Delta Blues
1,266works
6,991pressings
1927first year
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| Format | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | 18% | 76% | 97% | 92% | 60% | 9% | 12% | 50% | 65% |
| CD | · | · | · | · | 20% | 73% | 75% | 35% | 23% |
| Cassette | · | · | · | 4% | 17% | 15% | · | 2% | · |
| Box Set | · | · | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | · |
| File | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1% | 5% | 5% |
Sounds like
Country BluesChicago BluesHill Country BluesLouisiana BluesElectric BluesMemphis BluesHarmonica BluesPiedmont BluesEast Coast BluesTexas BluesPiano BluesModern Electric BluesRhythm & BluesJump Blues
Most-pressed works
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Of The Delta Blues Singers | Robert Johnson | 1961 | 107 |
| The Best Of Muddy Waters | Muddy Waters | 1958 | 99 |
| Folk Singer | Muddy Waters | 1964 | 83 |
| Crossroads - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Ry Cooder | 1986 | 67 |
| Howlin' Wolf | Howlin' Wolf | 1962 | 66 |
| Father Of Folk Blues | Son House | 1965 | 65 |
| House Of The Blues | John Lee Hooker | 1960 | 62 |
| Ode To Billie Joe / Mississippi Delta | Bobbie Gentry | 1967 | 57 |
| The Complete Recordings | Robert Johnson | 1990 | 54 |
| Plays & Sings The Blues | John Lee Hooker | 1961 | 52 |
| It Serve You Right To Suffer | John Lee Hooker | 1966 | 51 |
| King Of The Delta Blues Singers (Vol. II) | Robert Johnson | 1970 | 50 |
| West Side Soul | Magic Sam Blues Band | 1968 | 48 |
| Show Time | Ry Cooder | 1977 | 46 |
| I'm John Lee Hooker | John Lee Hooker | 1959 | 45 |
| That's My Story: John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues | John Lee Hooker | 1960 | 45 |
| Black And White | Tony Joe White | 1969 | 45 |
| That's Where It's At | John Lee Hooker | 1969 | 45 |
| Endless Boogie | John Lee Hooker | 1971 | 43 |
| The Story Of The Blues | Various | 1969 | 41 |
| The Best Of Mississippi John Hurt | Mississippi John Hurt | 1971 | 41 |
| Howling Wolf Sings The Blues | Howlin' Wolf | 1962 | 38 |
| Don't Turn Me From Your Door - John Lee Hooker Sings His Blues | John Lee Hooker | 1963 | 38 |
| Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive | John Lee Hooker | 1972 | 38 |
| The Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker | John Lee Hooker | 1959 | 37 |
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Built from the Discogs monthly data dumps (CC0), snapshot 2026-09-01. Counts are of catalogued works and pressings, not of listening.