The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 California Album Chart
for the Week of Oct 31, 2026
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *NEW* | 1 | - | Don't Look No More | Kirk Fletcher & Erika Baier | Vizztone label Group | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 2 | 3 | No Shortcuts | Big Harp George | Blues Mountain | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | Pull Up the Roots (The Berlin & Hotel Sessions) | Boneshakers | Gulf Coast | Soul Blues |
| - | 4 | 4 | LIVE | Kelly's Lot | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 5 | 1 | Loving You | Bernard Allison | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| *NEW* | 6 | - | Boundless | Brad "Guitar" Wilson | Unknown | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 7 | 6 | The Womack Sisters | The Womack Sisters | Daptone | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 8 | 5 | Truth in the Room - the Clearmountain Sessions | Janiva Magness | Blue Elan | Contemporary Blues |
| - | 9 | 9 | What Can We Do? (feat. Willy Jordan) | The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra | Nola Blue | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 10 | 30 | Mother of the Crossroads | Brigitte Purdy | Dirtshack | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 11 | 25 | Trouble at Your Door (Deluxe Edition) [2026 Remaster] [2026 Remastered Version] | Alastair Greene | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 12 | 7 | Blues Now | Ga-20 & Charlie Musselwhite | New West | Contemporary Blues |
| *NEW* | 13 | - | Lost Weekend | Phoebe Bridgers | Dead Oceans | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 14 | 10 | Welcome to the Family | The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| *NEW* | 15 | - | A Mile South of Heaven | Jess Williamson | New West Records | True Country |
| ▼ | 16 | 8 | 5 Minutes of Passion | Michael Rubin | Many Hats | Contemporary Blues |
| - | 17 | 17 | Free Country (No Monarchs Welcome Here) | Karney | Self-Release | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 18 | 16 | Long Long Road | Ringo Starr | UMe | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 19 | 13 | Plug in | Tom Faia & Kate Miller | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 20 | 12 | The Breakdown | Keb Mo | Concord | Acoustic Blues |
| ▼ | 21 | 19 | Footprints | Bruce Guynn | New Coast | Singer/Songwriter |
| ▼ | 22 | 18 | Big Top | Frankie V and the Lonely Club | VSM | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 23 | 20 | A Live Musical Tribute to Peggy Lee | Angela O'Neill and the Outrageous8 | Self-Release | Vocal Jazz |
| ▼ | 24 | 22 | Oh Yeah? | Steve Lacy | RCA | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 25 | 24 | The Romance Continues | Tony Saunders | Baja/TSR | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 26 | - | Cover to Cover | AJ Lee & Blue Summit | Signature Sounds Recordings | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| ▲ | 27 | 36 | Wide Open Light | Ben Harper | Chrysalis | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 28 | 34 | Blackjack David | Dave Alvin | Craft | Roots Rock |
| ▲ | 29 | 45 | Songs for the Heavy Hearted | Chris Pierce | CMG | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 30 | 53 | Lost Cause Lover Fool | The Milk Carton Kids | Thirty Tigers | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 31 | 14 | Where Truth Lies | Stacy Robin | Dharmapala | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 32 | - | You Still Got Me | Beth Hart | Mascot | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 33 | 28 | Rivers | Will Sumner | Guitar One | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 34 | 70 | Rise | Melissa Etheridge | Sun | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 35 | 27 | Antarctica | Tom Ciurczak | Self-Release | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 36 | 23 | Distracted | Thundercat | Brainfeeder | Soul |
| ▼ | 37 | 31 | One True Song | Karney | Self-Release | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 38 | 33 | Sing to Me About Tomorrow | Winterlark | Squink | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 39 | 32 | A Buffalo Trace | Jeff Berkley | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 40 | 11 | Live at Theater 5150 | Katie Knipp | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 41 | 26 | Bad at Being Good | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Momojo | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 42 | - | Come to Me (feat. Jill Dineen) | Carmen Ratti Band | Momojo | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 43 | 37 | Live 2025 | The Blues Project | Globe | Roots Rock |
| *NEW* | 44 | - | Living is | Mike Rufo | Self-Release | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 45 | 38 | Westerlies | The Great Get Gone | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| ▼ | 46 | 39 | The Sky from the Underground | New Earth Farmers | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 47 | 40 | Codename California | Ed Dupas | Black Bear | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 48 | 42 | Heartbreakers Beach Party: the Soundtrack | Tom Petty | UMG | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 49 | 44 | The Other Road | Jeb Lipson | Bigscarytree | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 50 | 51 | Weight of the World | Joe Louis Walker | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
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