In 1982, Billboard published a Jazz Albums list with 50 albums ranked. Through March, the list was published weekly. Beginning in April*, the chart was published fortnightly. A total of 173 albums charted in 1982. Here's a chart of the #1 jazz albums of that year:
| Week Ending | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 9 | The George Benson Collection | George Benson |
| January 16 | Come Morning | Grover Washington, Jr. |
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | ||
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | ||
| March 6 | The George Benson Collection | George Benson |
| March 13 | ||
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | ||
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | Mystical Adventures | Jean-Luc Ponty |
| April 24 | ||
| May 8 | ||
| May 22 | ||
| June 5 | Breakin' Away | Al Jarreau |
| June 19 | Offramp | Pat Metheny Group |
| July 3 | ||
| July 17 | ||
| July 31 | ||
| August 14 | ||
| August 28 | ||
| September 11 | ||
| September 25 | ||
| October 9 | As We Speak | David Sanborn |
| October 23 | ||
| November 6 | ||
| November 20 | ||
| December 4 | ||
| December 18 | Casino Lights | Various Artists |
Four of the seven albums have previously appeared on The CD Project blog:
George Benson - The George Benson Collection (1981)
Al Jarreau - Breakin' Away (1981)
Pat Metheny Group - Offramp (1982)
David Sanborn - As We Speak (1982)
I have the remainder of the albums on vinyl, so there's a chance they'll find their way to this blog eventually. In the meantime, check out Jean-Luc Ponty's great cover of the Stevie Wonder tune, As (with American Idol's Randy Jackson on bass).
*to be honest, the transition from weekly to biweekly was a mess. There was no chart published in the April 3 edition, but the April 10 chart suggests there was one. Based on the "Last Week" information on the April 10 chart, I reconstructed the April 3 chart the best I could. I couldn't determine which albums were at the 39, 43, and 45 spots, but George Benson definitely held the top spot that week.
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