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50 Most Popular Jazz Albums of All Time

These are the 50 Most Popular Jazz Albums according to Discogs. Discogs is the world's largest music database and these are the jazz albums that most users have in their collections. I have been relatively strict in my interpretation of jazz, but have allowed in the big band crooners (eg Frank Sinatra)
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Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
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Time Out - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Out - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
3
Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
4
Blue Train - John Coltrane
Blue Train - John Coltrane
5
Sketches of Spain – Miles Davis (Columbia, 1959)
Sketches of Spain – Miles Davis (Columbia, 1959)
6
Getz / Gilberto- Stan Getz / Joao Gilberto
Getz / Gilberto- Stan Getz / Joao Gilberto
7
Head Hunters - Herbie Hancock
Head Hunters - Herbie Hancock
8
Whipped Cream and Other Delights - Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Whipped Cream and Other Delights - Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
9
Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert
10
In a Silent Way - Miles Davis
In a Silent Way - Miles Davis
11
Giant Steps – John Coltrane (Atlantic, 1959)
Giant Steps – John Coltrane (Atlantic, 1959)
12
Somethin' Else - Cannonball Adderley
Somethin' Else - Cannonball Adderley
13
Heavy Weather - Weather Report
Heavy Weather - Weather Report
14
Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
15
Breezin' - George Benson
Breezin' - George Benson
16
Friday Night in San Francisco - Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia
Friday Night in San Francisco - Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia
17
Birth of the Cool - Miles Davis
Birth of the Cool - Miles Davis
18
Round About Midnight - Miles Davis
Round About Midnight - Miles Davis
19
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
20
Give Me the Night - George Benson
Give Me the Night - George Benson
21
My Favorite Things - John Coltrane
My Favorite Things - John Coltrane
22
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
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Porgy and Bess - Miles Davis
Porgy and Bess - Miles Davis
24
Birds of Fire - Mahavishnu Orchestra
Birds of Fire - Mahavishnu Orchestra
25
Jazz Samba – Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd (Verve, 1962)
Jazz Samba – Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd (Verve, 1962)
26
Ella and Louis - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Ella and Louis - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
27
!!Going Places!! - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
!!Going Places!! - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
28
Prelude - Deodato
Prelude - Deodato
29
Tutu - Miles Davis
Tutu - Miles Davis
30
Milestones - Miles Davis
Milestones - Miles Davis
31
Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra
Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra
32
Winelight - Grover Washington Jr
Winelight - Grover Washington Jr
33
The Epic - Kamasi Washington
The Epic - Kamasi Washington
34
Spectrum - Billy Cobham
Spectrum - Billy Cobham
35
Saxophone Colossus - Sonny Rollins
Saxophone Colossus - Sonny Rollins
36
Out to Lunch - Eric Dolphy
Out to Lunch - Eric Dolphy
37
Sorceror - Miles Davis
Sorceror - Miles Davis
38
In the Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra
In the Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra
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Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud - Miles Davis
Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud - Miles Davis
40
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