| Week | Billboard* | Billboard Contemporary* |
Cash Box | Radio & Records |
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| Jan 3 | Tutu Miles Davis |
Tutu Miles Davis |
Lady from Brazil Tania Maria |
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| Jan 10 | Standards, Vol. 1 Stanley Jordan |
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| Jan 31 | A Nice Place to Be George Howard |
The Other Side of Round Midnight Dexter Gordon |
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| Feb 7 | A Nice Place to Be George Howard |
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| Feb 21 | Last Nite Larry Carlton |
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| Feb 28 | The Other Side of Round Midnight Dexter Gordon |
Standards, Vol. 1 Stanley Jordan |
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| Mar 7 | A Change of Heart David Sanborn |
Heads Up David Newman |
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| Mar 14 | Last Nite Larry Carlton |
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| Mar 21 | Heads Up David Newman |
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| Mar 28 | Najee’s Theme Najee |
Najee’s Theme Najee |
Manhattan Burn Paquito D’Rivera |
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| Apr 11 | A Change of Heart David Sanborn |
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| Apr 25 | Najee’s Theme Najee |
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| May 2 | Whiz Kids Gary Burton Quintet |
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| May 16 | Civilization Tony Williams |
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| June 6 | Michael Brecker | |||
| June 13 | Duotones Kenny G |
To Bird, With Love Eddie Daniels |
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| June 20 | Michael Brecker | Duotones Kenny G |
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| July 25 | Four Corners Yellowjackets |
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| Aug 1 | Collaboration George Benson & Earl Klugh |
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| Aug 8 | Still Life (Talking) Pat Metheny Group |
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| Aug 15 | Collaboration George Benson & Earl Klugh |
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| Aug 29 | ||||
| Sept 5 | Collaboration George Benson & Earl Klugh |
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| Sept 12 | Still Life (Talking) Pat Metheny Group |
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| Sept 19 | ||||
| Sept 26 | Illusions Elaine Elias |
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| Oct 10 | Discovery Larry Carlton |
Collaboration George Benson & Earl Klugh |
Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1 Wynton Marsalis |
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| Oct 17 | Still Life (Talking) Pat Metheny Group |
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| Oct 24 | Collaboration George Benson & Earl Klugh |
Diane Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra | ||
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| Nov 7 | Diane Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra | Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1 Wynton Marsalis |
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| Nov 21 | Stories Without Words Spyro Gyra |
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| Nov 28 | Collaboration George Benson & Earl Klugh |
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| Dec 5 | Go Hiroshima |
Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1 Wynton Marsalis |
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| Dec 12 | The Village Henry Butler |
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| Dec 19 | Crystal Ahmad Jamal |
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| Dec 26 | Renaissance Brandford Marsalis |
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| Week | Billboard | Billboard Contemporary |
Cash Box | Radio & Records |
*Starting with the February 28, 1987 issue, Billboard switched from having one “Top Jazz Albums” chart with forty chart positions to having two jazz albums charts: 1) the existing “Top Jazz Albums” chart was reduced to 15 chart positions, and 2) a new “Top Contemporary Jazz Albums” chart premiered with 25 positions.