The discography of American singer, songwriter, guitarist, businesswoman, and actress Joan Jett, includes 44 singles and 12 studio albums.
As a part of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, her most successful release is 1981's I Love Rock 'n Roll. The album reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and was certified Platinum in the United States and 2× Platinum in Canada. This album spawned two top-10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest being "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which reached the top of the chart in 1982. It was then followed by "Crimson and Clover", which reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 60 on the UK charts. Two additional singles were issued, however, neither of which charted. "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" off Bad Reputation reached number 20 on Billboards Hot 100 chart.
After releasing three additional albums between 1983 and 1986, Jett returned with the album Up Your Alley, in 1988. It was a Top 20 album on the Billboard 200, and was her second (and final) Platinum certified album in the United States. The album featured the Top 10 single "I Hate Myself for Loving You". After the release of The Hit List in 1990, Jett charted again at number 47 on Billboard with the release of Unvarnished in 2013. However, she released a string of compilation albums throughout the 1990s, and released seven more studio albums, the most recent being the acoustic album, Changeup, in 2022.
Jett also co-wrote "House of Fire" in 1989 with Desmond Child and Alice Cooper, which was released on the 1989 album Trash. The single for the song was first released in the UK in late 1989, where it peaked at number 65. It was then released in the US in early 1990 reaching number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 39 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Her cover of "Love Is All Around" (the theme song of The Mary Tyler Moore Show) was used by the NCAA to promote the Women's Final Four, as well as the song "Unfinished Business", which was never commercially released. "Love Is All Around" went into radio play and became the number one requested song without an existing (support) CD.
Albums
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. AUT NOR NZ SWE UK Bad Reputation First studio album, original title Joan Jett Recorded as Joan Jett Release date: May 17, 1980; re-release January 23, 1981 Label: Blackheart; re-release Boardwalk 51 45 — — — — — I Love Rock 'n Roll Second studio album Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Release date: November 23, 1981 Label: Boardwalk 2 10 14 38 1 4 25 RIAA: Platinum AUS: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum Album Third studio album Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Release date: 1983 Label: Blackheart/MCA 20 85 — 19 — 29 — RIAA: Gold Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth Fourth studio album Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Release date: October 1, 1984 Label: Blackheart/MCA 67 — — — — — — Good Music Fifth studio album Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Release date: December 9, 1986 Label: Blackheart/CBS 105 — — — — — — Up Your Alley Sixth studio album Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Release date: May 23, 1988 Label: Blackheart/CBS 19 — — — 31 16 — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold The Hit List Seventh studio album Recorded as Joan Jett Release date: January 16, 1990 Label: Blackheart/CBS 36 88 — — 16 22 — Notorious Eighth studio album Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Release date: August 20, 1991 Label: Blackheart/CBS — — — — — — — Pure and Simple Ninth studio album Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Release date: June 14, 1994 Label: Warner Bros. — 142 — — — — — Naked Tenth studio album Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Release date: April 27, 2004 Released only in Japan Label: Blackheart — — — — — — — Sinner Eleventh studio album Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Release date: June 13, 2006 Label: Blackheart — — — — — — 56 Unvarnished Twelfth studio album Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Released: September 30, 2013 Label: Blackheart 47 102 — — — — — Changeup Thirteenth studio album First acoustic album Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Release date: March 25, 2022 Label: Blackheart — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Do You Wanna Touch Me? Release date: 1993 Label: Blackheart Flashback Release date: November 15, 1993 Label: Blackheart Great Hits Release date: 1996 Label: Blackheart Fit to Be Tied Release date: November 18, 1997 Label: Blackheart/Mercury Fetish Release date: June 8, 1999 Label: BlackheartUSA Release date; 2002 Label: BMG Jett Rock Release date: 2003 Label: Blackheart Greatest Hits Release date: March 9, 2010 Label: Blackheart Bad Reputation (Music from the Original Motion Picture) Release date: September 28, 2018 Label: Legacy
Extended plays Title EP details I Love Rock 'n' Roll 92 First public release extended play Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Release date: 1992 Released only in Japan Label: Self-released 1979 Recorded as Joan Jett Fan club only extended play Release date: 1995 Label: Self-released Cherry Bomb Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Fan club only extended play Release date: 1995 Label: Self-released Unfinished Business Recorded as Joan Jett Fan club only extended play Release date: 2001 Label: Self-released A.C.D.C. EP Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Promotional release Release date: 2006 Label: Blackheart Recorded & Booked Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Record Store Day limited edition 7" with book Release date: November 28, 2014 Label: Blackheart The First Sessions Recorded as Joan Jett Digital and 12" re-release of 1979 Release date: 2015 Label: Blackheart Mindsets Recorded as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 6 song EP of new material Release date: 2023 Label: Blackheart
