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Updated: 7 May
Average Ratings Reviews
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign, Cover art
Born Under a Bad Sign
Albert King
3.77 3k 2,549 40 40
10 July 1967 Album
Electric Blues Soul Blues
Rhythm & Blues Soul
melodic rhythmic hedonistic alcohol romantic uplifting breakup sexual
3k Ratings 40 Reviews 3.77 Average
Albert King - I'll Play the Blues for You, Cover art
I'll Play the Blues for You
Albert King
3.77 407 407 9 9
September 1972 Album
Electric Blues Soul Blues
Funk Southern Soul
407 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.77 Average
Sam & Dave - Soul Men, Cover art
Soul Men
Sam & Dave
3.71 645 645 16 16
26 October 1967 Album
Southern Soul Deep Soul
Pop Soul
energetic rhythmic uplifting melodic passionate
645 Ratings 16 Reviews 3.71 Average
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Melting Pot, Cover art
Melting Pot
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
3.68 818 818 27 27
January 1971 Album
Funk Soul Rhythm & Blues
Jazz-Funk Psychedelic Soul
instrumental rhythmic psychedelic passionate
818 Ratings 27 Reviews 3.68 Average
Albert King - Years Gone By, Cover art
Years Gone By
Albert King
3.70 221 221 6 6
May 1969 Album
Electric Blues Blues
221 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.70 Average
Albert King - I Wanna Get Funky, Cover art
I Wanna Get Funky
Albert King
3.68 325 325 8 8
May 1974 Album
Electric Blues Soul Blues
Soul Funk
rhythmic
325 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.68 Average
Steve Cropper, Pops Staples & Albert King - Jammed Together, Cover art
Jammed Together
Steve Cropper, Pops Staples & Albert King
3.69 232 232 4 4
August 1969 Album
Electric Blues Blues Rock
Gospel
232 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.69 Average
The Staple Singers - Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, Cover art
Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
The Staple Singers
3.67 430 430 10 10
February 1972 Album
Southern Soul Rhythm & Blues
Funk Gospel
spiritual warm conscious passionate uplifting
430 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.67 Average
William Bell - The Soul of a Bell, Cover art
The Soul of a Bell
William Bell
3.66 475 475 14 14
September 1967 Album
Southern Soul Deep Soul
Rhythm & Blues
love energetic warm passionate
475 Ratings 14 Reviews 3.66 Average
Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love..., Cover art
Who's Making Love...
Johnnie Taylor
3.65 205 205 3 3
January 1969 Album
Southern Soul
Soul Blues Rhythm & Blues
205 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.65 Average
Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Comin', Cover art
Hold On, I'm Comin'
Sam & Dave
3.63 480 480 11 11
1 April 1966 Album
Southern Soul
melodic playful love passionate sentimental mellow warm
480 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.63 Average
Eddie Floyd - Knock on Wood, Cover art
Knock on Wood
Eddie Floyd
3.58 364 364 6 6
26 January 1967 Album
Southern Soul
love passionate
364 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.58 Average
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Hip Hug-Her, Cover art
Hip Hug-Her
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
3.57 362 362 11 11
May 1967 Album
Rhythm & Blues
Soul
rhythmic melodic instrumental
362 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.57 Average
Sam & Dave - Double Dynamite, Cover art
Double Dynamite
Sam & Dave
3.59 182 182 4 4
10 December 1966 Album
Southern Soul
Rhythm & Blues
182 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.59 Average
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - King & Queen, Cover art
King & Queen
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
3.55 554 554 10 10
16 March 1967 Album
Southern Soul
Deep Soul
romantic love passionate
554 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.55 Average
Warren Haynes - Man in Motion, Cover art
Man in Motion
Warren Haynes
3.61 175 175 3 3
10 May 2011 Album
Blues Rock Southern Rock
Southern Soul Funk Rock Rhythm & Blues
rhythmic
175 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.61 Average
Delaney & Bonnie - Home, Cover art
Home
Delaney & Bonnie
3.56 188 188 7 7
1969 Album
Blue-Eyed Soul Southern Soul
Deep Soul Rhythm & Blues
188 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.56 Average
Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff, Cover art
Mr. Big Stuff
Jean Knight
3.56 181 181 5 5
1971 Album
Southern Soul Soul
Funk New Orleans R&B
181 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.56 Average
The Staple Singers - Soul Folk in Action, Cover art
Soul Folk in Action
The Staple Singers
3.66 148 148 6 6
1968 Album
Southern Soul
Southern Gospel
passionate
148 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.66 Average
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Soul Dressing, Cover art
Soul Dressing
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
3.48 291 291 8 8
March 1965 Album
Rhythm & Blues Soul Jazz
calm rhythmic warm peaceful uplifting energetic instrumental
291 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.48 Average
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Soul Limbo
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
3.45 243 243 9 9
September 1968 Album
Rhythm & Blues Funk
Soul Soul Jazz
243 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.45 Average
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - McLemore Avenue, Cover art
McLemore Avenue
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
3.42 410 410 17 17
April 1970 Album
Soul Psychedelic Soul
Rhythm & Blues Rock Psychedelic Soul
medley melodic instrumental
410 Ratings 17 Reviews 3.42 Average
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Cover art
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
3.43 413 413 4 4
21 August 2015 Album
Rhythm & Blues Blue-Eyed Soul
Roots Rock Americana Country Rock Stomp and Holler
413 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.43 Average
Rufus Thomas - Walking the Dog, Cover art
Walking the Dog
Rufus Thomas
3.45 197 197 5 5
1963 Album
Southern Soul Rhythm & Blues
happy party
197 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.45 Average
