Editing Closer (Joy Division album) (section)

== Legacy ==
''Closer'' has been highly acclaimed, and is often cited as Joy Division's finest work, being considered by music critics such as [[Mark Fisher]] to be "the crown jewel of [[post-punk]]"<ref name="fact">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/da/60020 |title=Stealing Fire: The Pop Group's 'Y' LP |magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |date=29 August 2007 |access-date=20 March 2017 |last=Fisher |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Fisher |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318133521/http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/da/60020 |archive-date=18 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and receiving praise from artists such as [[George Michael]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/george-michael-morrissey-joy-division-1984-eight-days-a-week-1924575|title=Watch George Michael and Morrissey discuss Joy Division on a 1984 episode of 'Eight Days A Week'|website=Nme.com|date=27 December 2016|access-date=20 December 2021|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220225137/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/george-michael-morrissey-joy-division-1984-eight-days-a-week-1924575|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was voted number 1 in the 1980 ''Albums of the Year'' poll conducted by music magazine ''[[NME]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1980.html|title=Rocklist.net...NME End Of Year Lists 1981...|website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=19 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119230736/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1980.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> and would be listed as number 157 in ''Rolling Stone''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 2003 list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]], maintaining the rank in the 2012 revision, and dropping to number 309 in the 2020 edition.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/joy-division-closer-20120524 | title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time. 157 {{pipe}} Joy Division – ''Closer'' | magazine=Rolling Stone | year=2003 | access-date=19 August 2013 | archive-date=5 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905184802/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/joy-division-closer-20120524 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Rolling-stone-the-500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-2012-lyrics|title=Rolling Stone – The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)|access-date=20 December 2021|website=Genius.com|archive-date=1 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201144940/https://genius.com/Rolling-stone-the-500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-2012-lyrics|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2020-09-22|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|access-date=2021-01-06|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001002422/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|url-status=live}}</ref>

By 1982 ''Closer'' had sold over 250,000 copies worldwide, with the posthumous single "Love Will Tear Us Apart" having also sold over 160,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news|first=Cyrus|last=McNally|url=http://dailybruin.com/2001/02/13/joy-divisions-ian-curtis-broug/|title=Joy Division's Ian Curtis brought goth to the mainstream|newspaper=[[The Daily Bruin]]|publisher=[[University of California, Los Angeles]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=13 February 2001|access-date=3 April 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404032501/http://dailybruin.com/2001/02/13/joy-divisions-ian-curtis-broug/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1995 ''Closer'' was ranked one of the top 100 [[Alternative rock|alternative]] albums ever to be released by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine (placing at number 69).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/spin100.html#100%alternative|title= 100 Alternative Albums|work= Spin|date= December 1995|access-date= 13 September 2017|archive-date= 29 October 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191029161015/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/spin100.html#100%alternative|url-status= usurped}}</ref> In 2002, the American online magazine ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' listed ''Closer'' as the 10th best album to be released in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/5882-top-100-albums-of-the-1980s/?page=10 |title=Staff Lists: Top 100 Albums of the 1980s |first=Eric |last=Carr |date=20 November 2002 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=17 March 2013 |archive-date=20 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320181141/http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/5882-top-100-albums-of-the-1980s/?page=10 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The album placed at number 72 on ''NME''{{'s}} list of the 100 greatest British albums ever to be released.{{CN|date=December 2023}} In addition, [[Q (magazine)|''Q'' magazine]] placed ''Closer'' at number 8 in a list compiled of the 40 greatest albums to be released in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 2006 |title=80 best records of the 80's |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=241}}</ref> In 2012, ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' listed the album at number 7 upon their compiled list of the best albums of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-1980s/308/page_10 |title=Best Albums of the 1980s |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=5 March 2012 |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215602/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-1980s/308/page_10 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included ''Closer'' in their "80 Greatest albums of 1980" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-1980-1075743/|title=The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980 What came out of all this was, arguably, the greatest year for great albums ever|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=11 November 2020|access-date=12 November 2020|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120005812/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-1980-1075743/|url-status=live}}</ref>