The Roots Music Report's
Top Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2018

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name Sub Genre
1KissAcute InflectionsJazz
2Talk to Your DaughterRobben FordJazz
3Squeeze MeDuke RobillardJazz
4Wild Women Don't Have the BluesCécile McLorin SalvantJazz
5Help the PoorRobben FordJazz
6The Last Time (feat. the Blind Boys of Alabama & Wynton Marsalis)Wynton Marsalis SeptetJazz
7Easy LivingDuke RobillardJazz
8I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (feat. Ray Charles & Wynton Marsalis)Wynton Marsalis SeptetJazz
9Milk Cow Blues (feat. Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis)Wynton Marsalis SeptetJazz
10You're Driving Me CrazyVan MorrisonJazz
11Dr. MinoCarl Filipiak and the Jimi Jazz BandFusion
12Karnival Joe (From Kokomo)Squirrel Nut ZippersJazz
13Females Are Strong As HellRoxy CossJazz
14Holy-Hole-in-The-DoughnutFlying Horse Big BandJazz
15Just SmileExtra LargeCrossover Jazz
16West of ZanzibarSquirrel Nut ZippersSwing
17Classical GasTommy EmmanuelJazz
18DriftingAndy McKeeJazz
19Angel's DanceBilly Joe Walker, Jr.Jazz
20Indian SummerBilly Joe Walker, Jr.Jazz
21Walk Together ChildrenJames WeidmanJazz
22VenturaCharles Lloyd & The MarvelsJazz
23Cantaloop (Flip Out!)Manhattan TransferJazz
24Part-Time LoverJames Austin Jr.Jazz
25You've Got to Give Me SomeCécile McLorin SalvantJazz
26Fly Me to the MoonWillie NelsonJazz
27Let's GrooveCory WeedsJazz
28Fall BackKen FowserJazz
29Waiting for Angela (feat. Branford Marsalis & Claudia Villela)Akira TanaJazz
30But Here's the ThingEric AlexanderJazz
31Evening PrimrosePeter LinJazz
32Professor Ghetto-RigTroy RobertsJazz
33Let the Wild Rumpus StartRenee RosnesJazz
34It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (feat. Bob Dylan & Wynton Marsalis)Wynton Marsalis SeptetJazz
35Inside a Silent TearLauren HendersonJazz
36The Eternal TriangleKen PeplowskiJazz
37Listening to Miles DavisLarry McDonough QuartetJazz
38Bubba Rides AgainKeyon HarroldJazz
39Blue WatersThe Kenny Barron QuintetJazz
40SatelliteBill Charlap TrioJazz
41Circles on BlackJosh LawrenceJazz
42PomponioNabaté IslesJazz
43So What (Live from Olympia Theatre, Paris)Miles Davis & John ColtraneJazz
44Man Facing NorthYellowjacketsJazz
45The Golden HornBrubeck Brothers QuartetJazz
46Pokadots and MoonbeamsTom BrunerContemporary Jazz
47Smoke ScreenEddie HendersonJazz
48Joe'n AroundTia FullerJazz
49Baby I'm a Fool (Live in London)Melody GardotSmooth Jazz
50Revive (feat. Artyom Manukyan)Sarah ReichJazz
51Loose Cotton ShirtDarrian FordJazz
52I Want Jesus to Walk with Me (Live)Matt LemmlerJazz
53An Intersection of ChangeTodd MarcusJazz
54That GirlMcClenty Hunter, Jr.Jazz
55The Way Young Lovers DoVan MorrisonJazz
56Come Back BabyMike LeDonneJazz
57I’ll Always Leave the Door a Little OpenFreddy ColeJazz
58Ginza SambaJeff Rupert with Veronica SwiftJazz
59Better Git It in Your SoulTiffany AustinJazz
60Just One of Those ThingsTrevor GiancolaJazz
61SmilingDayramir GonzalezJazz
