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| Jan 1 | Breezin’ George Benson |
Breezin’ George Benson |
Breezin’ George Benson |
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| Jan 22 | A Secret Place Grover Washington, Jr. |
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| Jan 29 | A Secret Place Grover Washington, Jr. |
A Secret Place Grover Washington, Jr. |
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| Feb 19 | In Flight George Benson |
In Flight George Benson |
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| Feb 26 | In Flight George Benson |
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| Apr 16 | Heavy Weather Weather Report |
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| Apr 23 | In Flight George Benson |
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| Apr 30 | Heavy Weather Weather Report |
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| May 21 | Heavy Weather Weather Report |
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| May 28 | Heavy Weather Weather Report |
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| June 11 | Conquistador Maynard Ferguson |
Friends and Strangers Ronnie Laws |
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| June 18 | Heavy Weather Weather Report |
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| June 25 | In Flight George Benson |
Free as the Wind The Crusaders |
Free as the Wind The Crusaders |
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| July 9 | Free as the Wind The Crusaders |
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| July 23 | Lifestyle (Living and Loving) John Klemmer |
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| July 30 | Free as the Wind The Crusaders |
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| Sept 10 | Lifeline Roy Ayers Ubiquity |
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| Oct 8 | Nightwings Stanley Turrentine |
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| Oct 22 | Nightwings Stanley Turrentine |
Engimatic Ocean Jean-Luc Ponty |
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| Oct 29 | Engimatic Ocean Jean-Luc Ponty |
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| Nov 5 | |||
| Nov 12 | Reach for It George Duke |
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| Nov 26 | Enigmatic Ocean Jean-Luc Ponty |
Feels So Good Chuck Mangione |
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| Dec 3 | Reach for It George Duke |
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| Dec 10 | Feels So Good Chuck Mangione |
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| Dec 17 | Heads Bob James |
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| Week | Billboard | Cash Box | Record World |