List of number-one blues albums

Listed here are Billboard magazine's number-one blues albums from 1995 to present.

Contents 1 1995 2 1996 3 1997 4 1998 5 1999 6 2000 7 2001 8 2002 9 2003 10 2004 11 2005 12 2006 13 2007 14 2008 15 2009 16 2010 17 2011

1995

• 09/02: "From The Cradle" — Eric Clapton (2 weeks)
• 09/09: "Cover To Cover" — Jeff Healey Band (1 week)
• 09/16: "From The Cradle" — Eric Clapton (9 weeks)
• 11/18: "Greatest Hits" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (7 weeks)

1996

• 01/06: "Greatest Hits" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (10 weeks)
• 03/16: "Ledbetter Heights" — Kenny Wayne Shepherd (20 weeks)
• 08/03: "Good Love" — Johnnie Taylor (3 weeks)
• 08/24: "A Tribute To Stevie Ray Vaughan" — Various Artists (8 weeks)
• 10/19: "Good Love" — Johnnie Taylor (9 weeks)
• 12/21: "Greatest Hits" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (2 weeks)

1997

• 01/04: "Greatest Hits" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (4 weeks)
• 02/01: "Help Yourself" — Peggy Scott-Adams (9 weeks)
• 04/05: "Lie To Me" — Jonny Lang (19 weeks)
• 08/16: "Live At Carnegie Hall" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (8 weeks)
• 10/11: "Lie To Me" — Jonny Lang (1 week)
• 10/18: "Live At Carnegie Hall" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (1 week)
• 10/25: "Trouble Is..." — Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band (4 weeks)
• 11/22: "Deuces Wild" — B.B. King (6 weeks)

1998

• 01/03: "Deuces Wild" — B.B. King (7 weeks)
• 02/21: "Blues Brothers 2000" — Soundtrack (7 weeks)
• 04/11: "Trouble Is..." — Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band (22 weeks)
• 09/12: "Slow Down" — Keb' Mo' (4 weeks)
• 10/10: "Trouble Is" — Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band (4 weeks)
• 11/07: "Wander This World" — Jonny Lang (8 weeks)

1999

• 01/02: "Wander This World" — Jonny Lang (14 weeks)
• 04/10: "The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 2" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (18 weeks)
• 08/14: "Blues" — Eric Clapton (10 weeks)
• 10/23: "In Session" — Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan (1 week)
• 10/30: "Live On" — Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band (9 weeks)

2000

• 01/01: "Live On" — Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band (16 weeks)
• 04/22: "Blues At Sunrise" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (7 weeks)
• 06/17: "Gotta Get The Groove Back" — Johnnie Taylor (2 weeks)
• 07/01: "Riding With The King" — B.B. King & Eric Clapton (27 weeks)

2001

• 01/06: "Riding With The King" — B.B. King & Eric Clapton (7 weeks)
• 02/24: "Been A Long Time" — Double Trouble (1 week)
• 03/03: "Riding With The King" — B.B. King & Eric Clapton (3 weeks)
• 03/24: "Nothing Personal" — Delbert McClinton (1 week)
• 03/31: "Best Of B.B. King The Millennium Collection" — B.B. King (1 week)
• 04/07: "Riding With The King" — B.B. King & Eric Clapton (4 weeks)
• 05/05: "Pure Blues" — Various Artists (1 week)
• 05/12: "Riding With The King" — B.B. King & Eric Clapton (1 week)
• 05/19: "Pure Blues" — Various Artists (1 week)
• 05/26: "Riding With The King" — B.B. King & Eric Clapton (1 week)
• 06/02: "Sweet Tea" — Buddy Guy (4 weeks)
• 06/30: "Riding With The King" — B.B. King & Eric Clapton (2 weeks)
• 07/14: "Sweet Tea" — Buddy Guy (3 weeks)
• 08/04: "Riding With The King" — B.B. King & Eric Clapton (1 week)
• 08/11: "Sweet Tea" — Buddy Guy (2 weeks)
• 08/25: "The Word" — The Word (1 week)
• 09/01: "Sweet Tea" — Buddy Guy (5 weeks)
• 10/06: "Get The Blues" — Various Artists (8 weeks)
• 12/01: "A Christmas Celebration Of Hope" — B.B. King (1 week)
• 12/08: "Live At Montreux 1982 And 1985" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (1 week)
• 12/15: "A Christmas Celebration Of Hope" — B.B. King (3 weeks)

