The Roots Music Report's
Top Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2020

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name Sub Genre
1RevivalGregory PorterJazz
2I'm AliveNorah JonesContemporary Jazz
3How Glad I Am (with the Valve Bone Woe Ensemble)Chrissie HyndeJazz
4Classical GasTommy EmmanuelJazz
5DriftingAndy McKeeJazz
6Hey Lover (feat. Roy Ayers)Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed MuhammadCrossover Jazz
7Clear Blue SkiesCarmen LundyJazz
8Gone at LastAmber WeekesJazz
9Help the PoorRobben FordJazz
10Angel's DanceBilly Joe Walker, Jr.Jazz
11Talk to Your DaughterRobben FordJazz
12Indian SummerBilly Joe Walker, Jr.Jazz
13WorkChick Corea TrioJazz
14My Favorite ThingsKayle BrecherJazz
15DystopiaGrant FergusonFusion
16Flash (with Scott Colley & Satoshi Takeishi)Joshua Redman & Brooklyn RiderJazz
17Lost in CentraliaProject AlcazarFusion
18Why Not (feat. Philippe Saisse)Marc AntoineFusion
19Unity VillagePat Metheny TrioJazz
20Evening GlowJurgen BurdorfJazz
21Nature BoyKevin Eubanks & Stanley JordanJazz
22Cissy StrutJohn ScofieldJazz
23Stella by StarlightJim HallJazz
24RevelationRobben FordJazz
25The Things We Did Last SummerGrant GreenJazz
26Window of the SoulChuck LoebJazz
27Flow My TearsStuart HammFusion
28GoodbyeStuart HammFusion
29Morning SunKevin Eubanks & Stanley JordanJazz
30Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to YouKenny BurrellJazz
31Chitlins Con CarneKenny BurrellJazz
32VeritasAlex Skolnick TrioJazz
33DolemiteScott HendersonJazz
34Here's That Rainy DayWes MontgomeryJazz
35Autumn Leaves (Live)Stanley JordanJazz
36CaravanWes MontgomeryJazz
37High and MightyJohn ScofieldJazz
38Blue BossaPat MartinoJazz
39Stang's SwangStevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleJazz
40Ghouls and the GoblinsMichael Landau GroupFusion
41Imagine ThatChris StandringJazz
42Digital DelicacyRoberto RestucciaJazz
43The Music InsideChuck LoebJazz
44ExposureRoberto RestucciaJazz
45Four on Six (Live in Concert)Pat MartinoJazz
46Feels About RightJurgen BurdorfJazz
47Fly Me to the MoonChampian FultonJazz
48There is a WayEberhard KlunkerFusion
49I Wish I KnewMichael DeaseJazz
50Rumble in the JungleChristian McBrideJazz
51EmbryoJonathan NGJazz
52Purple Haze (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
53DevotionGrant FergusonFusion
54MediterraneoGrant FergusonFusion
55Memorial DayGrant FergusonFusion
56BlowbackGrant FergusonFusion
57DowntimeJoey AlexanderJazz
58NovemberGrant FergusonFusion
59RelentlessGrant FergusonFusion
60CathedralGrant FergusonFusion
61Brother Where Are You (Live)Kurt EllingJazz
62Oye Como VaBill O'ConnellJazz
63Ties That BindDiego RiveraJazz
64Someone's in the HouseKat EdmonsonJazz
652 in 1Greg HoweFusion
66LandslideGreg HoweFusion
67SkylineGreg HoweFusion
68SitGreg HoweFusion
69This That & the Other ThingKen FowserJazz
70Run, the Darkness Will PassShabaka and the AncestorsJazz
71For the Love of YouWarren WolfJazz
72One Note SambaLizzie ThomasJazz
73Echoes in Time / the WrinkleMiles DavisJazz
74You Reap Just What You SowCatherine RussellJazz
75The Lyrical Cole-ManHarold MabernJazz
76Alexander's RagtimeCharlie HunterJazz
77Iron StarletConnie HanJazz
78For MaWarren WolfJazz
79So in LoveJimmy GreeneJazz
80I Love to See You Smile3D Jazz TrioClassic Jazz
81Bone CollectionDavina and The VagabondsJazz
82Rahway BluesAnson WrightJazz
83Our Miss BrooksChurch on MondayMainstream Jazz
84DreamsvilleEric AlexanderJazz
85They Call the Wind MariaDick Hyman & Ken PeplowskiJazz
86Blue StepsFlying Horse Big BandJazz
87JoleneSara GazarekJazz
88DextrouslyAlan RosenthalJazz
89StreamTrevor GiancolaJazz
90Second Thoughts (feat. Jean Baylor)Richie GoodsContemporary Jazz
91I Want to Talk About YouHouston PersonJazz
92When You Wish Upon a StarKat EdmonsonJazz
93Crossover (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
94The Weather Report (feat. Take 6)IncognitoSmooth Jazz
95Everything ExplainedPat Metheny TrioJazz
96What a PairTamuz NissimJazz
97QuasimodoJeff ReedJazz
98United We StandDan WilenskyJazz
99There is Always One More TimeDiane SchuurTraditional Jazz
100The Rewinder (Live)Guitar ElationJazz
101Changed in Mid AirElsa NilssonContemporary Jazz
