Chill Out
John Lee Hooker
February 21, 1995Best Blues Albums
Explore Blues albums, classic releases, hidden gems and influential records. This page helps music lovers discover albums connected by genre, sound and musical history.
There Is Always One More Time
B. B. King
January 1, 1991
Welcome to the Cruel World
Ben Harper
February 8, 1994
You Are What You Is
Frank Zappa
September 23, 1981
Mule Variations
Tom Waits
April 16, 1999
Slowhand
Eric Clapton
November 25, 1977
Sonny Boy Williamson and the Yardbirds
Sonny Boy Williamson and the Yardbirds
January 7, 1966
Anar
Mdou Moctar
August 1, 2008
Bare Wires(with the Bluesbreakers)
John Mayall
June 21, 1968
Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart
June 16, 1969
Hogwash
The Groundhogs
October 22, 1972
Forbidden Fruit
Nina Simone
December 17, 1961
Hooker 'n Heat
John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat
January 15, 1971
Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits
Janis Joplin
June 10, 1973
Riding with the King
B.B. King and Eric Clapton
June 12, 2000
Tin Machine II
Tin Machine
September 2, 1991
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
May 27, 1963
Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher
May 21, 1971
Out of the Blues (album)
Boz Scaggs
July 27, 2018
Rainbow Bridge
Jimi Hendrix
October 29, 1971
Lucky Jim
The Gun Club
March 9, 1993
The Sweet Pretty Things
Pretty Things
July 10, 2015
Personal Jesus
Nina Hagen
July 16, 2010
Fire It Up
Joe Cocker
November 6, 2012
A Different Beat
Gary Moore
September 27, 1999
The Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
March 17, 1967
Push the Sky Away
Nick Cave
February 18, 2013
Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
16 Horsepower
February 6, 1996
Let It Be... Naked
The Beatles
November 17, 2003
Golden Feelings
Beck
December 17, 1993
Coda
Led Zeppelin
November 26, 1982
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
November 28, 1969
Rio Grande Mud
ZZ Top
April 4, 1972
Twice Removed from Yesterday
Robin Trower
March 22, 1973
Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
December 11, 1970
You and I
Jeff Buckley
March 11, 2016
From Elvis in Memphis
Elvis Presley
June 2, 1969
Tender Prey
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
September 19, 1988
Eric Burdon Declares "War"
Eric Burdon and War
April 16, 1970
There Will Be a Light
Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama
September 21, 2004
The New Age
Canned Heat
March 9, 1973
Nine Lives
Steve Winwood
April 29, 2008
The Lockdown Sessions
Elton John
October 22, 2021
Ali
Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin
September 23, 2022
Caravan to Midnight
Caravan
August 4, 1978
Spirit (album)
Spirit
January 22, 1968
Representing the Mambo
Little Feat
July 31, 1990
Strictly Personal
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
October 7, 1968
Muddy Waters Sings "Big Bill"
Muddy Waters
June 21, 1960
Still Bill
Bill Withers
May 8, 1972
Truce
Robin Trower, Jack Bruce and Reg Isidore
January 2, 1982
Eat a Peach
The Allman Brothers Band
February 12, 1972
Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds
The Yardbirds
November 15, 1965
The Last Ship
Sting
September 20, 2013
Johnny Cash and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Johnny Cash
November 13, 2020
Give Out But Don't Give Up
Primal Scream
March 28, 1994
Detours
Sheryl Crow
February 5, 2008
A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse
Faces
November 17, 1971
Family Tree (Nick Drake album)
Nick Drake
July 9, 2007
Green Ice (soundtrack)
Bill Wyman
July 26, 1981
Memphis Blues
Cyndi Lauper
June 22, 2010
New Beginning
Tracy Chapman
November 14, 1995
Rough
Tina Turner
September 3, 1978
Play (Moby album)
Moby
May 17, 1999
Phantom Radio
Mark Lanegan
October 21, 2014
The Heart of Saturday Night
Tom Waits
October 15, 1974
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
September 8, 1992
Just One Night (Eric Clapton album)
Eric Clapton
April 16, 1980
Happy Xmas
Eric Clapton
October 12, 2018
