The Roots Music Report's
Top Blues Album Chart
for the Year of 2019
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tall, Dark, and Handsome | Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men | Hot Shot | Contemporary Blues |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Keb Mo | Concord | Blues |
| 3 | Kingfish | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 4 | Hail to the Kings! | The Cash Box Kings | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| 5 | Signs | Tedeschi Trucks Band | Fantasy | Blues Rock |
| 6 | Nobody Told Me | John Mayall | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| 7 | Coming in Hot | Coco Montoya | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 8 | Somebody Save Me | Sugaray Rayford | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| 9 | Reckless Heart | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Sony | Blues Rock |
| 10 | Masterpiece | Albert Castiglia | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 11 | The Longshot | Brandon Santini | American Showplace | Contemporary Blues |
| 12 | Sitting on Top of the Blues | Bobby Rush | Deep Rush | Contemporary Blues |
| 13 | The Blues is Alive and Well | Buddy Guy | RCA | Electric Blues |
| 14 | Blues in My Blood | Tiffany Pollack & Eric Johanson | Nola Blue | Blues Rock |
| 15 | Lucky Guy | Nick Moss | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 16 | Going Back Home | Benny Turner & Cash McCall | Nola Blue | Chicago Blues |
| 17 | Kill or Be Kind | Samantha Fish | Rounder | Blues Rock |
| 18 | Ten Thousand Watts | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig | Contemporary Blues |
| 19 | 7 Minutes Late | Chris O'Leary | American Showplace | Contemporary Blues |
| 20 | Halfway Home by Morning | Matt Andersen | True North | Contemporary Blues |
| 21 | Deep in My Soul | Big Daddy Wilson | Ruf | Country Blues |
| 22 | The Preacher, the Politician or the Pimp | Toronzo Cannon | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| 23 | Roots and Branches: the Songs of Little Walter | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| 24 | The Soul of the King | The B.B. King Blues Band | Ruf | Classic Blues |
| 25 | Hellfire | Kenny Parker | Rock-A-While | Blues Rock |
| 26 | Church of the Blues | Watermelon Slim | Northern Blues | Classic Blues |
| 27 | Bad Tattoo | Mighty Mike Schermer | Vizztone | Contemporary Blues |
| 28 | Mississippi BarBQ | Zac Harmon | Catfood | Soul Blues |
| 29 | Hell Bound for Heaven | Manx Marriner Mainline | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 30 | No Good Deed | Mindi Abair And The Boneshakers | Pretty Good For A Girl | Blues Rock |
| 31 | Keep on | Southern Avenue | Concord | Contemporary Blues |
| 32 | Prime Blues | Jim Allchin | Sandy Key | Contemporary Blues |
| 33 | Killin' It Live (Live) | Tommy Castro | Alligator | Blues Rock |
| 34 | Pay the Price | Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers | Azuretone | Contemporary Blues |
| 35 | Contemporary | Rick Estrin & the Nightcats | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 36 | Roads That Cross | Katarina Pejak | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 37 | Two Rivers Back | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One | Contemporary Blues |
| 38 | Let Go of the Reins | JP Soars | Whiskey Bayou | Contemporary Blues |
| 39 | Sweet Thing | Moonshine Society | Mojo | Blues Rock |
| 40 | The Traveler | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | Concord | Contemporary Blues |
| 41 | Don't Give Up on the Blues | Giles Robson | American Showplace | Contemporary Blues |
| 42 | You Tell Me | Glen Clark | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 43 | Everblue | JP Williams Blues Band | Gizzifter | Contemporary Blues |
| 44 | For Love and Money | Harpdog Brown | Dog House | Classic Blues |
| 45 | Soulshaker | Rick Vito | VizzTone | Blues Rock |
| 46 | Kiss My Sass | Annika Chambers | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 47 | Tennessee Redemption | Tennessee Redemption | Endless Blues | Contemporary Blues |
| 48 | Walking to New Orleans | George Benson | Provogue | Contemporary Blues |
