I Just Can't Stop It
by The Beat (UK)

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I Just Can't Stop It by The Beat (UK)
Year: 1980
Release date: 1980-05-23
Overall rank: 2,046th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 167 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (40th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (307th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,046th)

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I Just Can't Stop It is ranked as the best album by The Beat (UK).

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I Just Can't Stop It rankings

I Just Can't Stop It rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,046th | 1980s rank: 307th | 1980 rank: 40th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 167 votes)
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 !		03/17/2026 02:39 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,68770/100
 
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 !		11/12/2025 23:21 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.


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From 05/09/2014 18:27 | #111302 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
a typical ska album. one just can't dislike it, but somehow you also can't worship it. everything is equally cheerful and lively - but there is simply a lack of highlights. and also ska is "live-music", it's just a glimpse of itself on a record.
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From 06/09/2012 00:00 | #44133 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Frenetic, energetic, and just plain fun. Great genre in music that never gets old.
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From 10/02/2017 13:41 | #198997 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Cool 80s ska/reggae album. Nothing too serious, just fun.
Good consistency and sound.
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From 05/10/2020 09:45 | #251179 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
You'd think 2Tone would sound dated, but this is as fresh and joyful as it was in 80. Brilliant collection, from the single Mirror in the Bathroom through Big Shot and Best Friend. Great stuff.
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