The UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart is a record chart which ranks the best-selling jazz and blues albums in the United Kingdom. Compiled and published by the Official Charts Company, the data is based on each album's weekly physical sales, digital downloads and streams. In 2001, 52 charts were published with 11 albums at number one. The first number-one album of the year was Riding with the King by B. B. King and Eric Clapton, which spent the first four weeks atop the chart at the end of a record 33-week run starting in June 2000. The last number one of the year was The Look of Love, the sixth studio album by Diana Krall, which spent the last six weeks of the year at number one.
The most successful album on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart in 2001 was The Look of Love, which spent a total of 14 weeks at number one over two spells of eight and six weeks between September and December. St Germain's third studio album Tourist was number one for 11 weeks over the course of the year, with its longest run of four weeks taking place in February. Miles Davis topped the chart for nine weeks with his 1959 album Kind of Blue, while Riding with the King by B. B. King and Eric Clapton spent four weeks at the top of the chart. Universal Music TV's compilations The Natural Blues Album and Sunshine spent four and three weeks respectively at the top of the chart.
Chart history
Riding with the King, a collaboration between B. B. King and Eric Clapton, spent the first four weeks of 2001 atop the chart, marking the end of the album's record 33-week run at number one.Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label(s) | Ref. |
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7 January | Riding with the King | B. B. King, Eric Clapton | Reprise | |
14 January | ||||
21 January | ||||
28 January | ||||
4 February | Tourist | St Germain | Blue Note | |
11 February | ||||
18 February | ||||
25 February | ||||
4 March | The Natural Blues Album | various artists | UMTV | |
11 March | ||||
18 March | ||||
25 March | ||||
1 April | Kind of Blue | Miles Davis | Columbia | |
8 April | ||||
15 April | ||||
22 April | ||||
29 April | Double Bill | Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings | Papillon | |
6 May | Kind of Blue | Miles Davis | Columbia | |
13 May | Tourist | St Germain | Blue Note | |
20 May | Kind of Blue | Miles Davis | Columbia | |
27 May | Tourist | St Germain | Blue Note | |
3 June | Driftin' | various artists | Jazz FM | |
10 June | ||||
17 June | Tourist | St Germain | Blue Note | |
24 June | ||||
1 July | Kind of Blue | Miles Davis | Columbia | |
8 July | Sunshine | various artists | UMTV | |
15 July | ||||
22 July | ||||
29 July | Kind of Blue | Miles Davis | Columbia | |
5 August | Tourist | St Germain | Blue Note | |
12 August | ||||
19 August | Kind of Blue | Miles Davis | Columbia | |
26 August | Baduizm | Erykah Badu | MCA | |
2 September | Tourist | St Germain | Blue Note | |
9 September | Breezin' | various artists | Jazz FM | |
16 September | ||||
23 September | The Look of Love | Diana Krall | Verve | |
30 September | ||||
7 October | ||||
14 October | ||||
21 October | ||||
28 October | ||||
4 November | ||||
11 November | ||||
18 November | Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues | Tony Bennett | Columbia | |
25 November | The Look of Love | Diana Krall | Verve | |
2 December | ||||
9 December | ||||
16 December | ||||
23 December | ||||
30 December |
See also
References
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Riding With The King – B.B. King & Eric Clapton". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "The Look Of Love – Diana Krall". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Tourist – St Germain". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Kind Of Blue – Miles Davis". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "The Natural Blues Album – Various Artists". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Sunshine – Various Artists". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 7 January 2001 – 13 January 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 14 January 2001 – 20 January 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 21 January 2001 – 27 January 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 28 January 2001 – 3 February 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 4 February 2001 – 10 February 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 11 February 2001 – 17 February 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 18 February 2001 – 24 February 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 25 February 2001 – 3 March 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 4 March 2001 – 10 March 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 11 March 2001 – 17 March 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 18 March 2001 – 24 March 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 25 March 2001 – 31 March 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 1 April 2001 – 7 April 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 8 April 2001 – 14 April 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 15 April 2001 – 21 April 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 22 April 2001 – 28 April 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 29 April 2001 – 5 May 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 6 May 2001 – 12 May 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 13 May 2001 – 19 May 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 20 May 2001 – 26 May 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 27 May 2001 – 2 June 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 3 June 2001 – 9 June 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 10 June 2001 – 16 June 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 17 June 2001 – 23 June 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 24 June 2001 – 30 June 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 1 July 2001 – 7 July 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 8 July 2001 – 14 July 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 15 July 2001 – 21 July 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 22 July 2001 – 28 July 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 29 July 2001 – 4 August 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 5 August 2001 – 11 August 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 12 August 2001 – 18 August 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 19 August 2001 – 25 August 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 26 August 2001 – 1 September 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 2 September 2001 – 8 September 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 9 September 2001 – 15 September 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 16 September 2001 – 22 September 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 23 September 2001 – 29 September 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 30 September 2001 – 6 October 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 7 October 2001 – 13 October 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 14 October 2001 – 20 October 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 21 October 2001 – 27 October 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 28 October 2001 – 3 November 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 4 November 2001 – 10 November 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 11 November 2001 – 17 November 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 18 November 2001 – 24 November 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 25 November 2001 – 1 December 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 2 December 2001 – 8 December 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 9 December 2001 – 15 December 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 16 December 2001 – 22 December 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 23 December 2001 – 29 December 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 30 December 2001 – 5 January 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
External links
Lists of UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart number ones | |
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List of artists by most number ones | |
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