| 49 | Shine | Ghost Town Blues Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 50 | Brighter Days | Robert Randolph & The Family Band | Mascot | Blues Rock |
| 51 | City Night | Savoy Brown | Quato Valley | Blues Rock |
| 52 | Stay Around | J.J. Cale | Because Music | Country Blues |
| 53 | Rock 'n' Roll: a Tribute to Chuck Berry | Mike Zito | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 54 | Down Yonder | Vaneese Thomas | Segue | Contemporary Blues |
| 55 | Change in the Weather: Janiva Magness Sings John Fogerty | Janiva Magness | Blue Elan | Blues Rock |
| 56 | Beyond the Blue Door | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 57 | I Still Get Excited | Terry Hanck | VizzTone | Classic Blues |
| 58 | The NOLA Sessions | Tom Hambridge | Superstar | Contemporary Blues |
| 59 | Keep on Turning | Seth Rosenbloom | HOLMZ | Blues Rock |
| 60 | Tough As Love | Lindsay Beaver | Alligator | Blues Rock |
| 61 | Out of the Blues | Boz Scaggs | Concord | Contemporary Blues |
| 62 | Redemption | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures | Contemporary Blues |
| 63 | On a Roll | Mark Cameron | COP | Contemporary Blues |
| 64 | Travelin' Woman | Mary Lane | Women of the Blues | Blues |
| 65 | Rogue Hunter | Vin Mott | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 66 | Mad Love | Dawn Tyler Watson | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 67 | Three Chords & the Truth | Van Morrison | Caroline | Blues Rock |
| 68 | Smokehouse Serenade | Kerry Kearney Band | Highlander | Contemporary Blues |
| 69 | Real Street | Tad Robinson | Severn | Contemporary Blues |
| 70 | Revelation | Tullie Brae | Endless Blues | Blues Rock |
| 71 | A Simple Case of the Blues | Rosie Flores | The Last Record Company | Contemporary Blues |
| 72 | Miles to Go | Colin James | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 73 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Do the Hip-Shake Baby! | Bob Corritore | Vizztone | Contemporary Blues |
| 74 | Play the Blues | Doug Duffey And BADD | Out Of The Past | Contemporary Blues |
| 75 | Taking It to the Street | Tony Campanella | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 76 | That's Where It's At! | Michael Jerome Browne | Borealis | Blues |
| 77 | Steppin' In: a Tribute to Z.Z. Hill | Grady Champion | Malaco | Contemporary Blues |
| 78 | Get Here Quick | The Texas Horns | Severn | Contemporary Blues |
| 79 | Queen of My Castle | Diana Rein | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 80 | Michael Lee | Michael Lee | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 81 | Bounce | The Paul DesLauriers Band | Bros | Contemporary Blues |
| 82 | We Don’t Own the Blues | Miss Bix | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 83 | Reborn | AG Weinberger | BigFoot | Blues Rock |
| 84 | Dog Eat Dog | Billy Price | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 85 | Sweet Release | Reese Wynans And Friends | J&R | Blues Rock |
| 86 | Chicago Rambler | Tomislav Goluban | Spona | Contemporary Blues |
| 87 | My Longest Mile | Reloaded Norway | Bluestown | Blues Rock |
| 88 | America's Child | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| 89 | This Land | Gary Clark Jr. | Warner Brothers | Blues |
| 90 | Love at the All Night Cafe | Jon Gindick | Old Chimney | Contemporary Blues |
| 91 | War in My Mind | Beth Hart | Mascot | Soul Blues |
| 92 | Peace, Love and Loud Guitars | Anthony Gomes | Up 2 Zero | Blues Rock |
| 93 | Everyday Angel | The Trevor B. Power Band | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 94 | Ear Worms | Duke Robillard | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 95 | Rise from the Flames | Heather Newman | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 96 | Crazy All by Myself | Nick Schnebelen Band | Vizztone | Blues Rock |
| 97 | Nobody but You | Cliff Stevens | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 98 | Live! | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Jesi-Lu | Contemporary Blues |
