The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Blues Album Chart
for the Year of 2020
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's What I Heard | Robert Cray | Nozzle |
| 2 | Stand Up! | Whitney Shay | Ruf |
| 3 | Blue Sky | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Put Together Music |
| 4 | Drive on | Tas Cru | Subcat |
| 5 | Two Rivers Back | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One |
| 6 | Uncivil War | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator |
| 7 | Front Porch | The Mary Jo Curry Band | Self-Release |
| 8 | Here I Come | Jose Ramirez | Self-Release |
| 9 | Tall, Dark, and Handsome | Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men | Hot Shot |
| 10 | Church House Blues | Crystal Shawanda | True North |
| 11 | Cry out | Kat Riggins | Gulf Coast |
| 12 | Two Sides | Kirsten Thien | Screen Door |
| 13 | Weed ‘Em & Reap | Misty Blues | Self-Release |
| 14 | Stronger Than Strong | John Németh | Nola Blue |
| 15 | Blues from the Inside out | Dave Specter | Delmark |
| 16 | Rebel Moon Blues | Sass Jordan | Stony Plain |
| 17 | Memphis Loud | Victor Wainwright | Ruf |
| 18 | Oklahoma | Keb Mo | Concord |
| 19 | The Gypsy Woman Told Me | John Primer & Bob Corritore | Vizztone |
| 20 | Good As Gone | Casey Hensley | Vizztone |
| 21 | Daydreams in Blue | Anthony Geraci | Shining Stone |
| 22 | Lighter Side of the Blues | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Sandwich Factory |
| 23 | The Devil May Care | Avey Grouws Band | Self-Release |
| 24 | Coming in Hot | Coco Montoya | Alligator |
| 25 | Don't Give Up on the Blues | Giles Robson | American Showplace |
| 26 | What They Say | CW Ayon | Self-Release |
| 27 | Out of the Box | Ren Rice & RB Stone | Middle Mountain |
| 28 | You Ain't Done | The Proven Ones | Gulf Coast |
| 29 | The Bodhisattva Blues | Reverend Freakchild | Treated And Released |
| 30 | Gotta Have It | The Jimmys | Brown Cow |
| 31 | Ten Thousand Watts | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig |
| 32 | Hot Coffee and Pain | Crooked Eye Tommy | Blue Heart |
| 33 | Look for the Light | Diane Blue All-Star Band | Self-Release |
| 34 | What My Eyes Have Seen | John Blues Boyd | Gulf Coast |
| 35 | Up and Rolling | North Mississippi Allstars | New West |
| 36 | Ain't No Man a Good Man | Wily Bo Walker & Danny Flam | Mescal Canyon |
| 37 | Lessons Learned | Jim Gustin & Truth Jones | Self-Release |
| 38 | Shine | Ghost Town Blues Band | Self-Release |
| 39 | High Risk, Low Reward | Ryan Perry | Ruf |
| 40 | Memphis Light | Tomislav Goluban | Spona |
| 41 | Blues with Friends | Dion | Keeping The Blues Alive |
| 42 | Sonic Departures | JW-Jones | Solid Blues |
| 43 | The Triangle | Lisa Mills | BMG |
| 44 | The Coldwater Sessions | J.D. Taylor | VizzTone |
| 45 | Wild and Free | Albert Castiglia | Gulf Coast |
| 46 | Godless Land | The Lucky Losers | VizzTone |
| 47 | Still Cookin' | Phantom Blues Band | VizzTone |
| 48 | Small Blues and Grooves | 11 Guys Quartet | VizzTone |
| 49 | Mississippi Suitcase | Peter Parcek | Self-Release |
| 50 | Masterpiece | Albert Castiglia | Gulf Coast |
| 51 | Real Street | Tad Robinson | Severn |
| 52 | Play the Blues | Doug Duffey And BADD | Out Of The Past |
| 53 | Heavens to Betsy | Jeremiah Johnson | Ruf |
| 54 | We Don’t Own the Blues | Miss Bix | Self-Release |
| 55 | Legacy | A Band Called Sam | Highlander |
| 56 | Your Baby Has Left | Backtrack Blues Band | VizzTone |
| 57 | Somebody Save Me | Sugaray Rayford | Forty Below |
| 58 | Light of Day | Vince Agwada | Rocketnoodle |
| 59 | World's Gone Crazy | CD Woodbury | Self-Release |
| 60 | Songs from the Road | Bernard Allison | Ruf |
| 61 | Halfway Home by Morning | Matt Andersen | True North |
| 62 | Kiss My Sass | Annika Chambers | VizzTone |
| 63 | Beyond the Blue Door | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Stony Plain |
| 64 | Blues in a Bucket | The Forrest McDonald Band | World Talent |
| 65 | Pay the Price | Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers | Azuretone |
| 66 | Tennessee Redemption | Tennessee Redemption | Endless Blues |
| 67 | So Much Trouble | David Rotundo Band | Dreams We Share |
| 68 | Green Eyed Blues | Laura Green | Self-Release |
