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The Monkees

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"Hey hey, we're the Monkees/You know we love to please/A manufactured image/With no philosophies." In 1968, the Monkees addressed their own reputation in the song "Ditty Diego (War Chant)," which summed up the bad rap they'd received in the music press since they first emerged in the summer of 1966. The Monkees were talented singers, musicians, and songwriters who made a handful of the finest pop singles of their day (as well as a few first-rate albums) and delivered exciting, entertaining live shows. But they did so at a time when rock music was becoming more self-conscious and "serious," and the hipper echelons of the music press often lambasted the Monkees, largely because they didn't form organically but through the casting process for a television series, and initially they didn't write the bulk of their own material or play all the instruments on their records. However, time has ultimately vindicated the Monkees (who did take control of their creative process to create some of their best recordings) and their finest music still sounds fresh and engaging decades after it was recorded. 1966's The Monkees and 1967's More of the Monkees contained the superb assembly-line music that first made them stars, while Headquarters (also released in 1967) found them taking full control of their music and creating strong and engaging work. The Monkees brought in session players to help with the sessions for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. while still calling the shots for what would be their finest album. 1968's The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees was their last truly satisfying album before the lineup began to splinter, though the soundtrack of their 1968 film Head included some of their most adventurous material amidst a patchwork of dialogue from the movie. A pair of reunion albums, 1987's Pool It! (without Michael Nesmith) and 1996's Justus (with the full original lineup) failed to capture the magic of their work of the '60s, but 2016's Good Times!, a mixture of old and new recordings that included contributions from songwriters who had grown up loving the Monkees' music, was an unexpected triumph.

The Monkees story began in the fall of 1965, when Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider -- a pair of producers whose Raybert Productions had a deal with Columbia Pictures and their TV branch Screen Gems -- came up with an idea for a television series about a rock group. Inspired by Richard Lester's groundbreaking comedies with the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night and Help!, Rafelson and Schneider imagined a situation comedy in which a four-piece band had wacky adventures every week and occasionally burst into song. The NBC network liked the idea, and production on The Monkees began in early 1966. Don Kirshner, a music business veteran who was a top executive at Colgems Records (a label affiliated with Columbia/Screen Gems), was appointed music coordinator for the series, and Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, a producing and songwriting team, signed on to handle most of the day-to-day chores of creating music for the show's fictive band. A casting call went out for four young men to play the members of the group, and Rafelson and Schneider's choices for the roles were truly inspired. Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork were musicians with solid performing and recording experience who also had a flair for playing comedy, while Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones were primarily actors but had also dabbled in pop music and had strong vocal abilities. As the show went before the camera, Kirshner had Boyce and Hart take the four leads into the studio to begin recording the songs that would be featured on the show each week. While initially the cast was only going to provide vocals for material Boyce and Hart had already recorded, the producers were impressed enough with Nesmith's songwriting skills that they chose to use a few of his tunes and let him produce them. With this, the Monkees took their first step toward evolving into a proper, self-sufficient rock band.

The Monkees debuted on NBC in the fall of 1966 and was an immediate hit in the ratings, while "Last Train to Clarksville," the group's first single, had become a number one hit a few weeks earlier (their self-titled debut album would top the chart in October). Rafelson, Schneider, and Kirshner shrewdly allowed the show to promote the records and vice versa, and while the notion that television time could sell pop records was hardly new (Ricky Nelson proved that almost a decade earlier), no one had made it work with quite the success the Monkees achieved almost immediately. Dozens of Monkees-related products flooded the marketplace, from toy guitars and lunch boxes to board games and models of the custom Pontiac the guys drove on the show. In late 1966, someone got the idea of booking a few live shows with the Monkees, and recordings of their early concerts prove that while not all four were virtuoso musicians, they worked well together on-stage and were an energetic, rough-and-ready rock band who could work a crowd. As the Monkees gained confidence in their abilities as performers, they began to chafe under the restrictions imposed on them by Kirshner, who had full control over what songs they would record and who would produce and play on the sessions.

