This Is The Modern World
by The Jam
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This Is The Modern World is ranked 7th best out of 21 albums by The Jam on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Jam is All Mod Cons which is ranked number 755 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,294.
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This Is The Modern World 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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| 06/10/2026 05:45 | brent13 | 2,063 | 67/100 | |
| 03/29/2026 17:23 | bonnequestion | 1,654 | 70/100 | |
| 01/06/2026 13:45 | Exist-en-ciel | 11,594 | 70/100 | |
| 12/31/2025 17:05 |  EyeKanFly | 8,756 | 65/100 | |
| 11/23/2025 07:32 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
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Jboy56 09/20/2023 14:10 | #299181
Just plain punk with a cleaner and better playing twist.
Unfairly maligned. This sees The Jam move on from punk and their own sound emerge. It may be their weakest album but it's still good
This is the modern world, was the lightning quick follow up to debut album, in the city. In truth, they maybe should have waited a little longer to record this LP as it falls short of the quality on that first record. The band just don't sound as inspired with only, life from a window, one of the few good tracks. The cover of, in the midnight hour, is enjoyable, but some songs like, London traffic, are poor. Easily The Jam's weakest album.
Not nearly as bad as it's painted, although Foxton's lack of songwriting ability is cruelly exposed. However, some great angry songs such as 'In the street today" and "This is the modern world".
Not their best. Paul had a bit of writer's block during this period and the songs he came up with were under par. A transition album for The Jam.
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