Joe Jackson discography
| Joe Jackson discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 21 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 42 |
This page lists albums, singles, and compilations by the musician Joe Jackson. Jackson's recording career as a solo artist began in 1979, with the release of his debut album Look Sharp!. The album was recorded with the Joe Jackson Band, with whom he would release two more albums, I'm the Man and Beat Crazy, the latter of which was credited to the full band rather than simply Jackson.
Following Beat Crazy, Jackson broke up with his backing band and recorded a series of albums, ranging from cover albums (1981's Jumpin' Jive) to original studio albums (1982's Night and Day) and live albums (1986's Big World, an album of original material recorded live). He has also experimented with movie soundtracks and classical music. He reunited with the Joe Jackson Band for 2003's Volume 4 and has since recorded several more solo albums, the most recent being Fool (2019).
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
GER [3] |
NL [4] |
NZ [5] |
US [6] | ||||||
| 1979 | Look Sharp! | 40 | 20 | — | 36 | 13 | 20 | ||||
| I'm the Man | 12 | 81 | — | 45 | 47 | 22 |
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| 1980 | Beat Crazy[A] | 42 | 82 | — | 32 | 47 | 41 | ||||
| 1981 | Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive | 14 | 29 | — | — | 12 | 42 | ||||
| 1982 | Night and Day | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 1983 | Mike's Murder[B] | — | 91 | — | 10 | 28 | 64 | ||||
| 1984 | Body and Soul | 14 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 20 | ||||
| 1986 | Big World[C] | 41 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 34 |
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| 1987 | Will Power | — | 67 | 58 | 25 | — | 131 | ||||
| 1988 | Tucker[B] | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | Blaze of Glory | 36 | 31 | 27 | 12 | — | 61 | ||||
| 1991 | Laughter & Lust | 41 | 57 | 20 | 22 | — | 116 | ||||
| 1994 | Night Music | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | Heaven & Hell | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | Symphony No. 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | Night and Day II | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | Volume 4[A] | 116 | — | 49 | 27 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | Rain | 154 | — | 44 | 12 | — | 133 | ||||
| 2012 | The Duke | — | — | 33 | 21 | — | 93 | ||||
| 2015 | Fast Forward | 168 | — | 54 | 11 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | Fool | — | — | 11 | 13 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Notes
Live albums[]
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
GER [10] |
NL [11] |
NZ [5] |
US [6] | |||
| 1988 | Live 1980/86 | 66 | 17 | 52 | 8 | 13 | 91 |
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| 2000 | Summer in the City: Live in New York | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Two Rainy Nights | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | AfterLife | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | At the BBC | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Live Music - Europe 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Live in Germany 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | Live at Rockpalast | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums[]
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
GER [12] |
NL [13] |
NZ [5] |
US [6] | |||
| 1990 | Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson | 7 | 13 | 78 | 45 | — | — |
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| 1996 | Joe Jackson - Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | The Ultimate Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | The Very Best of Joe Jackson | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Joe Jackson - Collected | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | Steppin' Out - The Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Video albums[]
- Laughter & Lust Live (1992, Warner Music Vision)
- Steppin' Out: The Videos (The Very Best of Joe Jackson) (2001, A&M)[14]
- Joe Jackson – 25th Anniversary Special (2003, Image Entertainment)[15]
- Live at Rockpalast (2012), also available as a Double-CD set
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][16] |
AUS [2] |
CAN | GER [17] |
IRE [18] |
NL [19] |
NZ [5] |
US Hot 100 [6][20] |
US AC [21] |
US Alt. [22] |
US Rock [23] | |||
| 1978 | "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Look Sharp! |
| 1979 | "Sunday Papers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "One More Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fools in Love"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (re-issue) | 13 | 15 | 9 | — | 8 | 46 | 18 | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm the Man" | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm the Man | |
| "It's Different for Girls" | 5 | 85 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "Kinda Kute" | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Harder They Come" | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | (Extended play) | |
| "Mad at You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beat Crazy | |
| 1981 | "Beat Crazy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "One to One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pretty Boys" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Jumpin' Jive" | 43 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | Jumpin' Jive | |
| "Jack, You're Dead" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Real Men" | 89 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 48 | — | — | — | — | Night and Day |
| "Steppin' Out" | 6 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 5 | — | 21 | 6 | 4 | — | 7 | ||
| 1983 | "Breaking Us in Two" | 59 | 90 | 40 | — | 26 | — | 35 | 18 | 8 | — | — | |
| "Another World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Slow Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cosmopolitan" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mike's Murder (soundtrack) | |
| "Memphis" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | ||
| "Moonlight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" | 77 | 96 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | — | 12 | Body and Soul |
| "Happy Ending" (featuring Elaine Caswell) | 58 | 47 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 57 | — | — | — | ||
| "Be My Number Two" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cha Cha Loco" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Right and Wrong" | 90 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | Big World |
| "Left of Center" (Suzanne Vega featuring Joe Jackson) | 32 | 35 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pretty in Pink (soundtrack) | |
