The Monkees
by The Monkees
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The Monkees is ranked as the best album by The Monkees.
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The Monkees track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Monkees rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 47 Music Albums of 1966 | 36/47 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 86/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 50 Music Albums of 1966 | 34/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 29 Music Albums of 1966 | 28/29 | 0 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 40 Music Albums of 1966 | 36/40 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 49 Music Albums of 1966 | 36/49 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 36 Music Albums of 1966 | 16/36 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1966 | 23/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the 60’s (101 - 200) | 15/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 127 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 375 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/06/2026 23:33 | PapaShiz86 | 11,827 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2026 21:41 | BurndenAce | 1,347 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2026 20:51 | ejiniestac | 616 | 66/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.2.
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eclab 09/25/2014 11:09 | #122657 | TOP COMMENT
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There's nothing bad here, but it can't hold a candle to the Beatles (of course).
The Monkees (1966) by The Monkees - 6.58333333333/10 (Rating Doesn’t Include Exclusive to 1994 Rhino CD reissue songs) - Listened to on 6/16/2019
A1 - (Theme From) The Monkees - 6/10
A2 - Saturday's Child - 6/10
A3 - I Wanna Be Free - 6/10
A4 - Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day - 7/10
A5 - Papa Gene's Blues - 6/10
A6 - Take a Giant Step - 6/10
B1 - Last Train to Clarksville - 9/10
B2 - This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day - 9/10
B3 - Let's Dance On - 8/10
B4 - I'll Be True to You - 5/10
B5 - Sweet Young Thing - 6/10
B6 - Gonna Buy Me a Dog - 5/10
I Can't Get Her Off My Mind" (Early version) - 6/10 (Exclusive to 1994 Rhino CD reissue)
"I Don't Think You Know Me" (Goffin, King) (Alternate version) - 8/10 (Exclusive to 1994 Rhino CD reissue)
"(Theme from) The Monkees" (Early version) - 6/10 (Exclusive to 1994 Rhino CD reissue)
Love The Monkees - nostalgia! 1970's repeats of their TV shows on a Sturday morning. I'd rather listen to Monkees tracks than Beatles tracks, but i'm not saying they are better. As much as I like them none of their albums compare with Sgt Pepper, but this is good fun 60's pop music and'll do me!
This being their first record it's pretty good considering what and who they had to work with. The best was yet to come.
2nd-Impressions 10/13/2020 03:51 | #259238 | TOP COMMENT
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59/100
Best tracks: Take a Giant Step, Last Train to Clarksville
Worst tracks: Let's Dance On, I'll Be True to You
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