The Monkees' early recordings found them working with a stellar team of songwriters (including Neil Diamond, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, and David Gates, along with Boyce and Hart) and musicians (such as Glen Campbell, James Burton, Hal Blaine, and Larry Taylor), but Nesmith and Tork in particular were eager to show off their own talents (Nesmith was responsible for some of the Monkees' most distinctive tunes). All four were stung by the negative publicity they'd received as rock critics declared they weren't a "real" band and couldn't play their instruments (Nesmith and Tork certainly could, and Dolenz and Jones would become capable instrumentalists, but they weren't allowed to play on their earliest recordings). When the Monkees were presented with copies of their second album, More of the Monkees, in January 1967, Nesmith and Tork were furious -- it was filled with material recorded for the TV show and the bandmembers had no input into its packaging or sequencing. This led to a standoff between the four Monkees, who demanded autonomy over the music they performed, and Kirshner, who didn't want to disrupt the hitmaking machine he'd helped create. Eventually, Rafelson and Schneider sided with his stars (who could not be readily replaced) and Kirshner was fired in the spring of 1967. (Kirshner would later coordinate the music for the Archies, who as cartoon characters lacked the power to rebel against their producers.)

Now calling their own musical shots, the Monkees recorded their third album, Headquarters, with Chip Douglas (aka Douglas Farthing Hatlelid) of the Turtles producing and playing bass. Outside of Douglas and a few string and horn players, the Monkees played all the instruments on Headquarters, and the album rose to number one on the charts in May 1967, proving the group members were more than capable of making memorable records on their own (and the closing track, "Randy Scouse Git," showed that the cultural changes that were making themselves known in America had not escaped the attention of TV's leading pop group). Another Monkees album appeared in November 1967, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd., which is generally regarded as the group's finest work. While all four Monkees played and sang on the album, they also brought a few session players in for the recordings, hitting a middle ground between the polished studiocraft of the first two LPs and the more organic sound of Headquarters. While the Monkees now had the freedom to chart their own path in the recording studio, this also led to the musicians discovering their creative differences, and by the time they recorded The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees (released in April 1968), the foursome were starting to splinter -- with each member essentially producing and coordinating 25 percent of the album -- and the band's collaborative energy began to dissipate.

After two successful seasons, the Monkees' television series was not renewed for the fall 1968 season, as the group hoped to launch a career in the movies. But Head, their first (and last) feature film, was a commercial disaster; it was an often clever and challenging satire of the Monkees' own curious stardom and the culture that surrounded them, but it also quite literally had no plot and confounded the younger viewers who were the TV show's strongest fan base. The soundtrack album struggled to a relatively dismal number 45 on the charts, and shortly afterwards, Peter Tork opted to leave the band. The Monkees released two albums as a trio in 1969, Instant Replay and The Monkees Present, but while they both contained fine music that showed the group were continuing to mature, neither launched any major hits, and the band's commercial fortunes were clearly beginning to wane. In late 1969, Nesmith left to pursue a solo career (he'd already released an instrumental solo album, The Wichita Train Whistle Sings, in 1968), and after a final Monkees album featuring just Dolenz and Jones, 1970's Changes, the group quietly dissolved.

Nesmith went on to a critically respected and modestly successful solo career, cutting several excellent country-rock albums, and he enjoyed considerable success in the entertainment business, producing music videos and feature films as well as running a film and video label, Pacific Arts. Both Dolenz and Jones moved back and forth between acting and music, and in 1975 they teamed up with Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart to record a new album; the foursome then went out on the road, playing their new material as well as many of the Monkees' hits. Tork's music career stayed under the radar through much of the '70s, though he led a band called Release, operated a music production firm, recorded a Christmas single with Dolenz and Jones in 1976, and was courted for a solo deal with Sire Records.

The Monkees' television show stayed on the air for years in reruns after the group broke up, and in 1985, MTV presented a day-long marathon of Monkees episodes, tipping their hat to the show and the band that helped bring rock and television together. The marathon was a hit in the ratings and Monkees reruns became a regular feature on the network. That same year, producer and promoter David Fishof put together a Monkees reunion tour; while Nesmith's business commitments prevented him from joining his bandmates, Dolenz, Jones, and Tork were game, and the tour was a massive commercial success, resulting in much of the group's back catalog bouncing back into the charts. (Nesmith also made a guest appearance with the Monkees for their sold-out appearance at L.A.'s Greek Theater, and appeared with them on an MTV Christmas video.) In 1986, Dolenz and Tork cut a new single, "That Was Then, This Is Now," which was tagged onto a Monkees hits compilation and became a hit. The success of the single prompted the Monkees (again minus Nesmith) to record a new album, but 1987's Pool It! didn't fare well with critics or fans, and the members soon went their separate ways again, though Dolenz and Jones occasionally worked as a duo.

