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.
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. 19951996199719981999 Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Weeks atnumber oneRef.1995September 2From the CradleEric Clapton1From the Crade; September 2, September 16 – November 11, 1995September 9Cover to CoverThe Jeff Healey Band1Cover to Cover; September 9, 1995September 16From the CradleEric Clapton9November 18Greatest HitsStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble17Greatest Hits; November 18, 1995 – March 9, 1996, December 21, 1996 – January 25, 19971996March 16Ledbetter HeightsKenny Wayne Shepherd20Ledbetter Heights; March 16 – July 27, 1996August 3Good Love!Johnnie Taylor3Good Love; August 3–17, October 191996August 24A Tribute to Stevie Ray VaughanVarious artists8A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan; August 24 – October 12, 1996October 19Good Love!Johnnie Taylor9December 21Greatest HitsStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble61997February 1Help YourselfPeggy Scott-Adams9Help Yourself; February 1 – March 29, 1997April 5Lie to MeJonny Lang19Lie to Me; April 5 – August 2, October 11, 1997August 16Live at Carnegie HallStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble8Live at Carnegie Hall; August 16 – October 4, October 18, 2007October 11Lie to MeJonny Lang1October 18Live at Carnegie HallStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble1October 25Trouble Is...Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band4Trouble Is; October 25 – November 15, 1997, April 11 – September 5, 1998November 22Deuces WildB.B. King13Deuces Wild; November 22, 1997 – February 14, 19981998February 21Blues Brothers 2000Soundtrack7Blues Brothers 2000; February 21 – April 4, 1998April 11Trouble Is...Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band22September 12Slow DownKeb' Mo'4Keb Mo; September 12 – October 3, 1998October 10Trouble Is...Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band4November 7Wander This WorldJonny Lang22Wander This World; November 7, 1998 – April 3, 19991999April 10The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 2Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble18The Real Deal; April 10 – August 7, 1999August 14BluesEric Clapton10Blues; August 14 – October 16, 1999October 23In SessionAlbert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan1In Session; October 23, 1999October 30Live OnKenny Wayne Shepherd Band25Live On; October 30, 1999 – April 15, 2000
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