 What'd I Say (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  63. Lobo (Remastered) cover

    63 Lobo (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  64. Dick Dale Stomp (Remastered) cover

    64 Dick Dale Stomp (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  65. You Are My Sunshine (Remastered) cover

    65 You Are My Sunshine (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  66. Hava Nagila (Remastered) cover

    66 Hava Nagila (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  67. Ghost Riders in the Sky (Remastered) cover

    67 Ghost Riders in the Sky (Remastered)

    Dick Dale · 2013

  68. Rock Out With Dick Dale & His Del-Tones: Live at Ciro's cover

    68 Rock Out With Dick Dale & His Del-Tones: Live at Ciro's

    Dick Dale · 1965

  69. Checkered Flag cover

    69 Checkered Flag

    Dick Dale · 1963

  70. Summer Surf cover

    70 Summer Surf

    Dick Dale · 1964

  71. Live ot the Santa Monica Pier (July 18, 1996) cover

    71 Live ot the Santa Monica Pier (July 18, 1996)

    Dick Dale · 1996

  72. Live on the Santa Monica Pier (1996 & 1994) [Deluxe Edition] cover

    72 Live on the Santa Monica Pier (1996 & 1994) [Deluxe Edition]

    Dick Dale · 1996

  73. Singles Collection '61-'65 cover

    73 Singles Collection '61-'65

    Dick Dale · 2010

  74. Greatest Hits 1961-1976 cover

    74 Greatest Hits 1961-1976

    Dick Dale · 1992

  75. Heart Beat cover

    75 Heart Beat

    Jack Nitzsche · 1980

  76. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest cover

    76 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    Jack Nitzsche · 1975

  77. The Razor's Edge cover

    77 The Razor's Edge

    Jack Nitzsche · 1984

  78. Jack Nitzsche cover

    78 Jack Nitzsche

    Jack Nitzsche · 2020

  79. The Hot Spot cover

    79 The Hot Spot

    Jack Nitzsche · 1990

  80. Cutter's Way cover

    80 Cutter's Way

    Jack Nitzsche · 2016

  81. The Reprise Singles 1963–1965 cover

    81 The Reprise Singles 1963–1965

    Jack Nitzsche · 2021

  82. Starman cover

    82 Starman

    Jack Nitzsche · 1984

  83. The Lonely Surfer cover

    83 The Lonely Surfer

    Jack Nitzsche · 1963

  84. Heroes cover

    84 Heroes

    Jack Nitzsche · 1977

  85. The Last Race / The Man With the Golden Arm cover

    85 The Last Race / The Man With the Golden Arm

    Jack Nitzsche · 1964

  86. Three Piece Suite: The Reprise Recordings 1971–1974 cover

    86 Three Piece Suite: The Reprise Recordings 1971–1974

    Jack Nitzsche · 2001

  87. Dance to the Hits of The Beatles cover

    87 Dance to the Hits of The Beatles

    Jack Nitzsche · 2006

  88. The Jewel of the Nile cover

    88 The Jewel of the Nile

    Jack Nitzsche · 2018

  89. St. Giles Cripplegate cover

    89 St. Giles Cripplegate

    Jack Nitzsche · 1972

  90. Revenge cover

    90 Revenge

    Jack Nitzsche · 1990

  91. The Seventh Sign cover

    91 The Seventh Sign

    Jack Nitzsche · 1988

  92. No Luck (Remixed) cover

    92 No Luck (Remixed)

    Death Lens · 2022

  93. Runaway cover

    93 Runaway

    South Summit · 2022

  94. Promise Me cover

    94 Promise Me

    South Summit · 2022

  95. Just Like You cover

    95 Just Like You

    South Summit · 2023

  96. I Feel It cover

    96 I Feel It

    South Summit · 2023

  97. Tuned In cover

    97 Tuned In

    South Summit · 2023

  98. Sidelines cover

    98 Sidelines

    South Summit · 2023

  99. Givin' It Up cover

    99 Givin' It Up

    South Summit · 2024

  100. Make It Somewhere (Live from Happy) cover

    100 Make It Somewhere (Live from Happy)

    South Summit · 2025

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