On May 21, 1982, Radio & Records magazine introduced their "Jazz Radio National Airplay Chart," a weekly 30 position chart of jazz albums:
- WYRS (now WARW) - jazz format 1980-90
- KSAX (now KHVN) - jazz format 1979-85
- WDBS (now WFXC) - free-form format 1971-84
- KTWN (now KQQL) - jazz format 1978-83
- WXFM (now WCFS) - jazz format early '80s
- KJAZ (now KREV) - jazz format 1959-94
- KJZZ (now KXPA) - jazz format 1981-84
Radio & Records had previously been publishing a 10 position "Jazz on AOR" chart and continued to do so. That first Radio National Airplay chart:
Because the chart was based solely on airplay instead of sales, it varied greatly from the jazz albums charts appearing that week in issues of Billboard and CashBox:
Album
| R&R
|
BB
|
CB
|
It's a Fact
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
Old Songs For The New Depression
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Live at The Savoy
|
3
|
18
|
20
|
Straight from the Heart
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
Fathers and Sons
|
5
|
21
|
21
|
Mystical Adventures
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
Dan Siegel
|
7
|
30
|
29
|
Brotherly Love
|
8
|
35
|
-
|
Hollywood
|
9
|
15
|
10
|
Come Morning
|
10
|
3
|
7
|
Ride Like the Wind
|
11
|
46
|
19
|
Rio
|
12
|
11
|
12
|
Dream On
|
13
|
9
|
13
|
Objects of Desire
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
Silk
|
15
|
34
|
22
|
Chariots of Fire
|
16
|
1
|
4
|
Dan Siegel
|
17
|
19
|
27
|
Weather Report
|
18
|
17
|
18
|
Earland's Jam
|
19
|
32
|
24
|
No Problem
|
20
|
27
|
-
|
We Want Miles
|
21
|
10
|
2
|
Nights in Brazil
|
22
|
42
|
-
|
Taurus
|
23
|
-
|
-
|
Telecommunication
|
24
|
12
|
8
|
Breakin' Away
|
25
|
2
|
1
|
Crazy for You
|
26
|
16
|
16
|
George Benson Collection
|
27
|
6
|
5
|
Offramp
|
28
|
-
|
11
|
Griffith Park Collection
|
29
|
41
|
-
|
Free & Easy
|
30
|
-
|
-
|
The chart lasted through the end of 1987. In January 1988, the magazine expanded its jazz charts offerings:
Complete chart information from May 1982 - December 1987 is freely available to peruse and download over at one of our sister websites: albumcharts.wordpress.com/
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