Joe Jackson discography
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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.
Studio albums18
Soundtrack albums2
Live albums8
Compilation albums16
| Joe Jackson discography | |
|---|---|
| |
| Studio albums | 18 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 16 |
| Singles | 58 |
| Video albums | 7 |
| Other singles | 14 |
| Box sets | 3 |
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 What a Racket! in 2023.
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 |
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12 | 81 | 18 | — | — | 45 | 47 | — | — | 22 | |
| Beat Crazy [A] |
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42 | 82 | 26 | — | — | 32 | 47 | — | — | 41 | |
| Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive [B] |
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14 | 29 | 31 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 42 | |
| Night and Day |
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3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 4 | |
| Body and Soul |
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14 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 11 | 20 | |
| Will Power |
|
— | 67 | 78 | 58 | 20 | 25 | — | — | — | 131 | |
| Blaze of Glory |
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36 | 31 | 43 | 27 | 20 | 12 | — | — | 22 | 61 | |
| Laughter & Lust |
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41 | 57 | 43 | 20 | 24 | 22 | — | — | 17 | 116 | |
| Night Music |
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— | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heaven & Hell [C] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[D] | |
| Symphony No. 1 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[E] | |
| Night and Day II |
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— | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | |
| Volume 4 [A] |
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116 | — | — | 49 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
| Rain |
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154 | — | — | 44 | — | 12 | — | — | 99 | 133 | |
| The Duke |
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—[F] | — | — | 33 | — | 21 | — | — | 49 | 93 | |
| Fast Forward |
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168 | — | — | 54 | — | 11 | — | — | — | —[G] | |
| Fool |
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—[H] | — | — | 11 | — | 13 | — | — | 16 | —[I] | |
| What a Racket! |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" 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 |
|
41 | 22 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 38 | 18 | 34 |
|
| Live 1980/86 |
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66 | 17 | 92 | 52 | 18 | 8 | 13 | — | — | 91 |
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| Summer in the City: Live in New York |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Two Rainy Nights |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Afterlife [A] |
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— | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live Music – Europe 2010 [J] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Rockpalast |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| State Theater New Jersey 2005 [K] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
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 |
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7 | 13 | 78 | 45 |
|
| Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | |
| This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989) |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Master Series |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Classic | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Collection |
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— | — | — | — |
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| Greatest Hits and More | — | — | — | — | ||
| Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson |
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— | — | — | — | |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Joe Jackson |
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— | — | — | — | |
| The Ultimate Collection |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Very Best of Joe Jackson |
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60 | — | — | — | |
| The Silver Collection |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Tonight & Forever – The Joe Jackson Collection |
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— | — | — | — | |
| At the BBC |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Collected |
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— | — | — | 48 | |
| Steppin' Out – The Collection |
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— | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Joe Jackson Collection |
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| 3 Original CDs |
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| The A&M Years 1979–1989 |
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Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Big World Sessions | |
| Live in Tokyo |
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| Stepping Out: The Videos |
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| Laughter & Lust Live |
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| 25th Anniversary Special |
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| 20th Century Masters – The DVD Collection: The Best of Joe Jackson |
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| Live at Rockpalast |
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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 | —[L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "One More Time" | —[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fools in Love" [N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (reissue) | 13 | 15 | 9 | — | 8 | 46 | 18 | 21 | — | — | ||
| "I'm the Man" | —[O] | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm the Man | |
| "It's Different for Girls" | 5 | 85 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 101 | — | — | ||
| "Kinda Kute" | 1980 | —[P] | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Harder They Come" | —[Q] | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Mad at You" [A] | —[R] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beat Crazy | |