As the 30th anniversary of the Monkees' debut loomed in the mid-'90s, Rhino Records (which had reissued the band's back catalog in the '80s) assumed full control of the group's filmed and recorded legacy and began a series of definitive reissues. Another reunion tour was proposed, and the talks led to Dolenz, Jones, Nesmith, and Tork getting together to jam for the fun of it. They enjoyed the process enough that they decided to record a new album, and Justus, released in October 1996, became the first Monkees album written, performed, and produced solely by the four members of the band. The four Monkees appeared in a television special tied into the album's release (called Hey Hey, We're the Monkees), and they were set to take part in a world concert tour to promote the record. However, after a string of dates in the United Kingdom in 1997, Nesmith dropped out, and while the tour went on without him, the other three did little to hide their disappointment with Nesmith in the press. Another tour by the three-piece Monkees took place in 2001, but Tork left the show before the final dates; Tork told reporters he'd quit, while Dolenz and Jones said he'd been fired. Dolenz and Jones continued to work together, touring the U.K. and U.S. during 2002. They then went their separate ways and the band was quiet for years, skipping their 40th anniversary and pursuing their individual careers.

When their 45th anniversary rolled around in 2011, the trio of Dolenz, Jones, and Tork decided to re-form and headed out on an extensive tour of North America that lasted throughout the summer. Further plans for touring were scotched by the bandmembers' reluctance to spend the rest of the year wearing themselves out due to the grueling pace. It was to be their last set of performances with Davy Jones, who passed away at the age of 66 in February of 2012. His death proved to be the inspiration for Nesmith to rejoin the group, and at the end of the year they headed out for a string of reunion dates that featured a touching tribute to Jones each night. They toured in 2013 and 2014 as well, before Nesmith bowed out again. In the established Monkees tradition, Tork and Dolenz continued without him for a 2015 jaunt. At this point, it may have seemed that the Monkees were finished as a recording act, but in early 2016, Dolenz announced that the band had recorded a new album. Made up of songs that were never finished in the '60s and songs written for the group by modern artists like Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, and XTC's Andy Partridge, Good Times! was produced by Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger and appeared on the band's longtime label Rhino in May 2016.

The Monkees reunited with Schlesinger in 2018 to make the holiday album Christmas Party. Like Good Times! before it, Christmas Party featured songs by Partridge and Cuomo, along with a song co-written by Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey. Christmas Party unexpectedly proved to be a swan song for Peter Tork; he died on February 21, 2019, after a ten-year struggle with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare form of cancer that attacks the salivary glands. While the passing of Jones and Tork meant a proper Monkees tour was no longer a possibility, that didn't prevent Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith from hitting the road for a number of duo dates in 2019, though their run was cut short when Nesmith became ill. The Monkees Live: The Mike & Micky Show was assembled from recordings of the March 2019 Dolenz and Nesmith tour and released the following year. In 2021, Nesmith and Dolenz hit the road again for a short run of dates of the band's farewell shows. The tour ended in mid-November; on December 10, Nesmith died peacefully at home. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Total plays

