Song · The Jam
“Away From The Numbers” by The Jam
From the album In the City (1977)
“Away From The Numbers” by The Jam appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1977. It was first released in 1977 on the album In the City. Its best result is #46 on the John Peel's Forgotten Fifty of 1977. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #46 alternative song of 1977 and #46 of the '70s.
"Away From the Numbers" sits on In the City, the Jam's debut, which Polydor put out in May 1977. Paul Weller wrote it alone, words and music, and sings it with Bruce Foxton, the band locked in with Weller on guitar, Foxton on bass and Rick Buckler on drums. Chris Parry and Vic Coppersmith-Heaven produced it, and Coppersmith-Heaven engineered.
It's one of the Weller originals on a record that also found room for two covers, "Slow Down" and the Batman theme. The reviews were warm across the board, the NME's Phil McNeil hearing teenage frustration in Weller's songs, delivered with the melodic grace of the early Kinks and Who, and the album climbed to No. 20 in Britain.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 46 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Forgotten Fifty of 1977 | 61 |
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