The Roots Music Report's
Top Blues Album Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ain't Done with the Blues | Buddy Guy | RCA/Silvertone | Electric Blues |
| 2 | Closer to the Bone | Tommy Castro | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 3 | California Trap | Andrew Duncanson | Run It Back | Contemporary Blues |
| 4 | Talkin' Heavy | D.K. Harrell | Alligator | Classic Blues |
| 5 | Young Fashioned Ways | Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd | Deep Rush | Contemporary Blues |
| 6 | Look out Highway | Charlie Musselwhite | Forty Below | Blues |
| 7 | Down the Hatch | Tom Hambridge | Quarto Valley | Contemporary Blues |
| 8 | Grown in Mississippi | John Primer | Blues House | Classic Blues |
| 9 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Doin' the Shout | Bob Corritore | VizzTone | Electric Blues |
| 10 | Family | Southern Avenue | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 11 | Back for Me | Janiva Magness | Blue Elan | Blues |
| 12 | One Hour Mama: the Blues of Victoria Spivey | Maria Muldaur | Nola Blue | Jazzy Blues |
| 13 | Truth is | Carolyn Wonderland | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 14 | Blame It on Eve | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator | Blues |
| 15 | Flee Though Non Pursue | Ed Alstrom | Haywire | Jazzy Blues |
| 16 | Blues in My DNA | Ronnie Baker Brooks | Alligator | Blues Rock |
| 17 | Deep Mud | Mud Morganfield | NOLA Blue | Contemporary Blues |
| 18 | Need to Know | Yates McKendree | Qualified | Blues |
| 19 | The Blues Summit | Devon Allman | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 20 | BluesLand Theme Park | HeavyDrunk And Watermelon Slim | Self-Release | Delta Blues |
| 21 | Steppin' Out! | Roomful of Blues | Alligator | Blues |
| 22 | Blues is Still Alive | Will Wilde | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 23 | I Love Freddie King | Popa Chubby | Gulf Coast | Blues |
| 24 | Which Way Do We Go? | Brandon Santini | Momojo | Blues |
| 25 | Unequivocally Blue | Gina Coleman | Guitar One | Contemporary Blues |
| 26 | New Southern Vintage | Candice Ivory | Nola Blue | Blues |
| 27 | Live in Clarksdale | Christopher Wyze & The Tellers | Big Radio | Contemporary Blues |
| 28 | Blues Cut Like Glass | Matt "The Rattlesnake" Lesch | Blue Lotus | Blues |
| 29 | Retrograde | Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival | J&R Collective | Blues Rock |
| 30 | Slim Pickin' | Mississippi MacDonald | APM | Acoustic Blues |
| 31 | Make Them Dance | Johnny Rawls | Catfood | Urban Blues |
| 32 | Hill Country Blood | Kent Burnside | Strolling Bones | Hill Country Blues |
| 33 | High Tide | BB & The Bullets | Dixiefrog | Blues Rock |
| 34 | A Bluesman of Sorts | Reverend Freakchild | Treated & Released | Blues |
| 35 | The Blues is My Biography | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues | Rosa's Lounge | Blues |
| 36 | The Speed of Life | Dudley Taft | American Blues Artist Group | Blues |
| 37 | Farmhand Blues | Randy Lee Riviere | Wilderness | Blues Rock |
| 38 | Soul in Blue | Tad Robinson | Delmark | Blues |
| 39 | Blues Factory | Mark Cameron | Overton Music | Blues |
| 40 | Room on the Porch | Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' | Concord | Blues |
| 41 | Yeah Man | Steve Howell & The Mighty Men | Out Of The Past | Country Blues |
| 42 | Kansas City O'Clock | Mike Bourne Band | Overton Music | Blues |
| 43 | The Californian | Brad "Guitar" Wilson | Cali Bee | Blues Rock |
| 44 | Bring It on Back to Me | John Brennan | Guitar One | Classic Blues |
| 45 | The Great Women in Blues (Feat. Terrie Odabi) [Live] | Lisa Mann's Northwestern All-Stars | Self-Release | Blues |
| 46 | Strange Things Happening | Kid Ramos | Nola Blue | Contemporary Blues |
| 47 | Blood Brothers: Help Yourself | Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 48 | King Size | Big Shoes | Qualified | Blues |
| 49 | Good Company | Piper & The Hard Times | Hard Times | Blues |
| 50 | It's My Time Now | Garry Burnside | Strolling Bones | Blues |
