Don't Know Why by Norah Jones album cover

Songs Similar to Don't Know Why by Norah Jones

Album: Don't Know Why · Soul & Jazz · Chill

“Don't Know Why” is a soul & jazz track with singer & songwriter roots by Norah Jones from the album Don't Know Why. On SongSimilar it sits in our Soul & Jazz collection and is tagged chill, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 177 BPM).

The closest match right now is “Seven Years” by Norah Jones (100% match). The list also pulls in Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux, Etta James and Nina Simone — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Norah Jones's. By genre, the list is mostly jazz (10 of 20 tracks), with pop and rock mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.

20 songs similar to “Don't Know Why”

  1. 1Seven Years by Norah Jones album cover

    Seven Years

    Norah Jones

    Singer & Songwriter

    100% match
  2. 2Come Away with Me by Norah Jones album cover
  3. 3Temptation by Diana Krall album cover

    Temptation

    Diana Krall

    Jazz

    36% match
  4. 4The Look of Love by Diana Krall album cover

    The Look of Love

    Diana Krall

    Jazz

    25% match
  5. 5

    Baby I'm A Fool

    Melody Gardot

    21% match
  6. 6

    Dance Me to the End of Love

    Madeleine Peyroux

    17% match
  7. 7

    Your Heart Is As Black As Night

    Melody Gardot

    15% match
  8. 8At Last by Etta James album cover

    At Last

    Etta James

    Rock

    14% match
  9. 9
  10. 10I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone album cover

    I Put a Spell on You

    Nina Simone

    Jazz

    12% match
  11. 11Cry Me a River by Julie London album cover

    Cry Me a River

    Julie London

    Pop

    12% match
  12. 12What A Shame by Patricia Barber album cover

    What A Shame

    Patricia Barber

    Jazz

    10% match
  13. 13Solitude by Billie Holiday album cover

    Solitude

    Billie Holiday

    Jazz

    9% match
  14. 14Don't Cry Baby by Madeleine Peyroux album cover

    Don't Cry Baby

    Madeleine Peyroux

    Jazz

    9% match
  15. 15A Sunday Kind of Love by Etta James album cover

    A Sunday Kind of Love

    Etta James

    Rock

    8% match
  16. 16Closer to You by Cassandra Wilson album cover

    Closer to You

    Cassandra Wilson

    Jazz

    8% match
  17. 17Crawling Up a Hill by Katie Melua album cover

    Crawling Up a Hill

    Katie Melua

    Pop

    8% match
  18. 18April In Paris by Sarah Vaughan album cover

    April In Paris

    Sarah Vaughan

    Jazz

    8% match
  19. 19Piece by Piece by Katie Melua album cover

    Piece by Piece

    Katie Melua

    Pop

    8% match
  20. 20My Girl by Patricia Barber album cover

    My Girl

    Patricia Barber

    Jazz

    8% match

Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.

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FAQ about “Don't Know Why”

What songs are similar to Don't Know Why?

On our list, the closest matches are “Seven Years” by Norah Jones, “Come Away with Me” by Norah Jones and “Temptation” by Diana Krall. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Don't Know Why” by Norah Jones, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.

Who does Don't Know Why sound like?

Based on listening data, “Don't Know Why” sits closest to Diana Krall, Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux and Etta James. Fans of Norah Jones play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.

Is Don't Know Why Soul & Jazz?

We file “Don't Know Why” by Norah Jones under Soul & Jazz, while music stores list its album under Singer & Songwriter. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.

How do you find similar songs to Don't Know Why?

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