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The Monkees discography
A photograph of each of the Monkees: Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones
The Monkees in 1966
Clockwise (from top-left): Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones
Studio albums13
Live albums8
Compilation albums31
Singles19

This is a list of official recordings by The Monkees.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
CA
[2]
NO
[3]
UK
[4]
1966 The Monkees
  • Released: October 10, 1966
  • Label: Colgems COM/COS-101
1 1 3 1
1967 More of the Monkees
  • Released: January 9, 1967
  • Label: Colgems COM/COS-102
1 1 1 1
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum[5]
Headquarters
  • Released: May 22, 1967
  • Label: Colgems COM/COS-103
1 1 2 2
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[5]
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
  • Released: November 6, 1967
  • Label: Colgems COM/COS-104
1 2 4 5
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[5]
1968 The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
  • Released: April 22, 1968
  • Label: Colgems COM/COS-109
3 6
  • RIAA: Platinum[5]
Head
  • Released: December 1, 1968
  • Label: Colgems COSO-5008
45 24
1969 Instant Replay
  • Released: February 15, 1969
  • Label: Colgems COS-113
32 45
The Monkees Present
  • Released: October 1, 1969
  • Label: Colgems COS-117
100
1970 Changes
  • Released: June 1970
  • Label: Colgems COS-119
152
1987 Pool It!
  • Released: August 1987
  • Label: Rhino 70706
72
1996 Justus
  • Released: October 15, 1996
  • Label: Rhino 72542
2016 Good Times!
  • Released: May 27, 2016
  • Label: Rhino 553592
14 95 29
2018 Christmas Party
  • Released: October 2018
  • Label: Rhino
66[6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
  • Changes initially failed to chart upon release in 1970, but made the Billboard 200 when reissued in 1986.
  • Justus was released initially only on cassette and CD, but not on vinyl. It was issued on limited edition vinyl on October 30, 2012.

Live albums

Year Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
US
1987 Live 1967
  • Released: July 1987
  • Label: Rhino 70139
20th Anniversary Tour 1986
  • Released: July 1987
  • Label: Rhino FSH-71110 (two LPs)
  • Released as Live! on CD in 1994
1995 Micky & Davy - Together Again
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: n/a
2001 2001: Live in Las Vegas
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: n/a
Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings
2003 Live Summer Tour
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: WIN Media/King Biscuit
2006 Extended Versions
  • Released: November 28, 2006
  • Label: BMG Special Markets
2020 The Mike and Micky Show LIVE!
  • Released: April 3, 2020
  • Label: Rhino
178[7]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Decade Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
US AUS[8][9]
1960s The Monkees Greatest Hits
  • Released: June 1969
  • Label: Colgems COS-115
89
1970s Golden Hits
  • Released: January 1970
  • Label: Colgems PRS-329
Barrel Full of Monkees
  • Released: January 1971
  • Label: Colgems SCOS-1001
207
Re-Focus
  • Released: September 1972
  • Label: Bell 6081
The Monkees
  • Released: June 1976
  • Label: Laurie House 8009/RCA Special Products 2-0188
The Monkees Greatest Hits
  • Released: July 1976
  • Label: Arista 4089 (later 8313)
58 55
Monkeemania (40 Timeless Hits)
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Arista L 70157/8 (Australia)
37
1980s Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Arista L 37208
50
More Greatest Hits of The Monkees
  • Released: October 1982
  • Label: Arista 2007 (later 8334)
Monkee Business
  • Released: November 1982
  • Label: Rhino 701
Monkee Flips
  • Released: February 1984
  • Label: Rhino 113
Hit Factory
  • Released: December 1985
  • Label: Pair 1109 (two LPs)
The Best of The Monkees
  • Released: June 1986
  • Label: Silver Eagle/Arista 1048
Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees
  • Released: June 1986
  • Label: Arista 8432
21 35
Missing Links
  • Released: July 1987
  • Label: Rhino 70150
1990s Missing Links Volume Two
  • Released: January 1990
  • Label: Rhino 70903
Listen to the Band
  • Released: October 1991
  • Label: Rhino 70566 (four CDs)
25th Anniversary Collection
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Arista 262507
25
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 1995
  • Label: Rhino 72190
Barrelful of Monkees: Monkees Songs for Kids!
Missing Links Volume Three
  • Released: March 1996
  • Label: Rhino 72153
I'm a Believer and Other Hits
Last Train to Clarksville and Other Hits
  • Released: September 1997
  • Label: Flashback/Rhino
Daydream Believer and Other Hits
  • Released: March 1998
  • Label: Flashback/Rhino 75242
The Monkees Anthology
  • Released: April 1998
  • Label: Rhino 75269 (two CDs)
2000s Music Box
  • Released: February 2001
  • Label: Rhino 76706 (four CDs)
The Definitive Monkees
  • Released: April 2001
  • Label: WEA 8573-86691-2
52
The Essentials
  • Released: June 2002
  • Label: Rhino 76057
The Best of The Monkees
  • Released: April 2003
  • Label: Rhino 73875 (two CDs)
20
The Headquarters Sessions
2010s The Monkees in Mono
  • Released: October 2014
  • Label: Friday Music
  • Contains new vinyl pressings of the first five original albums
  • Each record contains new messages in the dead wax
Classic Album Collection
  • Released: January 2016
  • Label: Rhino
  • Contains all nine original studio albums
  • Plus bonus disc consisting of non-album singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year Titles (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated
Peak chart positions Certifications Studio Album
US
[10]
US AC
[11]
US CB
[12]
US RW
[13]
AUS
[14]
AUT
[15]
BEL
[16]
CAN
[17]
GER
[18]
IRE
[19]
NED
[20]
NOR
[21]
UK
[4]
1966 "Last Train to Clarksville"
"Take a Giant Step"
1

