Awards | Charts | Streams

Impact

Industry honors, accolades, and results are the nexus of Mel’s relentless work ethic and musical integrity.

Awards | Charts | Streams

Impact

These industry honors, accolades, and results are the nexus of Mel’s relentless work ethic and musical integrity.

The Music Industry's Highest Honor
Best Pop Instrumental: 2006
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Best R&B Album: 2009
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Best Pop Instrumental: 2013
Source: recordingacademy.com

The Music Industry's Publication of Record
Mel Brown has appeared on:

Source: billboard.com

Billboard #1 Singles

Billboard Top 5 Singles

Billboard Top 10 Singles

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By the Numbers: Bass On Top
Top 1% Recording Credits
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Top 0.1% of Bassists
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Top 1% Remote Recording
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51 Tracks with 1M+ Streams
Verified Muso.ai analytics at a glance.

Verified Credits

At approx 1.1K verified credits, Mel has more recording credits than 99% of the industry.

Standing Out

In a database of approx. 86K bassists, the popularity of Mel’s discography consistently ranks somewhere near the top in the mid-100s.

Trying This At Home

Mel engineered his own bass lines on 693 remote recording sessions in his home studio, including 51 recordings that have more than 1 million streams.

Stream of Consciousness

Tracks in Mel’s discography have been streamed over 246 million times – more than 98% of the industry.

Verifed Lifetime Streams
Lifetime Streams
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Spotify
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YouTube
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Shazam
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Soundcloud
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Audiomack
These results show the number of streams for tracks in Mel Brown's discography across each platform.

Total Streams

283,498,403 Streams

Spotify

220,166,081 Streams

YouTube

62,899,532 Streams

Shazam

2,208,152 Shazams

Soundcloud

129,437 Streams

Audiomack

1,491 Streams

Lifetime Verified Video Views
Total Video Views
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TikTok
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YouTube Shorts
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Instagram Reels
These results indicate the number of views for videos featuring tracks from Mel Brown's discography across each platform.

Total Views

7,056,001 Views

TikTok

3,395,527 Views

YouTube Shorts

3,061,387 Views

Instagram Reels

599,087 Views

Lifetime Verified Videos
Total Videos
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TikTok
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YouTube Shorts
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Instagram Reels
This is the number of videos on each platform that contains or features a track from Mel Brown's discography.

Total Videos

9,894 Videos

TikTok

3,982 Videos

YouTube Shorts

5,564 Videos

Instagram Reels

348 Videos

Good Karma
What Comes Around...
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Goes Around.
Mel Brown On Bass: A curated history of rewards and recognition for various projects.

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Billboard Top Songs 2025

Mel Brown on Bass:

Mel performed on 8 of Billboard's Top 2025 Smooth Jazz Songs

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Billboard Top Artists 2025

Mel Brown on Bass:

4 of Billboard’s 2025 Top 10 Smooth Jazz Artists have Mel Brown on Bass

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Mediabase Top Artists 2025

Mel Brown on Bass:

5 of Mediabase’s 2025 Most Played Smooth Jazz Artists have Mel Brown on Bass

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Billboard Year End 2024

Mel Brown on Bass:
Lisa Addeo’s “Diamond Dress” and Kim Scotts’s “Like Butter” are

Billboard’s #7 and #9 Smooth Jazz Songs of the Year 2024

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Soul Cafe Radio 2024

Mel Brown on Bass:

Album of the Year

Lin Rountree

"The Message'"

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Billboard Year End 2023

Mel Brown on Bass:

Tim Bowman’s “Easy” is

Billboard’s #6 Smooth Jazz Song of the Year 2023

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Soul Cafe Radio 2023

Mel Brown on Bass:

Album of the Year

Bob Baldwin

"B Positive"

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Soul Cafe Radio 2022

Mel Brown on Bass:

Album of the Year

Lin Rountree

"Fluid"

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Billboard Year End 2021

Mel Brown on Bass:

