List of UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart number ones of 2016

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Gregory Porter's fourth album Take Me to the Alley spent a total of ten weeks atop the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart in 2015, while his third album Liquid Spirit was number one for six weeks. 2016 Gregory Porter - by 2eight - DSC5321.jpg
Gregory Porter's fourth album Take Me to the Alley spent a total of ten weeks atop the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart in 2015, while his third album Liquid Spirit was number one for six weeks.

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 2016, 53 charts were published with 14 albums at number one. The first number-one album of the year was the self-titled debut album by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, which spent the first two weeks of the year atop the chart. [2] The last number-one album of the year was Blue & Lonesome by The Rolling Stones, which spent the last four weeks of the year atop the chart. [3]

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The most successful albums on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart in 2016 were Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and Gregory Porter's fourth album Take Me to the Alley , both of which spent ten weeks at the top spot. [2] [4] Porter spent a further six weeks at number one with Liquid Spirit . [5] The various artists compilation The Jazz Album was number one for five weeks, [6] while three albums – Blues of Desperation by Joe Bonamassa, [7] Keepin' the Horse Between Me and the Ground by Seasick Steve, [8] and Blue & Lonesome [3] – each had four weeks atop the chart. Blue & Lonesome finished 2016 as the 17th best-selling album of the year in the UK. [9]

Chart history

Nathaniel Rateliff spent ten weeks at number one with the first album credited to his band the Night Sweats, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats. High Water Festival (34250053801).jpg
Nathaniel Rateliff spent ten weeks at number one with the first album credited to his band the Night Sweats, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats .
Joe Bonamassa spent five weeks at number one in 2016 - four with Different Shades of Blue, one with Live at the Greek Theatre. Joe Bonamassa - Radio City Music Hall Jan 2014.jpg
Joe Bonamassa spent five weeks at number one in 2016 – four with Different Shades of Blue , one with Live at the Greek Theatre .
Seasick Steve was number one for four weeks with his eighth studio album Keepin' the Horse Between Me and the Ground. Steve.JPG
Seasick Steve was number one for four weeks with his eighth studio album Keepin' the Horse Between Me and the Ground .
The Rolling Stones spent the last four weeks of 2016 atop the UK Jazz & Blues Album Chart with Blue & Lonesome. The Rolling Stones Summerfest in Milwaukee - 2015.jpg
The Rolling Stones spent the last four weeks of 2016 atop the UK Jazz & Blues Album Chart with Blue & Lonesome .
Key
Indicates best-selling jazz/blues album of 2016
Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.
1 January Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Concord [10]
8 January [11]
15 January Frank Amy Winehouse Island [12]
22 January [13]
29 JanuaryNathaniel Rateliff & the Night SweatsNathaniel Rateliff & the Night SweatsConcord [14]
5 February [15]
12 February Man Made Object GoGo Penguin Blue Note [16]
19 FebruaryNathaniel Rateliff & the Night SweatsNathaniel Rateliff & the Night SweatsConcord [17]
26 February [18]
4 March [19]
11 March [20]
18 March [21]
25 March [22]
1 April Blues of Desperation Joe Bonamassa Provogue [23]
8 April [24]
15 April [25]
22 April [26]
29 April Liquid Spirit Gregory Porter Blue Note [27]
6 May [28]
13 May Take Me to the Alley [29]
20 May [30]
27 May I Still Do Eric Clapton Polydor [31]
3 JuneTake Me to the AlleyGregory PorterBlue Note [32]
10 June [33]
17 JuneThe Jazz Albumvarious artists Decca [34]
24 June [35]
1 July [36]
8 July [37]
15 July [38]
22 JulyTake Me to the AlleyGregory PorterBlue Note [39]
29 July [40]
5 August [41]
12 August [42]
19 AugustLiquid Spirit [43]
26 August [44]
2 September [45]
9 September [46]
16 SeptemberTake Me to the Alley [47]
23 September Secular Hymns Madeleine Peyroux Impulse! [48]
30 September Live at the Greek Theatre Joe BonamassaProvogue [49]
7 OctoberWild Joanne Shaw Taylor Axehouse [50]
14 October Keepin' the Horse Between Me and the Ground Seasick Steve Caroline [51]
21 October [52]
28 October [53]
4 November [54]
11 November Day Breaks Norah Jones Capitol [55]
18 November [56]
25 NovemberTake Me to the AlleyGregory PorterBlue Note [57]
2 DecemberDay BreaksNorah JonesCapitol [58]
9 December Blue & Lonesome The Rolling Stones Polydor [59]
16 December [60]
23 December [61]
30 December [62]

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