All of the act's hits -- save for two -- came between Sept. 10, 1966 and June 13, 1970. They staged a mini-comeback in 1986, with "That Was Then, This Is Now" (a No. 20 hit). It was followed the next year by their final Hot 100 entry, "Heart and Soul," which topped out at No. 87.
The Monkees' Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 Hits
Rank, Title - (Year) - Hot 100 Peak Position (weeks spent at No. 1)
1, "I'm a Believer" - (1966) - No. 1 (seven weeks at No. 1)
2, "Daydream Believer" - (1967) - No. 1 (four weeks at No. 1)
3, "Last Train to Clarksville" - (1966) - No. 1
4, "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" - (1967) - No. 2
5, "Pleasant Valley Sunday" - (1967) - No. 3
6, "Valleri" - (1968) - No. 3
7, "That Was Then, This Is Now" - (1986) - No. 20
8, "Words" - (1967) - No. 11
9, "D.W. Washburn" - (1968) - No. 19
10, "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" - (1967) - No. 20
This ranking is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from each era, certain time frames were weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those years.
