| TW | LW | 2W | Artist | TW | LW | Move | Add | Rpts | Peak | Wks |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | RUSSELL GUNN Mood Swings (HighNote — HCD 7107) | 626 | 595 | +31 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | JOHN HICKS Fatha’s Day (HighNote — HCD 7110) | 493 | 507 | -14 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | JAMES CARTER Gardenias For Lady Day (Columbia — 89032) | 480 | 464 | +16 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | HORACE SILVER Rockin’ With Rachmaninoff (Bop City — DHS 1640) | 473 | 454 | +19 | 3 | 72 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | ABBEY LINCOLN It’s Me (Verve Music Group — B0001268-02) | 453 | 451 | +2 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | 15 | ERNESTINE ANDERSON Love Makes The Changes (HighNote — HCD 7118) | 430 | 401 | +29 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | JIMMY COBB’S MOB Cobb’s Groove (Milestone — MCD-9334-2) | 430 | 477 | -47 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | 8 | 12 | THE GREAT JAZZ TRIO Autumn Leaves (441 Records — 14) | 407 | 412 | -5 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | 13 | 16 | THE BILL CUNLIFFE SEXTET How My Heart Sings (Torii Records — 000227) | 384 | 355 | +29 | 6 | 57 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | HOUSTON PERSON Social Call (HighNote — HCD 7115) | 383 | 449 | -66 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | 9 | 5 | CASSANDRA WILSON Glamoured (Blue Note — 7243 5 81860 2 4) | 353 | 411 | -58 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 13 |
| 12 | 11 | 6 | RED HOLLOWAY Coast To Coast (Milestone — MCD-9335-2) | 340 | 383 | -43 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 14 | HENRY JOHNSON Organic (A440 Music Group — 4028) | 339 | 345 | -6 | 0 | 53 | 13 | 8 |
| 14 | 15 | 17 | RODNEY JONES Soul Manifesto Live! (Savant — 2054) | 333 | 323 | +10 | 0 | 51 | 14 | 7 |
| 15 | 12 | 8 | JACKIE RYAN This Heart Of Mine (Open Art — 728) | 331 | 357 | -26 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 12 |
| 16 | 15 | 18 | CARMEN LUNDY Something To Believe In (Justin Time — 198-2) | 307 | 323 | -16 | 0 | 53 | 13 | 9 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | BABATUNDE LEA Level Of Intent (Motema — 47) | 304 | 304 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 17 | 8 |
| 18 | 19 | 22 | LENORA ZENZALAI HELM Voice Paintings (Midlantic — 207) | 299 | 297 | +2 | 0 | 51 | 18 | 7 |
| 19 | 17 | 10 | JEREMY PELT Close To My Heart (MAXJAZZ — MXJ 403) | 265 | 313 | -48 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 12 |
| 20 | 20 | 13 | PAT MARTINO Think Tank (Blue Note — 7243 5 42722 2 6) | 257 | 282 | -25 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 12 |
| 21 | 25 | 29 | RANDY SANDKE Cliffhanger (Nagel Heyer — 2037) | 254 | 227 | +27 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 5 |
| 22 | 21 | 23 | EZRA WEISS The 5 AM Strut (UMOJA — 0031) | 251 | 258 | -7 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 10 |
| 23 | 24 | 26 | JOHN McLAUGHLIN Thieves and Poets (Verve Music Group — B0001137-02) | 236 | 231 | +5 | 1 | 40 | 23 | 8 |
| 24 | 35 | 50 | ROB McCONNELL TENTET Music Of The Twenties (Justin Time — 196-2) | 230 | 168 | +62 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 3 |
