The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Blues Album Chart
for the Week of Apr 4, 2026
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *NEW* | 1 | - | Slideways | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials | Alligator |
| ▲ | 2 | 5 | Bad at Being Good | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Momojo |
| ▼ | 3 | 1 | Labor of Love | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | This World | Billy Thompson | Momojo |
| ▲ | 5 | 7 | Issaquena Getaway | Charlie Barath | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 6 | 2 | Hammer & Chisel | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig |
| ▲ | 7 | 11 | Other Side of Blue | Misty Blues | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 8 | 16 | Motormouth | Seth James | Qualified |
| ▲ | 9 | 22 | While I Can | Mike Guldin | Qualified |
| ▼ | 10 | 8 | B.B. King's Blues Summit 100 | Joe Bonamassa | Keeping The Blues Alive |
| ▲ | 11 | 19 | Seven Deadly Gins | Reckless And Blue | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 12 | 6 | New Southern Vintage | Candice Ivory | Nola Blue |
| ▲ | 13 | 21 | Arrival | The Lucky Losers | Momojo |
| ▲ | 14 | - | Welcome to Sunderland | The Wildcat O'Halloran Band | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 15 | 17 | Sing Pretty Blues | Crystal Shawanda | New Sun |
| *NEW* | 16 | - | Johnny Max & His So Called Friends | The Johnny Max Band | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 17 | 4 | Unapologetically Me | Debra Power | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 18 | 15 | Have Mercy! | Sean McDonald | Little Village |
| ▲ | 19 | 20 | California Trap (feat. Michael Peloquin) | Andrew Duncanson & Take a Ride | Run It Back |
| ▲ | 20 | 26 | Keep on Pushing | Kirk Fletcher | VizzTone |
| ▼ | 21 | 18 | Turn a Midnight Corner | Mike Mattison & Trash Magic | Landslide |
| ▲ | 22 | 43 | Not Holding Back | Kyle Rowland | Little Village |
| ▼ | 23 | 13 | One Mississippi | Eric Bibb | Repute |
| ▼ | 24 | 9 | Key of V | Peter Veteska & Blues Train | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 25 | 31 | Blues Factory | Mark Cameron | Overton Music |
| ▼ | 26 | 23 | A Bluesman of Sorts | Reverend Freakchild | Treated & Released |
| ▼ | 27 | 10 | Not Defeated | Angelique Francis | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 28 | 24 | Unequivocally Blue | Gina Coleman | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 29 | 49 | 106 Miles to Chicago | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 30 | 46 | 15 Shades of Blue | Mike Dangeroux | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 31 | 14 | Don't Look Back | Mississippi Heat | Delmark |
| ▼ | 32 | 29 | Blues in Hand | Al Basile | Sweetop |
| ▲ | 33 | 35 | Dog Bites Back | Dyer Davis | WildRoots |
| ▼ | 34 | 32 | Blues Power | Big Al & the Heavyweights | VizzTone |
| ▲ | 35 | 51 | Stone Cold | Russ Green | Overton |
| ▼ | 36 | 33 | Everybody | Danny Liston | Blue House |
| ▼ | 37 | 34 | Heavy State Loving Blues | Mississippi MacDonald | Another Planet |
| ▲ | 38 | 39 | Connections | Bruce Katz Band | Dancing Rooster |
| ▲ | 39 | 40 | Capricorn | Eddie 9V | Ruf |
| ▲ | 40 | - | Glass Half Full | The BC Combo | Momojo |
| ▲ | 41 | 42 | A Day by the Bay | Backtrack Blues Band | Gulf Coast |
| ▲ | 42 | 47 | Who is He? | Dylan Triplett | VizzTone |
| ▼ | 43 | 25 | Grown in Mississippi | John Primer | Blues House |
| ▼ | 44 | 12 | Two Trains | Dave Keyes | Bue Heart |
| ▼ | 45 | 36 | Between Somewhere and Goodbye | Doug MacLeod | Reference |
| ▲ | 46 | 55 | Crowin' Around | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix | Woodstock |
| ▲ | 47 | 64 | One Morning Soon | Robert Top Thomas | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 48 | 44 | Seattle to Greaseland | Joel Astley | Blue Heart |
| ▲ | 49 | - | Be About It! | Ryan Hartt | Far-Tone |
| ▲ | 50 | - | Big Dave & the Dutchmen | Big Dave & The Dutchmen | Donor Productions |
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