Original playlist analysis by PlaylistScaler
Compare 15 selected playlists using observed music, curator information and available measurements.
Best for
- Most followedJazz Classics 5,043,082 followers
- Fastest growingJazz Classics +871 followers a day
- Most tracksJazz House 2026 598 tracks
Playlist picks
Each playlist is credited to its Spotify curator.
Top genres
- hip-hop/rap 94 tracks
- alternative rap 8 tracks
- jazz 5 tracks
- Tracks
- 102
- Playing time
- 6h 5m
- Marked explicit
- 61
- Followers
- 16
A few observed tracks
- Feather (feat. Cise Starr & Akin from CYNE)Nujabes, Cise Starr & Akin from CYNE
- Jazz (We've Got)A Tribe Called Quest
- No Yeast (feat. Boldy James)Curren$y, The Alchemist, Boldy James
Measured examples
- Jazz (We've Got)A Tribe Called Quest92 BPMEnergy 0.27 / 1
- where's the confetti?jev.92 BPMEnergy 0.76 / 1
- Diamonds in the WaterKofi Stone84 BPMEnergy 0.56 / 1
Shazam measurements via artist.tools · retrieved Oct 8, 2026.
Sources & full analysis Checked Oct 8, 2026
- Track entries
- 102
- Distinct tracks
- 102
- Repeated entries
- 0
- Distinct artists
- 127
- Playing time
- 6h 5m · 100% duration coverage
- Explicit flags
- 61 marked explicit · 100% coverage
- Track genre labels
- hip-hop/rap, alternative rap, jazz, rap, hip-hop · 99.02% coverage
- Audio measurements
- 44 of 102 distinct tracks · 43.14% coverage
- Follower change
- 0 · Sep 13, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026
21.57% overlap with rap jazz: the proportion of combined distinct tracks shared by both playlists. Other playlist checked Oct 8, 2026.
Spotify playlist observations, genre labels via artist.tools. Calculations by PlaylistScaler. How to read this analysis.
Top genres
- r&b/soul 127 tracks
- dance 53 tracks
- house 29 tracks
- Tracks
- 211
- Playing time
- 16h 26m
- Marked explicit
- 1
- Followers
- 16
A few observed tracks
- Give It To Me BabyRick James
- Brick HouseCommodores
- Let's GrooveEarth, Wind & Fire
Measured examples
- Give It To Me BabyRick James119 BPMEnergy 0.98 / 1
- Let's GrooveEarth, Wind & Fire125 BPMEnergy 0.77 / 1
- Super FreakRick James132 BPMEnergy 0.88 / 1
Shazam measurements via artist.tools · retrieved Oct 8, 2026.
Sources & full analysis Checked Oct 8, 2026
- Track entries
- 211
- Distinct tracks
- 211
- Repeated entries
- 0
- Distinct artists
- 187
- Playing time
- 16h 26m · 100% duration coverage
- Explicit flags
- 1 marked explicit · 100% coverage
- Track genre labels
- r&b/soul, dance, house, pop, electronic · 98.58% coverage
- Audio measurements
- 133 of 211 distinct tracks · 63.03% coverage
- Follower change
- +1 · Sep 13, 2026 to Oct 4, 2026
Spotify playlist observations, genre labels via artist.tools. Calculations by PlaylistScaler. How to read this analysis.
Top genres
- hip-hop/rap 21 tracks
- east coast rap 3 tracks
- hardcore rap 2 tracks
- Tracks
- 22
- Playing time
- 1h 17m
- Marked explicit
- 8
- Followers
- 10
A few observed tracks
- Feather (feat. Cise Starr & Akin from CYNE)Nujabes, Cise Starr & Akin from CYNE
- Luv(sic.) pt3 (feat. Shing02)Nujabes, Shing02
- Eclipse (feat. Substantial)Nujabes, Substantial
Measured examples
- Eclipse (feat. Substantial)Nujabes, Substantial96 BPMEnergy 0.62 / 1
- The Sign (feat. Pase Rock)Nujabes, Pase Rock141 BPMEnergy 0.44 / 1
- Thank you (feat. Apani B)Nujabes, Apani B102 BPMEnergy 0.84 / 1
Shazam measurements via artist.tools · retrieved Oct 8, 2026.
Sources & full analysis Checked Oct 8, 2026
- Track entries
- 22
- Distinct tracks
- 22
- Repeated entries
- 0
- Distinct artists
- 30
- Playing time
- 1h 17m · 100% duration coverage
- Explicit flags
- 8 marked explicit · 100% coverage
- Track genre labels
- hip-hop/rap, east coast rap, hardcore rap, rap, electronic · 100% coverage
- Audio measurements
- 11 of 22 distinct tracks · 50% coverage
- Follower change
- 0 · Sep 13, 2026 to Oct 4, 2026
21.57% overlap with Jazz Rap 🫠 Lofi Rap: the proportion of combined distinct tracks shared by both playlists. Other playlist checked Oct 8, 2026.