Nina Simone at Newport
Nina Simone
August 10, 1960
Silk & Soul
Nina Simone
October 9, 1967
Endless Boogie
John Lee Hooker
December 11, 1971
Spinning Coin(with the Bluesbreakers)
John Mayall
July 26, 1995
John Lee Hooker Sings the Blues
John Lee Hooker
December 27, 1961
Blues 'N' Jazz
B. B. King
August 24, 1983
Here Comes the Sun (Nina Simone album)
Nina Simone
April 16, 1971
King of the Blues: 1989
B. B. King
December 13, 1988
There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
B. B. King
January 28, 1981
Reptile
Eric Clapton
March 5, 2001
Closing Time
Tom Waits
March 6, 1973
Blues Summit
B. B. King
June 22, 1993
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
April 24, 1965
Notice to Appear
John Mayall
November 17, 1975
Blue Valentine
Tom Waits
September 5, 1978
Clapton (2010 album)
Eric Clapton
September 27, 2010
Lucille Talks Back
B. B. King
September 13, 1975
Bottom Line
John Mayall
October 17, 1979
Sings Spirituals
B. B. King
May 15, 1960
Back to the Roots
John Mayall
March 17, 1971
New Year, New Band, New Company
John Mayall
March 17, 1975
Reflections
B. B. King
June 10, 2003
Cocker (album)
Joe Cocker
April 18, 1986
Blues on Top of Blues
B. B. King
December 26, 1968
Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Nina Simone
December 15, 1962
The Turning Point
John Mayall
October 4, 1969
Blues on the Bayou
B. B. King
October 20, 1998
Wild Is the Wind
Nina Simone
September 16, 1966
The Amazing Nina Simone
Nina Simone
July 2, 1959
The Real Folk Blues
John Lee Hooker
December 13, 1966
Midnight Believer
B. B. King
November 25, 1978
Razor's Edge
The Groundhogs
May 12, 1985
Blueprint
Rory Gallagher
February 9, 1973
The Blues Alone
John Mayall
November 26, 1967
Sessions for Robert J
Eric Clapton
December 7, 2004
The Healer (album)
John Lee Hooker
September 6, 1989
Rhythmeen
ZZ Top
September 17, 1996
Mad Dogs & Englishmen (album)
Joe Cocker
August 3, 1970
Deuces Wild
B. B. King
November 4, 1997
Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood
Pretty Things
September 25, 2020
Eric Clapton (album)
Eric Clapton
August 12, 1970
Love and Theft
Bob Dylan
September 11, 2001
Pastel Blues
Nina Simone
October 1, 1965
Let It Be (Beatles album)
The Beatles
May 8, 1970
A Christmas Celebration of Hope
B. B. King
November 6, 2001
The Latest Edition
John Mayall
September 17, 1974
B.B. King & Friends: 80
B. B. King
September 13, 2005
Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai
Mdou Moctar
September 21, 2015
Six Silver Strings
B. B. King
March 11, 1985
A Fool to Care
Boz Scaggs
March 31, 2015
Janis (1993 album)
Janis Joplin
November 23, 1993
B.B. King in London
B. B. King
July 23, 1971
A Hard Core Package
John Mayall
September 27, 1977
Modern Times
Bob Dylan
August 29, 2006
Speak Low
Boz Scaggs
September 30, 2008
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
May 12, 1967
Me and Mr. Johnson
Eric Clapton
March 23, 2004
After Hours
Gary Moore
March 9, 1992
The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
January 6, 1960
Alice (Tom Waits album)
Tom Waits
May 7, 2002
BBC Sessions
Rory Gallagher
December 23, 1999
Guess Who
B. B. King
December 19, 1972
Time Out of Mind
Bob Dylan
September 30, 1997
John Lee Hooker on Campus
John Lee Hooker
December 31, 1964
L.A. Midnight
B. B. King
January 12, 1972
The Good Son (album)
Nick Cave
April 17, 1990
King Size
B. B. King
October 9, 1977
Small Change
Tom Waits
September 21, 1976
Hymn for My Soul
Joe Cocker
March 26, 2007
Recycler
ZZ Top
October 16, 1990
Franks Wild Years
Tom Waits
August 17, 1987
Goats Head Soup
The Rolling Stones
August 31, 1973
Old Sock
Eric Clapton
March 12, 2013
Take It Home
B. B. King
February 12, 1979
The London Muddy Waters Sessions
Muddy Waters
December 12, 1972
Wake Up Call
John Mayall
April 6, 1993
From the Cradle
Eric Clapton
September 12, 1994
Lucille
B. B. King
October 18, 1968
Love Me Tender
B. B. King
July 21, 1982
Degüello
ZZ Top
November 12, 1979
Mr. Lucky
John Lee Hooker
August 26, 1991
Memories
John Mayall
December 27, 1971
Elvis Is Back!
