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Jam

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All Time

of 149,982

57
Decades
- 1970s
  
  of 328
  
  45
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  220
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  457
- 2000s
  
  of 10,554
  
  745
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,290
  
  71
- International
  
  of 2,378
  
  13
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  157
- Rock
  
  of 8,163
  
  72

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1970s

3.6332

1980s

2.6332

1990s

2.9460

2000s

2.2026

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Jam is ranked overall as 3.3608 out of 4 stars

3.3608

Jam Album Rankings

Jam scores a combined 3.5862 out of 4 stars for Sound Affects

Sound Affects (3.5862)

Unhappy with the slicker approach ofSetting Sons, the Jam got back to basics, using the direct, economic playing ofAll Mod Consand "Going Underground," the simply brilliant single which precededSound ...more

6.49

to

12.98

from (7) sources

Jam scores a combined 3.3648 out of 4 stars for All Mod Cons

All Mod Cons (3.3648)

The Jam regrouped and refocused forAll Mod Cons, an album that marked a great leap in songwriting maturity and sense of purpose. ...more

7.99

to

14.98

from (7) sources

Jam scores a combined 3.2275 out of 4 stars for Direction Reaction Creation

Direction Reaction Creation (3.2275)

Direction Reaction Creationis the ultimate Jam package, offering 117 tracks over five discs -- essentially the band's complete studio recordings. ...more

58.78

to

111.32

from (2) sources

Jam scores a combined 3.2013 out of 4 stars for Setting Sons

Setting Sons (3.2013)

The Jam'sSetting Sonswas originally planned as a concept album about three childhood friends who, upon meeting after some time apart, discover the different directions in which they've grown apart. ...more

9.86

to

18.91

from (7) sources

Jam scores a combined 2.9082 out of 4 stars for In the City

In the City (2.9082)

On their debut, the Jam offered a good balance between the forward-looking, "destroy everything" aggression of punk with a certain reverence for '60s beat and R&B. ...more

9.47

to

27.16

from (7) sources

Jam scores a combined 2.8248 out of 4 stars for Gift

Gift (2.8248)

Track listing: 1) Happy Together; 2) Ghosts ; 3) Precious ; 4) Just Who Is The 5 O'Clock Hero; 5) Trans-Global Express; 6) Running On The Spot; 7) Circus; 8) The Planners Dream Gone Wrong; 9) Carnatio ...more

Jam scores a combined 2.7398 out of 4 stars for Snap

Snap (2.7398)

Now that Paul Weller is an official 'elder statesman', as confirmed by his imminent Brit award for Outstanding Services To Popular Music, it's easy to forget just the impact he, together with Bruce Fo ...more

22.98

to

45.99

from (4) sources

Jam scores a combined 2.0636 out of 4 stars for Dig the New Breed

Dig the New Breed (2.0636)

Track listing: 1) In The City; 2) All Mod Cons; 3) To Be Someone; 4) It's Too Bad; 5) Start!; 6) Big Bird; 7) Set The House Ablaze; 8) Ghosts; 9) Standards; 10) In The Crowd; 11) Going Underground; 12 ...more

11.25

to

25.24

from (3) sources

Jam scores a combined 2.0079 out of 4 stars for This Is the Modern World

This Is the Modern World (2.0079)

Track listing: 1) The Modern World ; 2) London Traffic; 3) Standards; 4) Life From A Window; 5) The Combine; 6) Don't Tell Them You're Sane; 7) In The Street Today; 8) London Girl ; 9) I Need You (For ...more

6.03

to

78.75

from (5) sources

This Is the Modern World/All Mod Cons by Jam

Jam scores a combined 1.7570 out of 4 stars for This Is the Modern World/All Mod Cons

This Is the Modern World/All Mod Cons (1.7570)

Collector's Choice's two-fer ofThis Is the Modern World/All Mod Conscollects the Jam's energetic -- if less inspired -- follow-up toIn the Cityand itstour de forcethird album onto one CD. ...more

9.98

to

18.98

from (5) sources

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Jam at the BBC

The Jam at the BBC (0.0000)

No review available

13.82

to

31.76

from (2) sources

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for All Mod Cons/Sound Affects

All Mod Cons/Sound Affects (0.0000)

No review available

65.00

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Beat Surrender

Beat Surrender (0.0000)

No review available

7.38

to

14.99

from (5) sources

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Gift

The Gift (0.0000)

No review available

8.93

to

18.99

from (5) sources

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Very Best of the Jam

The Very Best of the Jam (0.0000)

No review available

11.39

to

22.99

from (5) sources

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for All The Choice Cuts

All The Choice Cuts (0.0000)

No review available

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Gold

Gold (0.0000)

No review available

18.98

to

34.99

from (4) sources

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Jam Story

The Jam Story (0.0000)

No review available

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Direction Reaction

Direction Reaction (0.0000)

No review available

128.94

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Jam Collection

Jam Collection (0.0000)

No review available

17.99

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Sound of the Jam

The Sound of the Jam (0.0000)

No review available

11.39

to

14.99

from (5) sources

20th Century Masters:millennium Colle by Jam

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for 20th Century Masters:millennium Colle

20th Century Masters:millennium Colle (0.0000)

No review available

20.98

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Singles Box 1977-79

Singles Box 1977-79 (0.0000)

No review available

65.75

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Singles Box 1980-82

Singles Box 1980-82 (0.0000)

No review available

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Live Jam

Live Jam (0.0000)

The Jam's enduring, eternal popularity in the U.K. ...more

5.89

to

10.98

from (6) sources

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Extras: A Collection of Rarities

Extras: A Collection of Rarities (0.0000)

No review available

15.86

to

16.31

from (2) sources

Jam scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Compact Snap

Compact Snap (0.0000)

Snap! collects all of the Jam's singles, from "In the City" to "Beat Surrender," including several B-sides ("'A' Bomb in Wardour Street," "Dreams of Children") and a handful of rarities, like a demo ...more