The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 California Album Chart
for the Week of Apr 18, 2026
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 2 | Bad at Being Good | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Momojo | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 2 | 28 | Slidemaster | Rick Vito | MoMojo | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 3 | 1 | My Voice | Laura Chavez | Ruf | Soul Blues |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Arrival | The Lucky Losers | Momojo | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | Where Truth Lies | Stacy Robin | Dharmapala | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 6 | 5 | I Swam Here | John Craigie | Zabriskie Point | Alternative Folk |
| - | 7 | 7 | One True Song | Karney | Self-Release | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 8 | 6 | Plug in | Tom Faia & Kate Miller | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| - | 9 | 9 | Slow Burn | Kim Wilson | M.C. | Classic Blues |
| ▲ | 10 | 19 | PLAY ME | Kim Gordon | Matador | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 11 | 8 | The Romance Continues | Tony Saunders | Baja/TSR | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 12 | 14 | Distracted | Thundercat | Brainfeeder | Soul |
| - | 13 | 13 | Luck and Gravity | Saint Pierre Band | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 14 | 12 | Belong | Jay Som | Polyvinyl | Alternative Rock |
| - | 15 | 15 | Play the Blues | Frankie V and the Lonely Club | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| *NEW* | 16 | - | Lost Cause Lover Fool | The Milk Carton Kids | Thirty Tigers | Roots Rock |
| ▲ | 17 | 18 | Rivers | Will Sumner | Guitar One | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 18 | 22 | Big Top | Frankie V and the Lonely Club | VSM | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 19 | 10 | Keep on Pushing | Kirk Fletcher | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 20 | 27 | Sign of the Times | Walter Trout | Provogue | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 21 | 20 | Footprints | Bruce Guynn | New Coast | Singer/Songwriter |
| ▲ | 22 | 41 | Weight of the World | Joe Louis Walker | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 23 | 17 | Joyride | Steve Poltz | Compass | Roots Rock |
| *NEW* | 24 | - | Plaid Pants | Cyger & Butterworth | Outrageous 8 | Crossover Jazz |
| ▼ | 25 | 11 | Not Holding Back | Kyle Rowland | Little Village | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 26 | 35 | Long Long Road | Ringo Starr | UMe | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 27 | 23 | Late Bloomer | Kelly's Lot | PK Entertainment | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 28 | 24 | Safe, Sensible and Sane | Alison Brown & Steve Martin | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| ▼ | 29 | 26 | Holy Sinners & Sinful Saints | David M'ore | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 30 | 29 | Welcome to My Blue Sky | Momma | 2025 Polyviny | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 31 | 30 | The Long Haul | The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio | Self-Release | Singer/Songwriter |
| ▼ | 32 | 31 | Valentine | Courtney Marie Andrews | Thirty Tigers | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 33 | 21 | For the First Time, Again | Tyler Ballgame | Rough Trade | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 34 | 33 | Everything We Thought We Wanted | The Far West | Blackbird | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 35 | 34 | A Buffalo Trace | Jeff Berkley | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 36 | 16 | Raisin' Cain | Chris Cain | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 37 | 32 | Sing to Me About Tomorrow | Winterlark | Squink | Alternative Folk |
| ▲ | 38 | 44 | Codename California | Ed Dupas | Black Bear | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 39 | 36 | Heartbreakers Beach Party: the Soundtrack | Tom Petty | UMG | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 40 | 37 | Westerlies | The Great Get Gone | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
| ▼ | 41 | 38 | The Sky from the Underground | New Earth Farmers | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| ▼ | 42 | 39 | Playing Pretend | Della | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▼ | 43 | 40 | Strike Up the Band | Little Feat | Hot Tomato | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 44 | 25 | Stories in the Heart | Back pOrchEstra | Globe | Americana Country |
| ▼ | 45 | 43 | Something to Say | Norman Collins | Self-Release | Roots Rock |
| - | 46 | 46 | Night After Night | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Self-Release | True Country |
| ▲ | 47 | - | Live in Sin City | Alastair Greene | Ruf | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 48 | 47 | Welcome to the Family | Michael Franti & Spearhead | Thirty Tigers | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 49 | 48 | Look out Highway | Charlie Musselwhite | Forty Below | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 50 | 49 | Big Truck | June Swoon | Self-Release | Alternative Country |
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