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 2009, 52 charts were published with 12 albums at number one. The first number-one album of the year was Seasick Steve's major label debut I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left, which spent the first 11 weeks of the year atop the chart to complete a 24-week run starting the year before. The last number-one album of the year was Michael Bublé's fifth studio album Call Me Irresponsible.
The most successful album on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart in 2009 was I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left, which spent a total of 13 weeks at number one. Seasick Steve's follow-up release, Man from Another Time, spent three weeks at the top of the chart. Kind of Blue by Miles Davis returned to the number one spot for the first time since 2001, spending a total of eight consecutive weeks atop the chart. My One and Only Thrill by Melody Gardot and Bare Bones Madeleine Peyroux each spent five weeks at number one during 2009. I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left finished 2009 as the 92nd best-selling album of the year in the UK.
Chart history
+KeyIndicates best-selling jazz/blues album of 2009 Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.4 JanuaryI Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left Seasick SteveWarner Bros.11 January18 January25 January1 February8 February15 February22 February1 March8 March15 March22 MarchMy One and Only ThrillMelody GardotUCJ29 March5 April12 AprilI Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left Seasick SteveWarner Bros.19 AprilBare BonesMadeleine PeyrouxDecca/Rounder26 April3 May10 May17 May24 MayMy One and Only ThrillMelody GardotUCJ31 May7 JuneQuiet NightsDiana KrallVerve14 June21 JuneUltimate Bluesvarious artistsDecca28 June5 July12 July19 July26 JulyBoaters, Bowlers & Bowties: The Best of Barber, Ball & BilkChris Barber, Kenny Ball, Acker BilkDecca2 August9 August16 AugustKind of BlueMiles DavisColumbia23 August30 August6 September13 September20 September27 September4 October11 OctoberIt's TimeMichael BubléReprise18 OctoberI Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left Seasick SteveWarner Bros.25 OctoberMan from Another TimeAtlantic1 November8 November15 NovemberThe PursuitJamie CullumDecca22 NovemberThe FallNorah JonesBlue Note29 November6 DecemberThe PursuitJamie CullumDecca13 DecemberThe FallNorah JonesBlue Note20 DecemberCall Me IrresponsibleMichael BubléReprise27 December
See also 2009 in British music
References
External links Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart at the Official Charts Company