The Roots Music Report's
Top Chicago Blues Song Chart
for the Year of 2020
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked Jowl Blues | The Cash Box Kings |
| 2 | Nothing New Under the Sun (feat. Lewis "Big Lew" Powell) | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon |
| 3 | It's Good to Be King | Mojo Morganfield |
| 4 | The Real Mccoy (feat. Lewis "Big Lew" Powell) | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon |
| 5 | 44 Blues | Johnny Iguana |
| 6 | Sunnyland (feat. Kaz Nogio, Yoshi Mizuno, Lee Kanehira, Yoshimi Hirata & Takagiman) | Johnny Burgin |
| 7 | Rattlesnake | Jimmy Johnson |
| 8 | Chi - Town Boogie | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon |
| 9 | Take out Some Insurance | Jimmy Reed |
| 10 | One Day You're Gonna Get Lucky (feat. Iper Onishi, Yoshi Mizuno, Zee & Takagiman) | Johnny Burgin |
| 11 | I Need You So Bad | Jimmy Johnson |
| 12 | Howlin for My Darling (feat. Lewis "Big Lew" Powell) | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon |
| 13 | 10,000 Miles Away (feat. Lewis "Big Lew" Powell) | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon |
| 14 | Misty Blue | Etta James |
| 15 | And the Devil Too | Sugar Blue |
| 16 | I Want to Be Loved (feat. Lewis "Big Lew" Powell) | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon |
| 17 | I Got a Woman | Linsey Alexander |
| 18 | Hurry Up Baby (feat. Nacomi Tanaka, Yoshimi Hirata & Fumiko Maejima) | Johnny Burgin |
| 19 | Poor Boy Blue | Chris Shutters & Jimmy Burns |
| 20 | Sorry Excuses (feat. Bekka Bramlett) | Rusty Gear |
| 21 | Down in the Valley | Jimmy Johnson |
| 22 | Every Day of Your Life (feat. Typhanie Monique) | Jimmy Johnson |
| 23 | Downhill | Sugar Blue |
| 24 | Sweet Home Osaka (feat. Ataka Suzuki, Zee, Yoshi Mizuno, Lee Kanehira, Iper Onishi, Kaz Nogio, KOTEZ & Nacomi Tanaka) | Johnny Burgin |
| 25 | Hammer and Tickle | Johnny Iguana |
| 26 | Old School Player (feat. Iper Onishi, Yoshi Mizuno, Zee & Takagiman) | Johnny Burgin |
| 27 | Ballad of George Floyd (feat. Billy Branch) | Dave Specter |
| 28 | Stop the Train | Chris Shutters & Jimmy Burns |
| 29 | Stop Breakin' Down | Johnny Iguana |
| 30 | Good Ole Days | Sugar Blue |
| 31 | Comfort Food Blues (feat. Minoru Maruyama) | Liz Mandeville |
| 32 | You're an Old Lady | Johnny Iguana |
| 33 | Bailing the Titanic (feat. Dario Lombardo) | Liz Mandeville |
| 34 | Pumpkin's Boogie (feat. KOTEZ, Lee Kanehira, Zee & Ataka Suzuki) | Johnny Burgin |
| 35 | Strange Things Happening | Jimmy Johnson |
| 36 | Blues, Why Do You Worry Me? | Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite |
| 37 | The Wine Talkin' | The Cash Box Kings |
| 38 | Burning Fire | Johnny Iguana |
| 39 | One Night Man | GA-20 |
| 40 | Somebody Loan Me a Dime | Jimmy Johnson |
| 41 | Samurai Harp Attack (feat. Takagiman, Yoshimi Hirata, Yoshi Mizuno, Lee Kanehira, Kaz Nogio, KOTEZ & Iper Onishi) | Johnny Burgin |
| 42 | Joe, You Ain't from Chicago | The Cash Box Kings |
| 43 | How Many Times (Do You Get to Break My Heart) [feat. Philippe Fernandez & Gilles Gabbisson] | Liz Mandeville |
| 44 | Groaning the Blues (feat. Lewis "Big Lew" Powell) | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon |
| 45 | I'm the Man Down There | The Cash Box Kings |
| 46 | Man Like Me | Sugar Blue |
| 47 | I Just Cry (feat. Philippe Fernandez) | Liz Mandeville |
