Editing Jamiroquai (section)

== Legacy ==
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As a prominent component of the London-based funk and acid-jazz movement of the 1990s,{{sfn|Larkin|2011|page=1985}} writer Kenneth Prouty said: "few acid jazz groups have reached the level of visibility in the pop music mainstream as London-born Jamiroquai".{{sfn|Prouty|2011|page=481}} The success of the 1996 single "Virtual Insanity" led to the climax of "1970s soul and funk that early acid jazz artists had initiated".{{sfn|Prouty|2011|page=481}} The band were also credited for popularising the didgeridoo.<ref>{{cite news|last=Normand|first=Jean-Michel|date=5 May 2001|title=Le didgeridoo, l'instrument qui fait vibrer la corde ethnique|language=fr|work=Le Monde|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2001/05/05/le-didgeridoo-l-instrument-qui-fait-vibrer-la-corde-ethnique_4173477_1819218.html|url-status=live|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215080357/https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2001/05/05/le-didgeridoo-l-instrument-qui-fait-vibrer-la-corde-ethnique_4173477_1819218.html|archive-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> Artists who mention the group as an influence include [[Chance the Rapper]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Perry|first=Kevin EG|date=13 August 2013|title=Radar Band of the Week – Chance The Rapper|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/radar-band-of-the-week-chance-the-rapper-22731|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215080347/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/radar-band-of-the-week-chance-the-rapper-22731|archive-date=15 December 2020|access-date=13 September 2019|website=NME}}</ref> [[SZA]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Insanul |title=Who Is SZA? |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/09/who-is-sza/influences |url-status=live |website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |date=8 September 2013 |access-date=11 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215080411/https://www.complex.com/music/2013/09/who-is-sza/influences |archive-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> [[Kamaal Williams]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Weiner |first=Natalie |date=25 May 2018|title=Kamaal Williams And 'The Return' Of Acid Jazz|url=https://www.vinylmeplease.com/magazine/kamaal-williams-and-return-acid-jazz/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215080355/https://magazine.vinylmeplease.com/magazine/kamaal-williams-and-return-acid-jazz/|archive-date=15 December 2020|access-date=17 September 2019|website=Vinyl Me Please}}</ref> the [[The Internet (band)|Internet]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Wise |first=Louis |date=29 July 2018|title=Interview: the Internet on Jamiroquai, politics and activism |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/interview-the-internet-on-jamiroquai-politics-and-activism-5gs3nd8r2|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604023518/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/interview-the-internet-on-jamiroquai-politics-and-activism-5gs3nd8r2|archive-date=4 June 2020|access-date=4 June 2020|website=[[The Times]]}}</ref> [[Calvin Harris]],<ref>{{cite web|date=12 May 2016|title=Calvin Harris: "@keevs_89 Jamiroquai and Fatboy Slim"|url=https://twitter.com/calvinharris/status/730888434164727813|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616225109/https://twitter.com/calvinharris/status/730888434164727813|archive-date=16 June 2016|access-date=21 July 2018|via=Twitter}}</ref> and [[Tyler, the Creator]].<ref>{{cite news|date=25 September 2012|title=Tyler, The Creator on Twitter|language=en-GB|url=https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/250751895067570176?lang=en-gb|url-status=live|access-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215080418/https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/250751895067570176?lang=en-gb|archive-date=15 December 2020|via=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> According to Johnny Sharp of BBC Music, Kay "[became] one of those artists whose music seems somehow fashion-proof, because it's never been in or out of it."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharp |first1=Johnny |title=Middle England's favourite funkateer delivers the goods again.|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/9b28/ |publisher=BBC Music |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref> Ian Gittins of ''[[The Guardian]]'' said that the group "have long been shunned by music's tastemakers for a perceived naffness, and have shown their utter disregard for this critical snobbery by getting bigger and bigger".<ref name="Gittins-2011">{{Cite news|last=Gittins|first=Ian|date=17 April 2011|title=Jamiroquai – review|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/17/jamiroquai-review|url-status=live|access-date=2 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215080343/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/17/jamiroquai-review|archive-date=15 December 2020|issn=}}</ref> Sisario gave a negative review of the band's discography in ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' in 2004, finding much of their material to be identical.{{sfn|Sisario|2004|page=420}}

Jamiroquai were the third-best-selling UK act of the 1990s,{{sfn|Larkin|2011|page=1987}} after the [[Spice Girls]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]. As of April 2017, they have sold more than 26 million albums worldwide.<ref name="The Telegraph-2017" /> Despite becoming one of the most popular bands in the UK with high-charting albums, the band did not find as much success in the United States.<ref name="Azfar-2017">{{cite web |last=Azfar |first=Rakin |title=Jamiroquai: Automaton Review |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/03/jamiroquai-automaton-review.html |url-status=live |website=Paste Magazine |date=30 March 2017 |access-date=30 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215080345/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/jamiroquai-automaton-review/|archive-date=15 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Cameron |via=ProQuest|title=Virtual insanity of my career |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/358758889/2466B47FDF1048EEPQ/ |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=13 November 2021 |date=17 January 2002}}</ref> The band's studio albums became less frequently released.<ref name="Azfar-2017" /> Kay said in 2013: "I will only put out an album now when I am inspired to do so".<ref name="Ephraim-2013">{{cite news|last=Ephraim|first=Adrian|date=4 October 2013|title=Jamiroquai's perpetual insanity|work=[[Mail & Guardian]]|url=https://mg.co.za/article/2013-10-04-00-jamiroquais-perpetual-insanity|access-date=1 June 2018|archive-date=15 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215080354/https://mg.co.za/article/2013-10-04-00-jamiroquais-perpetual-insanity/|url-status=live}}</ref>