The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Blues Album Chart
for the Week of Aug 20, 2016
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Big Dog | Albert Castiglia | Ruf |
| - | 2 | 2 | I Still Do | Eric Clapton | Bushranch |
| - | 3 | 3 | Matters of the Heart | Eric Lindell | Red Parlor |
| ▲ | 4 | 6 | Love Wins Again | Janiva Magness | Blue Elan |
| - | 5 | 5 | Red Clay Soul | Tinsley Ellis | Heartfixer Music |
| ▲ | 6 | 20 | A Love So Strong | Rose City Kings | Self-Release |
| *NEW* | 7 | - | One of a Kind | Grady Champion | Malaco |
| ▲ | 8 | 9 | The Blues Are Knockin' | Markey Blue Ric Latina Project | Delta Groove |
| ▼ | 9 | 7 | The Beautiful Lowdown | Curtis Salgado | Alligator |
| ▼ | 10 | 4 | Promised Land or Bust | Moreland & Arbuckle | Alligator |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | Blues of Desperation | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures |
| ▼ | 12 | 8 | Truth | Guy King | Delmark |
| ▼ | 13 | 12 | Outskirts of Love | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator |
| ▼ | 14 | 11 | Ride the One | Paul Reddick | Stony Plain |
| *NEW* | 15 | - | Rain | Lew Jetton & 61 South | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 16 | 19 | Sugar Me | Sammy Eubanks | Underworld |
| ▲ | 17 | 24 | Tennissippi | Little Boys Blue | vizztone |
| - | 18 | 18 | A Fool to Care | Boz Scaggs | 429 Records |
| ▼ | 19 | 14 | It Won't Stop Raining | Shaun Murphy | Vision Wall |
| ▼ | 20 | 16 | Live at the Kessler Theater | Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat | Underworld |
| - | 21 | 21 | Baby, We All Know | Miss Tess | Rights |
| ▼ | 22 | 15 | A Moment in Time | Isaiah B Brunt | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 23 | 13 | Solo Recordings, Vol. 3 | Steve Hill | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 24 | 42 | Holding Court | The Cash Box Kings | Blind Pig Records |
| ▼ | 25 | 23 | Ergo Sum | Mike Sponza | Epops Music |
| ▼ | 26 | 17 | South Louisiana Blues | Smoky Greenwell | Greenwell |
| ▲ | 27 | 38 | Playing Rough | Mark Cameron | COP |
| ▲ | 28 | 60 | Butterflies & Snakes | Crooked Eye Tommy | Self Release |
| ▼ | 29 | 26 | Skronky Tonk | Little Charlie | Eller Soul |
| ▼ | 30 | 28 | Out All Night | The Ria Reece Band | Disco Fairy |
| ▼ | 31 | 29 | Devil on Both Shoulders | Romi Mayes | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 32 | 25 | Ready or Not | Dennis Gruenling | VizzTone |
| ▼ | 33 | 32 | Into the Wild Blue | Roy Rogers | Chops Not Chaps |
| ▼ | 34 | 27 | Everybody Wants a Piece | Joe Louis Walker | Provogue |
| ▼ | 35 | 22 | Changes | Charles Bradley | Daptone |
| ▲ | 36 | 45 | Maybe It's a Good Thing | Allen-Lamun Band | Self-Release |
| - | 37 | 37 | The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Put Together |
| ▼ | 38 | 36 | On the Rocks | Joyann Parker | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 39 | 33 | From Roadhouse to Your House (Live) | Terry Hanck Band | VizzTone |
| ▼ | 40 | 35 | Winds of Change | Hurricane Ruth | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 41 | 40 | Double Live | The Bluesbones | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 42 | 41 | Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook), Vols. I & II | Luther Dickinson | New West |
| ▼ | 43 | 31 | Cities in Blue | Danny Marks | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 44 | 51 | The Prodigal Returns | Keith Stone | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 45 | 30 | Sweet Soul | Deb Callahan | Self-Release |
| - | 46 | 46 | Terraplane | Steve Earle | New West |
| ▲ | 47 | - | Ragged & Dirty | Devon Allman | Ruf |
| ▲ | 48 | - | Refuse to Lose | Jarekus Singleton | Alligator |
| ▲ | 49 | 52 | Live Music is Better | Jon Spear Band | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 50 | 53 | Promise of a Brand New Day | Ruthie Foster | Blue Corn Music |
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