The Roots Music Report's
Top Blues Album Chart
for the Year of 2023
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blues Don't Lie | Buddy Guy | RCA | Contemporary Blues |
| 2 | Capricorn | Eddie 9V | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 3 | Oscar's Motel | The Cash Box Kings | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| 4 | Writing on the Wall | Coco Montoya | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| 5 | Exorcist | Selwyn Birchwood | Alligator | Blues Rock |
| 6 | Blu Ja Vu | Tom Hambridge | Quarto Valley | Blues Rock |
| 7 | Get Your Back into It! (feat. Dennis Gruenling) | Nick Moss | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| 8 | Back to Baton Rouge | Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin | Nola Blue | Classic Blues |
| 9 | Weight of the World | Joe Louis Walker | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| 10 | Super Soul Session! | Arlen Roth And Jerry Jemmott | Blue Heart | Soul Blues |
| 11 | The Right Man | D.K. Harrell | Little Village | Classic Blues |
| 12 | Friends Along the Way (Deluxe Edition) | Mitch Woods | Club 88 | Classic Blues |
| 13 | Blood Brothers | Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 14 | Dirt Woman Blues | Grainne Duffy | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 15 | Heavy State Loving Blues | Mississippi MacDonald | Another Planet | Contemporary Blues |
| 16 | Cruisin' Kansas City | Mike Bourne Band | Blue Heart | Jump Blues |
| 17 | Real Gone | Ally Venable Band | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 18 | Seattle to Greaseland | Joel Astley | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 19 | Motel Mississippi | Tony Holiday | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| 20 | Generations of Blues: West Side Legacy | Larry Taylor And The Taylor Family | Nola Blue | Chicago Blues |
| 21 | Portrait | Mud Morganfield | Delmark | Contemporary Blues |
| 22 | Ridin' | Eric Bibb | Stony Plain | Acoustic Blues |
| 23 | Tell the World | Sister Lucille | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 24 | Be Cool | Willie J. Campbell | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 25 | Cut My Spirit Loose | Big Harp George | Blues Mountain | Classic Blues |
| 26 | Temptation | The Gayle Harrod Band | Nightingayle | Contemporary Blues |
| 27 | All My Love for You | Bobby Rush | Deep Rush | Contemporary Blues |
| 28 | Outside the Lines | Misty Blues | Guitar One | Contemporary Blues |
| 29 | Teardrops for Magic Slim | John Primer | Blue House | Classic Blues |
| 30 | Savoy | Taj Mahal | Stony Plain | Jazzy Blues |
| 31 | Six Strings of Steel | Duke Robillard | M.C. | Contemporary Blues |
| 32 | Who Needs This Mess!!?? | Franck L. Goldwasser | CrossCut | Contemporary Blues |
| 33 | Rose-Colored Glasses Vol. 2 | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 34 | Playin' with My Friends | Jeff Pitchell | Deguello | Electric Blues |
| 35 | From the Shoals | Barbara Blue | Big Blue | Soul Blues |
| 36 | Among the Insanity | Skylar Rogers | Blue Heart | Blues Rock |
| 37 | Riffin' the Blue | Tas Cru | Subcat | Contemporary Blues |
| 38 | Unfinished Business | Rhythm Krewe | Rhombus | Classic Blues |
| 39 | If I May... | Little G Weevil | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 40 | Tribute | Joe Krown | SledgeHammer | Contemporary Blues |
| 41 | Take My Rider | Douglas Avery | GreenWave | Contemporary Blues |
| 42 | Guitar Kingdom | Dudley Taft | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 43 | Live at the Palladium | Damon Fowler | Landslide | Blues Rock |
| 44 | Connections | Bruce Katz Band | Dancing Rooster | Contemporary Blues |
| 45 | Ridin' the Blinds | Hudspeth & Taylor | Hudtone | Acoustic Blues |
| 46 | Full Tilt | Peter Veteska & Blues Train | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 47 | Buchanan Lane | Yates McKendree | Qualified | Classic Blues |
| 48 | With a Little Help from Her Friends | Teresa James | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 49 | Groove Me Baby | Lady J Huston | Earwig Music/UniSun Prod. | Soul Blues |