| 51 | Grease to Gravy | Terry Hanck | Little Village | Blues |
| 52 | Our Time to Ride (feat. Annika Chambers & Paul Deslauriers) | Chambers Deslauriers | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| 53 | Live at Proud Larry's | Davis Coen | Soundview | Blues |
| 54 | Gonna Be 2 of Those Days | Jimmy Vivino | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 55 | I Hear Thunder | Tab Benoit | Whiskey Bayou | Contemporary Blues |
| 56 | Keep on Pushing | Kirk Fletcher | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 57 | Heartbreak City | Larry McCray | Keeping The Blues Alive | Contemporary Blues |
| 58 | Sleeping While the River Runs | Mother Blues With Gerald McClendon | Sleeping Dog | Classic Blues |
| 59 | Keep Your Head Up | Tony Holiday | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| 60 | Passion and Regrets | Sunny Bleau and The Moons | Endless Blues | Blues |
| 61 | Two Trains | Dave Keyes | Bue Heart | Blues |
| 62 | Saratoga | Eddie 9V | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 63 | Volume 2 | GA-20 | Karma Chief | Chicago Blues |
| 64 | Just Stay High | The Alexis P. Suter Band | Big Mama | Blues |
| 65 | The Hits Keep Coming | Rick Estrin & the Nightcats | Alligator | Blues |
| 66 | Right on Time | John Christopher Morgan | Self-Release | Blues |
| 67 | Last Nite at the Bluebird Live | Mike Henderson | Qualified | Blues Rock |
| 68 | Drifter | Jovin Webb | Blind Pig | Blues Rock |
| 69 | Roadhouses, Juke Joints and Honky-Tonks | Rusty Ends & HillBilly Hoodoo | Earwig | Contemporary Blues |
| 70 | One Guitar Woman | Sue Foley | Stony Plain | Blues Rock |
| 71 | Been a Long, Long Time | Mark Muleman Massey | MuleTone | Blues |
| 72 | Man on a Mission | Manu Lanvin | Gel Production | Blues |
| 73 | Cool Blue Shoes | The Name Droppers | Horizon | Blues Rock |
| 74 | Money & Power | Ally Venable Band | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 75 | Keep Living Til I Die | Monster Mike Welch | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 76 | Ten Chicago Blues Classics (feat. John Primer) | Giles Robson | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 77 | Live to Be This | The Boneshakers | Gulf Coast | Contemporary Blues |
| 78 | Outdated Emotion | Delbert McClinton | Hot Shot | Classic Blues |
| 79 | Brighter and Brighter | Amy Ryan Band | Self-Release | Soul Blues |
| 80 | Revival | Kat Riggins | House Of Berry Productions | Blues |
| 81 | Songs from My Soul | Forrest McDonald | World Talent | Blues |
| 82 | Nowhere to Hide | Ollee Owens | Self-Release | Soul Blues |
| 83 | Holy Sinners & Sinful Saints | David M'ore | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 84 | Roasted | Hughes Taylor | Bent Note | Blues Rock |
| 85 | Bounce Boogie & Bump | CW Ayon | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 86 | To the Blues and Back Again | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Sandwich Factory | Contemporary Blues |
| 87 | August Moon | Allison August | Momojo | Blues |
| 88 | In the Real World | Eric Bibb | True North | Acoustic Blues |
| 89 | Good Intentions Gone Bad | Chris Cain | Alligator | Blues |
| 90 | Stuck in the Mud | Christopher Wyze & The Tellers | Big Radio | Blues |
| 91 | All Fired Up | Wailin' Walker | Jitterbug | Blues Rock |
| 92 | The Sound of Muscle Shoals | Mike Farris | Fame Enterprises | Soul Blues |
| 93 | Too High a Price to Pay | Mercedes Nicole | Self-Release | Blues |
| 94 | Lemon Live! | Blind Lemon Pledge | OFEH | Contemporary Blues |
| 95 | Doctor's Orders (feat. Billy Gibson) | Daddy Mack Blues Band | Inside Sounds | Electric Blues |
| 96 | Heavy on the Blues | Rory Block | MC Records | Acoustic Blues |
| 97 | I'm Too Old for Games: a Live Tribute to Odetta | Misty Blues | Guitar One | Blues |
| 98 | I'm Just Johnnie | Johnnie Johnson | Missouri Morning | Contemporary Blues |
| 99 | Black & Gold | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Journeyman | Blues |
| 100 | Friends Along the Way (Deluxe Edition) | Mitch Woods | Club 88 | Blues |
