Surfer Girl
by The Beach Boys
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Surfer Girl is ranked 11th 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 36,198.
(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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Surfer Girl track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Surfer Girl rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 20 Music Albums of 1963 | 8/20 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 37 Music Albums of 1963 | 27/37 | 1 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | The Beach Boys - RANKED | 15/19 | - |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 98 Music Albums of 1963 | 18/98 | 4 |
| 2026 | BurndenAce | Top 75 Music Albums of the 1960s | 69/75 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 68 Music Albums of 1963 | 30/68 | 3 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 30 Music Albums of 1963 | 19/30 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 30 Music Albums of 1963 | 20/30 | 2 |
| 2026 |  LebowskiRams | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1960s | 31/50 | 8 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 10 Music Albums of 1963 | 3/10 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 139 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 419 | |||
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Surfer Girl ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/29/2026 09:35 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2026 20:44 | mpeterm | 9 | 93/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2026 17:57 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.4/100, a mean average of 70.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
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Surfer Girl forum mentions
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Surfer Girl comments
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I wonder if In My Room had an influence on In The Garage (Weezer). Surfer Girl is my favorite early Beach Boys songs. Little Deuce Coupe is a classic, the rest is ok.
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. (Edited)
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. (Edited)
Great production, sublime harmonies and great songwriting make this album a classic. (Edited)
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. (Edited)
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