Smooth Jazz Airplay Explained

The Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay chart measures airplay spins on 15 smooth jazz radio stations in the United States.^[1]

Chart history

By year

By decade

Artists with most number-one hits

Artists with most Smooth Jazz Airplay No. 1s^[2] (as of July 27, 2024)

20 – Boney James

15 – Gerald Albright

13 – 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

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

(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

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Notes and References

Web site: Billboard Charts Legend. Billboard. April 18, 2024. April 18, 2024.
Web site: Gary. Trust. Boney James Becomes First Artist to Notch 20 No. 1s on Smooth Jazz Airplay Chart. Billboard. April 18, 2024. April 15, 2024.