List of Billboard Blues Albums number ones of the 1990s explained

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".

Number-one blues albums of the 1990s

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 dateAlbumArtist(s)Weeks at
number one		Ref.
1995
September 2From the CradleEric Clapton1[2]
September 9Cover to CoverThe Jeff Healey Band1[3]
September 16From the CradleEric Clapton9
November 18Greatest HitsStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble17[4]
1996
March 16Ledbetter HeightsKenny Wayne Shepherd20[5]
August 3Good Love!Johnnie Taylor3[6]
August 24A Tribute to Stevie Ray VaughanVarious artists8[7]
October 19Good Love!Johnnie Taylor9
December 21Greatest HitsStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble6
1997
February 1Help YourselfPeggy Scott-Adams9[8]
April 5Lie to MeJonny Lang19[9]
August 16Live at Carnegie HallStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble8[10]
October 11Lie to MeJonny Lang1
October 18Live at Carnegie HallStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble1
October 25Trouble Is...Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band4[11]
November 22Deuces WildB.B. King13[12]
1998
February 21Blues Brothers 2000Soundtrack7[13]
April 11Trouble Is...Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band22
September 12Slow DownKeb' Mo'4[14]
October 10Trouble Is...Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band4
November 7Wander This WorldJonny Lang22[15]
1999
April 10Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble18[16]
August 14BluesEric Clapton10[17]
October 23In SessionAlbert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan1[18]
October 30Live OnKenny Wayne Shepherd Band25[19]

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Notes and References

  1. September 2, 1995 . Billboard Bows Blues Albums Chart . . 107 . 35 . 6 . May 1, 2013.
  2. From the Crade; September 2, September 16 – November 11, 1995
  3. Cover to Cover; September 9, 1995
  4. Greatest Hits; November 18, 1995 – March 9, 1996, December 21, 1996 – January 25, 1997
  5. Ledbetter Heights; March 16 – July 27, 1996
  6. Good Love; August 3–17, October 191996
  7. A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan; August 24 – October 12, 1996
  8. Help Yourself; February 1 – March 29, 1997
  9. Lie to Me; April 5 – August 2, October 11, 1997
  10. Live at Carnegie Hall; August 16 – October 4, October 18, 2007
  11. Trouble Is; October 25 – November 15, 1997, April 11 – September 5, 1998
  12. Deuces Wild; November 22, 1997 – February 14, 1998
  13. Blues Brothers 2000; February 21 – April 4, 1998
  14. Keb Mo; September 12 – October 3, 1998
  15. Wander This World; November 7, 1998 – April 3, 1999
  16. The Real Deal; April 10 – August 7, 1999
  17. Blues; August 14 – October 16, 1999
  18. In Session; October 23, 1999
  19. Live On; October 30, 1999 – April 15, 2000

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