The UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart is a record chart which ranks the best-selling jazz and blues albums in the United Kingdom. Compiled and published by the Official Charts Company, the data is based on each album's weekly physical sales, digital downloads and streams. In 2017, 52 charts were published with 13 albums at number one. The first number-one album of the year was Blue & Lonesome by The Rolling Stones, which spent 17 weeks atop the chart between January and April, completing a 21-week run beginning in 2016. The last number-one album of the year was Sir Michael Parkinson presents Our Kind of Music: The Great American Songbook, a various artists compilation.

The most successful album on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart in 2017 was Blue & Lonesome, which spent a total of 25 weeks at number one over the course of five spells. Van Morrison spent eight weeks at number one over two spells of five and three weeks, respectively, with the album Roll with the Punches. Sir Michael Parkinson presents Our Kind of Music: The Great American Songbook was number one for four weeks, while Diana Krall and Joe Bonamassa each spent single three-week spells atop the chart with Turn Up the Quiet and Live at Carnegie Hall: An Acoustic Evening, respectively. Blue & Lonesome finished 2017 as the 97th best-selling album of the year in the UK.

Chart history

+KeyIndicates best-selling jazz/blues album of 2017 Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.6 JanuaryBlue & Lonesome The Rolling StonesPolydor13 January20 January27 January3 February10 February17 February24 February3 March10 March17 March24 March31 March7 April14 April21 April28 April5 MayRobert Cray & Hi RhythmRobert Cray, Hi Rhythm SectionMegaforce12 MayTurn Up the QuietDiana KrallVerve19 May26 May2 JuneBlue & Lonesome The Rolling StonesPolydor9 June16 JuneThe Magpie SaluteThe Magpie SaluteEagle23 JuneBlue & Lonesome The Rolling StonesPolydor30 JuneLive at Carnegie Hall: An Acoustic EveningJoe BonamassaProvogue7 July14 July21 JulyBlue & Lonesome The Rolling StonesPolydor28 JulyLay It on DownKenny Wayne ShepherdProvogue4 AugustBlue & Lonesome The Rolling StonesPolydor11 August18 August25 August1 SeptemberArt in the Age of AutomationPortico QuartetGondwana8 SeptemberWe're All in This TogetherWalter TroutProvogue15 SeptemberSouthern BloodGregg AllmanConcord22 SeptemberWe're All in This TogetherWalter TroutProvogue29 SeptemberRoll with the PunchesVan MorrisonExile6 October13 October20 OctoberExile & GraceKing KingManhaton27 OctoberRoll with the PunchesVan MorrisonExile3 November10 November17 November24 November1 DecemberOur Kind of Music: The Great American Songbookvarious artistsUnion Square8 December15 December22 DecemberLiquid SpiritGregory PorterBlue Note29 DecemberOur Kind of Music: The Great American Songbookvarious artistsUnion Square

See also 2017 in British music

References

External links Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart at the Official Charts Company