The Roots Music Report's
Top Blues Album Chart
for the Year of 2022
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blues Don't Lie | Buddy Guy | RCA | Contemporary Blues |
| 2 | Outdated Emotion | Delbert McClinton | Hot Shot | Classic Blues |
| 3 | Devil May Care | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 4 | So Far So Good | Peter Veteska & Blues Train | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 5 | Mississippi Son | Charlie Musselwhite | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 6 | Tempting Fate | Carolyn Wonderland | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 7 | Good to Be... | Keb Mo | Rounder | Contemporary Blues |
| 8 | Stomping Ground | Dion | Keeping The Blues Alive | Blues |
| 9 | Tommy Castro Presents a Bluesman Came to Town | Tommy Castro | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 10 | May Be the Last Time | John Németh | NOLA Blues | Classic Blues |
| 11 | Pinky's Blues | Sue Foley | Stony Plain | Blues Rock |
| 12 | Hard to Kill | Janiva Magness | Label Logic | Contemporary Blues |
| 13 | Brother Johnny | Edgar Winter | Quarto Valley | Classic Blues |
| 14 | There's Something About the Night | Scott Ellison | Liberation Hall | Blues Rock |
| 15 | I Got Love | Albert Castiglia | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 16 | The Sun is Shining Down | John Mayall | Forty Below | Blues |
| 17 | Healing Kind of Blues | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Sandwich Factory | Contemporary Blues |
| 18 | Open Road | Colin James | Stony Plain | Blues Rock |
| 19 | Blues Called My Name | Anthony Geraci | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 20 | Leave the Light on | The Love Light Orchestra | Nola Blue | Soul Blues |
| 21 | Done Come Too Far | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 22 | Golden Girl | Trudy Lynn | Nola Blue | Soul Blues |
| 23 | 662 | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 24 | Heavy Load Blues | Gov't Mule | Concord | Blues Rock |
| 25 | That's My Name | Bob Stroger & The Headcutters | Delmark | Classic Blues |
| 26 | Highs & Lows | Bernard Allison | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 27 | One Louder | Misty Blues | Lunaria | Contemporary Blues |
| 28 | GET on BOARD | Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder | Perro Verde | Chicago Blues |
| 29 | Fully Charged | Kathy Murray & The Kilowatts | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 30 | In Too Deep | Sugaray Rayford | Forty Below | Soul Blues |
| 31 | Everybody Let's Roll | The Texas Horns | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 32 | Fight the Good Fight | Vaneese Thomas | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 33 | Straight from the Heart | Kenny Neal | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 34 | I Ain't Playin' | Diunna Greenleaf | Little Village | Contemporary Blues |
| 35 | Just Gettin' Good | Mighty Mike Schermer | Little Village Foundation | Contemporary Blues |
| 36 | They Called It Rhythm & Blues | Duke Robillard | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 37 | Serve It to Me Hot | Chickenbone Slim | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 38 | Crown | Eric Gales | Provogue | Contemporary Blues |
| 39 | Hard Times | John Primer | Blues House | Classic Blues |
| 40 | Hurricane Ruth: Live at 3rd and Lindsley (Live) | Hurricane Ruth | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 41 | Real Blues | Jim Dan Dee | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 42 | Goin' Back | Pierce Dipner | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 43 | Blues Without You | Larry McCray | Keeping The Blues Alive | Contemporary Blues |
| 44 | Borrowed Time | Dana Fuchs | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 45 | Underground Blues | Breezy Rodio | Windchill | Chicago Blues |
| 46 | Rooted in the Blues | David Lumsden | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 47 | Drifting | Bubba and the Big Bad Blues | Fullerton Gold | Blues Rock |
| 48 | Tumblin' | Mike Guldin | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 49 | Bring It | Miss Bix | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 50 | Blues from Chicago to Paris | Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 51 | Changing Times | Silent Partners | Little Village | Blues Rock |
