The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Blues Album Chart
for the Week of Sep 12, 2026
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *NEW* | 1 | - | Cold Feet | Donna Herula | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 2 | 4 | Might Give out | Tas Cru | Guitar One |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | Stone Cold | Russ Green | Overton |
| ▲ | 4 | 45 | No Shortcuts | Big Harp George | Blues Mountain |
| - | 5 | 5 | Four Buckets of Blues | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One |
| ▼ | 6 | 1 | Son of a Sinner | Jovin Webb | Blind Pig |
| ▼ | 7 | 6 | Still Ticking | Misty Blues | Guitar One |
| ▼ | 8 | 3 | 5 Minutes of Passion | Michael Rubin | Many Hats |
| ▼ | 9 | 7 | BLUES NOW | Ga-20 & Charlie Musselwhite | New West |
| ▲ | 10 | 12 | Ain't Wasting Time | Nicky T and the Snake Charmers | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 11 | 8 | Welcome to Sunderland | The Wildcat O'Halloran Band | Guitar One |
| ▼ | 12 | 9 | Sharing | AG Weinberger | Universal Music Romania |
| ▲ | 13 | 15 | Motormouth | Seth James | Qualified |
| ▲ | 14 | 28 | Bulldog | The CD Woodbury Trio | Lightning In A Bottle |
| ▲ | 15 | 20 | 13 Hours (feat. Kaitlin Dibble) | Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind, Jason Ricci | Gulf Coast |
| - | 16 | 16 | While I Can | Mike Guldin | Qualified |
| ▼ | 17 | 14 | Bridge Street Blues | Dave Thomas | Blonde On Blonde |
| ▲ | 18 | 25 | Other Side of Blue | Misty Blues | Guitar One |
| ▼ | 19 | 17 | The Trouble with Love | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Journeyman |
| ▲ | 20 | 39 | Bad at Being Good | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Momojo |
| ▼ | 21 | 19 | One Mississippi | Eric Bibb | Repute |
| ▲ | 22 | 23 | Slideways | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials | Alligator |
| ▲ | 23 | 27 | B.B. King's Blues Summit 100 | Joe Bonamassa | Keeping The Blues Alive |
| ▲ | 24 | - | One Hour Mama: the Blues of Victoria Spivey | Maria Muldaur | Nola Blue |
| ▲ | 25 | - | Live to Be This | The Boneshakers | Gulf Coast |
| ▲ | 26 | - | Young Fashioned Ways | Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd | Deep Rush |
| ▼ | 27 | 26 | Souvenirs | Doug Duffey And BADD | Fort Sumner |
| ▲ | 28 | 29 | California Trap (feat. Michael Peloquin) | Andrew Duncanson & Take a Ride | Run It Back |
| ▼ | 29 | 10 | Hammer & Chisel | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig |
| ▼ | 30 | 11 | On Top of the World | Will Johns | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 31 | 13 | Nothing in Return | John Homesley & The Rub | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 32 | 21 | Issaquena Getaway | Charlie Barath | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 33 | 31 | Blues Power | Big Al & the Heavyweights | VizzTone |
| ▲ | 34 | 38 | Louisa County Blues | Corey Harris | Bloos |
| ▼ | 35 | 24 | Slidemaster | Rick Vito | MoMojo |
| ▼ | 36 | 18 | Labor of Love | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator |
| ▼ | 37 | 34 | On My Own | Laurence Jones | Ron |
| ▼ | 38 | 35 | Blues & Spirituals/Hymn Hustler | Reverend Freakchild | Treated & Released |
| ▼ | 39 | 36 | Seven Deadly Gins | Reckless And Blue | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 40 | 32 | Live at Theater 5150 | Katie Knipp | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 41 | 44 | Motel Mississippi | Tony Holiday | Forty Below |
| ▼ | 42 | 33 | Turn a Midnight Corner | Mike Mattison & Trash Magic | Landslide |
| ▼ | 43 | 22 | This World | Billy Thompson | Momojo |
| ▲ | 44 | - | Not Holding Back | Kyle Rowland | Little Village |
| ▼ | 45 | 42 | Raisin' Cain | Chris Cain | Alligator |
| ▼ | 46 | 30 | Unapologetically Me | Debra Power | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 47 | - | You Gotta Have It | Tia Carroll | Little Vilage |
| ▼ | 48 | 47 | Tempting Fate | Carolyn Wonderland | Alligator |
| ▲ | 49 | 50 | Not Defeated | Angelique Francis | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 50 | 46 | Weight of the World | Joe Louis Walker | Forty Below |
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