One Step Beyond... (studio album) by Madness

One Step Beyond... by Madness
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 2,351st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 203 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (44th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (449th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,351st)
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76/100 (from 203 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.

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From 11/07/2022 19:37
One of my all-time favourite albums. Great & fun from beginning to end
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From 04/05/2022 09:02
Contains four tracks that was to begin their run of twenty consecutive top 20 hits, making them one of the top 5 most successful artists of 80's chart history. "The Prince"(16), "One Step Beyond"(7), "My Girl"(3) and "Night Boat To Cairo"(6) all made it big but there are still more epic tracks on this album like "Tarzans Nuts", "Bed And Breakfast Man", "Razor Blade Alley", "Swan Lake" and of course "Madness". This would also be the first of sixteen Top 20 albums. Enjoy a bit of fun!
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70/100
From 10/04/2021 18:22
Some absolutely great songs, namely the singles, make this a fun and enjoyable listen. That said, there are definitely some duds which I'm generally not a fan of. At the end of the day it's an album to have a laugh with and nothing to take too seriously, following the general nature of two-tone albums being a fun mess of songs.

Best Tracks: One Step Beyond, My Girl, Night Boat to Cairo
Worst Tracks: Swan Lake, Chipmunks are Go, Mummys Boy
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From 02/15/2018 19:15
"One step beyond", la canzone, è il grido di battaglia ( bè, battaglia… ) di una generazione che a fine anni settanta si era scoperta innamorata dello ska tanto da farne un convincentissimo revival. "My girl" e "Night boat to Cairo" completano un trittico iniziale che non fa prigionieri. Il resto del disco è un frizzante, dinamico, allegro, irresistibile pop, qualsiasi sia il ritmo che lo supporti.
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From 06/11/2017 02:08
This record is one step beyond madness.
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85/100
From 11/24/2016 01:41
if you switched the song "madness" with the sadly missing track "our house" this would be the happiest album ever.
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75/100
From 06/25/2016 13:23
Madness' first and still probably best of their albums. As with most Madness albums the singles taken from it are the best, and this one is no exception. Mr girl, night boat to Cairo, and the title track are the highlights.
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From 05/19/2016 21:27
What a joy.....the first, and best (?) Madness album. Saw them in concert 2014 and you can't believe how many quality songs they released but this album is the bees-knees! Sounds like they are having the best time, which makes it all the more enjoyable.
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From 12/28/2013 02:02
Funny and catchy combined with good instrumentals
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From 09/06/2012 14:59
Great funny album. Even after thirty years, put a smile on your face :)
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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
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