The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2020
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm Alive | Norah Jones |
| 2 | Second Thoughts (feat. Jean Baylor) | Richie Goods |
| 3 | Changed in Mid Air | Elsa Nilsson |
| 4 | Miraculous | David Boswell |
| 5 | Back Here Again | Bluey |
| 6 | My Shining Hour | CeCe Gable |
| 7 | Tripped out Slim | Trombone Shorty |
| 8 | What of What We Are | Enrique Haneine |
| 9 | Rio Escuro | John Stein |
| 10 | Invitation (feat. Peter Michael Escovedo...) | Kenny Washington |
| 11 | How's Never (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim) | Massimo Biolcati |
| 12 | Little Room | Troy Roberts |
| 13 | Giant Pets | Rob Emanuel |
| 14 | Be Here (feat. Kenny Lattimore) | Boney James |
| 15 | Moment of Your Time | Butch & Rhonda Coleman |
| 16 | Rejekt | Troy Roberts |
| 17 | The Message Continues | Nubya Garcia |
| 18 | Eastern Joy Dance | Richie Goods |
| 19 | Pace | Nubya Garcia |
| 20 | Redemption | Sam Rucker |
| 21 | Fierce Heart | David Bach |
| 22 | Electric Fantastic | The Moore-McColl Jazz Society |
| 23 | Deja Vu | Will Downing |
| 24 | Uptown Swing Theme | Snorre Kirk |
| 25 | Shacktown | Gerald Beckett |
| 26 | AKA Reggie | Wayne Escoffery |
| 27 | Syeeda's Song Flute (feat. Keyon Harrold & Ron Carter) | Lakecia Benjamin |
| 28 | Om Shanti (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello & Georgia Anne Muldrow) | Lakecia Benjamin |
| 29 | Limbo | Matt DeMerritt |
| 30 | The Fanfold Hawk (feat. Danilo Perez) [For Franz Wright] | Kurt Elling |
| 31 | Los Olivos | David Boswell |
| 32 | Good Morning Mr. Shmink | Lettuce |
| 33 | The Elements | Jason Tiemann |
| 34 | Love is Simple | Jeremy Pelt |
| 35 | Jenga | Jim Snidero |
| 36 | Pyramid | John Sneider |
| 37 | Extraction | Posi-Tone Swingtet |
| 38 | Brigas Nuncas Mais (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina) | Frank Kohl |
| 39 | Seldom Disguise | Enrique Haneine |
| 40 | A Los Angeles Minute | David Boswell |
| 41 | Flame Twin | Norah Jones |
| 42 | Smile (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim) | Massimo Biolcati |
| 43 | The Crossing (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina) | Frank Kohl |
| 44 | Dance of Endless Encounter | Enrique Haneine |
| 45 | Strike the Note | David Bach |
| 46 | Roxanne | David Bach |
| 47 | Elixir | Matt DeMerritt |
| 48 | Please Don't Hold Me Hostage for Who I Am, for Who I Was | Thanya Iyer |
| 49 | Right Back Round Again | Joshua Redman |
| 50 | Luculent Jiggle | Enrique Haneine |
| 51 | Realize | Spirit Fingers |
| 52 | Boo Boo's Birthday (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim) | Massimo Biolcati |
| 53 | The Sun and the Moon | David Boswell |
| 54 | The Wind in Her Hair | David Boswell |
| 55 | To Live | Norah Jones |
| 56 | Stumble on My Way | Norah Jones |
| 57 | Han O Bak Nyun | Jim Snidero |
| 58 | Goofy | Jim Snidero |
| 59 | I Wish I Knew | Chris Ziemba |
| 60 | Hello, I Lied (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim) | Massimo Biolcati |
| 61 | Groove Merchant | Jason Tiemann |
| 62 | How I Weep | Norah Jones |
| 63 | A Taste of Honey | John Stein |
| 64 | Beth's Bounce | The Moore-McColl Jazz Society |
| 65 | Why Should Kids Have All the Fun | Donna Singer |
| 66 | I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues (feat. Mike Olmos) | Kenny Washington |
| 67 | Venice Lullaby | Matt DeMerritt |
| 68 | Loner's Waltz | Matt DeMerritt |
| 69 | U Bring Me Joy (feat. Elle Cato) | Oli Silk |
