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The Jam
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
The Jam
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In the City — played 2026-06-04
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The Jam — In the City
Played: 2026-06-04 (Segment 4 — Moment in History) (TikTok)(moment in history)
The Jam were a British mod and punk trio from Woking, Surrey: Paul Weller (guitar/vocals), Bruce Foxton (bass), Rick Buckler (drums), active 1972-1982. "In the City" was released April 29, 1977 on Polydor — the band's debut single. The album of the same name reached number 20 on the UK Albums Chart that same month. Opens the Moment in History segment; the punk energy also carries the anti-war thread running through all three history tracks.
Moment in History: On 4th June 1977, "In the City" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 40, becoming the first of 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the UK, including four number ones. Exactly a year earlier, on 4 June 1976, the Sex Pistols played the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester (and again on 20 July 1976) — widely regarded as the night that launched British punk (Anarchy in the UK and Seventeen were played live for the first time there).
TikTok angle: On 4 June 1976 the Sex Pistols played the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester — a tiny room, almost no one there, now seen as the night British punk started. Within a year The Jam released "In the City," the first of 18 consecutive UK Top 40 hits — the sound of what that night set off.
The Jam
Origin: Woking, Surrey, England · formed 1972 · disbanded 1982
Members: Paul Weller (lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards), Bruce Foxton (bass, backing/lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick Buckler (drums, percussion)
Genre: Mod revival, new wave, punk rock, power pop
Discography:
In the City (1977) — Polydor — debut album, reached UK No. 20
This Is the Modern World (1977) — Polydor
All Mod Cons (1978) — Polydor
Setting Sons (1979) — Polydor
Sound Affects (1980) — Polydor
The Gift (1982) — Polydor — final studio album before the split
Facts:
Racked up 18 consecutive UK Top 40 singles between 1977 and their 1982 breakup, including four No. 1s.
Paul Weller ended the band unilaterally at their commercial peak, saying he wanted "to see what else I was capable of" and that they'd "finished at our peak."
"That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" remain among the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK.