The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 California Album Chart
for the Week of Apr 20, 2024
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Finyl Vinyl | Canned Heat | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| - | 2 | 2 | Buckle Up! | Brad "Guitar" Wilson | Cali Bee | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 3 | 18 | The Hits Keep Coming | Rick Estrin & the Nightcats | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Too Much to Pay | John Clifton | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | Luther's Blues | Bernard Allison | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| - | 6 | 6 | Writing on the Wall | Coco Montoya | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| ▼ | 7 | 5 | Oh So Good | Blind Lemon Pledge | OFEH | Acoustic Blues |
| ▼ | 8 | 7 | Chimera | Orgone | 3 Palm | Soul Blues |
| ▲ | 9 | 14 | Speak to Me | Julian Lage | Blue Note | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 10 | 8 | Peacemaker | Vera Sola | City Slang | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | Pagan Church | John Craigie | Leslie/Songlines | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 12 | 11 | Friends Along the Way (Deluxe Edition) | Mitch Woods | Club 88 | Classic Blues |
| ▲ | 13 | 17 | Something in the Room She Moves | Julia Holter | Domino | Jazz |
| ▲ | 14 | 15 | Who Needs This Mess!!?? | Franck L. Goldwasser | CrossCut | Contemporary Blues |
| *NEW* | 15 | - | Watershed | Arielle Silver | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 16 | 19 | Frankie V and the Lonely Club | Frankie V and the Lonely Club | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| ▲ | 17 | 20 | The New Normal | Guitar Jack Wargo | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 18 | 24 | Welcome to Whatever | Rainbow Girls | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 19 | 23 | The Long Haul | The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio | Self-Release | Singer/Songwriter |
| ▼ | 20 | 16 | Old School | Kimmi Bitter | Self-Release | True Country |
| ▲ | 21 | 25 | Creatures in the Garden | Karney | Self-Release | Folk Rock |
| - | 22 | 22 | The Way of the World | T Bear | Quarto Valley | Roots Rock |
| ▲ | 23 | 28 | Lonesome Chronicles | Kathy Kallick Band | Live Oak | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| ▲ | 24 | 29 | Risk It All for Love | Tom Faia & Kate Miller | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 25 | 27 | Feel Good | Jaime Wyatt | New West | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 26 | 42 | Dreams Realized | Rose Mallett | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 27 | 12 | On the Draw | The Carolyn Sills Combo | Self-Release | Cowboy Western |
| ▼ | 28 | 21 | California Son | Ted Russell Kamp | Blue Elan | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 29 | 26 | Broken | Walter Trout | Provogue | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 30 | 32 | Last Call for the Blues | Cassius King & The Downtown Rulers | Big Ear Audio | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 31 | 33 | The 4th Album | The Record Company | Round Hill | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 32 | 35 | Meadowlark | Will Sumner | Guitar One | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 33 | 37 | Guts | Olivia Rodrigo | Geffen | Adult Contemporary |
| ▼ | 34 | 31 | Sugilanon | Caroline Julia Cabading | Patois | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 35 | 67 | The Man from Waco | Charley Crockett | Son of Davy | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 36 | 38 | Cool Shades | Nils | Baja | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 37 | 39 | Small Moments | Michael Manring | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▼ | 38 | 34 | Traffic Fiction | Tre Burt | Oh Boy | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 39 | 41 | Sea of Heartbreak | Mustangs of the West | Blue Elan | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 40 | 43 | Wide Open Light | Ben Harper | Chrysalis | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 41 | 44 | You Never Can Tell | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 42 | 82 | Drifting | Bubba and the Big Bad Blues | Fullerton Gold | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 43 | 46 | Of the Last Human Being | Sleepytime Gorilla Museum | AVANT NIGHT | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 44 | 47 | Ten Small Fractures | Human Drama | Bob Frank Ent | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 45 | 48 | I Only See the Moon | The Milk Carton Kids | Far Cry | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 46 | 49 | Have Harmony, Will Travel 3 | Carla Olson | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| *NEW* | 47 | - | Signal Fire | Eddie Berman | Nettwerk | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 48 | 50 | Promised Land | Paul Brown | Shanachie | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 49 | 51 | Groovin Smooth | Ghost Jazz Trio | Guitar One | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 50 | 52 | Hope | Todd Boston | Gita | Jazz |
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