| 70 | Fo Sho | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio |
| 71 | Lovely Day | Butch & Rhonda Coleman |
| 72 | Say No More | Norah Jones |
| 73 | Were You Watching? | Norah Jones |
| 74 | This Life | Norah Jones |
| 75 | The Masquerade is over (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina) | Frank Kohl |
| 76 | In the Fast Lane | Kim Waters |
| 77 | Natural High | Chris "Big Dog" Davis |
| 78 | Night Mist Blues | Jason Tiemann |
| 79 | Stand with Each Other | Nubya Garcia |
| 80 | Blurring the Blues | Jihee heo |
| 81 | Dancing in the Sorrow | Jihee heo |
| 82 | Mr. Dynamite | Lettuce |
| 83 | The Lowdown | Ian Hendrickson-Smith |
| 84 | Critterbug | John Sneider |
| 85 | Tizzle's Blues | Jason Tiemann |
| 86 | La Cumbia Me Está Llamando (feat. La Perla) | Nubya Garcia |
| 87 | I Should Care | Ian Hendrickson-Smith |
| 88 | The Best is Yet to Come (feat. Josh Nelson) | Kenny Washington |
| 89 | Hurts to Be Alone | Norah Jones |
| 90 | I Like the Way You Do It | Nils |
| 91 | Heading Wes | Norman Brown |
| 92 | Full Effect | Boney James |
| 93 | Mano a Mano | Michel Camilo |
| 94 | Fill the Courts | Elsa Nilsson |
| 95 | Lament | Jason Tiemann |
| 96 | Tres Palabras | Jason Tiemann |
| 97 | The Scrapper | John Sneider |
| 98 | Seoulful | Jim Snidero |
| 99 | Han | Jim Snidero |
| 100 | Brazilian Hug | John Stein |
| 101 | Prema | Lakecia Benjamin |
| 102 | Walk with Me (feat. Regina Carter) | Lakecia Benjamin |
| 103 | Gymnopedie | David Bach |
| 104 | Cisco | John Stein |
| 105 | The Story Behind the Story | David Boswell |
| 106 | Doom | Gerald Beckett |
| 107 | Spirit Song | Gerald Beckett |
| 108 | Earth | Matt DeMerritt |
| 109 | Something Like a Storm (feat. Ben Eunson, Jay Sawyer, Josh Allen & Tuomo Uusitalo) | Nicholas Brust |
| 110 | Dirty Water | Trombone Shorty |
| 111 | O Grande Amour (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina) | Frank Kohl |
| 112 | Yesterday's (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina) | Frank Kohl |
| 113 | Detour Ahead | Sinne Eeg |
| 114 | Solid | Boney James |
| 115 | Just Can’t Resist | Oli Silk |
| 116 | Welcome to the Beach | Paul Hardcastle |
| 117 | 10:30 | Ian Hendrickson-Smith |
| 118 | Dublin | Tom Harrell |
| 119 | You | Spirit Fingers |
| 120 | On a Turquoise Cloud | John Sneider |
| 121 | Unpresidented | John Sneider |
| 122 | Jeju | Jim Snidero |
| 123 | Solar | John Sneider |
| 124 | Rising Son | Takuya Kuroda |
| 125 | You Got Me Singing | Leonard Cohen |
| 126 | No Good Time | Trombone Shorty |
| 127 | Just Thinking | Walter Gorra |
| 128 | Sojourn (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina) | Frank Kohl |
| 129 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | Jason Tiemann |
| 130 | Good Times Are Better | Nils |
| 131 | Let’s Get Serious | Nick Colionne |
| 132 | Chi-Town | Nick Colionne |
| 133 | Crazy 'bout You | Bluey |
| 134 | Blaze | Lettuce |
| 135 | NDUGU | Lettuce |
| 136 | Resonate | Lettuce |
| 137 | Whatcha Gonna Do for Me (feat. Gerald Albright) | Chris "Big Dog" Davis |
| 138 | Lovin You Lovin Me | Paul Hardcastle |
| 139 | Sundance | Boney James |
| 140 | The Bottom Line | Boney James |
| 141 | Luna | Boney James |
| 142 | Tonic | Boney James |
| 143 | St Croix (Live) | Yuko Mabuchi |
| 144 | It's a Party | Keith Andrewv |
| 145 | Cielo (feat. Chris Standring) | Keith Andrewv |
| 146 | Stays (feat. Danilo Perez) | Kurt Elling |
| 147 | Notorious (feat. Richard Elliot) | Paul Brown |
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