The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Blues Album Chart
for the Week of Feb 17, 2018
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 2 | Rough Cut | Curtis Salgado and Alan Hagar, Curtis Salgado | Alligator |
| ▼ | 2 | 1 | Winning Hand | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator |
| - | 3 | 3 | The Reverend Shawn Amos Breaks It Down | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Put Together Music |
| ▲ | 4 | 5 | Victor Wainwright & the Train | Victor Wainwright | Ruf |
| ▲ | 5 | 8 | Love is an Army | Janiva Magness | Blue Élan |
| - | 6 | 6 | Stompin' Ground | Tommy Castro | Alligator |
| - | 7 | 7 | Something I've Done | Downchild | Linus Entertainmant |
| ▼ | 8 | 4 | Up All Night | Albert Castiglia | Ruf |
| ▲ | 9 | 12 | Mighty Gates | Shaun Murphy | Vision Wall |
| ▲ | 10 | 13 | Soul of a Woman | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | The Healing | Dave Keyes | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 12 | 15 | Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven | Peter Parcek | Lightnin' |
| ▲ | 13 | 25 | Three for the Road | John Mayall | Forty Below |
| ▼ | 14 | 11 | Blues with Horns, Vol. 1 | Chris Daniels & The Kings | Moon Voyage |
| ▲ | 15 | 24 | Let the Demons out | Ghalia | Ruf |
| ▼ | 16 | 9 | Muddy Gurdy | Muddy Gurdy | VizzTone |
| ▲ | 17 | 21 | Prayer for Peace | North Mississippi Allstars | Songs of the South |
| *NEW* | 18 | - | Backstage Pass (Live) | Ghost Town Blues Band | Self-Release |
| - | 19 | 19 | Call Me Lucky | Chris Smither | Signature Sounds |
| ▲ | 20 | 32 | Goin' Platinum! | Robert Finley | Easy Eye Sound |
| ▼ | 21 | 16 | Big Road | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers | VizzTone |
| ▼ | 22 | 20 | The Luckiest Man | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Stony Plain |
| ▲ | 23 | 54 | After a While | The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 24 | 18 | Hard Truth | Coco Montoya | Alligator |
| ▲ | 25 | 86 | Right Place, Right Time | Monster Mike Welch | Delta Groove |
| ▼ | 26 | 23 | Burn Me Alive | Heather Newman | VizzTone |
| ▼ | 27 | 22 | Ain’t Ready for the Grave | Hurricane Ruth | Hurricane Ruth |
| ▼ | 28 | 17 | All You Gotta Do | The Nighthawks | Eller Soul |
| *NEW* | 29 | - | Midnight Jubilee | Laurie Jane and The 45s | Down In The Alley Records |
| ▼ | 30 | 14 | Charmed and Dangerous | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig |
| ▼ | 31 | 26 | It's My Life | Bobby Kyle | Self-Release |
| *NEW* | 32 | - | Usual Suspects | Lex Grey and the Urban Pioneers | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 33 | 43 | Tales of a Rich Girl | Kings & Associates | Big Wing |
| ▼ | 34 | 28 | Southern Avenue | Southern Avenue | Stax |
| ▼ | 35 | 30 | Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio | Elvin Bishop | Alligator |
| ▼ | 36 | 27 | We're All in This Together | Walter Trout, The Hard Working Americans | Provogue |
| ▲ | 37 | 39 | Hot Sauce | Jon Spear Band | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 38 | 31 | The Last Shade of Blue Before Black | The Original Blues Brothers Band | Severn |
| ▲ | 39 | 42 | Ain't Nothing You Can Do | John Primer & Bob Corritore, John Primer, Jon Weisberger, Bob Corritore | Delta Groove |
| ▼ | 40 | 35 | Spirit / Matter / Truth / Lies | The Rex Granite Band | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 41 | 37 | Blues Been Good to Me | James Armstrong | Catfood |
| ▼ | 42 | 34 | Duck Soup | The Mighty Duck Blues Band | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 43 | 74 | Better the Devil You Know | Big Dave McLean | Black Hen |
| ▼ | 44 | 40 | Stay Above Water | Scottie Miller Band | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 45 | 51 | B T | Billy Thompson | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 46 | 44 | Knock a Hole in It | Mr. Sipp | Malaco |
| ▼ | 47 | 46 | Howl | HowellDevine | Little Village Foundation |
| ▼ | 48 | 38 | Slow Cookin' | AJ Crawdaddy | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 49 | 33 | VooDoo Woman | Crystal Shawanda | New Sun |
| ▲ | 50 | 80 | Moon over Montgomery | The McKee Brothers | Self-Release |
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