62My Foolish HeartPhil DeGreg TrioJazz
63Blues for Langston and LaRueCharles Lloyd & The MarvelsJazz
64Untitled Original 11383John ColtraneJazz
65What NowCarl Filipiak and the Jimi Jazz BandFusion
66Spiderman ThemeFlying Horse Big BandJazz
67The Unknown Road (feat. Brian Lynch)El EcoJazz
68The BlunderPeripheral VisionJazz
69Empty Bed Blues (feat. Carrie Smith & Wynton Marsalis)Wynton Marsalis SeptetJazz
70CountChip WhiteJazz
71Let's Sail AwayJeff Rupert with Veronica SwiftJazz
72Somewhere (feat. Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band)Bobby SanabriaJazz
73Hard WorkVincent HerringJazz
74Mambo KingsMike Freeman ZonaVibeJazz
75Full Blown (feat. John Harbaugh & F. David Snider)Greg YasinitskyJazz
76Spiderman Theme (feat. Take 6 & Chris Potter)Randy WaldmanJazz
77PernodJeff Rupert with Veronica SwiftJazz
78Back to BlackHart, Scone & AlbinJazz
79Can You Hear HimKamasi WashingtonAvant-Garde Jazz
80Nobody Said Love Was EasyKarrin AllysonJazz
81InvitationAimée AllenJazz
82I Don't Worry About a ThingJohn ProulxJazz
83Theme for MalcolmTim WarfieldJazz
84Party TimeJim Snidero & Jeremy PeltJazz
85Where's Earth?Steve Gadd BandJazz
86Hipsippy BluesPat MartinoJazz
87WindowGoGo PenguinJazz
88Take FiveHarold LittleJazz
89By MyselfCécile McLorin SalvantJazz
90A Little GossipEliane EliasJazz
91InsiemeAl Di MeolaJazz
92Quizas, Quizas, QuizasThe Tiki CollectiveJazz
93Flamenco SketchesLarry McDonough QuartetJazz
94Festival of BahiaLenny Marcus TrioJazz
95It Was a Very Good YearWillie NelsonJazz
96Two Worlds (feat. Claudio Roditi & Helio Alves)El EcoJazz
97Sesame Street ThemeDelfeayo MarsalisJazz
98The GiftSteven KroonJazz
99Close Enough for JazzVan MorrisonJazz
100Sam Jones' BluesCécile McLorin SalvantJazz
101BaliJoey AlexanderJazz
102Carvin's AgreementHenry Conerway IIIJazz
103Figure 8 (Live)OctobopJazz
104Lawns (feat. Peter Erskine, Rachel Z & Mike Mainieri)Scott PetitoJazz
105African ChantAzar LawrenceJazz
106Up Jumped Spring (Live)Dr. Lonnie SmithJazz
107Don't Let Me Be MisunderstoodAbiahJazz
108Ce Petit CheminNate Najar TrioJazz
109How the Heart Approaches What It YearnsPaul SimonSmooth Jazz
110HialeahHarold López-NussaJazz
111Blues ConnotationJared GoldJazz
112I Remember YouOKB TrioJazz
113So WhatAllan HarrisJazz
114Easy LivingEddie HendersonJazz
115Fight for FreedomChristian SandsJazz
116Unsophisticated (feat. Roy Hargrove)Kandace SpringsJazz
117Honey PartyMadeleine PeyrouxJazz
118People Make the World Go 'RoundKandace SpringsJazz
119Our Day Will ComeHouston PersonJazz
120Lonely Town (feat. Joey Calderazzo & Marquis Hill)Kurt EllingJazz
121Sun Song (feat. Lawrence Fields, Scott Colley, Roman Diaz & Bill Stewart)Steve SlagleJazz
122Billy's BounceAllan HarrisJazz
123Motionless PassageEnrique HaneineJazz
124The Ghosts of TomorrowMadeleine PeyrouxJazz
125Ringo OiwakeArt HiraharaJazz
126Saint James Infirmary BluesJon BatisteJazz
127Ranky TankyRanky TankyJazz
128BakuWayne EscofferyJazz
129When She Looks at Me (Live)Matt LemmlerJazz
130JubaGayelynn McKinneyJazz
