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Saturday, May 10, 2008
 
SMOOTH JAZZ NATIONAL AIRPLAY ©
Issue Date:
5/9/2008

1
15
KENNY G SAX-O-LOCO
STARBUCKS/CONCORD/CMG
522
+8
4.803
2
7 week(s) at number 1
2
16
JESSY J TEQUILA MOON
PEAK/CMG
497
+16
5.146
1
3
15
CHRIS STANDRING LOVE & PARAGRAPHS
ULTIMATE VIBE
491
+54
4.387
3
4
20
EUGE GROOVE MR. GROOVE
NARADA JAZZ/CAPITOL
432
+5
3.927
4
6
19
PAUL BROWN OL' SKOOLIN'
PEAK/CMG
373
+13
3.3
5
5
27
EVERETTE HARP OLD SCHOOL
SHANACHIE
358
-19
2.505
8
8
23
CHUCK LOEB WINDOW OF THE SOUL
HEADS UP
288
+13
1.848
12
12
6
BRIAN CULBERTSON ALWAYS REMEMBER
GRP/VERVE
273
+36
2.753
6
10
9
MINDI ABAIR SMILE
PEAK/CMG
263
+15
2.485
9
11
13
NORMAN BROWN POP'S COOL GROOVE
PEAK/CMG
262
+14
1.838
13
9
13
MARCUS MILLER FEAT. CORINNE BAILEY RAE FREE
3 DEUCES/CMG
257
-4
1.804
15
7
26
PAUL HARDCASTLE LUCKY STAR
TRIPPIN 'N' RHYTHM
256
-79
2.462
10
13
14
MICHAEL MCDONALD (YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER
UNIVERSAL MOTOWN
234
+5
2.751
7
15
25
WALTER BEASLEY WHY NOT YOU
HEADS UP
230
+21
1.694
17
14
9
JOHN LEGEND EACH DAY GETS BETTER
G.O.O.D./COLUMBIA
230
+5
1.575
19
17
10
SAX PACK FALLIN' FOR YOU
SHANACHIE
200
+11
1.703
16
16
14
RICK BRAUN & RICHARD ELLIOT BETTER TIMES
ARTIZEN
189
-8
1.034
24
18
7
JESSE COOK CAFE MOCHA
KOCH
186
+15
2.189
11
20
4
WAYMAN TISDALE THROWIN' IT DOWN
RENDEZVOUS
162
+34
1.835
14
19
10
ROBIN THICKE CAN U BELIEVE
STARTRAK/INTERSCOPE
136
+4
1.318
21
21
7
ALICIA KEYS LIKE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN
MBK/J/RMG
125
+12
1.578
18
23
20
BLAKE AARON BUMPIN' ON THE WES SIDE
INNERVISION
121
+20
1.055
23
24
3
EARL KLUGH DRIFTIN'
KOCH
112
+29
1.165
22
22
6
SEAL ROLLING
WARNER BROS.
110
+1
0.813
25
25
7
SOUL BALLET DA DA DIAMONDS
ARTIZEN
88
+8
0.773
26
¯
5
BOB BALDWIN THIRD WIND
NUGROOVE
73
+13
0.696
27
28
3
GERALD VEASLEY SLIP N SLIDE
HEADS UP
72
+7
0.19
30
27
12
NILS DREAMIN'
BAJA/TSR
72
+6
0.451
28
26
9
MARC ANTOINE SPOOKY
PEAK/CMG
70
0
1.519
20
29
8
STEVE OLIVER FEAT. WARREN HILL ON THE UPSIDE
SOM
69
+8
0.288
29

Songs ranked by number of plays. Songs showing an increase in plays over the previous week, regardless of chart movement. A song will also receive a bullet if its percentage loss in plays does not exceed the percentage of monitored station downtime for the format. A song that has been on the chart for more than 20 weeks will generally not receive a bullet, even if it registers an increase in plays. Airpower awarded to songs appearing in the top 20 on both the Airplay and Audience charts for the first time with increases in both plays and audience. Most Increased Plays awarded to the song with the largest increase in plays. Most Added awarded to the song registering six or more plays at the most stations for the first time this week. A song with a gain in plays over the previous week is placed first if tied with a song with a decline over the same period. When tied songs are each gaining plays or each losing plays, the song being played on more stations is placed first. Songs below the top 20 become recurrents and are removed from the chart after 20 weeks.