| 50 | Best of Me | Joanna Connor | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 51 | Ace of Blues | Angela Strehli | New West | Classic Blues |
| 52 | Everybody | Danny Liston | Blue House | Contemporary Blues |
| 53 | What Key is Trouble In? | Nick Schnebelen Band | VizzTone | Blues Rock |
| 54 | Call It Confusion | Johnny King and Friends | Sol Island | Contemporary Blues |
| 55 | The World in a Jug | Jimi "Prime Time" Smith & Bob Corritore | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 56 | Pass It on Down | Chris Beard | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 57 | Backbone | Deb Callahan | Blue Pearl | Blues Rock |
| 58 | Roots | Joyann Parker | Hopeless Romantic | Contemporary Blues |
| 59 | Songs of Beauty for Ashes of Realization | Reverend Freakchild | Treated And Released | Contemporary Blues |
| 60 | Nothing but Time | Monster Mike Welch & Mike Ledbetter | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| 61 | Live in London | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 62 | Dog Bites Back | Dyer Davis | WildRoots | Contemporary Blues |
| 63 | Nosy Neighbors | Paul Boddy & The SlideWinder Blues Band | Slide | Contemporary Blues |
| 64 | Let's Go | The Maple Blues Band | Cordova Bay | Contemporary Blues |
| 65 | Nasty Business | Mark Cameron | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 66 | Live at the Fallout Shelter | Diane Blue All-Star Band | Regina Royale | Contemporary Blues |
| 67 | Boo Boo Boogaloo | Boo Boo Davis | Blue Lotus | Chicago Blues |
| 68 | Big World of Trouble | Walk That Walk | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 69 | The Franklin Sessions | Mike Guldin And Rollin' & Tumblin' | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 70 | Walking Heart Attack | Johnny Rawls | Catfood | Soul Blues |
| 71 | Back in Style | Nigel Mack | Blues Attack | Contemporary Blues |
| 72 | Winter's Coming | Bridget Kelly Band | Alpha Sun | Blues Rock |
| 73 | Electric Church for the Spiritually Misguided | Dean Zucchero | Pugnacious | Blues Rock |
| 74 | Stuff I’ve Been Through | Alabama Mike | Little Village | Contemporary Blues |
| 75 | Unchained | The Bluesbones | Donor | Blues Rock |
| 76 | Bob Corritore & Friends: High Rise Blues | Bob Corritore | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 77 | The Big Bottle of Joy | Matt Andersen | Sonic | Soul Blues |
| 78 | Shout Sister Shout | Ghalia Volt | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 79 | In the Key of Sorry | Pat McDougall | Mousetrap | Contemporary Blues |
| 80 | Power | Ana Popovic | Artist Xclusive | Soul Blues |
| 81 | A Day by the Bay | Backtrack Blues Band | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 82 | SoulFunkn'BLUES | Blackburn Brothers | Electro-Fi | Contemporary Blues |
| 83 | Gypsy Soul | Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival | J&R Collective | Blues Rock |
| 84 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Women in Blues Showcase | Bob Corritore | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 85 | The Deep & the Dirty | Eric Johanson | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 86 | Snapshots from the Second Floor | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One | Contemporary Blues |
| 87 | Live in Austin Vol. 1 | Sue Foley | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 88 | How Many Roads? | Lex Grey and the Urban Pioneers | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 89 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Somebody Put Bad Luck on Me | Bob Corritore | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 90 | Fresh Tracks | Big Shoes | Qualified | Blues Rock |
| 91 | Healing Time | Ruthie Foster | Blue Corn | Contemporary Blues |
| 92 | Live at Köniz Castle | Kyla Brox | Pigskin | Soul Blues |
| 93 | Blues from Caucasia | Tom Buenger | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 94 | Far Enough | Jimmie Bratcher | Ain't Skeert Tunes | Blues Rock |
| 95 | Groovin' at the Groove Now! | Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones | Endless Blues | Contemporary Blues |