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Album US US Rock AUS AUT CAN GER NZ SWE SWI UK 1979 "You Don't Own Me" / "I Love Rock 'n Roll" — — — — — — — — — — Bad Reputation 1980 "Make Believe"b/w "Call Me Lightning" (non-album track) — — — — — — — — — — "You Don't Know What You've Got" — — — — — — — — — — 1981 "Jezebel" / "Bad Reputation" — 48 — — — — — — — — 1982 "I Love Rock 'n Roll" 1 1 1 4 1 6 1 1 3 4 I Love Rock 'n' Roll "Crimson and Clover" 7 6 6 12 4 19 11 — 8 60 "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" 20 21 18 19 8 31 12 — 12 — Bad Reputation "Nag" — — — — — — — — — — I Love Rock 'n' Roll "Victim of Circumstance" — — — — — — — — — — "Summertime Blues" — 24 — — — — — — — —non-album song 1983 "Everyday People" 37 — 96 — — — — — — — Album "Fake Friends"b/w "Nitetime" (non-album track) 35 18 82 — — — — — — — "The French Song" — 30 — — 42 — — — — — "Handyman" — — — — — — — — — — 1984 "I Need Someone" — — — — — — — — — — Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth "I Love You Love Me Love" — — — — — — — — — — "Cherry Bomb" — — — — — — — — — — 1986 "Good Music"b/w "Fantasy" (non-album track) 83 — 77 — — — 46 — — — Good Music "Roadrunner" — 46 — — — — — — — — 1987 "Light of Day" (credited as The Barbusters) 33 13 — — — — — — — — Light of Day soundtrack 1988 "I Hate Myself for Loving You" 8 20 — — 21 — 8 12 — 46 Up Your Alley "Little Liar"b/w "What Can I Do for You" (non-album track) 19 13 164 — — — 35 — — — 1990 "Dirty Deeds" 36 23 59 — 81 — 14 — — 69 The Hit List "Love Hurts" — — — — — — — — — 100 "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" — — — — — — — — — — 1991 "Backlash" — 40 — — — — — — — — Notorious "Don't Surrender" — — — — — — — — — — "Treadin' Water" — — — — — — — — — — "The Only Good Thing You Ever Said Was Goodbye" — — — — — — — — — — 1994 "I Love Rock 'n Roll" (re-release) — — 147 — — — — — 13 75 I Love Rock 'n Roll 92 "Spinster" — — — — — — — — — — Pure and Simple "As I Am" — — — — — — — — — — "Eye to Eye" — — — — — — — — — — 1995 "Bob (Cousin O.)" (with the Gits) — — — — — — — — — — Evil Stig "Let's Do It" (with Paul Westerberg) — — — — — — — — — — Tank Girl soundtrack 1996 "Love Is All Around" — — — — — — — — — — Great Hits 1999 "Fetish" — — — — — — — — — — Fetish 2002 "The Word" — — — — — — — — — —It's About Eve 2006 "A.C.D.C." — — — — — — — — — — Sinner "Change the World" — — — — — — — — — — 2007 "Androgynous" — — — — — — — — — — 2013 "Any Weather" — — — — — — — — — — Unvarnished 2018 "Fresh Start" — — — — — — — — — — Bad Reputation (Music from the Original Motion Picture) 2022 "(I'm Gonna) Run Away" (acoustic) — — — — — — — — — — Changeup"Long Time" (acoustic)—————————— 2023 "If You're Blue" — — — — — — — — — — Mindsets "—" denotes the single failed to chart, or not released.
Other appearances
Studio YearSong(s)AlbumNotes1985"Gotcha Where I Want Ya"Gotcha!with the Blackhearts1987"Light of Day"*, "This Means War"*, "It's All Coming Down Tonight"*, and "Rabbit's Got the Gun"**Light of Daywith the Blackhearts (*as The Barbusters and **as Joan Jett and the Hunzz)"She Lost You"Less than Zero (soundtrack)The Zephyrs cover, with the Blackhearts1990"Long Live the Night"Days of Thunderwith the Blackhearts1995"Let's Do It"Tank GirlCole Porter cover, with Paul Westerberg1996"Love Stinks"Mr. WrongThe J. Geils Band cover, with the Blackhearts1997"Real Wild Child (Wild One)"We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop TributeJohnny O'Keefe cover, with the Blackhearts2002"The Word"It's About EveThe Beatles cover2009"Destination Unknown"Endless BummerMissing Persons cover, with the Blackhearts2015"Miss You Already"Miss You Alreadywith the Blackhearts2018"Fresh Start"Bad Reputationoriginal song for the documentary on Jett's life, with the Blackhearts
Guest Year Artist Album 1980 Sean TylaJust Popped Out 1998 Bikini KillThe Singles 1999 Marky Ramone and the IntrudersThe Answer to Your Problems? 2005 The EyelinersNo Apologies 2006 PeachesImpeach My Bush 2006 Heart Attack Hellbound and Heartless 2014 Foo FightersSonic Highways 2017 BlondiePollinator 2020 Miley CyrusPlastic Hearts 2021 Wanda JacksonEncore 2023 Dolly PartonRockstar
Music videos Year Title 1980 "Bad Reputation" 1980 "Do You Wanna Touch Me"1981 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" 1981 "Crimson and Clover" 1983 "Fake Friends" 1983 "The French Song" 1983 "Everyday People" 1984 "Cherry Bomb" 1984 "I Love You Love Me Love" 1984 "I Need Someone" 1986 "Good Music"1987 "Light of Day"1988 "I Hate Myself for Loving You"1988 "Little Liar"1990 "Dirty Deeds"1990 "Love Hurts"1990 "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"1991 "Backlash"1991 "Don't Surrender"1993 "I Love Rock 'N Roll" (re-release)1994 "Go Home"1994 "As I Am"1994 "Eye to Eye"1997 "Real Wild Child"2005 "Destroy"2006 "Change the World"2006 "A.C.D.C."2007 "Androgynous"2013 "Any Weather"2017 "Doom or Destiny" (with Blondie)2021 "Two Shots" (with Wanda Jackson)
See also
Evil Stig, 1995 studio album from a band formed by Joan Jett and members of the Gits
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