102Devil May Care (feat. Christian McBride)Kandace SpringsJazz
103From Paris with LoveMelody GardotJazz
104April SongGrant FergusonFusion
105WarpathGrant FergusonFusion
106Smoke Gets in Your EyesLeslie PintchikJazz
107Females Are Strong As HellRoxy CossJazz
108The House of Blue Lights (Live)Ben SidranJazz
109Creative (Live)Jon BatisteJazz
110A Bela (For Darden)Shawn PurcellJazz
111Why Was I BornTroy RobertsJazz
112WhisperingsAhmad JamalJazz
113Village Blues (Take 1)John ColtraneJazz
114Almost Like Being in LoveFleur SeuleJazz
115Blues for BobbyRich WilleyJazz
116EpistrophySteve KhanLatin Jazz
117Paid Time off (feat. Gilbert Castellanos, Joshua White, Rob Thorsen & Tyler Kreutel)Christopher HollydayJazz
118Can’t Find My Way HomeChristian SandsJazz
119A Time for PeaceCarmen LundyJazz
120Folks TuneRachel TherrienJazz
121Double RainbowAndrea BrachfeldJazz
122Water MusicProject AlcazarFusion
123Nights in White Satin (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
124My GirlWayne AlpernJazz
125Looking GlassProject AlcazarFusion
126MiraculousDavid BoswellContemporary Jazz
127Time and TideGrant FergusonFusion
128Blue ChameleonShuffle DemonsJazz
129The MissBrian LandrusJazz
130ThroughAlexa TarantinoJazz
131Deed I DoSue Anne GershenzonTraditional Jazz
132The VagabondAaron DiehlJazz
133One Mint JulepFlying Horse Big BandBig Band
134Midnight BlueKenny BurrellJazz
135Back Here AgainBlueyContemporary Jazz
136My Shining HourCeCe GableContemporary Jazz
137RubberbandMiles DavisJazz
138Go on Shining (feat. Jon Batiste)Rachael & VilrayJazz
139Room with a ViewTbone Paxton & the RJ Spangler QuartetJazz
140Missing YouRebecca Coupe FranksJazz
141Yes or No (feat. Wayne Shorter)Jazz At Lincoln Center OrchestraBig Band
142Blues a La BurgessDerrick Gardner & the Big Dig! BandBig Band
143Great, There is No LoveEvent Horizon Jazz QuartetJazz
144FotografiaCeCe GableTraditional Jazz
145Bucket's Got a HoleDerrick ShezbieJazz
146Don isChristian McBrideJazz
147TêkêGilfemaJazz
148Kiss Me Right (feat. Gilbert Castellanos, Joshua White, Rob Thorsen & Tyler Kreutel)Christopher HollydayJazz
149Only You (feat. Andrew D'Angelo)Ted PoorAvant-Garde Jazz
150Mo JazzinJohnny BrittSmooth Jazz
151Jocosa Guajira (feat. Kelvis Ochoa)Harold López-NussaLatin Jazz
152Tripped out SlimTrombone ShortyContemporary Jazz
153Roundabout (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
154Blackbird (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
155Teru (feat. Wayne Shorter)Jazz At Lincoln Center OrchestraBig Band
156What of What We AreEnrique HaneineContemporary Jazz
157CinématiqueGrant FergusonFusion
158Pharaoh's DanceMiles DavisJazz
159Rio EscuroJohn SteinContemporary Jazz
160Baba DrameBill FrisellJazz
161Invitation (feat. Peter Michael Escovedo...)Kenny WashingtonContemporary Jazz
162Well You Needn'tMonty AlexanderJazz
163ConspiracyRich WilleyJazz
164Back at the Chicken Shack3D Jazz TrioClassic Jazz
165Lonely AvenueFlying Horse Big BandBig Band
166Grooveness (feat. Errol Cooney, Djamel Laroussi & Keith Jones)Munyungo JacksonJazz
167How's Never (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim)Massimo BiolcatiContemporary Jazz
168BelieverSteve Slagle TrioJazz
169Little RoomTroy RobertsContemporary Jazz
170Here's to LifeJoan Watson-JonesJazz
171Love Me in a Special WayLafayette Harris Jr.Jazz
172President Gillespie SuiteJohn BaileyJazz
173AshesIdle HandsJazz
174No Man's Land (feat. Ben Van Gelder, Martin Nevin & Jimmy Macbride)Alex GoodmanJazz
175City NightsAlan BraufmanJazz
176Giant PetsRob EmanuelContemporary Jazz
177OceanaBilly ChildsMainstream Jazz
178Indoor VoicesSenri OeJazz
179Somewhere over the RainbowMichael ZilberBig Band
180No MoreJazzmeia Horn and Her Noble ForceJazz
181Well, You Needn't (Live at Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA / 1968)Thelonious MonkJazz
182For the Love of You (feat. Phil Perry & Maysa)IncognitoSmooth Jazz
183Be Here (feat. Kenny Lattimore)Boney JamesContemporary Jazz
184Soul EyesTia FullerJazz
185ThrillerWayne AlpernJazz
186How Deep is the OceanDiana KrallJazz
187Down by the RiversideChristian McBrideJazz
 

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