The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Blues Song Chart
for the Year of 2017
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace in the Hole | Elvin Bishop |
| 2 | The Devil Must Be Laughing | John Mayall |
| 3 | Before the Bullets Fly | Coco Montoya |
| 4 | Prayer for Peace | North Mississippi Allstars |
| 5 | Poison in the Well | William Bell |
| 6 | Talk About That | John Mayall |
| 7 | Just How Low | Robert Cray |
| 8 | The Call of the Night | Josh Hyde |
| 9 | Bad Weather Brewing | Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown |
| 10 | Delores' Boyfriend | Allen Toussaint |
| 11 | I Can't Help Myself | Miss Tess |
| 12 | I Love the Life I Live | Gregg Allman |
| 13 | Chills & Fever | Samantha Fish |
| 14 | It's Your Voodoo Working | Samantha Fish |
| 15 | (I Know) I'm Losing You (feat. Roosevelt Collier and Wes Watkins) | The Fabulous Thunderbirds |
| 16 | Dixie Highway | New Orleans Suspects |
| 17 | Lost | Devon Allman |
| 18 | Charmed & Dangerous | Altered Five Blues Band |
| 19 | It's Hard Going Up | John Mayall |
| 20 | Drive | Joe Bonamassa |
| 21 | Keep on Rollin' | Elvin Bishop |
| 22 | Whole Lotta Rosie | Hurricane Ruth |
| 23 | Sweet Memphis (feat. Freddi Gowdy) | Chris Daniels & The Kings |
| 24 | Bottom of the Bottle | Jon Spear Band |
| 25 | Boogie Man (feat. Gary Clark Jr.) | Eric Gales |
| 26 | I Can Tell | Janiva Magness |
| 27 | Fried Food / Hard Liquor (feat. Freddi Gowdy) | Chris Daniels & The Kings |
| 28 | Fish Outta Water | Karen Lovely |
| 29 | Rock Bottom | Tommy Castro |
| 30 | Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love | Southern Avenue |
| 31 | Crow Jane | Samantha Fish |
| 32 | Hard As Hell | Coco Montoya |
| 33 | 100 Years of Blues | Elvin Bishop |
| 34 | I Been Up All Night | Albert Castiglia |
| 35 | Matter of Time | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 36 | Live Every Day | Tommy Castro |
| 37 | Hoodoo on Me | Albert Castiglia |
| 38 | Giving Up on Your Love | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials |
| 39 | Big Black Cadillac | Karen Lovely |
| 40 | Ring Telephone Ring | Curtis Salgado |
| 41 | Hard Rockin' Woman | Hurricane Ruth |
| 42 | Don't Give Up | Southern Avenue |
| 43 | Deep Ellum | North Mississippi Allstars |
| 44 | Rumble | Southern Avenue |
| 45 | Goin' Away Baby | John Mayall |
| 46 | Drowning at the Bottom | Albert Castiglia |
| 47 | Stealin | North Mississippi Allstars |
| 48 | Hot Sauce | Jon Spear Band |
| 49 | The Same Love That Made Me Laugh | Robert Cray |
| 50 | Blue Midnight | John Mayall |
| 51 | Long Haired Doney | North Mississippi Allstars |
| 52 | Blues for a Soldier | Jon Spear Band |
| 53 | Gimme Some of That Gumbo | John Mayall |
| 54 | 28 Days | Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos |
| 55 | Cheating Blues | Hurricane Ruth |
| 56 | Bloodline | Kenny Neal |
| 57 | You Must Believe in Yourself | Robert Cray |
| 58 | It's All over Now | Elvin Bishop |
| 59 | Give Me Strength | Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos |
| 60 | Somebody's Always Trying | Samantha Fish |
| 61 | Juke Joint | Mr. Sipp |
| 62 | Barrelhouse Joe's | Hurricane Ruth |
| 63 | Used to Be | Beth Garner |
| 64 | World Keep on Turning | Peter Parcek |
| 65 | 80 Miles from Memphis | Southern Avenue |
| 66 | Good Stuff | Hurricane Ruth |
| 67 | Fear is the Enemy | Tommy Castro |
| 68 | I'm with You, Pt. 1 | Robert Cray |
