Joe Jackson discography

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.

Joe Jackson discography
Studio albums18
Live albums8
Compilation albums16
Video albums7
Singles58
Soundtrack albums2
Other singles14
Box sets3

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

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
IT
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
Look Sharp! 40 20 20 36 13 20
I'm the Man
  • Released: 5 October 1979
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
12 81 18 45 47 22
Beat Crazy [upper-alpha 1]
  • Released: 10 October 1980
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
42 82 26 32 47 41
Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive [upper-alpha 2]
  • Released: 19 June 1981
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
14 29 31 12 42
Night and Day
  • Released: 25 June 1982
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
3 5 4 11 24 3 8 4
Body and Soul
  • Released: 14 March 1984
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, 8-track
14 21 13 21 16 2 8 41 11 20
Will Power
  • Released: April 1987
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
67 78 58 20 25 131
Blaze of Glory
  • Released: 17 April 1989
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
36 31 43 27 20 12 22 61
Laughter & Lust
  • Released: 29 April 1991
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
41 57 43 20 24 22 17 116
Night Music
  • Released: 3 October 1994
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, MC
Heaven & Hell [upper-alpha 3] [upper-alpha 4]
Symphony No. 1
  • Released: 4 October 1999
  • Label: Sony Classical
  • Formats: CD, MD
[upper-alpha 5]
Night and Day II
  • Released: 24 October 2000
  • Label: Sony Classical
  • Formats: CD, MD
65
Volume 4 [upper-alpha 1]
  • Released: 10 March 2003
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD
116 49 27
Rain
  • Released: 28 January 2008
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP
154 44 12 99 133
The Duke [upper-alpha 6] 33 21 49 93
Fast Forward
  • Released: 2 October 2015
  • Label: earMUSIC, Work Song
  • Formats: 2xCD, LP, digital download
168 54 11 [upper-alpha 7]
Fool
  • Released: 18 January 2019
  • Label: earMUSIC
  • Formats: 2xCD, LP, digital download
[upper-alpha 8] 11 13 16 [upper-alpha 9]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
IT
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
Big World
  • Released: 24 March 1986
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC
41 22 35 24 13 2 27 38 18 34
Live 1980/86
  • Released: 25 April 1988
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, 2xMC
66 17 92 52 18 8 13 91
Summer in the City: Live in New York
  • Released: 16 May 2000
  • Label: Manticore/Sony Classical
  • Formats: CD, MD
Two Rainy Nights
  • Released: January 2002
  • Label: Great Big Island
  • Formats: CD
Afterlife [upper-alpha 1]
  • Released: 15 March 2004
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD
87
Live Music – Europe 2010 [upper-alpha 10]
  • Released: 3 June 2011
  • Label: earMUSIC, Razor & Tie
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Live at Rockpalast
  • Released: 30 March 2012
  • Label: MIG
  • Formats: 2xCD
State Theater New Jersey 2005 [upper-alpha 11]
  • Released: 18 June 2021
  • Label: Purple Pyramid
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD, 3xLP, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[2]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
US
[10]
Mike's Murder
  • Released: September 1983
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: LP, MC
91 10 28 64
Tucker
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
99
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[4]
NL
[6]
Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson
  • Released: 3 September 1990
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
7 13 78 45
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 7 May 1996
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, MC
This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989)
  • Released: March 1997
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: 2xCD
Master Series
  • Released: September 1997
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD
Classic
The Collection
Greatest Hits and More
Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson
  • Released: 22 May 2001[20]
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: 2xCD
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Joe Jackson
  • Released: 25 September 2001[21]
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 29 September 2003[22]
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: 3xCD
Very Best of Joe Jackson 60
The Silver Collection
  • Released: 4 June 2007[24]
  • Label: Spectrum Music/Universal
  • Formats: CD
Tonight & Forever – The Joe Jackson Collection
  • Released: 23 July 2007
  • Label: Spectrum Music/Universal
  • Formats: 2xCD
At the BBC
  • Released: 26 January 2009
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: 2xCD
Collected
  • Released: 5 October 2010
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: 3xCD
48
Steppin' Out – The Collection
  • Released: 29 September 2014
  • Label: Spectrum Music/Universal
  • Formats: 3xCD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title Album details
The Joe Jackson Collection
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: 6xLP
3 Original CDs
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: 3xCD
The A&M Years 1979–1989
  • Released: July 2007
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: 9xCD

Video albums

Title Album details
The Big World Sessions
  • Released: September 1986
  • Label: Pioneer Artists/A&M Video
  • Formats: VHS, LD
Live in Tokyo
  • Released: April 1988
  • Label: A&M Video
  • Formats: VHS, LD
Stepping Out: The Videos
  • Released: September 1990
  • Label: A&M Video/Channel 5
  • Formats: VHS
Laughter & Lust Live
25th Anniversary Special
20th Century Masters – The DVD Collection: The Best of Joe Jackson
  • Released: August 2005
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: DVD
Live at Rockpalast
  • Released: 30 March 2012
  • Label: MIG
  • Formats: 2xDVD

