Facebook Twitter LinkedIn E-mail RSS

Year End Jazz Chart: 2012


Download this chart as a PDF (right-click to save)
ArtistTitleLabelPeakWeeksSpinsBuy
1Arturo SandovalDear Diz, Every Day I Think of YouConcord1273179
Buy
2Pat MethenyUnity BandNonesuch1242978
Buy
3Bruce BarthThree Things Of BeautySavant1182875
Buy
4Brian BrombergCompared To ThatArtistry Music1272776
Buy
5Curtis FullerDown HomeCapri1232771
Buy
6Joey DeFrancescoWonderful! Wonderful!HighNote2182630
Buy
7Brubeck Brothers"Lifetimes" A Celebration Of Dave BrubeckBlue Forest3182588
Buy
8Eric ReedThe Baddest MonkSavant2252448
Buy
9Tom HarrellNumber FiveHighNote2222437
Buy
10Marcus MillerRenaissanceConcord5182422
Buy
11Donald VegaSpiritual NatureResonance1162401
Buy
12Bela Fleck/Marcus Roberts TrioAcross The Imaginary DivideRounder3242373
Buy
13Graham DechterTakin' It ThereCapri1112336
Buy
14Joe AltermanGive Me The Simple LifeMiles High Records4182286
Buy
15Grant GeissmanBop! Bang! Boom!Futurism Music10212247
Buy
16George CablesMy MuseHighNote192233
Buy
17Brazilian TrioConstelaçãoMotema4232208
Buy
18Tia FullerAngelic WarriorMack Avenue2122187
Buy
19Chick Corea And Gary BurtonHot HouseConcord3162179
Buy
20Cheryl BentyneLet's MisbehaveSummit4142157
Buy
21Bob Mintzer Big BandFor The MomentMCG9242059
Buy
22Roni Ben-Hur & Santi DebrianoOur ThingMotema5152032
Buy
23Kurt Elling1619 Broadway | The Brill Building ProjectConcord2112022
Buy
24Mark Masters EnsembleEllington Saxophone EncountersCapri10142013
Buy
25Hendrik Meurkens And Gabriel EspinosaCelebrandoZoho9222003
Buy
26Beegie AdairThe Real ThingAdair Music Group6261960
Buy
27Stacey KentDreamer In ConcertBlue Note8251941
Buy
28Cory WeedsUp A StepCellar Live4241928
Buy
29Clifton AndersonAnd So We Carry OnDaywood Drive4101913
Buy
30Harold MabernMr. Lucky: A Tribute To Sammy Davis Jr.HighNote291878
Buy
31John PizzarelliDouble ExposureTelarc3271871
Buy
32Randy Crawford and Joe SampleLivePra4181869
Buy
33Bill Evans TrioBill Evans Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the GateResonance7241866
Buy
34Al Jarreau And The Metropole OrkestLiveConcord7241856
Buy
35Towner GalaherUptown!Rhythm Royale Records8221832
Buy
36Christian ScottChristian Atunde AdjuahConcord Jazz11191824
Buy
37Fred Hersch TrioAlive At The Village VanguardPalmetto3131813
Buy
38Connie EvingsonSweet Happy LifeMinnehaha Music10211798
Buy
39Steve DavisGettin' It DonePosi-Tone6131796
Buy
40Amina FigarovaTwelveIn & Out4271782
Buy
41Jazz Soul SevenImpressions Of Curtis MayfieldBFM Jazz2271752
Buy
42Lewis Nash QuintetThe Highest MountainCellar Live9131707
Buy
43John AbercrombieWithin A SongECM15171705
Buy
44Michael PedicinLive At The LoftJazz Hut Records11191703
Buy
45Sara GazarekBlossom & BeePalmetto18241677
Buy
46Jimmy OwensThe Monk ProjectIPO1181646
Buy
47Jay Lawrence QuartetSweet LimeJazz Hang7221618
Buy
48Carol RobbinsMoragaJazzcats22181593
Buy
49Cassandra WilsonAnother CountryE One6221541
Buy
50Javon JacksonLucky 13Solid Jackson18191523
Buy
51Diana KrallGlad Rag DollVerve11101520
Buy
