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SmoothJazz.com Year End Top 100 Album Chart
THE WORLD'S MOST INCLUSIVE RADIO AIRPLAY CHART
Year End Top 100 Chart for 2021
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1
Nils
Caught In The Groove
Baja/TSR Records
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23,366
2
Boney James
Solid
Concord Records
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17,729
3
Paul Brown
Ones Upon A Time
Woodward Avenue
spins
17,713
4
Blake Aaron
Color and Passion
Innervision Records
spins
14,857
5
Richard Elliot
Authentic Life
Shanachie Ent
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14,783
6
Patrick Bradley
Exhale
Patricks Song Factory
spins
14,295
7
Kim Scott
SHINE!
Innervision Records
spins
13,837
8
Gerald Albright
G-Stream
Bright Music Records
spins
13,348
9
Carol Albert
Stronger Now
Cahara Music
spins
13,077
10
Paul Hardcastle
Hardcastle IX
Trippin N Rhythm Records
spins
13,011
11
Lindsey Webster
A Woman Like Me
Shanachie Ent
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11,947
12
Nick Colionne
Finger Painting
Trippin N Rhythm Records
spins
11,695
13
Tony Saunders
Sexy Somethin
San Francisco Records
spins
11,662
14
Skinny Hightower
Blue Moon
Trippin N Rhythm Records
spins
11,661
15
Norman Brown
Heart To Heart
Shanachie Ent
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11,351
16
Justin-Lee Schultz
Gruv Kid
Shanachie Ent
spins
11,299
17
Dave Koz
A New Day
Just Koz Entertainment Inc
spins
11,276
18
Adam Hawley
Escape
MBF Entertainment
spins
11,034
19
Willie Bradley
It's My Time
Chrematizo Label Group
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10,710
20
Euge Groove
Sing My Song
Shanachie Ent
spins
10,401
21
Randy Scott
Elevation
Trippin N Rhythm Records
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10,395
22
Jeff Ryan
Duality
Woodward Avenue
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10,287
23
Les Sabler
Tranquility
New Vista Records
spins
10,060
24
Dee Lucas
The Time Is Now
ODL Music
spins
10,045
25
Jazmin Ghent
Forever...Jaz
Ghent
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9,721
26
Ilya Serov
Just Friends
Silky Sound Records
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9,337
27
J.J. Sansaverino
Cocktails & Jazz
Innervision Records
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8,917
28
Phil Denny
Urban Troubadour
Off-Sheet Music
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8,866
29
Sean U
Business As Usual
Sean U
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8,729
30
Lin Rountree
Fluid
Trippin N Rhythm Records
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8,587
31
Jarez
J Funk City
J Star Entertainment LLC
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8,430
32
Johnny Britt
Mo Jazzin'
J-JAMS Records
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8,407
33
Dr. Dave & The Housecall Band
Midnight Daydream
Hatherill Records
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8,353
34
Oli Silk
6
Trippin N Rhythm Records
spins
8,130
35
Reza Khan
Imaginary Road
Painted Media LLC
spins
8,022
36
Chris Standring
Real Life
Ultimate Vibe Recordings
spins
8,015
37
Lisa Addeo
Listen To This
Little Black Dress Records
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7,941
38
Freddie Fox
Limitless
Foxhole Records, Inc.
spins
7,918
39
Will Donato
Elevate
Innervision Records
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7,817
40
Shawn Raiford
Man With A Horn
Shawn Raiford Sax Productions
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7,735
41
Brian Simpson
All That Matters
Shanachie Ent
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7,391
42
Roberto Restuccia
With Every Turn
Trippin N Rhythm Records
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7,199
43
Vincent Ingala
Fire & Desire
Shanachie Ent
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7,157
44
Blair Bryant
Red Tiger
Innervision Records
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7,120
45
Kim Waters
Shakedown
Shanachie Ent
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7,087
46
Marion Meadows
Twice As Nice
Shanachie Ent
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7,068
47
Tony Saunders
All About Love
Baja/TSR Records
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6,975
48
Eric Essix
Songs From The Deep
Essential/Lightyear
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6,898
49
Jeff Lorber Fusion
Space-Time
Shanachie Ent
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6,897
50
The Braxton Brothers
Higher
Braxton Productions
spins
6,488
51
Tom Braxton
Lookin' Up
Innervision Records
spins
6,441
52
Lowell Hopper
No Turning Back
lowellhopper.com
spins
6,362
53
Darren Rahn
Midnight Sun
Side 2 Music
spins
6,310
54
Marc Antoine
Something About Her
spins
6,275
55
Solex
Full Moon
solexmusic.com
spins
6,205
56
Julian Vaughn
Chapters Of Love
Trippin N Rhythm Records
spins
6,192
57
Ben Tankard
Shine!
