The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Blues Album Chart
for the Year of 2017
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chills & Fever | Samantha Fish | Ruf |
| 2 | Talk About That | John Mayall | Forty Below |
| 3 | Hard Truth | Coco Montoya | Alligator |
| 4 | Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio | Elvin Bishop | Alligator |
| 5 | Prayer for Peace | North Mississippi Allstars | Songs of the South |
| 6 | Stompin' Ground | Tommy Castro | Alligator |
| 7 | Southern Avenue | Southern Avenue | Stax |
| 8 | Ain’t Ready for the Grave | Hurricane Ruth | Hurricane Ruth |
| 9 | Charmed and Dangerous | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig |
| 10 | Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm | Robert Cray | Jay-Vee |
| 11 | Up All Night | Albert Castiglia | Ruf |
| 12 | Honest Woman | Thornetta Davis | Self-Release |
| 13 | Blues with Horns, Vol. 1 | Chris Daniels & The Kings | Moon Voyage |
| 14 | Anthony Rosano and the Conqueroos | Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos | Self-Release |
| 15 | Fish Outta Water | Karen Lovely | Self-Release |
| 16 | Simmered & Stewed | Tas Cru | Vizztone |
| 17 | Something I've Done | Downchild | Linus Entertainmant |
| 18 | Strong Like That | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | Severn |
| 19 | Tug of War | Gina Sicilia | Blue Elan |
| 20 | Hot Sauce | Jon Spear Band | Self-Release |
| 21 | All You Gotta Do | The Nighthawks | Eller Soul |
| 22 | The Healing | Dave Keyes | Self-Release |
| 23 | Big Road | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers | VizzTone |
| 24 | Knock a Hole in It | Mr. Sipp | Malaco |
| 25 | Porcupine Meat | Bobby Rush | Rounder |
| 26 | The Beat of My Heart | Lisa Biales | Big Song Music |
| 27 | Mighty Gates | Shaun Murphy | Vision Wall |
| 28 | If You Want a Good Woman | Tim Gartland | Self-Release |
| 29 | Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven | Peter Parcek | Lightnin' |
| 30 | Let in the Sun | Patty Reese | Azalea City |
| 31 | High Temperature | JW-Jones | Solid Blues |
| 32 | Soul of a Woman | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone |
| 33 | The Big Sound of Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials | Alligator |
| 34 | Play Music and Dance | Godboogie | VizzTone |
| 35 | The Tolono Tapes | Kilborn Alley Blues Band | Run It Back |
| 36 | Better Days | Willa Vincitore | Self-Release |
| 37 | Big Dog | Albert Castiglia | Ruf |
| 38 | The Sherman Holmes Project: the Richmond Sessions | Sherman Holmes | M.C. |
| 39 | Bloodline | Kenny Neal | Cleopatra Blues |
| 40 | Grit Grease & Tears | Deb Ryder | Bejeb |
| 41 | Stay Above Water | Scottie Miller Band | Self-Release |
| 42 | After a While | The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra | Self-Release |
| 43 | Feelin Freaky | John Németh | Memphis Grease |
| 44 | Live at Carnegie Hall - an Acoustic Evening | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures |
| 45 | The Last Shade of Blue Before Black | The Original Blues Brothers Band | Severn |
| 46 | Feet Back in the Door | Johnny Ray Jones | Moondogg |
| 47 | Out from the Center | Bruce Katz Band | American Showplace |
| 48 | The Luckiest Man | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Stony Plain |
| 49 | Crowin’ the Blues | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix | Woodstock |
| 50 | Middle of the Road | Eric Gales | Provogue |
| 51 | The Call of the Night | Josh Hyde | Self-Release |
| 52 | The Big Beat | Chickenbone Slim | Self-Release |
| 53 | Snake Farm | Beth Garner | CEN |
| 54 | Joy Comes Back | Ruthie Foster | Blue Corn |
| 55 | Tales of a Rich Girl | Kings & Associates | Big Wing |
| 56 | Burn Me Alive | Heather Newman | VizzTone |
| 57 | Took You Long Enough | Brad Stivers | VizzTone |
| 58 | Quit the Women for the Blues | Vin Mott | Self-Release |
| 59 | Another Mile, Another Minute | Geoff Achison | Jupiter 2 Records |
| 60 | Ride or Die | Devon Allman | Ruf |
| 61 | Memphis | Jim Gustin & Truth Jones | Self-Release |
| 62 | Let's Do This Thing! | Kathy Murray & The Kilowatts | Self-Release |
| 63 | Blues Been Good to Me | James Armstrong | Catfood |