1.6 billion
Updated on 2025-02-10

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

4,238,747

Followers

1,273,058

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    63,999 listeners
  2. Australia
    75,363 listeners
  3. Australia
    65,758 listeners
  4. Australia
    53,583 listeners
  5. Ireland
    Dublin
    39,939 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
I'm a Believer - 2006 Remaster
I'm a Believer - 2006 Remaster
521,874,589 2:47 1967-01-09
I'm A Believer
I'm A Believer
521,874,589 2:50 1967-07-01
Daydream Believer
Daydream Believer
223,128,465 2:60 1968-04-22
Me & Magdalena
Me & Magdalena
47,791,911 3:34 2016-05-27
Last Train to Clarksville - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Last Train to Clarksville - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
42,223,395 2:44 1966-10-10
Last Train To Clarksville
Last Train To Clarksville
42,223,395 2:48 2017-10-27
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - 2006 Remaster
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - 2006 Remaster
18,245,312 2:27 1967-01-09
(Theme From) The Monkees - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
(Theme From) The Monkees - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
15,643,490 2:19 1966-10-10
(Theme from) The Monkees
(Theme from) The Monkees
15,643,490 2:19 2001-01-29
I'm a Believer - Alternate Mix; 2006 Remaster
I'm a Believer - Alternate Mix; 2006 Remaster
15,340,456 2:50 1967-01-09
Pleasant Valley Sunday - 2007 Remaster
Pleasant Valley Sunday - 2007 Remaster
13,160,233 3:14 1967-11-06
A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You
A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You
12,189,760 2:48 2001-01-01
As We Go Along
As We Go Along
8,882,872 3:53 1968-01-01
Valleri - First Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
Valleri - First Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
5,121,403 2:14 1967-01-09
She - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
She - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
4,947,789 2:39 1967-01-09
Goin' Down - Stereo Mix; 2007 Remaster
Goin' Down - Stereo Mix; 2007 Remaster
4,390,994 4:23 1967-11-06
(I'd Go The) Whole Wide World
(I'd Go The) Whole Wide World
4,351,596 2:56 1987-08-01
Mary, Mary - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Mary, Mary - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
4,216,933 2:18 1967-01-09
Porpoise Song
Porpoise Song
3,772,974 2:40 1968-01-01
Randy Scouse Git - 2007 Remaster
Randy Scouse Git - 2007 Remaster
3,582,967 2:33 1967-05-22
Unwrap You at Christmas
Unwrap You at Christmas
3,174,116 3:32 2013-11-11
Tapioca Tundra
Tapioca Tundra
3,107,770 3:05 1968-04-22
I Wanna Be Free - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
I Wanna Be Free - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
3,097,919 2:24 1966-10-10
She Makes Me Laugh
She Makes Me Laugh
2,985,870 3:03 2016-05-27
Gonna Buy Me a Dog - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Gonna Buy Me a Dog - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
2,924,715 2:41 1966-10-10
Gonna Buy Me A Dog
Gonna Buy Me A Dog
2,924,715 2:51 2017-10-27
When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door) - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door) - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
2,744,235 1:48 1967-01-09
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
2,664,715 2:16 1967-01-09
The Door Into Summer - 2007 Remastered Version
The Door Into Summer - 2007 Remastered Version
2,340,418 2:51 1967-11-06
You Just May Be the One - TV Version
You Just May Be the One - TV Version
2,226,801 2:04 1967-05-22
You Just May Be The One - 2007 Remastered Version
You Just May Be The One - 2007 Remastered Version
2,226,801 2:04 1967-05-22
Words - 2007 Remaster
Words - 2007 Remaster
1,863,256 2:51 1967-11-06
Sometime in the Morning - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Sometime in the Morning - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
1,836,472 2:31 1967-01-09
The Girl I Knew Somewhere
The Girl I Knew Somewhere
1,466,834 2:39 1967-05-22
Take a Giant Step - Stereo Mix
Take a Giant Step - Stereo Mix
1,438,435 2:36 2016-08-26
Take A Giant Step
Take A Giant Step
1,438,435 2:39 2017-10-27
Listen to the Band - Single Version
Listen to the Band - Single Version
1,416,864 2:29 2001-01-01
