100 Greatest Blues Songs
Criteria: These songs are vital for a basic knowledge of the history of the "Blues" genre, historical significance, defining an era, influence & to a lesser degree lasting popularity 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.)
Greatest Blues Songs
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
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
Lightnin' Hopkins
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 My Wig
Hound Dog Taylor
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
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
Lightnin' Hopkins
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 My Wig
Hound Dog Taylor
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
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Edited By: Rick Varner
Last Updated: 2017-02-10