The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 California Album Chart
for the Week of Aug 9, 2025
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 4 | Shades of Trouble | Kyle Culkin | Tonebucker | Contemporary Blues |
| - | 2 | 2 | The Californian | Brad "Guitar" Wilson | Cali Bee | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 3 | 1 | Look out Highway | Charlie Musselwhite | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Closer to the Bone | Tommy Castro | Alligator | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 5 | 11 | August Moon | Allison August | Momojo | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 6 | 7 | God Bless the USA | Aki Kumar | Little Village | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 7 | 5 | Back for Me | Janiva Magness | Blue Elan | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 8 | 10 | My One and Only | Nathan McEuen | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 9 | 6 | The Hits Keep Coming | Rick Estrin & the Nightcats | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 10 | 12 | Strike Up the Band | Little Feat | Hot Tomato | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 11 | 9 | Holy Sinners & Sinful Saints | David M'ore | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 12 | 14 | One True Song | Karney | Self-Release | Folk Rock |
| ▲ | 13 | 15 | Bad for Each Other | Tom Faia & Kate Miller | Lazy Tom | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 14 | 16 | Road Trip | Stormin' Norman and the Cyclones | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| ▲ | 15 | 17 | Good Intentions Gone Bad | Chris Cain | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 16 | 19 | If You Asked for a Picture | Blondshell | Partisan | Alternative Rock |
| ▲ | 17 | 20 | Oh So Good | Blind Lemon Pledge | OFEH | Acoustic Blues |
| ▲ | 18 | 21 | Friends Along the Way (Deluxe Edition) | Mitch Woods | Club 88 | Classic Blues |
| ▲ | 19 | 23 | Open | John Stowers | Howling Alex | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 20 | 13 | Lemon Live! | Blind Lemon Pledge | OFEH | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 21 | 24 | So Much to Say | Paul Brown | Shanachie Ent. | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 22 | 25 | Introspective | Bruce Guynn | New Coast | Singer/Songwriter |
| ▲ | 23 | 26 | Lonesome Drifter | Charley Crockett | Lone Star Rider | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 24 | 29 | Big Top | Frankie V and the Lonely Club | VSM | Roots Rock |
| ▲ | 25 | 28 | Dressed | All Things Swamp | Self-Release | Jazzy Blues |
| ▼ | 26 | 8 | Thee Black Boltz | Tunde Adebimpe | Sub Pop | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 27 | 18 | Strange Things Happening | Kid Ramos | Nola Blue | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 28 | 30 | My Home is Not in This World | Natalie Bergman | Third Man | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 29 | 31 | To the Blues and Back Again | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Sandwich Factory | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 30 | 32 | Frankie V and the Lonely Club | Frankie V and the Lonely Club | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| ▲ | 31 | 33 | Sing to Me About Tomorrow | Winterlark | Squink | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 32 | 22 | Better Dreaming | Tune-Yards | 4AD | Alternative Rock |
| *NEW* | 33 | - | Right on Time | John Christopher Morgan | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| - | 34 | 34 | Slang Spirituals | Lady Blackbird | BMG | Crossover Jazz |
| ▲ | 35 | 37 | Writing on the Wall | Coco Montoya | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| ▼ | 36 | 35 | Welcome to My Blue Sky | Momma | 2025 Polyviny | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 37 | 36 | The Romance Continues | Tony Saunders | Baja/TSR | Smooth Jazz |
| - | 38 | 38 | Alegre Menina | Masha Campagne | Impetus | Latin Jazz |
| ▼ | 39 | 27 | Possession | Ty Segall | Drag City | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 40 | 39 | Cool Shades | Nils | Baja | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 41 | 40 | I Ain't Ever Growing Up (Vol. 1) | Tom Ciurczak | Ludlow TFC | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 42 | 41 | Feelin' Good | Nils | Baja | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 43 | 42 | Lucius | Lucius | Wildewoman | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 44 | 43 | Love and Rhythm | Blake Aaron | Innervision | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 45 | 44 | Walking Through These Blues | Steve Postell | Quarto Valley | Acoustic Blues |
| ▼ | 46 | 45 | Dollar a Day | Charley Crockett | Lone Star Rider | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 47 | 46 | Wide Open Light | Ben Harper | Chrysalis | Alternative Folk |
| ▼ | 48 | 47 | You Never Can Tell | Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 49 | 48 | A Foolish Inconsistency | Ed Rawlings | Riff Raft | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 50 | 49 | Blues Therapy | Guitar Jack Wargo | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
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