Look Sharp!
by Joe Jackson

Album
Look Sharp! by Joe Jackson
Year: 1979
Release date: 1979-01-29
Overall rank: 1,852nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 241 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (34th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (340th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,852nd)

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Joe Jackson bestography

Look Sharp! is ranked 2nd best out of 30 albums by Joe Jackson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Joe Jackson is Night And Day which is ranked number 1805 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 945.

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Look Sharp! track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
One More Time
Average Rating: 82 (59 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Sunday Papers
Average Rating: 81 (58 votes)Comments: View 0
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Is She Really Going Out With Him?
Average Rating: 87 (74 votes)Comments: View 1
4.
Happy Loving Couples
Average Rating: 79 (44 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Throw It Away
Average Rating: 78 (43 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Baby Stick Around
Average Rating: 79 (42 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Look Sharp!
Average Rating: 82 (55 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Fools In Love
Average Rating: 82 (54 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
(Do The) Instant Mash
Average Rating: 78 (43 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Pretty Girls
Average Rating: 80 (46 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Got The Time
Average Rating: 81 (46 votes)Comments: View 0

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Look Sharp! rankings

Look Sharp! rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,852nd | 1970s rank: 340th | 1979 rank: 34th  Overall chart history
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Look Sharp! ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 241 votes)
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80/100
 !		08/16/2026 09:08 MetalMan67  Ratings distribution  6,25171/100
 
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 !		08/07/2026 13:34 davidhuret  Ratings distribution  2,05576/100
 
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 !		05/14/2026 15:05 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distribution  7,21784/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.7/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.


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From BestEverAlbums 07/18/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5377): By Liedzeit
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1979) 3. by (1977) 4. by (1975) 5. by by (1971) 7. (1969) 8. (1978) 9. by (1979) 10. by (1978) 11. by (1978) 12. by (1977) 13. by (1979) 14. (1979) 16. by (1969) 18. by by by (1978) 21. by (1969) 22. by by (1977) 24. by (1969) 25.…”
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95/100
From 03/16/2024 03:11 | #302541
near perfect album (Edited)
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From 04/08/2021 10:08 | #268321 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
extremely unrated and over looked, pity his later albums not as great as this one
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From 04/01/2019 01:13 | #234310 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Joe's first is definitely his best. Somehow, he perfectly blended pop, punk, and new wave, into a perfect amalgamation of style all his own. Lots of great songs with good variety, skillful craftsmanship and fine delivery. A genuine accomplishment.
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From 12/08/2018 12:01 | #226502 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
So solid and energetic album, marking the transition from punk to new wave. No bad songs. Best tracks: Sunday Papers, Fools in Love
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From 10/09/2018 14:30 | #222271
Power pop! Really powerful funky tunes, very high tempo and solid from start to finish.
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Best Albums of  1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
9. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
10. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police