52Brian BrombergIn The Spirit Of JobimArtistry23191484
Buy
53Brad Mehldau TrioWhere Do You StartNonesuch9101466
Buy
54Kris BergThis Time/Last YearMama24251461
Buy
55Piero OdoriciCedar Walton PresentsSavant11271455
Buy
56Yoron IsraelVisionsRonja Music21131443
Buy
57Lee RitenourRhythm SessionsConcord8101435
Buy
58Andrew SwiftSwift KickD Clef13271433
Buy
59Hot Club Of DetroitJunctionMack Avenue12161426
Buy
60Orrin EvansFlip The ScriptPosi-Tone23191401
Buy
61Pearl DjangoElevenModern Hot Records20231400
Buy
62Carmen Intorre Jr.For The SoulRandom Act Records10251395
Buy
63Denise DonatelliSoul ShadowsSavant991374
Buy
64Jerry BergonziShifting GearsSavant17121367
Buy
65Bobby Sanabria Big BandMultiverseJazzheads24151365
Buy
66Kevin Mahogany & Dave StrykerNext Time You See MeMahogany Jazz25211361
67Native SoulOne MindAmerican Showplace Music21111352
Buy
68Branford MarsalisFour MFs Playin' TunesMarsalis22211350
Buy
69Melody GardotThe AbsenceVerve8271349
Buy
70The Clayton BrothersThe GatheringArtist Share261347
Buy
71Ravi ColtraneSpirit FictionBlue Note7231328
Buy
72Mike Freeman ZonaVibeThe VibesmanVOF Recordings26251327
Buy
73Mike SternAll Over The PlaceHeads Up8241301
Buy
74Avery SharpeSoujourner TruthJKNM25151298
Buy
75Carol WelsmanJourneyJustin Time29201296
Buy
76Lenny Marcus TrioSun Ray | A Tribute to Ray BryantLenny Marcus Music23271295
Buy
77Duke Ellington LegacySingle Petal Of A RoseRenma26251292
Buy
77Bruce BabadA Tribute To Paul DesmondPrimrose Lane2181292
Buy
79Bria SkonbergSo Is The DayRandom Act Records7271286
Buy
80Anat CohenClaroscuroAnzic16101283
Buy
81Tony MonacoCelebration Life Love MusicChicken Coop / Summit3271280
Buy
82The CookersBelieveMotema15261275
Buy
83Steve EinersonArrivalCellar Live28161269
Buy
84Jae SinnettStill StandingJ-Nett31121268
Buy
85Houston PersonNaturallyHighNote151261
Buy
86Peter AppleyardSophisticated LadiesLinus Entertainment35221257
Buy
87Ahmad JamalBlue MoonJazzbook / Jazz Village4171256
Buy
88Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer GroupSigningMotema6271252
Buy
89Kevin CoelhoFunkengrüvenChicken Coop / Summit27171251
Buy
90Carol SaboyaBelezas | The Music Of Ivan Lins & Milton NascimentoAntonio Adolfo Music36211250
Buy
91Ezra WeissOur Path To This MomentRoark Records20121247
Buy
92Maceo ParkerSoul ClassicsListen219101236
Buy
93Dr. Lonnie SmithThe HealerPilgrimage23171234
Buy
93Steve Kuhn / Steve Swallow / Joey BaronWisteriaECM Records4271234
Buy
95Lee SmithSittin' On A SecretVectordisc13101222
Buy
96Poncho Sanchez And His Latin Jazz BandLive In HollywoodConcord Picante771221
Buy
97Chick CoreaFurther ExplorationsConcord Jazz2181195
Buy
97Lionel LouekeHeritageBlue Note32131195
Buy
99Michael OcchipintiThe Universe Of John LennonTrue North Records24131186
Buy
100Bobby BroomUpper West Side StoryOrigin Records10271183
Buy

Note: There was a gap in reporting during 2012 from early March to mid-May after Mediaguide ceased operations, so this year-end ranking will undercount spins during that time. Chart data prior to February 29, 2012 provided by and ©2012 Mediaguide, Inc.