Look Sharp!
by Joe Jackson
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Joe Jackson bestography
Look Sharp! is ranked as the best album by Joe Jackson.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Look Sharp! track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 03/28/2026 17:57 | Jantje | 659 | 75/100 | |
| 02/27/2026 08:02 | mash | 1,447 | 88/100 | |
| 01/19/2026 21:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,290 | 70/100 | |
| 12/05/2025 15:54 | platus | 5,838 | 74/100 | |
| 11/13/2025 00:09 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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near perfect album
extremely unrated and over looked, pity his later albums not as great as this one
Fischman 04/01/2019 01:13 | #234310
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.
So solid and energetic album, marking the transition from punk to new wave. No bad songs. Best tracks: Sunday Papers, Fools in Love
Power pop! Really powerful funky tunes, very high tempo and solid from start to finish.
For a guy who plays the piano, this debut has precious little of that instrument...and that's a good thing. This is power pop at it's finest. The songs are catchy but deep and Joe's sarcastic flare was never better. I remember hearing this album for the first time a few months after "Night and Day" came out. I refused to believe it was the same man. Realizeing the range of his abilities at that moment made me a Joe Jackson fanatic for years to come.
A fine album by a very underrated artist. Clever, poppy and just fun.
No weak songs ..... Fine debut
Mr. Shankly 11/08/2009 04:26 | #7080
As far as the New Wave period goes, this albums has got to be in the top five of that era. It's just solid from start to finish. Has anyone made a track as frenetically charged as "Got the Time?" Anthrax covered it, for Chrissake!
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