The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Blues Album Chart
for the Week of Jan 31, 2026
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 13 | Labor of Love | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator |
| ▼ | 2 | 1 | Hammer & Chisel | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig |
| *NEW* | 3 | - | Bad at Being Good | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Momojo |
| ▲ | 4 | 6 | Don't Look Back | Mississippi Heat | Delmark |
| ▲ | 5 | 8 | Seven Deadly Gins | Reckless And Blue | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 6 | 17 | Unapologetically Me | Debra Power | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 7 | 39 | Just Stay High | The Alexis P. Suter Band | Big Mama |
| ▼ | 8 | 7 | Have Mercy! | Sean McDonald | Little Village |
| ▼ | 9 | 2 | Arrival | The Lucky Losers | Momojo |
| *NEW* | 10 | - | Get Your Feathers Ready | Blue Moon Marquee | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 11 | 5 | Blues Factory | Mark Cameron | Overton Music |
| ▲ | 12 | 14 | One Morning Soon | Robert Top Thomas | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 13 | 10 | Just a Little More Time | Greg Nagy | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 14 | 9 | Unequivocally Blue | Gina Coleman | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 15 | 58 | Live at Proud Larry's | Davis Coen | Soundview |
| ▲ | 16 | 30 | The Blues is in the House | Robbin Kapsalis | Blues House |
| ▼ | 17 | 11 | Other Side of Blue | Misty Blues | Guitar One |
| ▼ | 18 | 16 | Not Holding Back | Kyle Rowland | Little Village |
| ▲ | 19 | 35 | California Trap (feat. Michael Peloquin) | Andrew Duncanson & Take a Ride | Run It Back |
| ▲ | 20 | - | Memphis Sun | Jon Hines | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 21 | 49 | Damn the Rent | The Dig 3 | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 22 | 3 | Not Defeated | Angelique Francis | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 23 | 27 | Seattle to Greaseland | Joel Astley | Blue Heart |
| ▲ | 24 | 26 | Blues in Hand | Al Basile | Sweetop |
| ▲ | 25 | 31 | The Hits Keep Coming | Rick Estrin & the Nightcats | Alligator |
| ▲ | 26 | 33 | Blame It on Eve | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator |
| ▼ | 27 | 22 | I Hear Thunder | Tab Benoit | Whiskey Bayou |
| ▼ | 28 | 19 | One Hour Mama: the Blues of Victoria Spivey | Maria Muldaur | Nola Blue |
| ▲ | 29 | 34 | Back for Me | Janiva Magness | Blue Elan |
| ▼ | 30 | 23 | It's My Time | Jimi 'Prime Time' Smith | New Folk |
| ▲ | 31 | 36 | Capricorn | Eddie 9V | Ruf |
| - | 32 | 32 | Everybody | Danny Liston | Blue House |
| ▲ | 33 | 37 | While You Were Gone | Diego Mongue Band | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 34 | 15 | Grown in Mississippi | John Primer | Blues House |
| *NEW* | 35 | - | Turn a Midnight Corner | Mike Mattison & Trash Magic | Landslide |
| ▼ | 36 | 24 | Two Trains | Dave Keyes | Bue Heart |
| ▲ | 37 | - | Promised Land Blues | Guy Verlinde | Bandr |
| ▼ | 38 | 29 | Black & Gold | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Journeyman |
| ▲ | 39 | 43 | Heavy State Loving Blues | Mississippi MacDonald | Another Planet |
| ▲ | 40 | 44 | Good Intentions Gone Bad | Chris Cain | Alligator |
| ▲ | 41 | 45 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Doin' the Shout | Bob Corritore | VizzTone |
| ▼ | 42 | 4 | New Southern Vintage | Candice Ivory | Nola Blue |
| ▲ | 43 | 50 | 27 Stitches | Sunnysiders | Dancing Bear |
| ▼ | 44 | 38 | A Bluesman of Sorts | Reverend Freakchild | Treated & Released |
| ▼ | 45 | 20 | Blood Brothers: Help Yourself | Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia | Gulf Coast |
| ▲ | 46 | - | Shades of Trouble | Kyle Culkin | Tonebucker |
| ▲ | 47 | 48 | Dog Bites Back | Dyer Davis | WildRoots |
| ▲ | 48 | 51 | In the Key of Sorry | Pat McDougall | Mousetrap |
| ▲ | 49 | 52 | 106 Miles to Chicago | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 50 | 54 | Blues Power | Big Al & the Heavyweights | VizzTone |
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