Night And Day
by Joe Jackson
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Night And Day is ranked as the best album by Joe Jackson.
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Night And Day track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Night And Day rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 20 Music Albums of 1982 | 5/20 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 3/100 | 20 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1982 | 40/99 | 3 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 41 Music Albums of 1982 | 7/41 | 4 |
| 2026 | David1977 | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 2/40 | 93 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 65 Music Albums of 1982 | 16/65 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1982 | 71/86 | 1 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 55 Music Albums of 1982 | 21/55 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 31 Music Albums of 1982 | 9/31 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 196 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 945 | |||
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Night And Day ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/12/2026 16:58 | Jantje | 706 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2026 01:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,703 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2026 09:04 | Hyggevinyl | 4,466 | 72/100 |
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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 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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Night And Day forum mentions
neilgee 08/05/2025 12:49 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Romanelli 05/31/2025 21:44 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayNight And Day comments
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Joe Jackson's magnum opus, a tight set of songs. My favorite LP of his (and usually the consensus pick for his best album by most). Really dig the Latin-esque flavors he throws in, like on 'Target' and 'Cancer'. And of course, the one-two punch of 'Steppin Out' to 'Breaking Us In Two' is killer. The thinking man's new wave
FAVORITES: Breaking Us In Two, Steppin' Out, Target, Cancer (Edited)
An infectious buffet of jazz infused soul. Sparkling arrangements and A grade musicians throughout with steppin out, real men the highlights. Would have been a treat to catch him live. (Edited)
ShaneSpear TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/02/2011 04:39 | #31866 | TOP COMMENT
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Classic album. Solid songwriting, and funky 80s pop beats. Steppin' Out is unbelieveably catchy and will be in your head for the next week if you hear it. I've found out that this was actually nominated for a grammy for Record of the Year. I think it's stood the test of time pretty well.
Urbane collection from Joe Jackson, who was stretching out from his new wave roots. Works very well, and there are some real gems: “Steppin' Out,” “Real Men,” “Breaking Us in Two,” “Slow Song.” Curious choice to start the album with the three weakest cuts, though.
Very strong album that leans heavily into Jackson's piano skills and jazz background. Steppin' Out, of course, is classic. Another World is a very catchy intro, and the entire second side is very good. Definitely worth exploring.
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