Best Blues Albums of All Time

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RankAlbumArtist		Year	★ Overall		Critics	Users
2	Abbey Road - The Beatles	1969	92.1	86	100	91.6	90.7	93	92	91.2
16	Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin	1971	90.3	82	100	88.5	89	92.2	90	90.6
20	Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1968	89.9	83.2	100	90.6	88	92.2	86	89.2
25	Paranoid - Black Sabbath	1970	89.6	84.8	96	89.5	87.4	92.8	86	90.8
26	Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits - Creedence Clearwater Revival	1976	89.6	85.8	100	87.9	91.4	89.8	84	88
29	Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan	1965	89.5	83	100	88.9	86.1	91.8	88	89
34	Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan	1966	89.4	82.8	100	88.5	86.3	91.8	88	88.2
38	Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1967	89.2	81.8	100	86.9	86.2	92.2	87	90.4
43	The Doors - The Doors	1967	89	81.8	100	86.7	86.8	91.6	87	89.4
51	Hot Rocks 1964–1971 - The Rolling Stones	1971	88.9	87.2	93	90.2	90.2	89.4	84	88
53	The Beatles - The Beatles	1968	88.8	82.8	96	87.8	86.7	92	89	87.2
65	Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan	1965	88.4	81.6	100	86.9	85.9	90.8	86	87.8
104	Mothership - Led Zeppelin	2007	87.6	84	93	84.5	90.7	93	82	86
109	Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath	1970	87.5	81.4	97	85.5	84.8	92.8	83	88
114	Rain Dogs - Tom Waits	1985	87.4	80.8	99	85.2	83	91.2	84	88.8
122	Cowboy Bebop (Original Soundtrack) - Seatbelts	1998	87.3	81.8	90	89	88	93.8	80	88.4
125	Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin	1969	87.2	78	97	84	85.2	91.8	87	87.6
146	Who's Next - The Who	1971	86.8	77.8	100	82.8	82.7	90.4	86	88.2
149	Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin	1969	86.8	78.2	98	83.7	84.8	91.8	86	85.2
166	On the Beach - Neil Young	1974	86.6	81.6	95	85.1	83	90.8	84	86.6
168	Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul - Otis Redding	1965	86.6	79	100	83.3	82.8	92.2	83	85.8
176	How the West Was Won - Led Zeppelin	2003	86.5	82.6	89	82.5	89	92.2	82	88
182	Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones	1971	86.4	79.6	93	83.6	84.3	91.2	86	87.2
189	Axis: Bold as Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1967	86.4	79	94	85.6	84.3	91.6	83	87
191	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan	1963	86.4	78.4	98	83.9	84.2	90.4	84	85.6
213	At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band	1971	86.2	79.8	97	83	81.5	91	81	90
219	Nina Simone Sings the Blues - Nina Simone	1967	86.1	78.2	97	86.5	85.3	91.4	80	84.2
221	Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin	1975	86.1	79.4	87	87.5	85.6	91.6	85	86.4
231	Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival	1970	86	80.2	96	83	82.2	89.2	85	86.2
254	Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones	1969	85.8	78.2	98	81.7	81.4	91	85	85.4
263	The Last Waltz - The Band	1978	85.7	80.6	80	87.2	93.9	87.4	81	90
299	Abraxas - Santana	1970	85.5	78.4	100	84.3	81.7	88.6	80	85.2
317	Tonight's the Night - Neil Young	1975	85.3	78.6	100	82.7	79.6	89.6	82	84.6
318	Electric Warrior - T. Rex	1971	85.3	77.6	98	82.5	82.8	90.2	82	84
319	Pastel Blues - Nina Simone	1965	85.3	80.8	82	86.7	86.2	92.8	82	86.4
333	Exile on Main St. - Rolling Stones	1972	85.1	78.6	90	81.6	82.5	91.4	85	86.8
344	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Aretha Franklin	1967	85.1	77.8	98	84.1	82.4	91.2	80	82.2
347	To Bring You My Love - PJ Harvey	1995	85.1	78.2	91	85.6	85.2	90.4	81	84.2
356	Band of Gypsys - Jimi Hendrix	1970	85	80.2	87	86	86.4	88.6	81	86
381	At Last! - Etta James	1960	84.9	75.6	100	81	84.9	91.6	78	83
382	King of the Delta Blues Singers - Robert Johnson	1961	84.9	78.6	100	79.8	77.5	90.2	80	88
386	Machine Head - Deep Purple	1972	84.8	78.2	90	81.8	82.6	90	83	88.2
401	Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominos	1970	84.7	74.6	100	81	82.2	88.2	81	86.2
409	Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits	1983	84.7	78.8	95	82.7	80	89.4	81	86
421	Jackson C. Frank - Jackson C. Frank	1965	84.6	78.2	90	83.2	83.8	92.2	81	84
438	Willy and the Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival	1969	84.5	77.6	100	80.9	80.5	88	82	82.8
439	Europe '72 - Grateful Dead	1972	84.5	81.2	80	85.1	89.9	90.6	81	84
443	Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin	1973	84.5	77.6	87	82.9	82.8	90.2	85	86.2
