It began innocently enough with the question, "Do the good folks at Record Research publish a jazz album list book?" Unfortunately, the answer is no. So, being slightly compulsive, I've set about to make my own jazz album list book for the years 1976-85. Putting this thing together will take a while, but I'm going to go ahead and publish bits and pieces here on the blog.
In 1985, Billboard published a Jazz Album list every two weeks with forty albums ranked. According to the magazine, the chart is "compiled from national retail store and one-stop sales reports." Here's a chart of the #1 jazz albums of 1985:
| Week Ending | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Hot House Flowers | Wynton Marsalis |
| January 19 | ||
| February 2 | ||
| February 16 | ||
| March 2 | ||
| March 16 | ||
| March 30 | Straight to the Heart | David Sanborn |
| April 13 | ||
| April 27 | ||
| May 11 | Hot House Flowers | Wynton Marsalis |
| May 25 | Magic Touch | Stanley Jordan |
| June 8 | ||
| June 22 | ||
| July 6 | ||
| July 20 | ||
| August 3 | ||
| August 17 | ||
| August 31 | ||
| September 14 | Dancing in the Sun | George Howard |
| September 28 | ||
| October 12 | ||
| October 26 | Magic Touch | Stanley Jordan |
| November 9 | ||
| November 23 | ||
| December 7 | ||
| December 21 |
Three of the four albums have previously appeared on The CD Project blog:
David Sanborn - Straight To The Heart (1984)
Stanley Jordan - Magic Touch (1985)
George Howard - Dancing In The Sun (1985)
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