THE BIG BLUES CHART
REAL-WORLD RADIO REPORTING
TOP 50 MONTHLY BLUES ALBUMS
OCTOBER 2026 CHART - USA
#1 / Mark Hummel / Road Dog / Rocinitis Records
#2 / Danielle Nicole / Fireflies / Forty Below
#3 / Sherman Holmes / One Step Ahead of the Blues / Nola Blue Records
#4 / Big Harp George / No Shortcuts / Blue Mountain
#5 / Boneshakers / Pull Up The Roots: The Berlin & Hotel Sessions / Gulf Coast Records
#6 / Various Artists / Antone's 50th Presents Chicago Bound: Honoring Muddy, Cliff & Blue / Blues Till 2 Recording Company
#7 / Donna Herula / Cold Feet / self-release
#8 / Vanese Thomas / Window To My Soul / Overton
#9 / Jeni Grouws / Music House / Navy House Productions
#10 / Dustin Arbuckle And The Damnations / Fight Like The Devil (Or Run Like Hell) / S/R
#11 / Kirk Fletcher and Erika Baier / Don't Look No More / VizzTone Label Group
#12 / Jad Tariq / Precious Company / MoMojo Records
#13 / The Gerry Hundt Trio / One More For Me / self-release
#14 / Mitch Woods / A Night in New Orleans (Live) / MoMojo
#15 / BB & the Bullets / Wrong Side Of The River / Overton Music
#16 / Max Hightower / The Blues Chooses You / Momojo
#17 / Janiva Magness / Truth In The Room - The Clearmountain Sessions / Blue Elan
#18 / The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra / What Can We Do? / NOLA Blue Records
#19 / Christopher Wyze and the Tellers / Naptown Blues / Big Radio Records
#20 / John Primer & Friends / Tribute to Theresa’s Lounge / Blues House Productions
#21 / Bernard Allison / Loving You / Ruf Records
#22 / Chris O'Leary / Blue Collar / Alligator Records
#23 / Cedar County Cobras / Sinners & Saints / Overton Music
#24 / GA 20 with Charlie Musselwhite / GA 20 with Charlie Musselwhite / New West Records
#25 / Anthony Geraci / Where Were You / Delmark Records
#26 / Jovin Webb / Son Of A Sinner / Blind Pig
#27 / Harrell 'Young Rell' Davenport / Young Rell / Little Village
#28 / Keb’ Mo’ / The Breakdown / Concord Records
#29 / Joanna Connor / Live on 11/11 / MC Records
#30 / Albert Castiglia / Grits & Glory / Gulf Coast
#31 / Kevin Burt / This Trip / Gulf Coast Records
#32 / Peter Parcek / Most of the Time / Lightnin Records
#33 / Kat Riggins Her Blues Revival / Everyday Is Saturday / House Berry Productions
#34 / Steve Howell/Dan Sumner/Jason Weinheimer / I Don't Mind / Out of the Past Music, LLC
#35 / Crystal Shawanda / Homesick Indian Blues / New Sun Records
#36 / Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram / Hard Road / Red Zero Records
#37 / Jake Soberlak / I'm In Trouble / S/R
#38 / Eric Jerardi / The Game / Alternator Records
#39 / Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band / Time / Resonatin’ Records
#40 / Wailin’ Walter / Bluesman / Jitterbug
#41 / Shaun Murphy / Brand New Blues / Vision Wall Records
#42 / Nicky T and The Snake Charmers / Ain't Wasting Time / S/R
#43 / Russ Green / Stone Cold / Overton Records
#44 / Tas Cru / Might Give Out…But I Won’t Give In / Guitar One Records
#45 / Curtis Salgado / Legacy Rewind: Live in '25 (Live April 5 at The Triple Door, Seattle, WA) / Nola Blue Records
#46 / Lil Ed and The Blues Imperials / Slideways / Alligator Records
#47 / Duke Robillard and His Allstar Band / Blast Off! / Nola BLue
#48 / Jason Ricci And The Bad Kind / 13 Hours / Gulf Coast Records
