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The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid, who are the two founders and only consistent members of the band since its formation. They are recognized as key figures in the development of the shoegaze and noise pop subgenres. The band have had twelve top 40 entries and two top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart in the course of their career.

The Reid brothers recruited Douglas Hart on bass and Murray Dalglish on drums as their initial lineup. After signing to the independent label Creation Records, they released their first single "Upside Down" in 1984. Bobby Gillespie replaced Dalglish on drums, and their debut album Psychocandy was released to critical acclaim in 1985 on the major label WEA. After its release, Gillespie left the band to work on his own band Primal Scream. The band's biggest commercial success domestically was their second album Darklands, which reached No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart in 1987 and spawned the hit single "April Skies", peaking at No. 8 in the UK. The band released their third album Automatic in 1989, which spawned their first charting singles in the US, "Blues from a Gun" and "Head On", which were heavily played on alternative rock radio stations. Hart departed from the band two years later.

The Jesus and Mary Chain then released the albums Honey's Dead in 1992 and Stoned & Dethroned in 1994, both of which continued their popularity in the US. "Sometimes Always", taken from Stoned & Dethroned, became the band's most commercially successful single in the US as it peaked at No. 96 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band departed from WEA after ten years, and then signed with Sub Pop Records in the US and re-signed with Creation Records in the UK for the release of the album Munki in 1998. The band broke up the following year as a result of an onstage altercation the year prior; William Reid prematurely left a tour after fighting with an intoxicated Jim Reid. They eventually reunited in 2007, and in 2017, they released Damage and Joy, their first studio album in 19 years and seventh overall. Their next album, Glasgow Eyes, was released in 2024 and became the band's first top 10 album in the UK since 1988.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1985PsychocandyThe Jesus and Mary Chain3.7518
1987DarklandsThe Jesus and Mary Chain4.212
1989AutomaticThe Jesus and Mary Chain3.7515
1992Honey’s DeadThe Jesus and Mary Chain3.6511
1994Stoned & DethronedThe Jesus & Mary Chain412
1998MunkiThe Jesus and Mary Chain48
2017Damage and JoyThe Jesus and Mary Chain4.255
2024Glasgow EyesThe Jesus and Mary Chain3.52

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1988Barbed Wire KissesThe Jesus and Mary Chain4.355
1992The Sound of SpeedThe Jesus and Mary Chain4
1995Hate Rock ’n’ RollThe Jesus and Mary Chain3.53
200221 SinglesThe Jesus and Mary Chain53
2008The Power of Negative Thinking: B‐Sides & RaritiesThe Jesus and Mary Chain2
2009Original Album SeriesThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
2010Upside Down: The Best OfThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
2013The Vinyl CollectionThe Jesus and Mary Chain1

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1991The Peel SessionsThe Jesus and Mary Chain2
2000The Complete John Peel SessionsThe Jesus and Mary Chain2
2003Live in ConcertThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
2015Barrowlands LiveThe Jesus and Mary Chain4
2023Sunset 666The Jesus and Mary Chain2

EP

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1986Some Candy Talking E.P.The Jesus and Mary Chain54
1987Happy When It Rains E.P.The Jesus and Mary Chain55
1987Darklands E.P.The Jesus and Mary Chain54
1990Rollercoaster E.P.The Jesus and Mary Chain4
1993Sound of Speed E.P.The Jesus and Mary Chain42

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1984Upside DownThe Jesus and Mary Chain3
1985Never UnderstandThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
1985You Trip Me UpThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
1985Just Like HoneyThe Jesus and Mary Chain4.52
1986Blues From a GunThe Jesus and Mary Chain34
1987April SkiesThe Jesus and Mary Chain4
1987MouthcrazyThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
1988SidewalkingThe Jesus and Mary Chain44
1988Surfin’ USAThe Jesus and Mary Chain2
1989Head OnThe Jesus and Mary Chain7
1992ReverenceThe Jesus and Mary Chain5
1992Far Gone and OutThe Jesus and Mary Chain4
1992Almost GoldThe Jesus and Mary Chain2
1994Sometimes AlwaysThe Jesus and Mary Chain2
1994Come OnThe Jesus and Mary Chain2
1995I Hate Rock ’n’ RollThe Jesus and Mary Chain3
1998Cracking UpThe Jesus and Mary Chain3
1998BirthdayThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
1998I Love Rock ’n’ RollThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
2007Lost in TranslationKevin Shields / The Jesus and Mary Chain1
2012All Things Must PassThe Jesus and Mary Chain2
2016AmputationThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
2017The Two of UsThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
2021Ono YokoThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
2021Just Like Honey (2021 EL Inocente version)The Jesus and Mary Chain1
2023jamcodThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
2024Chemical AnimalThe Jesus and Mary Chain1
2024Girl 71The Jesus and Mary Chain1
2024Pop SeedsThe Jesus and Mary Chain1

Single + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2021Live at the Fox Theatre in DetroitThe Jesus and Mary Chain1

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