The Roots Music Report's
Top Blues Album Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blame It on Eve | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 2 | The Hard Line | Chris O'Leary | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 3 | Naked Truth | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator | Acoustic Blues |
| 4 | One Guitar Woman | Sue Foley | Stony Plain | Acoustic Blues |
| 5 | The Hits Keep Coming | Rick Estrin & the Nightcats | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 6 | Cadillac Man | Rick Vito | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 7 | Shut Up & Play! | Toronzo Cannon | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| 8 | Live and Havin' Fun | Deb Ryder | VizzTone | Blues Rock |
| 9 | Good Intentions Gone Bad | Chris Cain | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 10 | Blues in My DNA | Ronnie Baker Brooks | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| 11 | I Hear Thunder | Tab Benoit | Whiskey Bayou | Contemporary Blues |
| 12 | Lessons | Seth James | Qualified | Contemporary Blues |
| 13 | Ramblin' from Coast to Coast | Johnny Burgin | Straight Shooter | Contemporary Blues |
| 14 | Righteous Souls | Albert Castiglia | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 15 | The Love You Bleed | Danielle Nicole | Fourty Below | Blues Rock |
| 16 | Go Be Free | Sonny Gullage | Blind Pig | Contemporary Blues |
| 17 | Chasing the Sun | Colin James | Stony Plain | Blues Rock |
| 18 | Black Bayou | Robert Finley | Easy Eye Sound | Contemporary Blues |
| 19 | Fine by Me | Curtis Salgado | Little Village | Blues Rock |
| 20 | Drifter | Jovin Webb | Blind Pig | Blues Rock |
| 21 | To the Blues and Back Again | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Sandwich Factory | Contemporary Blues |
| 22 | Silver Lining | Misty Blues | Guitar One | Contemporary Blues |
| 23 | Writing on the Wall | Coco Montoya | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| 24 | Blu Ja Vu | Tom Hambridge | Quarto Valley | Blues Rock |
| 25 | Cooking with Gas | Big Harp George | Blues Mountain | Classic Blues |
| 26 | Down at the Juke Joint | Gerald McClendon | Delta Roots | Soul Blues |
| 27 | Struck Down | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | Stony Plain | Contemporary Blues |
| 28 | Brick by Brick | JP Soars | Liitle Village | Contemporary Blues |
| 29 | Finyl Vinyl | Canned Heat | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 30 | Life is Hard | Mike Zito | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 31 | All My Love for You | Bobby Rush | Deep Rush | Contemporary Blues |
| 32 | Crawlin' Kingsnake | John Primer & Bob Corritore | VizzTone | Chicago Blues |
| 33 | Chronicles of a Diamond | Black Pumas | ATO | Electric Blues |
| 34 | Stories in Blue | Vaneese Thomas | Overton | Soul Blues |
| 35 | Brown Eyed Blues | Jeff Pitchell | Deguello | Electric Blues |
| 36 | True Believer | Mark Hummel | Rockinitus | Contemporary Blues |
| 37 | Sam's Place | Little Feat | Hot Tomato | Contemporary Blues |
| 38 | Stuck in the Mud | Christopher Wyze & The Tellers | Big Radio | Contemporary Blues |
| 39 | Roll with Me | Duke Robillard | Stony Plain | Classic Blues |
| 40 | 106 Miles to Chicago | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One | Contemporary Blues |
| 41 | Tears in My Eyes | Anthony Geraci | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 42 | Human Decency | Sugaray Rayford | Forty Below | Soul Blues |
| 43 | Kingdom | Amanda Fish | VizzTone | Blues Rock |
| 44 | Blues Since Birth | J.P. Reali | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 45 | Barnyard Smile | Damon Fowler | Landslide | Blues Rock |
| 46 | Getaway Blues | Eden Brent | Yellow Dog | Contemporary Blues |
| 47 | Backstage II | Bart Bryant | Horizon | Blues Rock |
| 48 | Thank You Brother Bill: a Tribute to Bill Withers | Kevin Burt | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 49 | Super Soul Session! | Arlen Roth And Jerry Jemmott | Blue Heart | Soul Blues |
| 50 | Full Tilt | Peter Veteska & Blues Train | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 51 | Live from the Northern Plains | Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival | J&R Collective | Blues Rock |
