In the earlier days of this site, I ran a top ten list of the most popular contemporary jazz recordings at the time. This chart was based on sales and radio play. Here were the top 10 from April 30, 1999:

1. Boney James – Body Language
2. Joe Sample featuring Lalah Hathaway – The Song Lives On
3. Tom Scott & the L.A. Express – Smokin’ Section
4. David Sanborn – Inside
5. Inner Shade – 4 Corners
6. Gota – Let’s Get Started
7. Nite Flyte – Ascension
8. Quincy Jones – From Q, With Love
9. 3rd Force – Force Field
10. Kenny G, Greatest Hits

And the top 10 from April 17, 1994:

1. David Benoit/Russ Freeman – The Benoit/Freeman Project
2. Paul Hardcastle – Hardcastle
3. Dave Weckl – Hard-Wired
4. The Solsonics – Jazz in the Present Tense
5. Mark Johnson – Mark Johnson
6. Incognito – Positivity
7. Bob James – Restless
8. Pat Metheny/John Scofield – I Can See Your House from Here
9. United Future Organization – United Future Organization
10. Mark Portmann – Driving Beverly Hills