# 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.
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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | IT | NL | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | Certifications |
| Look Sharp! | Released: January 1979 Label: A&M Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 40 | 20 | 20 | — | — | 36 | 13 | — | — | 20 | UK: Silver CAN: Gold NL: Gold US: Gold |
| I'm the Man | Released: 5 October 1979 Label: A&M Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 12 | 81 | 18 | — | — | 45 | 47 | — | — | 22 | UK: Silver CAN: Platinum |
| Beat Crazy | Released: 10 October 1980 Label: A&M Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 42 | 82 | 26 | — | — | 32 | 47 | — | — | 41 | |
| Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive | 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 | UK: Gold AUS: Platinum CAN: Platinum NL: Platinum NZ: Gold US: Gold |
| 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 | UK: Silver CAN: Gold NL: Platinum |
| 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 | — | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heaven & Hell | Released: 2 September 1997 Label: Sony Classical Formats: CD, MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Symphony No. 1 | Released: 4 October 1999 Label: Sony Classical Formats: CD, MD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Night and Day II | Released: 24 October 2000 Label: Sony Classical Formats: CD, MD | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | |
| Volume 4 | 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 | Released: 22 June 2012 Label: earMUSIC, Razor & Tie Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | 33 | — | 21 | — | — | 49 | 93 | |
| Fast Forward | Released: 2 October 2015 Label: earMUSIC, Work Song Formats: 2xCD, LP, digital download | 168 | — | — | 54 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
| Fool | Released: 18 January 2019 Label: earMUSIC Formats: 2xCD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | 11 | — | 13 | — | — | 16 | — | |
| What a Racket! | Released: 24 November 2023 Label: earMUSIC Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | IT | NL | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | Certifications |
| Big World | Released: 24 March 1986 Label: A&M Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC | 41 | 22 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 38 | 18 | 34 | NL: Gold |
| Live 1980/86 | Released: 25 April 1988 Label: A&M Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, 2xMC | 66 | 17 | 92 | 52 | 18 | 8 | 13 | — | — | 91 | NL: Gold |
| 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 | Released: 15 March 2004 Label: Rykodisc Formats: CD, 2xCD | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live Music – Europe 2010 | 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 | 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | AUS | NL | NZ | US |
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | GER | NL | Certifications |
| Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson | Released: 3 September 1990 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, MC | 7 | 13 | 78 | 45 | UK: Gold |
| 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 | Released: 29 May 2000 Label: Universal Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | |
| The Collection | Released: 5 February 2001 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver |
| Greatest Hits and More | Released: March 2001 Label: Polydor Formats: 2xCD | — | — | — | — | |
| Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson | Released: 22 May 2001 Label: A&M Formats: 2xCD | — | — | — | — | |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Joe Jackson | Released: 25 September 2001 Label: A&M Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | |
| The Ultimate Collection | Released: 29 September 2003 Label: Universal Formats: 3xCD | — | — | — | — | |
| Very Best of Joe Jackson | Released: 28 May 2007 Label: Universal Music TV Formats: CD | 60 | — | — | — | |
| The Silver Collection | Released: 4 June 2007 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 | Released: May 1992 Label: Warner Music Vision, Pioneer Artists Formats: VHS, LD |
| 25th Anniversary Special | Released: 18 March 2003 Label: STS Media, Image Entertainment Formats: DVD, VHS |
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | US | US AC | US Main | Album |
| "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Look Sharp! |
| "Sunday Papers" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Look Sharp! |
| "One More Time" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Look Sharp! |
| "Fools in Love" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Look Sharp! |
| "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (reissue) | 1979 | 13 | 15 | 9 | — | 8 | 46 | 18 | 21 | — | — | Look Sharp! |
| "I'm the Man" | 1979 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm the Man |
| "It's Different for Girls" | 1979 | 5 | 85 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 101 | — | — | I'm the Man |
| "Kinda Kute" | 1980 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm the Man |
| "The Harder They Come" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Mad at You" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beat Crazy |
| "Pretty Boys" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beat Crazy |
| "One to One" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beat Crazy |
| "Beat Crazy" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beat Crazy |
| "Jumpin' Jive" | 1981 | 43 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive |
| "Jack, You're Dead" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive |
| "Real Men" | 1982 | 89 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 48 | — | — | — | Night and Day |
| "Steppin' Out" | 1982 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 5 | — | 21 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Night and Day |
| "Breaking Us in Two" | 1982 | 59 | 90 | 40 | — | 26 | — | 35 | 18 | 8 | — | Night and Day |
| "Another World" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Night and Day |
| "A Slow Song" | 1983 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Night and Day |
| "Cosmopolitan" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mike's Murder (soundtrack) |
| "Memphis" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | Mike's Murder (soundtrack) |
| "Moonlight" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mike's Murder (soundtrack) |
| "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) | 1984 | 58 | 47 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 57 | — | — | Body and Soul |
| "Be My Number Two" | 1984 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Body and Soul |
| "Cha Cha Loco" | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Body and Soul |
| "The Verdict" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Body and Soul |
| "Right and Wrong" | 1986 | 90 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | Big World |
| "Left of Center" (Suzanne Vega featuring Joe Jackson) | 1986 | 32 | 35 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | Pretty in Pink (soundtrack) |
| "Home Town" | 1986 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big World |
| "The Jet Set" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big World |
| "Tango Atlantico" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big World |
| "Nocturne" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Will Power |
| "Jumpin' Jive" (live) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live 1980/86 |
| "Look Sharp!" (live) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live 1980/86 |
| "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (live) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | Live 1980/86 |
| "(He's a) Shape in a Drape" | 1988 | — | 95 | 73 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | Tucker (soundtrack) |
| "Nineteen Forever" | 1989 | — | 80 | 59 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 16 | Blaze of Glory |
| "Down to London" | 1989 | — | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blaze of Glory |
| "Blaze of Glory" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blaze of Glory |
| "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" | 1991 | — | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Laughter & Lust |
| "Oh Well" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Laughter & Lust |
| "Stranger Than You" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | Night and Day II |
| "Glamour and Pain" (Joe Jackson presents Dale De Vere) | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Night and Day II |
| "Chrome" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Volume 4 |
| "Awkward Age" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Volume 4 |
| "In 20-0-3" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "King Pleasure Time" (The Remixes) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rain |
| "A Little Smile" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fast Forward |
| "Fast Forward" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fast Forward |
| "Friend Better" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fool |
| "Peter Gunn" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fool |
| "Night by Night" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fool |
| "Health & Safety" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What a Racket! |
| "What a Racket!" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What a Racket! |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Other singles

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