| "Pretty Boys" [A][N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One to One" [A] | —[S] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Beat Crazy" [A] | 1981 | —[T] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Jumpin' Jive" [B] | 43 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive | |
| "Jack, You're Dead" [B] | —[U] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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" [V] | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "A Slow Song" | 195[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cosmopolitan" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mike's Murder (soundtrack) | |
| "Memphis" [W] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | ||
| "Moonlight" [N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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" [X] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Verdict" [Y] | 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[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big World | |
| "The Jet Set" [Z] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tango Atlantico" [AA] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Nocturne" [V] | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Will Power |
| "Jumpin' Jive" (live) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live 1980/86 |
| "Look Sharp!" (live) [AB] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (live) [X] | — | — | — | — | — | 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" [X] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Steppin' Out" (reissue) | 1990 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson |
| "Stranger Than Fiction" | 1991 | 112 | 119 | 79 | 53 | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | Laughter & Lust |
| "Hit Single" [Z] | — | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Oh Well" [AC] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | ||
| "Stranger Than You" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | Night and Day II |
| "Glamour and Pain" (Joe Jackson presents Dale De Vere) | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Chrome" [A] | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Volume 4 |
| "Awkward Age" [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Welcome to Burning-by-Sea" | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hope and Fury |
| "Fabulous People" | 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" 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 [44] |
US Main [32] | |||
| "Pretty Girls" [AD] | 1979 | — | — | — | Look Sharp! |
| "Wild West" [AE] | 1986 | — | — | — | Big World |
| "I'm the Man" (live) [AF] | 1988 | — | — | — | Live 1980/86 |
| "Me and You (Against the World)" [AF] | 1989 | — | — | — | Blaze of Glory |
| "Obvious Song" [AG] | 1991 | 64 | 2 | 28 | Laughter & Lust |
| "Ever After" [AH] | 1994 | — | — | — | Night Music |
| "Angel (Lust)" (featuring Suzanne Vega and Dawn Upshaw) [AI] | 1997 | — | — | — | Heaven & Hell |
| "Passacaglia – A Bud and a Slice (Sloth)" (featuring Brad Roberts) [AJ] | — | — | — | ||
| "Statue of Liberty" [AK] | — | — | — | A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC | |
| "Take It Like a Man" [A] | 2003 | — | — | — | Volume 4 |
| "Rush Across the Road" [AL] | 2008 | — | — | — | Rain |
| "Invisible Man" [AL] | — | — | — | ||
| "Too Tough" [AL] | — | — | — | ||
| "If It Wasn't for You" [AL] | 2015 | — | — | — | Fast Forward |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Notes
- Credited to the Joe Jackson Band.
- Credited to Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive.
- Credited to Joe Jackson & Friends.
- Heaven & Hell did not enter the Billboard 200, but did peak at number 3 on the Classical Albums.
- Symphony No. 1 did not enter the Billboard 200, but did peak at number 18 on the Classical Albums.
- The Duke did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but did peak at number 48 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.
- 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.
- Fool did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but did peak at number 13 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.
- 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.
- Credited to the Joe Jackson Trio.
- With Todd Rundgren and Ethel.
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 100 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[33]
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 90 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[34]
- Only released as a single in the Netherlands.
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 84 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[35]
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 60 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[36]
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 67 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[37]
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 85 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[38]
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 123 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[39]
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 100 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[40]
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 82 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[41]
- Only released as a single in the US and Australia.
- "Memphis" was only released as a single in North America, Australasia and Continental Europe.
- Only released as a single in Continental Europe.
- "The Verdict" was only released as a single in Japan.
- Only released as a single in Australia and Germany.
- "Tango Atlantico" was only released as a single in Germany.
- "Look Sharp!" Was only released as a single in the US and South Africa.
- "Oh Well" was released as a single in Europe and as a promotional single in the US.
- "Wild West" was released as the title track of a promotional EP in the US.
- Released as a promotional single in the US.
- "Obvious Song" was only released as a promotional single in the US. It also charted in Canada due to airplay.
- "Ever After" was released as a promotional single in the Netherlands and Spain.
- "Angel (Lust)" was released as a promotional single in Europe, Australia and the US.
- "Passacaglia – A Bud and a Slice (Sloth)" was released as a promotional single in Europe and the US.
- "Statue of Liberty" was released as a promotional single in Australasia.
- Only released as a promotional single.