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[26]
GER
[4]
IRE
[27]
NL
[28]
NZ
[7]
US
[29][30]
US AC
[31]
US Main
[32]
"Is She Really Going Out with Him?" 1978 Look Sharp!
"Sunday Papers" 1979 [upper-alpha 12]
"One More Time"
"Fools in Love" [upper-alpha 13]
"Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (reissue) 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
"Kinda Kute" 1980 91
"The Harder They Come" [upper-alpha 14] 34 Non-album single
"Mad at You" [upper-alpha 1] [upper-alpha 15] Beat Crazy
"Pretty Boys" [upper-alpha 1][upper-alpha 13]
"One to One" [upper-alpha 1] [upper-alpha 16]
"Beat Crazy" [upper-alpha 1] 1981 [upper-alpha 17]
"Jumpin' Jive" [upper-alpha 2] 43 61 32 Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive
"Jack, You're Dead" [upper-alpha 2] [upper-alpha 18]
"Real Men" 1982 89 6 17 48 Night and Day
"Steppin' Out" 6 30 5 28 5 21 6 4 7
"Breaking Us in Two" 59 90 40 26 35 18 8
"Another World" [upper-alpha 19] 1983
"A Slow Song" 195[39]
"Cosmopolitan" Mike's Murder (soundtrack)
"Memphis" [upper-alpha 20] 85
"Moonlight" [upper-alpha 13]
"You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" 1984 77 96 30 15 13 12 Body and Soul
"Happy Ending" (with Elaine Caswell) 58 47 19 57
"Be My Number Two" 70
"Cha Cha Loco" [upper-alpha 21]
"The Verdict" [upper-alpha 22] 1985
"Right and Wrong" 1986 90 64 11 Big World
"Left of Center" (Suzanne Vega featuring Joe Jackson) 32 35 28 Pretty in Pink (soundtrack)
"Home Town" 185[40] Big World
"The Jet Set" [upper-alpha 23]
"Tango Atlantico" [upper-alpha 24]
"Nocturne" [upper-alpha 19] 1987 Will Power
"Jumpin' Jive" (live) 1988 Live 1980/86
"Look Sharp!" (live) [upper-alpha 25]
"Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (live) [upper-alpha 21] 5
"(He's a) Shape in a Drape" 95 73 35 Tucker (soundtrack)
"Nineteen Forever" 1989 80 59 44 16 Blaze of Glory
"Down to London" 126
"Blaze of Glory" [upper-alpha 21]
"Steppin' Out" (reissue) 1990 97 Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson
"Stranger Than Fiction" 1991 119 79 53 71 Laughter & Lust
"Hit Single" [upper-alpha 23] 129
"Oh Well" [upper-alpha 26] 25
"Stranger Than You" 2000 91 Night and Day II
"Glamour and Pain" (Joe Jackson presents Dale De Vere) 2002
"Chrome" [upper-alpha 1] 2003 Volume 4
"Awkward Age" [upper-alpha 1]
"In 20-0-3" 2004 Non-album single
"King Pleasure Time" (The Remixes) 2008 Rain
"A Little Smile" 2015 Fast Forward
"Fast Forward"
"Friend Better" 2019 Fool
"Peter Gunn"
"Night by Night"
"Health & Safety" 2023 What A Racket!'
"What A Racket"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[26]
US Alt
[41]
US Main
[32]
"Pretty Girls" [upper-alpha 27] 1979 Look Sharp!
"Wild West" [upper-alpha 28] 1986 Big World
"I'm the Man" (live) [upper-alpha 29] 1988 Live 1980/86
"Me and You (Against the World)" [upper-alpha 29] 1989 Blaze of Glory
"Obvious Song" [upper-alpha 30] 1991 64 2 28 Laughter & Lust
"Ever After" [upper-alpha 31] 1994 Night Music
"Angel (Lust)" (featuring Suzanne Vega and Dawn Upshaw) [upper-alpha 32] 1997 Heaven & Hell
"Passacaglia – A Bud and a Slice (Sloth)" (featuring Brad Roberts) [upper-alpha 33]
"Statue of Liberty" [upper-alpha 34] A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC
"Take It Like a Man" [upper-alpha 1] 2003 Volume 4
"Rush Across the Road" [upper-alpha 35] 2008 Rain
"Invisible Man" [upper-alpha 35]
"Too Tough" [upper-alpha 35]
"If It Wasn't for You" [upper-alpha 35] 2015 Fast Forward
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. Credited to the Joe Jackson Band.
  2. Credited to Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive.
  3. Credited to Joe Jackson & Friends.
  4. Heaven & Hell did not enter the Billboard 200, but did peak at number 3 on the Classical Albums.
  5. Symphony No. 1 did not enter the Billboard 200, but did peak at number 18 on the Classical Albums.
  6. The Duke did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but did peak at number 48 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.
  7. Fast Forward did not enter the Billboard 200, but did peak at number 99 on the Top Current Album Sales, number 45 on the Top Rock Albums and number 27 on the Independent Albums.
  8. Fool did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but did peak at number 13 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.
  9. Fool did not enter the Billboard 200, but did peak at number 25 on the Top Album Sales, number 23 on the Top Current Album Sales and number 7 on the Independent Albums.
  10. Credited to the Joe Jackson Trio.
  11. With Todd Rundgren and Ethel.
  12. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 100 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[33]
  13. Only released as a single in the Netherlands.
  14. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 67 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[34]
  15. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 85 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[35]
  16. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 123 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[36]
  17. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 100 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[37]
  18. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 82 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[38]
  19. Only released as a single in the US and Australia.
  20. "Memphis" was only released as a single in North America, Australasia and Continental Europe.
  21. Only released as a single in Continental Europe.
  22. "The Verdict" was only released as a single in Japan.
  23. Only released as a single in Australia and Germany.
  24. "Tango Atlantico" was only released as a single in Germany.
  25. "Look Sharp!" Was only released as a single in the US and South Africa.
  26. "Oh Well" was released as a single in Europe and as a promotional single in the US.
  27. "Pretty Girls" was scheduled for release as a single and was produced on acetate. However, it was cancelled in favour of "Sunday Papers".
  28. "Wild West" was released as the title track of a promotional EP in the US.
  29. Released as a promotional single in the US.
  30. "Obvious Song" was only released as a promotional single in the US. It also charted in Canada due to airplay.
  31. "Ever After" was released as a promotional single in the Netherlands and Spain.
  32. "Angel (Lust)" was released as a promotional single in Europe, Australia and the US.
  33. "Passacaglia – A Bud and a Slice (Sloth)" was released as a promotional single in Europe and the US.
  34. "Statue of Liberty" was released as a promotional single in Australasia.
  35. Only released as a promotional single.

