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| 1958 | Birth |  |
| 25th May Sheerwater Birth of John William Weller |
| 1973 | Jam, The | |
| Woking Paul Weller forms The Jam with his friends Steve Brooks (lead guitar), Rick Buckler (drums) and Bruce Foxton (rhythm guitar) |
| 1976 | Jam, The | |
| Woking Founder Member of The Jam |
| 1977 | Jam, The | |
| The Clash are suitably impressed enough by The Jam to take them along as the support act on their White Riot tour of 1977 |
| May "In the City" takes The Jam into the UK Top 40 for the first time |
| 1978 | Jam, The | |
| London Album, "All Mod Cons" |
| 1979 | Jam, The | |
| London Album, "Setting Sons" |
| Nov "The Eton Rifles" breaks The Jam into the Top 10, hitting the No. 3 spot |
| 1980 | Jam, The | |
| The Jam hit number one for the first time with what many believe to be the definitive Paul Weller song, "Going Underground", which was to become in effect the band's signature tune |
| 1982 | Jam, The | |
| Their final single, "Beat Surrender", becomes their fourth UK chart topper, going straight to No. 1 in its first week |
| Weller shocks fans and the press - as well as his fellow band members Buckler and Foxton - by announcing that The Jam will disband at the end of the year |
| 11th Dec Brighton The Jam's final concert takes place at the Brighton Centre |
| 1983 | Style Council, The | |
| London Founder Member of the Style Council |
| Weller collaborates with a friend, keyboard player Mick Talbot, to form a new group called The Style Council |
| 1984 | Council Collective | |
| Weller puts together his own charity ensemble, the Council Collective, to make a record ("Soul Deep") to raise money for the striking miners |
| 1985 | Composition | |
| London Album, "Our Favourite Shop" |
| 1989 | Style Council, The | |
| Weller disbands The Style Council and disappears from the public eye for a couple of years |
| 1992 | Composition | |
| Releases the solo album, "Paul Weller" |
| 1993 | Composition | |
| Releases the solo album, "Wild Wood" |
| 1995 | Composition | |
| Weller's solo album "Stanley Road" takes him back to the top of the British charts, and goes on to become the best selling album of his career, named after the street in Woking where he had grown up |
| 1997 | Composition | |
| Releases the solo album, "Heavy Soul" |
| 2000 | Composition | |
| The release of Weller's fifth solo studio album, and seventh solo effort overall, called "Heliocentric" |
| 2002 | Composition | |
| Weller releases the No. 1 hit album "Illumination" |
| 2004 | Composition | |
| Weller releases an album of covers entitled "Studio 150" |
| 2005 | Composition | |
| Releases the solo album, "As Is Now" |
| 2006 | Composition | |
| The album "Hit Parade" is released, a collection of all the singles released by the Jam, Style Council and Weller during his solo career |
