The Roots Music Report's
Top Blues Album Chart
for the Year of 2020
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's What I Heard | Robert Cray | Nozzle | Contemporary Blues |
| 2 | In a Roomful of Blues | Roomful of Blues | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| 3 | Peace in Pieces | The Betty Fox band | Self-Release | Soul Blues |
| 4 | Stand Up! | Whitney Shay | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 5 | Blue Sky | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Put Together Music | Contemporary Blues |
| 6 | Ice Cream in Hell | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator | Blues Rock |
| 7 | Drive on | Tas Cru | Subcat | Contemporary Blues |
| 8 | All My Dues Are Paid | Frank Bey | Nola Blue | Soul Blues |
| 9 | Kill or Be Kind | Samantha Fish | Rounder | Blues Rock |
| 10 | Rock 'n' Roll: a Tribute to Chuck Berry | Mike Zito | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 11 | Blacktop Run | Sonny Landreth | Provogue | Acoustic Blues |
| 12 | Two Rivers Back | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One | Contemporary Blues |
| 13 | 100 Years of Blues | Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite | Alligator | Classic Blues |
| 14 | Uncivil War | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 15 | Front Porch | The Mary Jo Curry Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 16 | Here I Come | Jose Ramirez | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 17 | Tall, Dark, and Handsome | Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men | Hot Shot | Contemporary Blues |
| 18 | Every Day of Your Life | Jimmy Johnson | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| 19 | Prove It on Me | Rory Block | Stony Plain | Acoustic Blues |
| 20 | Ain't Done Yet | Savoy Brown | Quarto Valley | Blues Rock |
| 21 | Run Home Slow | The Teskey Brothers | Glassnote | Soul Blues |
| 22 | The Moon is an Ashtray | Miss Tess | Tone Tree | Country Blues |
| 23 | Good Life | Hurricane Ruth | American Showplace | Blues Rock |
| 24 | Church House Blues | Crystal Shawanda | True North | Contemporary Blues |
| 25 | Cry out | Kat Riggins | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 26 | Two Sides | Kirsten Thien | Screen Door | Contemporary Blues |
| 27 | Weed ‘Em & Reap | Misty Blues | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 28 | Stronger Than Strong | John Németh | Nola Blue | Contemporary Blues |
| 29 | The Remedy | Too Slim & the Taildraggers | VizzTone | Blues Rock |
| 30 | Blues from the Inside out | Dave Specter | Delmark | Contemporary Blues |
| 31 | Rebel Moon Blues | Sass Jordan | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 32 | Memphis Loud | Victor Wainwright | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 33 | Oklahoma | Keb Mo | Concord | Blues |
| 34 | The Gypsy Woman Told Me | John Primer & Bob Corritore | Vizztone | Contemporary Blues |
| 35 | Colors | Sugar Blue | Beeble | Chicago Blues |
| 36 | Bywater Call | Bywater Call | Gypsy Soul | Blues Rock |
| 37 | The Preacher, the Politician or the Pimp | Toronzo Cannon | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| 38 | It's a Mighty Hard Road | Popa Chubby | Dixiefrog | Blues Rock |
| 39 | Below Sea Level | Eric Johanson | Nola Blue | Blues Rock |
| 40 | The Real McCoy | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon | Dixon Landing Music | Chicago Blues |
| 41 | Good As Gone | Casey Hensley | Vizztone | Contemporary Blues |
| 42 | Daydreams in Blue | Anthony Geraci | Shining Stone | Contemporary Blues |
| 43 | Alive | Sister Lucille | Endless Blues | Blues Rock |
| 44 | Lighter Side of the Blues | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Sandwich Factory | Contemporary Blues |
| 45 | The Devil May Care | Avey Grouws Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 46 | Coming in Hot | Coco Montoya | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 47 | Don't Give Up on the Blues | Giles Robson | American Showplace | Contemporary Blues |
| 48 | What They Say | CW Ayon | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 49 | Out of the Box | Ren Rice & RB Stone | Middle Mountain | Contemporary Blues |
