Surfin' Safari
by The Beach Boys
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The Beach Boys bestography
Surfin' Safari is ranked 14th best out of 77 albums by The Beach Boys on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Beach Boys is Pet Sounds which is ranked number 11 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 36,080.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Surfin' Safari track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 66 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Surfin' Safari rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 36 Music Albums of 1962 | 36/36 | 0 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 6 Music Albums of 1962 | 4/6 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1962 | 5/50 | 5 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 29 Music Albums of 1962 | 28/29 | 0 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | The Beach Boys - RANKED | 16/19 | - |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 10 Music Albums of 1962 | 7/10 | 2 |
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 21 Music Albums of 1962 | 20/21 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 72 Music Albums of 1962 | 5/72 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Sandrof1969 | Top 10 Music Albums of 1962 | 7/10 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1962 | 7/13 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 123 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 314 | |||
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Surfin' Safari ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/17/2026 16:57 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2026 22:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,760 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 16:51 |  Tamthebam | 23,334 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 63.6/100, a mean average of 62.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.
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Surfin' Safari forum mentions
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The beach boys debut album is an enjoyable one, harmless fun really. It's incredibly charming, yet naive, but you have to remember how young they were when they made it. It's all throwaway material but it's fun. The title track is easily the best song on the album. Surfin' is good too. So this is where it all began. Short and sweet. (Edited)
Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/21/2017 00:01 | #186046 | TOP COMMENT
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A nice debut from the Boys, Surfin' Safari, 409, & Moon Dawg all show promise and even Summertime Blues although a cover works well. (Edited)
Kingturtle 03/18/2016 14:04 | #162136 | TOP COMMENT
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Brian Wilson was 18! Quite good for a first try. (Edited)
SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/23/2014 15:34 | #117559 | TOP COMMENT
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Has to be the most inconsistent album out there. There's some really tight songs here that I can't help loving: Surfin' Safari, Summertime Blues, Heads You Win..., etc. But then there's honestly so much tripe here which is musically broken, I'm sure. "County Fair" is the worst Beach Boys song I've heard, by far. And I've heard Kokomo.
It's nothing special but pretty enjoyable. Surfin' Safari and 409 are the best tracks, County Fair is the worst. A decent album. (Edited)
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