The Only Ones
by The Only Ones

The Only Ones by The Only Ones
Year: 1978
Release date: 1978-05-00
Overall rank: 4,468th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 88 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (81st)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (735th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,468th)

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The Only Ones - The Only Ones 1984 LP, Album, RE CBS 82830 Near Mint (NM or M-)
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The Only Ones is ranked as the best album by The Only Ones.

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The Only Ones
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  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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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,468th | 1970s rank: 735th | 1978 rank: 81st

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 88 votes)
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06/02/2026 08:56 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  13,15173/100
 
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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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80/100
From 06/02/2026 08:42 | #314750
Neat.
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75/100
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
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70/100
From 12/28/2021 12:07 | #278105 | TOP COMMENT
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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20/100
From 09/08/2021 17:08 | #273531
decent guitar and some writing horrific vocals awful
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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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80/100
From 07/03/2016 13:15 | #170401 | TOP COMMENT
The indie rolling stones. This is an extremely enjoyable album with, another girl,another planet, the pick of a bunch of fine songs. Underrated.
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95/100
From 02/28/2015 08:21 | #135776 | TOP COMMENT
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.
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85/100
From 10/14/2014 20:42 | #124516 | TOP COMMENT
John Perry is no slouch on guitar. One of the better new wave albums out there
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65/100
From 10/21/2012 14:13 | #52950
Language Problem.
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85/100
From 05/04/2012 05:46 | #41469 | TOP COMMENT
Another Girl, Another Planet is a great song, but as John Cooper Clark says everything The Only Ones do is great.
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