The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Blues Album Chart
for the Week of Aug 8, 2026
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 6 | Son of a Sinner | Jovin Webb | Blind Pig |
| ▲ | 2 | 7 | Four Buckets of Blues | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 3 | 10 | Bridge Street Blues | Dave Thomas | Blonde On Blonde |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Might Give out | Tas Cru | Guitar One |
| ▼ | 5 | 1 | Souvenirs | Doug Duffey And BADD | Fort Sumner |
| ▼ | 6 | 4 | 13 Hours (feat. Kaitlin Dibble) | Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind | Gulf Coast |
| ▲ | 7 | 8 | Stone Cold | Russ Green | Overton |
| ▼ | 8 | 5 | Ain't Wasting Time | Nicky T and the Snake Charmers | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 9 | 12 | Slideways | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials | Alligator |
| ▼ | 10 | 2 | Still Ticking | Misty Blues | Guitar One |
| - | 11 | 11 | Welcome to Sunderland | The Wildcat O'Halloran Band | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 12 | 19 | Motormouth | Seth James | Qualified |
| ▲ | 13 | 42 | New Southern Vintage | Candice Ivory | Nola Blue |
| ▲ | 14 | 17 | While I Can | Mike Guldin | Qualified |
| ▼ | 15 | 14 | On Top of the World | Will Johns | Self-Release |
| - | 16 | 16 | Other Side of Blue | Misty Blues | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 17 | - | Hammer & Chisel | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig |
| ▼ | 18 | 9 | BLUES NOW | Ga-20 & Charlie Musselwhite | New West |
| ▲ | 19 | 20 | California Trap (feat. Michael Peloquin) | Andrew Duncanson & Take a Ride | Run It Back |
| ▲ | 20 | 26 | Labor of Love | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator |
| ▲ | 21 | 35 | This World | Billy Thompson | Momojo |
| ▲ | 22 | 43 | Issaquena Getaway | Charlie Barath | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 23 | 37 | Bulldog | The CD Woodbury Trio | Lightning In A Bottle |
| ▼ | 24 | 21 | Blues Power | Big Al & the Heavyweights | VizzTone |
| *NEW* | 25 | - | Raised on the Blues | Rashad The Blues Kid | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 26 | 22 | Seven Deadly Gins | Reckless And Blue | Self-Release |
| - | 27 | 27 | 106 Miles to Chicago | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One |
| ▲ | 28 | - | One Mississippi | Eric Bibb | Repute |
| ▲ | 29 | - | Bad at Being Good | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Momojo |
| ▲ | 30 | - | Have Mercy! | Sean McDonald | Little Village |
| ▲ | 31 | 38 | Good Intentions Gone Bad | Chris Cain | Alligator |
| ▼ | 32 | 28 | Motel Mississippi | Tony Holiday | Forty Below |
| ▼ | 33 | 31 | Raisin' Cain | Chris Cain | Alligator |
| ▼ | 34 | 18 | Slidemaster | Rick Vito | MoMojo |
| ▼ | 35 | 13 | Key of V | Peter Veteska & Blues Train | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 36 | 23 | The Trouble with Love | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Journeyman |
| ▲ | 37 | - | B.B. King's Blues Summit 100 | Joe Bonamassa | Keeping The Blues Alive |
| ▲ | 38 | - | Stirring the Pot | Brother Ray Lemelin & the Matinee Kings | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 39 | - | Live at the Rivoli | Little Magic Sam | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 40 | - | Walk when You Wanna Run | Ethan Askey | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 41 | - | Hog Wild | The Hogtown Allstars | Stony Plain |
| ▲ | 42 | - | SoulFunkn'BLUES | Blackburn Brothers | Electro-Fi |
| ▲ | 43 | - | This Old Life | Big Dave McLean | Cordova Bay |
| ▲ | 44 | - | Answer the Call | Secondhand Dreamcar | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 45 | 33 | Weight of the World | Joe Louis Walker | Forty Below |
| ▼ | 46 | 36 | Tempting Fate | Carolyn Wonderland | Alligator |
| ▲ | 47 | - | You Still Got Me | Beth Hart | Mascot |
| ▼ | 48 | 24 | Come to Me (feat. Jill Dineen) | Carmen Ratti Band | Momojo |
| ▲ | 49 | - | Unapologetically Me | Debra Power | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 50 | 39 | Go Be Free | Sonny Gullage | Blind Pig |
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