The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Illinois Album Chart
for the Week of Jan 10, 2026
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 5 | Don't Look Back | Mississippi Heat | Delmark | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 2 | 1 | Deep Mud | Mud Morganfield | NOLA Blue | Chicago Blues |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | Sad and Beautiful World | Mavis Staples | Anti | Soul |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Twilight Override | Jeff Tweedy | dBpm | Alternative Rock |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | California Trap (feat. Michael Peloquin) | Andrew Duncanson & Take a Ride | Run It Back | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 6 | 8 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Doin' the Shout | Bob Corritore | VizzTone | Contemporary Blues |
| - | 7 | 7 | The Blues is My Biography | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues | Rosa's Lounge | Chicago Blues |
| ▼ | 8 | 6 | The Blues is in the House | Robbin Kapsalis | Blues House | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 9 | 10 | Blues in My DNA | Ronnie Baker Brooks | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 10 | 13 | Live and Havin' Fun | Deb Ryder | VizzTone | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 11 | 9 | Oscar's Motel | The Cash Box Kings | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 12 | 15 | Shut Up & Play! | Toronzo Cannon | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| ▲ | 13 | 16 | 15 Shades of Blue | Mike Dangeroux | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| - | 14 | 14 | Labyrinth | Rosetta West | Self-Release | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 15 | 17 | Get Your Back into It! (feat. Dennis Gruenling) | Nick Moss | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| ▼ | 16 | 11 | Damn the Rent | The Dig 3 | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 17 | 25 | Full Circle | Jimmy Burns | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 18 | 19 | The Preacher, the Politician or the Pimp | Toronzo Cannon | Alligator | Electric Blues |
| ▼ | 19 | 12 | Cortadito | The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective | Self-Release | Latin Jazz |
| ▲ | 20 | 26 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Early Blues Sessions | Bob Corritore | Vizztone | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 21 | 20 | Flesh and Bone | Cynthia Marchant | Self-Release | Contemporary Folk |
| - | 22 | 22 | Homeaid | Chicago Farmer | Lofi | Folk Rock |
| ▼ | 23 | 18 | Breakwater | Paul Filipowicz | BJ Big Jake | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 24 | 27 | Little Crosses | Joe Stamm Band | Den Tree | Americana Country |
| ▲ | 25 | 29 | Hail to the Kings! | The Cash Box Kings | Alligator | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 26 | - | Bluesin' Through the Years | Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames | Delmark | Chicago Blues |
| *NEW* | 27 | - | How You Been | SML | International Anthem | Jazz |
| ▲ | 28 | 32 | Generations of Blues: West Side Legacy | Larry Taylor And The Taylor Family | Nola Blue | Chicago Blues |
| ▲ | 29 | 33 | Been All Around This World | Special Consensus | Compass | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| ▲ | 30 | 34 | Unravel | Henhouse Prowlers | Dark Shadow | Contemporary Bluegrass |
| ▲ | 31 | 36 | 4801 South Indiana Avenue | Joanna Connor | Keeping The Blues Alive | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 32 | 37 | Best of Me | Joanna Connor | Gulf Coast | Blues Rock |
| ▼ | 33 | 23 | Keep Living Til I Die | Monster Mike Welch | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 34 | 44 | Down at the Juke Joint | Gerald McClendon | Delta Roots | Soul Blues |
| - | 35 | 35 | Rooted in the Blues | David Lumsden | Self-Release | Contemporary Blues |
| ▲ | 36 | 39 | Keepin' It Hot | Jim Kahr | PepperCake | Blues Rock |
| ▲ | 37 | 41 | Glow | Brett Eldredge | Warner Music Nashville | Christmas |
| ▲ | 38 | 43 | Just Like That | Nick Colionne | Trippin N Rhythm | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 39 | 38 | Goldfish Blues | Will Jacobs | Ruf | Contemporary Blues |
| ▼ | 40 | 30 | Sleeping While the River Runs | Mother Blues With Gerald McClendon | Sleeping Dog | Classic Blues |
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