The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Illinois Album Chart
for the Week of Feb 21, 2026
1 - LW 1 |  | Good Soul by: Charles Tiner  | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Soul Blues Connect with the Artist:  |
2 ▲ LW 3 |  | Don't Look Back by: Mississippi Heat  | Label: Delmark Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues Connect with the Artist:   |
3 ▼ LW 2 |  | Deep Mud by: Mud Morganfield | Label: NOLA Blue Sub Genre: Chicago Blues Connect with the Artist:  |
4 - LW 4 |  | The Blues is My Biography by: Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues | Label: Rosa's Lounge Sub Genre: Chicago Blues Connect with the Artist:  |
5 ▲ LW 7 |  | Full Circle by: Jimmy Burns | Label: Delmark Sub Genre: Chicago Blues Connect with the Artist: |
6 ▼ LW 5 |  | Sad and Beautiful World by: Mavis Staples | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
7 ▲ LW 11 |  | Cortadito by: The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Latin Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
8 ▲ LW 10 |  | Blues in My DNA by: Ronnie Baker Brooks | Label: Alligator Sub Genre: Chicago Blues Connect with the Artist: |
9 - LW 9 |  | Singin' to an Empty Chair by: Ratboys | Label: New West Sub Genre: Alternative Rock Connect with the Artist: |
10 ▼ LW 6 |  | The Blues is in the House by: Robbin Kapsalis | Label: Blues House Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues Connect with the Artist: |
11 ▲ LW 13 |  | Live and Havin' Fun by: Deb Ryder | Label: VizzTone Sub Genre: Blues Rock Connect with the Artist: |
12 ▲ LW 14 |  | Oscar's Motel by: The Cash Box Kings | Label: Alligator Sub Genre: Chicago Blues Connect with the Artist:  |
13 ▼ LW 8 |  | California Trap (feat. Michael Peloquin) by: Andrew Duncanson & Take a Ride | Label: Run It Back Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues Connect with the Artist: |
14 ▲ LW 15 |  | Labyrinth by: Rosetta West | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Blues Rock Connect with the Artist: |
15 ▲ LW 17 |  | Twilight Override by: Jeff Tweedy | Label: dBpm Sub Genre: Alternative Rock Connect with the Artist: |
16 ▲ LW 21 |  | Bob Corritore & Friends: Early Blues Sessions by: Bob Corritore | Label: Vizztone Sub Genre: Blues Rock Connect with the Artist: |
17 ▼ LW 16 |  | Shut Up & Play! by: Toronzo Cannon | Label: Alligator Sub Genre: Electric Blues Connect with the Artist: |
18 - LW 18 |  | Bob Corritore & Friends: Doin' the Shout by: Bob Corritore | Label: VizzTone Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues Connect with the Artist: |
19 ▲ LW 20 |  | Damn the Rent by: The Dig 3 | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues Connect with the Artist: |
20 ▲ LW 23 |  | 15 Shades of Blue by: Mike Dangeroux | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues Connect with the Artist: |
21 ▼ LW 12 |  | The Preacher, the Politician or the Pimp by: Toronzo Cannon | Label: Alligator Sub Genre: Electric Blues Connect with the Artist: |
22 ▲ LW 24 |  | Flesh and Bone by: Cynthia Marchant | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Folk Connect with the Artist: |
23 ▲ LW 28 |  | Breakwater by: Paul Filipowicz | Label: BJ Big Jake Sub Genre: Blues Rock Connect with the Artist: |
24 ▲ LW 25 |  | Heaven 2 by: Lala Lala | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Alternative Rock Connect with the Artist: |
25 ▲ LW 26 |  | Homeaid by: Chicago Farmer | Label: Lofi Sub Genre: Folk Rock Connect with the Artist: |
26 ▲ LW 27 |  | Hail to the Kings! by: The Cash Box Kings | Label: Alligator Sub Genre: Chicago Blues Connect with the Artist: |
27 ▼ LW 22 |  | Keep Living Til I Die by: Monster Mike Welch | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues Connect with the Artist: |
28 ▲ LW 29 |  | Here and Nowhere by: The Autumn Defense | Label: Yep Roc Sub Genre: Alternative Folk Connect with the Artist: |
29 ▲ LW 30 |  | Generations of Blues: West Side Legacy by: Larry Taylor And The Taylor Family | Label: Nola Blue Sub Genre: Chicago Blues Connect with the Artist: |
30 ▲ LW 31 |  | Been All Around This World by: Special Consensus | Label: Compass Sub Genre: Contemporary Bluegrass Connect with the Artist: |
31 ▲ LW 32 |  | Rooted in the Blues by: David Lumsden | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues Connect with the Artist: |
32 ▲ LW 33 |  | Best of Me by: Joanna Connor | Label: Gulf Coast Sub Genre: Blues Rock Connect with the Artist: |
33 ▲ LW - |  | 4801 South Indiana Avenue by: Joanna Connor | Label: Keeping The Blues Alive Sub Genre: Blues Rock Connect with the Artist: |
34 ▲ LW 37 |  | Down at the Juke Joint by: Gerald McClendon | Label: Delta Roots Sub Genre: Soul Blues Connect with the Artist: |
35 ▼ LW 34 |  | Keepin' It Hot by: Jim Kahr | Label: PepperCake Sub Genre: Blues Rock Connect with the Artist: |
36 ▼ LW 35 |  | Little Crosses by: Joe Stamm Band | Label: Den Tree Sub Genre: Americana Country Connect with the Artist: |
37 ▼ LW 36 |  | Down at Evangelina's by: The Acousticats | Label: Flying Fish Sub Genre: Alternative Folk Connect with the Artist: |
38 ▲ LW 39 |  | Just Like That by: Nick Colionne | Label: Trippin N Rhythm Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
39 ▲ LW - |  | Blues Scouts by: Chicago Blues Lifters | Label: Big Eye Sub Genre: Chicago Blues Connect with the Artist: |
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