In 1984, Cash Box magazine published a Jazz Album list weekly. Thirty albums were ranked in each chart. Here’s a chart of the #1 jazz albums for 1984:
| Week Ending | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Backstreet | David Sanborn |
| January 14 | December | George Winston |
| January 21 | ||
| January 28 | Backstreet | David Sanborn |
| February 4 | ||
| February 11 | ||
| February 18 | ||
| February 25 | ||
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | Imagine This | Pieces of a Dream |
| March 24 | ||
| March 31 | Backstreet | David Sanborn |
| April 7 | Wishful Thinking | Earl Klugh |
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | ||
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | Rejoicing | Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins |
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | ||
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | Wishful Thinking | Earl Klugh |
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | ||
| July 7 | ||
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | Access All Areas | Spyro Gyra |
| August 18 | ||
| August 25 | ||
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | ||
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | First Circle | Pat Metheny Group |
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | Inside Moves | Grover Washington, Jr. |
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | ||
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | First Circle | Pat Metheny Group |
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 |
#1 Cash Box Jazz Albums:
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