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: 2026-10-08
1.
Esperar Pra Ver
Evinha
05/01/1971
2.
Unholy
Rio Branco
09/06/2023
3.
Águas de Março
Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim
17/06/1974
4.
Forever Green
Antônio Carlos Jobim
01/01/1995
5.
Garota Esquerdinha
Grupo Manifesto, Gracinha Leporace & Lucinha
01/12/1967
6.
Roda-Viva
Chico Buarque
01/01/1968
7.
Garota de Ipanema (1987 Versão)
Antônio Carlos Jobim
29/04/1997
8.
Samba Do Avião (1987 Versão)
Antônio Carlos Jobim
29/04/1997
9.
Chega de Saudade (1987 Versão)
Antônio Carlos Jobim
29/04/1997
10.
Copacabana
Nana Caymmi
04/03/1985
11.
Chega De Saudade
João Gilberto
03/03/1999
12.
Chega de Saudade
Elizeth Cardoso
01/05/1958
13.
Ne me quitte pas
Valeria Sattamini
11/08/2014
14.
Rocket Man
Laza Bossa
03/05/2024
15.
Minha Saudade (feat. Claudio Roditi, Idriss Boudrioua, Fernando Moraes, Sergio Barroso & Rafael Barata)