Your Auntie Grizelda - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Your Auntie Grizelda - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
1,313,587 2:31 1967-01-09
You Bring the Summer
You Bring the Summer
1,309,605 3:00 2016-05-27
Papa Gene's Blues
Papa Gene's Blues
1,276,510 1:58 2001-01-01
What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?
What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?
1,203,221 3:05 2001-01-01
(Theme From) The Monkees - Stereo Mix
(Theme From) The Monkees - Stereo Mix
1,190,221 2:21 2016-08-26
Saturday's Child - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Saturday's Child - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
1,121,450 2:41 1966-10-10
Cuddly Toy - 2007 Remaster
Cuddly Toy - 2007 Remaster
1,103,255 2:39 1967-11-06
Shades of Gray
Shades of Gray
1,102,100 3:20 1967-05-22
A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You - Stereo Remix
A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You - Stereo Remix
997,596 2:52 1967-05-22
Porpoise Song - Single Version
Porpoise Song - Single Version
991,073 4:10 2001-01-01
Love Is Only Sleeping - 2007 Remaster
Love Is Only Sleeping - 2007 Remaster
927,932 2:31 1967-11-06
That Was Then, This Is Now
That Was Then, This Is Now
919,584 4:02 1986-04-17
Papa Gene's Blues - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Papa Gene's Blues - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
895,906 1:60 1966-10-10
Daily Nightly - 2007 Remastered Version
Daily Nightly - 2007 Remastered Version
894,491 2:33 1967-11-06
Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
866,360 2:42 1966-10-10
Our Own World
Our Own World
853,587 2:45 2016-05-27
Sweet Young Thing - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Sweet Young Thing - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
822,217 1:56 1966-10-10
For Pete's Sake (Closing Theme)
For Pete's Sake (Closing Theme)
811,381 2:12 1967-05-22
The Kind of Girl I Could Love - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
The Kind of Girl I Could Love - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
740,956 1:52 1967-01-09
The Kind Of Girl I Could Love
The Kind Of Girl I Could Love
740,956 1:53 1967-07-01
What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round - 2007 Remastered Version
What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round - 2007 Remastered Version
727,140 3:09 1967-11-06
Forget That Girl
Forget That Girl
712,323 2:24 1967-05-22
For Pete's Sake (Closing Theme) - 2007 Remaster
For Pete's Sake (Closing Theme) - 2007 Remaster
688,770 2:11 1967-05-22
Birth of an Accidental Hipster
Birth of an Accidental Hipster
686,048 3:31 2016-05-27
You Told Me - 2007 Remaster
You Told Me - 2007 Remaster
662,586 2:25 1967-05-22
Take a Giant Step - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Take a Giant Step - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
658,105 2:31 1966-10-10
Unwrap You at Christmas - Single Mix
Unwrap You at Christmas - Single Mix
632,615 3:33 2018-11-28
Star Collector - 2007 Remaster
Star Collector - 2007 Remaster
627,521 4:26 1967-11-06
Heart and Soul
Heart and Soul
617,030 3:55 1987-08-01
Good Times
Good Times
608,291 2:46 2016-05-27
This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
607,872 2:07 1966-10-10
This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day
This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day
607,872 2:08 2017-10-27
Shades of Gray - 2007 Remaster
Shades of Gray - 2007 Remaster
602,084 3:23 1967-05-22
Shades Of Gray
Shades Of Gray
602,084 3:23 2019-10-04
It's Nice to Be with You
It's Nice to Be with You
594,793 2:53 2001-01-01
Can You Dig It
Can You Dig It
590,137 3:24 1968-01-01
I'll Be Back Up on My Feet - First Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
I'll Be Back Up on My Feet - First Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
582,977 2:28 1967-01-09
She Hangs Out - 2007 Remastered Version
She Hangs Out - 2007 Remastered Version
524,942 2:56 1967-11-06
Salesman - 2007 Remastered Version
Salesman - 2007 Remastered Version
519,730 2:34 1967-11-06
Me & Magdalena - Version 2
Me & Magdalena - Version 2
470,733 3:50 2016-05-27
D.W. Washburn
D.W. Washburn
465,744 2:49 2001-01-01
I Know What I Know
I Know What I Know
454,173 3:30 2016-05-27
Dream World
Dream World
442,864 3:19 1968-04-22
Love to Love
Love to Love
438,400 2:30 2016-05-27
No Time - 2007 Remastered Version
No Time - 2007 Remastered Version
