The Roots Music Report's
Top Soul Blues Album Chart
for the Year of 2019
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi BarBQ | Zac Harmon | Catfood |
| 2 | That's Where It's At! | Michael Jerome Browne | Borealis |
| 3 | War in My Mind | Beth Hart | Mascot |
| 4 | Run Home Slow | The Teskey Brothers | Glassnote |
| 5 | Back in Business | Frank Bey | Nola Blue |
| 6 | Heartland and Soul | Kevin Burt | Little Village Foundation |
| 7 | Every Soul's a Star | Dave Keller | Catfood |
| 8 | Live from Centennial Park, Atlanta, 1996 | Jack Mack & The Heart Attack | SSR Free Roll |
| 9 | Battle of the Blues Chicago Vs Oakland | Delta Roots | Delta Roots |
| 10 | Walk with Me | Laura Rain and the Caesars | LRC |
| 11 | Wrong Kind of Love | Rae Gordon Band | Self-Release |
| 12 | Love Letter | Regina Bonelli | True Groove |
| 13 | Saving Grace | Scott Sharrard | We Save Music |
| 14 | Run to Me | Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar | Gypsy Soul |
| 15 | Hard to Love | Joyann Parker | Self-Release |
| 16 | In Between | Miss Emily | Self-Release |
| 17 | Holla and Moan | The McNaMarr Project | Bahool |
| 18 | Old School Girl | Lawrence Lebo | On The Air |
| 19 | Checkmate | Jack de Keyzer | Self-Release |
| 20 | Blues Keep Knockin' | Trudy Lynn | Conner Ray |
| 21 | All My Dues Are Paid | Frank Bey | Nola Blue |
| 22 | The Angels in Heaven Done Signed My Name | Leo Bud Welch | Unknown |
| 23 | Back in Love | Ms Zeno The Mojo Queen | Blue Lotus |
| 24 | I'm Still Around | Johnny Rawls | 3rd Cigar |
| 25 | Rebekah Meldrum | Rebekah Meldrum | Self-Release |
| 26 | Lady of the Blues | Miss Freddye | Self-Release |
| 27 | Things Have Changed | Bettye LaVette | Verve |
| 28 | Better Than I Was | Rae Gordon Band | Self-Release |
| 29 | Reckoning | Billy Price | Vizztone |
| 30 | The Heist | Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue | Rhythm Bomb-Rockstar |
| 31 | Journey | Benny Turner | Nola Blue |
| 32 | Wild Heart | Holly Hyatt | Self-Release |
| 33 | When She's Gone | Benny Turner | Nola Blue |
| 34 | Mojo | Al Corte’ | Self-Release |
| 35 | I Thank God | Elsa Harris | The Sirens Records |
| 36 | Desire | Lauren Mitchell | Self-Release |
| 37 | Spitball, Shatter & Patch | Randy McAllister and the Scrappiest band in the Motherland | Reaction |
| 38 | Biting Through | Old Riley & The Water | Self-Release |
| 39 | Jawbreaker! | Dawn Tyler Watson | Self-Release |
| 40 | Wild & Free | Annika Chambers | Under the Radar |
| 41 | Bluer Than a Man Should Be | Johnny Mannion Band | Self-Release |
| 42 | Wishbone | Biscuit Miller | Bluebass Music |
| 43 | Double Trouble | Jaye Hammer | Ecko |
| 44 | Honey for the Biscuit | Tasha Taylor | Ruf |
| 45 | Sweet & Sour Blues | Charles Wilson | Blues Critic Records |
| 46 | Come Together | Tweed Funk | Tweed Tone |
| 47 | Tiger in a Cage | Johnny Rawls | Catfood |
| 48 | Blues Revival | Kat Riggins | Bluzpik Media |
| 49 | Raw Sugar | JJ Thames | DeChamp Music |
| 50 | Come on over to Me | Barbara Stephan | Willow |
| 51 | Holywater | HeavyDrunk | 4142 Music |
| 52 | Paragon | Kal David & Lauri Bono | Take That Task |
| 53 | TBA | Jade MacRae | Self |
| 54 | Now Playing | Mark Butcher | Unknown |
| 55 | Diane Durrett & Soul Suga (Live) | Diane Durrett & Soul Suga | Blooming Tunes |
| 56 | Livin' on a High Note | Mavis Staples | Anti |
| 57 | SOUL DEEP: the STORY of BLACK POPULAR MUSIC | Various Artists: SOUL DEEP: THE STORY OF BLACK POPULAR MUSIC | Unknown |
| 58 | Every Night is Like Mardi Gras | Davi Jay & The Bourbon Street Experience | Montrose |
| 59 | Have a Little Faith | Mavis Staples | Alligator Records |
| 60 | Live (feat. Laura Chavez) | Casey Hensley | VizzTone |
| 61 | Face Down | O.B.Buchana | Ecko |
| 62 | Ph.D in the Blues | Bobby G | Third Street Cigar |
