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The Jam

Band Woking United Kingdom Active 1976–1982 late 70s/early 80s UK punk/mod revival band

The Jam formed in 1976 in Woking, United Kingdom and was active until 1982. The Jam has 231 chart appearances on 74 radio countdowns from 17 stations on RockLists, spanning 1977–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “That's Entertainment”, which appears on 42 lists with a best position of #4. The station that charted The Jam most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 84 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1982.

231appearances
74countdowns
22songs charted
17stations
0#1 finishes
1977–2026years

Songs by The Jam on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 That's Entertainment#271 of all time
2,365		 42 #4 – –
2 A Town Called Malice
1,690		 32 #7 – 1982
3 Town Called Malice
1,196		 22 #13 – 1982
4 Going Underground
1,030		 17 #7 – –
5 Start
925		 22 #231 – –
6 Beat Surrender
865		 19 #75 – –
7 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
552		 10 #4 – –
8 David Watts
543		 15 #836 – –
9 Eton Rifles
258		 6 #61 – –
10 In The City
251		 7 #44 – –
11 The Modern World
238		 4 #126 – –
12 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
193		 15 #39 – 1982
13 The Eaton Rifles
155		 2 #19 – –
14 The Bitterest Pill
136		 2 #542 – –
15 Precious
124		 4 #69 – 1982
16 Strange Town
48		 1 #27 – –
17 Bitterest Pill I Ever Had to Swallow
35		 1 #325 – –
18 Away From The Numbers
26		 1 #46 – 1977
19 Absolute Beginners
18		 1 #1675 – –
20 Modern World
15		 1 #424 – –
21 Sounds from the street
14		 1 #1756 – –
22 Here Comes the Weekend
5		 2 #487 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

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Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 858 Town Called Malice KXT 917 Song Countdown
2024 473 The Modern World The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2022 480 That's Entertainment KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2020 1787 A Town Called Malice WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2019 199 That's Entertainment KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 358 In The City KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 505 Town Called Malice KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2014 1041 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1080 Start CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1371 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1397 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1531 David Watts CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1880 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 846 Town Called Malice WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2013 1065 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1084 Start CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1353 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1362 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1543 David Watts CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1813 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2012 586 Going Underground WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2011 1075 Start CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1129 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1374 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1409 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1523 David Watts CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1755 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1039 Start CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1190 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1320 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1413 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1553 David Watts CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1687 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 1002 Start CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1309 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1396 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1521 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1703 David Watts CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1734 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 979 Start CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1314 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1508 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1527 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1693 David Watts CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1718 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 1034 Start CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1373 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1581 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1665 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1724 David Watts CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1748 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 110 Town Called Malice WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 209 Going Underground WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 217 In The City WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 354 Start WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 413 That's Entertainment WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 7 A Town Called Malice Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006 25 That's Entertainment Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006 66 Going Underground Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006 318 Start Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006 353 Eton Rifles Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006 458 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006 250 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2006 88 Town Called Malice The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006)
2005 126 Town Called Malice WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 202 Going Underground WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 274 In The City WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 357 Start WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 434 That's Entertainment WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 395 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 725 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 849 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 888 David Watts CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1344 Start CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1756 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 7 Going Underground Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005)
2005 19 Town Called Malice Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005)
2005 45 Town Called Malice Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 61 Eton Rifles Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005)
2005 63 That's Entertainment Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 99 Going Underground Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 254 Start Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 287 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 308 Eton Rifles Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 395 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 725 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 848 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 888 David Watts CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1344 Start CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1755 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 49 Going Underground Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 60 That's Entertainment Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 79 Town Called Malice Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 340 Start Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 378 Eton Rifles Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 396 Beat Surrender Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 71 That's Entertainment WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 279 A Town Called Malice WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 395 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 725 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 848 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 888 David Watts CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1344 Start CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1755 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 32 Town Called Malice Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 75 Beat Surrender Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 126 The Modern World Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 194 The Eaton Rifles Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 236 Start Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 313 Going Underground Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 579 That's Entertainment Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 747 The Bitterest Pill Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1154 Precious Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1675 Absolute Beginners Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1756 Sounds from the street Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1902 In The City Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 148 That's Entertainment WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 247 A Town Called Malice WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 395 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 725 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 850 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 892 David Watts CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1358 Start CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1773 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 26 Town Called Malice Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 166 Eton Rifles Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 273 Beat Surrender Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 382 The Modern World Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 542 The Bitterest Pill Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 858 That's Entertainment Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 952 In The City Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1045 Going Underground Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1648 Precious Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1791 David Watts Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 44 Artist ranking WLIR Top 92 Artists of All-Time (September 2002)
2002 5 Artist ranking Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Artists of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 174 That's Entertainment WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 212 A Town Called Malice WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 395 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 725 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 850 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 892 David Watts CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1359 Start CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1784 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 13 Going Underground Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 49 A Town Called Malice Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 127 That's Entertainment Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 231 Start Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 336 Eton Rifles Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 418 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 448 Beat Surrender Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 172 That's Entertainment WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 209 Town Called Malice WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 393 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 725 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 845 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 887 David Watts CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1357 Start CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1783 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 35 Going Underground John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000)
1999 299 Town Called Malice Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 604 Start Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 694 In The City Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 226 That's Entertainment WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 257 Town Called Malice WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 759 A Town Called Malice The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 846 That's Entertainment The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 223 That's Entertainment WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 302 Town Called Malice WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 391 A Town Called Malice CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 724 Beat Surrender CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 794 That's Entertainment CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 836 David Watts CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1357 Start CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1782 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 181 Town Called Malice CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 459 That's Entertainment CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1996 422 A Town Called Malice KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996 300 Town Called Malice Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996 228 That's Entertainment WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 311 A Town Called Malice WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995 131 That's Entertainment Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994 462 A Town Called Malice KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994 91 That's Entertainment Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 301 Town Called Malice Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 235 That's Entertainment WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1994 299 A Town Called Malice WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1992 391 Town Called Malice KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 267 Going Underground Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991 147 That's Entertainment Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991 108 A Town Called Malice WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 424 Modern World WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 490 Here Comes the Weekend WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 144 That's Entertainment CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 286 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 740 Going Underground CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 925 Town Called Malice CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 23 That's Entertainment Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991)
1990 10 That's Entertainment Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990)
1989 442 A Town Called Malice KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 105 A Town Called Malice WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 325 Bitterest Pill I Ever Had to Swallow WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 366 The Modern World WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 487 Here Comes the Weekend WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 4 That's Entertainment Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989)
1989 75 Going Underground Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989)
1989 87 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989)
1989 157 A Town Called Malice 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1989 77 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1989)
1988 78 A Town Called Malice KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 370 Precious KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 459 Beat Surrender KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 221 That's Entertainment Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 304 Town Called Malice Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 186 A Town Called Malice WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988)
1982 13 Town Called Malice KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982
1982 69 Precious KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982
1982 11 A Town Called Malice John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982
1982 39 The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982
1982 11 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982)
1982 17 Going Underground John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982)
1981 13 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981)
1981 23 Going Underground John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981)
1980 4 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980)
1980 13 Going Underground John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980)
1979 4 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979)
1979 19 The Eaton Rifles John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979)
1979 27 Strange Town John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979)
1978 24 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978)
1978 44 In The City John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978)
1977 46 Away From The Numbers John Peel's Forgotten Fifty of 1977