| Week | Billboard | Cash Box | Radio & Records |
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| Jan 8 | Two of a Kind Bob James & Earl Klugh |
Two of a Kind Bob James & Earl Klugh |
Two of a Kind Bob James & Earl Klugh |
| Jan 15 | The Best is Yet to Come Grover Washington, Jr. |
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| Feb 12 | The Best is Yet to Come Grover Washington, Jr. |
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| Mar 19 | Dave Grusin and the NY-LA Dream Band | ||
| Mar 26 | Asphalt Gardens George Howard |
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| Apr 9 | The Hunter Joe Sample |
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| Apr 16 | Procession Weather Report |
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| Apr 23 | |||
| Apr 30 | Jarreau Al Jarreau |
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| May 7 | |||
| May 14 | Jarreau Al Jarreau |
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| May 21 | Low Ride Earl Klugh |
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| May 28 | Low Ride Earl Klugh |
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| June 18 | |||
| June 25 | Jarreau Al Jarreau |
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| July 2 | In Your Eyes George Benson |
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| July 9 | |||
| July 16 | |||
| July 23 | Les Fleurs Ramsey Lewis |
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| July 30 | |||
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| Aug 13 | City Kids Spyro Gyra |
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| Sept 10 | |||
| Sept 17 | In Your Eyes George Benson |
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| Sept 24 | |||
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| Oct 8 | |||
| Oct 15 | Individual Choice Jean-Lun Ponty |
Foxie Bob James |
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| Oct 22 | |||
| Oct 29 | Foxie Bob James |
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| Nov 5 | |||
| Nov 12 | |||
| Nov 19 | Individual Choice Jean-Luc Ponty |
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| Nov 26 | Soft Shoulder Generation Band |
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| Dec 3 | |||
| Dec 10 | Backstreet David Sanborn |
Backstreet David Sanborn |
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| Week | Billboard | Cash Box | Radio & Records |
