The Jam Discography - Singles

Singles

Release date Title Album UK Singles Australia Canada NZ Singles Notes UK reissues
1980 1983 1991 1997 2002
29 April 1977 "In the City" In the City 40 — — — The only Jam single to chart higher as a reissue than as an original release. 40 47 36
23 July 1977 "All Around the World" — 13 — — — 43 38
15 October 1977 "The Modern World" This Is the Modern World 36 — — — 52 51
11 March 1978 "News of the World" — 27 — — — 53 39
26 August 1978 "David Watts" /
"'A' Bomb in Wardour Street"
All Mod Cons 25 — — — 54 50
21 October 1978 "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" 15 — — — — 30
17 March 1979 "Strange Town" — 15 — — — 44 42
25 August 1979 "When You're Young" 17 — — — 53
3 November 1979 "The Eton Rifles" Setting Sons 3 50† — — 54
10 March 1980 "Going Underground" /
"Dreams of Children"
— 1 50† — 28 "Dreams of Children" did not chart in Australia or NZ. 21
11 August 1980 "Start!" Sound Affects 1 50† — — 62
7 February 1981 "That's Entertainment" 21 50† — 34 Charted in UK as an import-only single in 1981. 60 57
6 June 1981 "Funeral Pyre" — 4 72 — — 82
24 October 1981 "Absolute Beginners" 4 — — 35 83
29 January 1982 "Town Called Malice" /
"Precious"
The Gift 1 15 19 14 In Canada, NZ, and for UK reissue, only "Town Called Malice" charted. 73
3 July 1982 "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" 8 — — — Charted in UK as an import-only single.
10 September 1982 "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" — 2 91 — 50 30
26 November 1982 "Beat Surrender" 1 35 — 35

† In Australia, the songs "Going Underground", "The Eton Rifles", "That's Entertainment" and "Start!" made up an Australia-only EP entitled 4 Side Affects. This EP charted at #50 on the Australian singles chart, and all four tracks from it are considered to have peaked at #50.

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