Blake Aaron’s “Sunday Strut”, Darren Rahn’s “Midnight Sun” and Lisa Addeo’s “High Heels” are

Billboard’s #3, #4 and #6 Smooth Jazz Songs of the Year 2021

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Soul Cafe Radio 2021

Mel Brown on Bass:

Najee “Center Of The Heart” and

Dave Koz “New Day” nominated for

Smooth Jazz Album of the Year

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Billboard Year End 2020

Mel Brown on Bass:

Darren Rahn’s “Infinite Love” is

Billboard’s #10 Smooth Jazz Song of the Year 2020

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Billboard Year End 2019

Mel Brown on Bass:

Gregory Goodloe’s “Stylin’” and Darren Rahn’s “Moxified” are

Billboard’s #4 and #7 Smooth Jazz Songs of the Year 2019

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Billboard Year End 2017

Mel Brown on Bass:

Julian Vaughn’s “Bona Fide” is

Billboard’s #9 Smooth Jazz Song of the Year 2017

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Billboard Year End 2016

Mel Brown on Bass:

Darren Rahn’s “D-Luxe” is

Billboard’s #2 Smooth Jazz Song of the Year 2016

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Billboard Year End 2013

Mel Brown on Bass:

Tim Bowman’s “Seaside Drive” is

Billboard’s #1 Smooth Jazz Song of the Year 2013

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Count	Artist	Song Title	Total Streams
1	Marion Meadows	Suede	27,974,278
2	Soul Dream	Tim Bowman	10,877,191
3	Let It Shine	Tim Bowman	7,733,498
4	Fluid	Lin Rountree	6,686,342
5	Dressed To Chill	Marion Meadows	6,541,437
6	Still Lovin' You	Freddie Fox	6,289,584
7	The Music Inside	Chuck Loeb	5,964,784
8	Stylin'	Gregory Goodloe	5,878,819
9	Infinite Love	Darren Rahn	5,373,440
10	Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now	Wayman Tisdale	4,718,702
11	Feeling Good	Steve Oliver	3,555,487
12	What You Do To Me	Nick Colionne	3,525,964
13	Release	Lin Rountree	3,484,769
14	Sweet Sundays	Tim Bowman	3,265,187
15	Exhale	Patrick Bradley	3,145,309
16	Deep Blue C	Lisa Addeo , Ryan Montano	3,117,815
17	Step A Little Closer	Marion Meadows	3,113,566
18	Tale of Two Cities	Darren Rahn	3,063,793
19	Just For The Moment	Eric Darius & Norman Brown	2,614,300
20	Seaside Drive	Tim Bowman	2,580,892
21	Secrets	Marion Meadows	2,393,991
22	Sweet Grapes	Marion Meadows	2,352,076
23	America	David Lanz	2,345,731
24	Goin' All Out	Eric Darius	2,305,481
25	Mornin'	George Benson & Al Jarreau	1,915,122
26	Get Down On It	Wayman Tisdale	1,798,852
27	Grace	Nelson Rangell	1,786,560
28	One More Time	Jaared	1,744,395
29	Breakthrough	Cal Harris Jr.	1,535,801
30	Beneath The Light	Chuck Loeb	1,480,422
31	Chillin' Out	Eric Darius	1,474,367
32	Airborne	Cal Harris Jr.	1,456,911
33	The Closer We Get	Dave Koz	1,444,096
34	No U Turn	Freddie Fox	1,437,016
35	Just Like That	Jay Soto	1,346,897
36	Ordinary People	George Benson & Al Jarreau	1,313,785
37	Bridges	Cal Harris Jr.	1,296,959
38	What Cha' Gonna Do for Me	Darren Rahn ft.Wayman Tisdale	1,288,385
39	Pass The Groove	Lin Rountree	1,271,307
40	Magical	Jonathan Fritzén ft. Boney James	1,190,055
41	Stay Awhile	Jay Soto	1,187,502
42	Issa Party	LeBron	1,158,578
43	Love's Taken Over	Nate Harasim	1,158,301
44	All My Life	Tim Bowman	1,141,165
45	Darlin'	Graham Louis	1,138,726
46	Dancing with You	Jaared	1,136,827
47	Lost in Paradise	David Lanz	1,128,489
48	Say You Will	LeBron	1,100,059
49	Limitless - Radio Edit	Patrick Lamb	1,091,576
50	Still Be Strong	De' Nate'	1,033,416
51	Deep Dive	Will Donato	1,030,076

