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Best blues rock artists of the 2020s

It opened with nobody able to tour, so records got finished in bedrooms and discovery moved to a feed. Drill turned up in every city with a postcode, and Afrobeats and Latin pop went mainstream worldwide without waiting to be translated.

Everyone who released a blues rock album in the 2020s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Gary Clark, Jr.№ 1Gary Clark, Jr.1 album here4.2Weighted score4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  1. 2The Black CrowesThe Black Crowes4 albums here4.14.2 avg · 20 ratings
  2. 3Eric ClaptonEric Clapton12 albums here4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
  3. 4The Black KeysThe Black Keys5 albums here4.04.0 avg · 45 ratings
  4. 5The Allman Brothers BandThe Allman Brothers Band22 albums here4.04.0 avg · 14 ratings
  5. 6Rival SonsRival Sons4 albums here3.93.9 avg · 10 ratings
  6. 7Keith RichardsKeith Richards1 album here3.83.6 avg · 4 ratings
  7. 8The J. Geils BandThe J. Geils Band2 albums here3.73.5 avg · 11 ratings
  8. 9Tedeschi Trucks BandTedeschi Trucks Band7 albums here3.63.5 avg · 12 ratings
  9. 10ZZ TopZZ Top9 albums here3.63.5 avg · 16 ratings
  10. 11KaleoKaleo2 albums here3.12.8 avg · 12 ratings
  11. 12Canned HeatCanned Heat3 albums here1 rating
  12. 13The Temperance MovementThe Temperance Movement3 albums here1 rating
  13. 14Little FeatLittle Feat12 albums here1 rating
  14. 15Kris Barras BandKris Barras Band3 albums here1 rating
  15. 16Joe BonamassaJoe Bonamassa10 albums here
  16. 17Rory GallagherRory Gallagher6 albums here
  17. 18Popa ChubbyPopa Chubby6 albums here
  18. 19The YardbirdsThe Yardbirds8 albums here
  19. 20FreeFree1 album here
  20. 21Snowy WhiteSnowy White7 albums here
  21. 22Joe PerryJoe Perry2 albums here
  22. 23Peter GreenPeter Green1 album here
  23. 24Bruce HornsbyBruce Hornsby4 albums here
  24. 25Get the Led OutGet the Led Out2 albums here
  25. 26Robin TrowerRobin Trower10 albums here
  26. 27Left Lane CruiserLeft Lane Cruiser1 album here
  27. 28Humble PieHumble Pie5 albums here
  28. 29Deap VallyDeap Vally3 albums here
  29. 30The ArcsThe Arcs2 albums here
  30. 31The Last InternationaleThe Last Internationale2 albums here
  31. 32The Robert Cray BandThe Robert Cray Band1 album here
  32. 33The Marcus King BandThe Marcus King Band3 albums here
  33. 34Mike BloomfieldMike Bloomfield5 albums here
  34. 35Bill WymanBill Wyman2 albums here
  35. 36Mike ZitoMike Zito6 albums here
  36. 37George ThorogoodGeorge Thorogood1 album here
  37. 38Manu LanvinManu Lanvin1 album here
  38. 39JJ Grey & MofroJJ Grey & Mofro1 album here
  39. 40Climax Blues BandClimax Blues Band2 albums here
  40. 41Derek and the DominosDerek and the Dominos8 albums here
  41. 42Christine McVieChristine McVie1 album here
  42. 43Jared James NicholsJared James Nichols2 albums here
  43. 44Spooky ToothSpooky Tooth2 albums here
  44. 45Doyle Bramhall IIDoyle Bramhall II1 album here
  45. 46The Stone FoxesThe Stone Foxes1 album here
  46. 47Brother & BonesBrother & Bones1 album here
  47. 48Pat Travers BandPat Travers Band1 album here
  48. 49HarlemHarlem3 albums here
  49. 50Omar and the HowlersOmar and the Howlers3 albums here

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