| 69 | Bounce | The Paul DesLauriers Band | Bros |
| 70 | Grass Ain't Greener on the Other Side | Peter Veteska & Blues Train | Self-Release |
| 71 | Redemption | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures |
| 72 | Sitting on Top of the Blues | Bobby Rush | Deep Rush |
| 73 | Still | Malaya Blue | Blue Heart |
| 74 | The New World Blues | Alastair Greene | Whiskey Bayou |
| 75 | Down Yonder | Vaneese Thomas | Segue |
| 76 | Pocket Full of Nothin' | Big Dave McLean | Black Hen |
| 77 | Tennessee Run | Lloyd Jones | VizzTone |
| 78 | Go, Just Do It! | Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | Stony Plain |
| 79 | Live! | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Jesi-Lu |
| 80 | Stone Crazy | Kevin Burt | Gulf Coast |
| 81 | Nobody Told Me | John Mayall | Forty Below |
| 82 | The King of Crazy Town | Bill Blue | Conch Town Music |
| 83 | Mad Love | Dawn Tyler Watson | Self-Release |
| 84 | Tales from the Psychedelta | Kerry Kearney Band | Highlander |
| 85 | 50th Anniversary: Live at the Toronto Jazz Festival | Downchild | Diesel Management Productions |
| 86 | Royal Tea | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures |
| 87 | Heart on the Line | Vanessa Collier | Phenix Fire |
| 88 | Chicken Grease | Biscuit Miller | American Showplace |
| 89 | The Traveler | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | Concord |
| 90 | Lucky Guy! (feat. Dennis Gruenling) | Nick Moss | Alligator |
| 91 | Contemporary | Rick Estrin & the Nightcats | Alligator |
| 92 | Unemployed Highly Annoyed | Jeremiah Johnson | Ruf |
| 93 | Deck of Cards | The Wildcat O'Halloran Band | Self-Release |
| 94 | Soul Service | Tony Holiday | VizzTone |
| 95 | Let Go of the Reins | JP Soars | Whiskey Bayou |
| 96 | Kingfish | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram | Alligator |
| 97 | Keep on | Southern Avenue | Concord |
| 98 | Mr. Little Big Man | Screamin' John and TD Lind | Down In The Alley |
| 99 | Mississippi Blend | Ghalia | Ruf |
| 100 | Nothin' to It but to Do It | Junior Watson | Little Village Foundation |
| 101 | Hand Me Down Blues | Durham County Poets | Self-Release |
| 102 | Carryout or Delivery | Ben Levin | VizzTone |
| 103 | Make It Right! | Shawn Pittman | Continental |
| 104 | Hell Bound for Heaven | Manx Marriner Mainline | Stony Plain |
| 105 | Too Far from the Bar (feat. Little Charlie Baty) | Sugar Ray & The Bluetones | Severn |
| 106 | Rise Up | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Stony Plain |
| 107 | Roads That Cross | Katarina Pejak | Ruf |
| 108 | Tired of Talkin' | Steve Strongman | Self-Releae |
| 109 | Flame Still Burns | Shaun Murphy | Vision Wall |
| 110 | Into the Soul | Josh Hyde | Self-Release |
| 111 | Meet Me in the Middle | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers | VizzTone |
| 112 | Miles of Blues | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix | Woodstock |
| 113 | Blues Bash! | Duke Robillard | Stony Plain |
| 114 | Simmer Me Down | Scott Weis Band | Self-Release |
| 115 | Bringing the Blues | Gravel & Grace | Self-Release |
| 116 | The Bridges | Sunnysiders | Dancing Bear |
| 117 | That's How I Roll | Debra Power | Self-Release |
| 118 | Invisible Prison | Paul Gillings | Self-Release |
| 119 | I'm All Burn | Cathy Grier and the Troublemakers | Self-Release |
| 120 | Elmore's Blues | Wayne Nicholson & John Campbelljohn | Grindstone |
| 121 | Ordinary Madness | Walter Trout | Provogue |
| 122 | My Blues Pathway | Kirk Fletcher | Cleopatra |
| 123 | Broke Down in the Fast Lane | Red's Blues | Sherry And Ray |
| 124 | Dog Eat Dog | Billy Price | Gulf Coast |
| 125 | Reason to Try | Shaun Murphy | Vision Wall |
| 126 | Way Down South | Matt "Guitar" Murphy | Antone's |
| 127 | Before Me | Ben Levin | VizzTone |
| 128 | Skyline Drive | Scott Ellison | Red Parlor |
| 129 | Victor Wainwright & the Train | Victor Wainwright | Ruf |
| 130 | Soul Doctor | Jimmy Carpenter | Gulf Coast |
| 131 | Bright Shining Stars | Danielle Miraglia | VizzTone |
| 132 | I Miss Otis Clay | Johnny Rawls | Third Street Cigar |
| 133 | My Roots | Kat Pearson | Self-Release |
| 134 | Live at the Paramount | Ruthie Foster | Blue Corn |
