One Step Beyond...
by Madness

Overall rank: 2,274th | 1970s rank: 406th | 1979 rank: 42nd
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2026	LittleM1971	Top 71 Music Albums of 1979	26/71	3
2026	Johnnyo	Top 100 Music Albums of 1979	47/100	3
2026	Wasinski	Top 100 Music Albums of 1979	22/100	4
2026	sssvnnn	Top 100 Music Albums of 1979	59/100	2
2026	Foxforce5	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	44/100	11
2026	Romanelli	Top 41 Music Albums of 1979	26/41	2
2026	dihansse	Top 68 Music Albums of 1979	17/68	4
2026	BurndenAce	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	34/100	13
2026	MadhattanJack	Top 100 Music Albums of 1979	25/100	4
2026	ExTeaSea	Top 65 Music Albums of 1979	39/65	2
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		198
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		721

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From matterhornrider 10/19/2026 17:29 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)

“Release date: 1979-10-19 (47th Year Anniversary)”

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“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1982) 2. by (1995) 3. by by (1998) 5. (1972) 6. by (1986) 8. by (1984) 10. by (1979) 11. by (1985) 13. by (1967) 14. by (2010) 15. by (2004) 17. by by (1985) 19. by by (1984) 21. by (1984) 22. by by by by (2005) 27. by (1984) 28. by…”

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80/100

From LammyTS1 04/05/2022 09:02 | #283832 | TOP COMMENT

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! (Edited)

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75/100

From garycottier TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/25/2016 13:23 | #169797 | TOP COMMENT

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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85/100

From martintho 11/24/2016 01:41 | #179041 | TOP COMMENT

if you switched the song "madness" with the sadly missing track "our house" this would be the happiest album ever.

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From Mirek 09/06/2012 14:59 | #50108 | TOP COMMENT

Great funny album. Even after thirty years, put a smile on your face :)

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70/100

From originoftrim 10/04/2021 18:22 | #274675 | TOP COMMENT

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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