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Best blues artists of the 1990s

Hip-hop moved to the center and has not left. Grunge cleared out the arena rock standing in front of it. Dance music grew an audience that listened at home rather than in a club, while sample clearance got expensive enough that producers had to get sharper about what they took.

Everyone who released a blues album in the 1990s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Etta James№ 1Etta James19 albums here4.2Weighted score4.3 avg · 20 ratings
  1. 2B.B. KingB.B. King28 albums here4.24.3 avg · 6 ratings
  2. 3Eric ClaptonEric Clapton12 albums here4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
  3. 4John HiattJohn Hiatt8 albums here4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5George Thorogood & The DestroyersGeorge Thorogood & The Destroyers1 album here4.14.2 avg · 10 ratings
  5. 6Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix20 albums here4.14.1 avg · 64 ratings
  6. 7Joan ArmatradingJoan Armatrading3 albums here4.14.2 avg · 5 ratings
  7. 8Beth HartBeth Hart2 albums here4.04.0 avg · 11 ratings
  8. 9Chris ReaChris Rea9 albums here4.04.0 avg · 10 ratings
  9. 10Ray CharlesRay Charles15 albums here3.83.8 avg · 6 ratings
  10. 11Van MorrisonVan Morrison8 albums here2 ratings
  11. 12Fats DominoFats Domino7 albums here2 ratings
  12. 13Johnnie TaylorJohnnie Taylor6 albums here2 ratings
  13. 14Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong34 albums here1 rating
  14. 15Billie HolidayBillie Holiday10 albums here1 rating
  15. 16Canned HeatCanned Heat7 albums here1 rating
  16. 17Taj MahalTaj Mahal17 albums here1 rating
  17. 18Bonnie RaittBonnie Raitt5 albums here1 rating
  18. 19DżemDżem8 albums here1 rating
  19. 20Richie SamboraRichie Sambora2 albums here1 rating
  20. 21Aaron NevilleAaron Neville7 albums here1 rating
  21. 22Bobby RushBobby Rush4 albums here1 rating
  22. 23Janis JoplinJanis Joplin3 albums here
  23. 24John Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker23 albums here
  24. 25Muddy WatersMuddy Waters9 albums here
  25. 26Chuck BerryChuck Berry1 album here
  26. 27Mark KnopflerMark Knopfler5 albums here
  27. 28Buddy GuyBuddy Guy12 albums here
  28. 29Howlin' WolfHowlin' Wolf7 albums here
  29. 30Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray Vaughan2 albums here
  30. 31Dinah WashingtonDinah Washington12 albums here
  31. 32Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double TroubleStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble4 albums here
  32. 33J.J. CaleJ.J. Cale4 albums here
  33. 34T-Bone WalkerT-Bone Walker5 albums here
  34. 35Albert KingAlbert King9 albums here
  35. 36Jeff BeckJeff Beck5 albums here
  36. 37Lightnin' HopkinsLightnin' Hopkins8 albums here
  37. 38Bo DiddleyBo Diddley4 albums here
  38. 39Blues BrothersBlues Brothers2 albums here
  39. 40ZuccheroZucchero5 albums here
  40. 41Little WalterLittle Walter6 albums here
  41. 42Johnny WinterJohnny Winter11 albums here
  42. 43Jimmy ReedJimmy Reed1 album here
  43. 44Ali Farka TouréAli Farka Touré5 albums here
  44. 45Rory GallagherRory Gallagher1 album here
  45. 46Chris IsaakChris Isaak4 albums here
  46. 47Bobby WomackBobby Womack3 albums here
  47. 48Elmore JamesElmore James3 albums here
  48. 49Junior WellsJunior Wells1 album here
  49. 50Freddie KingFreddie King4 albums here

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