JAZZ LPS

Top Albums Released on the Elektra/Musician label, 1982-84

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Here’s a list of all 34 albums released on the Elektra/Musician label that reached the Billboard magazine Jazz LPs chart. Albums have been ranked using a formula that takes into account chart peak positions, weeks on chart, and number of weeks at the peak position. Presented below in countdown order, including album’s chart peak and total number of weeks on the chart.

Rank Artist Album Peak Weeks
34 Bill Evans Living in the Crest of a Wave 42 4
33 Woody Shaw Master of the Art 42 4
32 McCoy Tyner Dimensions 43 4
31 Billy Cobham’s Glass Menagerie Smokin’ 41 4
30 Various Artists The Musicians Guide, Vol. 1 41 4

Rank Artist Album Peak Weeks
29 Sphere Four in One 41 5
28 Bobby McFerrin Bobby McFerrin 41 6
27 Bill Evans The Paris Concert, Edition Two 37 6
26 David Sancious The Bridge 36 8
25 Eric Gale Island Breeze 35 8

Rank Artist Album Peak Weeks
24 John McLaughlin My Goal’s Beyond 34 6
23 Material Memory Serves 32 7
22 Various Artists The Griffith Park Collection 35 12
21 Kevin Eubanks Guitarist 32 10
20 Jimmy Smith Keep On Comin’ 35 13

Rank Artist Album Peak Weeks
19 Various Artists Echoes of an Era 2 29 10
18 Bobby McFerrin The Voice 24 10
17 Various Artists In Performance at The Playboy Jazz Festival 35 14
16 Chico Freeman Tradition in Transition 31 12
15 Charlie Parker One Night in Washington 28 10

Rank Artist Album Peak Weeks
14 Billy Cobham’s Glass Menagerie Observations & 23 13
13 Bill Evans The Paris Concert, Edition One 19 12
12 Freddie Hubbard Ride Like the Wind 24 18
11 Eric Gale Blue Horizon 20 16
10 Dexter Gordon American Classic 19 15

Rank Artist Album Peak Weeks
9 Steps Ahead Steps Ahead 24 26
8 Chick Corea Again and Again 15 20
7 Sadao Watanabe Fill Up the Night 19 27
6 Steve Morse Band The Introduction 15 27
5 John Klemmer Finesse 10 24

Rank Artist Album Peak Weeks
4 Lee Ritenour On the Line 12 30
3 Lee Ritenour Rio 11 33
2 Steps Ahead Modern Times 11 39
1 Jimmy Smith Off the Top 5 43

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