The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Blues Album Chart
for the Week of Aug 29, 2026
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 2 | Might Give out | Tas Cru | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 2 | 3 | Four Buckets of Blues | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One |
| ▼ | 3 | 1 | Son of a Sinner | Jovin Webb | Blind Pig |
| - | 4 | 4 | Stone Cold | Russ Green | Overton |
| ▲ | 5 | 18 | Motormouth | Seth James | Qualified |
| ▲ | 6 | 10 | Still Ticking | Misty Blues | Guitar One |
| ▼ | 7 | 5 | Souvenirs | Doug Duffey And BADD | Fort Sumner |
| ▼ | 8 | 7 | Ain't Wasting Time | Nicky T and the Snake Charmers | Self-Release |
| - | 9 | 9 | Welcome to Sunderland | The Wildcat O'Halloran Band | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 10 | 11 | 5 Minutes of Passion | Michael Rubin | Many Hats |
| ▲ | 11 | 13 | Bridge Street Blues | Dave Thomas | Blonde On Blonde |
| ▼ | 12 | 6 | BLUES NOW | Ga-20 & Charlie Musselwhite | New West |
| ▼ | 13 | 12 | Sharing | AG Weinberger | Universal Music Romania |
| ▲ | 14 | 16 | On Top of the World | Will Johns | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 15 | 17 | Slideways | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials | Alligator |
| ▼ | 16 | 8 | 13 Hours (feat. Kaitlin Dibble) | Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind, Jason Ricci | Gulf Coast |
| ▼ | 17 | 14 | While I Can | Mike Guldin | Qualified |
| ▲ | 18 | 32 | Issaquena Getaway | Charlie Barath | Self-Release |
| - | 19 | 19 | This World | Billy Thompson | Momojo |
| ▲ | 20 | 25 | Bulldog | The CD Woodbury Trio | Lightning In A Bottle |
| ▲ | 21 | 29 | One Mississippi | Eric Bibb | Repute |
| ▼ | 22 | 15 | Other Side of Blue | Misty Blues | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 23 | 31 | B.B. King's Blues Summit 100 | Joe Bonamassa | Keeping The Blues Alive |
| - | 24 | 24 | Labor of Love | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator |
| ▼ | 25 | 22 | Slidemaster | Rick Vito | MoMojo |
| ▼ | 26 | 23 | Hammer & Chisel | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig |
| ▲ | 27 | - | Finger Prints | The Riverview Band | Independent |
| ▼ | 28 | 20 | California Trap (feat. Michael Peloquin) | Andrew Duncanson & Take a Ride | Run It Back |
| ▲ | 29 | 37 | Unapologetically Me | Debra Power | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 30 | 21 | Blues Power | Big Al & the Heavyweights | VizzTone |
| ▲ | 31 | - | Turn a Midnight Corner | Mike Mattison & Trash Magic | Landslide |
| *NEW* | 32 | - | On My Own | Laurence Jones | Ron |
| ▲ | 33 | 49 | Blues & Spirituals/Hymn Hustler | Reverend Freakchild | Treated & Released |
| ▼ | 34 | 30 | Seven Deadly Gins | Reckless And Blue | Self-Release |
| *NEW* | 35 | - | Louisa County Blues | Corey Harris | Bloos |
| *NEW* | 36 | - | Nothing in Return | John Homesley & The Rub | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 37 | 34 | Bad at Being Good | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Momojo |
| ▲ | 38 | - | Good Intentions Gone Bad | Chris Cain | Alligator |
| ▼ | 39 | 27 | Motel Mississippi | Tony Holiday | Forty Below |
| ▼ | 40 | 28 | Raisin' Cain | Chris Cain | Alligator |
| ▼ | 41 | 26 | Have Mercy! | Sean McDonald | Little Village |
| ▲ | 42 | - | Not Holding Back | Kyle Rowland | Little Village |
| - | 43 | 43 | Remembering Now | Van Morrison | Exile |
| ▲ | 44 | - | The Trouble with Love | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Journeyman |
| ▲ | 45 | - | Come to Me (feat. Jill Dineen) | Carmen Ratti Band | Momojo |
| ▼ | 46 | 35 | Weight of the World | Joe Louis Walker | Forty Below |
| ▼ | 47 | 33 | Tempting Fate | Carolyn Wonderland | Alligator |
| *NEW* | 48 | - | Dirty Souls | Wreckless Strangers | Neanderthal |
| ▲ | 49 | - | Go Be Free | Sonny Gullage | Blind Pig |
| ▲ | 50 | - | Not Defeated | Angelique Francis | Self-Release |
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