Surfer Girl (studio album) by The Beach Boys

Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys
Year: 1963
Overall rank: 3,924th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 199 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1963 (17th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (339th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,924th)
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The Beach Boys bestography

Surfer Girl is ranked 12th best out of 73 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 43,069.

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 199 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, a mean average of 69.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.

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70/100
From 09/04/2022 08:08
Sunshine, surfs, cars and girls, yeah
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85/100
From 02/03/2022 23:17
Some of the songs make it a worthwhile listen... quite so.
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75/100
From 01/18/2021 20:29
Every time I listen to a Beach Boys record I come to the conclusion that the hits are great and the rest of the songs OK. A greatest hits album is enough for me.
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From 04/30/2020 22:29
Their first "real good" album imo.
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From 05/24/2019 04:03
An often overlooked album of the Beach Boys, but nonetheless, an incredible release!
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65/100
From 01/25/2017 21:45
For a 1963 pop album, that’s actually a pretty good consistency rate; only a pair of pointless instrumentals and the tacky surf songs feel like throwaways.
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From 04/01/2016 15:49
This is my favourite of the early beach boys albums, at least up until the, today album. They've really found their feet, and seem to know exactly what they're doing. The album opens with the absolutely beautiful title track. Stunning. Catch a wave, is a giddy hoot. Surfer moon, is another nice one, and, in my room, is one of Brian's early classics. Other mentions must go to, little deuce coupe,south bay surfer, your summer dream, and Carl has his moment in the spotlight for the surf instrumental, the rocking surfer. Sure, there's a bit of filler towards the end, but it really is a fun record. Good stuff.
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From 03/14/2016 11:39
Great production, sublime harmonies and great songwriting make this album a classic.
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80/100
From 08/23/2015 18:39
I love their harmonies...
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From 01/21/2014 15:22
The outstanding track is In My Room, there's a couple of Beach Boys classics in Surfer Girl and Little Deuce Coupe. Catch a Wave, The Surfer Moon and Your Summer Dream are OK but other than that there's a hell of a lot of filler here. Some terrible lyrics also but hey the harmonies make up for it. Very much the sound of a band under pressure from the record label and not yet ready to make that big leap forward.
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