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The 50 most-read surf artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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50 artists are ranked in surf. The biggest move was The Ghastly Ones, up 8 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Mike LoveLos Angeles · United States | 110,715 | 0 |
02 | David MarksNew Castle · United States | 14,747 | 0 |
03 | Little PattieSydney · Australia | 7,567 | 0 |
04 | Marilyn WilsonUnited States | 5,405 | 0 |
05 | Man or Astro-man? Clone Project Gamma— | 2,652 | 0 |
06 | Beach FossilsBrooklyn · United States | 2,489 | 0 |
07 | FIDLARLos Angeles · United States | 2,170 | 0 |
08 | Donavon FrankenreiterDowney · United States | 2,156 | 0 |
09 | SkegssByron Bay · Australia | 1,422 | +2 |
10 | Los StraitjacketsNashville · United States | 1,338 | 0 |
11 | La LuzSeattle · United States | 1,103 | -2 |
12 | Shadowy Men on a Shadowy PlanetToronto · Canada | 956 | 0 |
13 | The Ghastly OnesVan Nuys · United States | 931 | +8 |
14 | Red ElvisesLos Angeles · United States | 894 | +1 |
15 | Surf PunksUnited States | 805 | -2 |
16 | Ron WilsonLos Angeles · United States | 748 | +1 |
17 | TacocatSeattle · United States | 675 | -1 |
18 | Surfer BloodWest Palm Beach · United States | 646 | -4 |
19 | Ronny & the DaytonasUnited States | 597 | -1 |
20 | The AtlanticsSydney · Australia | 586 | -1 |
21 | The ZiggensOrange County · United States | 484 | -1 |
22 | The Bel-AirsUnited States | 370 | +2 |
23 | The PyramidsLong Beach · United States | 367 | 0 |
24 | Jody HarrisUnited States | 352 | +1 |
25 | The MermenSan Francisco · United States | 315 | -3 |
26 | The BomborasLos Angeles · United States | 292 | +6 |
27 | JAWSBirmingham · United Kingdom | 243 | +1 |
28 | The Rockin’ RebelsBuffalo · United States | 229 | -1 |
29 | The Blue HawaiiansLos Angeles · United States | 220 | +1 |
30 | Laika & the CosmonautsHelsinki · Finland | 206 | +1 |
31 | The RaybeatsNew York · United States | 189 | +2 |
31 | Terry “Buffalo” WareEllis County · United States | 189 | -5 |
33 | Tom FreundNew York · United States | 141 | -4 |
34 | Hooded FangToronto · Canada | 116 | 0 |
35 | The Aqua VelvetsSan Francisco · United States | 111 | 0 |
36 | Richard DelvyBridgeport · United States | 107 | +6 |
37 | The SaintsUnited Kingdom | 105 | 0 |
38 | The SentinalsSan Luis Obispo · United States | 100 | -2 |
39 | The ElwinsKeswick · Canada | 92 | 0 |
40 | The Surf TrioPortland · United States | 80 | +3 |
41 | Phono-CombToronto · Canada | 68 | 0 |
42 | Y NiwlWales · United Kingdom | 65 | -2 |
43 | LawndaleUnited States | 54 | -5 |
43 | The TarantulasUnited States | 54 | +2 |
45 | LanghornsSweden | 42 | -1 |
46 | Stardust FiveMelbourne · Australia | 38 | 0 |
46 | The El CaminosJapan | 38 | +1 |
48 | Mikko LankinenFinland | 33 | -1 |
49 | NovacaineUnited States | 24 | 0 |
50 | The Reigning MonarchsNorth Hollywood · United States | 3 | 0 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.