Thelonious (studio album)
by Thelonious Monk Trio

Thelonious by Thelonious Monk Trio
Year: 1953
Overall rank: 20,880th   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 16 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1953 (32nd)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (602nd)
Award Best albums of all time (20,880th)

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Thelonious Monk Trio bestography

Thelonious is ranked 20th best out of 53 albums by Thelonious Monk on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Thelonious Monk is Brilliant Corners which is ranked number 586 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,913.

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Thelonious rankings

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Overall rank: 20,880th | 1950s rank: 602nd | 1953 rank: 32nd

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71/100 (from 16 votes)
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