| 52 | Carry Me Home | Anti | Soul Blues | |
| 53 | Buchanan Lane | Yates McKendree | Qualified | Classic Blues |
| 54 | Let's Straighten It Out! | The Sully Band | Blu Elan | Soul Blues |
| 55 | Rise | Angela Easley | Class A | Contemporary Blues |
| 56 | Faster | Samantha Fish | Rounder | Blues Rock |
| 57 | Road to the Blues | Dave Thomas | Blonde On Blonde | Contemporary Blues |
| 58 | Portrait | Mud Morganfield | Delmark | Contemporary Blues |
| 59 | Truth | Tim Gartland | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 60 | Progeny | Kat Riggins | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 61 | Major League Blues (feat. Jimmy Johnson) | Jose Ramirez | Delmark | Contemporary Blues |
| 62 | Nightwalk | Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames | Delmark | Contemporary Blues |
| 63 | B-Side of My Life | Jon Spear Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 64 | Ace of Blues | Angela Strehli | New West | Classic Blues |
| 65 | Emotional Gangster | Popa Chubby | DixieFrog | Blues Rock |
| 66 | Set the Record | HOROJO Trio | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 67 | Jumpin' the Broom | Markey Blue Ric Latina Project | soulOsound | Blues Rock |
| 68 | On My Way | Katie Henry | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 69 | Set Sail | North Mississippi Allstars | New West | Contemporary Blues |
| 70 | Mercy Me | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 71 | Doin' What I'm Supposed to Do | Demetria Taylor | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| 72 | The Dig 3 | The Dig 3 | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 73 | Into Your Blues | Johnny Sansone | Shortstack | Contemporary Blues |
| 74 | Digging in John's Backyard | Grant Dermody And Frank Fotusky | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 75 | Hello Mojo! | Derrick Procell | Catfood | Soul Blues |
| 76 | Been Here and Gone | Steve Howell & The Mighty Men | Out Of The Past | Country Blues |
| 77 | Strike Up the Band | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix | Woodstock | Contemporary Blues |
| 78 | Take Your Time | Ben Levin | VizzTone | Blues |
| 79 | Blues for Breakfast | Phantom Blues Band | Little Village Foundation | Contemporary Blues |
| 80 | Bigman | Big Llou Johnson | Golden Voice | Classic Blues |
| 81 | Unchange | Gina Sicilia | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 82 | Ride | Walter Trout | Provogue | Contemporary Blues |
| 83 | Layla Revisited (Live at LOCKN') [feat. Trey Anastasio] | Tedeschi Trucks Band | Concord | Soul Blues |
| 84 | Next Stop | Gary Cain | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 85 | Revelation | Robert Hill & Joanne Lediger | Self-Release | Gospel Blues |
| 86 | Thanks for Tomorrow | Harrison Kennedy | Electro-Fi | Classic Blues |
| 87 | BLOW | Colin Linden | Highway 20 | Blues Rock |
| 88 | Bob Corritore & Friends: You Shocked Me | Bob Corritore | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 89 | I'm Not from Chicago | Debra Power | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 90 | Truth Hurts | Regina Bonelli | True Groove | Soul Blues |
| 91 | Deja Hoodoo | Lew Jetton & 61 South | Endless Blues | Blues Rock |
| 92 | Nasty Crime | Alex Lopez | MarEmil | Blues Rock |
| 93 | Do Right, Say Right | Mississippi MacDonald | Another Planet | Contemporary Blues |
| 94 | Rhythm Blues & Boogie | Dave Keyes | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 95 | Raisin' Cain | Chris Cain | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 96 | Blues That You Choose | Steve Shanholtzer | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 97 | Winter's Coming | Bridget Kelly Band | Alpha Sun | Blues Rock |
| 98 | Blue Credentials | Malaya Blue | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 99 | Holler if You Hear Me | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig | Contemporary Blues |
| 100 | Midnight Blues | Crystal Shawanda | True North | Blues Rock |
| 101 | The Blues Album | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Keeping The Blues Alive | Blues Rock |
