The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Blues Album Chart
for the Year of 2022
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blues Don't Lie | Buddy Guy | RCA |
| 2 | Devil May Care | Tinsley Ellis | Alligator |
| 3 | So Far So Good | Peter Veteska & Blues Train | Blue Heart |
| 4 | Tempting Fate | Carolyn Wonderland | Alligator |
| 5 | Mississippi Son | Charlie Musselwhite | Alligator |
| 6 | Good to Be... | Keb Mo | Rounder |
| 7 | Hard to Kill | Janiva Magness | Label Logic |
| 8 | Healing Kind of Blues | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Sandwich Factory |
| 9 | Blues Called My Name | Anthony Geraci | Blue Heart |
| 10 | Done Come Too Far | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator |
| 11 | 662 | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram | Alligator |
| 12 | Highs & Lows | Bernard Allison | Ruf |
| 13 | One Louder | Misty Blues | Lunaria |
| 14 | Fully Charged | Kathy Murray & The Kilowatts | Blue Heart |
| 15 | Fight the Good Fight | Vaneese Thomas | Blue Heart |
| 16 | Everybody Let's Roll | The Texas Horns | Blue Heart |
| 17 | Straight from the Heart | Kenny Neal | Ruf |
| 18 | I Ain't Playin' | Diunna Greenleaf | Little Village |
| 19 | Just Gettin' Good | Mighty Mike Schermer | Little Village Foundation |
| 20 | They Called It Rhythm & Blues | Duke Robillard | Stony Plain |
| 21 | Serve It to Me Hot | Chickenbone Slim | VizzTone |
| 22 | Crown | Eric Gales | Provogue |
| 23 | Hurricane Ruth: Live at 3rd and Lindsley (Live) | Hurricane Ruth | Self-Release |
| 24 | Blues Without You | Larry McCray | Keeping The Blues Alive |
| 25 | Borrowed Time | Dana Fuchs | Ruf |
| 26 | Rooted in the Blues | David Lumsden | Self-Release |
| 27 | Tumblin' | Mike Guldin | Blue Heart |
| 28 | Bring It | Miss Bix | Blue Heart |
| 29 | Blues from Chicago to Paris | Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | Stony Plain |
| 30 | Rise | Angela Easley | Class A |
| 31 | Road to the Blues | Dave Thomas | Blonde On Blonde |
| 32 | Truth | Tim Gartland | Self-Release |
| 33 | Progeny | Kat Riggins | Gulf Coast |
| 34 | Major League Blues (feat. Jimmy Johnson) | Jose Ramirez | Delmark |
| 35 | Portrait | Mud Morganfield | Delmark |
| 36 | Nightwalk | Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames | Delmark |
| 37 | B-Side of My Life | Jon Spear Band | Self-Release |
| 38 | Snapshots from the Second Floor | The B. Christopher Band | Guitar One |
| 39 | Set the Record | HOROJO Trio | Stony Plain |
| 40 | Set Sail | North Mississippi Allstars | New West |
| 41 | Mercy Me | Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Stony Plain |
| 42 | Into Your Blues | Johnny Sansone | Shortstack |
| 43 | The Dig 3 | The Dig 3 | Self-Release |
| 44 | Strike Up the Band | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix | Woodstock |
| 45 | Blues for Breakfast | Phantom Blues Band | Little Village Foundation |
| 46 | Unchange | Gina Sicilia | VizzTone |
| 47 | Ride | Walter Trout | Provogue |
| 48 | Take Your Time | Ben Levin | VizzTone |
| 49 | I'm Not from Chicago | Debra Power | Self-Release |
| 50 | Deja Hoodoo | Lew Jetton & 61 South | Endless Blues |
| 51 | Bob Corritore & Friends: You Shocked Me | Bob Corritore | VizzTone |
| 52 | Do Right, Say Right | Mississippi MacDonald | Another Planet |
| 53 | Raisin' Cain | Chris Cain | Alligator |
| 54 | Blues That You Choose | Steve Shanholtzer | Self-Release |
| 55 | Rhythm Blues & Boogie | Dave Keyes | Blue Heart |
| 56 | Blue Credentials | Malaya Blue | Blue Heart |
| 57 | Holler if You Hear Me | Altered Five Blues Band | Blind Pig |
| 58 | I’ll Worry if I Wanna | Michael Rubin | Many Hats |
