Song · Joe Jackson
“Chinatown” by Joe Jackson
From the album Night and Day (1982)
“Chinatown” by Joe Jackson appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1982 on the album Night and Day. Its best result is #365 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,572 alternative song of all time.
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"Chinatown" sits on Night and Day, the fifth album Joe Jackson released on A&M in June 1982, the record where he doffed his cap to the wit and style of Cole Porter, with New York City hovering in the background. It's Jackson's show from top to bottom: he wrote the words and the music, arranged it, sang lead, and co-produced and co-mixed it with David Kershenbaum, with Michael Ewasko engineering. It shares the album with "Steppin' Out" and "Breaking Us in Two", the singles that carried the record into the top five in both Britain and America.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 365 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 745 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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