Wha'ppen? (studio album)
by The Beat (UK)

Wha'ppen? by The Beat (UK)
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 21,281st   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 38 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (309th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,810th)
Award Best albums of all time (21,281st)

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The Beat (UK) bestography

Wha'ppen? is ranked 3rd best out of 6 albums by The Beat (UK) on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Beat (UK) is I Just Can't Stop It which is ranked number 1959 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 845.

The Beat (UK) album bestography « Higher ranked (6,002nd)
Special Beat Service
This album (21,281st)
Wha'ppen?
Lower ranked (70,264th) »
Here We Go Love!

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Wha'ppen? track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Wha'ppen? rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 21,281st | 1980s rank: 2,810th | 1981 rank: 309th

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Wha'ppen? ratings

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76/100 (from 38 votes)
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10/31/2025 14:53 matterhornrider   4,73681/100
 
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08/10/2025 11:31 Igtonumama   10,79063/100
 
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12/12/2024 19:45 Norman Bates   9,96075/100
 
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11/27/2024 13:05 slatsheit   2,04181/100
 
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05/20/2024 17:44 TonySayers61   22,97964/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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From 03/30/2021 04:19 | #267954
Really good pop-ska, a great listen if not that memorable. Would be wonderful to have as a wedding night band to dance to, really great sound.
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From 10/19/2013 05:35 | #88848
A solid album from the Beat... Not their best but still a lot of highlights to show case their ska (lite) talents!
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