| 48 | Bass Reeves | Sugar Blue |
| 49 | Down in the Bottom | Johnny Iguana |
| 50 | My Greatest Desire (feat. Lewis "Big Lew" Powell) | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon |
| 51 | Cut You Loose (Live) | GA-20 |
| 52 | Day Tripper | Sugar Blue |
| 53 | When I Make Love (feat. Lewis "Big Lew" Powell) | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon |
| 54 | Better when It's Wet | Jimmy Johnson |
| 55 | Living in a Dream | Chris Shutters & Jimmy Burns |
| 56 | Got Love if You Want It | GA-20 |
| 57 | The Whale Has Swallowed Me (Live) | GA-20 |
| 58 | No Consideration | Chris Shutters & Jimmy Burns |
| 59 | From Downtown Chicago to Biloxi Bay | Breezy Rodio |
| 60 | Boss Lady (The Boss is Back) [feat. Peter Struijk] | Liz Mandeville |
| 61 | Chi - Town Boogie (Instrumental) | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon |
| 62 | A Woman Don't Care | Breezy Rodio |
| 63 | The Breeze | Breezy Rodio |
| 64 | Rattlesnake (feat. Iper Onishi, Yoshi Mizuno, Zee & Takagiman) | Johnny Burgin |
| 65 | Another Day | Breezy Rodio |
| 66 | Nobody but You | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 67 | Good Gone Bad | Chris Shutters & Jimmy Burns |
| 68 | My Babe | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 69 | Hate to See You Go | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 70 | My Soul | GA-20 |
| 71 | Juicy Lucy (feat. Billy Flynn, Frank Krakowski, Dean Haas, Illinois Slim & Gerry Hundt) | Martin Lang |
| 72 | Dirty Old Man | Sugar Blue |
| 73 | Spider in My Stew (feat. Lewis "Big Lew" Powell) | Alex Dixon's Vintage Dixon |
| 74 | Shake Your Moneymaker | Johnny Iguana |
| 75 | Going Down (feat. Steve Guyger & Gary Hoey) [Live] | Chris 'Bad News' Barnes |
| 76 | Crackin' Up | GA-20 |
| 77 | If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It | Breezy Rodio |
| 78 | Poor Robert Johnson (feat. Peter Struijk) | Liz Mandeville |
| 79 | He Loves My Biscuits (feat. Ilana Katz Katz) | Liz Mandeville |
| 80 | Two Telephones (feat. Stephen Dougherty, Chris Matheos & Minoru Maruyama) | Johnny Burgin |
| 81 | Keep on | Sugar Blue |
| 82 | Hot Dog Mama | Johnny Iguana |
| 83 | Hold That Train (Remastered) | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials |
| 84 | Pick Up Blues | Breezy Rodio |
| 85 | Keep You Satisfied | Chris Shutters & Jimmy Burns |
| 86 | Ain't No Fun (When the Rabbit Got the Gun) | The Cash Box Kings |
| 87 | Just Give Her Chocolate (feat. Ilana Katz Katz) | Liz Mandeville |
| 88 | Happy Today | GA-20 |
| 89 | Joliet Town (feat. Peter Struijk) | Liz Mandeville |
| 90 | The Book of Life | Chris Shutters & Jimmy Burns |
| 91 | Unwind | Chris Shutters & Jimmy Burns |
| 92 | We Will Be All Right | Sugar Blue |
| 93 | Miss Annie Lou | Chris Shutters & Jimmy Burns |
| 94 | All Night Long | The Cash Box Kings |
| 95 | You're So Fine | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 96 | So Crazy About You (feat. Kaz Nogio, Lee Kanehira & Zee) | Johnny Burgin |
| 97 | Shanghai Sunset | Sugar Blue |
| 98 | I'm a Shufflin' Fool | Breezy Rodio |
| 99 | High As a Georgia Pine (feat. Frank Krakowski, Billy Flynn, Illinois Slim & Dean Haas) | Martin Lang |
| 100 | Booker's Boogie (feat. Frank Krakowski, Billy Flynn & Dean Haas) | Martin Lang |
| 101 | Lonely Soul | GA-20 |
| 102 | What's Coming Next (feat. Steve Guyger & Gary Hoey) [Live] | Chris 'Bad News' Barnes |
