Head
by The Monkees
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Head is ranked 5th best out of 23 albums by The Monkees on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Monkees is The Monkees which is ranked number 3931 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 376.
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Head track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Head 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 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 32 Music Albums of 1968 | 28/32 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 53 Music Albums of 1968 | 1/53 | 5 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 77 Music Albums of 1968 | 74/77 | 0 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 26 Music Albums of 1968 | 21/26 | 1 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 66 Music Albums of 1968 | 59/66 | 1 |
| 2026 | beatlematt | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 93/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1968 | 78/91 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1968 | 54/55 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 74 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 265 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/24/2026 23:06 | BurndenAce | 1,334 | 76/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2026 00:18 | LittleM1971 | 6,005 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 20:06 |  TimBroad04 | 203 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.4/100, a mean average of 70.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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BestEverAlbums 07/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5389): By Rich150
baystateoftheart 07/12/2025 16:27 in Bubblegum Pop FavoritesHead comments
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"Head" was the last Monkees album to feature all four original members. Guitarist Pete Tork left the band shortly after finishing the album.
Though it's a soundtrack and not a regular album it contains some of the Monkees' finest recordings. Especially the two Carole King songs "Porpoise Song" and "As We Go Along" are outstanding. Also Tork's "Can You Dig it" and Nesmith's "Circle Sky" are Monkees classics.
Only 6 tracks on the original album are actually music. The rest of it is soundclips and dialouge; some of it quite entertaining.
Taken from the sleeve notes Jack Nicholson played a big part in the album's/movie's creation, which sounds to be pretty weird.
The bonus tracks are mostly alternate takes - most interesting is the fine live version of "Circle Sky" recorded in May 1968.
The list of guest musicians is impressive, featuring names like Leon Russell, Bill Chadwick, Dewey Martin, Carole King, Neil Young and Ry Cooder. (Edited)
Head (1968) by The Monkees - 7.71428571429/10 (Rating Doesn’t Include Tracks that aren’t songs) - Listened to on 6/19/2019
A1 - Opening Ceremony - 6/10 (Not Song)
A2 - Porpoise Song - 8/10
A3 - Ditty Diego (War Chant) - 8/10
A4 - Circle Sky - 8/10
A5 - Supplicio - 6/10 (Not Song)
A6 - Can You Dig It - 8/10
A7 - Gravy - 6/10 (Not Song)
B1 - Superstitious - 6/10 (Not Song)
B2 - As We Go Along - 8/10
B3 - Dandruff? - 5/10 (Not Song)
B4 - Daddy's Song - 7/10
B5 - Poll - 6/10 (Not Song)
B6 - Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again - 7/10
B7 - Swami (Plus Strings) - 7/10 (Not Song)
(Edited)
I love this album - my favourite Monkees album...the main tracks are stong and the interludes and incidental pieces add to the overall character. Mad film, quality soundtrack album. I rate this highly.
A psychedelic soundtrack. Great music from a great film.
Jboy56 10/14/2022 10:46 | #290453 | TOP COMMENT
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They just had to do it, a Monkees psychedelic album.
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