The Only Ones
by The Only Ones
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The Only Ones bestography
The Only Ones is ranked as the best album by The Only Ones.
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The Only Ones track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Only Ones rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 25 Music Albums of 1978 | 10/25 | 3 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 66 Music Albums of 1978 | 20/66 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 70 Music Albums of 1978 | 67/70 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 80 Music Albums of 1978 | 12/80 | 4 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 89 Music Albums of 1978 | 41/89 | 3 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 98 Music Albums of 1978 | 41/98 | 3 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 90 Music Albums of 1978 | 32/90 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 99 Music Albums of 1978 | 14/99 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 91 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 318 | |||
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The Only Ones ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/14/2026 00:17 | Repo | 2,234 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2026 08:56 | cicadelic | 14,258 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2026 08:42 | Liks_on_music | 681 | 81/100 |
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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 76.3/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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The Only Ones forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/15/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5374): By DankelView latest topic →
neilgee 07/14/2023 17:52 in What album are you listening to right now? Repo 09/13/2022 00:59 in Rank 'Em: The Beach BoysView all forum mentions
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110th best album of 1978? A travesty. This is one of the greatest of all post-punk departures, beautifully crafted songs about the breakdown of love delivered with the decadent sneer of a man on the verge of a drug-induced collapse.
lancashirearab TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/04/2012 05:46 | #41469 | TOP COMMENT
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Another Girl, Another Planet is a great song, but as John Cooper Clark says everything The Only Ones do is great.
RockyRaccoon TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/14/2014 20:42 | #124516 | TOP COMMENT
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John Perry is no slouch on guitar. One of the better new wave albums out there
The indie rolling stones. This is an extremely enjoyable album with, another girl,another planet, the pick of a bunch of fine songs. Underrated.
Jboy56 12/28/2021 12:07 | #278105 | TOP COMMENT
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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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