THE BIG BLUES CHART
REAL-WORLD RADIO REPORTING
TOP 50 MONTHLY BLUES ALBUMS
MARCH 2026 CHART - USA
#1 / Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials / Slideways / Alligator Records
#2 / Duke Robillard And His All Star Band / Blast Off! / NOLA Blue Records
#3 / Selwyn Birchwood / Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues / Alligator Records
#4 / Omar Coleman & Igor Prada / Old, New, Funky & Blue / Nola Blue Records
#5 / Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps / Bad At Being Good / Momojo Records
#6 / Altered Five Blues Band / Hammer & Chisel / Blind Pig Records
#7 / Mike Finnigan / Mike Finnigan / Forty Below Records
#8 / Tinsley Ellis / Labor Of Love / Alligator
#9 / Joe Bonamassa & Friends / B.B. King's Blues Summit 100 / KTBA Records
#10 / Laura Chavez / My Voice / Ruf
#11 / Crystal Shawanda / Sing Pretty Blues / New Sun Records
#12 / Garret T. Willie / Bill's Cafe / Gulf Coast Records
#13 / Charlie Barath / Issaquena Getaway /
#14 / Billy THOMPSON / This world / MoMojo Records
#15 / Charles Tiner / Good Soul /
#16 / Stefan Hillesheim Band / live at the chicago blues festival / Stella Blue Music
#17 / Kim Wilson / Slow Burn / M.C. Records
#18 / Ed Alstrom / This Idea Of Humanity / Haywire Records
#19 / Gabe Stillman / What Happens Next ? / Gulf Coast Records
#20 / Brooks Milgate / Roll With The Punches / MoMojo Records
#21 / Sean McDonald / Have Mercy! / Little Village Foundation
#22 / Buddy Guy / Ain’t Done with the Blues / Silvertone
#23 / Roomful Of Blues / Steppin' Out! / Alligator Records
#24 / The James Hunter Six / Off The Fence / Easy Eye Sound
#25 / Robbin Kapsalis / The Blues Is In The House / Blues House Productions
#26 / Bob Corritore / Ernestine Blues / VizzTone
#27 / Alex Lopez and the Xpress / Retro Revival / Maremil Music
#28 / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Future Soul / Fantasy
#29 / Candice Ivory / New Southern Vintage / NOLA Blue Records
#30 / Mississippi Heat / Don't Look Back / Delmark
#31 / Kyle Rowland / Not Holding Back / Little Village
#32 / Mud Morganfield / Deep Mud / Nola Blue Records
#33 / Pontchartrain Shakers / Love, Peace, & Chicken Grease / Southland
#34 / Peter Veteska & Blues Train / Key of V / Self-Released
#35 / Christone "Kingfish" Ingram / Hard Road / Red Zero Records
#36 / Brother John - Johnny Never and John Colgan-Davis / Black Crow / Johnny Never Music
#37 / Duwayne Burnside / Red Rooster / Lucky 13 Records
#38 / Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues / The Blues is My Biography / Rosa’s Lounge Records
#39 / D.K. Harrell / Talkin' Heavy / Alligator Records
#40 / Amani Burnham / Roots & Wings / Blind Pig Records
#41 / Spencer Mackenzie / Empty Chairs / Gypsy Soul Records
#42 / Debra Power / Unapologetically Me /
#43 / Mick Kolassa / Blue To The Bone / Endless Blues Records
#44 / Marc Broussard / Chance Worth Taking / KTBA Records
#45 / Farmhand / Long Hollow Blues / Self
#46 / Charlie Musselwhite / Look Out Highway / Forty Below Records
#47 / The Dibs / Just For You / Naked
#48 / The Johnny Max Band / Johnny Max & His so Called Friends / Pour Soul Records
#49 / Royal & Toulouse / Tell the Devil / Little Town Sound
#50 / Eric Bibb / One Mississippi / Repute Records
MARCH 2026 CHART - CANADA
#1 / Debra Power / Unapologetically Me / Indie
#2 / Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials / Slideways / Alligator Records
#3 / Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps / Bad At Being Good / MoMojo Records
#4 / Crystal Shawanda / Sing Pretty Blues / New Sun Records
#5 / Angelique Francis / Not Defeated / Indie
#6 / Brandon Isaak / Walkin' With The Blues / Indie
#7 / Garret T. Willie / Bill's Cafe / Gulf Coast Records
#8 / Miss Emily / The Medicine / Gypsy Soul Records
#9 / The Johnny Max Band / Johnny Max & His So Called Friends / Indie
#10 / Duke Robillard And His All Star Band / Blast Off! / NOLA Blue Records
#11 / Altered Five Blues Band / Hammer & Chisel / Blind Pig Records
#12 / Spencer Mackenzie / Empty Chairs / Gypsy Soul Records
#13 / Omar Coleman & Igor Prada / Old New Funky and Blue / Nola Blue Records
#14 / Charlie Barath / Issaquena Getaway / Indie
#15 / Selwyn Birchwood / Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues / Alligator Records
#16 / Steve Marriner / Hear My Heart / Cordova Bay Records
#17 / Billy Thompson / This World / MoMojo Records
#18 / Big Time Lew & the Screamin' Rockets / Let's Swing! / Blue Coati Productions
#19 / Mike Bourne Band / Kansas City O'Clock / Overton Music
#20 / Laura Chavez / My Voice / Ruf Records'
#21 / Sue Foley / One Guitar Woman / Stony Plain Records
#22 / Robbin Kapsalis / The Blues Is In The House / Blues House Productions
#23 / Secondhand Dreamcar / Answer The Call /
#24 / Roomful of Blues / Steppin' Out! / Alligator Records
#25 / Hubert Sumlin / No Panties On The Bus - single / S/R
#26 / Lowdown Dirty Mojos / Lucky 7 / Hand Made Recordings
#27 / Sean McDonald / Have Mercy! / Little Village Foundation
#28 / Kim Wilson / Slow Burn / M.C. Records
#29 / Ndidi O / It's About Time / Cordova Bay Records
#30 / Ed Alstrom / This Idea Of Humanity / Haywire
#31 / Joe Bonamassa / B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 / KTBA Records
#32 / Samantha King & The Midnight Outfit / Samantha King & The Midnight Outfit /
#33 / Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne / Ooh Yeah! / Stony Plain Records
#34 / Alex Lopez & The Xpress / Retro Revival / Maremill Music
#35 / Brother John / Black Crow / Indie
#36 / Paul Boddy / Soul Gone Blu' / Indie
#37 / The James Hunter Six / Off The Fence / Easy Eye Sound
#38 / Kyle Rowland / Not Holding Back! / Little Village Foundation
#39 / David Gogo / YEAH! / Cordova Bay Records
#40 / Tinsley Ellis / Labor of love / Alligator Records
#41 / Mike Finnigan / Mike Finnigan / Forty Below Records
#42 / Mississippi Heat / Don't Look Back / Delmark Records
#43 / Ethan Askey And The Elevators / Zamboni Girl / Indie
#44 / Bywater Call / How Long – single / Indie
#45 / Father'n'Son / Night Time for Sinners / Indie
#46 / Tony Holiday / Keep Your Head Up / Forty Below Records
#47 / Trudy Lynn / Turning the Same Ole Corners / Jus' Blues Records
#48 / Chambers DesLauriers / Our Time To Ride / Forty Below Records
#49 / The BC Combo / Glass Half Full / MoMojo Records
#50 / Al Lerman / Country-Fried Blues / Indie