| 99 | Leopard Print Dress | Dee Miller Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 100 | Wish the World Away | Ben Rice | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 101 | Mississippi Blend | Ghalia | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 102 | Look for the Light | Diane Blue All-Star Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 103 | Baby Please Come Home | Jimmie Vaughan | The Last Music Company | Classic Blues |
| 104 | Got What You Need | Bad Influence | Badblues Records | Blues Rock |
| 105 | Amour | Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson | Stony Plain | Acoustic Blues |
| 106 | Let It Go | Bernard Allison | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 107 | Can't Take My Soul | Kelly's Lot | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 108 | No One Loves Me Better | Shane Dwight | Red Parlor | Blues Rock |
| 109 | Texas Honey | Ally Venable Band | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 110 | Survivor Blues | Walter Trout | Mascot | Blues Rock |
| 111 | Take Me As I Am: the Muscle Shoals Sessions | Meg Williams | Nola Blue | Blues Rock |
| 112 | Up and Rolling | North Mississippi Allstars | New West | Contemporary Blues |
| 113 | Global Griot | Eric Bibb | Stony Plain | Blues |
| 114 | Blink | Rachelle Coba | American Showplace | Contemporary Blues |
| 115 | Run Home Slow | The Teskey Brothers | Glassnote | Soul Blues |
| 116 | Welcome to My Blues | Sean Chambers | American Showplace | Blues Rock |
| 117 | Poor Until Payday | The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band | Thirty Tigers | Contemporary Swamp Blues |
| 118 | Reason to Try | Shaun Murphy | Vision Wall | Contemporary Blues |
| 119 | World Full of Trouble | Big Al & the Heavyweights | Eller Soul | Contemporary Blues |
| 120 | Chicken Grease | Biscuit Miller | American Showplace | Contemporary Blues |
| 121 | Murder Creek | Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 122 | Soul Doctor | Jimmy Carpenter | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 123 | Journeys to the Heart of the Blues | Joe Louis Walker, Bruce Katz & Giles Robson | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 124 | Friends of the Blues 2 | Myles Goodwyn | Linus | Blues Rock |
| 125 | Pocket Full of Nothin' | Big Dave McLean | Black Hen | Contemporary Blues |
| 126 | Walk in the Dark | Rob Lutes | Lucky Bear | Blues |
| 127 | Venom & Faith | Larkin Poe | Tricki-Woo | Contemporary Blues |
| 128 | Dos Hombres Wanted | Rockin' Johnny & Quique Gomez | Vizztone | Contemporary Blues |
| 129 | Texas Queens 5 | Bloodest Saxophone | Vizztone | Contemporary Blues |
| 130 | Blues from the Inside out | Dave Specter | Delmark | Contemporary Blues |
| 131 | Whitey Johnson - More Days Like This | Gary Nicholson | Blue Corn | Contemporary Blues |
| 132 | High Road | Katie Henry | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 133 | Why Did You Have to Go | Anthony Geraci | Shining Stone | Contemporary Blues |
| 134 | Blue Basso | Charlie Wooton Project | Wild Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 135 | City Soul | Russ Green | Cleopatra | Contemporary Blues |
| 136 | Northern Bayou | Al Lerman | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 137 | Shaken but Not Deterred | Peter Veteska & Blues Train | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 138 | Clean Up the Blood | Atomic Road Kings | Bigtone | Blues |
| 139 | Light of Day | Vince Agwada | Rocketnoodle | Contemporary Blues |
| 140 | Before Me | Ben Levin | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 141 | Coming Closer to the Day | Robin Trower | Provogue | Blues Rock |
| 142 | City of Love | Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene | Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene | Blues Rock |
| 143 | Headline | Kate Lush | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 144 | The Bookends | Eric Gales | Mascot | Blues Rock |
| 145 | Go Cat Go! | Jersey Swamp Cats | Self-Release | Jump Blues |
| 146 | Nothin' to It but to Do It | Junior Watson | Little Village Foundation | Contemporary Blues |
| 147 | Bad Penny | Vanja Sky | Ruf | Blues |
| 148 | The Big Bad Blues | Billy F Gibbons | Concord | Blues Rock |