2002

• 01/05: "A Christmas Celebration Of Hope" — B.B. King (1 week)
• 01/12: "Live At Montreux 1982 And 1985" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (6 weeks)
• 02/23: "Riding With The King" — B.B. King & Eric Clapton (2 weeks)
• 03/09: "Hot And Sassy" — Peggy Scott-Adams (2 weeks)
• 03/23: "Nothing Personal" — Delbert McClinton (1 week)
• 03/30: "Hot And Sassy" — Peggy Scott-Adams (8 weeks)
• 05/25: "Burnin' Down The House" — Etta James & The Roots Band (16 weeks)
• 09/14: "Stories" — John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers (2 weeks)
• 09/28: "So It's Like That" — Joe Bonamassa (1 week)
• 10/05: "Talking To Strangers" — Shemekia Copeland (1 week)
• 10/12: "Room To Breathe" — Delbert McClinton (6 weeks)
• 11/23: "The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (1 week)
• 11/30: "Room To Breathe" — Delbert McClinton (1 week)
• 12/07: "Wait For Me" — Susan Tedeschi (4 weeks)

2003

• 01/04: "Wait For Me" — Susan Tedeschi (20 weeks)
• 05/24: "Let's Roll" — Etta James (3 weeks)
• 06/14: "Have Love Will Travel" — James Belushi & Dan Aykroyd (1 week)
• 06/21: "Trouble No More" — John Mellencamp (5 weeks)
• 07/26: "New York City" — Peter Malick Group (1 week)
• 08/02: "Trouble No More" — John Mellencamp (6 weeks)
• 09/13: "Martin Scorsese Presents The Best Of The Blues" — Soundtrack (7 weeks)
• 11/01: "Long Time Coming" — Jonny Lang (1 week)
• 11/08: "Martin Scorsese Presents The Best Of The Blues" — Soundtrack (8 weeks)

2004

• 01/03: "Martin Scorsese Presents The Best Of The Blues" — Soundtrack (8 weeks)
• 02/28: "Keep It Simple" — Keb' Mo' (7 weeks)
• 04/17: "Honkin' On Bobo" — Aerosmith (2 weeks)
• 05/01: "Me And Mr. Johnson" — Eric Clapton (5 weeks)
• 06/05: "Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock" — George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1 week)
• 06/12: "Me And Mr. Johnson" — Eric Clapton (1 week)
• 06/19: "Honkin' On Bobo" — Aerosmith (1 week)
• 06/26: "Me And Mr. Johnson" — Eric Clapton (7 weeks)
• 08/14: "Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock" — George Thorogood & The Destroyers (8 weeks)
• 10/09: "Peace: Back By Popular Demand" — Keb' Mo' (1 week)
• 10/16: "Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock" — George Thorogood & The Destroyers (10 weeks)
• 12/25: "Sessions For Robert J" — Eric Clapton (1 week)

2005

• 01/01: "Sessions For Robert J" — Eric Clapton (2 weeks)
• 01/15: "Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock" — George Thorogood & The Destroyers (11 weeks)
• 04/02: "The Ultimate Collection" — B.B. King (9 weeks)
• 06/04: "Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock" — George Thorogood & The Destroyers (14 weeks)
• 09/10: "Cost Of Living" — Delbert McClinton (2 weeks)
• 09/24: "Electric Blue Watermelon" — North Mississippi Allstars (1 week)
• 10/01: "B.B. King And Friends" — B.B. King (4 weeks)
• 10/29: "Hope And Desire" — Susan Tedeschi (3 weeks)
• 11/19: "B.B. King And Friends" — B.B. King (2 weeks)
• 12/03: "Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock" — George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1 week)
• 12/10: "B.B. King And Friends" — B.B. King (1 week)
• 12/17: "Hope And Desire" — Susan Tedeschi (3 weeks)

