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The Birds, The Bees, & The Monkees by The Monkees
The Birds, The Bees, & The Monkees is an album by The Monkees, released in 1968. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Daydream Believer”, on 2 lists with a best position of #160.
The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees, the Monkees' fifth studio album, came out on Colgems in 1968, and it's the sound of a group splintering into four solo projects under one name. With Headquarters a year earlier, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork had won full control of their own records; by these sessions each was chasing his own muse, and the album plays more like a scrapbook than a band statement.
The sweet, sure-footed "Daydream Believer", one of their three number-one singles, sits at the heart of it. The record also marked a turning point: the first Monkees album after their TV show was cancelled, their first to stall short of number one in America, peaking at No. 3, and their first to miss the UK charts entirely. It still sold more than a million copies.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Birds, The Bees, & The Monkees on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daydream Believer | 2 | #160 | – | 2005–2006 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.