Surfing
by The Ventures

Surfing by The Ventures
Year: 1963
Overall rank: 28,160th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 20 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1963 (110th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,719th)
Award Best albums of all time (28,160th)

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The Ventures bestography

Surfing is ranked 2nd best out of 31 albums by The Ventures on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Ventures is Walk Don't Run which is ranked number 5819 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 229.

The Ventures album bestography « Higher ranked (5,819th)
Walk Don't Run
This album (28,160th)
Surfing
Lower ranked (28,627th) »
(The) Ventures In Space

(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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Overall rank: 28,160th | 1960s rank: 1,719th | 1963 rank: 110th

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71/100 (from 20 votes)
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60/100
 
11/11/2025 05:09 MadhattanJack  Ratings distribution  5,67566/100
 
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06/19/2024 22:29 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,00874/100
 
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01/01/2024 21:37 Cheboygan74  Ratings distribution  1,28952/100
 
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01/29/2023 23:23 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  3,08172/100
 
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11/25/2022 20:13 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  46,86975/100

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After the heydays of Elvis, Buddy Holly, and others the rock was practically dead between 1959 and 1963. Bands like Ventures, Shadows, and numerous other instrumental guitar bands were quite popular. But their popularity period was very short. Awaiting the Stones, Beatles, and Kinks. The days of these bands were over. This music and these bands in themselves are fun and they earn their place as the high school for many musicians.
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Best Albums of 1963
1. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus
2. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
3. Please Please Me by The Beatles
4. James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown
5. With The Beatles by The Beatles
6. Night Beat by Sam Cooke
7. Monk's Dream by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
8. A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists
9. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane by Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
10. Money Jungle by Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach
11. Samba Esquema Novo by Jorge Ben
12. Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell
13. Night Train by Oscar Peterson Trio
14. In Dreams by Roy Orbison
15. John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman by John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
16. Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys
17. Beethoven: IX. Symphonie by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
18. Ballads by John Coltrane Quartet
19. Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith
20. Surfin' U.S.A. by The Beach Boys
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