Down Beat是一个致力于「爵士、蓝调和超越」（jazz, blues and beyond）的美国杂志，最后一个单词beyond表示其扩张、「超越」其前一年所独家报导的爵士领域。该杂志于1934年诞生于伊利诺伊州芝加哥，它以乐曲中第一个节拍（downbeat）命名。

Down Beat杂志每年都发表读者及评论家对于各类型音乐中的排行统计。Down Beat爵士乐名人堂（The Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame）获奖者来自于读者和评论家的投票。每年读者的投票结果于十二月发布，而评论家的统计则在八月发布。

Down Beat (or DownBeat in their logo) is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond", the last word indicating its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after the "downbeat" in music also called "beat one" or the first beat of a musical measure.