| "The Jet Set" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big World | |
| "Home Town" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tango Atlantico" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Nocturne" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Will Power |
| 1988 | "Jumpin' Jive" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live 1980/86 |
| "Look Sharp!" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "(He's a) Shape in a Drape" | — | 87 | 73 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | Tucker (soundtrack) | |
| 1989 | "Nineteen Forever" | — | 80 | 58 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | Blaze of Glory |
| "Down to London" | — | 126[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Blaze of Glory" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Steppin' Out" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson |
| 1991 | "Stranger than Fiction" | — | 119 | 79 | 53 | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | Laughter & Lust |
| "Obvious Song" | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | ||
| "Hit Single" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Oh Well" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 25 | ||
| 1994 | "Ever After" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Night Music |
| 1997 | "Angel (Lust)" (featuring Suzanne Vega and Dawn Upshaw) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heaven & Hell |
| "Passacaglia - A Bud and a Slice (Sloth)" (featuring Brad Roberts) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Stranger Than You" | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | Night and Day II |
| 2002 | "Glamour and Pain" (Joe Jackson presents Dale De Vere) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Chrome" (Edit) (Joe Jackson Band) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Volume 4 |
| "Awkward Age" (Joe Jackson Band) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Take It Like a Man" (Joe Jackson Band) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "In 20-0-3" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Invisible Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rain |
| "Too Tough" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rush Across the Road" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "King Pleasure Time" (The Remixes) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "A Little Smile" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fast Forward |
| "Fast Forward" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Blue Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ode to Joy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If It Wasn't for You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Friend Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fool |
| "Peter Gunn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Night by Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Notes
- A ^ "Fools in Love" was only released as a single in the Netherlands.
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Official Charts > Joe Jackson". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988, and "(He's a) Shape in a Drape": Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 151. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until 19 June 1988.
- "Left of Centre" (Kent Music Report) peak: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 329. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography Joe Jackson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- "Nineteen Forever" and "Stranger Than Fiction" (ARIA Chart) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Imgur. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Discographie Joe Jackson". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Joe Jackson (albums) (in Dutch)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 December 2015. N.B. The chart run for "Night and Day II" is listed as a re-entry of the original "Night and Day" album. Its peak can be found by clicking the Chartrun drop down box.
- ^ a b c d "charts.nz > Discography Joe Jackson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Billboard > Artists / Joe Jackson > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2015. N.B. Peaks for albums released prior to "Big World" are not listed.
- ^ a b c d e f "British album certifications – Joe Jackson". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 January 2021. Select albums in the Format field. Type Joe Jackson in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c d e "Dutch album certifications – Joe Jackson" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 20 January 2021. Enter Joe Jackson in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Joe Jackson". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Discographie Joe Jackson". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Joe Jackson (albums) (in Dutch)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 December 2015. N.B. The chart run for "Night and Day II" is listed as a re-entry of the original "Night and Day" album. Its peak can be found by clicking the Chartrun drop down box.
- ^ "Discographie Joe Jackson". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Joe Jackson (albums) (in Dutch)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 December 2015. N.B. The chart run for "Night and Day II" is listed as a re-entry of the original "Night and Day" album. Its peak can be found by clicking the Chartrun drop down box.
- ^ "Steppin' Out – The Videos (The Very Best of Joe Jackson): Joe Jackson: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Joe Jackson – 25th Anniversary Special: Allison Cornell, Joe Jackman, Roberto Rodriguez, Joe Jackson, Graham Maby, Sue Hadjopolous, Andy Ezrin, Catherine Bent, Lee Cantelon: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ UK singles chart peak for "Real Men": "Chart runs for Joe Jackson". UKmix.org. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Screen shot of search results for 'Joe Jackson'". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Screen shot of search results for 'Joe Jackson'". Fireball Media. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal". Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ US Billboard peak for "It's Different For Girls": "Chart runs for Joe Jackson: US Singles – Bubbling Under". UKmix.org. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research.
- ^ "Joe Jackson Chart History > Alternative Songs". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Joe Jackson Chart History > Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Week commencing 31 July 1989". Bubbling Down Under. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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