| 64 | Better the Devil You Know | Big Dave McLean | Black Hen |
| 65 | Perpetual Luau | Patrick Recob | Mr. Lucky's Blues |
| 66 | Power of Peace | The Isley Brothers & Santana | Legacy |
| 67 | It's My Life | Bobby Kyle | Self-Release |
| 68 | Live from Transylvania | The Jimmys | Brown Cow Productions |
| 69 | Bonafide | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Jesi-Lu |
| 70 | Peacemakers | Peacemakers | Stop & Listen |
| 71 | Offerings | Joseph Veloz | Self-Release |
| 72 | No Black No White Just Blues | Lightnin' Willie & the Poorboys | Little Dog |
| 73 | Elliott and the Audio Kings | Elliott & the Audio Kings | Busted Flat |
| 74 | Blues of Desperation | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures |
| 75 | Out Here in the Blue | Lara & The Bluz Dawgz | Lock Alley Music |
| 76 | Pocket the Black | Lazy Eye | Self-Release |
| 77 | Roadhouse Soul | The Johnny Max Band | Pour Soul |
| 78 | Baby, We All Know | Miss Tess | Rights |
| 79 | Reckoning | Billy T Band | Big H |
| 80 | Daylight | Webster Ave | Self-Release |
| 81 | Blue Room | Jon Zeeman | Membrane |
| 82 | RSVP to Paradise | Jim Koeppel | Self-Release |
| 83 | Kaleidoscoped | New Orleans Suspects | Louisiana Red Hot |
| 84 | Olivia | Tucci | Hideaway Music |
| 85 | Moon over Montgomery | The McKee Brothers | Self-Release |
| 86 | Texas Rhody Blues | The Knickerbocker All-Stars | Jp Cadillac Records |
| 87 | Something Poppin' | Little G Weevil | Vizztone |
| 88 | Slow Cookin' | AJ Crawdaddy | Self-Release |
| 89 | Truth | Guy King | Delmark |
| 90 | Watch Me | Nina Massara | CSP |
| 91 | Blues Full Circle | Duke Robillard | Stony Plain |
| 92 | Live at Blues on the Chippewa | Mark Cameron | COP |
| 93 | True Believer | Hard Swimmin' Fish | Self-Release |
| 94 | Get Ready for Me | Tom Craig | Self-Release |
| 95 | When We Die, We All Come Back As Music | Jon Gindick | Self-Release |
| 96 | Ridin' a Chicken | Big Joe Shelton | ALT 45 |
| 97 | These Things Shall Pass | Davis Coen | Soundview |
| 98 | Outskirts of Love | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator |
| 99 | Rain | Lew Jetton & 61 South | Self-Release |
| 100 | Matters of the Heart | Eric Lindell | Red Parlor |
| 101 | Snake Pit | Harvey Mandel | Tompkins Square |
| 102 | Stripped Down & Surrendered | Cee Cee James | Self-Release |
| 103 | Lost Nights at the Leopard Lounge | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | Warrior Poet Productions |
| 104 | What's the Rush? | Tracy K | Self-Release |
| 105 | No Time Like Now | Steve Strongman | Self-Release |
| 106 | They Call Me Big Al | Big Al Dorn & the Blues Howlers | Self-Release |
| 107 | Old Soul | Jon Spear Band | Self-Release |
| 108 | Crossover | Dan Whitener | Self-Release |
| 109 | Get Inside | Johnny A. | Self-Release |
| 110 | Midnight Stroll | Robert Cray | The Island Def Jam |
| 111 | Blues on My Shoulder | Peter Ward | Gandy Dancer |
| 112 | A Love So Strong | Rose City Kings | Self-Release |
| 113 | Keep Walking Woman | The R.D. Olson Blues Band | Self-Release |
| 114 | Playdate! | Nancy Wright | Direct Hit |
| 115 | Ride the One | Paul Reddick | Stony Plain |
| 116 | Songs from the Road | Coco Montoya | Ruf |
| 117 | Red Clay Soul | Tinsley Ellis | Heartfixer Music |
| 118 | Breathing Bullets | Owen Campbell | Self-Release |
| 119 | What You See is What You Get. | The Jimmy Zee Band | Self-Release |
| 120 | Little Tortuga | Scotch Hollow | Self-Release |
| 121 | Get Up and Shake It | The King Brothers | Savoy Records |
| 122 | Mr. Senator | Murali Coryell | Shake It Sugar Records |
| 123 | Devil on Both Shoulders | Romi Mayes | Self-Release |
| 124 | One of a Kind | Grady Champion | Malaco |
| 125 | On Track | Peter Veteska & Blues Train | Self-Release |
| 126 | This Time, Cap'n | Annee 2CU Blues Band | Self-Release |
| 127 | Death Time Love | Jade Bennett | Rip Cat |
| 128 | Brody Buster's One Man Band | Brody Buster's One Man Band | MudStomp |
| 129 | The Blues Are Knockin' | Markey Blue Ric Latina Project | Delta Groove |
| 130 | This is Blues Country | Jimmie Bratcher | Ain't Skeert Tunes |
| 131 | Into the Wild Blue | Roy Rogers | Chops Not Chaps |
