The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theme from Shaft | Dave Stryker |
| 2 | Uptop | Adam Hawley |
| 3 | Anything | Norman Brown |
| 4 | You Only Live Twice | Dave Stryker |
| 5 | Summertime | Paul Brown |
| 6 | Take Me As I Am | Paul Brown |
| 7 | You've Got What It Takes (feat. Gregory Porter) | Ledisi |
| 8 | What a Difference a Day Made | Ledisi |
| 9 | Under the Stars (feat. Isaiah Collier) | Brian Simpson |
| 10 | Top Hat & Tails | Chris Standring |
| 11 | We Got This | Pieces of a Dream |
| 12 | Step to It | Paul Brown |
| 13 | Funkafarian | Troy Roberts |
| 14 | It Can Happen | Nils |
| 15 | Let's Bounce | Paul Brown |
| 16 | Casual Cool | Norman Brown |
| 17 | Chocolate Shake | Chris Standring |
| 18 | Eastside Party | BPM |
| 19 | Calvert Street | Andrea Lisa |
| 20 | Crush | Blake Aaron |
| 21 | Low Key Lightly (feat. Sara Caswell) | Dave Stryker |
| 22 | Bolivia | The Empress |
| 23 | Vice Versa | Paul Brown |
| 24 | Freedom | Yoko Miwa Trio |
| 25 | No More Blues | Samara Joy |
| 26 | Careless Whisper | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio |
| 27 | Autumn Nocturne | Samara Joy |
| 28 | You Stepped out of a Dream | Samara Joy |
| 29 | Jagged Spaces | The Grasso-Ravita Jazz Ensemble |
| 30 | The Moon Singer | Thomas Heflin |
| 31 | Bop Like | Brent Laidler |
| 32 | Cinema Paradiso: Main Theme | Dave Stryker |
| 33 | Flirtibird (feat. Greg Ward & Mark Buselli) | Dave Stryker |
| 34 | In Common | The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble |
| 35 | You Already Know | Joe Farnsworth |
| 36 | Minority | Dave Pope Trio |
| 37 | Twins | Steve Allee |
| 38 | Naught Won | Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra |
| 39 | Well You Better | Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra |
| 40 | To C.T. with Love | Marcus McLaurine |
| 41 | Down on My Knees | Paul Brown |
| 42 | So Much to Say | Paul Brown |
| 43 | Spill Da Beans | Paul Brown |
| 44 | The Get Down | Paul Brown |
| 45 | My Sweet Baby | Paul Brown |
| 46 | This Bitter Earth | Ledisi |
| 47 | Faraway | Steve Houghton Group |
| 48 | Play It Forward (feat. Rick Braun) | Paul Brown |
| 49 | Smooth Moves (feat. Jeff Ryan) | Paul Brown |
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