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“Daydream Believer” by The Monkees
From the album The Birds, The Bees, & The Monkees (1968)
“Daydream Believer” by The Monkees appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2005 and 2006. It was first released in 1968 on the album The Birds, The Bees, & The Monkees. Its best result is #160 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,956 alternative song of all time.
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"Daydream Believer" was a John Stewart song, written just before he walked out of the Kingston Trio, and the Monkees turned it into pure sunshine with Davy Jones singing lead. It went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1967 and camped there for four weeks, their third and final American chart-topper, and it made the top five in Britain as well. It then settled onto The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees in 1968.
It's wistful, lilting pop that goes down like sugar, and it stuck to the band so firmly that the 2000 film about them borrowed its title: Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 285 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 160 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
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