| 103 | Dear Blues | Breezy Rodio |
| 104 | A Minute of My Kissing | Breezy Rodio |
| 105 | Blues Falling (feat. Chris Matheos, Steve Dougherty & Charlie Musselwhite) [Live] | Johnny Burgin |
| 106 | Reefer Head Man (feat. Frank Krawkowski, Billy Flynn, Illinois Slim & Dean Haas) | Martin Lang |
| 107 | Younger Days (feat. Frank Krakowski, Billy Flynn, Illinois Slim & Dean Haas) | Martin Lang |
| 108 | Bad Man (feat. Gerry Hundt, Billy Flynn, Frank Krakowski & Dean Haas) | Martin Lang |
| 109 | Bring It on Home (feat. Billy Branch) | Big Head Blues Club |
| 110 | Don't Answer the Door | B.B. King |
| 111 | Blues with a Feeling | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 112 | You're My Trinket (feat. Chris Matheos & Steve Dougherty) [Live] | Johnny Burgin |
| 113 | Louisiana Walk (feat. Chris Matheos, Steve Dougherty & Nancy Wright) [Live] | Johnny Burgin |
| 114 | The Seventh Son | Big Head Blues Club |
| 115 | Easy, Baby (feat. Eddie Shaw) | Magic Sam |
| 116 | Don't Say You're Sorry | Corey Dennison |
| 117 | I Just Keep Loving Her (Mada Sukinanda) [feat. KOTEZ & Lee Kanehira] | Johnny Burgin |
| 118 | Tell Me Pretty Baby (Live) | GA-20 |
| 119 | Look Me in the Eye | Breezy Rodio |
| 120 | You Took the Bait (feat. Chris Matheos, Steve Dougherty, Rae Gordon & Nancy Wright) [Live] | Johnny Burgin |
| 121 | Naggin' on My Mind | GA-20 |
| 122 | Crazy Mixed Up World | Big Head Blues Club |
| 123 | Let Me Love You Baby (feat. Ronnie Baker Brooks) | Big Head Blues Club |
| 124 | At Last | Etta James |
| 125 | Shy Voice | Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials |
| 126 | Crawlin' King Snake | Willie Buck |
| 127 | He Don't Love You (feat. Billy Flynn, Frank Krakowski, Illinois Slim, Dave Waldman & Dean Haas) | Martin Lang |
| 128 | The Mix Up (feat. Frank Krakowski, Billy Flynn, Illinois Slim & Dean Hass) | Martin Lang |
| 129 | House Party | The Cash Box Kings |
| 130 | Online Love Affair (feat. Dario Lombardo) | Liz Mandeville |
| 131 | Desperate Lover | Breezy Rodio |
| 132 | I Want to Be Loved (feat. Mud Morganfield) | Big Head Blues Club |
| 133 | Build That Wall | The Cash Box Kings |
| 134 | The Wrong Number | The Cash Box Kings |
| 135 | Hungry & Horny (feat. Steve Guyger & Gary Hoey) [Live] | Chris 'Bad News' Barnes |
| 136 | Motorhome | Johnny Iguana |
| 137 | Led to a Better Life | Breezy Rodio |
| 138 | I Need Your Love | Breezy Rodio |
| 139 | I Worry My Mind over You (feat. Billy Flynn, Frank Krakowski, Illinois Slim & Dean Haas) | Martin Lang |
| 140 | You Need Love (feat. Mud Morganfield) | Big Head Blues Club |
| 141 | Good Advice (feat. Billy Branch, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Mud Morganfield) | Big Head Blues Club |
| 142 | The Same Thing (feat. Erica Brown) | Big Head Blues Club |
| 143 | Hoochie Coochie Man (feat. Steve Guyger & Gary Hoey) [Live] | Chris 'Bad News' Barnes |
| 144 | Back in a Cadillac (feat. Steve Guyger & Gary Hoey) [Live] | Chris 'Bad News' Barnes |
| 145 | Got to Find a Way (feat. Carla Davis) | Benny Turner & Cash McCall |
| 146 | Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights) [feat. Steve Guyger & Gary Hoey] (Live) | Chris 'Bad News' Barnes |
| 147 | Strength to Survive | Toronzo Cannon |
| 148 | Bonnie and Clyde | Sugar Blue |
| 149 | All Gone Now (feat. Billy Flynn, Frank Krakowski, Illinois Slim & Dean Haas) | Martin Lang |
