Monster
by Steppenwolf
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Steppenwolf bestography
Monster is ranked 3rd best out of 17 albums by Steppenwolf on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Steppenwolf is Steppenwolf which is ranked number 2589 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 612.
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Monster track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Monster rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | rockalbums in 2023 (deleting) | 73/99 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1969 | 46/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1969 (101 - 200) | 10/44 | - |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Marswolf68 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 19/100 | 16 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Early Psychedelic Rock #301-400 | 56/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 35 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 129 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/15/2026 02:50 | BurndenAce | 1,335 | 76/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2026 09:54 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2025 21:44 | sealskin0 | 192 | 77/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.0/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.9.
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Jboy56 03/09/2023 12:35 in What album are you listening to right now?Monster comments
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"Monster" by Steppenwolf from 1969 was their fourth in just two years. The previous three had all been a great successes - both commercially and artistically, and there were obviously high expectations for "Monster". The album was clearly the most political group released, especially obvious on the long title track, which in an edited version also released as a single.
Unfortunately, the group seemed musically to be running out of ideas, although the title track, however, shows some of the grandeur that characterized the previous albums.
The rest of the album is mediocre and somewhat repetitions of what the group had previously created.
Of course there are good elements, like the intro to "Power Play". This song was in fact a couple years old already when they chose to record it. "From Here to There Eventually" also has glimpses of the melodic that group was known for, but the number remains somehow unresolved.
The sound it is the "old" Steppenwolf, and in that respect the album does live up to expectations - unfortunately the songwriting does not.
Jboy56 03/09/2023 12:38 | #294847 | TOP COMMENT
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This album lacks power and banger songs, a very mediocre album with songs that are mostly forgotten. Not worth a revisit,
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