| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 2 | |
| ↙Live albums | 2 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 10 | |
| ↙EPs | 3 | |
| ↙Singles | 5 | |
| ↙Video albums | 1 | |
This is a discography of Joy Division, a British post-punk band formed in Manchester in 1976 that disbanded in 1980 after the suicide of lead vocalist Ian Curtis. The discography comprises two studio albums, five singles, two live albums, three extended plays, and ten compilation albums. This 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 Curtis) or related side projects.
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| Year | Album details | Chart positions | UK certification | |||
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| UK charts [1] |
UK Indie [2] |
NZ [3] |
AUS [4] |
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| 1979 | Unknown Pleasures | 71 | 1 | 1 | 82 | Silver[5] |
| 1980 | Closer
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6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | |
| Year | Album details |
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| 1999 | Preston 28 February 1980
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| 2001 | Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979
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Fractured Box
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| 2004 | Re-fractured Box
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| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| UK [1][6] |
UK Indie [2] |
AUS [4] |
BEL [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [3] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] |
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| 1981 | Still
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5 | 1 | 73 | — | — | 3 | 33 | — | |
| 1988 | Substance
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7 | 1 | 53 | — | — | 15 | — | 146 |
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| 1990 | The Peel Sessions
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96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Warsaw
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | Permanent
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16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Heart and Soul
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70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | Joy Division The Complete BBC Recordings
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188 [11] |
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| 2007 | Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes
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Let the Movie Begin
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| 2008 | The Best of Joy Division
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63 | — | 97 | 45 | 100 | — | — | — |
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| 2010 | +- Singles 1978-80
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Total: From Joy Division to New Order
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51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart. | ||||||||||
| Year | EP details | Chart positions | ||
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| UK charts [1] |
UK Indie [2] |
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| 1978 | An Ideal for Living | — | — | |
| 1986 | The Peel Sessions
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96 | 4 | |
| 1987 | The Peel Sessions
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98 | 3 | |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart. | ||||
During their career Joy Division released a number of songs exclusively on Various Artists EPs:
| Year | EP details |
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| 1978 | Short Circuit
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| 1979 | A Factory Sample
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Earcom 2: Contradiction
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| UK [1] |
UK Indie [2] |
IRL [12] |
N.Z. [3] |
U.S. Club Play [10] |
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| 1979 | "Transmission" | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | Non-album singles |
| 1980 | "Licht und Blindheit" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Komakino" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 42 | ||
| "Atmosphere" / "She's Lost Control" | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| 1983 | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (first re-release) | 19 | — | 19 | 3 | — | |
| 1988 | "Atmosphere" | 34 | 2 | 27 | 5 | — | Substance |
| 1995 | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (second re-release) | 19 | — | — | — | — | Permanent |
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| Year | Album details |
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| 1982 | Here Are The Young Men
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