| 69 | I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know | Janiva Magness |
| 70 | Cards on the Table | John Mayall |
| 71 | Hey Little Sister | Willa Vincitore |
| 72 | Real Good Time | Peacemakers |
| 73 | My Old Neighborhood | Tommy Castro |
| 74 | Never Gonna Cry | Samantha Fish |
| 75 | Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven | Peter Parcek |
| 76 | The Moon is Full | Coco Montoya |
| 77 | It's You, Baby | Elvin Bishop |
| 78 | I Don't Want to Be in Love | Gina Sicilia |
| 79 | Feelin' Freaky | John Németh |
| 80 | Knock a Hole in It | Mr. Sipp |
| 81 | A Day in a Life with the Blues | Guy King |
| 82 | I Want to Shout About It | Coco Montoya |
| 83 | Enough is Enough | Tommy Castro |
| 84 | 95 South | Albert Castiglia |
| 85 | Blues All Around Me | Tommy Castro |
| 86 | Easy Distance | Albert Castiglia |
| 87 | Dirty Water | The Nighthawks |
| 88 | Seventh Day | Cassie Keenum & Rick Randlett |
| 89 | Mint Condition | Altered Five Blues Band |
| 90 | Nonchalant | Tommy Castro |
| 91 | Going Hard | Kilborn Alley Blues Band |
| 92 | Beekeeper | Hurricane Ruth |
| 93 | The Big Beat | Chickenbone Slim |
| 94 | Worried About the World | Downchild |
| 95 | Not So Nice Anymore | Dave Keyes |
| 96 | I'm Still Here | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 97 | Fine Little Mama | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix |
| 98 | Let the Big Dog Eat | Albert Castiglia |
| 99 | Plain Old Common Sense | Kenny Neal |
| 100 | Abandoned | Gina Sicilia |
| 101 | Addicted to Love | James Armstrong |
| 102 | The Catfish | Popa Chubby |
| 103 | You Got to Move | North Mississippi Allstars |
| 104 | Across the County Line | John Mayall |
| 105 | Ain't Gonna Be Easy (feat. Tony Braunagel, Ric Ryder, Johnny Lee Schell, Mike Finnigan & Joe Sublett. Darrell Leonard) | Deb Ryder |
| 106 | Outskirts of Love | Shemekia Copeland |
| 107 | Need to Be Free | North Mississippi Allstars |
| 108 | Is There Something I Should Know | Curtis Salgado |
| 109 | Gonna Hurt Like Hell (feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd) | Walter Trout |
| 110 | Your Love | Patty Reese |
| 111 | On My List to Quit | Altered Five Blues Band |
| 112 | Feel I'm Falling | Tas Cru |
| 113 | Either Way I Lose | Samantha Fish |
| 114 | High Roller | Tucci |
| 115 | Albany, Albany | Downchild |
| 116 | I Don’t Want Nobody Hanging Around | Bobby Rush |
| 117 | Whiskey and Women | Vanessa Collier |
| 118 | Gotta Let Her Go | Mr. Sipp |
| 119 | Pierre Jourdan | Jon Spear Band |
| 120 | I'm Gonna Ride | Geoff Achison |
| 121 | You're Just About to Lose Your Clown | Brad Stivers |
| 122 | Next Time | Karen Lovely |
| 123 | You Got Me to That Place | Albert Castiglia |
| 124 | Far from the Cradle | Hurricane Ruth |
| 125 | Truth Be Told | Coco Montoya |
| 126 | Break Me off a Piece | Chickenbone Slim |
| 127 | Good Days, Bad Days | Coco Montoya |
| 128 | Radio Song | Patty Reese |
| 129 | Unhappy House of Blues | Albert Castiglia |
| 130 | Sticks and Stones | Tommy Castro |
| 131 | Somehow | Albert Castiglia |
| 132 | Old Habits Are Hard to Break | Coco Montoya |
| 133 | Hook Me Up | Curtis Salgado |
| 134 | Watch Me | Nina Massara |
| 135 | Gave Up on You | John Németh |
| 136 | Kokomo Me Baby | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers |
| 137 | Under the Midnight Sun | Karen Lovely |
| 138 | Willie James | Heather Newman |