| 59 | Wildroots Sessions, Vol. 2 | The WildRoots | Self-Release |
| 60 | Hot Mess | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | BluesKitty |
| 61 | Love One Another | Big Al & the Heavyweights | VizzTone |
| 62 | Keep On! | Lil' Red & The Rooster | Blue Heart |
| 63 | Madeleine | Mississippi Heat | Van Der Linden |
| 64 | Hi-Fi Drive by | Jeremiah Johnson | Ruf |
| 65 | Good Trouble | Annika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers | VizzTone |
| 66 | Damage Control | Curtis Salgado | Alligator |
| 67 | Smoke and Mirrors | Eva Carboni | Mad Ears |
| 68 | Bitches Blues | Sass Jordan | Stony Plain |
| 69 | Gentilo | Bobby Gentilo | Blue Heart |
| 70 | 20 Years on the Road | Tomislav Goluban | Blue Heart |
| 71 | Memphis Moonlight | Deb Ryder | VizzTone |
| 72 | Hollywood Blues: Songs and Stories from the Family Tree (1997-2022) | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Immediate Family |
| 73 | Who is He? | Dylan Triplett | VizzTone |
| 74 | Goldfish Blues | Will Jacobs | Ruf |
| 75 | Rose-Colored Glasses, Vol. 1 | Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps | Blue Heart |
| 76 | Healing Time | Ruthie Foster | Blue Corn |
| 77 | Bob Corritore & Friends: Down Home Blues Revue | Bob Corritore | VizzTone |
| 78 | Live at Power Station | Vanessa Collier | Self-Release |
| 79 | Booze, Blues and Southern Grooves | Reddog and Friends | Survival South |
| 80 | You Good.?! | Walk That Walk | Self-Release |
| 81 | Tulsa Tea | Brad Absher | Horton |
| 82 | Here Lies a Fool | The Wildcat O'Halloran Band | Self-Release |
| 83 | Little Black Flies | Eddie 9V | Ruf |
| 84 | Parish Blues | Josh Hyde | Self-Release |
| 85 | Blues All over My Shoes | Hanna PK | VizzTone |
| 86 | Hard Case of the Blues | Patty Tuite | Thread City Productions |
| 87 | Better Days | Cliff Stevens | Self-Release |
| 88 | We Are One | MojoMama | JRO Publishing |
| 89 | Hog Wild | The Hogtown Allstars | Stony Plain |
| 90 | Tell Me 'bout It | Louisiana Red & Bob Corritore | VizzTone |
| 91 | Under Your Spell | Tito Jackson | Gulf Coast |
| 92 | Savage's Life | The Sugar Roots | Lightning In A Bottle |
| 93 | The Slow Blues Sessions | Mick Simpson | Mad Ears Productions |
| 94 | The Way It is | Black Cat Biscuit | Donor |
| 95 | I'm Just Getting Started! | Mick Kolassa | Endless Blues |
| 96 | Walk when You Wanna Run | Ethan Askey | Self-Release |
| 97 | The Louisiana Record | Jimmy Carpenter | Gulf Coast |
| 98 | Live at the Green Room Social Club | Katie Knipp | Self-Release |
| 99 | Life of Leisure | Richard Ray Farrell | Nuba |
| 100 | Standin' Pat | The Lucky Losers | VizzTone |
| 101 | Off-Balance Blues | Mark Pocket Goldberg | Self-Release |
| 102 | City Country City | Ricci / Krown | Gulf Coast |
| 103 | The Strongman Blues Remedy, Vol. 1 | Steve Strongman | Stony Plain |
| 104 | Shake the Roots | Bennett Matteo Band | Gulf Coast |
| 105 | The Lights Went out in Dallas | Mike Morgan & The Crawl | M.C. |
| 106 | Scream, Holler & Howl | Blue Moon Marquee | Self-Release |
| 107 | This is Us | Lee O'Nell Blues Gang | Self-Release |
| 108 | Ready Now | Jimmy Hall | Keeping The Blues Alive |
| 109 | So Fine | Eric Demmer | Gulf Coast |
| 110 | Let's Go | The Hungry Williams | Rochelle |
| 111 | On a Hot Tin Roof | Stratcat Willie & the Strays | Self-Release |
| 112 | God Made Me Blue | Little Bobby | Untouchable |
| 113 | Life's for Livin' | Richard Wilkins | Self-Release |
| 114 | Printers Alley | Stacy Mitchhart | Self-Release |
| 115 | Still That Way Today | South Island Rhythm Kings | Blue Glue |
| 116 | Stop. | Robert Billard and the Cold Calls | Fifth Chord Studios |
