The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Blues Song Chart
for the Year of 2016
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Wins Again | Janiva Magness |
| 2 | Outskirts of Love | Shemekia Copeland |
| 3 | Rich Woman | Boz Scaggs |
| 4 | Drive | Joe Bonamassa |
| 5 | Bang Bang Lulu | Luther Dickinson |
| 6 | Ring Telephone Ring | Curtis Salgado |
| 7 | Poison in the Well | William Bell |
| 8 | Let the Big Dog Eat | Albert Castiglia |
| 9 | Moth to a Flame | Janiva Magness |
| 10 | Here in Frisco | Eric Lindell |
| 11 | A Day in a Life with the Blues | Guy King |
| 12 | I Feel a Sin Coming on | Shemekia Copeland |
| 13 | Don't Feel So Good Today (feat. Chris Vitarello) | Bruce Katz Band |
| 14 | Ain't Gonna Be Easy (feat. Tony Braunagel, Ric Ryder, Johnny Lee Schell, Mike Finnigan & Joe Sublett. Darrell Leonard) | Deb Ryder |
| 15 | Get Back My Tomorrow | Joe Bonamassa |
| 16 | (I Know) I'm Losing You (feat. Roosevelt Collier and Wes Watkins) | The Fabulous Thunderbirds |
| 17 | Spiral | Eric Clapton |
| 18 | Isn't That So | Shemekia Copeland |
| 19 | I'm Still Here | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 20 | Your House is Burnin' | Janiva Magness |
| 21 | Hungry Woman Blues | Tinsley Ellis |
| 22 | Everybody Wants a Piece | Joe Louis Walker |
| 23 | Panic Mode (feat. Tony Braunagel, Ric Ryder, Johnny Lee Schell, Kirk Fletcher, Mike Finnigan, Jim Pugh, Joe Sublett, Darrell Leonard & Leslie Smith) | Deb Ryder |
| 24 | Easy Distance | Albert Castiglia |
| 25 | The River's Invitation | John Mayall |
| 26 | I Can't Help Myself | Miss Tess |
| 27 | Blues of Desperation | Joe Bonamassa |
| 28 | All I Think About | Tinsley Ellis |
| 29 | The Three of Me | William Bell |
| 30 | If the Washing Didn't Get You (The Rinsing Will) | Guy King |
| 31 | Bloodline | Kenny Neal |
| 32 | Rocks in My Bed | Allen Toussaint |
| 33 | Young Girls Blues | Joe Louis Walker |
| 34 | Drivin' out of Nashville | Shemekia Copeland |
| 35 | When You Hold Me | Janiva Magness |
| 36 | Dixie Highway | New Orleans Suspects |
| 37 | This Train | Joe Bonamassa |
| 38 | Lost | Devon Allman |
| 39 | Real Slow | Janiva Magness |
| 40 | Baby's Just As Mean As Me (feat. Eleanor Whitmore) | Steve Earle |
| 41 | Givin' You Up | Tinsley Ellis |
| 42 | Somehow | Albert Castiglia |
| 43 | Delores' Boyfriend | Allen Toussaint |
| 44 | Long As I Can See the Light | Janiva Magness |
| 45 | When the Lights Are Burning Low | Moreland & Arbuckle |
| 46 | Can't Even Do Wrong Right | Elvin Bishop |
| 47 | Drowning at the Bottom | Albert Castiglia |
| 48 | I'm So Proud | Boz Scaggs |
| 49 | Hell to Pay (feat. Bonnie Raitt) | Boz Scaggs |
| 50 | A Love So Strong | Rose City Kings |
| 51 | Hurry Up Sunrise | Luther Dickinson |
| 52 | Running out of Time | Shaun Murphy |
| 53 | Hey Now | Guy King |
| 54 | Let's Make Love in the Morning | Albert Castiglia |
| 55 | Snake in the Grass | Bobby Rush |
| 56 | The More Things Change | Vaneese Thomas |
| 57 | Bad Weather Brewing | Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown |
| 58 | Sugar Pea | The Cash Box Kings |
| 59 | Mother in Law Blues | John Mayall |
| 60 | Get a Little Steam Up (feat. Sugaray Rayford, Tony Braunagel, Ric Ryder, Kirk Fletcher, Johnny Lee Schell & Mike Finnigan) | Deb Ryder |
| 61 | Midnight in Harlem | Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| 62 | Don't Let Them Fool Ya | Albert Castiglia |
| 63 | Bessie's Bounce (feat. Chris Vitarello) | Bruce Katz Band |
| 64 | Too Many Cooks (feat. Junior Watson, Fred Kaplan, Bill Stuve & Marty Dodson) | Mitch Kashmar |
| 65 | Where Did I Go Wrong | Albert Castiglia |
| 66 | Get Your Ass in the Van | Albert Castiglia |
