The discography of the British band the Jam consists of 6 studio albums, 5 live albums, 7 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.
Albums
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) UK AUS CANRPM chart positions:
Setting Sons: Sound Affects: The Gift: "Town Called Malice": NL NOR NZ SWE US In the City Released: 8 May 1977 Label: Polydor Records 20 — — — — — — — BPI: Silver This Is the Modern World Released: 18 November 1977 Label: Polydor Records 22 — — — — — — — BPI: Silver All Mod Cons Released: 3 November 1978 Label: Polydor Records 6 — — — — — — — BPI: Gold Setting Sons Released: 16 November 1979 Label: Polydor Records 4 70 75 — — 14 — 137 BPI: Gold Sound Affects Released: 28 November 1980 Label: Polydor Records 2 53 39 — — 2 17 72 BPI: Gold The Gift Released: 12 March 1982 Label: Polydor Records 1 23 22 14 30 10 7 82 BPI: Gold "—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in given country.
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) UK AUS NL NZ SWE US Dig the New Breed Released: 10 December 1982 Label: Polydor Records254471725131BPI: Gold Live Jam Released: 25 October 1993 Label: Polydor Records28————— The Jam at the BBC Released: 21 May 2002 Label: Universal33————— 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 Records84————— 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 Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) UK AUS IRE NZ Snap! Released: 14 October 1983 Label: Polydor Records2703822BPI: Platinum Greatest Hits Released: 1 July 1991 Label: Polydor Records2——— BPI: Silver Extras Released: 6 April 1992 Label: Polydor Records15——— BPI: Gold The Jam Collection Released: 22 October 1996 Label: Polydor Records58——— The Very Best of The Jam Released: 25 October 1997 Label: Polydor Records9——— The Sound of the Jam Released: 21 May 2002 Label: Polydor Records 3—75— BPI: Gold About the Young Idea: The Very Best of The Jam Released: 30 June 2015 Label: Universal 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) UK Direction Reaction Creation Released: 26 May 1997 Label: Polydor Records8 BPI: Silver 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 Released: 3 December 2012 Label: Universal— 1977 Released: 20 October 2017 Label: Universal49"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in given country.
Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions US The Jam Released: 1981 Label: Polydor Records176 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) Released: 1982 Label: Polydor Records135 Beat Surrender Released: 1983 Label: Polydor Records171
Singles Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds) Album UK AUS BEL(FL) CAN NL NZ SWE USDance "In the City" 1977 40 — — — — — — —In the City "All Around the World" 13 — — — — — — — "The Modern World" 36 — — — — — — — This Is the Modern World "News of the World" 1978 27 — — — — — — — "David Watts" / "'A' Bomb in Wardour Street" (double A-side) 25 — — — — — — — All Mod Cons "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" 15 — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Strange Town" 1979 15 — — — — — — — BPI: Silver rowspan="2" "When You're Young" 17 — — — — — — — "The Eton Rifles" 3 — — — — — — — BPI: Silver Setting Sons "Going Underground" / "Dreams of Children" (double A-side) 1980 1 — — — — 28 18 — BPI: Platinum "Start!" 1 — — — — — — 75 BPI: Silver Sound Affects "That's Entertainment" 1981 21 — — — — 34 — — BPI: Platinum "Funeral Pyre" 4 72 — — — — — — BPI: Silver rowspan="2" "Absolute Beginners" 4 — — — — 35 — — "Town Called Malice" / "Precious" (double A-side)1982 1 15 4 19 7 14 — 45 BPI: 3× PlatinumThe Gift "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" 8 — — — — — — — "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" 2 91 — — — 50 — — BPI: Silver rowspan="2" "Beat Surrender" 1 35 — — 45 35 — — BPI: Silver "—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in given country.
Music videos +YearSongDirectorAlbum1977"In the City"UnknownIn the City"Art School"Unknown1978"News of the World"Unknown rowspan="5" 1979"Strange Town"Steve Barron"When You’re Young"1980"Going Underground""The Dreams of Children""Start!"UnknownSound Affects1981"That’s Entertainment"Unknown"Funeral Pyre"Unknown rowspan="2" "Absolute Beginners"Mike Brady1982"Town Called Malice"The Gift"Precious""The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)"Lindsey Clennell
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)
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