| 52 | Testifyin' | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig | Contemporary Blues |
| 53 | Buckle Up! | Brad "Guitar" Wilson | Cali Bee | Blues Rock |
| 54 | Strong | Albert Cummings | Ivy Music Company | Blues Rock |
| 55 | 40: Blues with Horns, Vol. II | Chris Daniels & The Kings | Moon Voyage | Contemporary Blues |
| 56 | Oh So Good | Blind Lemon Pledge | OFEH | Acoustic Blues |
| 57 | Soul Brother No. 1 | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Immediate Family | Soul Blues |
| 58 | Dirt on My Diamonds, Vol. 1 | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | Mascot | Blues Rock |
| 59 | Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures | Contemporary Blues |
| 60 | Revival | Kat Riggins | House Of Berry Productions | Soul Blues |
| 61 | Kell's Kitchen | Shawn Kellerman | Songsurfer | Blues Rock |
| 62 | The Right Man | D.K. Harrell | Little Village | Classic Blues |
| 63 | Floreada's Boy | Zac Harmon | Catfood | Soul Blues |
| 64 | Nowhere Left to Go | Brothers Brown | Woodward Avenue | Classic Blues |
| 65 | Hill Country Love | Cedric Burnside | Provogue | Blues Rock |
| 66 | Stone Cold Hands | Sean Riley & The Water | Pugnacious | Contemporary Blues |
| 67 | Ain't Goin' Back | Doug Duffey And BADD | Fort Sumner | Contemporary Blues |
| 68 | Starshine | The Name Droppers | Horizon | Blues Rock |
| 69 | Shout Sister Shout | Ghalia Volt | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 70 | Out of Line | The Wicked Lo-Down | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 71 | Bare Bones | Reverend Freakchild | Treated & Released | Blues Rock |
| 72 | Bounce Boogie & Bump | CW Ayon | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 73 | Side Hustle | One Dime Band | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 74 | Live at the Scala Theatre | Eric Bibb | Stony Plain | Acoustic Blues |
| 75 | Mystic Chiefs | Johnny Ray Jones | Moondogg | Blues Rock |
| 76 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Phoenix Blues Rumble | Bob Corritore | Vizztone | Contemporary Blues |
| 77 | Person of Interest | Billy Price | Little Village | Soul Blues |
| 78 | Blues Scouts | Chicago Blues Lifters | Big Eye | Chicago Blues |
| 79 | I Got What You Need | Mississippi MacDonald | APM | Soul Blues |
| 80 | Live at Rosa's Lounge | Stefan Hillesheim Band | Stella Blue | Chicago Blues |
| 81 | Are We Ever Free | The Trevor B. Power Band | Farm 189 | Blues Rock |
| 82 | Happy Hour | Mitch Woods | Momojo | Classic Blues |
| 83 | Who Needs This Mess ! ! ? ? | Franck L. Goldwasser | CrossCut | Contemporary Blues |
| 84 | Too Much to Pay | John Clifton | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 85 | In the Real World | Eric Bibb | True North | Acoustic Blues |
| 86 | Damn the Rent | The Dig 3 | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 87 | Get Your Back into It! (feat. Dennis Gruenling) | Nick Moss | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| 88 | Behind the Veil | Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 89 | Homesick Blues | Cedar County Cobras | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 90 | Half & Half | Lara Price | Gulf Coast | Soul Blues |
| 91 | The Legend of Sugarbelly | Guy Davis | M.C. Records | Acoustic Blues |
| 92 | Outdated Emotion | Delbert McClinton | Hot Shot | Classic Blues |
| 93 | Live in Austin Vol. 1 | Sue Foley | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 94 | About Time | Dennis Jones | Blue Rock | Blues Rock |
| 95 | Heavy Soul | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Journeyman | Blues Rock |
| 96 | Capricorn | Eddie 9V | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 97 | 99 ½ Won't Do | Steve Howell & The Mighty Men | Out Of The Past | Country Blues |
| 98 | Revelation | Piper & The Hard Times | Hard Times | Contemporary Blues |
| 99 | Standing out Loud | Alastair Greene | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 100 | The New Normal | Guitar Jack Wargo | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 101 | Do the Rump! | J.D. Simo | Forty Below | Blues Rock |
