The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Illinois Album Chart
for the Week of Oct 17, 2020
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Good Life | Hurricane Ruth | American Showplace | Blues Rock |
| - | 2 | 2 | Chicago Barn Dance | Special Consensus | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| ▲ | 3 | 7 | Hail to the Kings! | The Cash Box Kings | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| - | 4 | 4 | The Gypsy Woman Told Me | John Primer & Bob Corritore | Vizztone | Contemporary Blues |
| - | 5 | 5 | Front Porch | The Mary Jo Curry Band | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| - | 6 | 6 | Live at Rosa's | Linsey Alexander | Delmark | Classic Blues |
| ▼ | 7 | 3 | Playing with Fire | Liz Mandeville | Blue Kitty Music | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 8 | 10 | Flyover Country | Chicago Farmer | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 9 | - | Can't Nobody Stop Me Now | Gerald McClendon | Delta Roots | Soul Blues |
| ▼ | 10 | 9 | CATCH | Peter CottonTale | Self-Release | Gospel |
| ▲ | 11 | 12 | We Get by | Mavis Staples | Anti | Soul |
| ▼ | 12 | 8 | Time Has Made a Change | Jeff Parker & Company | Truegrass | Traditional Bluegrass |
| ▲ | 13 | 32 | The Preacher, the Politician or the Pimp | Toronzo Cannon | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| - | 14 | 14 | The Troth Sessions | Rich Krueger | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 15 | 17 | You Must Believe in Spring | Josie Falbo | Southport | Jazz |
| ▼ | 16 | 11 | Where the Dogs Don't Bite | Old Salt Union | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| ▼ | 17 | 13 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | Oh Boy | Contemporary Folk |
| ▲ | 18 | 21 | Bitches Brew (Legacy Edition) | Miles Davis | Sony | Jazz |
| ▼ | 19 | 16 | The One Percent | Bryan Andrew Wilson | CE Music | Soul |
| ▼ | 20 | 18 | My Soul Says Yes | Chicago Mass Choir | New Haven | Gospel |
| ▼ | 21 | 15 | People | Jonathan McReynolds | eOne | Gospel |
| ▼ | 22 | 20 | Every Day of Your Life | Jimmy Johnson | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 23 | 31 | Changes | Neal Francis | Karma Chief | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 24 | 19 | High Times in the Dark | The Claudettes | Forty Below | Jazzy Blues |
| ▲ | 25 | - | No Direction | Jared Rabin | Golden Twine | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 26 | - | Blues from the Inside out | Dave Specter | Delmark | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 27 | - | John Prine | John Prine | Warner | Folk |
| ▲ | 28 | 29 | Hues of Blues | David Lumsden | Self-Release | Classic Blues |
| ▲ | 29 | - | Royal Mint | The Cash Box Kings | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| ▼ | 30 | 26 | The Devonns | The Devonns | Record Kicks | Motown |
| ▲ | 31 | - | The Pilot and the Flying Machine | Ben Bedford | Waterbug | Contemporary Folk |
| *NEW* | 32 | - | Backenforth, IL | Chicago Farmer | Self-Release | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 33 | - | Coloring Book | Chance The Rapper | Self-Release | Soul |
| ▲ | 34 | - | The High Cost of Low Living | Nick Moss | Alligator | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 35 | - | Ode to Joy | Wilco | dBpm | Rock & Roll |
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