2006

• 01/07: "Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock" — George Thorogood & The Destroyers (3 weeks)
• 01/28: "The Definitive Collection" — Etta James (1 week)
• 02/04: "Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock" — George Thorogood & The Destroyers (5 weeks)
• 03/11: "Songlines" — Derek Trucks Band (7 weeks)
• 04/29: "Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock" — George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1 week)
• 05/06: "Songlines" — Derek Trucks Band (1 week)
• 05/13: "Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock" — George Thorogood & The Destroyers (3 weeks)
• 06/03: "People Gonna Talk" — James Hunter (3 weeks)
• 06/24: "You And Me" — Joe Bonamassa (1 week)
• 07/01: "Suitcase" — Keb' Mo' (12 weeks)
• 09/23: "People Gonna Talk" — James Hunter (1 week)
• 09/30: "Suitcase" — Keb' Mo' (1 week)
• 10/07: "People Gonna Talk" — James Hunter (1 week)
• 10/14: "Suitcase" — Keb' Mo' (3 weeks)
• 11/04: "Live From Across The Pond" — Robert Cray Band (1 week)
• 11/11: "People Gonna Talk" — James Hunter (1 week)
• 11/18: "Heart Of Mine: Maria Muldaur Sings Songs Of Bob Dylan" — Maria Muldaur (2 week)
• 12/02: "Suitcase" — Keb' Mo' (5 weeks)

2007

• 01/06: "Suitcase" — Keb' Mo' (1 week)
• 01/13: "The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 1" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (4 weeks)
• 02/10: "Days Out: Blues From The Backroads" — Kenny Wayne Shepherd (5 weeks)
• 03/17: "Black Snake Moan" — Soundtrack (2 weeks)
• 03/31: "Days Out: Blues From The Backroads" — Kenny Wayne Shepherd (7 weeks)
• 05/19: "Into The Blues" — Joan Armatrading (1 week)
• 05/26: "Days Out: Blues From The Backroads" — Kenny Wayne Shepherd (2 weeks)
• 06/09: "The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 1" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (2 weeks)
• 06/23: "Into The Blues" — Joan Armatrading (1 week)
• 06/30: "The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 1" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (1 week)
• 07/07: "Into The Blues" — Joan Armatrading (1 week)
• 07/14: "Black Snake Moan" — Soundtrack (6 weeks)
• 08/25: "Truth" — Robben Ford (1 week)
• 09/01: "Black Snake Moan" — Soundtrack (1 week)
• 09/08: "Sloe Gin" — Joe Bonamassa (5 weeks)
• 10/13: "The Secret Of The Crime" — Bettye LaVette (1 week)
• 10/20: "Sloe Gin" — Joe Bonamassa (2 weeks)
• 11/03: "The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 1" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (1 week)
• 11/10: "Sloe Gin" — Joe Bonamassa (2 weeks)
• 11/24: "Solos Sessions And Encores" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Friends (6 weeks)

2008

• 01/05: "Solos Sessions And Encores" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Friends (1 week)
• 01/12: "The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 1" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (4 weeks)
• 02/09: "Hernando" — Mississippi Allstars (4 weeks)
• 03/08: "Live" — B.B. King (2 weeks)
• 03/22: "The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 1" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (5 weeks)
• 04/26: "Peace Love And BBQ" — Marcia Ball (2 weeks)
• 05/10: "Mess Of Blues" — Jeff Healey (3 weeks)
• 05/31: "The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 1" — Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (1 week)
• 06/07: "From The Reach" — Sonny Landreth (3 weeks)
• 06/28: "The Hard Way" — James Hunter (6 weeks)
• 08/09: "Skin Deep" — Buddy Guy (4 weeks)
• 09/06: "Live: From Nowhere In Particular" — Joe Bonamassa (1 week)
• 09/13: "One Kind Favor" — B.B. King (9 weeks)
• 11/15: "Back To The River" — Susan Tedeschi (5 weeks)
• 12/20: "Cadillac Records" — Soundtrack (2 weeks)