| 132 | I Am the Blues: My Story, Vol. 3 | Michael Packer | Iris Music Group |
| 133 | Wicked Girl Blues | Annee 2CU Blues Band | Self-Release |
| 134 | Love Wins Again | Janiva Magness | Blue Elan |
| 135 | Shoulda Known Better | Big Joe Fitz | Self-Release |
| 136 | Fink’s Sunday Night Blues Club, Vol. 1 | Fink | R'Coup'd |
| 137 | Sunset Avenue | Gina Sicilia | Blue Elan |
| 138 | Chris Cain | Chris Cain | Little Village Foundation |
| 139 | It Won't Stop Raining | Shaun Murphy | Vision Wall |
| 140 | Tennissippi | Little Boys Blue | vizztone |
| 141 | Takin' & Givin' | Levee Town | Self-Release |
| 142 | Collins Mix: the Best | Albert Collins | Virgin |
| 143 | When She's Gone | Benny Turner | Nola Blue |
| 144 | Ready or Not | Dennis Gruenling | VizzTone |
| 145 | Live from Austin, TX | Albert Collins | New West |
| 146 | Live 2016 | Erja Lyytinen | Tuohi |
| 147 | From Roadhouse to Your House (Live) | Terry Hanck Band | VizzTone |
| 148 | Different Voices | Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues | Dawnserly |
| 149 | Mother Blues | Rachelle Coba | Mono |
| 150 | BlueHouse Project | BlueHouse Project | Fetsong |
| 151 | Solo Recordings, Vol. 3 | Steve Hill | Self-Release |
| 152 | The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Put Together |
| 153 | Winning Hand | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator |
| 154 | Can't Even Do Wrong Right | Elvin Bishop | Alligator |
| 155 | On the Rocks | Joyann Parker | Self-Release |
| 156 | Overdrive Live! (Live) | The Blues Overdrive | Getaway |
| 157 | A Fool to Care | Boz Scaggs | 429 Records |
| 158 | A Twist of Blues | Annee 2CU Blues Band | Self-Release |
| 159 | Grizzle N' Bone | Tas Cru | Crustee Tees |
| 160 | The Other Side | Niecie | Ride The Tiger |
| 161 | Send the Nightingale | Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar | Self-Release |
| 162 | Jenny's Place | Mike Ross | Self-Release |
| 163 | My Obsession | Shari Puorto | Self-Release |
| 164 | Moving Forward | Adam Karch | Bros |
| 165 | Different Shades of Blue | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures |
| 166 | Take Me Back | Levi Platero | Self-Release |
| 167 | Better Than Home | Beth Hart | Mascot / Provogue |
| 168 | Changes | Charles Bradley | Daptone |
| 169 | Medicine | Tab Benoit | Telarc |
| 170 | In the Moment | Missy Andersen | Main Squeeze Records |
| 171 | Blues Deluxe | Joe Bonamassa | Premier Artists |
| 172 | Gypsy Blues | Blue Moon Marquee | Self-Release |
| 173 | Cold Snap | Albert Collins | Alligator |
| 174 | Confessions | Mojo Preachers | Self-Release |
| 175 | Holding Court | The Cash Box Kings | Blind Pig Records |
| 176 | Woman on a Mission | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Sandwich Factory |
| 177 | The River City Sessions (Live) | Jeff Jensen | Swingsuit Records |
| 178 | Showdown! | Albert Collins | Alligator |
| 179 | Frostbite | Albert Collins | Alligator Records |
| 180 | Cities in Blue | Danny Marks | Self-Release |
| 181 | Butterflies & Snakes | Crooked Eye Tommy | Self Release |
| 182 | Find a Way to Care | John Mayall | Forty Below |
| 183 | Blues Gotta Holda Me | The Texas Horns | VizzTone |
| 184 | Deuces Wild | B.B. King | MCA |
| 185 | Guitar Angels | James Armstrong | Catfood Records |
| 186 | Wicked | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator |
| 187 | The Well | Charlie Musselwhite | Alligator |
| 188 | Wetlands | Tab Benoit | Telarc |
| 189 | Ice Pickin' | Albert Collins | Alligator |
| 190 | Blues at the Border | James Armstrong | Catfood Records |
| 191 | The Mississippi Blues Child | Mr. Sipp | Malaco |
| 192 | Enjoy the Ride (Shoals Sessions) | Debbie Bond | Blues Root Productions |
| 193 | The Son of a Bluesman | Lucky Peterson | Jazz Village |
| 194 | Refuse to Lose | Jarekus Singleton | Alligator |
| 195 | Out All Night | The Ria Reece Band | Disco Fairy |
| 196 | Maybe It's a Good Thing | Allen-Lamun Band | Self-Release |
| 197 | I Got the Feeling | Ms. Jody | Ecko |
| 198 | Hot Dish | The Jimmys | Brown Cow Productions |
| 199 | Big Beat | The Blues Disciples | Self-Release |
| 200 | Soulslide | Jeff Plankenhorn | Lounge Side |
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