Idles - 'Joy as an Act of Resistance.'
British iTunes Chart Performance

"Joy as an Act of Resistance.": Chart Statistics

  • Release date: 31 Aug 2018
  • Chart debut: #12 (31 Aug 2018)
  • Highest Position: #8 (04 Sep 2018)
  • Most recent chart position: #88 (03 Jul 2024)
  • Days on UK Albums Chart: 125

'Joy as an Act of Resistance.' has charted in the following countries:
United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Spain and Australia.

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Detailed Chart Progress for "Joy as an Act of Resistance." (Idles)

UK Albums chart performance history for Joy as an Act of Resistance.

Year Month Day Position Movement Number 1
2018 Aug 31 Fri 12 new Eminem
Kamikaze
31 Fri 12 new
2018 Sep 1 Sat 17 down
2 Sun 19 down
3 Mon 12 up
4 Tue 8 up
5 Wed 8 no-move
6 Thu 8 no-move
7 Fri 21 down
8 Sat 20 up
9 Sun 31 down
10 Mon 33 down
11 Tue 39 down
12 Wed 32 up
13 Thu 22 up
14 Fri 64 down Paul Weller
True Meanings
15 Sat 54 up Eminem
Kamikaze
16 Sun 65 down
17 Mon 64 up
18 Tue 61 up
19 Wed 28 up
20 Thu 53 down
25 Tue 89 re-entry Christine and the Queens
Chris
26 Wed 28 up Various Artists
The Greatest Showman
27 Thu 33 down Christine and the Queens
Chris
28 Fri 56 down Cher
Dancing Queen
29 Sat 46 up
30 Sun 33 up
2018 Oct 1 Mon 31 up
2 Tue 31 no-move
3 Wed 44 down Various Artists
The Greatest Showman
4 Thu 46 down Rod Stewart
Blood Red Roses
5 Fri 70 down Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
A Star Is Born Soundtrack
6 Sat 54 up
7 Sun 62 down
8 Mon 66 down
9 Tue 51 up
10 Wed 65 down
11 Thu 48 up
12 Fri 76 down Jess Glynne
Always In Between
13 Sat 82 down
14 Sun 91 down Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
A Star Is Born Soundtrack
15 Mon 95 down
18 Thu 87 re-entry
19 Fri 99 down
30 Tue 77 re-entry
2018 Nov 26 Mon 50 re-entry Various Artists
NOW That's What I Call Music! 101
27 Tue 40 up
28 Wed 81 down
29 Thu 64 up
30 Fri 95 down The 1975
A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
2018 Dec 4 Tue 77 re-entry Various Artists
NOW That's What I Call Christmas
5 Wed 97 down
6 Thu 73 up
7 Fri 99 down
8 Sat 58 up
9 Sun 55 up
10 Mon 78 down
11 Tue 63 up
12 Wed 87 down
13 Thu 57 up
14 Fri 59 down
15 Sat 51 up
16 Sun 98 down
17 Mon 48 up
18 Tue 51 down
19 Wed 64 down
20 Thu 50 up
21 Fri 88 down
26 Wed 77 re-entry Various Artists
NOW That's What I Call Music! 101
27 Thu 62 up Various Artists
The Greatest Showman
28 Fri 55 up
29 Sat 64 down
30 Sun 65 down
31 Mon 87 down Various Artists
NOW That's What I Call Music! 101
2019 Jan 1 Tue 80 up Various Artists
The Greatest Showman
2 Wed 76 up
3 Thu 59 up
4 Fri 58 up
5 Sat 49 up
6 Sun 56 down
7 Mon 72 down
8 Tue 84 down
9 Wed 83 up
10 Thu 90 down
11 Fri 73 up
12 Sat 83 down
16 Wed 80 re-entry
2019 Jun 28 Fri 87 re-entry Kylie Minogue
Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection
29 Sat 60 up Lewis Capaldi
Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent
30 Sun 62 down
2019 Jul 1 Mon 46 up Kylie Minogue
Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection
2 Tue 54 down Lewis Capaldi
Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent
3 Wed 51 up
4 Thu 54 down Various Artists
NOW That's What I Call Summer Party 2019
5 Fri 74 down
6 Sat 66 up
7 Sun 56 up
8 Mon 55 up
9 Tue 53 up
10 Wed 73 down
11 Thu 55 up
25 Thu 43 re-entry Various Artists
NOW That's What I Call Music! 103
26 Fri 57 down
27 Sat 82 down
29 Mon 83 re-entry
31 Wed 67 re-entry
2019 Aug 1 Thu 100 down
2019 Sep 19 Thu 99 re-entry Sam Fender
Hypersonic Missiles
20 Fri 47 up Liam Gallagher
Why Me? Why Not.
21 Sat 62 down
22 Sun 93 down
23 Mon 32 up
24 Tue 45 down
25 Wed 56 down
26 Thu 81 down
2019 Oct 4 Fri 88 re-entry Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Ghosteen
9 Wed 52 re-entry Dermot Kennedy
Without Fear
2020 Sep 1 Tue 91 re-entry Nines
Crabs in a Bucket
2022 Jun 24 Fri 93 new Luke Combs
Growin' Up
29 Sat 51 no-move Imagine Dragons
LOOM
30 Sun 92 down Coldplay
Parachutes
2024 Jul 1 Mon 88 no-move Shania Twain
Greatest Hits
2 Tue 88 no-move Various Artists
NOW That's What I Call a Summer Party
3 Wed 88 no-move

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