Wha'ppen?
by The Beat (UK)

Wha'ppen? by The Beat (UK)
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 20,797th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 39 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1981 (297th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,718th)
Award Best albums of all time (20,797th)

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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 1974 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 840.

The Beat (UK) album bestography « Higher ranked (5,578th)
Special Beat Service
This album (20,798th)
Wha'ppen?
Lower ranked (71,612th) »
Here We Go Love!

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Overall rank: 20,797th | 1980s rank: 2,718th | 1981 rank: 297th

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 39 votes)
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12/21/2025 21:50 BurndenAce  Ratings distribution  1,16976/100
 
75/100
 
10/31/2025 14:53 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  4,97281/100
 
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08/10/2025 11:31 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100
 
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12/12/2024 19:45 Norman Bates  Ratings distribution  10,07875/100
 
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11/27/2024 13:05 slatsheit  Ratings distribution  2,04181/100

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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 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.

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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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