Joe Jackson Albums Ranked

David Ian “Joe” Jackson (born 11 August 1954) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. Having spent years studying music and playing clubs, he scored a hit with his first release, “Is She Really Going Out with Him?”, in 1979. It was followed by a number of new wave singles before he moved to more jazz-inflected pop music and had a Top 10 hit in 1982 with “Steppin’ Out”. Jackson is associated with the 1980s Second British Invasion of the US. He has also composed classical music. He has recorded 20 studio albums and received five Grammy Award nominations. Here are all of Joe Jackson’s albums ranked.

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10. Rain (2008)

“Thank God that Joe has made piano oriented music for us to enjoy. A good piano player who can sing is a rarity today. This album is amazing and the recording impeccable. I like his earlier stuff but love his piano driven music the best. I think his edgy one of a kind vocal tone sounds great on these songs.”

9. Night Music (1994)

“Joe’s most overlooked masterpiece. Eerie in some of the timelessness of the music…always wondered why more people didn’t realize this for the gift to us that it was. Not a rock album. But that doesn’t make it pretentious…Joe went for something above and beyond and hit both. Give it a shot. Much of this album will haunt you if you are open to the experience.”

8. Beat Crazy (1980)

“The musicianship is brilliant and the songwriting is crips (inside joke) and melodic. I just LOVE this album. Very surprised it didn’t reach the success of I’m The Man. Maybe for the reasons I love it. The grinding guits and biting organ and pulsing bass lines and insistent drums.”

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7. Big World (1986)

“Joe Jackson proves his ambitiousness here, taking world politics as his theme and live recording as his format. You won’t hear the audience — they were instructed not to applaud — but you will hear a band live on stage playing provocative and interesting music.”

6. Live 1980/86 (1988)

“Joe Jackson takes intelligent observation in the world of rock to a different level when compared to almost anybody. He is this biting commentator on the human condition, emotions, relationships, history and politics ( though perhaps Pulp come close with songs like The Common People ). He does this with a great band. These live recordings put the band through all the range of moods and speeds explored by their leader. “

5. Joe Jackson’s Jumpin’ Jive (1981)

“Joe brings his energetic delivery to some of the best songs of the big band era. I personally consider Louis Jordan the first rock star. And Joe does a great job on several of his songs. In fact, this album was my introduction to the music of Louis Jordan. If you like Louis, or if you like Joe, or if you just like fun songs, you’ll love this CD.”

4. I’m The Man (1979)

“”I’m The Man” was a quick follow-up to Joe Jackson’s debut album and was released less than a year after his previous disc. Jackson continues in his new wave / punk vein with more catchy tunes that range frenzied punk smashups like the title track to piano ballads like the European hit “It’s Different For Girls”. This album could really almost be considered part II to his debut. The music and style are very similar.”

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3. Body And Soul (1984)

“Mega-chart success mostly eluded the amazingly versatile Joe Jackson, but considering the wildly numerous musical guises he inhabited, his even high to medium grade of success seems miraculous. Artistically, of course, he remains one of the most successful, and sadly neglected, rock/pop composers of the 1980s.”

2. Look Sharp! (1979)

“If ever there was such a thing as a rock n roll chameleon, Joe Jackson would be it. Over the years he has done albums that encompassed punk, new wave, pop, jazz, swing, album oriented rock, and even progressive rock. On this his first album Jackson burst on to the scene mainly appealing to the punk and new wave crowd, but unlike most artists of this ilk, Jackson could actually play the hell out a piano and wrote lyrics that were both biting and incredibly intelligent.”

1. Night And Day (1982)

“Night And Day” contains some of Jackson’s best known songs and a slew of great lesser known ones. Following a string of power pop albums that culminated in a collection of big band songs, Jackson apparently received a massive revelatory dose of inspiration from visiting New York City.”