5 By Monk By 5 (studio album)
by Thelonious Monk Quintet

5 By Monk By 5 by Thelonious Monk Quintet
Year: 1959
Overall rank: 14,117th   
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 23 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1959 (92nd)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (417th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,117th)

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Thelonious Monk Quintet bestography

5 By Monk By 5 is ranked 16th best out of 53 albums by Thelonious Monk on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Thelonious Monk is Brilliant Corners which is ranked number 582 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,922.

Thelonious Monk Quintet album bestography « Higher ranked (13,819th)
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5 By Monk By 5 rankings

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Overall rank: 14,117th | 1950s rank: 417th | 1959 rank: 92nd

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