List of UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart number ones of 1994

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Eric Clapton's From the Cradle was the longest-running UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart number one of 1994, spending seven weeks atop the chart.

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.[1] In 1994, 29 charts were published with 11 albums at number one. The first number-one album of the year was Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters by Paul Rodgers, which spent the first two weeks of 1994 atop the chart.[2] The last number-one of the year was the Louis Armstrong compilation We Have All the Time in the World, which was number one for ten straight weeks.[3]

The most successful album on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart in 1994 was Eric Clapton's 12th solo studio album From the Cradle, which spent a total of seven weeks at number one, including the longest consecutive run of the year of five weeks between 18 September and 22 October 1994.[4] The Telstar various artists compilation Jazz Moods spent four weeks at number one during May,[5] while Breathless by Kenny G, She by Harry Connick Jr. and We Have All the Time in the World by Armstrong were each number one for three weeks at various points during 1994.[6][7][3] From the Cradle finished 1994 as the 88th best-selling album of the year in the UK.[8]

Chart history[edit]

Kenny G's sixth album Breathless topped the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart in February 1994 and remained number one for three consecutive weeks.
Harry Connick Jr. was also number one for three weeks in 1994 with his sixth vocal and tenth overall album, She.
Louis Armstrong's We Have All the Time in the World was number one for the last three weeks of 1994 and the first seven weeks of 1995.
Key
† Indicates best-selling jazz/blues album of 1994
Issue date Album Artist(s) Record label(s) Ref.
30 January Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters Paul Rodgers London [9]
6 February [10]
13 February Breathless Kenny G Arista [11]
20 February [12]
27 February [13]
6 March Talking Timbuktu Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder World Circuit [14]
8 May Jazz Moods various artists Telstar [15]
15 May [16]
22 May [17]
29 May [18]
21 August She Harry Connick Jr. Columbia [19]
28 August [20]
4 September [21]
11 September Officium Jan Garbarek, Hilliard Ensemble ECM [22]
18 September From the Cradle † Eric Clapton Duck [23]
25 September [24]
2 October [25]
9 October [26]
16 October [27]
23 October The Lady Sings the Blues various artists Pure [28]
30 October [29]
6 November From the Cradle † Eric Clapton Duck [30]
13 November [31]
20 November Ballads & Blues 1982–1994 Gary Moore Virgin [32]
27 November [33]
4 December Essential Ella Ella Fitzgerald Verve [34]
11 December We Have All the Time in the World Louis Armstrong EMI [35]
18 December [36]
25 December [37]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Muddy Waters Tribute Double – Paul Rodgers". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "We Have All The Time In The World – Louis Armstrong". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "From The Cradle – Eric Clapton". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Jazz Moods – Various Artists". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Breathless – Kenny G". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ "She – Harry Connick Jr". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Top UK Albums – Year-End 1994". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 30 January 1994 – 5 February 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 6 February 1994 – 12 February 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 13 February 1994 – 19 February 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 20 February 1994 – 26 February 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 27 February 1994 – 5 March 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 6 March 1994 – 12 March 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 8 May 1994 – 14 May 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 15 May 1994 – 21 May 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 22 May 1994 – 28 May 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 29 May 1994 – 4 June 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 21 August 1994 – 27 August 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 28 August 1994 – 3 September 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 4 September 1994 – 10 September 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 11 September 1994 – 17 September 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 18 September 1994 – 24 September 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 25 September 1994 – 1 October 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 2 October 1994 – 8 October 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  26. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 9 October 1994 – 15 October 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  27. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 16 October 1994 – 22 October 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  28. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 23 October 1994 – 29 October 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  29. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 30 October 1994 – 5 November 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  30. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 6 November 1994 – 12 November 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  31. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 13 November 1994 – 19 November 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  32. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 20 November 1994 – 26 November 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  33. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 27 November 1994 – 3 December 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  34. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 4 December 1994 – 10 December 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  35. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 11 December 1994 – 17 December 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  36. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 18 December 1994 – 24 December 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  37. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart: 25 December 1994 – 31 December 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

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