In 1979 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 1979:
| Week Ending | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Touchdown | Bob James |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | ||
| February 17 | ||
| February 24 | ||
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | Carmel | Joe Sample |
| March 24 | Livin’ Inside Your Love | George Benson |
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | ||
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | ||
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | Paradise | Grover Washington, Jr. |
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | Street Life | The Crusaders |
| June 30 | ||
| July 7 | ||
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | ||
| August 18 | ||
| August 25 | ||
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | ||
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | ||
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | ||
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | One on One | Bob James & Earl Klugh |
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 |