Thursday, February 02, 2006

THE TOP 100 SMOOTH JAZZ SONGS OF 2005

Here's a listing of the Top 100 Smooth Jazz songs of 2005 as compiled by trade publication Radio & Records. The rankings are based on U.S. radio station airplay.

1. NILS - Pacific Coast Highway (Baja/TSR)
2. SOUL BALLET - Cream (215)
3. TIM BOWMAN - Summer Groove (Liquid 8)
4. KENNY G - Pick Up The Pieces (Arista/RMG)
5. MICHAEL LINGTON - Two Of A Kind (Rendezvous)
6. DAVE KOZ - Let It Free (Capitol)
7. BONEY JAMES/JOE SAMPLE - Stone Groove (Warner Bros.)
8. STEVE COLE - Thursday (Narada Jazz/EMI)
9. PAUL TAYLOR - Nightlife (Peak)
10. EUGE GROOVE - XXL (Narada Jazz/EMI)
11. RICHARD ELLIOT - People Make The World Go Round (Artizen)
12. CHUCK LOEB - Tropical (Shanachie)
13. MINDI ABAIR - Come As You Are (GRP/VMG)
14. NORMAN BROWN - Up 'N' At 'Em (Warner Bros.)
15. MARION MEADOWS - Sweet Grapes (Heads Up)
16. KENNY G/EARTH, WIND & FIRE - The Way You Move (Arista/RMG)
17. PAUL BROWN - Moment By Moment (GRP/VMG)
18. RICHARD ELLIOT - Your Secret Love (GRP/VMG)
19. PAUL HARDCASTLE - Serene (Trippin' 'N' Rhythm)
20. WAYMAN TISDALE - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (Rendezvous)
21. GERALD ALBRIGHT - To The Max (GRP/VMG)
22. CHRIS BOTTI - Back Into My Heart (Columbia)
23. PAUL JACKSON, JR. - Never Too Much (GRP/VMG)
24. DAVE KOZ - Love Changes Everything (Capitol)
25 . NORMAN BROWN - West Coast Coolin' (Warner Bros.)
26. KEN NAVARRO - You Are Everything (Positive)
27. BRIAN CULBERTSON - Hookin' Up (GRP/VMG)
28. GEORGE BENSON - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (GRP/VMG)
29. JEFF LORBER - Ooh La La (Narada Jazz/EMI)
30. PAUL JACKSON, JR.- Walkin' (Blue Note/EMC)
31. FOURPLAY - Fields Of Gold (RCA Victor/RMG)
32. VANESSA WILLIAMS - You Are Everything (Lava)
33. ANITA BAKER - How Does It Feel (Blue Note/Virgin/EMC)
34. CHRIS BOTTI - No Ordinary Love (Columbia)
35. QUEEN LATIFAH - California Dreamin' (Vector)
36. 3RD FORCE - Believe In Me (Higher Octave/EMI)
37. EUGE GROOVE - Get Em Goin' (Narada Jazz/EMI)
38. WALTER BEASLEY - Coolness (Heads Up)
39. RAY CHARLES/DIANA KRALL - You Don't Know Me (Concord)
40. DAVID SANBORN - Tin Tin Deo (GRP/VMG)
41. PIECES OF A DREAM - It's Go Time (Heads Up)
42. HALL & OATES - I'll Be Around (U-Watch)
43. SEAL - Walk On By (Warner Bros.)
44. KIM WATERS - In Deep (Shanachie)
45. ANITA BAKER - You're My Everything (Blue Note/Virgin/EMC)
46. BONEY JAMES - Here She Comes (Warner Bros.)
47. ALICIA KEYS - If I Ain't Got You (J/RMG)
48. JONATHAN BUTLER - Fire & Rain (Rendezvous)
49. AVERAGE WHITE BAND - Work To Do (Liquid 8)
50. PETER WHITE - How Does It Feel (Columbia)
51. MINDI ABAIR - Make A Wish (GRP/VMG)
52. DAVID PACK - You're The Only Woman (Peak)
53. DONNY OSMOND - Breeze On By (Decca)
54. WAYMAN TISDALE - Ready To Hang (Rendezvous)
55. PAUL BROWN - Cosmic Monkey (GRP/VMG)
56. MARION MEADOWS - Suede (Heads Up)
57. JOYCE COOLING - Camelback (Narada Jazz/EMI)
58. PAMELA WILLIAMS - Fly Away With Me (Shanachie)
59. MICHAEL MCDONALD - Tracks Of My Tears (Motown)
60. KEM - I Can't Stop Loving You (Motown/Universal)
61. JEFF GOLUB - Simple Pleasures (Narada Jazz/EMI)
62. NELSON RANGELL - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing (Koch)
63. MARC ANTOINE - Madrid (GRP/VMG)
64. ALEXANDER ZONJIC - Leave It With Me (Heads Up)
65. CHIELI MINUCCI - The Juice (Shanachie)
66. GREG ADAMS - Firefly (215)
67. BRIAN SIMPSON - It's All Good (Rendezvous)
68. BOZ SCAGGS - Lowdown (Unplugged) (Virgin)
69. RICK BRAUN - Shining Star (Artizen)
70. MARIAH CAREY - We Belong Together (Island/IDJMG)
71. BONEY JAMES - 2:01 AM (Warner Bros.)
72. WARREN HILL - Still In Love (Popjazz/Native Language)
73. ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - Say Yeah (Higher Octave/EMI)
74. MICHAEL MCDONALD - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Motown)
75. MATT BIANCO/BASIA - Ordinary Day (Decca/Universal)
76. ADANI & WOLF w/ERNEST RANGLIN - Daylight (Rendezvous)
77. KIM WATERS - Steppin' Out (Shanachie)
78. DEF JAZZ/GERALD ALBRIGHT - Hey Young World (GRP/VMG)
79. DIDO - White Flag (Arista/RMG)
80. CAMIEL - I'm Ready (Rendezvous)
81. JOYCE COOLING - Daddy-O (GRP/VMG)
82. PETER WHITE - Dreamwalk (Columbia)
83. MICHAEL BUBLE - Home (143/Reprise)
84. PIECES OF A DREAM - Night Vision (Heads Up)
85. RUSS FREEMAN - East River Drive (Q/Atlantic)
86. STEVE OLIVER - Chips & Salsa (Koch)
87. SOUL BALLET - She Rides (215)
88. CHUCK LOEB - Pocket Change (Shanachie)
89. PETER WHITE - Turn It Out (Columbia)
90. MARCUS MILLER/ERIC CLAPTON - Silver Rain (Koch)
91. THA' HOT CLUB - I'm Gonna Love You Just ... (Shanachie)
92. RENEE OLSTEAD - A Love That Will Last (143/Reprise)
93. RICHARD SMITH - What'z Up? (A440)
94. ERIC MARIENTHAL - Lefty's Lounge (Peak)
95. HERBIE HANCOCK/JOHN MAYER - Stitched Up (Hear Music/Vector)
96. GREGG KARUKAS - Riverside Drive (N-Coded)
97. EVERETTE HARP - Can You Hear Me (A440)
98. KIRK WHALUM - Any Love (GRP/VMG)
99. NILS - Summer Nights (Baja/TSR)
100. NAJEE - 2nd 2 None (Heads Up International)

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