| 1 | Marcia Ball | Presumed Innocent | Alligator Records |
| 2 | John Hammond | Wicked Grin | Virgin Records |
| 3 | Jimmy Smith | Dot Com Blues | Blue Thumb |
| 4 | Otis Taylor | White African | Northern Blues |
| 5 | Junior Wells | Calling All Blues | Fuel 2000 |
| 6 | Holmes Brothers | Speaking In Tongues | Alligator Records |
| 7 | Delbert McClinton | Nothing Personal | New West |
| 8 | Elmore James | Shake Your Money Maker: The Best O/T Fire Sessions | Buddha |
| 9 | Mem Shannon | Memphis In The Morning | Shanachie Entertainment |
| 10 | Various Artists | This Is The Blues Harmonica | Delmark Records |
| 11 | Various Artists | Keep It Rollin: Best Of Blues Piano | Rounder |
| 12 | John Kay | Heretics And Pirateers | Cannonball |
| 13 | Various Artists | Devil's Blues | Fuel 2000 |
| 14 | Harmonica Shah | Deep Detroit | SSR/Freezone/Crammed Disc |
| 15 | James Cotton | Collector's Classics | Just A Memory |
| 16 | Little Mary | Live And On The Road In Colorado | Self Produced |
| 17 | Buddy Guy | Sweet Tea | Silvertone |
| 18 | Lightnin' Hopkins | Lightnin' And The Blues | BMG |
| 19 | Magic Sam | The Essential | Fuel 2000 |
| 20 | Robert Cray | Shoulda Been Home | Rykodisc |