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Top Delta Blues albums of all time

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Updated: 7 May
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Son House - Father of Folk Blues, Cover art
Father of Folk Blues
Son House
3.78 2k 2,458 39 39
18 October 1965 Album
Delta Blues
Gospel
acoustic pastoral spiritual raw Christian religious depressive lonely
2k Ratings 39 Reviews 3.78 Average
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer, Cover art
Folk Singer
Muddy Waters
3.77 3k 2,661 54 54
30 January 1964 Album
Delta Blues
acoustic melancholic minimalistic passionate pastoral atmospheric
3k Ratings 54 Reviews 3.77 Average
Skip James - Today!, Cover art
Today!
Skip James
3.73 740 740 13 13
October 1966 Album
Delta Blues
Piano Blues
acoustic melancholic lonely pastoral calm raw
740 Ratings 13 Reviews 3.73 Average
Skip James - Greatest of the Delta Blues Singers, Cover art
Greatest of the Delta Blues Singers
Skip James
3.74 396 396 4 4
November 1965 Album
Delta Blues
acoustic introspective lonely melancholic raw minimalistic sombre passionate
396 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.74 Average
Mississippi Fred McDowell - Delta Blues, Cover art
Delta Blues
Mississippi Fred McDowell
3.76 232 232 5 5
1964 Album
Delta Blues Hill Country Blues
repetitive acoustic rhythmic passionate hypnotic
232 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.76 Average
John Lee Hooker - The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker, Cover art
The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
3.73 216 216 4 4
1961 Album
Delta Blues
Electric Blues
216 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.73 Average
Mississippi John Hurt - Folk Songs and Blues, Cover art
Folk Songs and Blues
Mississippi John Hurt
3.71 251 251 6 6
August 1963 Album
Delta Blues Piedmont Blues
Piedmont Blues
pastoral sexual acoustic uplifting technical melodic playful bittersweet
251 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.71 Average
Muddy Waters - Muddy Waters Sings "Big Bill", Cover art
Muddy Waters Sings "Big Bill"
Muddy Waters
3.67 600 600 10 10
June 1960 Album
Delta Blues Chicago Blues
passionate rhythmic nocturnal uplifting warm playful poetic
600 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.67 Average
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story, Cover art
That's My Story
John Lee Hooker
3.67 373 373 9 9
May 1960 Album
Delta Blues Acoustic Blues
Talking Blues
love acoustic sad introspective melancholic raw passionate bittersweet
373 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.67 Average
Bukka White - Mississippi Blues, Cover art
Mississippi Blues
Bukka White
3.67 229 229 4 4
1964 Album
Delta Blues
raw longing rhythmic acoustic passionate pastoral
229 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.67 Average
Skip James - Devil Got My Woman, Cover art
Devil Got My Woman
Skip James
3.66 320 320 4 4
May 1968 Album
Delta Blues
Piano Blues
dense nocturnal acoustic ballad technical melodic poetic sombre
320 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.66 Average
John Lee Hooker - Burning Hell, Cover art
Burning Hell
John Lee Hooker
3.65 237 237 1 1
1964 Album
Delta Blues Acoustic Blues
raw acoustic
237 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.65 Average
John Lee Hooker - Plays and Sings the Blues, Cover art
Plays and Sings the Blues
John Lee Hooker
3.64 254 254 4 4
31 March 1961 Album
Delta Blues
sad melancholic
254 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.64 Average
Johnny Shines - Too Wet to Plow, Cover art
Too Wet to Plow
Johnny Shines
3.74 113 113 2 2
1977 Album
Delta Blues
lonely acoustic longing
113 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.74 Average
Fred McDowell - My Home Is in the Delta, Cover art
My Home Is in the Delta
Fred McDowell
3.72 116 116 2 2
1964 Album
Delta Blues Hill Country Blues
Traditional Black Gospel
repetitive acoustic passionate raw
116 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.72 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
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Mean Ol' Frisco, Cover art
Mean Ol' Frisco
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
3.57 98 98 2 2
May 1962 Album
Delta Blues
playful acoustic
98 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.57 Average
Fred McDowell - Long Way From Home, Cover art
Long Way From Home
Fred McDowell
3.84 80 80 3 3
1967 Album
Hill Country Blues Delta Blues
80 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.84 Average
Alvin Youngblood Hart - Big Mama's Door, Cover art
Big Mama's Door
Alvin Youngblood Hart
3.55 91 91 6 6
1996 Album
Hill Country Blues Delta Blues Acoustic Blues
playful acoustic pastoral
91 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.55 Average
Fred McDowell - Mississippi Delta Blues, Cover art
Mississippi Delta Blues
Fred McDowell
3.76 70 70 2 2
1972 Album
Hill Country Blues Delta Blues
70 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.76 Average
Son House - The Vocal Intensity of Son House, Cover art
The Vocal Intensity of Son House
Son House
3.69 49 49 2 2
1969 Album
Delta Blues
49 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.69 Average
The Pretty Things - Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood, Cover art
Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood
The Pretty Things
3.35 61 61
25 September 2020 Album
Acoustic Blues Delta Blues
61 Ratings 3.35 Average
K.C. Douglas - A Dead Beat Guitar and the Mississippi Blues, Cover art
A Dead Beat Guitar and the Mississippi Blues
K.C. Douglas
3.49 57 57 3 3
1954 Album
Delta Blues
raw acoustic melodic passionate rhythmic warm a cappella lo-fi