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Doin' Our Thing, Cover art
Doin' Our Thing
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
3.47 172 172 6 6
February 1968 Album
Rhythm & Blues Soul
Psychedelic Soul
172 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.47 Average
The Staple Singers - Be What You Are, Cover art
Be What You Are
The Staple Singers
3.64 142 142 6 6
1973 Album
Soul Southern Soul
Funk Southern Soul Southern Gospel
142 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.64 Average
Johnnie Taylor - One Step Beyond, Cover art
One Step Beyond
Johnnie Taylor
3.68 119 119 3 3
1970 Album
Southern Soul
Funk
119 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.68 Average
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - Tearing at the Seams, Cover art
Tearing at the Seams
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
3.36 225 225 2 2
9 March 2018 Album
Rhythm & Blues Blue-Eyed Soul Southern Soul
rhythmic
225 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.36 Average
Albert King - Lovejoy, Cover art
Lovejoy
Albert King
3.53 147 147 5 5
July 1971 Album
Electric Blues Soul Blues
Funk Rock
147 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.53 Average
The Staple Singers - City in the Sky, Cover art
City in the Sky
The Staple Singers
3.70 113 113 4 4
1974 Album
Soul Southern Soul Funk
Southern Gospel
113 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.70 Average
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions, Cover art
Green Onions
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
3.31 2k 2,216 54 54
October 1962 Album
Rhythm & Blues Soul
instrumental rhythmic urban playful mellow melodic
2k Ratings 54 Reviews 3.31 Average
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - The Future, Cover art
The Future
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
3.37 154 154 2 2
5 November 2021 Album
Rhythm & Blues Blue-Eyed Soul Country Soul
Americana Roots Rock
uplifting melodic
154 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.37 Average
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - And Now!, Cover art
And Now!
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
3.39 167 167 6 6
November 1966 Album
Rhythm & Blues Soul Jazz
instrumental
167 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.39 Average
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite - Get Up!, Cover art
Get Up!
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite
3.35 205 205 3 3
29 January 2013 Album
Electric Blues Blues Rock Southern Soul
Southern Soul
205 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.35 Average
Carla Thomas - The Queen Alone, Cover art
The Queen Alone
Carla Thomas
3.54 129 129 3 3
July 1967 Album
Southern Soul
Deep Soul
love
129 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.54 Average
Johnnie Taylor - Wanted One Soul Singer, Cover art
Wanted One Soul Singer
Johnnie Taylor
3.60 115 115 1 1
1967 Album
Southern Soul
Blues
115 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.60 Average
John Lee Hooker - That's Where It's At!, Cover art
That's Where It's At!
John Lee Hooker
3.59 117 117 3 3
1969 Album
Delta Blues Electric Blues
Talking Blues
melancholic love breakup rhythmic
117 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.59 Average
Rufus Thomas - Do the Funky Chicken, Cover art
Do the Funky Chicken
Rufus Thomas
3.49 113 113 4 4
1970 Album
Funk Southern Soul
Rhythm & Blues
113 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.49 Average
The Bar-Kays - Money Talks, Cover art
Money Talks
The Bar-Kays
3.38 129 129 3 3
October 1978 Album
Funk Soul
129 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.38 Average
Johnnie Taylor - Raw Blues, Cover art
Raw Blues
Johnnie Taylor
3.69 82 82 1 1
1969 Album
Soul Blues
Southern Soul
82 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.69 Average
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  • Various Artists - Wattstax: The Living Word, Cover art
    Wattstax: The Living Word
    1973 Album
    235 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.86 Average
    3.86 235 235 12 12
  • Melvin Van Peebles - Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Cover art
    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
    1971 Album
    188 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.34 Average
    3.34 188 188 7 7
  • Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Up Tight, Cover art
    Up Tight
    1969 Album
    155 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.31 Average
    3.31 155 155 4 4
  • Various Artists - Wattstax 2: The Living Word, Cover art
    Wattstax 2: The Living Word
    1973 Album
    24 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.32 Average
    3.32 24 24 1 1
  • Various Artists - Take Me to the River, Cover art
    Take Me to the River
    2014 Album
    2 Ratings 3.25 Average
    3.25 2 2
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    Live

  • Albert King - Live Wire / Blues Power, Cover art
    Live Wire / Blues Power
    1968 Album
    440 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.89 Average
    3.89 440 440 9 9
  • Albert King - Wednesday Night in San Francisco, Cover art
    Wednesday Night in San Francisco
    1990 Album
    75 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.95 Average
    3.95 75 75 1 1
  • Albert King - Thursday Night in San Francisco, Cover art
    Thursday Night in San Francisco
    1990 Album
    77 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.94 Average
    3.94 77 77 1 1
  • Otis Redding - Live! In London and Paris, Cover art
    Live! In London and Paris
    2008 Album
    74 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.96 Average
    3.96 74 74 6 6
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    Archival

  • Otis Redding - Live on the Sunset Strip, Cover art
    Live on the Sunset Strip
    2010 Album
    78 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.95 Average
    3.95 78 78 5 5
  • Albert King - The Lost Session, Cover art
    The Lost Session
    1986 Album
    77 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.65 Average
    3.65 77 77 2 2
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