| 101 | Live at Space | Dave Specter | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| 102 | Shut Up & Play! | Toronzo Cannon | Alligator | Blues |
| 103 | Peace | Frank Bey | Nola Blue | Contemporary Blues |
| 104 | Live at the Song Theater | Debbie Bond | Blues Root | Blues |
| 105 | Honeysuckle | The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band | Family Owned | Contemporary Blues |
| 106 | God Bless the USA | Aki Kumar | Little Village | Blues Rock |
| 107 | Blues Without You | Larry McCray | Keeping The Blues Alive | Blues |
| 108 | All My Love for You | Bobby Rush | Deep Rush | Blues |
| 109 | Bad for Each Other | Tom Faia & Kate Miller | Lazy Tom | Blues |
| 110 | I Got What You Need | Mississippi MacDonald | APM | Blues |
| 111 | Breadman's Blues | Bob Lanza Blues Band | Momojo | Blues Rock |
| 112 | BT | Benny Turner | Nola Blue | Chicago Blues |
| 113 | It's My Time | Jimi 'Prime Time' Smith | New Folk | Contemporary Blues |
| 114 | Live and Havin' Fun | Deb Ryder | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| 115 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Early Blues Sessions | Bob Corritore | Vizztone | Blues Rock |
| 116 | Seattle to Greaseland | Joel Astley | Blue Heart | Contemporary Blues |
| 117 | Sad and Beautiful World | Mavis Staples | Anti | Blues |
| 118 | Fine by Me | Curtis Salgado | Little Village | Blues |
| 119 | Happy Hour | Mitch Woods | Momojo | Classic Blues |
| 120 | Not Defeated | Angelique Francis | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 121 | Take the Edge off | Travellin' Blue | Naked Productions | Contemporary Blues |
| 122 | Blues Lightnin' | Wailin' Walker | Jitterbug | Blues Rock |
| 123 | Blues in Hand | Al Basile | Sweetop | Blues |
| 124 | One Way Ride | John Brennan | Guitar One | Classic Blues |
| 125 | Oh So Good | Blind Lemon Pledge | OFEH | Contemporary Blues |
| 126 | Oscar's Motel | The Cash Box Kings | Alligator | Blues |
| 127 | What Are You Waiting For? | The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra | Blue Dot | Contemporary Blues |
| 128 | The Real You | Greg Nagy | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 129 | With Love | Mitch Ryder | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| 130 | How You Look at Things | Alison Joy Williams | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 131 | Light It Up | Long Tall Deb & Colin John | Vizztone | Contemporary Blues |
| 132 | The Cause of It All | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Put Together | Contemporary Blues |
| 133 | The Blues Album | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Keeping The Blues Alive | Blues Rock |
| 134 | Shades of Trouble | Kyle Culkin | Tonebucker | Blues |
| 135 | Super Soul Session! | Arlen Roth And Jerry Jemmott | Blue Heart | Soul Blues |
| 136 | While You Were Gone | Diego Mongue Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 137 | Live from Daryl's House Club | Sean Chambers | Quarto Valley | Blues Rock |
| 138 | Sun Come and Shine Redux | Jennifer Porter | Overton | Jazzy Blues |
| 139 | The Hard Line | Chris O'Leary | Alligator | Blues Rock |
| 140 | Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell Present: Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited Live at LOCKN' | Tedeschi Trucks Band | Concord | Blues Rock |
| 141 | Ain't Goin' Back | Doug Duffey And BADD | Fort Sumner | Blues |
| 142 | Mozelle | Mick Clarke | Rockfold | Blues Rock |
| 143 | A Spoonful of Willie Dixon | Emma Wilson | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 144 | You Still Got Me | Beth Hart | Mascot | Contemporary Blues |
| 145 | Writing on the Wall | Coco Montoya | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| 146 | Capricorn | Eddie 9V | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| 147 | Nothin' but the Truth | Max Hightower | MoMojo | Blues |
| 148 | Just a Little More Time | Greg Nagy | Self-Release | Blues |
| 149 | Teardrops for Magic Slim | John Primer | Blue House | Classic Blues |
| 150 | Liberation | ZZ Ward | Dirty Shine | Urban Blues |