Elvis Presley
April 8, 1960
Boz
Boz Scaggs
February 4, 1966
To Know You Is to Love You
B. B. King
June 11, 1973
Blues (Jimi Hendrix album)
Jimi Hendrix
April 26, 1994
Indianola Mississippi Seeds
B. B. King
April 6, 1970
Friends
B. B. King
May 2, 1974
Makin' Love Is Good for You
B. B. King
April 25, 2000
Robin Trower Live
Robin Trower
March 6, 1976
Nina Simone Sings the Blues
Nina Simone
June 23, 1967
Calling Card
Rory Gallagher
October 17, 1976
Balboa Island
Pretty Things
May 8, 2007
Empty Rooms
John Mayall
March 7, 1970
Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton
John Mayall
July 22, 1966
Beyond the Mist (Robin Trower album)
Robin Trower
October 29, 1985
Roll with It
Steve Winwood
June 20, 1988
Afrique Victime
Mdou Moctar
May 21, 2021
I Put a Spell on You (album)
Nina Simone
June 27, 1965
Nina Simone at Town Hall
Nina Simone
December 5, 1959
The Family That Plays Together
Spirit
December 22, 1968
Tears of Injustice
Mdou Moctar
December 21, 2025
I Still Do
Eric Clapton
May 20, 2016
My Kind of Blues
B. B. King
March 12, 1960
Completely Well
B. B. King
December 5, 1969
Road Dogs
John Mayall
June 6, 2005
Sousoume Tamachek
Mdou Moctar
October 11, 2017
Hogs in Wolf's Clothing
The Groundhogs
January 22, 1998
Long Misty Days
Robin Trower
October 2, 1976
Wild Frontier
Gary Moore
March 2, 1987
Foreign Affairs (Tom Waits album)
Tom Waits
September 13, 1977
Come On Home
Boz Scaggs
April 8, 1997
Buffalo (Frank Zappa album)
Frank Zappa
April 1, 2007
Still Got the Blues
Gary Moore
March 26, 1990
Bad as Me
Tom Waits
October 21, 2011
Scratching the Surface
The Groundhogs
December 22, 1968
Mirror Man (Captain Beefheart album)
Captain Beefheart
April 14, 1971
The Essential Boz Scaggs
Boz Scaggs
October 29, 2013
A Banquet in Blues
John Mayall
August 17, 1976
Folk Singer
Muddy Waters
January 30, 1964
Revolution Ballroom
Nina Hagen
September 28, 1993
USA Union
John Mayall
October 3, 1970
High Priestess of Soul
Nina Simone
December 16, 1967
Live at Woodstock
Joe Cocker
October 6, 2009
Wheels Within Wheels
Rory Gallagher
March 10, 2003
Crosscut Saw
The Groundhogs
February 22, 1976
In Concert
Janis Joplin
April 24, 1972
The Blues
B. B. King
September 25, 1958
Back Against the Wall
The Groundhogs
July 22, 1987
No Reason to Cry
Eric Clapton
August 27, 1976
Blues Obituary
The Groundhogs
September 22, 1969
The Muddy Waters Song Book
The Groundhogs
April 22, 1999