| 139 | Pat Hare | Peter Parcek |
| 140 | Peace X Peace | Kings & Associates |
| 141 | Panic Mode (feat. Tony Braunagel, Ric Ryder, Johnny Lee Schell, Kirk Fletcher, Mike Finnigan, Jim Pugh, Joe Sublett, Darrell Leonard & Leslie Smith) | Deb Ryder |
| 142 | Total Destruction to Your Mind | The Isley Brothers & Santana |
| 143 | Let's Do This Thing | Kathy Murray & The Kilowatts |
| 144 | I’ll Find Someone Who Will | Coco Montoya |
| 145 | Estilene | Hurricane Ruth |
| 146 | Blues in the Morning | Shaun Murphy |
| 147 | Change | Dave Keyes |
| 148 | Three Legged Dog | Albert Castiglia |
| 149 | Deadwood | Kings & Associates |
| 150 | Something I've Done | Downchild |
| 151 | Mailbox Money | Downchild |
| 152 | Kay Marie (feat. Laura Chavez) | Monster Mike Welch & Mike Ledbetter |
| 153 | Bessie's Bounce (feat. Chris Vitarello) | Bruce Katz Band |
| 154 | One More Last Time | Cassie Keenum & Rick Randlett |
| 155 | Delilah | Albert Castiglia |
| 156 | Daily Bread | Bobby Kyle |
| 157 | Honey Bad | Robert Cray |
| 158 | Here in Frisco | Eric Lindell |
| 159 | She Thinks I Do | Downchild |
| 160 | This Angry World | Webster Ave |
| 161 | Tales of a Rich Girl | Kings & Associates |
| 162 | Cry for Me Baby | Monster Mike Welch & Mike Ledbetter |
| 163 | Baby's in Love with the Radio (feat. Freddi Gowdy) | Chris Daniels & The Kings |
| 164 | I'm a Filthy Man | Vin Mott |
| 165 | Grave Yard Woman | Patrick Recob |
| 166 | Jukin' & Shakin' | Joseph Veloz |
| 167 | Woman Won't You Love Me | Tas Cru |
| 168 | Next to You | Jon Zeeman |
| 169 | Howlin' Blues | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters |
| 170 | Soothe Me Baby (feat. Freddi Gowdy) | Chris Daniels & The Kings |
| 171 | Truth Be Told | Kings & Associates |
| 172 | When I Go Away | The Nighthawks |
| 173 | Gone for Good | Samantha Fish |
| 174 | I Gotta Sang the Blues (feat. Kim Wilson) | Thornetta Davis |
| 175 | Don't Deny Me | John Mayall |
| 176 | Mules for Biles (Blues for Miles) | Joseph Veloz |
| 177 | Is It Too Late for Me? | Patty Reese |
| 178 | Ain't That Loving You | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters |
| 179 | I'm Gonna Move to Another Country | Monster Mike Welch & Mike Ledbetter |
| 180 | See That My Grave is Kept Clean | Peter Parcek |
| 181 | You Can't Go | Samantha Fish |
| 182 | Cookin' in My Kitchen | Altered Five Blues Band |
| 183 | Hole in Your Soul | Johnny Ray Jones |
| 184 | Down Home Girl | Monster Mike Welch & Mike Ledbetter |
| 185 | Better Days | Willa Vincitore |
| 186 | Hit the Quarter | Jon Spear Band |
| 187 | Wicked Grin | Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos |
| 188 | Mississippi Woman, Mississauga Man | Downchild |
| 189 | Poisoned the Well | Vanessa Collier |
| 190 | Dig a Little Deeper | Vanessa Collier |
| 191 | Woman Don't Lie | Albert Castiglia |
| 192 | Trouble | Billy T Band |
| 193 | Where the Devil Makes His Deals | Albert Castiglia |
| 194 | Knocked Down Loaded | Albert Castiglia |
| 195 | Awesome Sauce | Patty Reese |
| 196 | Quit Your Bitching | Albert Castiglia |
| 197 | Eighth Wonder | Altered Five Blues Band |
| 198 | If Only | Wee Willie Walker and The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra |
| 199 | Locked in Prison | Lightnin' Willie & the Poorboys |
| 200 | How Long Can This Go on (feat. Laura Chavez) | Monster Mike Welch & Mike Ledbetter |
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