In The City
by The Jam
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The Jam bestography
In The City is ranked 4th best out of 21 albums by The Jam on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Jam is All Mod Cons which is ranked number 745 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,328.
(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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In The City track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 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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| 5 days ago | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 | |
| 01/06/2026 13:08 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,732 | 70/100 | |
| 08/25/2025 19:21 | markl73 | 555 | 79/100 | |
| 03/27/2025 02:28 | TastyandTemptin | 3,044 | 72/100 | |
| 03/20/2025 19:50 | Proto | 4,095 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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They did better albums later in their career but I don't think that they ever captured the sheer energy of this album. Great punk sensibilities on show here
Jboy56 09/12/2023 12:29 | #299087
Punk energy
Punk with a heavy 60's influence. A brilliant debut album by The Jam that still bristles with energy 45 years later
Crackles with energy. First time I heard it (in a record store) my literal first thought was "My God-- Keith Moon's been reincarnated, and he's not even dead yet!"
An object lesson that sometimes getting better makes you worse...
Best Tracks: Away from the Numbers, Art School
Just one of those near-perfect punk albums from the right time and right place. Every track is instantly lovable, even the completely idiotic Batman cover.
"In The City" is the clear crowning jewel here.
The Jam's debut album is an energetic record full of rock and soul and a huge Who influence. In the city, displays Paul Weller's influences loudly and proudly. It's clear even from this early record that Weller is a huge talent who's going to be around for a while. I've changed my address, is a great track, as is, away from the numbers(probably the LP's most Who sounding cut), and, non-stop dancing. There's an enjoyable version of, slow down, and there's even a take on the theme from Barman, just like The Who did just over a decade before. All in all, a good start, but the best was yet to come.
Graeme2 12/11/2014 19:50 | #129216
First listen in ages. Sounds bloody great. Seeing them live at this time must have been an experience.
Energy, fire and skill. What makes it great to me, or rather, confirms it is that every one I spoke to when it came out had a different favourite track.
Terse, violent slashing chords from Weller with great bass and drums counterpoint. Highly underrated. The Jam's best album IMHO.
A good album with plenty of energy. Weller's songwriting was still to develop more.
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