▁bonus ▁tracks . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Tr ou ser ▁Press ▁called ▁it ▁" the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁original ▁albums " ▁in ▁which ▁" Per rett ' s ▁l angu id ▁vocals ▁and ▁songs ▁provide ▁the ▁character ▁and ▁focus , ▁while ▁the ▁band ' s ▁skills ▁carry ▁it ▁off ▁hands om ely ". ▁The ▁album ▁is ▁still ▁widely ▁adm ired ▁by ▁British ▁critics . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁The ▁Gu in ness ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Popular ▁Music ▁named ▁The ▁Only ▁On es ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁best ▁punk ▁albums ▁of ▁all - time . ▁The ▁comp ilers ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Only ▁On es ▁were ▁" the ▁closest ▁thing ▁the ▁UK ▁had ▁to ▁Johnny ▁Th under ' s ▁Heart break ers , ▁a ▁la con ic , ▁sh am ble ▁of ▁a ▁band ▁who ▁were , ▁at ▁moments , ▁touched ▁by ▁a ▁cre ative ▁great ness ▁that ▁made ▁you ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁g lare ". ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁album ▁has ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁several ▁all - time ▁greatest ▁albums ▁lists . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁also ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁ 1 0 0 1 ▁Albums ▁You ▁Must ▁H ear ▁Before ▁You ▁Die . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Person nel ▁The ▁Only ▁On es ▁Peter ▁Per rett   – ▁lead ▁and ▁background ▁vocals ; ▁gu it ars ; ▁key boards ▁John ▁Perry   – ▁gu it ars ; ▁key boards ▁Alan ▁M air   – ▁bass