| Wk | Billboard | Billboard Contemporary |
Cash Box Traditional* |
Cash Box Contemporary* |
Radio & Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 | Talkin’ ‘Bout You Diane Schuur |
Silhouette Kenny G |
(no chart) | Silhouette Kenny G |
Festival Lee Ritenour |
| Jan 14 | Michel Camilo | ||||
| Jan 21 | Heart’s Horizon Al Jarreau |
Foreign Affair Bireli Lagrene |
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| Jan 28 | Michel Camilo | ||||
| Feb 4 | “Bird” Motion Picture Soundtrack | Elis Sadao Watanabe |
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| Feb 11 | |||||
| Feb 18 | |||||
| Feb 25 | Talkin’ ‘Bout You Diane Schuur |
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| Mar 4 | Michel Camilo | Heart’s Horizon Al Jarreau |
N.Y.C. Steps Ahead |
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| Mar 11 | |||||
| Mar 18 | |||||
| Mar 25 | Michel Camilo | ||||
| Apr 1 | |||||
| Apr 8 | Ivory Dreams Bobby Lyle |
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| Apr 15 | |||||
| Apr 22 | Real Life Story Terri Lyne Carrington |
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| Apr 29 | Chick Corea Akoustic Band | Spellbound Joe Sample |
Spellbound Joe Sample |
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| May 6 | Chick Corea Akoustic Band | ||||
| May 13 | The Truth is Spoken Here Marcus Roberts |
Spellbound Joe Sample |
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| May 20 | |||||
| May 27 | Real Life Story Terri Lyne Carrington |
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| June 3 | The Truth is Spoken Here Marcus Roberts |
On Solid Ground Larry Carlton |
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| June 10 | Chick Corea Akoustic Band | East Hiroshima |
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| June 17 | Chick Corea Akoustic Band | ||||
| June 24 | Times are Changing Freddie Hubbard |
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| July 1 | |||||
| July 8 | Tourist in Paradise The Rippingtons |
So Far So Close Eliane Elias |
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| July 15 | |||||
| July 22 | |||||
| July 29 | Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film “Let’s Get Lost” | Letter from Home Pat Metheny Group |
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| Aug 5 | In a Sentimental Mood Dr. John |
Amandla Miles Davis |
Letter from Home Pat Metheny Group |
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| Aug 12 | |||||
| Aug 19 | Letter from Home Pat Metheny Group |
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| Aug 26 | In a Sentimental Mood Dr. John |
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| Sept 2 | Tenderly George Benson |
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| Sept 9 | Tenderly George Benson |
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| Sept 16 | |||||
| Sept 23 | “When Harry Met Sally” Soundtrack Harry Connick, Jr. |
La Place Stanley Turrentine |
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| Sept 30 | |||||
| Oct 7 | |||||
| Oct 14 | The Spin Yellowjackets |
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| Oct 21 | Color Rick Margitza |
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| Oct 28 | |||||
| Nov 4 | |||||
| Nov 11 | “When Harry Met Sally” Soundtrack Harry Connick, Jr. |
At Last Lou Rawls |
At Last Lou Rawls |
On Fire Michel Camilo |
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| Nov 18 | |||||
| Nov 25 | Migration Dave Grusin |
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| Dec 2 | |||||
| Dec 9 | Waiting for Spring David Benoit |
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| Dec 16 | Waiting for Spring David Benoit |
Music Michel Petrucciani |
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| Dec 23 | Time Out of Mind Grover Washington, Jr. |
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| Dec 30 | |||||
| Wk | Billboard | Billboard Contemporary |
Cash Box Traditional* |
Cash Box Contemporary* |
Radio & Records |
*In 1989, Cash Box magazine published jazz album “micro charts” weekly. In February, the publication divided the chart into “Contemporary” and “Traditional” charts, appearing on alternating weeks.