57 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.49 Average
Big Joe Williams - Piney Woods Blues, Cover art
Piney Woods Blues
Big Joe Williams
3.63 47 47 1 1
1958 Album
Delta Blues
sparse acoustic raw passionate pastoral breakup longing melancholic
47 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.63 Average
Johnny Shines - Last Night's Dream, Cover art
Last Night's Dream
Johnny Shines
3.70 46 46 1 1
1969 Album
Delta Blues
46 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.70 Average
Big Joe Williams - Blues on Highway 49, Cover art
Blues on Highway 49
Big Joe Williams
3.38 53 53
August 1963 Album
Delta Blues
passionate acoustic melancholic folklore pastoral bittersweet
53 Ratings 3.38 Average
Johnny Shines - Standing at the Crossroads, Cover art
Standing at the Crossroads
Johnny Shines
3.76 34 34 1 1
1971 Album
Delta Blues
34 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.76 Average
Bukka White - Big Daddy, Cover art
Big Daddy
Bukka White
3.73 37 37 1 1
1974 Album
Delta Blues Acoustic Blues
Hill Country Blues
37 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.73 Average
Various Artists - Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, Cover art
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris
4.14 23 23
7 June 2018 Album
Delta Blues
Interview Gospel
23 Ratings 4.14 Average
Bukka White - Sky Songs: Vol. 1, Cover art
Sky Songs: Vol. 1
Bukka White
3.55 36 36
1965 Album
Delta Blues
Piano Blues
36 Ratings 3.55 Average
David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Mississippi Delta Bluesman, Cover art
Mississippi Delta Bluesman
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
3.59 30 30
1979 Album
Delta Blues
melancholic acoustic longing
30 Ratings 3.59 Average
Bukka White - Memphis Hot Shots, Cover art
Memphis Hot Shots
Bukka White
3.67 28 28
November 1968 Album
Acoustic Blues Delta Blues
28 Ratings 3.67 Average
Big Joe Williams - Legacy of the Blues, Vol. 6, Cover art
Legacy of the Blues, Vol. 6
Big Joe Williams
3.90 19 19
1976 Album
Delta Blues
19 Ratings 3.90 Average
Johnny Farmer - Wrong Doers Respect Me, Cover art
Wrong Doers Respect Me
Johnny Farmer
3.75 26 26
1998 Album
Delta Blues Electric Blues Hill Country Blues
lonely sparse bittersweet pastoral sad
26 Ratings 3.75 Average
My Baby - Loves Voodoo!, Cover art
Loves Voodoo!
My Baby
3.26 29 29 1 1
December 2013 Album
Pop Soul Delta Blues
Gospel
29 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.26 Average
Johnny Shines - Johnny Shines, Cover art
Johnny Shines
Johnny Shines
3.57 24 24 1 1
1974 Album
Blues Delta Blues
Blues Rock
24 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.57 Average
Robert Pete Williams - Those Prison Blues, Cover art
Those Prison Blues
Robert Pete Williams
3.77 19 19
1959 Album
Country Blues Delta Blues
raw melancholic manic
19 Ratings 3.77 Average
K.C. Douglas - K.C.'s Blues, Cover art
K.C.'s Blues
K.C. Douglas
3.55 24 24 1 1
1961 Album
Delta Blues
acoustic melodic longing melancholic
24 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.55 Average
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - Peyton on Patton, Cover art
Peyton on Patton
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
3.63 23 23
19 July 2011 Album
Delta Blues Country Blues
Alt-Country
23 Ratings 3.63 Average
Big Joe Williams - Classic Delta Blues, Cover art
Classic Delta Blues
Big Joe Williams
3.27 31 31
1966 Album
Delta Blues
31 Ratings 3.27 Average
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  • Steve Kirk - Voodoo Vince: Original Xbox Game Music, Cover art
    Voodoo Vince: Original Xbox Game Music
    2003 Album
    21 Ratings 3.76 Average
    3.76 21 21
  • Jim Dickinson - Delta Experimental Projects Compilation Volume 2 : Spring Poems, Cover art
    Delta Experimental Projects Compilation Volume 2 : Spring Poems
    1990 Album
    6 Ratings 3.52 Average
    3.52 6 6
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  • Son House - John the Revelator, Cover art
    John the Revelator
    1970 Album
    87 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.51 Average
    3.51 87 87 4 4
  • Son House - Forever on My Mind, Cover art
    Forever on My Mind
    2022 Album
    56 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.69 Average
    3.69 56 56 2 2
  • Son House - Live at the Gaslight Cafe N.Y.C., Cover art
    Live at the Gaslight Cafe N.Y.C.
    2000 Album
    30 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.76 Average
    3.76 30 30 1 1
  • John Lee Hooker - Alone: The First Concert, Cover art
    Alone: The First Concert
    1996 Album
    20 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.79 Average
    3.79 20 20 2 2
  • Big Joe Williams - Big Joe Williams at Folk City, Cover art
    Big Joe Williams at Folk City
    1963 Album
    18 Ratings 3.46 Average
    3.46 18 18
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  • Fred McDowell - The First Recordings, Cover art
    The First Recordings
    1997 Album
    112 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.93 Average
    3.93 112 112 3 3
  • Mississippi Fred McDowell - His First Recordings Following Discovery, Cover art
    His First Recordings Following Discovery
    1982 Album
    103 Ratings 5 Reviews 4.06 Average
    4.06 103 103 5 5
  • Rev. Pearly Brown - It's a Mean Old World to Try to Live In, Cover art
    It's a Mean Old World to Try to Live In
    2005 Album
    55 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.55 Average
    3.55 55 55 2 2
  • Muddy Waters - Down on Stovall's Plantation, Cover art
    Down on Stovall's Plantation
    1966 Album
    50 Ratings 3.68 Average
    3.68 50 50
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