Here’s the Top 50 2012 Blues releases by number of spins during the year.
Three local artists made our Top 11, The Painkillers, Alex Jenkins & The Bombers, and Hurricane Ruth. Congratulations for these outstanding efforts in 2012.

Pos. Artist – Album – Label – Spins during 2012

1. Eddie C. Campbell – Spider Eating Preacher – Delmark Records – 58
2. Johnny Rawls – Soul Survivor – Catfood – 46
3. Contino – Back Porch Dogma – Bling Pig – 44
4. The Painkillers – Done Me Wrong – Self Released – 44
5. John Nemeth – Blues Live – Self Released – 41
6. Lurrie Bell – The Devil Ain’t Got No Music – Aria B.G. – 40
7. Walter Trout – Blues for the Modern Daze – Mascot – 40
8. The Blues Broads – The Blues Broads – Delta Groove – 39
9. Omar & The Howlers – I’m Gone – Big Guitar Music – 38
10. Alex Jenkins & The Bombers – Creepin After Midnight – Self Released – 36
11. Hurricane Ruth – The Power of the Blues … Feels Like A Hurricane – Self-Released – 35
12. Taj Mahal – The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal 1969-1973 – Sony/Legacy – 34
13. R.J. Mischo – Make It Good – Delta Groove Records – 32
14. Curtis Salgado – Soul Shot – Alligator Records – 32
15. Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King – Close To The Bone – Delta Groove – 31
16. Donnie Ray – I’m Goin’ Back – Ecko Records – 31
17. Shemekia Copeland – 33 1/3 – Telarc – 29
18. Pinetop Perkins – Heaven – Blind Pig – 29
19. Rockin’ Johnny Band – Grim Reaper – Delmark Records – 29
20. Big James & the Chicago Playboys – The Big Payback – Blind Pig Records – 28
21. The Mannish Boys – Double Dynamite – Delta Groove Records – 27
22. Gary Primich – Just A Little Bit More… – Old Pal Records – 26
23. Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones – “Live At The Checkerboard Lounge – Chicago 1981″ – Eagle Vision – 26
24. Heritage Blues Orchestra – And Still I Rise – Raisin’ Music Productions – 25
25. Peter Karp & Sue Foley – Beyond the Crossroads – Blind Pig Records – 25
26. Phantom Blues Band – Inside Out – Vizztone – 25
27. Rick Estrin & the Nightcats – One Wrong Turn – Alligator Records – 24
28. Magic Slim & the Teardrops – Bad Boy – Blind Pig Records – 24
29. John Nemeth – Soul Live – Self Released – 24
30. Sugar Blue – Raw Sugar Blue Live – Beeble Records – 23
31. Tweed Funk – Love Is – Tweed Tone – 23
32. Barbara Carr – Keep The Fire Burning – Catfood – 22
33. Janiva Magness – Stronger For It – Alligator Records – 22
34. Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry – The Clarksdale Sessions – Mississippi Delta Blues Inc. – 22
35. Robert Cray Band – Nothin But Love – Mascot Label Group/Provogue – 21
36. The Nighthawks – Damn Good Time – Severn Records – 21
37. Mitch Woods – Blues Beyond Borders Live In Istanbul – Club 88 – 21
38. Johnnie Bassett – I Can Make That Happen – Sly Dog Records – 20
39. Tab Benoit – Legacy: The Best Of Tab Benoit – Telarc – 20
40. Nathan James & the Rhythm Shakers – What You Make Of It – Delta Groove Records – 20
41. Ruthie Foster – I Belong To The Band A Tribute to Rev. Gary Davis – Stony Plain – 19
42. Sonny Landreth – Elemental Journey – Landfall Records – 19
43. Mud Morganfield – Son of the Seventh Son – Severn Records – 19
443. Eric Bibb – Deeper In The Well – Stony Plain Records – 18
45. Omar Coleman – West Side Wiggle – Honeybee Entertainment – 17
46. Mighty Sam McClain – Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) – Mighty Music – 17
47. The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Between The Ditches – SideOneDummy – 17
48. Axel Zwingenberger, Ben Waters, Charlie Watts, Dave Green – The ABC & D of Boogie Woogie: Live in Paris – Eagle Records – 17
49.(tie) Deanna Bogart – Pianoland – Blind Pig – 16
49.(tie) The Bush League – Rocks (Live At The National) – Self Released – 16
49.(tie) Mighty Mo Rodgers – Cadillac Jack – Model Music Group – 16
49.(tie) Joe Louis Walker – Hellfire – Alligator – 16

Bob Paleczny
Blues Genre Co-Director

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