In 1978 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 1978:
| Week Ending | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Heads | Bob James |
| January 14 | ||
| January 21 | Reach for It | George Duke |
| January 28 | ||
| February 4 | Live at The Bijou | Grover Washington, Jr. |
| February 11 | ||
| February 18 | Weekend in L.A. | George Benson |
| February 25 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 11 | ||
| March 18 | ||
| March 25 | ||
| April 1 | ||
| April 8 | ||
| April 15 | ||
| April 22 | ||
| April 29 | ||
| May 6 | ||
| May 13 | Feels So Good | Chuck Mangione |
| May 20 | ||
| May 27 | Weekend in L.A. | George Benson |
| June 3 | Feels So Good | Chuck Mangione |
| June 10 | ||
| June 17 | ||
| June 24 | ||
| July 1 | ||
| July 8 | ||
| July 15 | ||
| July 22 | Sounds…and Stuff Like That!! | Quincy Jones |
| July 29 | ||
| August 5 | ||
| August 12 | ||
| August 19 | ||
| August 26 | ||
| September 2 | Images | The Crusaders |
| September 9 | ||
| September 16 | ||
| September 23 | ||
| September 30 | ||
| October 7 | ||
| October 14 | Children of Sanchez | Chuck Mangione |
| October 21 | ||
| October 28 | ||
| November 4 | ||
| November 11 | Reed Seed | Grover Washington, Jr. |
| November 18 | ||
| November 25 | ||
| December 2 | ||
| December 9 | ||
| December 16 | ||
| December 23 | ||
| December 30 | Touchdown | Bob James |