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The discography of English post-punk band Joy Division consists of two studio albums, four live albums, twelve compilation albums, three extended plays, and five singles. The list does not include material performed by former members of Joy Division that was recorded as New Order (formed by the surviving members of the band after the death of singer Ian Curtis) or related side projects.
| Joy Division discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 2 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Singles | 5 |
| Video albums | 1 |
Joy Division was formed in 1976 by guitarist Bernard Sumner and bassist Peter Hook, later recruiting singer Ian Curtis and drummer Stephen Morris. The band released its debut album, Unknown Pleasures, in 1979 on independent label Factory. On 18 May 1980, the eve of the band's first American tour, Curtis was found dead in his home. Unable to continue as Joy Division, the remaining members disbanded the group. The band's second album, Closer, was released two months later to critical acclaim. Since then, several posthumous releases have been issued from the band.
Studio albums
Live albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Preston 28 February 1980 |
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| Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 |
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| Fractured Box |
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| Re-fractured Box |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [2] |
AUS [3] |
BEL (FL) [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [5] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] | |||
| Still |
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5 | 1 | 73 | — | — | 3 | 33 | — |
|
| Substance |
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7 | 1 | 53 | — | 25 | 15 | — | 146 |
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| The Peel Sessions |
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96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Permanent |
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16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Heart and Soul |
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70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Complete BBC Recordings |
|
188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Joy Division |
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63 | — | 97 | 45 | 100 | — | — | — |
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| +− Singles 1978–80 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total: From Joy Division to New Order |
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51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [2] | ||
| An Ideal for Living |
|
— | — |
| The Peel Sessions |
|
96 | 4 |
| The Peel Sessions |
|
98 | 3 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [2] |
IRE [11] |
NZ [5][A] |
US Dance [12] | ||||
| "Transmission" | 1979 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Licht und Blindheit"[B] | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | 13 | 1 | 19[C] | 1 | 42 |
| ||
| "Komakino"[D] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Atmosphere" / "She's Lost Control"[E] | 34[F] | 1 | 27[G] | 1 | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Notes
- "Komakino" was released as a limited edition single, given away free in select record shops.[13]
| Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Disorder" | 1979 |
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Unknown Pleasures |
| Song(s) | Year | Album | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| "At a Later Date" | 1978 | Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus | Live version from an Electric Circus, Manchester concert in 1977. |
| "Digital" | A Factory Sample | Later released on Substance. | |
| "Glass" | |||
| "Auto-Suggestion" | 1979 | Earcom 2: Contradiction | |
| "From Safety to Where...?" |
- Warsaw, a bootleg of sessions planned for a debut album while Joy Division were briefly associated with RCA Records.
- Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes, a bootleg of studio snippets and alternative mixes of Joy Division made by Martin Hannett.
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