| 102 | Trying to Keep My Head Above Water | Levee Town | Hudtone | Blues Rock |
| 103 | I’ll Worry if I Wanna | Michael Rubin | Many Hats | Contemporary Blues |
| 104 | Behind the Sun | Grant Dermody | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 105 | I'll Carry You Home | The Mighty Soul Drivers | Hog Heaven | Soul Blues |
| 106 | Boston Bananafish | Bananafish | Treated & Released | Blues Rock |
| 107 | Things Happen That Way | Dr. John | Rounder | Acoustic Blues |
| 108 | Wildroots Sessions, Vol. 2 | The WildRoots | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 109 | Hot Mess | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | BluesKitty | Contemporary Blues |
| 110 | Blood on My Hands | Emanuel Casablanca | Vinyl Recording Group L3C | Contemporary Blues |
| 111 | Let It Bleed Revisited - an Ovation from Nashville | The Rock House All Stars | Qualified | Blues Rock |
| 112 | Medication Time | Todd Sharpville | Dixiefrog | Blues Rock |
| 113 | Love One Another | Big Al & the Heavyweights | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 114 | Breakfast Served Cold (feat. the Moons) | Sunny Bleau and The Moons | CoccoMusic | Blues Rock |
| 115 | Keep On! | Lil' Red & The Rooster | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 116 | Hi-Fi Drive by | Jeremiah Johnson | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 117 | Madeleine | Mississippi Heat | Van Der Linden | Contemporary Blues |
| 118 | Good Trouble | Chambers Deslauriers | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 119 | Smokey Tango | Laura Tate | Blue Heart | Jazzy Blues |
| 120 | Brad "Guitar" Wilson | Brad "Guitar" Wilson | Cali Bee | Blues Rock |
| 121 | Damage Control | Curtis Salgado | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 122 | Buffalo Nichols | Buffalo Nichols | Fat Possum | Acoustic Blues |
| 123 | Healing Time | Ruthie Foster | Blue Corn | Contemporary Blues |
| 124 | Smoke and Mirrors | Eva Carboni | Mad Ears | Contemporary Blues |
| 125 | Over the Pain | Orphan Jon and the Abandoned | Vintage LaNell | Blues Rock |
| 126 | Delta Kream | The Black Keys | Nonesuch | Blues Rock |
| 127 | 20 Years on the Road | Tomislav Goluban | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 128 | Bitches Blues | Sass Jordan | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 129 | Sugar Hip Ya Ya | Dionne Bennett | Hunnia | Soul Blues |
| 130 | Goldfish Blues | Will Jacobs | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 131 | Revelation | Dennis Johnson | Booda Lee | Blues Rock |
| 132 | 75 and Alive | Johnny Tucker Featuring Kid Ramos And The Allstars | Blue Heart | Classic Blues |
| 133 | Gentilo | Bobby Gentilo | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 134 | Memphis Moonlight | Deb Ryder | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 135 | Telegram | Mick Clarke | Rockfold | Blues Rock |
| 136 | Hollywood Blues: Songs and Stories from the Family Tree (1997-2022) | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Immediate Family | Contemporary Blues |
| 137 | Earthling | Eddie Vedder | Republic | Blues Rock |
| 138 | Who is He? | Dylan Triplett | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 139 | Ain't Nobody Worried | Rory Block | Stony Plain | Acoustic Blues |
| 140 | Rose-Colored Glasses, Vol. 1 | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 141 | Live at Power Station | Vanessa Collier | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 142 | One Foot in the Groove | Boneshakers | Take It To The Bridge | Soul Blues |
| 143 | I Hope I Know | Seth Walker | Royal Potato Family | Acoustic Blues |
| 144 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Down Home Blues Revue | Bob Corritore | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 145 | Crackdown | GA-20 | Karma Chief | Chicago Blues |
| 146 | Live Acoustic Session (Live) | Little G Weevil | Hunnia | Acoustic Blues |
| 147 | Booze, Blues and Southern Grooves | Reddog and Friends | Survival South | Contemporary Blues |
| 148 | Winter Hill Blues | Ryan Lee Crosby | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 149 | Forever on My Mind | Son House | Easy Eye Sound | Classic Blues |
| 150 | Ten | Albert Cummings | Ivy Music Company | Blues Rock |
