THE BIG BLUES CHART
REAL-WORLD RADIO REPORTING
TOP 50 MONTHLY BLUES ALBUMS
APRIL 2026 CHART - USA
#1 / Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials / Slideways / Alligator Records
#2 / Selwyn Birchwood / Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues / Alligator Records
#3 / Mike Finnigan / Mike Finnigan / Forty Below
#4 / Bob Corritore / Ernestine Blues / VizzTone
#5 / Duke Robillard & His All Star Band / Blast Off / Nola Blue Records
#6 / Curtis Salgado / Legacy Rewind: Live in '25 / Nola Blue Records
#7 / Rick Vito / Slidemaster / MoMojo Records
#8 / Gabe Stillman / What Happens Next? / Gulf Coast
#9 / Mike Zito / Outside Or The Eastside / Gulf Coast
#10 / Amani Burnham / Roots & Wings / Blind Pig
#11 / Omar Coleman/Igor Prado / Old New Funky & Blue / Nola Blue
#12 / Laura Chavez / My Voice / Ruf Records
#13 / Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps / Bad At Being Good / MoMojo
#14 / Altered Five Blues Band / Hammer & Chisel / Blind Pig Records
#15 / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Future Soul / Fantasy Records
#16 / Joe Bonamassa / B.B. Kings Blues Summit 100 / KTBA Records
#17 / Garret T. Willie / Bill’s Cafe / Gulf Coast
#18 / Tinsley Ellis / Labor of love / Alligator
#19 / Charlie Barath / Issaquena Getaway / self
#20 / Peter Veteska & Blues Train / Key Of V / Momojo Records
#21 / Seth James / Motormouth / Qualified Records
#22 / Stefan Hillessheim Band / Live at Chicago Blues Festival / Stella Blue Music
#23 / Sean McDonald / Have Mercy! / Little Village
#24 / Mick Kolassa / Blue To The Bone / Endless Blues Records
#25 / Billy Thompson / This World / MoMojo Records
#26 / Crystal Shawanda / Sing Pretty Blues / New Sun
#27 / Mike Guldin / While I Can / Blue Sky
#28 / Roomful of Blues / Steppin' Out / Alligator
#29 / Eliza Neals / Thunder In The House / EH Records
#30 / Kim Wilson / Slow Burn / M.C. Records
#31 / Marc Broussard / Chance Worth Taken / KTBA Records
#32 / Buddy Guy / Ain't Done With The Blues / RCA/ Silvertone
#33 / Peter Karp / Jersey Town / Rose Cottage
#34 / Stacy Mitchhart / No Rhyme or Reason / Dr. Sam Records
#35 / D.K. Harrell / Talkin' Heavy / Alligator Records
#36 / The James Hunter Six / Off The Fence / Easy Eye
#37 / Guy Davis/Corey Harris/Alvin Youngblood Hart / Fight On ! True Blues Vol 2 / Yellow Dog Records
#38 / Billy Price / Random Madness / Get Hip
#39 / The CD Woodbury Trio / Bulldog / Lightning In A Bottle Records
#40 / Lexie Blue / Too Glam To Give A Damn / Self
#41 / Brooks Milgate / Roll With The Punches / Momojo Records
#42 / Kyle Rowland / Not Holding Back / Little Village
#43 / Ed Alstrom / This Idea Of Humanity… / self
#44 / Charles Tiner / Good Soul / Self-release
#45 / Pontchartrain Shakers / Love, Peace, & Chicken Grease / Southland Records
#46 / Tommy Castro & The Painkillers / Closer To The Bone / Alligator Records
#47 / Mississippi Heat / Don't Look Back / Delmark Records
#48 / Luke Winslow-King / Coast of Light / Bloodshot Records
#49 / Guy Verlinde / Best of Blues / Bandr Music
#50 / Joanne Shaw Taylor / What Good Is My Love / Journeyman Records
APRIL 2026 CHART - CANADA
#1 / Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials / Slideways / Alligator Records
#2 / The Johnny Max Band / Johnny Max & His So Called Friends / Indie
#3 / Mike Finnigan / Mike Finnigan / Forty Below Records
#4 / Brandon Isaak / Walkin' With The Blues / Indie
#5 / Crystal Shawanda / Sing Pretty Blues / New Sun Records
#6 / Sean McDonald / Have Mercy! / Little Village Foundation
#7 / Debra Power / Unapologetically Me / Indie
#8 / Steve Marriner / Hear My Heart / Cordova Bay Records
#9 / Garret T. Willie / Bill’s Cafe / Gulf Coast
#10 / Selwyn Birchwood / Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues / Alligator Records
#11 / Bob Corritore / Ernestine Blues / Vizztone Label Group
#12 / Ndidi O / It’s About Time / Cordova Bay Records
#13 / Charlie Barath / Issaquena Getaway / Indie
#14 / Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps / Bad At Being Good / MoMojo Records
#15 / Blue Moon Marquee / New Orleans Sessions / Indie
#16 / Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne / Ooh Yeah! / Stony Plain Records
#17 / Gabe Stillman / What Happens Next / Gulf Coast Records
#18 / Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar / A Beautiful Buzz / Gypsy Soul Records
#19 / Spencer Mackenzie / Empty Chairs / Gypsy Soul Records
#20 / Marcus Trummer / From The Start / Gypsy Soul Records
#21 / Duke Robillard & His All Star Band / Blast Off / Nola Blue Records
#22 / Chambers DesLauriers / Our Time to Ride / Forty Below Records
#23 / D.K. HARRELL / Talkin' heavy / Alligator Records
#24 / Laura Chavez / My Voice / Ruf Records
#25 / Sunday Wilde / The One Mic Sessions / Indie
#26 / Ollee Owens / Nowhere To Hide / Ollee Owens Music
#27 / Miss Emily / The Medicine / Gypsy Soul Records
#28 / Muddy What? / Neon Soul / Howlin' Who Records
#29 / Blue Moon Marquee & Northern Cree / Get Your Feathers Ready / Indie
#30 / Amani Burnham / Roots & Wings / Blind Pig Records
#31 / Gina Coleman / Uncrowned – A Tribute to Ida Cox / Guitar One Records
#32 / Joanne Shaw Taylor / The Trouble With Love / Journeyman Records
#33 / Wailin' Walker / Blues Lightnin / JitterBug Records
#34 / Pontchartrain Shakers / Love, Peace & Chicken Grease / Southland Records
#35 / Angelique Francis / Not Defeated / Indie
#36 / David Gogo / YEAH! / Cordova Bay Records
#37 / Eric Bibb / One Mississippi / Repute Records
#38 / Sue Foley / One Guitar Woman / Stony Plain Records
#39 / Tinsley Ellis / Labor Of Love / Alligator Records
#40 / The Swingin' Blackjacks / Never Tire, Never Stop / Rhythm Train Recordings
#41 / Van Morrison / Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge / Orangefield Records
#42 / Omar Coleman & Igor Prado / Old, New, Funky and Blue / Nola Blue Records
#43 / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Future Soul / Fantasy Records
#44 / Big Time Lew & The Screaming Rockets / Let’s Swing! / Blue Coati
#45 / Robbin Kapsalis / The Blues Is In the House / Blues House Productions
#46 / Ghalia Volt / Burn The House Down / Ruf Records
#47 / Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues / The Blues Is My Biography / Rosa's Lounge Records
#48 / Guy Davis/Corey Harris/Alvin Youngblood Hart / Fight On ! True Blues Vol 2 / Yellow Dog Records
#49 / Michael Jerome Browne / Gettin' Together / Borealis Records
#50 / Ken Whiteley / Keep Going / Pyramid Records