You Don't Mess Around With Jim
by Jim Croce

Overall rank: 1,673rd | 1970s rank: 310th | 1972 rank: 33rd
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2026	culwin	Top 32 Music Albums of 1972	10/32	4
2026	gregthealien	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	81/100	4
2026	sssvnnn	Top 100 Music Albums of 1972	32/100	3
2026	Rm12398	Top 34 Music Albums of 1972	21/34	2
2026	Foxforce5	Top 31 Music Albums of 1972	24/31	1
2026	cicadelic	Top 74 Music Albums of 1972	58/74	1
2026	Hayden	Top 100 Music Albums of 1972	18/100	4
2026	jlsfourth	Top 10 Music Albums of 1972	8/10	2
2026	Moondance	Top 100 Music Albums of 1972	17/100	4
2026	BLO	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	29/100	68
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		117
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		1,022

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78/100 (from 125 votes)

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75/100 !	03/21/2026 06:26	sssvnnn	8,488	67/100

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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 78.4/100, a mean average of 78.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.

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BestEverAlbums 08/10/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5400): By BLO

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1970) 2. by (1969) 3. by (1969) 4. by (1976) 5. (1970) 6. by (1974) 7. by (1984) 8. by (1970) 9. by (1966) 10. by (1971) 11. by by (1970) 13. by (1969) 14. (1973) 15. by (2003) 16. by (1968) 17. by (2011) 18. by (2019) 19. (1979)…”

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BestEverAlbums 02/04/2024 21:01 in Album of the day (#4795): You Don't Mess Around With Jim

“Today's album of the day You Don't Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce ( | ) Year: 1972. Country: Overall rank: 1,493 Average rating: 79/100 (from 104 votes). Tracks: 1. You Don't Mess Around With Jim 2. Tomorrow's Gonna Be A Brighter Day 3. New York's Not My Home 4. Hard Time Losin' Man 5.…”

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90/100

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louisjwyatt TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/06/2015 15:04 | #140962 | TOP COMMENT

Why is this ranked so low? Jim Croce was one of the best songwriters of all time, not to mention a fantastic guitarist, singer and storyteller. He was in the same social circle as Arlo Guthrie, James Taylor and Jimmy Buffett, and I think he was simply the most talented of the four.

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From Diomed 01/06/2018 04:50 | #204685 | TOP COMMENT

Almost feels like a greatest hits album because many of the songs that made Mr. Croce famous are here. High quality songs and songwriting throughout. A classic.

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80/100

From devilbry 04/25/2014 15:21 | #110040 | TOP COMMENT

I love this album. Was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the songs. Jim's vocals are great too.

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70/100

From Wheeln4444 10/14/2019 01:46 | #243723 | TOP COMMENT

You Don't Mess Around with Jim (1972) by Jim Croce - 7.16666667/10 - Listened to on 10/11/2019
A1 - You Don't Mess Around With Jim - 8/10
A2 - Tomorrow's Gonna Be a Brighter Day - 7/10
A3 - New York's Not My Home - 7/10
A4 - Hard Time Losin' Man - 7/10
A5 - Photographs and Memories - 8/10
A6 - Walkin' Back to Georgia - 7/10
B1 - Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) - 8/10
B2 - Time in a Bottle - 10/10
B3 - Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) - 6/10
B4 - Box #10 - 6/10
B5 - A Long Time Ago - 6/10
B6 - Hey Tomorrow - 6/10

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jdenny2018 05/17/2018 21:57 | #215057 | TOP COMMENT

Great album that doesn't get enough praise

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