List of artists by number of UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart number ones

American blues musician Joe Bonamassa has topped the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart with 19 different releases (including three albums with Beth Hart) – more than any other artist.

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 (since 2007) and streams (since 2015), and is currently published every Friday. As of the chart published on 3 May 2024, a total of 339 albums by 168 artists have topped the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart. The most successful artist is American blues musician Joe Bonamassa, who has topped the chart with 16 solo releases and three collaboration albums, spending a total of 46 weeks at number one.

Artists

Seasick Steve has topped the chart with 11 releases, spending a total of 67 weeks at number one.

Nine albums by Diana Krall (including one alongside Tony Bennett) have topped the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart.

Gary Moore has spent 14 weeks at number one on the chart across eight studio, live and compilation albums.

Seven albums by Norah Jones have reached number one, including her debut Come Away with Me which spent a record 75 weeks atop the chart.

The following artists have been credited on at least X different number one albums, as recognised by the OCC. Appearances on compilation albums featuring various artists are not included.

Key

†	Indicates that the album reached the top ten of the UK Albums Chart

Artist	Number-one albums	Number-one studio albums	Total weeks at number one	Albums	Record label(s)	First reached number one	Weeks at number one	Ref.
Joe Bonamassa	19	11	46	Black Rock	Provogue	28 March 2010	1
				Dust Bowl		27 March 2011	1
				Don't Explain (with Beth Hart)		2 October 2011	1
				Driving Towards the Daylight †		27 May 2012	12
				Beacon Theatre: Live from New York		30 September 2012	1
				An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House		31 March 2013	1
				Live in Amsterdam (with Beth Hart)		30 March 2014	1
				Different Shades of Blue †		28 September 2014	1
				Blues of Desperation †		1 April 2016	4
				Live at the Greek Theatre		30 September 2016	1
				Live at Carnegie Hall: An Acoustic Evening		30 June 2017	3
				Black Coffee (with Beth Hart) †		2 February 2018	6
				British Blues Explosion Live		25 May 2018	1
				Redemption †		28 September 2018	4
				A New Day Now		14 August 2020	2
				Now Serving: Royal Tea Live from the Ryman		18 June 2021	1
				Time Clocks		5 November 2021	1
				Tales of Time		21 April 2023	2
				Blues Deluxe Vol. 2		13 October 2023	2
Seasick Steve	11	9	67	I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left †	Warner Bros.	5 October 2008	27
				Man from Another Time †	Atlantic	25 October 2009	7
				Songs for Elisabeth		14 February 2010	4
				You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks †	PIAS	5 June 2011	2
				Hubcap Music	Fiction	5 May 2013	1
				Walkin' Man: The Best of Seasick Steve	Rhino	3 November 2013	13
				Sonic Soul Surfer †	Caroline	29 March 2015	4
				Keepin' the Horse Between Me and the Ground †		14 October 2016	4
				Can U Cook?	BMG	5 October 2018	2
				Love & Peace	Contagious	31 July 2020	2
				Only on Vinyl	Dead Skunk	30 September 2022	1
Diana Krall	9	9	32	When I Look in Your Eyes	Verve	6 June 1999	3
				The Look of Love		23 September 2001	18
				The Girl in the Other Room †		18 April 2004	1
				From This Moment On		15 October 2006	2
				Quiet Nights		7 June 2009	2
				Glad Rag Doll		21 October 2012	1
				Turn Up the Quiet		12 May 2017	3
				Love Is Here to Stay (with Tony Bennett)	Columbia/Verve	21 September 2018	1
				This Dream of You	UCJ	2 October 2020	1
Gary Moore	8	3	14	Ballads & Blues 1982–1994	Virgin	20 November 1994	5
				Blues for Greeny		20 November 1994	3
				Blues Alive †		2 June 1996	1
				Still Got the Blues		9 June 1996	1
				The Best of the Blues		10 February 2002	1
				Legacy	MCD	14 October 2012	1
				Live from London	Provogue	21 February 2020	1
				How Blue Can You Get		7 May 2021	1
Norah Jones	7	7	116	Come Away with Me †	Parlophone	10 March 2002	75
				Feels Like Home †	Blue Note	15 February 2004	25
				Not Too Late †		4 February 2007	7
				The Fall		22 November 2009	3
				Day Breaks †	Capitol	11 November 2016	3
				Pick Me Up Off the Floor	EMI	19 June 2020	2
				Visions		15 March 2024	1
Walter Trout	7	7	9	Blues for the Modern Daze	Provogue	29 April 2012	1
				Battle Scars		30 October 2015	1
				We're All in This Together		8 September 2017	2
				Survivor Blues		1 February 2019	2
				Ordinary Madness		4 September 2020	1
				Ride		26 August 2022	1
				Broken		8 March 2024	1
Rory Gallagher	6	1	22	Big Guns: The Very Best of Rory Gallagher	Capo	19 June 2005	4
				Irish Tour '74	UMC	23 March 2018	1
				Blues		7 June 2019	12
				Check Shirt Wizard: Live in '77		13 March 2020	3
				Rory Gallagher		10 September 2021	1
				All Around Man: Live in London		14 July 2023	1
Joanne Shaw Taylor	6	5	8	Almost Always Never	Ruf	23 September 2012	1
				Wild	Axehouse	7 October 2016	1
				Reckless Heart	Silvertone	22 March 2019	3
				The Blues Album	KTBA	1 October 2021	1
				Blues from the Heart Live		17 June 2022	1
				Nobody's Fool		18 November 2022	1

See also

• Lists of UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart number ones

External links

• Official UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 40 at the Official Charts Company