438,251 2:09 1967-05-22
I'll Spend My Life With You - 2007 Remastered Version
I'll Spend My Life With You - 2007 Remastered Version
426,342 2:26 1967-05-22
Riu Chiu
Riu Chiu
422,808 1:33 1986-01-14
Apples, Peaches, Bananas and Pears - 2006 Remaster
Apples, Peaches, Bananas and Pears - 2006 Remaster
418,125 2:19 1967-01-09
Auntie's Municipal Court
Auntie's Municipal Court
413,123 4:05 1968-04-22
Sunny Girlfriend - 2007 Remastered Version
Sunny Girlfriend - 2007 Remastered Version
409,336 2:31 1967-05-22
Hold on Girl - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Hold on Girl - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
386,527 2:29 1967-01-09
Hold On Girl
Hold On Girl
386,527 2:29 1967-07-01
I'll Be True to You - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
I'll Be True to You - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
385,429 2:48 1966-10-10
I'll Be True To You
I'll Be True To You
385,429 2:49 2017-10-27
Someday Man
Someday Man
378,401 2:40 1969-02-15
Goin' Down - Single Version
Goin' Down - Single Version
363,791 3:53 2016-08-26
Let's Dance On - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Let's Dance On - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
355,592 2:29 1966-10-10
Nine Times Blue
Nine Times Blue
355,567 2:10 1984-09-18
Wasn't Born to Follow
Wasn't Born to Follow
351,985 2:54 2016-05-27
Whatever's Right
Whatever's Right
337,113 2:00 2016-05-27
Daddy's Song
Daddy's Song
331,170 3:28 1968-01-01
P.O. Box 9847
P.O. Box 9847
328,443 3:17 1968-04-22
Don't Call On Me - 2007 Remastered Version
Don't Call On Me - 2007 Remastered Version
319,927 2:51 1967-11-06
Gotta Give It Time
Gotta Give It Time
313,180 2:18 2016-05-27
Some of Shelly's Blues
Some of Shelly's Blues
303,662 2:31 1986-01-14
Laugh - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
Laugh - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
302,435 2:30 1967-01-09
Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step
297,396 2:33 2001-01-01
Little Girl
Little Girl
296,458 2:42 2016-05-27
The Poster
The Poster
287,653 2:22 1968-04-22
Writing Wrongs
Writing Wrongs
284,948 5:06 1968-04-22
Zilch - 2007 Remastered Version
Zilch - 2007 Remastered Version
273,283 1:07 1967-05-22
Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again
Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again
271,776 2:39 1968-01-01
Early Morning Blues And Greens - 2007 Remastered Version
Early Morning Blues And Greens - 2007 Remastered Version
264,847 2:35 1967-05-22
Early Morning Blues and Greens
Early Morning Blues and Greens
264,847 2:35 2020-05-29
I Was There (And I'm Told I Had a Good Time)
I Was There (And I'm Told I Had a Good Time)
258,946 2:16 2016-05-27
Ditty Diego-War Chant
Ditty Diego-War Chant
253,789 0:50 1968-01-01
We Were Made for Each Other
We Were Made for Each Other
249,458 2:23 1968-04-22
All of Your Toys - Stereo Remix
All of Your Toys - Stereo Remix
248,594 3:08 1967-05-22
Circle Sky
Circle Sky
241,919 2:24 1968-12-01
Hard To Believe - 2007 Remastered Version
Hard To Believe - 2007 Remastered Version
237,340 2:36 1967-11-06
You Just May Be The One - 2006 Remastered Version T.V. Version
You Just May Be The One - 2006 Remastered Version T.V. Version
236,671 1:60 1966-10-10
Riu Chiu - TV Version
Riu Chiu - TV Version
232,270 1:32 1967-11-06
The Day We Fall in Love - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
The Day We Fall in Love - Original Stereo Version; 2006 Remaster
229,444 2:25 1967-01-09
The Day We Fall In Love
The Day We Fall In Love
229,444 2:27 1967-07-01
The Kind of Girl I Could Love - Alternate Mix; 2006 Remaster
The Kind of Girl I Could Love - Alternate Mix; 2006 Remaster
226,996 1:55 1966-10-10
Listen to the Band - Alternate Stereo Mix
Listen to the Band - Alternate Stereo Mix
226,678 2:41 1969-10-01
Zor and Zam
Zor and Zam
226,181 2:10 1968-04-22
Words [First Recorded Version] (2006 Remastered)
Words [First Recorded Version] (2006 Remastered)
225,717 2:51 1967-01-09
Circle Sky
Circle Sky
220,944 2:30 1968-01-01
All of Your Toys
All of Your Toys
217,992 3:08 1967-05-22
Oh My My
Oh My My
214,048 3:01 1970-06-01
(Theme From) The Monkees - TV Version; 2006 Remaster
(Theme From) The Monkees - TV Version; 2006 Remaster
212,441 0:51 1966-10-10
(Theme From) The Monkees - Second Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
(Theme From) The Monkees - Second Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
