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Blues Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling blues albums in the United States, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debut as the Top Blues Albums in the issue dated September 2, 1995, as a 15-position chart with its first number one being Eric Clapton's From the Cradle.[1]
Its introduction was a culmination of commercial realities at the time and a recognition of the "enduring legacy and artistic force of this timeless genre".[1]
These are the albums which have reached number one on the Blues Albums chart during the 1990s, listed chronologically. Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at number one |
Ref. |
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1995 | ||||
September 2 | From the Cradle | Eric Clapton | 1 | [2] |
September 9 | Cover to Cover | The Jeff Healey Band | 1 | [3] |
September 16 | From the Cradle | Eric Clapton | 9 | [2] |
November 18 | Greatest Hits | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | 17 | [4] |
1996 | ||||
March 16 | Ledbetter Heights | Kenny Wayne Shepherd | 20 | [5] |
August 3 | Good Love! | Johnnie Taylor | 3 | [6] |
August 24 | A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan | Various artists | 8 | [7] |
October 19 | Good Love! | Johnnie Taylor | 9 | [6] |
December 21 | Greatest Hits | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | 6 | [4] |
1997 | ||||
February 1 | Help Yourself | Peggy Scott-Adams | 9 | [8] |
April 5 | Lie to Me | Jonny Lang | 19 | [9] |
August 16 | Live at Carnegie Hall | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | 8 | [10] |
October 11 | Lie to Me | Jonny Lang | 1 | [9] |
October 18 | Live at Carnegie Hall | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | 1 | [10] |
October 25 | Trouble Is... | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | 4 | [11] |
November 22 | Deuces Wild | B.B. King | 13 | [12] |
1998 | ||||
February 21 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Soundtrack | 7 | [13] |
April 11 | Trouble Is... | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | 22 | [11] |
September 12 | Slow Down | Keb' Mo' | 4 | [14] |
October 10 | Trouble Is... | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | 4 | [11] |
November 7 | Wander This World | Jonny Lang | 22 | [15] |
1999 | ||||
April 10 | The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 2 | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | 18 | [16] |
August 14 | Blues | Eric Clapton | 10 | [17] |
October 23 | In Session | Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan | 1 | [18] |
October 30 | Live On | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | 25 | [19] |
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