 
SMOOTH JAZZ MOST ADDED ©
Issue Date:
5/9/2008

EARL KLUGH DRIFTIN' (KOCH)
KBZN, KRVR, KYOT, WLOQ

4
ERIC DARIUS GOIN' ALL OUT (BLUE NOTE/CAPITOL)
KRVR, KYOT, WNWV

3
CANDY DULFER BACK TO JUAN (HEADS UP)
KRVR, WNWV

2
DIANA KRALL THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT (VERVE)
KIFM, KSSJ

2
DAVID BENOIT HUMAN NATURE (PEAK/CMG)
KRVR, KTWV

2

Songs registering six or more plays at the most stations for the first time this week




 
SMOOTH JAZZ MOST INCREASED PLAYS ©
Issue Date:
5/9/2008

CHRIS STANDRING LOVE & PARAGRAPHS (ULTIMATE VIBE)
WJJZ +20 WDSJ +15 WLVE +9 KSSJ +6 KJZY +3 WJZZ +3 WNWV +2 KBZN +2 KIFM +2 WSMJ +2

+54
BRIAN CULBERTSON ALWAYS REMEMBER (GRP/VERVE)
WNWV +16 KBZN +11 WDSJ +6 WSMJ +4 KKSF +4 KSSJ +3 KIFM +2 KOAS +1 KJZS +1 WLVE +0

+36
WAYMAN TISDALE THROWIN' IT DOWN (RENDEZVOUS)
WNUA +7 WJZZ +6 KJZS +4 KBZN +3 Jones Radio Networks +3 Sirius Jazz Cafe +3 KIFM +2 KTWV +2 WNWV +1 WVMV +1

+34
EARL KLUGH DRIFTIN' (KOCH)
WNUA +8 Jones Radio Networks +7 Sirius Jazz Cafe +5 KYOT +4 WVMV +3 WLOQ +3 KKSF +3 KBZN +1 WSJT +1 WLVE +1

+29
CANDY DULFER BACK TO JUAN (HEADS UP)
WSMJ +10 XM Watercolors +8 Sirius Jazz Cafe +5 KWJZ +1 KOAS +1 WSJW +1 WNWV +0 KRVR +0 KKSF +-1

+24




 
SMOOTH JAZZ RECURRENT CHART ©
Issue Date:
5/9/2008
1
BONEY JAMES LET IT GO
CONCORD/CMG
166
171
2
ERIC MARIENTHAL BLUE WATER
PEAK/CMG
148
169
3
CHRIS BOTTI VENICE
COLUMBIA
141
147
4
NYEE MOSES BETWEEN US
NYEE MOSES
135
151
5
JEFF GOLUB FEAT. RICHARD ELLIOT AIN'T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I GOT)
NARADA JAZZ/CAPITOL
134
132
6
PAUL TAYLOR LADIES' CHOICE
PEAK/CMG
118
118
7
CANDY DULFER L.A. CITY LIGHTS
HEADS UP
117
126
8
FOUR80EAST NOODLE SOUP
NATIVE LANGUAGE
109
93
9
ALICIA KEYS NO ONE
MBK/J/RMG
98
75
10
JAY SOTO SLAMMIN
NUGROOVE
96
101
11
KENNY "BABYFACE" EDMONDS FIRE AND RAIN
MERCURY/IDJMG
93
94
12
FATTBURGER OYE COMO VA
SHANACHIE
90
77
13
BRIAN SIMPSON WHAT CHA GONNA DO?
RENDEZVOUS
90
95
14
BRIAN BROMBERG CANTALOUPE ISLAND
ARTISTRY
88
98
15
JOHN MAYER WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE
AWARE/COLUMBIA
85
83
16
NAJEE COME WHAT MAY
HEADS UP
84
93
17
GREGG KARUKAS GIRL IN THE RED DRESS
TRIPPIN 'N' RHYTHM
81
62
18
BEYONCE WISHING ON A STAR
MUSIC WORLD/FOX/SANCTUARY URBAN/SANCTUARY
81
75
19
RAMSEY LEWIS OH HAPPY DAY (LIVE)
NARADA JAZZ
78
60
20
SIMPLY RED HOLDING BACK THE YEARS (2005)
VERVE FORECAST
78
78

Recurrents are titles that have appeared on the chart for 20 or more weeks and have fallen below the top 20.