The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 California Album Chart
for the Week of Dec 2, 2017
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Stompin' Ground | Tommy Castro | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 2 | 3 | Groovin' in Greaseland | Rick Estrin & the Nightcats | Alligator | Jump Blues |
| ▲ | 3 | 5 | The Eastwest Sessions | Mindi Abair And The Boneshakers | Pretty Good For A Girl | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 4 | 2 | Friends Along the Way (Deluxe Edition) | Mitch Woods | Club 88 | Classic Blues |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | Colors | Beck | Capitol | Alternative |
| ▲ | 6 | 7 | Party of One | George Thorogood | Rounder | Classic Blues |
| ▼ | 7 | 6 | Blues and Boogie, Vol. 1 | Kim Wilson | Severn | Classic Blues |
| ▲ | 8 | 10 | Give It Back to You | The Record Company | Concord | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 9 | 13 | Rescue | Kelly Z | Self-Release | Soul Blues |
| ▲ | 10 | 11 | Hey Karma | Michael Gaither | Miracle Mile | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 11 | 8 | Dream Train | Alastair Greene | Rip Cat | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 12 | 24 | Blue Again | Janiva Magness | Blue Elan | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 13 | 9 | Hard Truth | Coco Montoya | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 14 | 12 | Folksinger Vol. 2 | Willie Watson | Acony | Traditional Folk |
| ▼ | 15 | 14 | No Rain, No Rose | John Craigie | Zabriskie Point | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 16 | 49 | Strong Brew | Ilya Portnov | Self-Release | Jazzy Blues |
| ▲ | 17 | 86 | Tattoo Burn Redux | Micki Free | Mysterium Blues | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 18 | 37 | Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio | Elvin Bishop | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 19 | 18 | Light | Moses Guest | Aufheben | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 20 | 17 | La Divine | Cold War Kids | Capitol | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 21 | 20 | The Dustbowl Revival | The Dustbowl Revival | Signature Sounds | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 22 | 32 | Feet Back in the Door | Johnny Ray Jones | Moondogg | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 23 | 30 | Other Love Songs | Front Country | Organic | Americana Country |
| *NEW* | 24 | - | Death Time Love | Jade Bennett | Rip Cat | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 25 | 22 | City Painted Gold | The Brothers Comatose | Swamp Jam | Traditional Folk |
| ▼ | 26 | 25 | Rainbow | Kesha | Kemosabe | Pop |
| ▼ | 27 | 19 | Cider | Gwyneth Moreland | Blue Rose Music | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 28 | 26 | Southern Gothic | Rod Melancon | Blue Élan | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 29 | 57 | Love Rides a Dark Horse | Gill Landry | ATO | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 30 | 27 | The Modern Lives, Vol. 1 | Jackie Greene | Blue Rose Music | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 31 | 28 | Fierce Mercy | Colin Hay | Compass | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 32 | 29 | Restless | David Luning | Blue Rose Music | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 33 | 31 | Before the Bridge | Eddie Berman | Nettwerk | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 34 | 33 | Balancing Act | Judy Nazemetz | Smokey Lady Music | Contemporary Folk |
| - | 35 | 35 | Roll with It | The Coffis Brothers | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| ▲ | 36 | 40 | Hierarchy of Crows | Moot Davis | Wilburn | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 37 | 52 | Come Together | Dave Askren & Jeff Benedict | Tapestry | Jazz |
| ▲ | 38 | 60 | Slow Cookin' | AJ Crawdaddy | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 39 | 77 | California Sunrise | Jon Pardi | Capitol | Hot Country |
| ▼ | 40 | 39 | I Always Turn the Blues on | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Sandwich Factory | Electric Blues |
| - | 41 | 41 | Did It for Love | Leela James | BMG | Soul |
| ▲ | 42 | 56 | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | Atlantic | Pop |
| ▼ | 43 | 16 | Born in Oakland | Delta Wires | Mudslide | Jazzy Blues |
| - | 44 | 44 | Dime Stories, Vol. 2 | The Carolyn Sills Combo | Self-Release | Cowboy Western |
| - | 45 | 45 | Redemption & Ruin | The Devil Makes Three | New West | Folk Rock |
| - | 46 | 46 | CT Swan | CT Swan | Painting Sounds | Pop/Rock |
| - | 47 | 47 | Wow and Flutter | Amilia K Spicer | Free Range | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 48 | 36 | Nat "King" Cole & Me | Gregory Porter | Blue Note | Jazz |
| ▼ | 49 | 48 | Rich Man | Doyle Bramhall II | Concord | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 50 | 34 | Dark Matter | Randy Newman | Nonesuch | Folk Rock |
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