| 96 | The New Normal | Guitar Jack Wargo | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 97 | Take Your Time | Ben Levin | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 98 | Behind the Veil | Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 99 | Love on It | Sandy Carroll | Blue Heart | Jazzy Blues |
| 100 | Lovers Before Sunrise | Brad "Guitar" Wilson | Cali Bee | Blues Rock |
| 101 | Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures | Contemporary Blues |
| 102 | Nice Ain't Got Me Nothin' | Billy The Kid & The Regulators | indienink | Blues Rock |
| 103 | Peace...Like a River | Gov't Mule | Concord | Blues Rock |
| 104 | Third Degree Gravity | Eric Heideman | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 105 | Damn the Rent | The Dig 3 | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 106 | 20 Years on the Road | Tomislav Goluban | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 107 | Buried in the Hail | Dom Martin | Forty Below | Blues Rock |
| 108 | His-Story | Greg Sover | Grounded Soul | Blues Rock |
| 109 | Sundancer | Will James | Self-Release | Soul Blues |
| 110 | The Rock House Sessions (Extended Cut) | Nalani Rothrock | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 111 | May Be the Last Time | John Németh | NOLA Blues | Classic Blues |
| 112 | Slow Burn | Sunny Bleau and The Moons | CoccoMusic | Blues Rock |
| 113 | Black Bayou | Robert Finley | Easy Eye Sound | Contemporary Blues |
| 114 | Blue Diamonds | The Name Droppers | Horizon | Blues Rock |
| 115 | Chronicles of a Diamond | Black Pumas | ATO | Electric Blues |
| 116 | Pretty Baby | Blues Fighters | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 117 | Live at the Hidden Gem | Chris Yakopcic | Yako | Acoustic Blues |
| 118 | I'm Coming Home | Shaun Murphy | Vision Wall | Contemporary Blues |
| 119 | Attitude | Soulful Femme | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 120 | Wooden Music | Mick Kolassa | Endless Blues | Acoustic Blues |
| 121 | We Are One | MojoMama | JRO Publishing | Contemporary Blues |
| 122 | Satisfied | Gaye Adegbalola | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 123 | Outdated Emotion | Delbert McClinton | Hot Shot | Classic Blues |
| 124 | Keep Moving on | Deuce 'n a Quarter | 225 Entertainment | Classic Blues |
| 125 | That Killer B Sting | Little Bobby | Untouchable | Blues Rock |
| 126 | Zero - 2 - Sixty | Scott Ellison | Liberation Hall | Blues Rock |
| 127 | Hard Times | John Primer | Blues House | Classic Blues |
| 128 | This is Us | Lee O'Nell Blues Gang | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 129 | Light & Darkness | Stef Paglia | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 130 | Memphis Calling | Emma Wilson | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 131 | Everything Now | JW-Jones | Solid Blues | Contemporary Blues |
| 132 | Last Call for the Blues | Cassius King & The Downtown Rulers | Big Ear Audio | Contemporary Blues |
| 133 | Blues in the Barn, Vol. 1 | Mikey Junior | 8th-Train | Blues Rock |
| 134 | Gallery of Echoes | Steve Howell | Out Of The Past | Acoustic Blues |
| 135 | It's Time to Shine | Dave Keller | Tastee Tone | Soul Blues |
| 136 | The Blues, Man, the Blues | Mick Clarke | Rockfold | Blues Rock |
| 137 | Sticks & Strings | EG Kight | Blue South | Contemporary Blues |
| 138 | Things Happen That Way | Dr. John | Rounder | Acoustic Blues |
| 139 | Smoke Burst | Mario Rossi Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 140 | Too Much Blues | Willie J Laws Jr | Pilot Light | Contemporary Blues |
| 141 | If Somebody Told Me | Delta Wires | Self-Release | Jazzy Blues |
| 142 | Done Come Too Far | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 143 | Recipe for the Blues | Lady Adrena | Sweet Success | Soul Blues |
| 144 | Wild & Precious Life | Duane Betts | Royal Potato Family | Blues Rock |
| 145 | Gettin' Together | Michael Jerome Browne | Stony Plain | Acoustic Blues |
