Artist · chart history · #845 in indie & aaa artist polls
Jill Scott
Solo artist Philadelphia United States
Jill Scott is an artist from Philadelphia. Jill Scott has 4 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Golden”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #499. The station that charted Jill Scott most often is 90.9 The Bridge (Kansas City, MO), with 2 appearances.
Jill Scott, born April 4, 1972, is a Philadelphia singer-songwriter whose records feel like being let in on a long, warm conversation. Her debut, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1, came out in 2000 and went platinum, and it put her up for Best New Artist at the Grammys.
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 followed in 2004 on Hidden Beach and went gold, and its standout, "Golden", is a joyous, strutting slice of soul with the sun pouring through the windows. The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 went gold too, in 2007.
That same year she started acting, in Hounddog and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?, then starred in the BBC/HBO series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in 2008. After four years away from music she returned with The Light of the Sun in 2011, played James Brown's second wife, Dee Dee, in Get on Up in 2014, and released Woman in 2015. From 2018 she played Lady Eve in Black Lightning, and in February 2026 she put out her sixth album, To Whom This May Concern.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Jill Scott on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden | 2 | #499 | – | – | |
| 2 | A Long Walk | 1 | #606 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 633 | Golden | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) |
| 2022 | 499 | Golden | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s |
| 2022 | 606 | A Long Walk | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s |
| 2006 | 848 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
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