The Jam discography | |
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![]() The Jam performing in 1982. | |
Studio albums | 6 |
Live albums | 10 |
Compilation albums | 8 |
Video albums | 7 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 18 |
B-sides | 3 |
Box sets | 5 |
The discography of the British band the Jam consists of 6 studio albums, 5 live albums, 8 compilation albums, 5 box sets, 6 videos, 3 extended plays, 18 singles, and 3 B-sides. The band, who formed in 1972, didn't debut until five years later in 1977, when they released their debut studio album In the City, which entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 20, and contained the title-track, "In the City". Their second album, This Is the Modern World, was the first to get into the Billboard 200 (US Albums Chart), taking its place at No. 201 while at No. 22 in the UK Albums Chart. Their most successful studio album was their final album The Gift in 1982, which reached No. 1 in the UK and peaked at No. 82 in the US.
The Jam were seen as the centre of mod revival culture during the 1970s to the 1980s, and the lead singer of the band, Paul Weller, was seen as The Modfather. The band separated in 1982, following ten years active, and five years of success. Shortly after the band's break-up, Weller went on to form The Style Council, before embarking on a solo career and releasing his first studio album, which was self-titled, in 1992.
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Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
NL [4] |
NOR [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
US [8] | |||
In the City |
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20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
This Is the Modern World |
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22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[a] | |
All Mod Cons |
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6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[b] |
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Setting Sons |
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4 | 70 | 75 | — | — | 14 | — | 137 |
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Sound Affects |
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2 | 53 | 39 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 72 |
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The Gift |
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1 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 82 |
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"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in given country. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
NL [4] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
US [8] | |||
Dig the New Breed |
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2 | 54 | 47 | 17 | 25 | 131 |
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Live Jam |
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28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Jam at the BBC |
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33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Copenhagen April 1982 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at the Brighton Centre December 1979 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at Newcastle City Hall 28th October 1980 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Fire and Skill – The Jam Live |
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84 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at the Music Machine |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at Reading University 16th February 1979 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Jam Live at the Hammersmith Palais 14th December 1981 |
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Live at Wembley Arena 2nd December 1982 |
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"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in given country. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
IRE [17] |
NZ [6] | |||
Snap! |
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2 | 70 | 38 | 22 |
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Compact Snap! |
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39 | — | — | — |
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Greatest Hits |
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2 | — | — | — |
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Extras |
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15 | — | — | — |
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The Jam Collection |
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58 | — | — | — | |
The Very Best of The Jam |
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9 | — | — | — | |
The Sound of the Jam |
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3 | — | 75 | — |
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About the Young Idea: The Very Best of The Jam[23] |
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36 | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in given country. |
Box sets
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
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UK [1] | ||||||
Direction Reaction Creation |
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8 |
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45 rpm: The Singles, 1977–1979 |
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45 rpm: The Singles, 1980–1982 |
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Classic Album Selection[25] |
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— | ||||
1977[26] |
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49 | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in given country. |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US [8] | ||
The Jam |
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176 |
The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) |
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135 |
Beat Surrender |
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171 |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [27] |
CAN [3] |
NL [4] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
US Dance [28] | ||||
"In the City" | 1977 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In the City | |
"All Around the World" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"The Modern World" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Is the Modern World | ||
"News of the World" | 1978 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"David Watts" / ""A" Bomb in Wardour Street" (double A-side) | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Mod Cons | ||
"Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Strange Town" | 1979 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album singles |
"When You're Young" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Eton Rifles" | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Setting Sons | |
"Going Underground"/"Dreams of Children" (double A-side) | 1980 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 18 | — |
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Non-album single |
"Start!" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 |
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Sound Affects | |
"That's Entertainment" | 1981 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — |
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"Funeral Pyre" | 4 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album singles | |
"Absolute Beginners" | 4 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | |||
"Town Called Malice"/"Precious" (double A-side) | 1982 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 14 | — | 45 |
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The Gift |
"Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" | 2 | 91 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — |
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Non-album singles | |
"Beat Surrender" | 1 | 35 | — | — | 45 | 35 | — | — |
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"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in given country. |
Music videos
Year | Song | Director | Album |
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1977 | “In the City” | Unknown | In the City |
“Art School” | Unknown | ||
1978 | “News of the World” | Unknown | Non-album singles |
1979 | “Strange Town” | Steve Barron | |
“When You’re Young” | |||
1980 | “Going Underground” | ||
“The Dreams of Children” | |||
“Start!” | Unknown | Sound Affects | |
1981 | “That’s Entertainment” | Unknown | |
“Funeral Pyre” | Unknown | Non-album singles | |
“Absolute Beginners” | Mike Brady | ||
1982 | “Town Called Malice” | The Gift | |
“Precious” | |||
"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" | Lindsey Clennell | Non-album single |
Videography
- Transglobal Unity Express (1982)
- Snap! (1983)
- Greatest Hits (1991)
- The Very Best of the Jam (1997)
- The Complete Jam on Film 1977–1982 (2002)
- Punk Icons (2006)
- About the Young Idea (2015)
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e "Jam full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 153. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b RPM chart positions:
- Setting Sons: "RPM Top Albums (51-100)" (PDF). RPM. 32 (26). 22 March 1980. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- Sound Affects: "RPM 50 Albums" (PDF). RPM. 34 (10). 14 February 1981. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- The Gift: "RPM 50 Albums" (PDF). RPM. 36 (17). 5 June 1982. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- "Town Called Malice: "RPM 50 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 36 (17). 5 June 1982. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Discografie The Jam". Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Discography The Jam". Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Discography The Jam". New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Discography The Jam". Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "The Jam Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Bubbling Under the Top LPs". Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 5. 4 February 1978. p. 30. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - This Is the Modern World". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Bubbling Under the Top LPs". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 19. 12 May 1979. p. 27. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - All Mod Cons". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - Setting Sons". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - Sound Affects". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - The Gift". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - Dig the New Breed". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Discography The Jam". Irish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - Snap". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - Compact Snap". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "British certifications – Jam – Extras". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Jam - The Sound Of The Jam". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ King, Ian (7 August 2015). "The Jam: About the Young Idea: The Very Best of the Jam". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - Direction Reaction Creation". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Sinclair, Paul (23 October 2012). "The Jam / Classic Album Selection". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Sinclair, Paul (27 July 2017). "The Jam / 1977 five-disc box set". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Discografie The Jam". Ultratop Vlaanderen (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "The Jam Chart History - Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - Down in the Tube Station at Midnight". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Jam - Strange Town". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - Eton Rifles". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "British certifications – Jam – Going Underground". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Jam - Start". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "British certifications – Jam – That's Entertainment". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Jam - Funeral Pyre". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "British certifications – Jam – Town Called Malice". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Jam - The Bitterest Pill I Ever Had to Swallow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jam - Beat Surrender". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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