The iTunes Top 40 Bossa Nova Songs Chart is your weekly window into the world of bossa nova — Brazil’s most sophisticated and internationally beloved musical export — samba rhythms softened into something intimate, elegant, and quietly revolutionary. Updated every week, this chart ranks the top 40 bossa nova singles on iTunes, giving you a real-time snapshot of what’s resonating most with fans of the genre right now.
The genre has been shaped by visionaries like João Gilberto, Tom Jobim, and Astrud Gilberto whose “The Girl from Ipanema” became one of the most covered songs in music history, whose work defines what bossa nova can sound and feel like. Whether the genre has centuries of tradition behind it or only emerged in recent decades, the artists on this chart are its current standard-bearers.
Discover what bossa nova sounds like today by exploring the full iTunes Top 40 Bossa Nova Songs Chart, updated fresh this week, in the chart below.
Chart updated this week on: 2026-03-14
1.
O Chinês e a Bicicleta
Leny Andrade
13/11/1997
2.
Travessia
Milton Nascimento
01/01/1969
3.
A Pedida É Samba (feat. Elza Soares)
Bossacucanova
11/12/2012
4.
Hawái
Pablo Cepeda
24/03/2023
5.
Trocando em Miúdos
Francis Hime
01/01/1977
6.
Venus
Rachelle Spring
10/10/2008
7.
Marroquina
Tom Ribeira
06/03/2026
8.
Baião de Dois
Tom Ribeira
06/03/2026
9.
Cachaça Bossa Nova (O Gelo Derrete e a Verdade Vem