References

  1. Australian chart peaks:
  2. Peak positions for Joe Jackson's albums in Canada:
  3. "Discographie Joe Jackson". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Joe Jackson".
  5. "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.
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  9. "Joe Jackson – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  10. "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.
  11. "Canadian album certifications – Joe Jackson". Music Canada. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  12. "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.
  13. "American album certifications – Joe Jackson". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  14. "Platinum and Gold Albums 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 26 December 2022 via Imgur.
  15. "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 20 February 1983. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  16. "The Joe Jackson Archive: Classic Joe Jackson". www.jj-archive.net. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  17. "The Joe Jackson Archive: The Collection". www.jj-archive.net. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  18. "The Joe Jackson Archive: Greatest Hits And More". www.jj-archive.net. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  19. "The Joe Jackson Archive: Steppin' Out". www.jj-archive.net. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  20. "The Joe Jackson Archive: The Millennium Collection". www.jj-archive.net. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  21. "The Joe Jackson Archive: The Ultimate Collection". www.jj-archive.net. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  22. "The Joe Jackson Archive: Very Best Of Joe Jackson". www.jj-archive.net. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  23. "The Joe Jackson Archive: The Silver Collection". www.jj-archive.net. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  24. "The Joe Jackson Archive: 25th Anniversary Special". www.jj-archive.net. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  25. Peak positions for Joe Jackson's singles in Canada:
  26. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  27. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
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  29. Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. p. 479. ISBN 9780898201802.
  30. Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs (1961–2006). Record Research. p. 134. ISBN 9780898201697.
  31. "Joe Jackson – Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  32. "The Singles Chart 61-100" (PDF). Record Business. Vol. 2, no. 1. 17 March 1979. p. 27. Retrieved 21 March 2023 via World Radio History.
  33. "The Singles Chart 61-100" (PDF). Record Business. Vol. 3, no. 15. 30 June 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 21 March 2023 via World Radio History.
  34. "The Singles Chart 61-100" (PDF). Record Business. Vol. 3, no. 32. 27 October 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 21 March 2023 via World Radio History.
  35. "Singles Top 100 - Ones to Watch" (PDF). Record Business. Vol. 4, no. 3. 6 April 1981. p. 11. Retrieved 21 March 2023 via World Radio History.
  36. "Singles Top 100" (PDF). Record Business. Vol. 3, no. 44. 2 February 1981. p. 11. Retrieved 21 March 2023 via World Radio History.
  37. "The Singles Chart 61-100" (PDF). Record Business. Vol. 4, no. 25. 7 September 1981. p. 7. Retrieved 21 March 2023 via World Radio History.
  38. "Gallup Top 200 Singles". Gallup. 21 May 1983. Retrieved 16 November 2022 via ukmix.org.
  39. "Gallup Top 200 Singles". Gallup. 31 May 1986. Retrieved 16 November 2022 via ukmix.org.
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