| 25 | 22 | 24 | NNENNA FREELON Live (Concord Jazz — 2184) | 229 | 238 | -9 | 0 | 38 | 20 | 8 |
| 26 | 26 | 28 | GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH & THE JAZZ PERPETUATORS Come Out Swingin’ (Wind Tunnel — WT-361377) | 228 | 220 | +8 | 1 | 33 | 26 | 8 |
| 27 | 23 | 21 | GEOFFREY KEEZER Falling Up (MAXJAZZ — MXJ 207) | 218 | 237 | -19 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 11 |
| 28 | 28 | 36 | MARK KLEINHAUT TRIO W/ BOBBY WATSON A Balance Of Light (Invisible Music — 2031) | 213 | 213 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 28 | 3 |
| 29 | 29 | 31 | BRUCE FORMAN Bootleg Vol I Dedication (Blujazz — 5008) | 204 | 209 | -5 | 1 | 40 | 29 | 7 |
| 30 | 30 | 25 | DANNY CARON WITH CHARLES BROWN Good Hands (Danny Caron Records) | 191 | 196 | -5 | 1 | 37 | 25 | 9 |
| 31 | 27 | 19 | RON BLAKE Lest We Forget (Mack Avenue — 1012) | 188 | 214 | -26 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 16 |
| 32 | 31 | 29 | BRANFORD MARSALIS Romare Bearden Revealed (Marsalis Music/ Rounder Records — 613306) | 181 | 195 | -14 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 16 |
| 33 | 49 | — | TOM HARRELL Wise Children (Bluebird — 82876-53016-2) | 176 | 121 | +55 | 10 | 46 | 33 | 2 |
| 34 | 38 | — | ISSI ROZEN Dark Beauty (New Step Music — 03101) | 174 | 150 | +24 | 2 | 30 | 34 | 2 |
| 35 | — | — | YORON ISRAEL AND ORGANIC Basic Traneing (Ronja Music — YI3070) | 162 | 82 | +80 | 13 | 49 | 35 | 1 |
| 36 | — | — | JOEL FRAHM / BRAD MEHLDAU Don’t Explain (Palmetto — PM 2096) | 160 | 80 | +80 | 11 | 49 | 36 | 1 |
| 37 | 34 | 33 | DIANNE REEVES A Little Moonlight (Blue Note — 7243 5 80252 2) | 159 | 169 | -10 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 20 |
| 38 | 36 | — | GEORGE CABLES Looking For the Light (Muse FX — 22701 00023) | 154 | 164 | -10 | 2 | 33 | 36 | 2 |
| 39 | 33 | 34 | JIM PAYNE Sensei (Savant — 2053) | 153 | 171 | -18 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 5 |
| 40 | 42 | — | MALACHI THOMPSON & AFRICAN BRASS Blue Jazz (Delmark — 548) | 145 | 139 | +6 | 5 | 29 | 40 | 2 |
| 41 | 32 | 32 | ADAM RAFFERTY TRIO Three Souls (CAP — 974) | 139 | 174 | -35 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 8 |
| 42 | — | — | MIKE STERN These Times (ESC Records — ESC 4911) | 133 | 79 | +54 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 1 |
| 43 | 46 | — | JAY D’AMICO TRIO Envisage (CAP — 970) | 131 | 123 | +8 | 2 | 28 | 43 | 2 |
| 44 | 37 | 27 | IAN SHAW World Still Turning (441 Records — 20) | 130 | 159 | -29 | 1 | 31 | 27 | 9 |
| 45 | 40 | 40 | CURTIS STIGERS You Inspire Me (Concord — 2185) | 129 | 145 | -16 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| 46 | 39 | 35 | GEORGE COLLIGAN Mad Science (Sunny Sky — 723) | 127 | 146 | -19 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 6 |
| 47 | — | — | DAN CRAY TRIO No One (Blujazz — BJ3315) | 125 | 98 | +27 | 4 | 33 | 47 | 1 |
| 48 | 43 | 40 | CHIP SHELTON Flute Bass-ics (Summit — DCD 371) | 123 | 138 | -15 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 6 |
| 48 | 50 | 46 | STACEY KENT The Boy Next Door (Candid — CCD 79797) | 123 | 120 | +3 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 18 |
| 50 | 45 | 49 | RON CARTER The Golden Striker (Blue Note — 7243 590831 2 4) | 119 | 128 | -9 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 19 |
