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 2004, 52 charts were published with ten albums at number one. Jamie Cullum's third studio album Twentysomething was both the first and last number-one album of the year, spending the first week and the last six weeks atop the chart.
The most successful album on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart in 2004 was Feels Like Home, the second studio album by Norah Jones, which spent a total of 24 weeks at number one over two spells of nine and 15 weeks. Jones also spent an additional two weeks at number one with her debut album Come Away with Me in October. Jamie Cullum's Twentysomething spent seven weeks at number one, while Katie Melua's debut studio album Call Off the Search and Ray Charles' final studio album Genius Loves Company each held the number-one spot for five weeks in 2004. Call Off the Search finished 2004 as the fifth best-selling album of the year in the UK.
Chart history
+KeyIndicates best-selling jazz/blues album of 2004 Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.4 JanuaryTwentysomethingJamie CullumUCJ11 JanuaryCall Off the Search Katie MeluaDramatico18 January25 January1 February8 February15 FebruaryFeels Like HomeNorah JonesBlue Note22 February29 February7 March14 March21 March28 March4 April11 April18 AprilThe Girl in the Other RoomDiana KrallVerve25 AprilFeels Like HomeNorah JonesBlue Note2 May9 May16 May23 May30 May6 June13 June20 June27 June4 July11 July18 July25 July1 August8 AugustSongbird: The Ultimate CollectionKenny GArista15 August22 AugustThe Number One Swing Album 2004various artistsVirgin/EMI/UCJ29 August5 SeptemberGenius Loves CompanyRay CharlesLiberty12 September19 September26 September3 October10 OctoberCome Away with MeNorah JonesParlophone17 October24 OctoberDon't TalkClare TealColumbia31 October7 November14 NovemberMichael BubléMichael BubléReprise21 NovemberTwentysomethingJamie CullumUCJ28 November5 December12 December19 December26 December
See also 2004 in British music
References
External links Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart at the Official Charts Company