| 63 | Eli Paperboy Reed Meets High & Mighty Brass Band | Eli "Paperboy" Reed | Yep Roc |
| 64 | Check Mate | Jack de Keyzer | Unknown |
| 65 | Decisions | Bobby Rush | Silver Talon |
| 66 | Unknown | Claudette King | Unknown |
| 67 | South Shore | Billy Seward | WFS Music |
| 68 | Grit | Vintage#18 | Self-Release |
| 69 | Back to the Shack | Jack Mack & The Heart Attack | Self-Release |
| 70 | Soul of a Man | Billy Walton Band | VizzTone |
| 71 | Blues You Can Use | Bobby "Blue" Bland | Malaco |
| 72 | Blues Mix 27: Ultimate Soul Blues | Jaye Hammer | Ecko |
| 73 | Blues Mix 28: Dance Party Soul | O.B. Buchana | Ecko |
| 74 | Blues Mix 28: Dance Party Soul | Sweet Angel | Ecko |
| 75 | Where I'm Coming from | Dave Keller | Tastee-Tone |
| 76 | Shake a Hand - Single | Rockit 88 Band | 7 Arts |
| 77 | Pickin' Up the Pieces - the Best of the Average White Band | Average White Band | Rhino |
| 78 | Best of | Taj Mahal | Columbia |
| 79 | Holy Water;Walking to the Mission in the Rain;Walking to the Mission in the Rain - Single | HeavyDrunk | 4142 Music |
| 80 | Different Shades of Blue | Artie Blues Boy White | Waldoxy |
| 81 | Portrait of the Blues | Bobby "Blue" Bland | Malaco |
| 82 | Blues Mix 28: Dance Party Soul | Gerod Rayborn | Ecko |
| 83 | Blues Mix 29: Grown & Sexy Soul | Ms. Jody | Ecko |
| 84 | All It Was | Roxanne Potvin | Comino Music |
| 85 | Twenty Five Years Ago | Doc and Friends | TEMPS RECORD |
| 86 | Single | The Rhythm Express | 7 Arts |
| 87 | Third Man in | Amos Garrett | Stony Plain |
| 88 | The Number 1 Blues Album | James Brown | Verve |
| 89 | 100 SOUL CLASSICS | Various Artists: 100 Soul Classics | Unknown |
| 90 | Upset the Status Quo | Alabama Mike | JukeHouse Records |
| 91 | Flying Solo | Dan Burnett | Self Release |
| 92 | Cash Up Front | Cash McCall | Stone |
| 93 | Times Hard | Kingdom Brothers | Groove Ready |
| 94 | Good Love | Johnnie Taylor | Malaco |
| 95 | Midnight Run | Bobby "Blue" Bland | Malaco |
| 96 | Henry Stone's Best of Latimore | Latimore | HSM |
| 97 | Best of Denise LaSalle | Denise LaSalle | Malaco |
| 98 | Something's Mighty Wrong | Tyrone Davis | Ichiban |
| 99 | Face Down | O.B. Buchana | Ecko |
| 100 | Blues Mix 29: Grown and Sexy Soul | Rick Lawson | Ecko |
| 101 | Blues Mix 30: Swing out Soul | Barbara Carr | Ecko |
| 102 | I Can't Change | Billy The Kid & The Regulators | Indedpendent |
| 103 | Blueberry Pie | Starlite Campbell Band | Supertone |
| 104 | It's Time | Steve Kozak Band | Self-Release |
| 105 | Desire | Lauren Mitchell Band | Unknown |
| 106 | GoGo Juice | Jon Cleary | Thirty Tigers |
| 107 | Unknown | Fenton Robinson | Unknown |
| 108 | If I Loved You Hard Enough | HeavyDrunk | 4142 Music |
| 109 | This is Where I Live | William Bell | Stax |
| 110 | Get What You Deserve | Sweet Pea Atkinson | Blue Note |
| 111 | Together Again... Live | Bobby Bland | Unknown |
| 112 | 23 TRAX of MAX (1965-1982) | MAX MERRITT & THE METEORS | Unknown |
| 113 | BURN IT DOWN | THE DYNAMITES | Unknown |
| 114 | THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION | Little Richard | Unknown |
| 115 | Sleeping with a Stranger | James Armstrong | Hightone |
| 116 | Holy Water;Holywater;Walking to the Mission in the Rain | HeavyDrunk | 4142 Music |
| 117 | Lookin' Up! | Jack Mack & The Heart Attack | Superstar |
| 118 | Right Back Atcha | Dave Keller | Tastee Tone |
| 119 | Soul Party Weekend;The Very Best of Johnnie Taylor | Johnnie Taylor | Craft Recordings;Universal Music |
| 120 | Tamla Motown Big Hits & Hard to Find Classics, Vol. 3 | The Isley Brothers | Revolver Records |
| 121 | The Best of Syl Johnson: the Hi Records Years | Syl Johnson | Hi |
| 122 | It's Christmas Baby | O.B. Buchana | Ecko |
| 123 | Call Me Mr. C | Willie Clayton | Clatone |