| 151 | Tulsa Tea | Brad Absher | Horton | Contemporary Blues |
| 152 | You Good.?! | Walk That Walk | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 153 | Here Lies a Fool | The Wildcat O'Halloran Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 154 | Badder to the Bone | Eliza Neals | E-H | Blues Rock |
| 155 | Bending the Rules | Travellin' Blue Kings | Naked | Blues Rock |
| 156 | Little Black Flies | Eddie 9V | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 157 | Til the Money's Gone | Guitar Jack Wargo | War God | Contemporary Blues |
| 158 | Parish Blues | Josh Hyde | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 159 | We Are One | MojoMama | JRO Publishing | Contemporary Blues |
| 160 | Hangin' at the DeVille Lounge | Rusty Wright Band | Sadson Music | Blues Rock |
| 161 | Blues All over My Shoes | Hanna PK | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 162 | It's a Mad Mad Bad Dad World | Bad Daddy | Piehole | Blues Rock |
| 163 | Resurrection | Mike Zito | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 164 | Hard Case of the Blues | Patty Tuite | Thread City Productions | Contemporary Blues |
| 165 | Better Days | Cliff Stevens | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 166 | Sarasota Swing | The Ron Kraemer Trio With The Nashville Cats | Self-Release | Jazzy Blues |
| 167 | Hog Wild | The Hogtown Allstars | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 168 | Tell Me 'bout It | Louisiana Red & Bob Corritore | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 169 | Wish Her Well | Emma Wilson | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 170 | Nothing but the Blues | Eric Clapton | Reprise | Blues |
| 171 | Under Your Spell | Tito Jackson | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 172 | Blues for the Southside (Live) | Mike Zito | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 173 | No More Worlds to Conquer | Robin Trower | Provogue | Blues Rock |
| 174 | Long As I Got My Guitar | Zac Harmon | Catfood | Soul Blues |
| 175 | Friends & Family | Jim Diamond Revue | BigTone | Soul Blues |
| 176 | Turquoise Blue | Micki Free | Dark Idol | Blues Rock |
| 177 | Rolling Avenue | Eric's Blues Band | Self-Release | Blues |
| 178 | Flathead | Seth Lee Jones | Horton | Blues Rock |
| 179 | Voodoo Nation | Supersonic Blues Machine | Provogue | Blues |
| 180 | Try It...You Might Like It: GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor | GA-20 | Karma Chief | Chicago Blues |
| 181 | The Insurrection Blues | Corey Harris | MC | Acoustic Blues |
| 182 | Savage's Life | The Sugar Roots | Lightning In A Bottle | Blues |
| 183 | Modern Nostalgia | Hughes Taylor | The Bent Note | Blues Rock |
| 184 | The Slow Blues Sessions | Mick Simpson | Mad Ears Productions | Contemporary Blues |
| 185 | Silver Cup | David Gogo | Cordova Bay | Acoustic Blues |
| 186 | The Way It is | Black Cat Biscuit | Donor | Contemporary Blues |
| 187 | Mr. Blues, Mr. Blues | Martin Lang | Random Chance | Chicago Blues |
| 188 | Brace Yourself Live | Too Slim & the Taildraggers | VizzTone | Blues Rock |
| 189 | This is Us | Lee O'Nell Blues Gang | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 190 | Standin' Pat | The Lucky Losers | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 191 | A Tribute to Led Zeppelin | Beth Hart | Mascot | Blues Rock |
| 192 | The Louisiana Record | Jimmy Carpenter | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 193 | Six String Soul: 30 Years on Delmark | Dave Specter | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| 194 | Hand in the Fire | Gunn | WOA | Blues Rock |
| 195 | I'm Just Getting Started! | Mick Kolassa | Endless Blues | Contemporary Blues |
| 196 | Walk when You Wanna Run | Ethan Askey | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 197 | Donkeyland | Fonky Donkey | Self-Release | Contemporary Swamp Blues |
| 198 | Live at the Green Room Social Club | Katie Knipp | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 199 | Life of Leisure | Richard Ray Farrell | Nuba | Contemporary Blues |
| 200 | Off-Balance Blues | Mark Pocket Goldberg | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
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