| 149 | Something Smells Funky 'Round Here | Elvin Bishop | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 150 | The Whiskey Bayou Session | Damon Fowler | Whiskey Bayou | Blues Rock |
| 151 | Heart of Memphis | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | BluesKitty | Jazzy Blues |
| 152 | Solo Ride | Bruce Katz Band | American Showplace | Contemporary Blues |
| 153 | Meet Me in Memphis | King Bee & The Stingers | Hive Talking | Contemporary Blues |
| 154 | Grit | Cara Being Blue | Self-Release | Blues |
| 155 | Out of My Head | Hamish Anderson | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 156 | Good As Your Last Dollar | Fruteland Jackson | Electro-Fi | Acoustic Blues |
| 157 | In the Middle of Nowhere | John Clifton | RipCat | Contemporary Blues |
| 158 | Blues Warrior | Bridget Kelly Band | Alpha Sun | Blues Rock |
| 159 | Miles of Blues | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix | Woodstock | Contemporary Blues |
| 160 | B's Hot House | Al Basile | Sweetspot | Jazzy Blues |
| 161 | High Desert Heat | Too Slim & the Taildraggers | VizzTone | Blues |
| 162 | Back in Business | Frank Bey | Nola Blue | Soul Blues |
| 163 | Drop the Hammer | Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith & The House Bumpers | Big Eye | Contemporary Blues |
| 164 | Porch Sessions | Tony Holiday | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 165 | Voodoo in the Shadows | Fiona Boyes | Reference | Contemporary Blues |
| 166 | Lucky Hand | Steve Dawson | Black Hen | Acoustic Blues |
| 167 | Pickled & Aged | Misty Blues | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 168 | Rockhouse Party | Big Joe & The Dynaflows | Severn | Contemporary Blues |
| 169 | Been Meaning to Tell You | Ina Forsman | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 170 | Heartland and Soul | Kevin Burt | Little Village Foundation | Soul Blues |
| 171 | Train to Key Biscayne | Peter Ward | Gandy Dancer | Electric Blues |
| 172 | Cry No More | Danielle Nicole | Concord | Blues Rock |
| 173 | Sweet or Mean | Eliza Neals | E-H | Blues Rock |
| 174 | Harpbreaker | Mark Hummel | Electro - Fi | Blues |
| 175 | Rain City Blues | Arsen Shomakhov | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 176 | Left My Soul in Memphis | Eddie 9V | Hubbub! | Contemporary Blues |
| 177 | Victor Wainwright & the Train | Victor Wainwright | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 178 | Rise | Joanna Connor | M.C. | Blues Rock |
| 179 | Cool Cat | Paul Oscher | Blues Fidelity | Chicago Blues |
| 180 | Look Twice | Saverio Maccne | Self-Release | Electric Blues |
| 181 | Tired of Talkin' | Steve Strongman | Self-Releae | Contemporary Blues |
| 182 | Winning Hand | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 183 | Southbound I-95 | JP Soars | Soars High | Contemporary Blues |
| 184 | Blues Got My Back | Tom Euler | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 185 | Mr. Little Big Man | Screamin' John and TD Lind | Down In The Alley | Contemporary Blues |
| 186 | 50 - Just Warming Up ! | Lucky Peterson | Unknown | Blues |
| 187 | Yours Truly, Me... | Alex Lopez | Maremil | Blues Rock |
| 188 | Simple Life | Dudley Taft | American Blues Artists Group | Blues Rock |
| 189 | Never Going to Lose | Sean Poluk | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 190 | Honey Up | Vanessa Collier | Phenix Fire | Contemporary Blues |
| 191 | Whisper in the Wind | Michael Bloom and the Blues Prophecy | Random Acts | Blues Rock |
| 192 | The Griot | Gaye Adegbalola | Vizztone | Contemporary Blues |
| 193 | Confessin' My Dues | Terry Robb | NiaSounds | Acoustic Blues |
| 194 | Signs | Jonny Lang | Mascot | Blues Rock |
| 195 | Gracie Curran & Friends: Come Undone | Gracie Curran | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 196 | The Ice Queen | Sue Foley | Stony Plain | Blues Rock |
| 197 | Bad Things | Sean Pinchin | Self-Release | Delta Blues |
| 198 | Uptown Cool | Big Harp George | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 199 | A Highway Cruise | J.P. Reali | Reali | Electric Blues |
| 200 | Wired Up | Travellin' Blue Kings | Naked | Blues Rock |
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