| 102 | Dealing from the Bottom of the Deck | Little Bobby | Untouchable Productions | Blues Rock |
| 103 | The Blues Remind Me | Kelly's Lot | PK Entertainment | Contemporary Blues |
| 104 | Come Sing with Me | Patti Parks | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 105 | Simplebluesboy | Noé Socha | Asonic World | Contemporary Blues |
| 106 | Yes, I Do | Jennifer Porter | Cougar Moon | Jazzy Blues |
| 107 | Blues Without You | Larry McCray | Keeping The Blues Alive | Contemporary Blues |
| 108 | Do It My Own Way | Vanessa Collier | Phenix Fire | Contemporary Blues |
| 109 | Oscar's Motel | The Cash Box Kings | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| 110 | Memphis Royal Brothers | Memphis Royal Brothers | Mother West | Contemporary Blues |
| 111 | West Georgia Blues | Jontavious Willis | Strolling Bones | Acoustic Blues |
| 112 | Just Got Started | Jimmy Carpenter | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 113 | 27 Stitches | Sunnysiders | Dancing Bear | Contemporary Blues |
| 114 | YEAH! | David Gogo | Cordova Bay | Blues Rock |
| 115 | Shepherd | Bywater Call | Gypsy Soul | Contemporary Blues |
| 116 | While You Were Gone | Diego Mongue Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 117 | Teardrops for Magic Slim | John Primer | Blue House | Classic Blues |
| 118 | Sundown Rising | Denise La Grassa | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 119 | Exorcist | Selwyn Birchwood | Alligator | Blues Rock |
| 120 | In the Key of Sorry | Pat McDougall | Mousetrap | Contemporary Blues |
| 121 | Me | Katie Knipp | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 122 | Chimera | Orgone | 3 Palm | Soul Blues |
| 123 | Mississippi Suitcase | Peter Parcek | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 124 | Strung out on Thrills | Emanuel Casablanca | Vinyl Recording Group L3C | Contemporary Blues |
| 125 | Family Matters | Gunn Blues Band | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 126 | Walking Heart Attack | Johnny Rawls | Catfood | Soul Blues |
| 127 | Pass It on Down | Chris Beard | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 128 | 11 X 11 | 11 Guys Quartet | VizzTone | Blues Rock |
| 129 | Troublemaker | Black Cat Bones | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 130 | All Kinds of Blues | Mick Kolassa | Endless Blues | Contemporary Blues |
| 131 | Old Diamonds & Uncut Gems | Red's Blues | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 132 | Blues Therapy | Guitar Jack Wargo | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 133 | Mileage | Ruthie Foster | Sun | Contemporary Blues |
| 134 | Two Rivers Back | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One | Contemporary Blues |
| 135 | Heavy State Loving Blues | Mississippi MacDonald | Another Planet | Contemporary Blues |
| 136 | Roots | Joyann Parker | Hopeless Romantic | Contemporary Blues |
| 137 | Vivir En Espana | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Immediate Family | Blues Rock |
| 138 | Toronto Bound | Sugar Brown | Sugar Brown | Classic Blues |
| 139 | Generations of Blues: West Side Legacy | Larry Taylor And The Taylor Family | Nola Blue | Chicago Blues |
| 140 | Rose-Colored Glasses Vol. 2 | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 141 | Bluesin' It Up | Otilia Donaire | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 142 | Back to Baton Rouge | Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin | Nola Blue | Classic Blues |
| 143 | Everybody | Danny Liston | Blue House | Contemporary Blues |
| 144 | Traveling North | Mikey Junior | 8th Train | Blues Rock |
| 145 | The Blues Album | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Keeping The Blues Alive | Blues Rock |
| 146 | Gate C23 | Chad Rupp and the Sugar Roots | Lightning In A Bottle | Blues Rock |
| 147 | Love is Why | Kerri Powers | Wildflower Children | Acoustic Blues |
| 148 | Cruisin' Kansas City | Mike Bourne Band | Blue Heart | Jump Blues |
| 149 | All About the Bones | Chris Smither | Signature Sounds | Acoustic Blues |
| 150 | Stories | Levee Town | Hudtone | Blues Rock |
| 151 | Get Goin' | Katie Henry | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 152 | What Are You Waiting For? | The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra | Blue Dot | Contemporary Blues |
