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100 Greatest Blues Songs

Criteria: Have you ever wondered
What are the greatest Blues Songs?
Digitaldreamdoor has determined the answers through research of American Blues music history. These songs are vital for a basic knowledge of the history of the "Blues" genre, historical significance, defining an era, influence and to a lesser degree lasting popularity, critics reviews, record sales, radio play, plus number of remakes & covers of a song were taken into consideration. (In some cases the songwriter was given list credit rather than the artist who may have been best known for the song.)


Edited By: Rick Varner
Last Updated: 2017-02-10
  1. Memphis Blues - W.C. Handy
  2. Crazy Blues - Mamie Smith
  3. Pine Top Boogie - Pine Top Smith
  4. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
  5. Boogie Chillun - John Lee Hooker
  6. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
  7. Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker
  8. Hellhound On My Trail - Robert Johnson
  9. Spoonful - Willie Dixon
10. The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
11. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Sonny Boy Williamson I
12. Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
13. Forty Four Blues - Roosevelt Sykes
14. Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
15. Statesboro Blues - Taj Mahal
16. Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
17. Juke - Little Walter
18. The Little Red Rooster - Willie Dixon
19. Come In My Kitchen - Robert Johnson
20. I'm a King Bee - Slim Harpo
21. The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim
22. Back Door Man - Willie Dixon
23. It's My Own Fault - B.B. King
24. I'm Tore Down - Freddie King
25. T-Bone Blues - T-Bone Walker
26. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
27. Preaching The Blues - Son House
28. Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out - Bessie Smith
29. I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
30. Shake Your Moneymaker - Elmore James
31. Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
32. Hideaway - Freddie King
33. How Long, How Long Blues - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
34. Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
35. Red House - Jimi Hendrix
36. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
37. All Your Love - Magic Sam
38. Give Me Back My Wig - Hound Dog Taylor
39. Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
40. Worried Life Blues - Sleepy John Estes
41. If Trouble Was Money - Albert Collins
42. I Ain't Superstitious - Willie Dixon
43. Sweet Black Angel - Robert Nighthawk
44. I Know What You're Putting Down - Louis Jordan
45. Black Snake Moan - Blind Lemon Jefferson
46. Ball and Chain - Big Mama Thornton
47. Further On Up The Road - Bobby 'Blue' Bland
48. I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
49. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
50. Born In Chicago - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
51. Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan
52. Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
53. Pony Blues - Charley Patton
54. The Sky Is Crying - Elmore James
55. Catfish Blues - Robert Petway
56. Highway 49 - Big Joe Williams
57. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Blind Lemon Jefferson
58. Blues Before Sunrise - Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
59. Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
60. Bumble Bee - Memphis Minnie
61. I'm Ready - Muddy Waters
62. It Hurts Me Too - Elmore James
63. Stop Breakin' Down - Robert Johnson
64. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
65. I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker
66. Me and The Devil Blues - Robert Johnson
67. The Walkin' Blues - Taj Mahal
68. 'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do - Bessie Smith
69. It's Tight Like That - Tampa Red
70. Love In Vain - Robert Johnson
71. Evil - Willie Dixon
72. Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo
73. Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor
74. On The Road Again - Canned Heat
75. Rock Me Mama - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
76. Three O'Clock Blues - B.B. King
77. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson
78. Boom Boom Out Go The Lights - Little Walter
79. The Same Thing - Willie Dixon
80. West Coast Blues - Blind Blake
81. How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf
82. Give Me Back That Wig - Lightnin' Hopkins
83. Rollin & Tumblin - Elmore James
84. Everyday I Have The Blues - B.B. King
85. Messin Around - Memphis Slim
86. Blues After Hours - Pee Wee Crayton
87. Eyesight To The Blind - Sonny Boy Williamson II
88. CC Rider - Ma Rainey
89. I'm Tired - Savoy Brown
90. Graveyard Dream Blues - Ida Cox
91. Beaver Slide Rag - Peg Leg Howell
92. Key To The Highway - Big Bill Broonzy
93. Messin' With The Kid - Junior Wells
94. The Seventh Son - Willie Dixon
95. As The Years Go Passing By - Gary Moore
96. We're Gonna Make It - Little Milton
97. Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee
98. Hard Luck Blues - Roy Brown
99. Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac
100. Stone Crazy - Buddy Guy
Memphis Blues by W.C. Handy sheet music
Crazy Blues by Mamie Smith sheet music
Pine Top Boogie sheet music
Dust My Broom by Elmore James record sleeve
Boogie Chillun by John Lee Hooker record sleeve
Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters record sleeve



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Blues Reference Books
Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
  by Robert Palmer
  Publisher: Penguin Books (July 29, 1982)


The History of the Blues: The Roots, the Music, the People
  by Francis Davis
  Publisher: Da Capo (September 4, 2003)


Blues People: Negro Music in White America
  by Leroi Jones
  Publisher: Harper Perennial; 1st edition (January 20, 1999)


Nothing But the Blues : The Music and the Musicians
  by Lawrence Cohn
  Publisher: Abbeville Press (September 1, 1999)


Encyclopedia of the Blues
  by Gerard Herzhaft
  Publisher: University of Arkansas Press (July 1, 1997, 2nd Edition)


Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Legendary Artists of the Early 20th Century
  by David Dicaire
  Publisher: McFarland (November 5, 2015)


All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues
  by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Chris Woodstra, Vladimir Bogdanov
  Publisher: Backbeat Books


All Music Guide to the Blues: The Experts' Guide to the Best Blues Recordings
  by Michael and Ali Erlewine
  Publisher: Backbeat Books (January 1, 1996 ,3rd edition)


The Big Book of Blues: The Fully Revised and Updated Biographical Encyclopedia
  by Robert Santelli
  Publisher: Penguin Books (May 1, 2001, Revised edition)


The Blues: A Visual History: 100 Years of Music That Changed the World
  by Mike Evans
  Publisher: Schiffer (July 28, 2020 Illustrated edition)


Great Blues Songs Guitar Book: Selection Of 49 Songs For Everyone
  by Cesar E Rocha
  Publisher: Independently published (June 22, 2023)


First 50 Blues Songs You Should Play on Guitar
  by Hal Leonard Corp.
  Publisher: Hal Leonard (October 12, 2018)


Blues Guitar Bible (Guitar Recorded Versions)
  by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
  Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation


The Best Blues Songs Ever
  by Various songwriters and artists
  Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (March 1, 2013)


Blues Guitar Songbook
  by Jerry Silverman
  Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (March 16, 2015)
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