Spend two hours remembering some of the most popular jazz records sold in 1985 as listed on the Year-End Jazz Albums chart of Billboard magazine.
Playlist:
Track 1: “The Introduction” by The Steve Morse Band, from the 1984 album The Introduction. Written and produced by Steve Morse.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 15 | 27 |
| Billboard 200 | 101 | 12 |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 50 |
Track 2: “Stay Awake” by Ronnie Laws, from the 1984 compilation album Classic Masters. Written and produced by Ronnie Laws.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 16 | 18 |
| Billboard 200 | 201 | 7 |
| R&B | 33 | 18 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 46 |
Track 3: “Neither One of Us” by David Sanborn from the 1983 album Backstreet. Written by Jim Weatherly, produced by Marcus Miller, Ray Bardani, Michael Colina.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 1 | 70 |
| Billboard 200 | 81 | 33 |
| R&B | 21 | 47 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 43 |
Track 4: “Route 66” by The Manhattan Transfer, from the 1984 album Bop Doo-Wopp. Written by Bobby Troup, produced by Tim Hauser.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 11 | 18 |
| Billboard 200 | 127 | 11 |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 42 |
Track 5: “Morning Dance” by Spyro Gyra, from the 1984 live album Access All Areas. Written by Jay Beckenstein, produced by Jay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 1 | 37 |
| Billboard 200 | 59 | 19 |
| R&B | 41 | 13 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 36 |
Track 6: “Daddy’s Gonna Miss You” by The Yellowjackets from the 1985 album Samurai Samba. Written by Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Ricky Lawson, and Marc Russo, produced by Tommy LiPuma and The Yellowjackets.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 10 | 24 |
| Billboard 200 | 179 | 4 |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 35 |
Track 7: “Fire Fly” by Sadao Watanabe, from the 1984 album Rendezvous. Written by William Eaton, produced by Ralph MacDonald.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 2 | 29 |
| Billboard 200 | – | – |
| R&B | 37 | 13 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 34 |
Track 8: “You Took Advantage of Me” by Linda Ronstadt, from the 1984 album Lush Life. Written by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers, produced by Peter Asher.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 8 | 18 |
| Billboard 200 | 13 | 26 |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 28 |
Track 9: “Move” by The Manhattan Transfer, from the 1985 album Vocalese. Written by Denzil DeCosta Best with lyrics by Jon Hendricks, produced by Tim Hauser.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 2 | 48 |
| Billboard 200 | 74 | 40 |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 26 |
Track 10: “Courtship” by Bob James, from the 1984 album 12. Written and produced by Bob James.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 5 | 29 |
| Billboard 200 | 136 | 20 |
| R&B | 67 | 3 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 24 |
Track 11: “Playera” by Dave Grusin from the 1985 reissue of the album One of a Kind. Written by Enrique Grandos and Carlos Molina, produced by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 6 | 38 |
| Billboard 200 | – | – |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 21 |
Track 12: “Your Secret’s Safe with Me” by Michael Franks, from the 1985 album Skin Dive. Written by Michael Franks, produced by Rob Mounsey.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 6 | 56 |
| Billboard 200 | 137 | 27 |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 20 |
Track 13: “Bossa Baroque” by Dave Grusin, from the 1984 album Night-Lines. Written by Dave Grusin, produced by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 4 | 69 |
| Billboard 200 | – | – |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 19 |
Track 14: “The Look of Love” by Earl Klugh from the 1984 album Nightsongs. Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, produced by Earl Klugh.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 4 | 29 |
| Billboard 200 | 107 | 17 |
| R&B | 42 | 13 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 18 |
Track 15: “Heartbeat” by Spyro Gyra, from the 1985 album Alternating Currents. Written by Jeremy Wall, produced by Jay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 3 | 52 |
| Billboard 200 | 66 | 23 |
| R&B | 41 | 12 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 17 |
Track 16: “Early A.M. Attitude” by Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour, from the 1985 album Harlequin. Written by Dave Grusin, produced by Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 2 | 54 |
| Billboard 200 | 192 | 2 |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 15 |
Track 17: “Your Love is King” by Sade from the 1984 album Diamond Life. Written by Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman, produced by Robin Millar.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 5 | 66 |
| Billboard 200 | 5 | 81 |
| R&B | 3 | 76 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 14 |
Track 18: “One Night (Alone with You)” by Earl Klugh, from the 1985 album Soda Fountain Shuffle. Written and produced by Earl Klugh.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 3 | 4 |
| Billboard 200 | 110 | 17 |
| R&B | 23 | 21 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 13 |
Track 19: “Human Nature” by Miles Davis, from the 1985 album You’re Under Arrest. Written by John Bettis and Steve Porcaro, produced by Miles Davis and Robert Irving III.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 3 | 44 |
| Billboard 200 | 111 | 12 |
| R&B | 63 | 5 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 12 |
Track 20: “Jet Stream” by Grover Washington, Jr., from the 1984 album Inside Moves. Written by Grover Washington, Jr., Art Sorenson, and Richard Lee Steacker, produced by Grover Washington, Jr. and Ralph MacDonald.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 3 | 33 |
| Billboard 200 | 79 | 23 |
| R&B | 21 | 26 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 11 |
Track 21: “Storm” by Rare Silk, from the 1985 album American Eyes. Written by Stanley Turrentine with lyrics by Marylynn Gillaspie, produced by Rare Silk.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 4 | 44 |
| Billboard 200 | – | – |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 10 |
Track 22: “Peace” by George Winston from the 1982 album December. Written by George Winston, produced by William Ackerman and George Winston.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 2 | 183 |
| Billboard 200 | 54 | 135 |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 9 |
Track 23: “After All” by Al Jarreau, from the 1984 album High Crime. Written by Al Jarreau, Jay Graydon, and David Foster, produced by Jay Graydon.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 2 | 53 |
| Billboard 200 | 49 | 35 |
| R&B | 12 | 33 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 7 |
Track 24: “Dancing in the Sun” by George Howard, from the 1985 album Dancing in the Sun. Written by George Howard and Billy Johnson, produced by George Howard.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 1 | 62 |
| Billboard 200 | 169 | 4 |
| R&B | 47 | 25 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 6 |
Track 25: “Please Don’t Walk Away” by George Benson from the 1985 album 20/20. Written by Steve Lukather and James Newton Howard, produced by Russ Titelman.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 3 | 48 |
| Billboard 200 | 45 | 32 |
| R&B | 20 | 34 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 5 |
Track 26: “Hideaway” by David Sanborn, from the 1984 live album Straight to the Heart. Written by David Sanborn, produced by Marcus Miller.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 1 | 74 |
| Billboard 200 | 64 | 32 |
| R&B | 31 | 20 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 4 |
Track 27: “Praise” by Pat Metheny Group, from the 1984 album First Circle. Written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, produced by Pat Metheny.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 2 | 75 |
| Billboard 200 | 91 | 35 |
| R&B | – | – |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 3 |
Track 28: “All the Children” by Stanley Jordan from the 1985 album Magic Touch. Written by Stanley Jordan, produced by Al DiMeola.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 1 | 86 |
| Billboard 200 | 64 | 66 |
| R&B | 31 | 61 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 2 |
Track 29: “When You Wish Upon a Star” by Wynton Marsalis, from the 1984 album Hot House Flowers. Written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington, produced by Steve Epstein.
| Billboard Album Charts: | Peak | Weeks |
| Jazz | 1 | 75 |
| Billboard 200 | 90 | 39 |
| R&B | 53 | 25 |
| 1985 Jazz Year End | 1 |