Count	Artist	Song Title	Peak Chart Position
1	Adam Hawley	Absolute Love	1
2	Adam Hawley	Risin' Up	1
3	Adam Hawley	Uptop	1
4	Althea Rene	In the Flow	1
5	Blake Aaron	Dreamland	1
6	Blake Aaron	Groovers & Shakers	1
7	Blake Aaron	Let's Get Lost	1
8	Blake Aaron	She's the One	1
9	Blake Aaron	Dare to Fly	1
10	Blake Aaron ft. Najee	Sunday Strut	1
11	Chuck Loeb	The Music Inside	1
12	Darren Rahn	D-Luxe	1
13	Darren Rahn	Infinite Love	1
14	Darren Rahn	Midnight Sun	1
15	Darren Rahn	Talk of The Town	1
16	Dave Koz	Life In The Fast Lane	1
17	Dave Koz	The Closer We Get	1
18	Eric Darius	Goin' All Out	1
19	George Benson & Al Jarreau	Mornin	1
20	Geregory Goodloe	Stylin	1
21	Gregory Goodloe	Groovin On	1
22	Jonathan Fritzen	Magical	1
23	Kayla Waters	Full Bloom	1
24	Les Sabler	Patches Groove	1
25	Lin Rountree	Fluid	1
26	Lin Rountree	Pass The Groove	1
27	Lin Rountree	Release	1
28	Lin Rountree	Solid	1
29	Lisa Addeo	Diamond Dress	1
30	Michael Broening	Happy Hour #1 2x	1
31	Michael Broening	Talk to Me	1
32	Michael Broening	The Way She Moves	1
33	Michael Broening	Together Again	1
34	Najee	Sweet Summer Nights #1 2x	1
35	Nick Colionne	Just Like That	1
36	Nick Colionne	What You Do to Me	1
37	Quentin Gerard	Broken Promises	1
38	Randy Scott	Embrace	1
39	Randy Scott	Joy Ride	1
40	Randy Scott	Twighlight	1
41	Roberto Restuccia	1979	1
42	Slim Gambill	Light This Candle	1
43	Steve Cole	Living Out Loud	1
44	Steve Oliver	Fun In the Sun	1
45	Tim Bowman	Easy	1
46	Tim Bowman	Seaside Drive	1
47	Tim Bowman	Sweet Sundays	1
48	Wayman Tisdale	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	1
49	Will Donato	Good On You	1
50	Adam Hawley	Gotta Get Up	2
51	Blake Aaron	The Way You Sway	2
52	Jay Soto	Slammin	2
53	Micheal Broening	Summer in Blue	2
54	Rahn Brothers	Double Down	2
55	Tim Bowman	I Want To Be With You	2
56	Wayman Tisdale	Get Down On It	2
57	Wayman Tisdale	Way Up	2
58	Blake Aaron	Crush	3
59	Darren Rahn	Magnetic	3
60	Darren Rahn	Moxified	3
61	Darren Rahn	What Cha Gonna Do For Me	3
62	Doug Jones	Turn Another Corner	3
63	Jonathan Fritzen	A New Beginning	3
64	Kim Scott	Like Butter	3
65	Lebron Dennis	Green Light	3
66	Lebron Dennis	Groove City	3
67	Lisa Addeo	High Heels	3
68	Lisa Addeo	Sassified	3
69	Lisa Addeo	Wet Bar	3
70	Marion Meadows	Dressed To Chill	3
71	Riley Richard	Between You and I	3
72	Chuck Loeb	Beneath The Light	4
73	Julian Vaughn	Bona Fide	4
74	Julian Vaughn	Coastin	4
75	Julian Vaughn	Initiate	4
76	Lebron Dennis	Feels Like 84	4
77	Lisa Addeo	Lipstick and Moonlight	4