| 146 | Playing in a Rock'n Roll Band | Annika Andersson & the Boiling Blues Band | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 147 | Mississippi Son | Charlie Musselwhite | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 148 | Tommy Lee's Jonesin | Tommy Lee Cook | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 149 | S.O.S. 4: Blues for Your Soul | Marc Broussard | Keeping The Blues Alive | Contemporary Blues |
| 150 | For You | Tim Woods | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 151 | The Winding Way | The Teskey Brothers | Glassnote | Soul Blues |
| 152 | Mr. Blues, Mr. Blues | Martin Lang | Random Chance | Chicago Blues |
| 153 | Thanks for Good Ole' Music and Memories | Jewel Brown | Nic Allen Music Federation | Jazzy Blues |
| 154 | Devil Won't Get You | Chad Rupp and the Sugar Roots | Lightning In A Bottle | Blues Rock |
| 155 | God Made Me Blue | Little Bobby | Untouchable | Contemporary Blues |
| 156 | Stop. | Robert Billard and the Cold Calls | Fifth Chord Studios | Contemporary Blues |
| 157 | Death Wish Blues (With Jesse Dayton) | Samantha Fish | Rounder | Blues Rock |
| 158 | Raise Your Hands | Scott Weis Band | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 159 | Stomping Ground | Dion | Keeping The Blues Alive | Blues Rock |
| 160 | Everybody's Buddy | Nic Clark | Little Village Foundation | Contemporary Blues |
| 161 | Behind the Sun | Grant Dermody | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 162 | No Soul, No Blues | Stan Mosley | Dialtone | Contemporary Blues |
| 163 | Goin' Back | Pierce Dipner | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 164 | Healing Kind of Blues | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Sandwich Factory | Contemporary Blues |
| 165 | Damn Good and Ready | Chickenbone Slim | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 166 | Latchford | Andre Bisson | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 167 | Blues Without You | Larry McCray | Keeping The Blues Alive | Contemporary Blues |
| 168 | Good Trouble | Annika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 169 | Blues from the Bayou (feat. Jonathon Boogie Long) | The Groove Krewe | Sound Business Services LLC | Blues Rock |
| 170 | Stripped Down in Memphis (feat. Kim Wilson & Wild Child Butler) | Big Jack Johnson | M.C. | Classic Blues |
| 171 | Unravelling | Liza Ohlback | Self-Release | Classic Blues |
| 172 | Midnight Microphone | John Rutherford | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 173 | Live from the Red Shed | Kurt Allen | Titanium Blue | Blues Rock |
| 174 | Doin' What I'm Supposed to Do | Demetria Taylor | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| 175 | SIX | The Bluesland Horn Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 176 | Looking for a Change | Alex Lopez | Maremil | Blues Rock |
| 177 | Hi-Fi Drive by | Jeremiah Johnson | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 178 | Ain't Nobody Worried | Rory Block | Stony Plain | Acoustic Blues |
| 179 | Blues All Around | Savoy Brown | Quarto Valley | Blues Rock |
| 180 | Down Rounder | Cat Clyde | Second Prize | Country Blues |
| 181 | Nobody's Fool | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Keeping The Blues Alive | Contemporary Blues |
| 182 | Fated | Jeau James | Lord Vinyl | Blues Rock |
| 183 | Goldfish Blues | Will Jacobs | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 184 | Homesick Blues | Cedar County Cobras | Self-Release | Acoustic Blues |
| 185 | Thanks | Bob Margolin | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 186 | Up Next | Mathias Lattin | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 187 | When the Levee Breaks: the Music of Memphis Minnie | Candice Ivory | Little Village | Delta Blues |
| 188 | Keep On! | Lil' Red & The Rooster | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 189 | Rhythm Blues & Boogie | Dave Keyes | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 190 | The Blues Album | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Keeping The Blues Alive | Blues Rock |
| 191 | Ain't Giving Up | Chris Duarte | Mascot | Blues Rock |
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