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. [1] In 2013, 52 charts were published with seven albums at number one. The first number-one album of the year was The Golden Age of Song by Jools Holland, which spent the first 12 weeks of the year at the top of the chart. [2] The last number-one album of the year was Caro Emerald's second album The Shocking Miss Emerald , which spent eight consecutive weeks from November until the end of the year at number one. [3]
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The most successful album on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart in 2013 was The Shocking Miss Emerald, which spent a total of 32 weeks at number one over three separate spells of 18, six and eight weeks. [3] Emerald also spent three weeks atop the chart with her debut album, Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor . [4] Seasick Steve spent two weeks atop the chart in 2013, one each for Hubcap Music and Walkin' Man: The Best of Seasick Steve. [5] [6] The Golden Age of Song was the second most successful album on the chart during 2013, topping the chart for a total of 13 weeks. [2] The Shocking Miss Emerald finished 2013 as the 46th best-selling album of the year in the UK. [7]
