Monk
by Thelonious Monk
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Thelonious Monk bestography
Monk is ranked 30th best out of 54 albums by Thelonious Monk on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Thelonious Monk is Brilliant Corners which is ranked number 583 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,905.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Monk track list
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(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 1 hour ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 70 Music Albums of 1956 | 54/70 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1956 | 17/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 56 Music Albums of 1956 | 41/56 | 1 |
| 2025 |  StefanR10 | Top 98 Music Albums of 1954 | 72/98 | - |
| 2025 | ReelBigToph | Top 99 Music Albums of 1954 | 52/99 | - |
| 2019 | boppare | Top 15 Music Albums of 1954 | 8/15 | - |
| 2019 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 100/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/13/2025 10:58 | Tamthebam | 23,112 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2025 02:05 | PapaShiz86 | 11,536 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2022 04:12 | Gendjar | 4,752 | 56/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2020 02:05 | Jhef9312 | 1,331 | 78/100 |
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Tamthebam 07/25/2019 10:25 | #240351
This is a compilation of two 10" LP's recorded by the Thelonious Monk Quintet in 1953/54. This album was credited to Monk only on it's release later in 1954.
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