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Top Blues singles of the 1970s

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Updated: 16 April
Average Ratings Reviews
Freddie King - Going Down / Tore Down, Cover art
Going Down / Tore Down
Freddie King
3.87 58 58
1971 Single
Electric Blues Blues Rock Electric Texas Blues
Hard Rock
energetic passionate improvisation hypnotic psychedelic bittersweet heavy mysterious
58 Ratings 3.87 Average
Thin Lizzy - The Rocker / Here I Go Again, Cover art
The Rocker / Here I Go Again
Thin Lizzy
3.51 87 87 4 4
9 November 1973 Single
Hard Rock Acoustic Blues
Glam Rock
87 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.51 Average
Ann Peebles - Breaking Up Somebody's Home / Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness, Cover art
Breaking Up Somebody's Home / Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness
Ann Peebles
3.71 56 56 1 1
1972 Single
Southern Soul Deep Soul Soul Blues
56 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.71 Average
John Mayall - Room to Move / Saw Mill Gulch Road, Cover art
Room to Move / Saw Mill Gulch Road
John Mayall
3.61 57 57 1 1
January 1970 Single
Blues Rock British Blues
Rhythm & Blues
57 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.61 Average
Mungo Jerry - Lady Rose / Little Louis, Cover art
Lady Rose / Little Louis
Mungo Jerry
3.30 67 67 1 1
May 1971 Single
Folk Pop Jug Band
Ragtime Jug Band
67 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.30 Average
Jimi Hendrix - Red House / The Wind Cries Mary / Purple Haze, Cover art
Red House / The Wind Cries Mary / Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix
3.84 36 36
1973 Single
Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock Electric Blues
Electric Blues Acid Rock
36 Ratings 3.84 Average
Marion Black - Go On Fool / Who Knows, Cover art
Go On Fool / Who Knows
Marion Black
3.49 47 47 1 1
1970 Single
Soul Deep Soul Soul Blues
47 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.49 Average
Johnny Jenkins - I Walk on Guilded Splinters / Blind Bats and Swamp Rats, Cover art
I Walk on Guilded Splinters / Blind Bats and Swamp Rats
Johnny Jenkins
3.76 34 34 1 1
1970 Single
Swamp Rock Swamp Blues
34 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.76 Average
B.B. King - Ain't Nobody Home / Alexis' Boogie, Cover art
Ain't Nobody Home / Alexis' Boogie
B.B. King
3.73 37 37
October 1971 Single
Electric Blues Soul
37 Ratings 3.73 Average
B.B. King - Chains and Things / King's Special, Cover art
Chains and Things / King's Special
B.B. King
4.00 29 29
October 1970 Single
Electric Blues Blues Rock
Symphonic Rock Soul Blues
progressive lush energetic pessimistic passionate
29 Ratings 4.00 Average
Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs - Sea Side Shuffle / Ball and Chain, Cover art
Sea Side Shuffle / Ball and Chain
Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs
3.13 50 50 3 3
1972 Single
Jug Band Novelty Folk Pop
Cajun Music Music Hall Skiffle Zydeco
50 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.13 Average
Ann Peebles - I Pity the Fool / Heartaches, Heartaches, Cover art
I Pity the Fool / Heartaches, Heartaches
Ann Peebles
3.67 30 30
1971 Single
Southern Soul Blues
30 Ratings 3.67 Average
Sandy Denny - Whispering Grass / Friends, Cover art
Whispering Grass / Friends
Sandy Denny
3.58 32 32 1 1
November 1973 Single
Piano Blues Singer-Songwriter Traditional Pop
32 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.58 Average
B.B. King - Hummingbird / Ask Me No Questions, Cover art
Hummingbird / Ask Me No Questions
B.B. King
3.67 34 34 1 1
June 1970 Single
Electric Blues
Soul
34 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.67 Average
Miles Davis - Red China Blues, Cover art
Red China Blues
Miles Davis
3.73 28 28
1974 Single
Jazz Fusion Electric Blues
28 Ratings 3.73 Average
Roy Buchanan - Sweet Dreams, Cover art
Sweet Dreams
Roy Buchanan
3.39 33 33
1972 Single
Blues Rock Electric Blues
33 Ratings 3.39 Average
Bobby Bland - This Time I'm Gone for Good / Where Baby Went, Cover art
This Time I'm Gone for Good / Where Baby Went
Bobby Bland
3.92 19 19
1973 Single
Deep Soul Soul Blues
breakup passionate
19 Ratings 3.92 Average
B.B. King - To Know You Is to Love You / I Can't Leave, Cover art
To Know You Is to Love You / I Can't Leave
B.B. King
3.53 31 31 1 1
July 1973 Single
Electric Blues
Soul
love
31 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.53 Average
B.B. King - So Excited / Confessin' the Blues, Cover art
So Excited / Confessin' the Blues
B.B. King
3.60 24 24
March 1970 Single
Electric Blues
24 Ratings 3.60 Average