| 135 | New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers - Volume 1 | New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers | Stony Plain |
| 136 | Spirits in the Water | Dione Taylor | Matay |
| 137 | I Dream of Water | Katy Hobgood Ray | Out Of The Past |
| 138 | Michael Lee | Michael Lee | Ruf |
| 139 | Blueswoman | Nora Jean Wallace | Severn |
| 140 | Midnight Stroll | Robert Cray | The Island Def Jam |
| 141 | Friends of Tuesday | Paul Boddy & The SlideWinder Blues Band | Self-Release |
| 142 | My Claim to Fame | Mick Hayes | Move the Needle |
| 143 | Up All Night | Albert Castiglia | Ruf |
| 144 | Left My Soul in Memphis | Eddie 9V | Hubbub! |
| 145 | Blues Comin' on | Joe Louis Walker | Cleopatra |
| 146 | Damn! I Spilled the Blues | Brody Buster's One Man Band | Booga Music |
| 147 | Straight to You: Live at Rockpalast | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | Provogue |
| 148 | Crossroads | Ry Cooder | Warner Bros. |
| 149 | Spectacular Class | Jontavious Willis | Kind of Blue |
| 150 | Rain City Blues | Arsen Shomakhov | Self-Release |
| 151 | Meet Me in Memphis | King Bee & The Stingers | Hive Talking |
| 152 | Welcome to the Party | Big Pacific | Self-Release |
| 153 | Pickled & Aged | Misty Blues | Self-Release |
| 154 | Sleeper | Chickenbone Slim | Low Fi Mob |
| 155 | From the Vaults: Phoenix Blues Sessions | Kid Ramos & Bob Corritore | VizzTone |
| 156 | City Hall | Levee Town | Self Release |
| 157 | Walking to New Orleans | George Benson | Provogue |
| 158 | On a Roll | Mark Cameron | COP |
| 159 | Country Supper | Robert Connely Farr | Self-Release |
| 160 | Ice Pickin' | Albert Collins | Alligator |
| 161 | Cruel Thing | Bad Luck Woman & Her Misfortunes | Self-Release |
| 162 | Get Here Quick | The Texas Horns | Severn |
| 163 | Last Hand | Al Basile | Sweetspot |
| 164 | Rise from the Flames | Heather Newman | VizzTone |
| 165 | Blues of Desperation | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures |
| 166 | Steppin' out | AJ Crawdaddy | 2459569 |
| 167 | The Longshot | Brandon Santini | American Showplace |
| 168 | Are You Ready? the Mississippi Sessions! | Danny Brooks & Lil Miss Debi | HIS House |
| 169 | Prayer for Peace | North Mississippi Allstars | Songs of the South |
| 170 | Journeys to the Heart of the Blues | Joe Louis Walker, Bruce Katz & Giles Robson | Alligator |
| 171 | Venom & Faith | Larkin Poe | Tricki-Woo |
| 172 | Solo Ride | Bruce Katz Band | American Showplace |
| 173 | 7 Minutes Late | Chris O'Leary | American Showplace |
| 174 | John the Revelator | John Fusco & X-Road Riders | Checkerboard Lounge |
| 175 | Been Meaning to Tell You | Ina Forsman | Ruf |
| 176 | Bare Knuckles & Brawn | Blue Moon Marquee | Self-Release |
| 177 | Crossing Borders | Evelyn Rubio | Seaspeed Productions |
| 178 | Honest Woman | Thornetta Davis | Self-Release |
| 179 | Living in the City | Big Harp George | Blue Mountain |
| 180 | Blue Basso | Charlie Wooton Project | Wild Heart |
| 181 | Rise Up | Harper and Midwest Kind | Access |
| 182 | Charmed and Dangerous | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig |
| 183 | Blues and the Power of Peace | Smoky Greenwell | Greenwell |
| 184 | The High Cost of Low Living | Nick Moss | Alligator |
| 185 | A Month of Sundays | Jim Roberts & the Resonants | Bo$$ PoGG |
| 186 | The NOLA Sessions | Tom Hambridge | Superstar |
| 187 | Steppin' In: a Tribute to Z.Z. Hill | Grady Champion | Malaco |
| 188 | Voodoo Blues | Grainne Duffy | Self-Release |
| 189 | Mistaken Identity | Johnny Nicholas | Valcour |
| 190 | Star of Stage & Screens | Bob Margolin | VizzTone |
| 191 | No Paint | Jeff Chaz | JCP |
| 192 | The Parade | Greg Sover | Grounded Soul |
| 193 | Chills & Fever | Samantha Fish | Ruf |
| 194 | Smokehouse Serenade | Kerry Kearney Band | Highlander |
| 195 | HypnoBoogie | The Barrett Anderson Band | Whitaker Blues |
| 196 | Gracie Curran & Friends: Come Undone | Gracie Curran | VizzTone |
| 197 | Speak No Evil - a Flurry of Instrumentals | Tony D | Self-Release |
| 198 | Miles to Go | Colin James | Stony Plain |
| 199 | JP & Ekat | JP Williams Blues Band | Self-Release |
| 200 | Love Lives on | Dana Fuchs | Get Along |
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