461	Bone Machine - Tom Waits	1992	84.5	79.2	89	84.2	85.6	88.2	79	86
464	Let Love In - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	1994	84.4	78.8	86	84.1	84.6	90.2	82	85.4
482	Live at Leeds - The Who	1970	84.3	81	90	81.3	76.8	88.2	83	90
489	Pearl - Janis Joplin	1971	84.3	74.4	100	81.6	82.9	87.2	80	84
505	Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones	1968	84.2	77	95	79.1	79.4	90.6	84	84.4
511	Ram - Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney	1971	84.2	81	80	86.8	86.4	89	82	84
528	Eat a Peach - The Allman Brothers Band	1972	84.1	77	93	81.6	82.4	88.2	80	86.6
530	Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King	1967	84.1	75.2	100	80.4	77	92.4	79	84.6
535	Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy	1976	84	77.4	90	81.5	83.8	89.6	80	86
536	Made In Japan - Deep Purple	1972	84	82	80	83.4	79.8	90	81	92
548	Double Nickels on the Dime - Minutemen	1984	84	78.4	88	82.5	78.6	92.8	80	87.4
552	(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) - Lynyrd Skynyrd	1973	84	75.4	92	80.8	81.5	91	80	87
565	L.A. Woman - Doors	1971	83.9	77.2	88	81.9	82.3	91	83	84
613	John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band	1970	83.7	77.6	90	83	81.7	88.8	83	82
675	Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy	1978	83.5	80.8	80	79.6	82.2	89.8	80	92
693	Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival	1969	83.4	76.6	97	79.9	78.4	87.8	81	83.2
733	Smash Hits - The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1968	83.2	84.4	90	80.5	78	87.8	82	80
734	Live at the Regal - B.B. King	1965	83.2	75	100	79.6	77.9	89.2	79	82
770	Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards - Tom Waits	2006	83.1	77	89	80.9	82.3	90.2	78	84
777	Cold Fact - Rodriguez	1970	83	77	77	83.5	86.6	92.4	79	85.8
871	Getting Killed - Geese	2025	82.8	76.8	88	84.5	82.4	93.6	80	74
901	Strange Days - The Doors	1967	82.7	78.8	77	83.3	83.4	89.8	82	84.4
909	Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower	1974	82.7	75.8	90	80.9	81.7	88.2	80	82
918	The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band	1969	82.6	76	87	80.2	81.6	91	80	82.6
937	Celebration Day - Led Zeppelin	2012	82.6	76	80	81.4	85.7	91.8	79	84
939	Rid of Me - PJ Harvey	1993	82.5	76.2	83	84.3	83.7	89.2	79	82.4
944	Histoire de Melody Nelson - Serge Gainsbourg	1971	82.5	74.4	89	79.2	78.5	93.6	81	82
950	Let It Be... Naked - The Beatles	2003	82.5	79.2	77	85.4	85.9	90	82	78
962	Living in the Past - Jethro Tull	1972	82.5	80.8	90	81.4	80.7	84.4	78	82
966	Mule Variations - Tom Waits	1999	82.5	77.4	79	83.5	84.9	89.4	79	84
987	The Slider - T. Rex	1972	82.4	76.2	89	81.2	80.6	88.8	79	82
1000	Goat - The Jesus Lizard	1991	82.4	75.4	90	79.5	79.6	92	76	84
1038	Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin	1970	82.3	75.4	82	80.5	80.9	91	84	82
1067	Santana - Santana	1969	82.2	76.8	83	82.9	82.3	87.8	80	82.6
1071	Danzig II: Lucifuge - Danzig	1990	82.2	75.8	85	78.9	83.1	91.4	77	84.2
1087	Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	1983	82.2	75	80	78.5	85.2	90.8	79	86.6
1110	Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2004	82.1	76.6	85	82.7	81.5	87.6	80	81.2
1111	Time Out of Mind - Bob Dylan	1997	82.1	76	88	80.6	81.4	89.2	79	80.4
1118	Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits	1985	82.1	72.6	89	80.3	82.6	90	78	82
1130	Hard Again - Muddy Waters	1977	82	74.8	100	76.6	72.3	88.6	78	84
1135	Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead	1970	82	72.8	98	75.4	74.7	89.8	79	84.6
1182	Blank Generation - Richard Hell & The Voidoids	1977	81.9	73.2	90	80.8	81.2	89.2	77	82
1187	Love Over Gold - Dire Straits	1982	81.9	74.4	87	81.3	79.8	87.6	79	84.2
1202	Paul Simon - Paul Simon	1972	81.9	73.8	100	79.6	76.1	83.6	78	82
1204	Wings Over America - Paul McCartney & Wings	1976	81.9	76	80	85.4	87.1	84.6	78	82
1208	The Boatman's Call - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	1997	81.9	75.2	83	80.1	82.5	89.4	81	81.8
1218	Apostrophe (') - Frank Zappa	1974	81.8	77.6	77	83.3	82.3	89.6	81	82
1240	Dry - PJ Harvey	1992	81.8	74.4	87	81.8	80.5	90.8	79	79
1246	If You Want Blood, You've Got It - AC/DC	1978	81.8	77.4	80	81	84	87	79	84
1250	Folk Singer - Muddy Waters	1964	81.8	75	90	76.6	78.3	94.2	76	82.2
1279	Katy Lied - Steely Dan	1975	81.7	74.8	94	79.6	77.5	87	79	80
1292	Disraeli Gears - Cream	1967	81.7	73.8	90	78.3	77.9	88.6	80	83

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