Come Away with Me is the debut album by American recording artist Norah Jones, released on February 26, 2002, by Blue Note Records. Recording sessions took place at Sorcerer Sound Studio in New York City and Allaire Studios in Shokan, New York.

Come Away with Me peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and received Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. and has sold over 27 million copies worldwide as of 2016, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time, the best-selling debut album by a female artist of all time, and the third best-selling album of the 21st century.

Composition

Come Away with Me is an acoustic pop and blues pop

Come Away with Me incorporates blues, jazz, folk, soul, and country.

Commercial performance

Come Away with Me debuted at number 139 on the US Billboard 200 upon its release in February 2002 selling 10,000 copies in its first week. Despite being released at a time when music piracy was high and album sales were declining, the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in August that same year. By the time of the Grammy Awards the following month, Come Away with Me had already sold 3 million copies in the country. Jones' success at the award show resulted in the album moving another 600,000 copies the week immediately following the awards. In total, the album appeared on the Billboard 200 for 165 weeks and sold 11.1 million copies in the US as of March 2016. The album was certified Diamond by the RIAA in February 2005 for selling over ten million copies in the US. In Germany, the album debuted at No. 37. It remained on the German Albums Chart for 141 weeks and reached No. 2 in its 37th week on that chart, where it stayed for four weeks. Come Away with Me sold 750,000 copies, reaching 5× gold,

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Come Away with Me received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 82 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim" based on 9 reviews.

The A.V. Club gave it a favorable review and called the album "A showcase for Jones' remarkable voice, the disc captures a singer whose rare instinct for interpretation always serves the song, rather than working against it." E! Online gave it an A and stated: "Gorgeous and intimate, the 14 songs on her debut disc ache with romantic maturity and a smart, slow-jam sexiness that belies the fact that, at 22, Jones is hardly older than Britney Spears." Mark Beaumont, writing for NME in 2016, included it on his list of eight of the all-time best-selling albums in the UK that have no redeeming features whatsoever, dubbing it "soporific, simplistic jazz wallpaper muzak".

20th anniversary edition

In April 2022, a remastered expanded edition of Come Away with Me was released, with demos from the promo-only First Sessions EP, and including 22 previously unreleased demos, outtakes, and alternative versions.

Track listing

Personnel

  • Norah Jones&nbsp;– vocals, piano <small>(except tracks 2, 4, 8)</small>, Wurlitzer electric piano <small>(track 4)</small>
  • Sam Yahel&nbsp;– Hammond B-3 organ <small>(6, 7, 11)</small>
  • Rob Burger&nbsp;– pump organ <small>(8)</small>, accordion <small>(10)</small>
  • Jesse Harris&nbsp;– acoustic guitar <small>(1, 5, 6, 9, 11–13)</small>, electric guitar <small>(1)</small>
  • Adam Levy&nbsp;– electric guitar <small>(3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12)</small>, acoustic guitar <small>(8, 10)</small>
  • Kevin Breit&nbsp;– acoustic guitar <small>(2, 4)</small>, National guitar <small>(2)</small>, electric guitar <small>(4, 13)</small>
  • Adam Rogers&nbsp;– guitar <small>(7)</small>
  • Tony Scherr&nbsp;– slide guitar and acoustic guitar <small>(8)</small>
  • Bill Frisell&nbsp;– electric guitar <small>(13)</small>
  • Jenny Scheinman&nbsp;– violin <small>(9, 11)</small>
  • Lee Alexander&nbsp;– bass <small>(exc. 14)</small>
  • Brian Blade&nbsp;– drums <small>(2, 4, 6, 8–10, 12)</small>, percussion <small>(2, 9)</small>
  • Dan Rieser&nbsp;– drums <small>(1, 5, 7, 11)</small>
  • Kenny Wollesen&nbsp;– drums <small>(13)</small>

Technical personnel

  • Producers: Arif Mardin, Norah Jones and Jay Newland <small>(2, 4, 13, 2.4/17, original tracks of 1, 7)</small>, Craig Street <small>(orig. tracks of 2, 4, 13, 2.1, 2.3/15)</small>
  • Engineers: Jay Newland, S. Husky Höskulds <small>(orig. tracks of 2, 4, 13, 2.1, 2.3/15)</small>
  • Assistant engineers: Dick Kondas, Mark Birkey <small>(1, 7)</small>, Brandon Mason <small>(orig. tracks of 2, 4, 13)</small>
  • Mixing: Jay Newland, Arif Mardin <small>(exc. 2, 4, 13)</small>
  • Mixing assistant: Todd Parker <small>(2, 4, 13)</small>
  • Mastering: Ted Jensen

Charts

Weekly charts

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

| 1

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!scope="row"|European Albums (Music & Media)

| 1

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!scope="row"|Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)

| 1

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!scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)

| 10

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!scope="row"| Portuguese Albums (AFP)

| 1

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!scope="row"| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)

| 6

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! scope="row"| Singaporean Albums (RIAS)

|align="center"| 5

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!scope="row"|Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)

| 47

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Year-end charts

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|+Year-end chart performance for Come Away with Me

