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 2012, 53 charts were published with 17 albums at number one. The first number-one album of the year was Caro Emerald's debut album Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor, which continued its run atop the chart from the previous year for the first five weeks of 2012. The last number-one album of the year was The Golden Age of Song by Jools Holland, which spent two weeks in December in the top spot.
The most successful album on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart in 2012 was Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor, which spent a total of 13 weeks at number one over four separate spells, the longest of which was six weeks. Joe Bonamassa's tenth studio album Driving Towards the Daylight spent 12 weeks at number one, including the year's longest run of 11 weeks atop the chart. Michael Bublé Sings Totally Blond by Michael Bublé spent eight weeks at number one from October onwards, while At Last: The Best of Etta James was number one for four consecutive weeks. Michael Bublé Sings Totally Blond finished 2012 as the 60th best-selling album of the year in the UK.
Chart history
+KeyIndicates best-selling jazz/blues album of 2012 Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.1 JanuaryDeleted Scenes from the Cutting Room FloorCaro EmeraldDramatico8 January15 January22 January29 January5 FebruaryThe Best of Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongDecca12 FebruaryAt Last: The Best of Etta JamesEtta James19 February26 February4 March11 MarchThe Very Best of Nina SimoneNina SimoneRCA/UCJ18 MarchDeleted Scenes from the Cutting Room FloorCaro EmeraldDramatico25 March1 April8 April15 April22 April29 AprilBlues for the Modern DazeWalter TroutProvogue6 MayDeleted Scenes from the Cutting Room FloorCaro EmeraldDramatico13 MayThe Best of Peter Green's Fleetwood MacFleetwood MacColumbia20 MayDeleted Scenes from the Cutting Room FloorCaro EmeraldDramatico27 MayDriving Towards the DaylightJoe BonamassaProvogue3 JuneThe AbsenceMelody GardotDecca10 JuneDriving Towards the DaylightJoe BonamassaProvogue17 June24 June1 July8 July15 July22 July29 July5 August12 August19 August26 AugustThe Best of Etta JamesEtta JamesSpectrum2 SeptemberNothin but LoveRobert CrayProvogue9 SeptemberGreatest HitsJanis JoplinColumbia16 SeptemberThe Best of Etta JamesEtta JamesSpectrum23 SeptemberAlmost Always NeverJoanne Shaw TaylorRuf30 SeptemberBeacon Theatre: Live from New YorkJoe BonamassaProvogue7 OctoberNothin but LoveRobert CrayProvogue14 OctoberLegacyGary MooreMusic Club Deluxe21 OctoberGlad Rag DollDiana KrallVerve28 OctoberMichael Bublé Sings Totally Blond Michael BubléMetro4 November11 November18 November25 November2 December9 DecemberThe Golden Age of SongJools HollandRhino16 DecemberMichael Bublé Sings Totally Blond Michael BubléMetro23 December30 DecemberThe Golden Age of SongJools HollandRhino
See also 2012 in British music
References
External links Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart at the Official Charts Company