The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Blues Album Chart
for the Week of Dec 23, 2017
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Stompin' Ground | Tommy Castro | Alligator |
| - | 2 | 2 | Up All Night | Albert Castiglia | Ruf |
| ▲ | 3 | 4 | Something I've Done | Downchild | Linus Entertainmant |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Charmed and Dangerous | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig |
| ▲ | 5 | 7 | Mighty Gates | Shaun Murphy | Vision Wall |
| ▼ | 6 | 5 | Blues with Horns, Vol. 1 | Chris Daniels & The Kings | Moon Voyage |
| ▲ | 7 | 8 | The Healing | Dave Keyes | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 8 | 9 | Soul of a Woman | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone |
| ▲ | 9 | 11 | Burn Me Alive | Heather Newman | VizzTone |
| ▼ | 10 | 6 | Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven | Peter Parcek | Lightnin' |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | Big Road | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers | VizzTone |
| ▲ | 12 | 13 | After a While | Wee Willie Walker and The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 13 | 12 | Prayer for Peace | North Mississippi Allstars | Songs of the South |
| ▲ | 14 | 18 | The Luckiest Man | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Stony Plain |
| - | 15 | 15 | The Last Shade of Blue Before Black | The Original Blues Brothers Band | Severn |
| ▲ | 16 | 22 | Hard Truth | Coco Montoya | Alligator |
| ▲ | 17 | 21 | All You Gotta Do | The Nighthawks | Eller Soul |
| ▼ | 18 | 14 | Hot Sauce | Jon Spear Band | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 19 | 20 | It's My Life | Bobby Kyle | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 20 | 17 | We're All in This Together | Walter Trout | Provogue |
| ▲ | 21 | 32 | Blues Been Good to Me | James Armstrong | Catfood |
| ▲ | 22 | 35 | Knock a Hole in It | Mr. Sipp | Malaco |
| ▲ | 23 | 36 | Ain’t Ready for the Grave | Hurricane Ruth | Hurricane Ruth |
| ▲ | 24 | 33 | Out Here in the Blue | Lara & The Bluz Dawgz | Lock Alley Music |
| ▼ | 25 | 19 | Right Place, Right Time | Monster Mike Welch & Mike Ledbetter | Delta Groove |
| ▲ | 26 | 28 | Fish Outta Water | Karen Lovely | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 27 | 29 | Southern Avenue | Southern Avenue | Stax |
| ▼ | 28 | 27 | Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio | Elvin Bishop | Alligator |
| ▼ | 29 | 25 | Feet Back in the Door | Johnny Ray Jones | Moondogg |
| ▲ | 30 | 47 | Better Days | Willa Vincitore | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 31 | 16 | Something Poppin' | Little G Weevil | Vizztone |
| ▼ | 32 | 31 | Blue Again | Janiva Magness | Blue Elan |
| ▼ | 33 | 24 | Tales of a Rich Girl | Kings & Associates | Big Wing |
| ▲ | 34 | 39 | Ain't Nothing You Can Do | John Primer & Bob Corritore | Delta Groove |
| ▼ | 35 | 26 | Hauntings | Cassie Keenum & Rick Randlett | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 36 | 23 | Plays the Blues | Jimmy Carpenter | VizzTone |
| ▲ | 37 | 40 | Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm | Robert Cray | Jay-Vee |
| ▼ | 38 | 34 | Stay Above Water | Scottie Miller Band | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 39 | 49 | Daylight | Webster Ave | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 40 | 65 | Moon over Montgomery | The McKee Brothers | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 41 | 43 | Tug of War | Gina Sicilia | Blue Elan |
| ▲ | 42 | 68 | Blues on My Shoulder | Peter Ward | Gandy Dancer |
| ▼ | 43 | 38 | Death Time Love | Jade Bennett | Rip Cat |
| - | 44 | 44 | Peacemakers | Peacemakers | Stop & Listen |
| ▲ | 45 | 48 | Chris Cain | Chris Cain | Little Village Foundation |
| ▼ | 46 | 42 | The Beautiful Lowdown | Curtis Salgado | Alligator |
| ▼ | 47 | 30 | Everywhere from Here | Joel DaSilva and the Midnight Howl | Track of Life Music |
| ▼ | 48 | 46 | Baby, We All Know | Miss Tess | Rights |
| ▲ | 49 | 58 | Break the Chain | Doug MacLeod | Reference |
| ▼ | 50 | 41 | The Sherman Holmes Project: the Richmond Sessions | Sherman Holmes | M.C. |
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