# MJ Cole — Every Record We Rank

MJ Cole appears 4 times in our UK Garage, The Waxonia Desk — A Way In, The Waxonia Desk — Garage on the Mix, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 4
- **Appears on:** UK Garage, The Waxonia Desk — A Way In, The Waxonia Desk — Garage on the Mix, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Year:** 1998
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in UK Garage
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/mj-cole/

## Appears on

### [Sincere](https://waxonia.com/track/mj-cole--sincere/)

*1998 · Talkin' Loud · No. 1 in [UK Garage](https://waxonia.com/genre/uk-garage/)*

A classically trained musician applied conservatory technique to 2-step and produced the genre's most beautiful record. The strings are real and it shows in every bar.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — A Way In](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-a-way-in/), [The Waxonia Desk — Garage on the Mix](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-garage-on-the-mix/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/MJ%20Cole%20Sincere) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cy-djtiU5RE)

### [Sincere](https://waxonia.com/track/mj-cole--sincere/)

*1998 · Talkin' Loud · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — A Way In](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-a-way-in/)*

Garage at its most elegant: a two-step shuffle that never lands where you expect, under a vocal treated as an instrument. The genre's case that rhythm alone can be luxurious.

Also on: [UK Garage](https://waxonia.com/genre/uk-garage/), [The Waxonia Desk — Garage on the Mix](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-garage-on-the-mix/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/MJ%20Cole%20Sincere) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cy-djtiU5RE)

### [Sincere](https://waxonia.com/track/mj-cole--sincere/)

*1998 · Talkin' Loud · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — Garage on the Mix](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-garage-on-the-mix/)*

The most musically ambitious record the genre produced, made by a classically trained producer. Garage's reputation for glamour has always obscured how well built the best of it was.

Also on: [UK Garage](https://waxonia.com/genre/uk-garage/), [The Waxonia Desk — A Way In](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-a-way-in/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/MJ%20Cole%20Sincere) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cy-djtiU5RE)

### [Sincere](https://waxonia.com/track/mj-cole--sincere/)

*1998 · Talkin' Loud · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

The most musically ambitious record UK garage produced, by a classically trained producer who could have done anything and chose two-step.

Also on: [UK Garage](https://waxonia.com/genre/uk-garage/), [The Waxonia Desk — A Way In](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-a-way-in/), [The Waxonia Desk — Garage on the Mix](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-garage-on-the-mix/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/MJ%20Cole%20Sincere) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cy-djtiU5RE)

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