Let's take a look at what was topping the various jazz album charts on June 21, 1980.
Billboard
|
Cash Box
|
Record World
|
|
1
|
Catching the Sun
Spyro Gyra |
Catching the Sun
Spyro Gyra |
Skylarkin'
Grover Washington, Jr |
2
|
Wizard Island
Jeff Lorber Fusion |
Skylarkin'
Grover Washington, Jr. |
Catching the Sun
Spyro Gyra |
3
|
Monster
Herbie Hancock |
Wizard Island
Jeff Lorber Fusion |
Hideaway
David Sanborn |
4
|
Hideaway
David Sanborn |
One Bad Habit
Michael Franks |
A Brazilian Love Affair
George Duke |
5
|
Skylarkin'
Grover Washington, Jr. |
Dream Come True
Earl Klugh |
Monster
Herbie Hancock |
6
|
A Brazilian Love Affair
George Duke |
Monster
Herbie Hancock |
Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
Stanley Clarke |
7
|
One Bad Habit
Michael Franks |
Hideaway
David Sanborn |
Wizard Island
Jeff Lorber Fusion |
8
|
Dream Come True
Earl Klugh |
You'll Never Know
Rodney Franklin |
One Bad Habit
Michael Franks |
9
|
Tap Step
Chick Corea |
A Brazilian Love Affair
George Duke |
You'll Never Know
Rodney Franklin |
10
|
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway |
Every Generation
Ronnie Laws |
This Time
Al Jarreau |
Exclusive MFD meta-analysis of the above charts:
- Catching the Sun (29 points)
- Skylarkin' (25 pts)
- Wizard Island (14 pts)
- (tie) Monster and Hideaway (19 pts)
- (tie) A Brazilian Love Affair and One Bad Habit (14 pts)
- Dream Come True (9 pts)
- (tie) You'll Never Know and Pebbles, Rocks and Sand (5 pts)
- Tap Step (2 pts)
- (tie) Robert Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway, Every Generation, and This Time (1 pt)
Listen to selected tracks from the above albums, courtesy of Dr. Smooth:
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