B.B. King - Ask Me No Questions / Nobody Loves Me but My Mother, Cover art
Ask Me No Questions / Nobody Loves Me but My Mother
B.B. King
3.61 26 26
February 1971 Single
Electric Blues
26 Ratings 3.61 Average
Little Milton - Packed up and Took My Mind / How Could You Do It to Me, Cover art
Packed up and Took My Mind / How Could You Do It to Me
Little Milton
3.81 15 15
July 1975 Single
Soul Electric Blues
15 Ratings 3.81 Average
Who Do You Love / Dollar Bill Blues
Townes Van Zandt
3.23 24 24
1978 Single
Progressive Country Blues
Country Rock
24 Ratings 3.23 Average
Oscar Benton - Bensonhurst Blues / Took Me a Long Time, Cover art
Bensonhurst Blues / Took Me a Long Time
Oscar Benton
3.48 22 22 3 3
1973 Single
Film Soundtrack Blues Blue-Eyed Soul
22 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.48 Average
The Kinks - Mirror of Love / Cricket, Cover art
Mirror of Love / Cricket
The Kinks
3.58 16 16 1 1
5 April 1974 Single
Vaudeville Blues
Music Hall British Brass Band
16 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.58 Average
Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A' Comin / Rock Me, Baby, Cover art
Hear My Train A' Comin / Rock Me, Baby
Jimi Hendrix
3.94 12 12
17 August 1973 Single
Blues
12 Ratings 3.94 Average
Peter Green - The Apostle / Tribal Dance, Cover art
The Apostle / Tribal Dance
Peter Green
3.73 16 16 1 1
June 1978 Single
British Blues
Blues Rock
16 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.73 Average
B.B. King - I Like to Live the Love / Love, Cover art
I Like to Live the Love / Love
B.B. King
3.20 28 28
November 1973 Single
Soul Blues Electric Blues
28 Ratings 3.20 Average
Hot Tuna - Keep On Truckin' / Water Song, Cover art
Keep On Truckin' / Water Song
Hot Tuna
3.46 19 19
1971 Single
Blues Rock Acoustic Blues
Country Rock Psychedelic Rock Folk Rock
19 Ratings 3.46 Average
Robert Pete Williams - Goodbye Slim Harpo / Viet Nam Blues, Cover art
Goodbye Slim Harpo / Viet Nam Blues
Robert Pete Williams
3.83 11 11
1971 Single
Blues Country Blues
11 Ratings 3.83 Average
Keith Emerson - Honky Tonk Train Blues / Barrelhouse Shake Down, Cover art
Honky Tonk Train Blues / Barrelhouse Shake Down
Keith Emerson
2.93 28 28 3 3
15 April 1976 Single
Boogie Woogie Honky-Tonk Piano
quirky rhythmic playful instrumental
28 Ratings 3 Reviews 2.93 Average
B.B. King - Ghetto Woman / The Seven Minutes, Cover art
Ghetto Woman / The Seven Minutes
B.B. King
3.61 16 16
16 August 1971 Single
Electric Blues
conscious
16 Ratings 3.61 Average
Johnny Winter - Johnny B. Goode / I’m Not Sure, Cover art
Johnny B. Goode / I’m Not Sure
Johnny Winter
3.18 20 20
1970 Single
Rock & Roll Electric Texas Blues
20 Ratings 3.18 Average
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar / Daddy's Gonna Treat You Right, Cover art
Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar / Daddy's Gonna Treat You Right
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
3.31 15 15
1972 Single
Pub Rock Western Swing Boogie Woogie
rhythmic
15 Ratings 3.31 Average
Leon Russell - If I Were a Carpenter / Wild Horses, Cover art
If I Were a Carpenter / Wild Horses
Leon Russell
3.45 12 12 1 1
March 1974 Single
Blues Rock Piano Blues
introspective love
12 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.45 Average
Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind / Sad Clown, Cover art
I'd Rather Go Blind / Sad Clown
Chicken Shack
3.70 11 11
March 1974 Single
Blues Pop Rock
11 Ratings 3.70 Average
Z.Z. Hill - This Time They Told the Truth / Near but Yet So Far, Cover art
This Time They Told the Truth / Near but Yet So Far
Z.Z. Hill
3.66 10 10
1977 Single
Soul Blues
10 Ratings 3.66 Average
Ry Cooder - Jesus on the Mainline / School Is Out, Cover art
Jesus on the Mainline / School Is Out
Ry Cooder
3.42 11 11
1977 Single
Electric Blues Gospel
Tex-Mex
11 Ratings 3.42 Average
Albert King - Breaking Up Somebody's Home / Little Brother (Make a Way), Cover art
Breaking Up Somebody's Home / Little Brother (Make a Way)
Albert King
3.53 11 11
October 1972 Single
Electric Blues
longing love
11 Ratings 3.53 Average
Little Sonny - Wade in the Water / They Want Money, Cover art
Wade in the Water / They Want Money
Little Sonny
3.86 8 8
August 1970 Single
Rhythm & Blues Electric Blues
8 Ratings 3.86 Average
Ray Charles - Booty Butt / Sidewinder, Cover art
Booty Butt / Sidewinder
Ray Charles
3.42 11 11 1 1
1971 Single
Blues R&B
instrumental
11 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.42 Average
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    The Thrill Is Gone / Everyday I Have the Blues
    1976 Single
    8 Ratings 3.08 Average
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