In the December 14, 1978 edition of Rolling Stone magazine (issue 280), the magazine began publishing its own album chart “based on a continuous, nationwide phone survey of record sales in contemporary rock-oriented stores.” Here’s a look at the 28 albums that charted both on the Rolling Stone album chart and the Billboard Jazz album chart in 1979. Peak chart numbers are provided for those charts. An interesting study in crossover sales.
| Album | RS | BB Jazz |
|---|---|---|
| Livin’ Inside Your Love George Benson |
5 | 1 |
| Rise Herb Alpert |
9 | 1 |
| Mingus Joni Mitchell |
13 | 3 |
| Street Life The Crusaders |
20 | 1 |
| Touchdown Bob James |
24 | 1 |
| Morning Dance Spyro Gyra |
24 | 2 |
| Mr. Gone Weather Report |
26 | 1 |
| Carmel Joe Sample |
26 | 1 |
| Children of Sanchez Chuck Mangione |
27 | 1 |
| One on One Bob James & Earl Klugh |
28 | 1 |
| Angel of the Night Angela Bofill |
34 | 2 |
| Paradise Grover Washington, Jr. |
36 | 2 |
| Heart String Earl Klugh |
36 | 2 |
| Flame Ronnie Laws |
40 | 1 |
| New Chautauqua Pat Metheny |
42 | 3 |
| Tiger in the Rain Michael Franks |
43 | 6 |
| A Taste for Passion Jean-Luc Ponty |
44 | 4 |
| Lucky Seven Bob James |
45 | 3 |
| Reed Seed Grover Washington, Jr. |
52 | 1 |
| Feets Don’t Fail Me Now Herbie Hancock |
53 | 2 |
| An Evening of Magic Chuck Mangione |
53 | 5 |
| I Wanna Play for You Stanley Clarke |
55 | 5 |
| Follow the Rainbow George Duke |
59 | 3 |
| 8:30 Weather Report |
60 | 3 |
| All Fly Home Al Jarreau |
62 | 2 |
| Angie Angela Bofill |
65 | 5 |
| Live Jean-Luc Ponty |
71 | 8 |
| An Evening With Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea |
88 | 8 |