131Salvador (feat. DACA Artists)John Daversa Big BandContemporary Jazz
132Sweet As HoneyPeter LinJazz
133El NinoPat MartinoJazz
134Do It AgainBobby BroomJazz
135100 Años De BeboChucho ValdésJazz
136See-Line WomanAbiahJazz
137New CreationSteve HobbsJazz
138Obama SambaBill O'ConnellJazz
139Movers and ShakersAndrea BrachfeldJazz
140Forget MeDeanne MatleyJazz
141God WillAmy CerviniJazz
142AdágioEddie DanielsJazz
143Friends AgainDoug WebbJazz
144The Way You Look TonightHouston Person & Ron CarterJazz
145Mona LisaGregory PorterJazz
146Another StarJames Austin Jr.Jazz
147Smoke on the WaterCyrus ChestnutJazz
148PhilaforniaDanny JanklowJazz
149The Spin DoctorBlack Art Jazz CollectiveJazz
150Moving ForwardAndrea BrachfeldJazz
151Wish You Were MineKarrin AllysonJazz
152Letter from HomeBrad Goode QuintetJazz
153Uncle SouthernJohn ScofieldJazz
154Stumblin'Buster WilliamsJazz
155AtlanticaAntonio AdolfoBig Band
156You Rock My WorldAlyson MurrayJazz
157Someday We'll All Be FreeTiffany AustinJazz
158TestifyKamasi WashingtonAvant-Garde Jazz
159Soul EyesTia FullerJazz
160The Triumphant JourneyDafnis Prieto Big BandJazz
161PerspectiveKamasi WashingtonAvant-Garde Jazz
162Democracy How (Harmony and Dissonance)Aimée AllenJazz
163Batmobile to AirportFlying Horse Big BandJazz
164When Love Was KingGregory PorterJazz
165Idol of the FliesReggie WatkinsJazz
166Sweet Papa LouMike LeDonneJazz
167Bossa for All (feat. David Hazeltine)Cory WeedsJazz
168Memphis BBQ & Fish FryMichael DeaseJazz
169So Cute, So BadAkiko TsurugaJazz
170Humpty Dumpty (feat. Matt Wilson)Joris Teepe & Don BradenJazz
171Happy JuiceJon DavisJazz
172Every Man is a KingGerald CannonJazz
173You Don't Know What Love isJohn DokesJazz
174Little B's PoemCyrus ChestnutJazz
175Hittin' the JugHarold MabernJazz
176Bag's MoodBehn GilleceJazz
177DeadlinesCollective OrderJazz
178Second LightBlue Note All-StarsJazz
179People Will Say We're in Love (feat. Gregory Porter)Ella FitzgeraldJazz
180Jingles (feat. Dick Hyman)Jazz At Lincoln Center OrchestraJazz
181Very Early (feat. Joey Alexander)Jazz At Lincoln Center OrchestraJazz
182Charukeshi Express (feat. George Brooks)Steve Smith and Vital Information NYC EditionJazz
183Lonely BullRichie ColeJazz
184Head over High HeelsSinne EegJazz
185WandererJared HallJazz
186The Group of 7Ilios SteryannisJazz
187Danny BoyHouston PersonJazz
188Prime Time (feat. Pat Belliveau & Al Muirhead) [Live]Prime Time Big BandJazz
189They Can't Take That Away from Me (feat. Louis Armstrong)Ella FitzgeraldJazz
190It Ain't Necessarily SoJared GoldJazz
191Mean What You SayHelen SungJazz
192Ballad of Ernie WashingtonChristian McBrideJazz
193Patria (Encore)Jazz At Lincoln Center OrchestraJazz
194I Remember You (feat. Bucky Pizzarelli)Larry Newcomb QuartetContemporary Jazz
195Ruse for Blues ShoesArt HiraharaJazz
196GoStefon HarrisJazz
197GetawayRobben FordJazz
198Icons at the FairJohn ScofieldJazz
199Nature BoyJohn ColtraneJazz
200Barney's FifeJack Mouse GroupContemporary Jazz
 

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