| 50 | You Ain't Done | The Proven Ones | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 51 | Playing with Fire | Liz Mandeville | Blue Kitty Music | Chicago Blues |
| 52 | The Bodhisattva Blues | Reverend Freakchild | Treated And Released | Contemporary Blues |
| 53 | Gotta Have It | The Jimmys | Brown Cow | Contemporary Blues |
| 54 | Ten Thousand Watts | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig | Contemporary Blues |
| 55 | Hot Coffee and Pain | Crooked Eye Tommy | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 56 | Look for the Light | Diane Blue All-Star Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 57 | What My Eyes Have Seen | John Blues Boyd | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 58 | Up and Rolling | North Mississippi Allstars | New West | Contemporary Blues |
| 59 | Deep Dark Demon | Mark May Band | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 60 | Out of My Head | Hamish Anderson | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 61 | Ain't No Man a Good Man | Wily Bo Walker & Danny Flam | Mescal Canyon | Contemporary Blues |
| 62 | Lessons Learned | Jim Gustin & Truth Jones | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 63 | Rawer Than Raw | Bobby Rush | Deep Rush | Acoustic Blues |
| 64 | Shine | Ghost Town Blues Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 65 | The Good, the Bad and the Bette | Bette Smith | Ruf | Soul Blues |
| 66 | High Risk, Low Reward | Ryan Perry | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 67 | Change in the Weather: Janiva Magness Sings John Fogerty | Janiva Magness | Blue Elan | Blues Rock |
| 68 | Memphis Light | Tomislav Goluban | Spona | Contemporary Blues |
| 69 | No Border Blues | Johnny Burgin | Delmark | Blues |
| 70 | More from the Levee | Chris Smither | Signature Sounds | Acoustic Blues |
| 71 | Blues with Friends | Dion | Keeping The Blues Alive | Contemporary Blues |
| 72 | Magnificent Heart | Peter Karp | Rose Cottage | Blues Rock |
| 73 | Sonic Departures | JW-Jones | Solid Blues | Contemporary Blues |
| 74 | The Triangle | Lisa Mills | BMG | Contemporary Blues |
| 75 | The Coldwater Sessions | J.D. Taylor | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 76 | Johnny Iguana's Chicago Spectacular! | Johnny Iguana | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| 77 | Wild and Free | Albert Castiglia | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 78 | Signs | Tedeschi Trucks Band | Fantasy | Blues Rock |
| 79 | Godless Land | The Lucky Losers | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 80 | Hail to the Kings! | The Cash Box Kings | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| 81 | Three Chords & the Truth | Van Morrison | Caroline | Blues Rock |
| 82 | Still Cookin' | Phantom Blues Band | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 83 | Small Blues and Grooves | 11 Guys Quartet | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 84 | Mississippi Suitcase | Peter Parcek | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 85 | Brighter Days | Robert Randolph & The Family Band | Mascot | Blues Rock |
| 86 | Masterpiece | Albert Castiglia | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 87 | Real Street | Tad Robinson | Severn | Contemporary Blues |
| 88 | Play the Blues | Doug Duffey And BADD | Out Of The Past | Contemporary Blues |
| 89 | Heavens to Betsy | Jeremiah Johnson | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 90 | We Don’t Own the Blues | Miss Bix | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 91 | Can't Nobody Stop Me Now | Gerald McClendon | Delta Roots | Soul Blues |
| 92 | Legacy | A Band Called Sam | Highlander | Contemporary Blues |
| 93 | Your Baby Has Left | Backtrack Blues Band | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 94 | Somebody Save Me | Sugaray Rayford | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| 95 | Light of Day | Vince Agwada | Rocketnoodle | Contemporary Blues |
| 96 | World's Gone Crazy | CD Woodbury | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 97 | Ashes | Be Sharp Band | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 98 | Songs from the Road | Bernard Allison | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 99 | Halfway Home by Morning | Matt Andersen | True North | Contemporary Blues |
