The Jam discography

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The Jam discography
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The Jam performing in 1982.
Studio albums6
Live albums10
Compilation albums8
Video albums7
EPs3
Singles18
B-sides3
Box sets5

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.

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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.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
NL
[4]
NOR
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[7]
US
[8]
In the City 20
This Is the Modern World
  • Released: 18 November 1977
  • Label: Polydor Records
22 [lower-alpha 1]
All Mod Cons
  • Released: 3 November 1978
  • Label: Polydor Records
6 [lower-alpha 2]
Setting Sons
  • Released: 16 November 1979
  • Label: Polydor Records
4707514137
Sound Affects
  • Released: 28 November 1980
  • Label: Polydor Records
2533921772
The Gift
  • Released: 12 March 1982
  • Label: Polydor Records
12322143010782
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in given country.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
NL
[4]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[7]
US
[8]
Dig the New Breed
  • Released: 10 December 1982
  • Label: Polydor Records
254471725131
Live Jam
  • Released: 25 October 1993
  • Label: Polydor Records
28
The Jam at the BBC 33
Copenhagen April 1982
  • Released: 19 November 2012
  • Label: Polydor Records
Live at the Brighton Centre December 1979
  • Released: 10 November 2014
  • Label: Polydor Records, Universal UMC
Live at Newcastle City Hall 28th October 1980
  • Released: 30 October 2015
  • Label: Polydor Records, Universal UMC
Fire and Skill – The Jam Live
  • Released: 30 October 2015
  • Label: Polydor Records
84
Live at the Music Machine
  • Released: 21 October 2016
  • Label: Polydor Records
Live at Reading University 16th February 1979
  • Released: 16 December 2016
  • Label: Polydor Records, Universal UMC
The Jam Live at the Hammersmith Palais 14th December 1981
  • Released: 20 January 2017
  • Label: Polydor Records, Universal UMC
Live at Wembley Arena 2nd December 1982
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Polydor Records, Universal UMC
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in given country.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
IRE
[17]
NZ
[6]
Snap!
  • Released: 14 October 1983
  • Label: Polydor Records
2703822
Compact Snap!
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Polydor Records
39
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1 July 1991
  • Label: Polydor Records
2
Extras
  • Released: 6 April 1992
  • Label: Polydor Records
15
The Jam Collection
  • Released: 22 October 1996
  • Label: Polydor Records
58
The Very Best of The Jam
  • Released: 25 October 1997
  • Label: Polydor Records
9
The Sound of the Jam
  • Released: 21 May 2002
  • Label: Polydor Records
375
About the Young Idea: The Very Best of The Jam [23]
  • Released: 30 June 2015
  • Label: Universal
36
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in given country.

Box sets

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
Direction Reaction Creation
  • Released: 26 May 1997
  • Label: Polydor Records
8
45 rpm: The Singles, 1977–1979
  • Released: 2 April 2001
  • Label: Polydor Records
45 rpm: The Singles, 1980–1982
  • Released: 30 April 2001
  • Label: Polydor Records
Classic Album Selection [25]
  • Released: 3 December 2012
  • Label: Universal
1977 [26]
  • Released: 20 October 2017
  • Label: Universal
49
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in given country.

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[8]
The Jam
  • Released: 1981 (US)
  • Label: Polydor Records
176
The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
  • Released: 1982 (US)
  • Label: Polydor Records
135
Beat Surrender
  • Released: 1983 (US)
  • Label: Polydor Records
171

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL
(FL)

[27]
CAN
[3]
NL
[4]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[7]
US
Dance

[28]
"In the City"197740In the City
"All Around the World"13Non-album single
"The Modern World"36This Is the Modern World
"News of the World"197827Non-album single
"David Watts" / ""A" Bomb in Wardour Street" (double A-side)25All Mod Cons
"Down in the Tube Station at Midnight"15
"Strange Town"197915Non-album singles
"When You're Young"17
"The Eton Rifles"3Setting Sons
"Going Underground"/"Dreams of Children" (double A-side)198012818Non-album single
"Start!"175Sound Affects
"That's Entertainment"19812134
"Funeral Pyre"472Non-album singles
"Absolute Beginners"435
"Town Called Malice"/"Precious" (double A-side)198211541971445
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [36]
The Gift
"Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?"8
"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)"29150Non-album singles
"Beat Surrender"1354535
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in given country.

Music videos

YearSongDirectorAlbum
1977“In the City”UnknownIn the City
“Art School”Unknown
1978“News of the World”UnknownNon-album singles
1979“Strange Town” Steve Barron
“When You’re Young”
1980“Going Underground”
“The Dreams of Children”
“Start!”UnknownSound Affects
1981“That’s Entertainment”Unknown
“Funeral Pyre”UnknownNon-album singles
“Absolute Beginners”Mike Brady
1982“Town Called Malice”The Gift
“Precious”
"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)"Lindsey ClennellNon-album single

Videography

Notes

  1. This Is the Modern World did not chart on the Billboard 200, but it peaked at No. 1 on the Bubbling Under the Top LPs chart. [9]
  2. All Mod Cons did not chart on the Billboard 200, but it peaked at No. 4 on the Bubbling Under the Top LPs chart. [11]

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