Straight, No Chaser
by Thelonious Monk
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Thelonious Monk bestography
Straight, No Chaser is ranked 7th best out of 54 albums by Thelonious Monk on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Thelonious Monk is Brilliant Corners which is ranked number 580 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,928.
(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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Straight, No Chaser track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Straight, No Chaser rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 26 Music Albums of 1967 | 22/26 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Larcx13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 33/100 | 14 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 30 Music Albums of 1967 | 27/30 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 72 Music Albums of 1967 | 52/72 | 1 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 41 Music Albums of 1967 | 27/41 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 74 Music Albums of 1967 | 12/74 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1967 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 42 Music Albums of 1967 | 10/42 | 4 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 29 Music Albums of 1967 | 18/29 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 70/100 | 6 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 82 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 344 | |||
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Straight, No Chaser ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/15/2026 11:20 | Vulgarplacards | 64 | 94/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2026 11:45 | cicadelic | 13,999 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2025 04:06 | Proto | 4,299 | 33/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.6/100, a mean average of 79.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.
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Straight, No Chaser forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 06/26/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5355): By Santiago
Cytoma 05/11/2023 12:53 in What album are you listening to right now?
LedZep 07/03/2020 22:24 in Top 5 concerts of 2022Straight, No Chaser comments
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