The Only Ones
by The Only Ones

Album
The Only Ones by The Only Ones
Year: 1978
Release date: 1978-05-00
Overall rank: 4,494th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 88 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (82nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (738th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,494th)

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The Only Ones is ranked as the best album by The Only Ones.

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The Only Ones track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Whole Of The Law
Average Rating: 79 (25 votes)Comments: View 0
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Another Girl, Another Planet
Average Rating: 87 (48 votes)Comments: View 2
3.
Breaking Down
Average Rating: 76 (22 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
City Of Fun
Average Rating: 77 (21 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Beast
Average Rating: 80 (24 votes)Comments: View 0
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Creature Of Doom
Average Rating: 77 (21 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
It's The Truth
Average Rating: 75 (20 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Language Problem
Average Rating: 78 (22 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
No Peace For The Wicked
Average Rating: 77 (23 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Immortal Story
Average Rating: 77 (19 votes)Comments: View 0

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The Only Ones rankings

The Only Ones rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,494th | 1970s rank: 738th | 1978 rank: 82nd  Overall chart history
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76/100 (from 88 votes)
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 !		06/02/2026 08:56 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  13,82973/100
 
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 !		06/02/2026 08:42 Liks_on_music  Ratings distribution  65681/100
 
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 !		02/20/2026 06:26 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,27433/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.


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Forum mentions

This album has been referenced 18 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 07/15/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5374): By Dankel
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by by (1979) 3. by by (1973) 5. by (1977) 7. by (2004) 8. by (1979) 9. by (2007) 10. by (1996) 11. by (1981) 12. by (1988) 13. by (1980) 14. by (1978) 15. by by (1977) 17. by (1992) 18. by (1980) 19. by (1990) 20. by (1978) 21. by by…”
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From neilgee 07/14/2023 17:52 in What album are you listening to right now?
“What album are you listening to right now?”
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From Repo 09/13/2022 00:59 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys
“The Softies (1979) Aka Boys who pack an extra sweater Love is just destruction under another name – Broken dreams have left you scarred beyond repair - Are u a Hardee or a Softie? I’m a softie. I like hugs. Playing D&D with my kids. Open bags of Doritos. That kind of stuff. BUT, I…”
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80/100
From 06/02/2026 08:42 | #314750
Neat. (Edited)
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From 01/13/2025 06:52 | #306963
Worth a listen for the brilliant "Another Girl, Another Planet" alone and the rest of the album ain't bad (Edited)
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70/100
From 12/28/2021 12:07 | #278105 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I think I will always have a problem with bands like these, the band plays very well. there are even great guitar solos, but the voice of the vocalist gives me creeps, Sorry, Is it on purpose or what but who great this band really is as it cannot be heard anywhere? The vocals drop 10 points from the score..
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From 09/08/2021 17:08 | #273531
decent guitar and some writing horrific vocals awful (Edited)
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90/100
From 11/26/2017 18:16 | #202106
A very underrated band - this is a great album, very powerful songs with the classic single Another Girl Another Planet
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