| 67 | True Believer | Hard Swimmin' Fish |
| 68 | Say Your Prayers | Devon Allman |
| 69 | I'm a King Bee | Moreland & Arbuckle |
| 70 | I Don’t Want Nobody Hanging Around | Bobby Rush |
| 71 | Small Town Talk | Boz Scaggs |
| 72 | The Battle is over (But the War Goes On) | Shemekia Copeland |
| 73 | Plain Old Common Sense | Kenny Neal |
| 74 | I'll Wait for You | Markey Blue Ric Latina Project |
| 75 | Galaxies | Devon Allman |
| 76 | Lose That Woman | The Jimmys |
| 77 | Where the Devil Makes His Deals | Albert Castiglia |
| 78 | Grit Grease & Tears (feat. Tony Braunagel, Ric Ryder, Johnny Lee Schell, Kirk Fletcher & Bob Corritore) | Deb Ryder |
| 79 | Shadows | Paul Reddick |
| 80 | Abandoned | Gina Sicilia |
| 81 | Porcupine Meat (feat. Vasti Jackson) | Bobby Rush |
| 82 | Distant Lonesome Train | Joe Bonamassa |
| 83 | Pity on This Lovesick Fool (feat. Marva Wright) | Benny Turner |
| 84 | The Blues Are Knockin' | Markey Blue Ric Latina Project |
| 85 | Giving Up on Your Love | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials |
| 86 | Bump and Grind | Grady Champion |
| 87 | Catfish Stew | Bobby Rush |
| 88 | Blues from High Point Mountain (feat. Chris Vitarello) | Bruce Katz Band |
| 89 | Devilment | Luther Dickinson |
| 90 | Tennissippi | Little Boys Blue |
| 91 | Funny How Time Slips Away | Kenny Neal |
| 92 | Cash is Always King | Markey Blue Ric Latina Project |
| 93 | Mean and Evil | Moreland & Arbuckle |
| 94 | Say You Will | Janiva Magness |
| 95 | Like Flowers (feat. Ruthie Foster) | Jeff Plankenhorn |
| 96 | I Tried to Tell You | Paul Reddick |
| 97 | You Say You Will | The Jimmys |
| 98 | Do I Love Her | Joe Louis Walker |
| 99 | So Deep (feat. Charles Brown) | Benny Turner |
| 100 | Ain't No Gaurantees | John Mayall |
| 101 | Been Waiting That Long (with Frank Bey) | Nancy Wright |
| 102 | The Bottle, the Book or the Gun | Tinsley Ellis |
| 103 | Devil's Hand | Shemekia Copeland |
| 104 | My Girlfriend | Curtis Salgado |
| 105 | Whiskey Flavored Tears | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials |
| 106 | Price You Pay | JW-Jones |
| 107 | Ain't Got Time to Cry | Joyann Parker |
| 108 | It's About the Dollar Bill | Guy King |
| 109 | Leave Here Running | Grady Champion |
| 110 | I Feel So Bad | John Mayall |
| 111 | Hit Me Like a Train | Joyann Parker |
| 112 | Jesus Just Left Chicago | Shemekia Copeland |
| 113 | Bonafide | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps |
| 114 | Love Me or You Don't | Hard Swimmin' Fish |
| 115 | I Like It Like That | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps |
| 116 | Ain't No Sunshine (feat. Bob Margolin) | Benny Turner |
| 117 | Is There Something I Should Know | Curtis Salgado |
| 118 | The Chain | Vaneese Thomas |
| 119 | Be My Train | Markey Blue Ric Latina Project |
| 120 | Ain't No Grave (feat. Mavis Staples) | Luther Dickinson |
| 121 | Stone in My Path | Grady Champion |
| 122 | Bad Case of Love | Guy King |
| 123 | Doorway | Janiva Magness |
| 124 | Long Distance Call | John Mayall |
| 125 | I Cried | Gina Sicilia |
| 126 | Temptation | Jeff Healey |
| 127 | Changes | Charles Bradley |
| 128 | You Got Me Hummin' (feat. Malford Milligan) | Jeff Plankenhorn |
| 129 | One Lonely Morning | Rose City Kings |
| 130 | I Wonder | The Jimmys |
| 131 | Stop That Grinning | Sammy Eubanks |
| 132 | Anything but Go | Tinsley Ellis |
| 133 | Blues Mobile | Kenny Neal |
| 134 | I'm Gonna Latch on | Trudy Lynn |
| 135 | Lost Jacket Blues | Isaiah B Brunt |
| 136 | You Want It when You Want It | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps |
| 137 | Junior's Walk 2016 (Live) | Terry Hanck Band |
| 138 | Closing Someone Else's Blinds | Joyann Parker |