#49 / Reverend Raven & Westside Andy / Way Back Home (feat. The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys) / Nevermore
#50 / Walk That Walk / The Lifer / self release
OCTOBER 2026 CHART - CANADA
#1 / Wailin Al Walker / Bluesman / Jitterbug Records
#2 / Jake Soberlak / I'm In Trouble / Indie
#3 / Brandon Isaak / Lookin' Out My Window / Modern Primitive Records
#4 / Angel Forrest / A Beautiful Life / Indie
#5 / Justin Saladino Band / Steal My Soul / Indie
#6 / Vaneese Thomas / Window To My Soul / Overton Music
#7 / Sass Jordan / Bitches Blues / Stony Plain Records
#8 / Secondhand Dreamcar / Get Ready / Indie
#9 / Mark Hummel / Road Dog / Rockinitis Records
#10 / Crystal Shawanda / Homesick Indian Blues / New Sun Records
#11 / Honeybear, The Band / The Cure / Playmor
#12 / Smoke Wagon Blues Band / Live - Still Jukin' / Indie
#13 / The Boneshakers / Pull Up The Roots: The Berlin & Hotel Sessions / Gulf Coast Records
#14 / Sass Jordan / Rebel Moon Blues / Stony Plain Records
#15 / Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport / Young Rell / Little Village Foundation
#16 / Jad Tariq / Precious Company / MoMojo Records
#17 / Jeni Grouws / Music House / Navy House Productions
#18 / Angelica Jones / The Whammy / Indie
#19 / Harrison Kennedy / Old Fashion Plain / Electro-Fi Records
#20 / Sherman Holmes / One Step Ahead Of the Blues / NOLA Blue Records
#21 / The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra / What Can We Do? / NOLA Blue Records
#22 / Miss Robin Banks / Lost In Austin / Dallas Blues Society Records
#23 / Ethan Askey / Outside the Lines / Indie
#24 / Chris O’Leary / Blue Collar / Alligator Records
#25 / Albert Castiglia / Grits & Glory / Gulf Coast Records
#26 / Sue Foley / Alone (together) A Holiday Companion / FOMZ Records
#27 / Dustin Arbuckle and the Damnations / Fight Like the Devil or Run Like Hell / Indie
#28 / Big Harp George / No Shortcuts / Blues Mountain Records
#29 / Donna Herula / Cold Feet / Indie
#30 / Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train / Live at Flamingo Noir / Indie
#31 / Kirk Fletcher and Erika Baier / Don't Lool No More / VizzTone Label Group
#32 / Danielle Nicole / Fireflies / Forty Below Records
#33 / John Primer / Tribute To Theresa’s Lounge / Blues House
#34 / Christopher Wyze & The Tellers / Naptown Blues / Big Radio Records
#34 / GA-20 & Charlie Musselwhite / Blues Now / New West Records, LLC
#35 / BB & The Bullets / Wrong Side of the River / Overton Music
#36 / Mark Branscombe / Field Recordings / self-release
#37 / Danny Marks / Back To The Blues / Indie
#38 / Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar / A Beautiful Buzz / Gypsy Soul Records
#39 / Peter Parcek / Most Of The Time / Lightnin Records
#40 / Janiva Magness / Truth in the Room: The Clearmountain Sessions / Blue Élan Records
#41 / The Gerry Hundt Trio / One More For Me / self release
#42 / Anthony Geraci / Where Were You / Delmark Records
#43 / Garret T. Willie / Bill's Cafe / Cordova Bay Records
#44 / Walk That Walk / The Lifer / Indie
#45 / Brandon Isaak / Walkin' With The Blues / Indie
#46 / Fuel Junkie / What You Came For / Indie
#47 / Bernard Allison / Loving You / Ruf Records
#48 / Blue Moon Marquee / Get Your Feathers Ready / Indie
#49 / Mich and the Blues Bastards / Mich and the Blues Bastards / self-release
#50 / Joanna Connor / Live On 11/11 / M.C. Records