Jesus Of Cool (studio album)
by Nick Lowe

Jesus Of Cool by Nick Lowe
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 3,912th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 134 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (70th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (673rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,912th)

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Jesus Of Cool is ranked as the best album by Nick Lowe.

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Jesus Of Cool track list

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Jesus Of Cool rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,912th | 1970s rank: 673rd | 1978 rank: 70th

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Jesus Of Cool ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 134 votes)
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11/09/2025 02:34 Proto   3,69933/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

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From 06/21/2018 03:34 | #217099
This is a power pop adrenaline rush from start to finish! A terrific debut from Nick Lowe who would go on to become one the finest songwriters of the post punk/new wave era. A top fifty album for me.
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75/100
From 01/27/2018 04:12 | #206604
It's all right. Some really good songs here and there. Some forgettable stuff, but I dig it.
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From 09/08/2017 16:18 | #197558
Best Tracks: I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass, Tonight
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From 05/26/2016 13:01 | #166940
A brilliant album from an underrated songwriter. Jesus of cool, is up there with albums from Elvis Costello and Graham Parker from the same period. Featuring the hit, I love the sound of breaking glass, Jesus of cool, includes other excellent songs in, little Hitler,, so it goes, and, Marie Provost. A great new wave pop album.
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From 01/26/2010 03:18 | #8626
So It Goes is an amazing track!
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Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk
7. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
8. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
9. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
10. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
11. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
12. Hemispheres by Rush
13. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
14. 3rd by Big Star
15. All Mod Cons by The Jam
16. Chairs Missing by Wire
17. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
18. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
19. Real Life by Magazine
20. Powerage by AC/DC
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