| 151 | The Bluesmasters Featuring Cassie Taylor | The Bluesmasters | Exulans | Blues Rock |
| 152 | Silver Spoon | Robbert Duijf | Naked | Acoustic Blues |
| 153 | Naked Truth | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator | Blues |
| 154 | Blues Therapy | Guitar Jack Wargo | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 155 | Song for the Sinners | Dean Zucchero | Pugnacious | Blues Rock |
| 156 | Stripped Down in Memphis | Big Jack Johnson | M.C. | Classic Blues |
| 157 | Everybody | Danny Liston | Blue House | Contemporary Blues |
| 158 | In the Key of Sorry | Pat McDougall | Mousetrap | Contemporary Blues |
| 159 | Hammer & Chisel | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig | Blues |
| 160 | Stomping Ground | Dion | Keeping The Blues Alive | Blues |
| 161 | Empty Chair | Mike Dangeroux | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 162 | Mother Lode | Few Miles On | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 163 | Six String Preacher | David Ronaldo | Fandango Music Belgium | Blues Rock |
| 164 | Silver Lining | Misty Blues | Guitar One | Contemporary Blues |
| 165 | Are We Ever Free | The Trevor B. Power Band | Farm 189 | Blues |
| 166 | Go Be Free | Sonny Gullage | Blind Pig | Blues |
| 167 | The Road to Memphis | Melon Jelly | Melon Jelly | Contemporary Blues |
| 168 | Labyrinth | Rosetta West | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 169 | Damn the Rent | The Dig 3 | Self-Release | Blues |
| 170 | Heavy State Loving Blues | Mississippi MacDonald | Another Planet | Contemporary Blues |
| 171 | Strike Up the Band | Little Feat | Hot Tomato | Contemporary Blues |
| 172 | Roots of the Rev. (Volume One) | The Reverend Horton Heat | Fun-Guy | Blues |
| 173 | Toronto Bound | Sugar Brown | Sugar Brown | Classic Blues |
| 174 | Arrival | The Lucky Losers | Momojo | Blues |
| 175 | Don't Slow Down | Stratcat Willie & the Strays | Eight Days a Week | Blues |
| 176 | Have a Good Time Tonight | Sandy Atkinson | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| 177 | Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me: a Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt (feat. Jim Countryman) | Erin Harpe | Vizztone | Acoustic Blues |
| 178 | Shades of Blue | Evan Nicole Bell | Hummingbird | Blues |
| 179 | Hold on | Shari Puorto | Little Lightning Productions | Blues |
| 180 | Get Your Back into It! (feat. Dennis Gruenling) | Nick Moss | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| 181 | Still Shakin' | North Mississippi Allstars | New West | Blues Rock |
| 182 | Blues Experience | Jake Shimabukuro | Forty Below | Blues Rock |
| 183 | Dog Bites Back | Dyer Davis | WildRoots | Contemporary Blues |
| 184 | Chasing the Sun | Colin James | Stony Plain | Blues Rock |
| 185 | 27 Stitches | Sunnysiders | Dancing Bear | Blues |
| 186 | Brand New Shoes | Cat Wells Blues Band | Self Release | Classic Blues |
| 187 | Walkin' with the Blues | Brandon Isaak | Self-Release | Electric Blues |
| 188 | Electric Delta | Tony D | Cordova Bay | Contemporary Blues |
| 189 | Blues Siren | Eva Carboni | Mad Ears Productions | Blues |
| 190 | Right Amount of Funky | Tim Gartland | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| 191 | Guitar Kingdom | Dudley Taft | Self-Release | Blues |
| 192 | Why the Worry | Seth Walker | Royal Potato Family | Contemporary Blues |
| 193 | From the Start | Marcus Trummer | Gypsy Soul | Soul Blues |
| 194 | Things Done Changed | Jerron Paxton | Smithsonian Folkways | Contemporary Blues |
| 195 | Don't Look Back | Mississippi Heat | Delmark | Contemporary Blues |
| 196 | Breakthrough | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures | Contemporary Blues |
| 197 | Easy Tiger | Ian Siegal and Johnny Mastro | Continental Blue Heaven | Blues Rock |
| 198 | Boo Boo Boogaloo | Boo Boo Davis | Blue Lotus | Blues |
| 199 | The Right Man | D.K. Harrell | Little Village | Classic Blues |
| 200 | The New Normal | Guitar Jack Wargo | Self-Release | Blues |
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