78	Marion Meadows	Sweet Grapes	4
79	Tim Bowman	Boss	4
80	Tim Bowman	Let It Shine	4
81	Tim Bowman	Movin & Groovin	4
82	Lebron Dennis	Say You Will	5
83	Lisa Addeo	Perfect Timing	5
84	Marion Meadows	Secrets**	5
85	Marion Meadows	Suede	5
86	Patrick Lamb	Savoir Fair	5
87	Quintin Gerard W	Streets of Gold	5
88	Darren Rahn	One Step Ahead	6
89	Lisa Addeo ft. Ryan Montano	Deep Blue C	6
90	Wayman Tisdale	Throwin It Down	6
91	Adam Hawley	Right On Right On	7
92	Cal Harris Jr.	Bridges	7
93	Darren Rahn	Funk Avenue	7
94	Lebron Dennis	Kinetic	7
95	Phil Denny ft. Ryan Montano	Tough Get Going	7
96	Tim Bowman	All My Life	7
97	Julian Vaughn	Busta Move	8
98	Najee	Face to Face	8
99	Paula Atherton	Ready or Not	8
100	Steve Cole	One, Two	8
101	Adam Hawley	Fly By	9
102	Lebron Dennis	Never Say Never	9
103	Patrick Bradley	Completely Yours	9
104	Richard Smith	Soul Share	9
105	Wayman Tisdale	One On One	9
106	Nelson Rangell	Grace	10
107	Rob Tardik	Shakin the House	10
108	Tim Bowman	City Lights	10
109	Marion Meadows	Remember Me	12
110	Lin Rountree	It's You	13
111	Blake Aaron	Big Bounce	14
112	Darren Rahn	Tale of Two Cities	15
113	Geregory Goodloe	Unlimited	15
114	Jayson Tipp	Time to Roll	15
115	Julian Vaughn	Amore	15
116	Ryan Montano	I’d Like That	15
117	Dominic Amato	New Creation	16
118	Patrick Lamb	Limitless	16
119	Steve Cole	C'mon Y'all	16
120	Catie Waters	Moonlight	17
121	Jeff Ryan	Double Up	17
122	Michael Broening	Shine a Light	17
123	Gregg Karukas	Your Sweet Smile	18
124	Riley Richard	Family Ties	18
125	Embassy	One of a Kind	19
126	Jay Soto	Stay Awhile	19
127	Patrick Bradley	Song of May	19
128	Cal Harris Jr.	Breakthrough	20
129	Micheal Broening	Make it Last	20
130	Will Donato	Funkability	20
131	Kris Brownlee	Upfront	21
132	Patrick Trahan	Small Talk	21
133	Slim Gambill	Heavyweight	21
134	Steve Cole	Wayman	21
135	Darren Rahn	Rock the World	22
136	Lin Rountree	Candie's Dance	22
137	Michael Lington	Play	22
138	Rahn Brothers	Pacific Breeze	22
139	George Benson & Al Jarreau	Ordinary People	23
140	Patrick Lamb	Mint Condition	24
141	Catie Waters	California Stars	25
142	Gregg Karukas	Riverside Drive	25
143	Marion Meadows	Let the Top Down	25
144	Roberto Restuccia	Smooth Commodity	25
145	Ron Mcmillon	In the Flow	25
146	Sean U	Flight Path	25
147	Rob Tardik	Smile	26
148	Wayman Tisdale	Let's Do It Again	26
149	David Lanz	Romantica	27
150	Jonathan Butler	Mandalay Bay	28
151	Tim Bowman	Hi Def	28
152	Gregg Karukas	Riverside Drive	29
153	Nick Colionne	Let's Take A Ride	29
154	Tom Braxton	Hub City Jam	29