212,394 0:53 1966-10-10
Saturday's Child
Saturday's Child
209,772 2:43 2001-01-01
Mr. Webster - 2007 Remastered Version
Mr. Webster - 2007 Remastered Version
205,510 2:05 1967-05-22
I'll Spend My Life With You [First Recorded Version] (2006 Remastered)
I'll Spend My Life With You [First Recorded Version] (2006 Remastered)
205,139 2:27 1967-01-09
Tear Drop City
Tear Drop City
202,930 2:02 1969-02-15
Terrifying
Terrifying
195,172 2:57 2016-05-27
Good Clean Fun
Good Clean Fun
189,790 2:16 1969-10-01
Magnolia Simms
Magnolia Simms
189,300 3:49 1968-04-22
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) - with Peter's Narration; 2006 Remaster
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) - with Peter's Narration; 2006 Remaster
185,597 2:49 1967-01-09
I Can't Get Her Off My Mind - 2007 Remastered Version
I Can't Get Her Off My Mind - 2007 Remastered Version
181,828 2:26 1967-05-22
I Can't Get Her off My Mind
I Can't Get Her off My Mind
181,828 2:27 2017-12-15
Of You - Mono Mix; 2006 Remaster
Of You - Mono Mix; 2006 Remaster
176,513 1:58 1967-01-09
(Theme From) The Monkees - TV Version
(Theme From) The Monkees - TV Version
176,115 0:51 1996-03-26
The Girl I Knew Somewhere - First Recorded Version; Stereo Remix
The Girl I Knew Somewhere - First Recorded Version; Stereo Remix
174,531 2:52 1967-05-22
Propiniquity (I've Just Begun to Care) - Demo; 2006 Remaster
Propiniquity (I've Just Begun to Care) - Demo; 2006 Remaster
174,488 2:25 1966-10-10
Papa Gene's Blues - Alternate Mix
Papa Gene's Blues - Alternate Mix
173,724 1:57 1966-10-10
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) - TV Version; 2006 Remaster
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) - TV Version; 2006 Remaster
172,659 2:51 1967-01-09
The Girl I Knew Somewhere - Single Version; Stereo Remix
The Girl I Knew Somewhere - Single Version; Stereo Remix
169,989 2:55 1967-05-22
I Don't Think You Know Me - Second Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
I Don't Think You Know Me - Second Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
164,704 2:20 1967-01-09
I Can't Get Her Off My Mind
I Can't Get Her Off My Mind
164,502 2:50 1966-10-10
Through the Looking Glass - First Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
Through the Looking Glass - First Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
159,620 2:32 1967-01-09
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
158,950 1:20 1968-01-01
I'm Gonna Try
I'm Gonna Try
157,532 2:44 1968-04-22
What Would Santa Do
What Would Santa Do
156,690 3:15 2018-10-12
She Hangs Out
She Hangs Out
156,122 2:36 1996-03-26
She Hangs Out [Single Version]
She Hangs Out [Single Version]
156,122 2:34 2001-01-01
She Hangs Out [Mono Single Mix] (2007 Remastered)
She Hangs Out [Mono Single Mix] (2007 Remastered)
156,122 2:35 1967-05-22
I Don't Think You Know Me - Micky's Vocal
I Don't Think You Know Me - Micky's Vocal
156,087 2:17 1966-10-10
Circle Sky - Live
Circle Sky - Live
155,953 2:27 1968-12-01
Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
149,140 3:53 1986-04-17
So Goes Love
So Goes Love
148,436 3:18 1966-10-10
Mele Kalikimaka
Mele Kalikimaka
147,841 2:25 2018-10-12
The Girl I Left Behind Me - Early Version
The Girl I Left Behind Me - Early Version
147,274 2:40 1968-04-22
Ladies Aid Society - Original Mono Mix; 2006 Remaster
Ladies Aid Society - Original Mono Mix; 2006 Remaster
146,508 3:25 1967-01-09
Don't Listen to Linda - First Recorded Version
Don't Listen to Linda - First Recorded Version
144,330 2:28 1967-01-09
Sunny Girlfriend - Acoustic Remix of Master Vocal
Sunny Girlfriend - Acoustic Remix of Master Vocal
143,106 2:15 1967-05-22
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) - with Peter's Narration
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) - with Peter's Narration
142,854 2:48 2001-01-01
When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door)
When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door)
142,632 1:49 2001-01-01
99 Pounds
99 Pounds
142,328 2:30 1967-05-22
All the King's Horses - 2006 Remaster
All the King's Horses - 2006 Remaster
141,178 2:17 1966-10-10
Band 6 - 2007 Remastered Version
Band 6 - 2007 Remastered Version
140,882 0:40 1967-05-22
Mommy and Daddy
Mommy and Daddy
140,809 2:11 1969-10-01
If I Ever Get to Saginaw Again
If I Ever Get to Saginaw Again
137,980 2:43 1986-01-14
I Wanna Be Free - Fast Version; 2006 Remaster