Ben-Jammin Universal
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6,153
58
Mike Murray
Cruisin
Mike Murray
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5,988
59
Brian Simpson and Steve Oliver
Unified
Shanachie Ent
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5,982
60
Peet Project
Ups & Downs
Beagle Beat Records
spins
5,894
61
GTF
Watch Your Step
GTF Music
spins
5,892
62
Sylvia Bennett
This Love Is Real
Out of Sight Music
spins
5,858
63
Alexander Zonjic
Playing It Forward
Hi-Falutin' Music
spins
5,777
64
Jonathan Fritzén
Piano Tales
Nordic Night Records
spins
5,759
65
Steve Cole
Smoke & Mirrors
Artistry Music
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5,741
66
Special EFX
Special EFX Allstars
Trippin N Rhythm Records
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5,710
67
Jarrod Lawson
Be The Change
Dome Records
spins
5,691
68
Kayla Waters
Open Portals
www.iamkaylawaters.com
spins
5,675
69
Spontaneous Groovin' Combustion
Spontaneous Groovin' Combustion
Tune 9 Records
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5,660
70
Adam Hawley
Risin' Up
MBF Entertainment
spins
5,638
71
Rob Tardik
Diversity Vol. 2
Guitardik 2E
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5,622
72
Greg Manning
Sunrise Boulevard
GMM
spins
5,586
73
Keith Slattery
Duality
Maxophone Music
spins
5,580
74
Brian Culbertson
XX
BCM Entertainment
spins
5,570
75
Larry Carlton & Paul Brown
Soul Searchin'
Shanachie Ent
spins
5,493
76
Bob Baldwin
NewUrbanJazz3
City Sketches, Inc.
spins
5,491
77
Catie Waters
Colors
Trippin N Rhythm Records
spins
5,436
78
Ragan Whiteside
Off The Cuff
Randis Music
spins
5,407
79
ThreeStyle feat Magdalena Chovancova, Robert Fertl & Damon Dae
Perfect Combination
Welovemusic Records
spins
5,401
80
Tim Bowman
Fireball
I.M. Records / Purpose Jazz
spins
5,399
81
Vann Burchfield
Keep Pressing On
Vann Burchfield
spins
5,311
82
Kenney Polson
Colors Of Brazil
Rosetta Records
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5,282
83
Vincent Ingala
Echoes Of The Heart
Shanachie Ent
spins
5,232
84
Nicholas Cole
The Weekend
Trippin N Rhythm Records
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5,169
85
Brendan Rothwell
Sentiment
BrendanRothwell.com
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5,147
86
CTK
The 2ND Coming
MMP Sound, Inc.
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5,035
87
Philippe Saisse
The City That Never Sleeps
Bandar-Log Music
spins
5,004
88
Ken Powe
Steppin'
Ken Powe Music
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4,940
89
Christian de Mesones
In His Vision
Christian de Mesones
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4,786
90
Brad Alexander
Straight Up
BCB Entertainment
spins
4,757
91
Chazzy Green
Let's Go Home
chazzygreen.net
spins
4,723
92
WaKaNa
Silk
WaKaNa Sax
spins
4,718
93
Blake Aaron
Dreamland
Innervision Records
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4,675
94
Christian de Mesones
They Call Me Big New York
bignybassworld.com
spins
4,661
95
Jason Jackson
Movin' On
Jason Jackson Music
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4,651
96
Ron King
Downtown Mama
King Sounds Records
spins
4,634
97
Jake Bass
The Jakey B. LP
Bassment Sounds 2.0
spins
4,597
98
Michael Broening
Shine A Light
Trippin N Rhythm Records
spins
4,591
99
Mike Levine
Just Chillin'
Downtimes Productions
spins
4,549
100
Jazz in Pink
Joy!
Shanachie Ent
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4,547