In 1977 issue, Cash Box magazine published a Jazz Album list weekly. Forty albums were ranked in each chart. Here’s a chart of the #1 jazz albums for 1977:
| Week Ending | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Breezin’ | George Benson |
| January 8 | ||
| January 15 | ||
| January 22 | ||
| January 29 | A Secret Place | Grover Washington, Jr. |
| February 5 | ||
| February 12 | ||
| February 19 | In Flight | George Benson |
| February 26 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | ||
| March 19 | ||
| March 26 | ||
| April 2 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | Heavy Weather | Weather Report |
| April 23 | In Flight | George Benson |
| April 30 | Heavy Weather | Weather Report |
| May 7 | ||
| May 14 | ||
| May 21 | ||
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | ||
| June 11 | Friends and Strangers | Ronnie Laws |
| June 18 | Heavy Weather | Weather Report |
| June 25 | Free as the Wind | The Crusaders |
| July 2 | ||
| July 9 | ||
| July 16 | ||
| July 23 | ||
| July 30 | ||
| August 6 | ||
| August 13 | ||
| August 20 | ||
| August 27 | ||
| September 3 | ||
| September 10 | ||
| September 17 | ||
| September 24 | ||
| October 1 | ||
| October 8 | ||
| October 15 | ||
| October 22 | ||
| October 29 | Enigmatic Ocean | Jean-Luc Ponty |
| November 5 | ||
| November 12 | ||
| November 19 | ||
| November 26 | Feels So Good | Chuck Mangione |
| December 3 | Reach for It | George Duke |
| December 10 | ||
| December 17 | Heads | Bob James |
| December 24 | ||
| December 31 |