Spotify playlist observations, genre labels via artist.tools. Calculations by PlaylistScaler. How to read this analysis.
- Followers
- 5,043,082
- Tracks
- 245
- Followers per day
- +871
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 176,200–528,700
Newest track added Sep 23, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 2,334,441
- Tracks
- 215
- Followers per day
- +734
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 84,700–254,000
- Most listeners in
- Singapore, SG
Newest track added Oct 5, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 622,223
- Tracks
- 300
- Followers per day
- +6
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 20,800–62,400
- Most listeners in
- Los Angeles, US
Newest track added Oct 7, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 593,343
- Tracks
- 180
- Followers per day
- -31
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 19,800–59,300
- Most listeners in
- Sydney, AU
Newest track added Oct 6, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 335,147
- Tracks
- 111
- Followers per day
- +198
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 13,000–39,000
- Most listeners in
- Los Angeles, US
Newest track added Sep 30, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 334,634
- Tracks
- 150
- Followers per day
- +853
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 19,100–57,300
- Most listeners in
- London, GB
Newest track added Oct 2, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 320,281
- Tracks
- 254
- Followers per day
- +126
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 11,800–35,500
- Most listeners in
- Mexico City, MX
Newest track added Sep 11, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 299,499
- Tracks
- 392
- Followers per day
- +75
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 10,700–32,000
- Most listeners in
- Los Angeles, US
Newest track added Oct 8, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 269,637
- Tracks
- 598
- Followers per day
- +101
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 9,900–29,800
- Most listeners in
- London, GB
Newest track added Sep 29, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 161,063
- Tracks
- 262
- Followers per day
- +79
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 6,100–18,300
- Most listeners in
- Sydney, AU
Newest track added Sep 14, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 72,661
- Tracks
- 517
- Followers per day
- +65
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 3,000–9,100
- Most listeners in
- Sydney, AU
Newest track added Sep 29, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
- Followers
- 62,822
- Tracks
- 118
- Followers per day
- +42
- Monthly listeners (est.)
- 2,500–7,500
Newest track added Sep 18, 2026 · figures via artist.tools.
Songs on the most jazz playlists
Counted across the 15 playlists in this guide with readable track lists; each song counts once per playlist.
- Story that you missedKendrettes2 playlists2,495,504 combined followers
- You Have To Imagine ItNorris Walker Trio2 playlists2,495,504 combined followers
- I'm here.Bolden., Mauricesax2 playlists604,271 combined followers
- YesteryearSnorre Kirk, Michael Blicher2 playlists496,210 combined followers
- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley SquareHans Ulrik2 playlists496,210 combined followers
- Fly god mannersjev.2 playlists26 combined followers
- 93 'Til InfinitySouls Of Mischief2 playlists26 combined followers
- C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)Wu-Tang Clan2 playlists26 combined followers
- black samuarai.jev.2 playlists26 combined followers
- Bebop[bsd.u]2 playlists26 combined followers
- Behind BarsSlick Rick2 playlists26 combined followers
- SkyIs Falling (feat. C.L. Smooth)Nujabes, C.L. Smooth2 playlists26 combined followers
- formulaShy High, Garrett Sparrow2 playlists26 combined followers
- Thank you (feat. Apani B)Nujabes, Apani B2 playlists26 combined followers
- Feather (feat. Cise Starr & Akin from CYNE)Nujabes, Cise Starr & Akin from CYNE2 playlists26 combined followers
How we compared these playlists
PlaylistScaler analyzes observed Spotify playlist contents. Audio measurements, where shown, come from Shazam through artist.tools. Follower growth, listener estimates and listener cities for the wider selection come from artist.tools. Playlists belong to their credited curators.
Sources, coverage & limitations
Automatic genre picks need a matching title or assigned topic, or supporting track genre labels. Editors can also select crossovers.
Observation dates appear with each playlist. Track examples are a small sample. Missing measurements are excluded, never counted as zero. Audio medians require measurements for at least ten distinct tracks and 80% of the playlist’s distinct tracks. The middle half is the range from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
Energy, danceability and other audio scores describe the recordings on a 0–1 scale; they do not measure listener outcomes or musical quality. Acousticness does not establish the absence of vocals. Explicit flags are metadata, and unmarked tracks are not a guarantee of suitability.
Track overlap uses shared distinct tracks divided by the combined distinct tracks. Repeated entries are counted separately from unique tracks. Genre labels can overlap: one track may have several labels. Follower counts and changes describe audience size, not listening activity or musical quality. Results apply to the playlists compared here, not all of Spotify.
Measurement coverage for each playlist is listed in its "Sources & full analysis" panel. "Best for" picks compare only playlists that have the measurement. Most-added songs count each song once per playlist, across the playlists whose track lists could be read.
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