1
1
14


1
29
5
14

23
The Monkees
"I'm a Believer"
"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"
1
20

1
25
1
42
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
More of the Monkees
1967 "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You"
"The Girl I Knew Somewhere" (non-album track)
2
39

1
1
69
4
4
10
1
7
6
7
3
3
"Randy Scouse Git" ("Alternate Title")
"Forget That Girl"




5
14
11

11
4
18
2
2
Headquarters
"Pleasant Valley Sunday"
"Words"
3
11

3
5
2
14
10


1
57
18
11

4
11
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
"Daydream Believer"
"Goin' Down" (non-album track)
1
104

1
1
2
7
8
1
36
4
1
3
2
5
The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
1968 "Valleri"
"Tapioca Tundra"
3
34

1
47
1
38
4
20
11
1
1
11
8
12
9
12
"D. W. Washburn"
"It's Nice to Be with You"
19
51

10
26
12
31
11


2
15

19


17
"Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)"
"As We Go Along"
62
106

41
30
flip
57


26





Head
1969 "Tear Drop City"
"A Man Without a Dream"
56

37
127
33
28


27




44
Instant Replay
"Listen to the Band"
"Someday Man" (non-album track)
63
81

57
80
60
74
8


53
74





47
The Monkees Present
"Good Clean Fun"
"Mommy and Daddy"
82
109
29
90
101
73
76
13


80





1970 "Oh My My"
"I Love You Better"
98

94
109
34








Changes
1971 "Do It in the Name of Love" A
"Lady Jane" A













1976 "Christmas Is My Time of Year" B
"White Christmas" (Davy Jones solo)













1986 "That Was Then, This Is Now" C
"(Theme From) The Monkees"
20
24


69


41




68
Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees
"Daydream Believer" (remix)
"Randy Scouse Git"
79



62








1987 "Heart and Soul"
"MGBGT" (live, non-album track)
87












Pool It!
"Every Step of the Way"
"(I'll) Love You Forever" (live, non-album track)













2016 "She Makes Me Laugh" 30 Good Times!
"You Bring the Summer" 12
"Me & Magdalena"

Notes

A: ^ Released as Mickey Dolenz & Davy Jones.
B: ^ Released as Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork.
C: ^ Released as Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork of The Monkees.[22]

References

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  13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book, 1954-1982. Ann Arbor, MI: Sheridan Books, Inc. p. 351.
  14. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  15. ^ "Austrian Singles" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  16. ^ "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  17. ^ "Canadian Singles". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  18. ^ "German Singles" (in German). Charts.de GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  19. ^ "Irish Singles". Irish Charts. Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  20. ^ "Dutch Singles". Dutch Top 100. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  21. ^ "Norwegian Singles". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
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