| 100 | Kiss My Sass | Annika Chambers | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 101 | Beyond the Blue Door | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 102 | Blues in a Bucket | The Forrest McDonald Band | World Talent | Contemporary Blues |
| 103 | Pay the Price | Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers | Azuretone | Contemporary Blues |
| 104 | Believe | Albert Cummings | Mascot | Blues Rock |
| 105 | Sweet Thing | Moonshine Society | Mojo | Blues Rock |
| 106 | Tennessee Redemption | Tennessee Redemption | Endless Blues | Contemporary Blues |
| 107 | Found! One Soul Singer | Sonny Green | Little Village Foundation | Soul Blues |
| 108 | Good to Go | Charlie Bedford | Blue Heart | Blues Rock |
| 109 | So Much Trouble | David Rotundo Band | Dreams We Share | Contemporary Blues |
| 110 | Green Eyed Blues | Laura Green | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 111 | Bounce | The Paul DesLauriers Band | Bros | Contemporary Blues |
| 112 | Grass Ain't Greener on the Other Side | Peter Veteska & Blues Train | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 113 | Rise | Joanna Connor | M.C. | Blues Rock |
| 114 | Redemption | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures | Contemporary Blues |
| 115 | Sitting on Top of the Blues | Bobby Rush | Deep Rush | Contemporary Blues |
| 116 | Dark Spaces | Bridget Kelly Band | Alpha Sun | Blues Rock |
| 117 | Still | Malaya Blue | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 118 | MacDaddy Mojeaux | Gregg Martinez | Nola Blue | Soul Blues |
| 119 | 50 - Just Warming Up ! | Lucky Peterson | Unknown | Blues |
| 120 | The New World Blues | Alastair Greene | Whiskey Bayou | Contemporary Blues |
| 121 | Down Yonder | Vaneese Thomas | Segue | Contemporary Blues |
| 122 | For Love and Money | Harpdog Brown | Dog House | Classic Blues |
| 123 | Pocket Full of Nothin' | Big Dave McLean | Black Hen | Contemporary Blues |
| 124 | Tennessee Run | Lloyd Jones | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 125 | Go, Just Do It! | Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 126 | Live! | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Jesi-Lu | Contemporary Blues |
| 127 | Stone Crazy | Kevin Burt | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 128 | Nobody Told Me | John Mayall | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| 129 | My Dony | Grant Dermody | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 130 | Take Me Back | Kim Wilson | M.C. | Classic Blues |
| 131 | Wrong Kind of Love | Rae Gordon Band | Self-Release | Soul Blues |
| 132 | Soft Hard & Loud | Dennis Jones | Blue Rock | Blues Rock |
| 133 | City of Love | Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene | Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene | Blues Rock |
| 134 | The King of Crazy Town | Bill Blue | Conch Town Music | Contemporary Blues |
| 135 | High Times in the Dark | The Claudettes | Forty Below | Jazzy Blues |
| 136 | Quarantine Blues | Mike Zito | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 137 | Mad Love | Dawn Tyler Watson | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 138 | Tales from the Psychedelta | Kerry Kearney Band | Highlander | Contemporary Blues |
| 139 | 50th Anniversary: Live at the Toronto Jazz Festival | Downchild | Diesel Management Productions | Contemporary Blues |
| 140 | Royal Tea | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures | Contemporary Blues |
| 141 | Heartache and Toil | Jon Strahl Band | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 142 | Heart on the Line | Vanessa Collier | Phenix Fire | Contemporary Blues |
| 143 | Live at Rosa's | Linsey Alexander | Delmark | Classic Blues |
| 144 | Goin' Home | Blind Lemon Pledge | Ofeh | Blues |
| 145 | Lucky Guy | Nick Moss | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 146 | Bless Your Heart | The Allman Betts Band | BMG | Blues Rock |
| 147 | Chicken Grease | Biscuit Miller | American Showplace | Contemporary Blues |
| 148 | The Traveler | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | Concord | Contemporary Blues |
| 149 | Rebekah Meldrum | Rebekah Meldrum | Self-Release | Soul Blues |