!scope="col"|Chart (2002)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)

| 39

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

| 2

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!scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)

| 86

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!scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)

| 97

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! scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)

| 17

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!scope="row"|Canadian Jazz Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)

| 2

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!scope="row"|Danish Albums (Hitlisten)

| 15

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!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)

| 13

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!scope="row"|European Albums (Music & Media)

| 12

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!scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)

| 20

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!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)

| 83

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!scope="row"|Irish Albums (IRMA)

| 15

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!scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI)

| 33

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!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)

| 1

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!scope="row"|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)

| 17

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!scope="row"|Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)

| 23

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!scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)

| 11

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!scope="row"| US Billboard 200

| 30

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!scope="row"| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)

| 10

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!scope="row"| Worldwide Albums (IFPI)

| 11

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!scope="col"|Chart (2003)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Argentine Albums (CAPIF)

| 19

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!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)

| 2

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

| 1

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!scope="row"|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)

| 9

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!scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)

| 3

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!scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)

| 2

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!scope="row"|Danish Albums (Hitlisten)

| 4

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!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)

| 2

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! scope="row"|European Albums (Music & Media)

| 1

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!scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)

| 2

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!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)

| 6

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!scope="row"|Irish Albums (IRMA)

| 1

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!scope="row"|Italian Albums (FIMI)

| 49

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!scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon)

| 74

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!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)

| 2

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!scope="row"|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)

| 3

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!scope="row"|Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)

|7

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!scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)

| 4

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!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)

| 5

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!scope="row"|US Billboard 200

| 2

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!scope="row"|US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)

| 1

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!scope="row"|Worldwide Albums (IFPI)

| 1

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!scope="col"|Chart (2004)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)

| 41

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

| 3

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!scope="row"|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)

| 10

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!scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)

| 7

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!scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)

| 32

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!scope="row"|Danish Albums (Hitlisten)

| 24

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!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)

| 34

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!scope="row"|European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)

| 6

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!scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)

| 16

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!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)

| 16

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!scope="row"|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)

| 28

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!scope="row"|Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)

| 36

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!scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)

| 18

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!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)

| 52

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!scope="row"| US Billboard 200

| 36

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!scope="row"|US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)

| 1

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!scope="row"|Worldwide Albums (IFPI)

| 30

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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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!scope="col"|Chart (2005)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

| 6

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!scope="row"|Belgian Midprice Albums (Ultratop Flanders)

| 8

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!scope="row"|Belgian Midprice Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)

| 17

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!scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)

| 140

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!scope="row"|US Catalog Albums (Billboard)

| 8

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!scope="row"|US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)

| 3

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!scope="row"|Belgian Midprice Albums (Ultratop Flanders)

| 3

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!scope="row"|Belgian Midprice Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)

| 6

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!scope="row"| US Catalog Albums (Billboard)

| 12

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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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!scope="col"|Chart (2007)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

| 5

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!scope="row"|Belgian Midprice Albums (Ultratop Flanders)

| 9

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!scope="row"|Belgian Midprice Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)

| 19

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!scope="row"| US Catalog Albums (Billboard)

| 13

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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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!scope="col"|Chart (2008)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

| 9

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!scope="row"|Belgian Midprice Albums (Ultratop Flanders)

| 20

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!scope="row"|Belgian Midprice Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)

| 29

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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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!scope="col"|Chart (2009)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

| 8

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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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!scope="col"|Chart (2010)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

| 5

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!scope="row"| South Korean International Albums (Circle)

| 44

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!scope="col"|Chart (2011)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"| South Korean International Albums (Circle)

| 75

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!scope="col"|Chart (2012)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"| South Korean International Albums (Circle)

|59

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!scope="col"|Chart (2013)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"| South Korean International Albums (Circle)

|96

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!scope="col"|Chart (2015)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"| South Korean International Albums (Circle)

|94

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!scope="col"|Chart (2016)

!scope="col"|Position

|-

!scope="row"| South Korean International Albums (Circle)

|87

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!scope="col"|Chart (2019)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

| 4

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!scope="col"|Chart (2020)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

|2

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!scope="row"|US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)

|1

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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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!scope="col"|Chart (2021)

!scope="col"|Position

|-

!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

|1

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!scope="row"|US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)

|1

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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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!scope="col"|Chart (2022)

!scope="col"|Position

|-

!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

|1

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!scope="row"|US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)

|1

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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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!scope="col"|Chart (2023)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

|1

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!scope="row"|US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)

|1

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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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!scope="col"|Chart (2024)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

|2

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! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)

| 173

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!scope="row"|US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)

|1

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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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!scope="col"|Chart (2025)

!scope="col"|Position

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!scope="row"|Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)

|5

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!scope="row"|US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)

|1

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Decade-end charts

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!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)

| 4

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!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)

| 14

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!scope="row"|US Billboard 200

| 4

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!scope="row"|US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)

|align="center"|1

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Certifications and sales

Awards and honors

Grammy Awards

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!align="left"|Year

!align="left"|Winner

!align="left"|Category

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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="8"|2003

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"|Come Away with Me

|align="left"|Album of the Year

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|align="left"|Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

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Italian Music Awards

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!align="left"|Year

!align="left"|Winner

!align="left"|Category

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| style="text-align:left;" | 2002

| style="text-align:left;"|Norah Jones

|align="left"|Best International Revelation of the Year

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Japan Gold Disc Awards

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!align="left"|Year

!align="left"|Winner

!align="left"|Category

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| style="text-align:left;" | 2003

| style="text-align:left;"|Come Away with Me

|align="left"|International Jazz Album of the Year

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Rolling Stone ranked Come Away with Me at number 54 on its list of the 100 Best Albums of the Decade. Rhapsody ranked the album at 16 on its list of 100 Best Albums of the Decade, while Spinner listed the album at the 42nd Best Album of the 2000s.

See also

  • List of best-selling albums
  • List of best-selling albums by women
  • List of best-selling albums in the United States
  • List of best-selling albums in Australia
  • List of best-selling albums in New Zealand
  • List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom

References

  • Come Away with Me at Discogs