1. Shemekia Copeland - 33 1/3 (Telarc)
2. Hans Thessink/Terry Evans - Delta Time (Blue Groove)
3. Alvin Lee - Still on the Road to Freedom (Rainman)
4. Various - ...First Came Memphis Minnie (Stony Plain)
5. Marion James - Northside Soul (Ellersoul)
6. Maceo Parker - Soul Classics (Razor & Tie)
7. Raphael Wressnig/ALex Schultz - Soul Gift (ZYW)
8. Little Feat - Rooster Rag (Rounder)
9. Rockin' Johnny Band - Grim Reaper (Delmark)
10. Curtis Salgado - Soul Shot (Alligator)
11. Robert Cray Band - Nothin But Love (Provogue)
12. Magic Slim & the Teardrops - Bad Boy (Blind Pig)
13. Rick Estrin and the Nightcats - One Wrong Turn (Alligator)
14. Chris O'Leary Band - Waiting for the Phone to Ring (Vizztone)
15. The Blues Broads - The Blues Broads (Delta Groove)
16. Cee Cee James - Blood Red Blues (FWG)
17. Shakura S'aida - Time...(Electro-Fi)
18. Mississippi Heat - Delta Bound (Delmark)
19. Quintus McCormick - Still Called The Blues (Delmark)
20. Albert Castiglia - Living the Dream (Blues Leaf)
21. Michael "Iron Man" Burks - Show of Strength (Alligator)
22. Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band - Between the Ditches (Side One Dummy)
23. Mannish Boys - Double Dynamite (Delta Groove)
24. Johnnie Bassett - I Can Make That Happen (Sly Dog)
25. Deanna Bogart - Pianoland (Blind Pig)
26. Johnny Rawls - Soul Survivor (Catfood)
27. Lamont Cranston Band - With Bruce McCabe (High Temperature)
28. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Everybody's Talkin' (Sony Masterworks)
29. John Hiatt - Mystic Pinball (New West)
30. Anthony Gomes - Up 2 Zero (Anthony Gomes)
31. Nathan James and the Rhythm Scratchers - What You Make Of It (Delta Groove)
32. Lisa Biales - Just Like Honey (Big Song Music)
33. Mud Morganfield - Son of the Seventh Son (Severn)
34. Taj Mahal - The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal (Columbia/Legacy)
35. Peter Karp/Sue Foley - Beyond the Crossroads (Blind Pig)
36. RJ Mischo - Make It Good (Delta Groove)
37. Debbie Davies - After the Fall (MC Records)
38. Smokin' Joe Kubek/Bnois King - Close to the Bone (Delta Groove)
39. Danny Caron - Jazz + Blues (Danny Caron)
40. Duke Robillard Jazz Trio - Wobble Walkin' (Blue Duchess)
Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.