| 150 | Contemporary | Rick Estrin & the Nightcats | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 151 | Unemployed Highly Annoyed | Jeremiah Johnson | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 152 | Deck of Cards | The Wildcat O'Halloran Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 153 | The Ballad of Albert Johnson | The Smoke Wagon Blues Band | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 154 | Soul Service | Tony Holiday | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 155 | Old Girl | Lisa Mann | JayRay | Blues Rock |
| 156 | Red White and Blues | MojoMama | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 157 | Live from Centennial Park, Atlanta, 1996 | Jack Mack & The Heart Attack | SSR Free Roll | Soul Blues |
| 158 | Chameleon | Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion | Self-Release | Blues |
| 159 | Wayback Machine | Mark Hummel | Electro-Fi | Blues |
| 160 | Just Me and My Innocent Self | Joe Kopicki | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 161 | Dockside Saints | Cary Morin | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 162 | Let Go of the Reins | JP Soars | Whiskey Bayou | Contemporary Blues |
| 163 | Roots and Branches: the Songs of Little Walter | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| 164 | Kingfish | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 165 | War in My Mind | Beth Hart | Mascot | Soul Blues |
| 166 | The Reckless One | Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar | Gypsy Soul | Soul Blues |
| 167 | Friends of the Blues 2 | Myles Goodwyn | Linus | Blues Rock |
| 168 | Keep on | Southern Avenue | Concord | Contemporary Blues |
| 169 | Mr. Little Big Man | Screamin' John and TD Lind | Down In The Alley | Contemporary Blues |
| 170 | Everything Can Change | Adam Karch | Disques Bros | Acoustic Blues |
| 171 | Mississippi Blend | Ghalia | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 172 | Help Wanted | Georgia Randall | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 173 | Nothin' to It but to Do It | Junior Watson | Little Village Foundation | Contemporary Blues |
| 174 | Force of Will | Dave Fields | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 175 | Harlem | King Solomon Hicks | Mascot | Blues Rock |
| 176 | Hand Me Down Blues | Durham County Poets | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 177 | Why Should I Be Blue? | Broke Fuse | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 178 | Good Gone Bad | Chris Shutters & Jimmy Burns | Third Street Cigar | Chicago Blues |
| 179 | Carryout or Delivery | Ben Levin | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 180 | Mississippi BarBQ | Zac Harmon | Catfood | Soul Blues |
| 181 | Black Crow Moan | Eliza Neals | E-H | Blues Rock |
| 182 | Folie a Deux | Hudspeth & Taylor | Hudtone | Acoustic Blues |
| 183 | Johnny Burgin Live | Johnny Burgin | Delmark | Blues |
| 184 | Slippin' and Slidin' | The Immediate Family | Quarto Valley | Blues Rock |
| 185 | That's Where It's At! | Michael Jerome Browne | Borealis | Blues |
| 186 | Friends & Family | Jim Diamond Revue | BigTone | Soul Blues |
| 187 | Make It Right! | Shawn Pittman | Continental | Contemporary Blues |
| 188 | Tryin' to Get to You | The Nighthawks | Eller Soul | Blues |
| 189 | The Soul of the King | The B.B. King Blues Band | Ruf | Classic Blues |
| 190 | Travelled | Marie Martens & the Messarounds | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 191 | No Good Deed | Mindi Abair And The Boneshakers | Pretty Good For A Girl | Blues Rock |
| 192 | Hell Bound for Heaven | Manx Marriner Mainline | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 193 | Too Far from the Bar (feat. Little Charlie Baty) | Sugar Ray & The Bluetones | Severn | Contemporary Blues |
| 194 | Hell Bent with Grace | Angel Forrest | Ad Litteram | Blues Rock |
| 195 | Lucky Hand | Steve Dawson | Black Hen | Acoustic Blues |
| 196 | Cosmic Radio | Dudley Taft | American Blues Artist Group | Blues Rock |
| 197 | Live from El Paso | Laura Tate | 811 Gold | Jazzy Blues |
| 198 | Kick Up Your Heels | Shelley King | Lemonade | Country Blues |
| 199 | Rise Up | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 200 | Blind Lemon Sessions | Mick Kolassa | Endless Blues | Acoustic Blues |
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