The Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay chart measures airplay spins on 15 smooth jazz radio stations in the United States.[1]
Chart history
editBy year
edit- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2005
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2006
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2007
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2008
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2009
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2010
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2011
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2012
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2013
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2014
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2015
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2016
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2017
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2018
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2019
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2020
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2021
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2022
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2023
- List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of 2024
By decade
editArtists with most number-one hits
edit- Artists with most Smooth Jazz Airplay No. 1s[2]
(as of November 2, 2024)
- 20 – Boney James
- 15 – Gerald Albright
- 14 – Richard Elliot
- 12 – Brian Culbertson
- 11 – Rick Braun
- 11 – Paul Brown
- 11 – Paul Hardcastle
- 10 – Cindy Bradley
- 10 – Nick Colionne
- 10 – Euge Groove
- 10 – Dave Koz
Songs with most weeks at number-one
edit- Songs at number-one for 10 weeks and more
(Shown chronologically)
- 16 – "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" – Peter White (2006)
- 10 – "R n R" – Rick Braun and Richard Elliot (2007)
- 10 – "Fallin' for You" – The Sax Pack (2008)
- 12 – "I'm Waiting for You" – Jackiem Joyner (2009)
- 13 – "Bright" – Peter White (2009–10)
- 15 – "Put the Top Down" – Dave Koz featuring Lee Ritenour (2010–11)
Women with number-ones
edit(Debut date precedes name)
- 2007 Mar 03 – Mindi Abair
- 2007 Dec 08 – Candy Dulfer
- 2008 May 24 – Jessy J
- 2010 Feb 13 – Sade
- 2011 Sep 10 – Cindy Bradley
- 2013 Jun 15 – Althea Rene
- 2016 Feb 27 – Lindsey Webster
- 2017 Apr 08 – Kayla Waters
- 2018 Jun 09 – Magdalena Chovancova
- 2018 Jul 21 – Ragan Whiteside
- 2019 Apr 27 – Keiko Matsui
- 2019 Apr 27 – Gretchen Parlato
- 2019 Jun 01 – Kim Scott
- 2019 Nov 02 – Aubrey Logan
- 2019 Nov 09 – Joyce Cooling
- 2020 Jan 25 – Lisa Addeo
- 2020 Apr 18 – Paula Atherton
- 2020 Jun 20 – Jazmin Ghent
- 2021 Nov 27 – Pamela Williams
- 2022 Feb 19 – Le Sonic
- 2022 Oct 15 – Lauran Beluzo
- 2022 Nov 05 – Carol Albert
- 2023 Oct 28 – Phylicia Rae
References
edit- ^ "Billboard Charts Legend". Billboard. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Trust, Gary (April 15, 2024). "Boney James Becomes First Artist to Notch 20 No. 1s on Smooth Jazz Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2024.