TOP BLUES RECORDS OF 2025
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUDDY GUY | Ain't Done With The Blues | Silvertone/RCA |
| 2 | TOMMY CASTRO AND THE PAINKILLERS | Closer To The Bone | Alligator |
| 3 | CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE | Look Out Highway | Forty Below |
| 4 | DK HARRELL | Talkin' Heavy | Alligator |
| 5 | TAJ MAHAL AND KEB' MO' | Room On The Porch | Concord |
| 6 | MARIA MULDAUR | One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey | Nola Blue |
| 7 | SAMANTHA FISH | Paper Doll | Rounder/Concord |
| 8 | GALACTIC AND IRMA THOMAS | Audience With The Queen | Tchoup-zilla |
| 9 | SOUTHERN AVENUE | Family | Alligator |
| 10 | BOBBY RUSH AND KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD | Young Fashioned Ways | Thirty Tigers |
| 11 | BOB CORRITORE AND FRIENDS | Doin' The Shout | Vizztone |
| 12 | EDDIE 9V | Saratoga | Ruf |
| 13 | JANIVA MAGNESS | Back For Me | Blue Elan |
| 14 | ROOMFUL OF BLUES | Steppin' Out! | Alligator |
| 15 | MUD MORGANFIELD | Deep Mud | Nola Blue |
| 16 | CAROLYN WONDERLAND | Truth Is | Alligator |
| 17 | SHEMEKIA COPELAND | Blame It On Eve | Alligator |
| 18 | DEVON ALLMAN | The Blues Summit | Ruf |
| 19 | CANDICE IVORY | New Southern Vintage | Nola Blue |
| 20 | CHRISTONE "KINGFISH" INGRAM | Hard Road | Red Zero |
| 21 | JOHN PRIMER | Grown In Mississippi | Blues House |
| 22 | RONNIE BAKER BROOKS | Blues In My DNA | Alligator |
| 23 | KOKO TAYLOR | Crown Jewels | Alligator |
| 24 | NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS | Still Shakin' | New West |
| 25 | RORY BLOCK | Heavy On The Blues | MC |
| 26 | TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND AND LEON RUSSELL | Live At LOCKN' | Swamp Family |
| 27 | BIG AL AND THE HEAVYWEIGHTS | Blues Power | Vizztone |
| 28 | KIRK FLETCHER | Keep On Pushing | Vizztone |
| 29 | DADDY MACK BLUES BAND | Doctor's Orders | Inside Sounds |
| 30 | EARLY JAMES | Medium Raw | Easy Eye/Concord |
| 31 | BILLY BRANCH AND THE SONS OF BLUES | The Blues Is My Biography | Rosa's Lounge |
| 32 | JIMMY VIVINO | Gonna Be 2 Of Those Days | SoNo |
| 33 | ANTHONY PAULE SOUL ORCHESTRA FEATURING WILLY JORDAN | What Are You Waiting For? | Blue Dot |
| 34 | SUGAR BROWN | Toronto Bound | Self-Released |
| 35 | YATES MCKENDREE | Need To Know | Qualified |
| 36 | TOMISLAV GOLUBAN WITH CROOKED EYE TOMMY | Nashville Road | Overton |
| 37 | ROBERT FINLEY | Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya | Easy Eye Sound |
| 38 | RUTHIE FOSTER | Mileage | Sun |
| 39 | BRANDON SANTINI | Which Way Do We Go | MoMojo |
| 40 | POPA CHUBBY AND FRIENDS | I Love Freddie King | Gulf Coast |
| 41 | CW AYON | Bounce Boogie & Bump | Self-Released |
| 42 | HEAVYDRUNK AND WATERMELON SLIM | Bluesland Theme Park | Self-Released |
| 43 | STEVE HOWELL AND THE MIGHTY MEN | Yeah Man | Out Of The Past |
| 44 | JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR | Heavy Soul | Journeyman |
| 45 | JERRON PAXTON | Things Done Changed | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 46 | TAD ROBINSON | Soul In Blues | Delmark |
| 47 | LISA MANN AND GROOVE NOW | The Great Women In Blues | Jay Ray |
| 48 | CHAMBERS DESLAURIERS | Our Time To Ride | Forty Below |
| 49 | ANDREW DUNCANSON | California Trap | Run It Back |
| 50 | JIMI PRIME TIME SMITH | It's My Time | New Folk |
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