2009

• 01/03: "Cadillac Records" — Soundtrack (4 weeks)
• 01/31: "Already Free" — Derek Trucks Band (2 weeks)
• 02/14: "Cadillac Records" — Soundtrack (2 weeks)
• 02/28: "Already Free" — Derek Trucks Band (1 week)
• 03/07: "Cadillac Records" — Soundtrack (1 week)
• 03/14: "The Ballad Of John Henry" — Joe Bonamassa (1 week)
• 03/21: "Already Free" — Derek Trucks Band (1 week)
• 03/28: "Cadillac Records" — Soundtrack (16 weeks)
• 07/18: "The Woodstock Experience" — Johnny Winter (2 weeks)
• 08/01: "Cadillac Records" — Soundtrack (2 weeks)
• 08/15: "The Dirty Dozen" — George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1 week)
• 08/22: "Town And Country Blues"; — Various Artists (2 weeks)
• 09/05: "Acquired Taste" — Delbert McClinton & Dick50 (2 weeks)
• 09/19: "Town And Country Blues"; — Various Artists (1 week)
• 09/26: "Acquired Taste" — Delbert McClinton & Dick50 (3 weeks)
• 10/17: "Cadillac Records" — Soundtrack (3 weeks)
• 11/07: "The Ballad Of John Henry" — Joe Bonamassa (1 week)
• 11/14: "Cadillac Records" — Soundtrack (7 weeks)

2010

• 01/02: "Cadillac Records" — Soundtrack (10 weeks)
• 03/13: "Booker's Guitar" — Eric Bibb (1 week)
• 03/20: "Feed My Soul" — The Holmes Brothers (1 week)
• 03/27: "The Ballad Of John Henry" — Joe Bonamassa (1 week)
• 04/03: "Cadillac Records" — Soundtrack (1 week)
• 04/10: "Black Rock" — Joe Bonamassa (3 weeks)
• 05/01: "The Father Of Chicago Blues" — Muddy Waters (1 week)
• 05/08: "Black Rock" — Joe Bonamassa (4 weeks)
• 06/05: "Live At The Fillmore East 10/03/1970" — Johnny Winter (1 week)
• 06/12: "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" — Bettye LaVette (3 weeks)
• 07/03: "Bingo" — Steve Miller Band (1 week)
• 07/10: "Memphis Blues" — Cyndi Lauper (13 weeks)
• 10/09: "Icon" — Etta James (1 week)
• 10/16: "Live! In Chicago" — Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band (4 weeks)
• 10/13: "Living Proof" — Buddy Guy (12 weeks)

2011

• 01/30: "Low Country Blues" — Gregg Allman (8 week)
• 04/02: "Scandalous" — Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears (1 week)
• 04/09: "Dust Bowl (album)" — Joe Bonamassa (3 weeks)
• 04/30: "10 Great Songs" — George Thorogood (8 weeks)
• 06/18: "Blues-Rock Crossroads 1964-1986 [Compilation] — Various Artists (1 week)
• 06/25: "Revelator" — Tedeschi Trucks Band (9 weeks)
• 08/20: "How I Go" — The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band (1 week)
• 08/27: "The Bright Lights (EP)" — Gary Clark, Jr. (1 week)
• 09/03: "Revelator" — Tedeschi Trucks Band (3 weeks)
• 09/24: "Let Them Talk — Hugh Laurie (1 week)
• 10/01: "Play The Blues Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center" — Wynton Marsalis And Eric Clapton (3 week)
• 10/22: "Let Them Talk — Hugh Laurie (9 week)
• 12/24: Play The Blues Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center" — Wynton Marsalis And Eric Clapton (1 week)