Song · Joy Division
“Decades” by Joy Division
From the album Closer (1980)
“Decades” by Joy Division appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1980 and 1982. It was first released in 1980 on the album Closer. Its best result is #7 on the John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,869 alternative song of all time.
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"Decades" comes from Closer, Joy Division's 1980 album, and the writing credit goes to Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner together. Martin Hannett produced it and engineered it with Jon Caffery.
The track is slow and glacial, synthesizer washes drifting over a heavy, measured drumbeat, with Curtis's deep, grave voice sinking into the mix like a man wading into cold water. It's desolate and strangely beautiful, a record that seems to hold its breath from the first bar to the last.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980) | 50 |
| 1981 | 7 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981) | 50 |
| 1982 | 7 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982) | 50 |
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