| 150 | Bottom of the Hill | Willie Buck |
| 151 | Whipping Post (feat. Steve Guyger & Gary Hoey) [Live] | Chris 'Bad News' Barnes |
| 152 | One More Chance with You | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 153 | Spoonful | Benny Turner & Cash McCall |
| 154 | Juke | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 155 | Los Christianos | Breezy Rodio |
| 156 | I'll Survive | Breezy Rodio |
| 157 | I Drink Alone (feat. Steve Guyger & Gary Hoey) [Live] | Chris 'Bad News' Barnes |
| 158 | Raise Your Hand (feat. Steve Guyger & Gary Hoey) [Live] | Chris 'Bad News' Barnes |
| 159 | Boom Boom out Go the Lights | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 160 | Land of Precisely Three Dances | Johnny Iguana |
| 161 | Green and Unsatisfied | Breezy Rodio |
| 162 | Mood Indica (feat. Billy Flynn, Frank Krakowski, Illinois Slim & Dean Haas) | Martin Lang |
| 163 | Stacys on My Feet (feat. Dave Waldman & Dean Haas) | Martin Lang |
| 164 | If You Got a Jealous Woman Facebook Ain't Your Friend | The Cash Box Kings |
| 165 | You Got to Make a Change (feat. Chris Matheos & Steve Dougherty) [Live] | Johnny Burgin |
| 166 | Hush Hush | Etta James |
| 167 | Big Leg Girl (Live) | Sugar Queen and the Straight Blues Band |
| 168 | I Feel So Good | GA-20 |
| 169 | You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover (feat. Steve Guyger & Gary Hoey) [Live] | Chris 'Bad News' Barnes |
| 170 | Bluesman Next Door | The Cash Box Kings |
| 171 | (Hey Babe) Ya Wanna Boogie? [feat. Peter Struijk] | Liz Mandeville |
| 172 | It's a Man Down There | Benny Turner & Cash McCall |
| 173 | Sugar Daddy | The Cash Box Kings |
| 174 | Back off | The Cash Box Kings |
| 175 | Lady Day and John Coltrane | Johnny Iguana |
| 176 | Keep on Workin' (feat. Philippe Fernandez) | Liz Mandeville |
| 177 | No Teasin' Around (Live) | GA-20 |
| 178 | Skin Deep | Buddy Guy |
| 179 | Shake Your Money Maker | Benny Turner & Cash McCall |
| 180 | You Know I'm Right | GA-20 |
| 181 | Daddy's Got the Personal Touch (feat. Chris Matheos, Steve Dougherty, Rae Gordon & Nancy Wright) [Live] | Johnny Burgin |
| 182 | Can't Play the Blues Like BB | Chris Shutters & Jimmy Burns |
| 183 | Last Night | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 184 | All My Love's in Vain | Big Head Blues Club |
| 185 | Dr. Feelgood | Trudy Lynn |
| 186 | Fine Seasoned Woman | Toronzo Cannon |
| 187 | When Will You Tell Him About Me? | Toronzo Cannon |
| 188 | Never Had a Chance | Billy Flynn |
| 189 | Christmas Blues | Billy Flynn |
| 190 | The Dirty Dozens | Benny Turner & Cash McCall |
| 191 | Poison in My Whiskey | The Cash Box Kings |
| 192 | It's Too Late Brother | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 193 | Just Your Fool / Key to the Highway | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 194 | Remembering Little Walter by Marion Diaz (Little Walter's Daughter) | Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues |
| 195 | High Maintenance (Alto Mantenimiento) | Rusty Gear |
| 196 | Everybody Got Wings (feat. Dario Lombardo) | Liz Mandeville |
| 197 | Won't Forget Remix | Rusty Gear |
| 198 | Deep Down in Florida | Muddy Waters |
| 199 | Who Do You Love? | Lurrie Bell |
| 200 | Poison Ivy | Benny Turner & Cash McCall |
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