| 117 | The Workhouse | Karl Stoll and The Danger Zone | self-Release |
| 118 | Take My Rider | Douglas Avery | GreenWave |
| 119 | Wildroots Sessions, Vol. 1 | The WildRoots | Self-Release |
| 120 | Out of the Woods | Durham County Poets | Self-Release |
| 121 | Navigation Blues | Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado | Provogue |
| 122 | When You Call | Matt Lomeo | Self-Release |
| 123 | Joseph and the Velozians | Joseph Veloz | Self-Release |
| 124 | Outside the Box | Mike Nagoda | Spectrum Slide |
| 125 | Takin' Time | Kilborn Alley Blues Band | Run It Back |
| 126 | Welcome Aboard the Midnight Train | Night Bluemers | Productions Gébé |
| 127 | Double Down on a Bad Thing | The Twangtown Paramours | Self-Release |
| 128 | Welcome to the Land | Memphissippi Sounds | Self-Release |
| 129 | Clouds in My Heart-Live in Dublin | The Mary Stokes Band | Self-Release |
| 130 | Volition Live | Harlem Lake | Self-Release |
| 131 | World on Fire | Stacy Jones Band | Self-Release |
| 132 | Starts on the Stops | Kurt Crandall | Self-Release |
| 133 | Search No More | The DogTown Blues Band | RVL Music |
| 134 | Out of the Dark | Joyann Parker | Self-Release |
| 135 | 100 to 1 | Danny R & Paul Gillings | Self-Release |
| 136 | Hard Road | Shawn Pittman | Self-Release |
| 137 | Through the Rain | Lyle Odjick & The Northern Steam | Self-Release |
| 138 | How Blue Can You Get | Gary Moore | Mascot |
| 139 | Remain | Bywater Call | Gypsy Soul |
| 140 | The Ballad of Lucy Stone | Andre Bisson | Self-Release |
| 141 | Fall Back Home | Suzie Vinnick | Self-Release |
| 142 | Time Clocks | Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures |
| 143 | Just Like the Record | Patrick McLaughlin | Bolt |
| 144 | Can't You See | Mark Margolies | 8th Train |
| 145 | Sharecropper's Son | Robert Finley | Easy Eye Sound |
| 146 | The Isolation Blues | Mike Goudreau Band | Self-Release |
| 147 | Tell Tale Heart | Avey Grouws Band | Navy House |
| 148 | All in the Blues | Willie Jackson | Self-Release |
| 149 | You Ain’t Unlucky | Veronica Lewis | Blue Heart |
| 150 | Blues Roots & Other Fruits | Django Blackheart | Laneway |
| 151 | Come over Here | Judy Sings the Blues | Self-Release |
| 152 | Shake It | Robert Connely Farr | Self-Release |
| 153 | Nobody's Fool | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Keeping The Blues Alive |
| 154 | Rebel Moon Blues | Sass Jordan | Stony Plain |
| 155 | So Much Trouble | David Rotundo Band | Dreams We Share |
| 156 | Dance Songs for Hard Times | The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band | Self-Release |
| 157 | I'm Hungry | Jimmie Bratcher | Ain't Skeert Tunes |
| 158 | Keep on Climbin' | West Side Joe & The Men of Soul | Jyn |
| 159 | Church House Blues | Crystal Shawanda | True North |
| 160 | Uncivil War | Shemekia Copeland | Alligator |
| 161 | Spirits in the Water | Dione Taylor | Matay |
| 162 | Somebody Save Me | Sugaray Rayford | Forty Below |
| 163 | Chocolate Cake | Zoom with Shawn Kellerman | Mouhaha |
| 164 | The Night Calls | The Blue Chevys | Donor |
| 165 | Sonic Departures | JW-Jones | Solid Blues |
| 166 | Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers | Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers | VizzTone |
| 167 | Blood Red Moon | Jeff Dale and the South Woodlawners | Pro Sho Bidness |
| 168 | Cruel Thing | Bad Luck Woman & Her Misfortunes | Self-Release |
| 169 | High Horse | The British Bluescasting Corporation | Self-Release |
| 170 | Just Say the Word | Gabe Stillman | VizzTone |
| 171 | Cry out | Kat Riggins | Gulf Coast |
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