Artist
The Jam
The Jam is a new wave artist from Woking, England, UK formed in 1976. 26 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
New Wave · Woking, England, UK · Best new wave albums
- 26
- Releases
- 1977–2017
- Active years
- 1976
- Formed
Artist
The Jam is a new wave artist from Woking, England, UK formed in 1976. 26 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
New Wave · Woking, England, UK · Best new wave albums
Most popular
Snap!
1983 · 33 tracks
In the City
1977
Sound Affects
1980
The Gift
1982
This Is the Modern World
1977
Setting Sons
1979
Direction Reaction Creation
1997
Extras
1992
Compact Snap!
1983
1977
2017
About the Young Idea
2015
About The Young Idea: The Very Best Of The Jam
2015
Fire And Skill: The Jam Live
2015
Setting Sons (Super Deluxe)
2014
The Gift (Super Deluxe Edition)
2012
The Jam At The BBC (Digital Edition)
2009
Gold
2005
Live Jam
2002
Beat Surrender
1998
All Mod Cons (1997 Remaster)
1997
All Mod Cons / Sound Affects
1996
Greatest Hits
1991
Dig The New Breed
1982
All Mod Cons
1978
The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped clothes, and they incorporated a number of mainstream 1960s rock and R&B influences rather than rejecting them, placing The Jam at the forefront of the mod revival movement. They had 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits. As of 2007, "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" remained the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK. They released one live album and six studio albums, the last of which, The Gift, hit number one on the UK album charts. When the group split up, their first 15 singles were re-released and all placed within the top 100. The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1960s beat music, soul, rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock, as well as 1970s punk and new wave. The trio was known fo…
