Beat Crazy
by Joe Jackson Band

Beat Crazy by Joe Jackson Band
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 14,314th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 39 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (209th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,952nd)
Award Best albums of all time (14,314th)

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Joe Jackson Band bestography

Beat Crazy is ranked 8th best out of 29 albums by Joe Jackson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Joe Jackson is Look Sharp! which is ranked number 1935 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 855.

Joe Jackson Band album bestography « Higher ranked (13,699th)
Big World
This album (14,314th)
Beat Crazy
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Beat Crazy

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Beat Crazy rankings

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Overall rank: 14,314th | 1980s rank: 1,952nd | 1980 rank: 209th

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 39 votes)
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35/100
 
11/12/2025 20:43 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
70/100
 
11/27/2024 07:16 slatsheit  Ratings distribution  2,04181/100
 
80/100
 
11/02/2024 11:06 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,06373/100
 
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09/03/2024 03:11 dhbarrett  Ratings distribution  8,34865/100
 
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09/28/2023 08:53 fabm0  Ratings distribution  6,85959/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 69.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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From 07/20/2019 14:56 | #239983
A diverse collection of tunes as Jackson tries to shed some of his ascribed punk attitude.
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Best Albums of 1980
1. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
2. Closer by Joy Division
3. Back In Black by AC/DC
4. Scary Monsters by David Bowie
5. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys
6. Peter Gabriel (1980) by Peter Gabriel
7. The River by Bruce Springsteen
8. Permanent Waves by Rush
9. Pretenders by Pretenders
10. Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
11. Making Movies by Dire Straits
12. Crazy Rhythms by The Feelies
13. Sandinista! by The Clash
14. Ace Of Spades by Motörhead
15. Boy by U2
16. Heaven And Hell by Black Sabbath
17. Dirty Mind by Prince
18. Gaucho by Steely Dan
19. Sound Affects by The Jam
20. Get Happy!! by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
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