| 139 | Black Diamond Love | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials |
| 140 | Sugar Daddy | Shari Puorto |
| 141 | Pack It Up Baby | Little Boys Blue |
| 142 | Mr. Senator | Murali Coryell |
| 143 | Everybody Wants | Tracy K |
| 144 | You're Gonna Miss Me (When I Get Home) | The Reverend Shawn Amos |
| 145 | Days of Depression (feat. Blind Boys of Alabama) | The Reverend Shawn Amos |
| 146 | Happy with the One I Got Now | Shaun Murphy |
| 147 | Love Me Like a Man | Ally Venable Band |
| 148 | Blues All Mornin' | Sammy Eubanks |
| 149 | What the Hell Was I Thinking | Albert Castiglia |
| 150 | Rivers Forgiveness (feat. Tony Braunagel, Johnny Lee Schell & Bob Corritore) | Deb Ryder |
| 151 | House Party | Grady Champion |
| 152 | Shackin Up | Deb Callahan |
| 153 | Nighttime Gardener (feat. Keb' Mo') | Bobby Rush |
| 154 | Crooked Eye Tommy | Crooked Eye Tommy |
| 155 | Meet Me on the Corner | The Fabulous Thunderbirds |
| 156 | Blink of an Eye (feat. Tony Braunagel, Ric Ryder, Johnny Lee Schell, Pieter Van Der Pluijm & Leslie Smith) | Deb Ryder |
| 157 | Woman Won't You Love Me | Tas Cru |
| 158 | Black Night (feat. Charles Brown) | Benny Turner |
| 159 | It Won't Stop Raining | Shaun Murphy |
| 160 | Who Will Come for Me | Janiva Magness |
| 161 | Your Husband is Cheating on Us | Shaun Murphy |
| 162 | You Can't Hurt Me Anymore (Live) | The Jimmys |
| 163 | Scattergun (Live) | Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat |
| 164 | Just Her Nature (feat. Tony Braunagel. Kenny Gradney, Albert Lee, Johnny Lee Schell, Mike Finnigan & Leslie Smith) | Deb Ryder |
| 165 | You're So Hip | Levee Town |
| 166 | Lay a Little Lovin' on Me | Duke Robillard |
| 167 | Take Me with You (When You Go) | Moreland & Arbuckle |
| 168 | Lonesome for Leaving (feat. Kid Andersen) | D'Mar & Gill |
| 169 | How Many Hearts (feat. Jaida Dreyer) | JW-Jones |
| 170 | The Gift | Matt Andersen |
| 171 | My People | Rose City Kings |
| 172 | Bad Shoes Blues | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket |
| 173 | Brunette Woman (Live) | Jeff Jensen |
| 174 | No Excuse for the Blues | Sammy Eubanks |
| 175 | That Ain't Good Enough | Markey Blue Ric Latina Project |
| 176 | Prisoner of War (feat. Tony Braunagel, Ric Ryder, Johnny Lee Schell, Mike Finnigan & Pieter Van Der Pluigm) | Deb Ryder |
| 177 | The Struggle Inside (feat. Chris Vitarello) | Bruce Katz Band |
| 178 | I Hate the Blues (But the Blues Sure Seems to Love Me) | Shaun Murphy |
| 179 | Joliet Bound | The Reverend Shawn Amos |
| 180 | New Mechanic (Patrick's Blues) [feat. Tony Braunagel, Ric Ryder, Kirk Fletcher, Johnny Lee Schell, Mike Finnigan & Pieter Van Der Pluign] | Deb Ryder |
| 181 | Somewhere Down the Line | Mark Cameron |
| 182 | Nothing in Particular (Little Bit of Everything) | Curtis Salgado |
| 183 | Road to My Obsession | Tas Cru |
| 184 | Since June | Eric Lindell |
| 185 | Find Me a Woman (Live) | The Bluesbones |
| 186 | Let It Roll | Luther Dickinson |
| 187 | Can't Take It with You | Steve Hill |
| 188 | Mountain Climbing | Joe Bonamassa |
| 189 | Celebrate | Paul Reddick |
| 190 | Simmer Down | Dennis Gruenling |
| 191 | Keeping Me Awake | Lew Jetton & 61 South |
| 192 | Long As I Can See the Light | Shemekia Copeland |
| 193 | Blow out | Luther Dickinson |
| 194 | Love and Never Know | Paul Reddick |
| 195 | 35 Years Old | Joe Louis Walker |
| 196 | Hadaya Hadaya | The Jimmys |
| 197 | Low Down Dirty Shame | Curtis Salgado |
| 198 | One Sunny Day | Joe Louis Walker |
| 199 | Up over Yonder (feat. JJ Grey) | Luther Dickinson |
| 200 | Still a Fool & a Rollin Stone | Steve Hill |
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