| 153 | Dirt Woman Blues | Grainne Duffy | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 154 | The Real You | Greg Nagy | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 155 | The Appalachian Blues | Scott Low | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 156 | Backstage Pass Live!! | Judy Sings the Blues | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 157 | Get Up off the Ground | Dick Earl's Electric Witness | ABP | Blues Rock |
| 158 | Pontchartrain Shakers | Pontchartrain Shakers | Southland | Delta Blues |
| 159 | Nowhere to Hide | Ollee Owens | Self-Release | Soul Blues |
| 160 | Play Loud & Smoke Often | Cryin' Out Loud | Pilot Ligh | Blues Rock |
| 161 | Motel Mississippi | Tony Holiday | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| 162 | Stripped Down in Memphis | Big Jack Johnson | M.C. | Classic Blues |
| 163 | Young Mans Blues | Frankie Boy & The Blues Express | Kind Soul | Contemporary Blues |
| 164 | About Time | Celso Salim & Darryl Carriere | Tower High | Contemporary Blues |
| 165 | Outside the Lines | Misty Blues | Guitar One | Contemporary Blues |
| 166 | Live at the Hidden Gem | Chris Yakopcic | Yako | Acoustic Blues |
| 167 | Smokey Bourbon | The Pszenny Project | Markonguitar | Blues Rock |
| 168 | BadNews Travels Fast | Chris 'Bad News' Barnes | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 169 | Positively 4th Street | Rory Block | Stony Plain | Acoustic Blues |
| 170 | Blues Siren | Eva Carboni | Mad Ears Productions | Contemporary Blues |
| 171 | BT | Benny Turner | Nola Blue | Chicago Blues |
| 172 | Unchained | The Bluesbones | Donor | Blues Rock |
| 173 | Great Expectations | The Imagine If | Self-Release | Soul Blues |
| 174 | The Roof is on Fire | Mitch Ryder | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 175 | Guitar Kingdom | Dudley Taft | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 176 | This Old Life | Big Dave McLean | Cordova Bay | Contemporary Blues |
| 177 | Groove Me Baby | Lady J Huston | Earwig Music/UniSun Prod. | Soul Blues |
| 178 | Memphis Calling | Emma Wilson | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 179 | A Shot of the Blues | Lone Star Mojo | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 180 | Innocent Allies | Cary Morin | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 181 | Thanks | Bob Margolin | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 182 | Dirt on My Diamonds, Vol. 2 | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | Provogue | Blues Rock |
| 183 | Outside the Lines | Gary Cain | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 184 | The Hard Way Blues | Jesse Dayton | Blu Elan | Country Blues |
| 185 | Calling Long Distance | Hitman Blues Band | Unknown | Blues Rock |
| 186 | Four | Dennis Herrera | Deep Groove | Contemporary Blues |
| 187 | Stomping Ground | Dion | Keeping The Blues Alive | Blues |
| 188 | Back in Boston Live | Bruce Katz Band | Dancing Rooster | Contemporary Blues |
| 189 | Restless | The Commoners | Gypsy Soul | Blues Rock |
| 190 | This Land | Gary Clark Jr. | Warner Brothers | Blues |
| 191 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Somebody Put Bad Luck on Me | Bob Corritore | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 192 | Lead Me Not into Temptation | The Wildcat O'Halloran Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 193 | Lil Hoochie | Nicholas Alexander | Bluesbird | Contemporary Blues |
| 194 | We Are One | MojoMama | JRO Publishing | Contemporary Blues |
| 195 | Destination: Blues | Stevie & the Blue Flames | Sugar Smax | Blues Rock |
| 196 | Dog Bites Back | Dyer Davis | WildRoots | Contemporary Blues |
| 197 | Bag of Tracks | Sunny Bleau and The Moons | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 198 | Lines | Randy McAllister and the Scrappiest band in the Motherland | Reaction | Acoustic Blues |
| 199 | The Skin I'm in | Blues People | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 200 | All the Way | Mad Dog Blues | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
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