The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Illinois Album Chart
for the Week of Jan 19, 2019
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 18 | Going Back Home | Benny Turner & Cash McCall | Nola Blue | Chicago Blues |
| ▼ | 2 | 1 | City Soul | Russ Green | Cleopatra | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 3 | 7 | Chicago Rambler | Tomislav Goluban | Spona | Chicago Blues |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Rivers and Roads | Special Consensus | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Don't Let the Devil Ride! | Bob Corritore | Vizz Tone | Contemporary Blues |
| - | 6 | 6 | Hues of Blues | David Lumsden | Self-Release | Classic Blues |
| ▼ | 7 | 5 | Chasing Butterflies | Edward David Anderson | Black Dirt | Alternative Country |
| ▼ | 8 | 2 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | Oh Boy | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 9 | 17 | Enjoy the Ride | Deb Ryder | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 10 | 11 | Brett Eldredge | Brett Eldredge | Atlantic | Hot Country |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | The High Cost of Low Living | Nick Moss | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 12 | 21 | Cab Driving Man | Mississippi Heat | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 13 | 14 | A Great Work | Brian Courtney Wilson | Motown Gospel | Gospel |
| ▲ | 14 | - | Nothin' Left to Lose | Khalif Wailin Walter | Pepper Cake | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 15 | 20 | The Chicago Way | Toronzo Cannon | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| ▼ | 16 | 15 | Cross Music | Vashawn Mitchell | Tyscot | Gospel |
| ▲ | 17 | 24 | Bloodstains on the Wall | Big Bill Morganfield | Self-Release | Electric Blues |
| ▼ | 18 | 13 | Sometimes the Blues Got Me | Breezy Rodio | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 19 | - | Tribute to Carey Bell | Lurrie Bell | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 20 | 23 | Right Place, Right Time | Monster Mike Welch & Mike Ledbetter | Delta Groove | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 21 | 32 | Dounia Tabolo | Boubacar Traore | LusAfrica | World |
| ▲ | 22 | - | Life Ain't That Long | Rich Krueger | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 23 | 16 | They Call Me Mud | Mud Morganfield | Severn | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 24 | 22 | Weights & Wings | Brother Sun | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 25 | 9 | Old Salt Union | Old Salt Union | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| ▲ | 26 | - | Make Room | Jonathan McReynolds | eOne | Gospel |
| ▼ | 27 | 25 | Nowthen | Rich Krueger | Rockin'K | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 28 | 27 | Universal Favorite | Noam Pikelny | Rounder | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 29 | 36 | More Songs About Error and Shame | Peripheral Vision | Self-Release | Jazz |
| - | 30 | 30 | Times Have Changed | Ronnie Baker Brooks | Provogue | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 31 | - | Sweet & Sour Blues | Charles Wilson | Blues Critic Records | Soul Blues |
| ▲ | 32 | - | Blues Superman | Jamiah Rogers | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| - | 33 | 33 | My Mood is You | Freddy Cole | HighNote | Jazz |
| ▼ | 34 | 12 | Superheroes | Randy Waldman | BFM | Jazz |
| ▼ | 35 | 26 | The Devil Ain't Got No Music | Lurrie Bell | Aria B. G. | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 36 | 34 | Ain’t Ready for the Grave | Hurricane Ruth | Hurricane Ruth | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 37 | 35 | Two Cats | Linsey Alexander | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 38 | - | Roughhousin' | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials | Alligator | Blues |
| ▲ | 39 | - | Truth | Guy King | Delmark | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 40 | - | Manifesto | Joe Moss | 212 Records | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 41 | - | Livin' on a High Note | Mavis Staples | Anti | Soul Blues |
| ▼ | 42 | 38 | Wondering About the Weather | Jared Rabin | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 43 | 28 | The Power of the Blues...Feels Like a Hurricane | Hurricane Ruth | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 44 | 40 | John the Conquer Root | Toronzo Cannon | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| ▼ | 45 | 41 | Winds of Change | Hurricane Ruth | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 46 | - | The Pilot and the Flying Machine | Ben Bedford | Waterbug | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 47 | 29 | The Good Girl Blues | The Soul of John Black | Yellow Dog Records | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 48 | 43 | The Way Down Wanderers | The Way Down Wanderers | Self-Release | Traditional Folk |
| ▲ | 49 | - | Myths and Mortals | The New Zeitgeist | Self-Release | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 50 | 31 | The Lamb | Lala Lala | Hardly Art | Alternative Rock |
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