''The Very Best of The Jam'' is the third greatest hits package (fourth including '' Compact Snap!'') from

The Jam The Jam were an English mod revival/ punk rock band formed in 1972 at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey. They released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 198 ...

. The compilation was released on 25 October 1997, and features all of The Jam's singles in chronological order.''The Jam''

Official Charts Company The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts inc ...

This compilation album contains the same tracks previously released upon the 1991 album ''

Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

'', although ''The Very Best of The Jam'' contains two further tracks: "'A' Bomb in Wardour Street" and " Dreams of Children". This compilation also has a similar track listing to Compact Snap! with "

Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero? "Just Who is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" is a song and single released by The Jam on 3 July 1982. It features on their sixth studio album '' The Gift''. It made number eight in the UK Singles Chart in July 1982. The single came with two B-sides – a ...

" replacing "

Smithers-Jones "When You're Young" was the eighth single released by the Jam. The single was released on 17 August 1979, and charted at number 17 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 September. The B-Side of the single, "Smithers-Jones", is a guitar-based recording of ...

". "

The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" is a single that was released by The Jam in September 1982. It reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and remained there for two weeks, unable to dislodge "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor and "Pass t ...

" was released as a single in 1997 to promote the album; it had previously been released as a single in 1982. A VHS cassette of 15 music videos to songs released upon this album was also released. These 15 music videos were previously released upon the ''Snap'' VHS in 1983.

Track listing

Charts

References

1997 greatest hits albums The Jam albums Polydor Records compilation albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub