Spend an hour remembering some of the most popular jazz of 1980 as listed on the Top 40 Jazz Albums charts in the June 21, 1980 issues of Billboard, Cash Box, and Record World magazines.
Playlist:
Track 1: “Never Givin’ Up” by Al Jarreau, from the album This Time. Written by Al Jarreau and Ron Canning, produced by Jay Graydon.
| Jazz Album Charts: | June 21, 1980 |
| Billboard | – |
| Cash Box | 20 |
| Record World | 10 |
Track 2: “Every Generation” by Ronnie Laws, from the album Every Generation. Written and produced by Ronnie Laws.
| Jazz Album Charts: | June 21, 1980 |
| Billboard | 17 |
| Cash Box | 10 |
| Record World | 14 |
Track 3: “Back Together Again” by Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway from the album Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway. Written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, produced by Roberta Flack and Eric Mercury.
| Jazz Album Charts: | June 21, 1980 |
| Billboard | 10 |
| Cash Box | – |
| Record World | – |
Track 4: “All Hell Broke Loose” by Stanley Clarke, from the album Rocks, Pebbles and Sand. Written and produced by Stanley Clarke.
| Jazz Album Charts: | June 21, 1980 |
| Billboard | 16 |
| Cash Box | 15 |
| Record World | 6 |
Track 5: “Spellbound” by Earl Klugh, from the album Dream Come True. Written and produced by Earl Klugh.
| Jazz Album Charts: | June 21, 1980 |
| Billboard | 8 |
| Cash Box | 5 |
| Record World | 12 |
Track 6: “Baseball” by Michael Franks from the album One Bad Habit. Written by Michael Franks, produced by Tommy LiPuma and Andre Fischer.
| Jazz Album Charts: | June 21, 1980 |
| Billboard | 7 |
| Cash Box | 4 |
| Record World | 8 |
Track 7: “Brazilian Sugar” by George Duke, from the album A Brazilian Love Affair. Written and produced by George Duke.
| Jazz Album Charts: | June 21, 1980 |
| Billboard | 6 |
| Cash Box | 9 |
| Record World | 4 |
Track 8: “Carly’s Song” by David Sanborn, from the album Hideaway. Written by David Sanborn, produced by Michael Colina.
| Jazz Album Charts: | June 21, 1980 |
| Billboard | 4 |
| Cash Box | 7 |
| Record World | 3 |
Track 9: “Stars in Your Eyes” by Herbie Hancock, from the album Monster. Written by Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock, Lisa Capuano and Ray Parker, Jr., produced by David Rubinson & Friends.
| Jazz Album Charts: | June 21, 1980 |
| Billboard | 3 |
| Cash Box | 6 |
| Record World | 5 |
Track 10: “Snake Eyes” by Grover Washington, Jr., from the album Skylarkin’. Written and produced by Grover Washington, Jr.
| Jazz Album Charts: | June 21, 1980 |
| Billboard | 5 |
| Cash Box | 2 |
| Record World | 1 |
Track 11: “Catching the Sun” by Spyro Gyra from the album Catching the Sun. Written by Jay Beckenstein, produced by Jay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra.
| Jazz Album Charts: | June 21, 1980 |
| Billboard | 1 |
| Cash Box | 1 |
| Record World | 2 |