I Wanna Be Free - Fast Version; 2006 Remaster
135,698 2:45 1966-10-10
A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You - Mono Single Mix; 2007 Remaster
A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You - Mono Single Mix; 2007 Remaster
132,703 2:36 1967-05-22
Sweet Young Thing
Sweet Young Thing
128,564 1:57 2001-01-01
Wonderful Christmastime
Wonderful Christmastime
122,868 3:34 2018-10-12
While I Cry
While I Cry
122,105 3:01 1969-02-15
Kicking Stones - 2006 Remaster
Kicking Stones - 2006 Remaster
122,096 2:27 1967-01-09
Don't Bring Me Down
Don't Bring Me Down
121,547 3:39 1987-08-01
Dandruff?
Dandruff?
118,118 0:40 1968-01-01
Tear the Top Right Off My Head
Tear the Top Right Off My Head
116,287 2:06 1996-03-26
Supplicio
Supplicio
114,889 0:48 1968-01-01
I Won't Be the Same without Her - 2006 Remaster
I Won't Be the Same without Her - 2006 Remaster
114,304 2:41 1966-10-10
Tear Drop City - Alternate Mix; 2006 Remaster
Tear Drop City - Alternate Mix; 2006 Remaster
113,828 2:18 1967-01-09
Don't Wait for Me
Don't Wait for Me
113,294 2:41 1969-02-15
Mr. Webster [First Recorded Version] (2006 Remastered)
Mr. Webster [First Recorded Version] (2006 Remastered)
113,294 2:47 1967-01-09
You and I
You and I
112,807 2:58 1996-10-15
A Man Without a Dream
A Man Without a Dream
112,776 3:04 1969-02-15
I Don't Think You Know Me - Mike's Vocal; 2006 Remaster
I Don't Think You Know Me - Mike's Vocal; 2006 Remaster
112,047 2:14 1966-10-10
Daydream Believer - Live
Daydream Believer - Live
111,905 3:37 2020-04-03
(I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love - Alternate Mix; 2006 Remaster
(I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love - Alternate Mix; 2006 Remaster
110,746 3:00 1966-10-10
Poll
Poll
109,211 1:14 1968-01-01
Cuddly Toy
Cuddly Toy
108,814 2:38 2001-01-01
Last Train To Clarksville - Live
Last Train To Clarksville - Live
107,263 3:06 2020-04-03
Sunny Girlfriend - Live
Sunny Girlfriend - Live
105,894 2:39 2020-04-03
Kicks
Kicks
105,215 3:03 1986-04-17
Last Train to Clarksville - Live at Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL, 8/12/1967
Last Train to Clarksville - Live at Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL, 8/12/1967
104,853 2:54 2005-04-26
(I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love - 2006 Remaster
(I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love - 2006 Remaster
103,393 2:59 1967-01-09
Monkees Radio Spot
Monkees Radio Spot
103,151 0:54 1966-10-10
Valleri - First Recorded Version
Valleri - First Recorded Version
101,687 2:33 1986-01-14
Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday to You
101,447 1:02 1968-12-01
Christmas Party
Christmas Party
100,093 3:05 2018-10-12
Gonna Buy Me a Dog - Backing Track; 2006 Remaster
Gonna Buy Me a Dog - Backing Track; 2006 Remaster
99,866 2:59 1966-10-10
Lady's Baby - Previously Unissued Alternate Mix
Lady's Baby - Previously Unissued Alternate Mix
99,766 2:30 1968-04-22
I'm A Believer - Live
I'm A Believer - Live
99,499 3:11 2020-04-03
House of Broken Gingerbread
House of Broken Gingerbread
98,852 2:52 2018-10-12
St. Matthew - Live
St. Matthew - Live
98,743 2:55 2020-04-03
I Won't Be the Same without Her
I Won't Be the Same without Her
94,945 2:42 1969-02-15
Hold on Girl - First Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
Hold on Girl - First Recorded Version; 2006 Remaster
94,550 2:44 1967-01-09
She Hangs Out [Stereo Remix]
She Hangs Out [Stereo Remix]
94,154 2:43 1967-05-22
As We Go Along
As We Go Along
94,109 3:53 2016-08-26
I Love You Better
I Love You Better
93,687 2:28 1970-06-01
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
92,684 3:31 2018-10-12
Michigan Blackhawk
Michigan Blackhawk
89,354 2:14 1986-01-14
Snowfall
Snowfall
88,687 2:55 2018-10-12
I'll Be Back Up on My Feet - TV Version
I'll Be Back Up on My Feet - TV Version
88,501 2:36 1986-01-14
What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round - Alternate Stereo Mix
What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round - Alternate Stereo Mix
87,666 3:18 1967-11-06
Come on In
Come on In
86,812 3:09 1986-01-14
Nine Times Blue - Demo; 2007 Remaster
Nine Times Blue - Demo; 2007 Remaster
86,502 2:07 1967-05-22
All the King's Horses
All the King's Horses
85,961 2:17 1986-01-14
P.O. Box 9847 - Alternate Mix
P.O. Box 9847 - Alternate Mix
85,063 3:16 1968-04-22
Let's Dance On
Let's Dance On
82,742 2:31 2001-01-01
You Told Me
You Told Me