| 124 | Cheatin' Habit | Little Milton | Malaco |
| 125 | Funky Sounds... | Eric Mercury | Enterprise |
| 126 | Soulsville, U.S.A. - a Celebration of Stax | Little Milton | Stax/Concord |
| 127 | Hole in the Wall | Mel Waiters | Brittani |
| 128 | Chronicle 20 Hits | Johnnie Taylor | Stax |
| 129 | Z.Celebration | Z.Z.'s Friends | Malaco |
| 130 | Blues Mix 27: Ultimate Soul Blues | David Brinston | Ecko |
| 131 | I'm Working Hard for You Baby | Roy C | Unknown |
| 132 | Pick Up the Pieces | Frank-O | Traction |
| 133 | Memphis Monday Morning | Bobby Bland | Malaco |
| 134 | Anthology | The Impressions | MCA |
| 135 | Blues Mix 29: Grown & Sexy Soul | David Brinston | Ecko |
| 136 | Blues Mix 29: Grown Sexy Soul | O.B. Buchana | Ecko |
| 137 | Blues Mix 30: Swing out Soul | Rick Lawson | Ecko |
| 138 | A Real Good Woman | Sheba the Mississippi Queen | Bongo Boy |
| 139 | Unknown | Melissa Etheridge | Unknown |
| 140 | Black Market III | Dashboard Jesus | Rip Cat |
| 141 | The Very Best of Johnnie Taylor | Johnnie Taylor | Universal Music |
| 142 | Bridget Jones's Baby (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | The Isley Brothers | Epic/Legacy |
| 143 | Unknown | Mike Farris | Compass Records |
| 144 | Unknown | Shaun Murphy | Unknown |
| 145 | Dirty Flowers | Rae Gordon Band | Self-Release |
| 146 | Man on Fire | Boogie Patrol | Self-Release |
| 147 | Rise | Miss Emily | Self |
| 148 | Gold | Laura Rain and the Caesars | Self-Release |
| 149 | The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 | Mable John | Universal Music |
| 150 | America | Soul Scratch | Colemine Records |
| 151 | Waiting for the Train | Johnny Rawls | Catfood |
| 152 | The EP | Gough-Martin Blues Band | Self |
| 153 | Collection - Volume 1 | Benny Turner | Blind Raccoon & Nola Blue |
| 154 | GOLDEN BEST (Remaster Tracks);Rhino Hi-Five: Average White Band (US Release) | Average White Band | Rhino Atlantic;SOLID RECORDS |
| 155 | Cut the Cake + Soul Searching + Benny & Us;Cut the Cake | Average White Band | Edsel;Rhino Atlantic |
| 156 | Cardiac Party | Jack Mack & The Heart Attack | Self-Release |
| 157 | Soul Power | Curtis Harding | Burger |
| 158 | The Isley Brothers: Taken to the Next Phase (Reconstructions) | The Isley Brothers | Sony |
| 159 | Rare Stamps | Eddie Floyd | Stax |
| 160 | AWB | Average White Band | Columbia |
| 161 | Still Standing | Bobby G | Third Street Cigar |
| 162 | Curtis | Curtis Mayfield | Unknown |
| 163 | That Kinda Woman | Miss Freddye | Unknown |
| 164 | Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! - the Rolling Stones in Concert (40th Anniversary Deluxe Version) | Ike & Tina Turner | ABKCO |
| 165 | Drank of My Love | Chrystal Thomas | Self-Release |
| 166 | You Want Smoke | Mr.Smoke | S&F |
| 167 | Live at Blind Willie's Vol. 1 | Sandra Hall | Big Bender |
| 168 | Super Hits 1967 | Sam & Dave | Gusto Records |
| 169 | Closet Lover | Betty Padgett | Heaven Bound/Ls Entert. |
| 170 | Black Magic: Soundtrack | Average White Band | Rhino |
| 171 | Funky Yo Yo | Don Covay | Essential Media Group |
| 172 | 7" | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone Records |
| 173 | Daptone Records Singles Collection: Volume 2 | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone Records |
| 174 | Midnight Rider | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone Records |
| 175 | This Time | James & Black | Magnet |
| 176 | Discover Isley Brothers | The Isley Brothers | Epic/Legacy |
| 177 | Something Special | Jimmy Hughes | Universal Music Ireland Ltd. |
| 178 | Walking to the Mission in the Rain | HeavyDrunk | 4142 Music |
| 179 | Clifford Curry: the Anthology | Clifford Curry | Ripete |
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