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

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1I'm AliveNorah Jones
2Second Thoughts (feat. Jean Baylor)Richie Goods
3Changed in Mid AirElsa Nilsson
4MiraculousDavid Boswell
5Back Here AgainBluey
6My Shining HourCeCe Gable
7Tripped out SlimTrombone Shorty
8What of What We AreEnrique Haneine
9Rio EscuroJohn Stein
10Invitation (feat. Peter Michael Escovedo...)Kenny Washington
11How's Never (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim)Massimo Biolcati
12Little RoomTroy Roberts
13Giant PetsRob Emanuel
14Be Here (feat. Kenny Lattimore)Boney James
15Moment of Your TimeButch & Rhonda Coleman
16RejektTroy Roberts
17The Message ContinuesNubya Garcia
18Eastern Joy DanceRichie Goods
19PaceNubya Garcia
20RedemptionSam Rucker
21Fierce HeartDavid Bach
22Electric FantasticThe Moore-McColl Jazz Society
23Deja VuWill Downing
24Uptown Swing ThemeSnorre Kirk
25ShacktownGerald Beckett
26AKA ReggieWayne Escoffery
27Syeeda's Song Flute (feat. Keyon Harrold & Ron Carter)Lakecia Benjamin
28Om Shanti (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello & Georgia Anne Muldrow)Lakecia Benjamin
29LimboMatt DeMerritt
30The Fanfold Hawk (feat. Danilo Perez) [For Franz Wright]Kurt Elling
31Los OlivosDavid Boswell
32Good Morning Mr. ShminkLettuce
33The ElementsJason Tiemann
34Love is SimpleJeremy Pelt
35JengaJim Snidero
36PyramidJohn Sneider
37ExtractionPosi-Tone Swingtet
38Brigas Nuncas Mais (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina)Frank Kohl
39Seldom DisguiseEnrique Haneine
40A Los Angeles MinuteDavid Boswell
41Flame TwinNorah Jones
42Smile (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim)Massimo Biolcati
43The Crossing (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina)Frank Kohl
44Dance of Endless EncounterEnrique Haneine
45Strike the NoteDavid Bach
46RoxanneDavid Bach
47ElixirMatt DeMerritt
48Please Don't Hold Me Hostage for Who I Am, for Who I WasThanya Iyer
49Right Back Round AgainJoshua Redman
50Luculent JiggleEnrique Haneine
51RealizeSpirit Fingers
52Boo Boo's Birthday (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim)Massimo Biolcati
53The Sun and the MoonDavid Boswell
54The Wind in Her HairDavid Boswell
55To LiveNorah Jones
56Stumble on My WayNorah Jones
57Han O Bak NyunJim Snidero
58GoofyJim Snidero
59I Wish I KnewChris Ziemba
60Hello, I Lied (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim)Massimo Biolcati
61Groove MerchantJason Tiemann
62How I WeepNorah Jones
63A Taste of HoneyJohn Stein
64Beth's BounceThe Moore-McColl Jazz Society
65Why Should Kids Have All the FunDonna Singer
66I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues (feat. Mike Olmos)Kenny Washington
67Venice LullabyMatt DeMerritt
68Loner's WaltzMatt DeMerritt
69U Bring Me Joy (feat. Elle Cato)Oli Silk
70Fo ShoDelvon Lamarr Organ Trio
71Lovely DayButch & Rhonda Coleman
72Say No MoreNorah Jones
73Were You Watching?Norah Jones
74This LifeNorah Jones
75The Masquerade is over (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina)Frank Kohl
76In the Fast LaneKim Waters
77Natural HighChris "Big Dog" Davis
78Night Mist BluesJason Tiemann
79Stand with Each OtherNubya Garcia
80Blurring the BluesJihee heo
81Dancing in the SorrowJihee heo
82Mr. DynamiteLettuce
83The LowdownIan Hendrickson-Smith
84CritterbugJohn Sneider
85Tizzle's BluesJason Tiemann
86La Cumbia Me Está Llamando (feat. La Perla)Nubya Garcia
87I Should CareIan Hendrickson-Smith
88The Best is Yet to Come (feat. Josh Nelson)Kenny Washington
89Hurts to Be AloneNorah Jones
90I Like the Way You Do ItNils
91Heading WesNorman Brown
92Full EffectBoney James
93Mano a ManoMichel Camilo
94Fill the CourtsElsa Nilsson
95LamentJason Tiemann
96Tres PalabrasJason Tiemann
97The ScrapperJohn Sneider
98SeoulfulJim Snidero
99HanJim Snidero
100Brazilian HugJohn Stein
101PremaLakecia Benjamin
102Walk with Me (feat. Regina Carter)Lakecia Benjamin
103GymnopedieDavid Bach
104CiscoJohn Stein
105The Story Behind the StoryDavid Boswell
106DoomGerald Beckett
107Spirit SongGerald Beckett
108EarthMatt DeMerritt
109Something Like a Storm (feat. Ben Eunson, Jay Sawyer, Josh Allen & Tuomo Uusitalo)Nicholas Brust
110Dirty WaterTrombone Shorty
111O Grande Amour (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina)Frank Kohl
112Yesterday's (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina)Frank Kohl
113Detour AheadSinne Eeg
114SolidBoney James
115Just Can’t ResistOli Silk
116Welcome to the BeachPaul Hardcastle
11710:30Ian Hendrickson-Smith
118DublinTom Harrell
119YouSpirit Fingers
120On a Turquoise CloudJohn Sneider
121UnpresidentedJohn Sneider
122JejuJim Snidero
123SolarJohn Sneider
124Rising SonTakuya Kuroda
125You Got Me SingingLeonard Cohen
126No Good TimeTrombone Shorty
127Just ThinkingWalter Gorra
128Sojourn (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina)Frank Kohl
129I Didn't Know What Time It WasJason Tiemann
130Good Times Are BetterNils
131Let’s Get SeriousNick Colionne
132Chi-TownNick Colionne
133Crazy 'bout YouBluey
134BlazeLettuce
135NDUGULettuce
136ResonateLettuce
137Whatcha Gonna Do for Me (feat. Gerald Albright)Chris "Big Dog" Davis
138Lovin You Lovin MePaul Hardcastle
139SundanceBoney James
140The Bottom LineBoney James
141LunaBoney James
142TonicBoney James
143St Croix (Live)Yuko Mabuchi
144It's a PartyKeith Andrewv
145Cielo (feat. Chris Standring)Keith Andrewv
146Stays (feat. Danilo Perez)Kurt Elling
147Notorious (feat. Richard Elliot)Paul Brown
 

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