The 25 Greatest Surf Guitar Songs

Surf guitar came out of Southern California in the early 1960s: loud Fender guitars, spring reverb, and fast staccato picking. Most entries are instrumentals, where the lead melody works as the solo.

Informed by: Wikipedia – Surf music

1. 1
   Misirlou

   Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1962
2. 2
   Pipeline

   The Chantays · solo by Bob Spickard, Brian Carman · 1963
3. 3
   Wipe Out

   The Surfaris · solo by Jim Fuller · 1963
4. 4
   Let's Go Trippin'

   Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1961
5. 5
   Walk, Don't Run

   The Ventures · solo by Bob Bogle · 1960
6. 6
   Mr. Moto

   The Bel-Airs · solo by Paul Johnson · 1961
7. 7
   Surf Rider

   The Lively Ones · solo by The Lively Ones · 1963
8. 8
   Pipeline

   Dick Dale & Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Dick Dale, Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1987
9. 9
   Penetration

   The Pyramids · solo by The Pyramids · 1964
10. 10
    Bombora

    The Atlantics · solo by The Atlantics · 1963
11. 11
    Point Panic

    The Surfaris · solo by Jim Fuller · 1963
12. 12
    The Wedge

    Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1963
13. 13
    Diamond Head

    The Ventures · solo by Nokie Edwards · 1965
14. 14
    Baja

    The Astronauts · solo by The Astronauts · 1963
15. 15
    Bustin' Surfboards

    The Tornadoes · solo by The Tornadoes · 1962
16. 16
    Walk, Don't Run '64

    The Ventures · solo by Nokie Edwards · 1964
17. 17
    Torquay

    The Fireballs · solo by George Tomsco · 1959
18. 18
    Moon Dawg!

    The Gamblers · solo by The Gamblers · 1960
19. 19
    Bullwinkle Part II

    The Centurians · solo by The Centurians · 1963
20. 20
    Surf Beat

    Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1962
21. 21
    Latin'ia

    The Sentinals · solo by The Sentinals · 1962
22. 22
    The 2,000 Pound Bee

    The Ventures · solo by Nokie Edwards · 1962
23. 23
    Surfin' U.S.A.

    The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1963
24. 24
    Stick Shift

    The Duals · solo by The Duals · 1961
25. 25
    Hawaii Five-O

    The Ventures · solo by Nokie Edwards · 1969