I'm The Man
by Joe Jackson

I'm The Man by Joe Jackson
Year: 1979
Release date: 1979-00-00
Overall rank: 4,150th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 102 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (71st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (706th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,150th)

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Joe Jackson bestography

I'm The Man is ranked 3rd best out of 29 albums by Joe Jackson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Joe Jackson is Look Sharp! which is ranked number 1931 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 857.

Joe Jackson album bestography « Higher ranked (2,097th)
Night And Day
This album (4,150th)
I'm The Man
Lower ranked (4,697th) »
Body And Soul

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I'm The Man track list

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I'm The Man rankings

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Overall rank: 4,150th | 1970s rank: 706th | 1979 rank: 71st

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I'm The Man ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 102 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.

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55/100
From 10/10/2025 16:17 | #311301
Really fun album, no bad tracks. It's Different For Girls is a great song.
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From 12/17/2023 19:02 | #300526
Bouncy, energy-filled new wave record and a welcome addition to Joe Jackson's catalog. It's a bit up and down with a handful of tracks I would be fine without, but that's counteracted with some of his very best stuff—On Your Radio, It's Different for Girls, the title track, and Don't Wanna Be Like That in particular, with Kinda Kute and Friday also being great. Jackson remains a really underrated artist with a discography worth exploring.
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From 02/01/2016 12:05 | #158400
Joe Jackson gets no respect. This record is great.
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From 03/28/2015 00:17 | #137985
His 6th best album according to BEA members...really? Personally I've always thought this was his best album. It's Different For Girls is a timeless classic whilst Get That Girl is so infectious.
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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
7. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
11. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
12. Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
14. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
15. The B-52's by The B-52's
16. Armed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
17. Specials by The Specials
18. 154 by Wire
19. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks
20. Setting Sons by The Jam
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