Birth of John William Weller
Birth of John William Weller
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Paul Weller Biography and Timeline
Follow Paul Weller through 25 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Paul Weller, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
25Distinct records
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1958–2006Years on this page
1958
1973
Jam
Paul Weller forms The Jam with his friends Steve Brooks (lead guitar), Rick Buckler (drums) and Bruce Foxton (rhythm guitar)
1976
Jam
Founder Member of The Jam
1977
Jam
"In the City" takes The Jam into the UK Top 40 for the first time
Jam
"In the City" takes The Jam into the UK Top 40 for the first time. The Clash are suitably impressed enough by The Jam to take them along as the support act on their White Riot tour of 1977
1978
Jam
Album, "All Mod Cons"
1979
Jam
"The Eton Rifles" breaks The Jam into the Top 10, hitting the No. 3 spot
Jam
Album, "Setting Sons"
1980
Jam
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 bands signature tune
1982
Jam
The Jams final concert takes place at the Brighton Centre
Jam
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. Their final single, "Beat Surrender", becomes their fourth UK chart topper, going straight to No. 1 in its first week
1983
Style Council
Weller collaborates with a friend, keyboard player Mick Talbot, to form a new group called The Style Council
Style Council
Founder Member of 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
Our Favourite Shop
Album, "Our Favourite Shop"
1989
Style Council
Weller disbands The Style Council and disappears from the public eye for a couple of years
1992
Paul Weller
Releases the solo album, "Paul Weller"
1993
Wild Wood
Releases the solo album, "Wild Wood"
1995
Stanley Road
Wellers 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
Heavy Soul
Releases the solo album, "Heavy Soul"
2000
Heliocentric
The release of Wellers fifth solo studio album, and seventh solo effort overall, called "Heliocentric"
2002
Illumination
Weller releases the No. 1 hit album "Illumination"
2004
Studio 150
Weller releases an album of covers entitled "Studio 150"
2005
As Is Now
Releases the solo album, "As Is Now"
2006
Hit Parade
The album "Hit Parade" is released, a collection of all the singles released by the Jam, Style Council and Weller during his solo career
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.