In 1988, 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 1988:
| Week Ending | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Renaissance | Branford Marsalis |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1 | Wynton Marsalis |
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | ||
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | Diane Reeves | Diane Reeves |
| March 19 | ||
| March 26 | ||
| April 2 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | ||
| April 23 | ||
| April 30 | ||
| May 7 | Simple Pleasures | Bobby McFerrin |
| May 14 | ||
| May 21 | ||
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | ||
| June 11 | ||
| June 18 | ||
| June 25 | ||
| July 2 | ||
| July 9 | Reflections | George Howard |
| July 16 | ||
| July 23 | ||
| July 30 | Close-Up | David Sanborn |
| August 6 | ||
| August 13 | ||
| August 20 | ||
| August 27 | ||
| September 5 | Rites of Summer | Spyro Gyra |
| September 10 | ||
| September 17 | ||
| September 24 | ||
| October 1 | Simple Reflections | Bobby McFerrin |
| October 8 | ||
| October 15 | ||
| October 22 | ||
| October 29 | ||
| November 5 | ||
| November 12 | Silhouette | Kenny G |
| November 19 | ||
| November 26 | ||
| December 3 | ||
| December 10 | ||
| December 17 | ||
| December 24 | ||
| December 31 |
#1 Cash Box Jazz Albums:
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