Album · Joe Jackson
I’m the Man by Joe Jackson
I’m the Man is an album by Joe Jackson, released in 1979. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 64 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “I'm The Man”, on 30 lists with a best position of #178.
I'm the Man, Joe Jackson's second album, hit the racks on A&M in October 1979, barely a breath after his breakthrough debut Look Sharp!, and it doesn't waste a second reinventing anything. With David Kershenbaum producing, Jackson sticks to the same wiry formula: taut new wave tunes, bass lines that bounce like rubber and a sharp-tongued snarl pitched somewhere between punk and the pub.
The title track is a fast-talking, finger-snapping strut, and "It's Different for Girls" eases off into a wistful sulk that turned out to be his biggest UK hit, reaching number five on the singles chart. "On Your Radio" and "Friday" fill in the rest of the picture: nervy, hooky and in a hurry. A 2001 reissue added a live take of "Come On", the B-side of the title-track single.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from I’m the Man on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm The Man | 30 | #178 | – | 1989–2022 | |
| 2 | Friday | 14 | #410 | – | 1999–2026 | |
| 3 | On Your Radio | 11 | #702 | – | 1999–2022 | |
| 4 | It's Different for Girls | 9 | #264 | – | 2001–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.