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Top blues artists

The top-rated blues artist on Riffiter is Elle King, rated 4.8/5 by 3 listeners.

414 blues artists ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 205 of 17,609 blues albums, averaging 3.9/5, spanning 1900 to 2027.

  1. Elle King01Elle King3 ratings
  2. Johnnie Taylor

    02 Johnnie Taylor

    4 ratings

  3. The Teskey Brothers

    03 The Teskey Brothers

    7 ratings

  4. B.B. King

    04 B.B. King

    10 ratings

  5. Etta James

    05 Etta James

    40 ratings

  6. Lou Rawls

    06 Lou Rawls

    5 ratings

  7. Joan Armatrading

    07 Joan Armatrading

    19 ratings

  8. John Hiatt

    08 John Hiatt

    3 ratings

  9. Jimi Hendrix

    09 Jimi Hendrix

    110 ratings

  10. Marcus King

    10 Marcus King

    20 ratings

  11. Gary Clark, Jr.

    11 Gary Clark, Jr.

    24 ratings

  12. Janis Joplin

    12 Janis Joplin

    6 ratings

  13. Van Morrison

    13 Van Morrison

    5 ratings

  14. The Black Keys

    14 The Black Keys

    94 ratings

  15. Muddy Waters

    15 Muddy Waters

    3 ratings

  16. John Martyn

    16 John Martyn

    3 ratings

  17. Beth Hart

    17 Beth Hart

    12 ratings

  18. Hozier

    18 Hozier

    74 ratings

  19. Michael Kiwanuka

    19 Michael Kiwanuka

    75 ratings

  20. Buddy Guy

    20 Buddy Guy

    4 ratings

  21. Highly Suspect

    21 Highly Suspect

    3 ratings

  22. Alabama Shakes

    22 Alabama Shakes

    7 ratings

  23. Mark Knopfler

    23 Mark Knopfler

    4 ratings

  24. Chris Rea

    24 Chris Rea

    20 ratings

  25. Fats Domino

    25 Fats Domino

    4 ratings

  26. Eric Clapton

    26 Eric Clapton

    13 ratings

  27. Bobby Rush

    27 Bobby Rush

    4 ratings

  28. Ray Charles

    28 Ray Charles

    17 ratings

  29. Grace Potter

    29 Grace Potter

    8 ratings

  30. Bywater Call

    30 Bywater Call

    17 ratings

  31. Ruthie Foster

    31 Ruthie Foster

    6 ratings

  32. Robert Johnson

    32 Robert Johnson

  33. Bonnie Raitt

    33 Bonnie Raitt

    2 ratings

  34. Dan Auerbach

    34 Dan Auerbach

    2 ratings

  35. Karen Dalton

    35 Karen Dalton

    2 ratings

  36. Billie Holiday

    36 Billie Holiday

    2 ratings

  37. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

    37 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

    2 ratings

  38. Richie Sambora

    38 Richie Sambora

    2 ratings

  39. Odetta

    39 Odetta

    2 ratings

  40. The Meltdown

    40 The Meltdown

    2 ratings

  41. Chris Pierce

    41 Chris Pierce

    2 ratings

  42. Dinah Washington

    42 Dinah Washington

    1 rating

  43. Ry Cooder

    43 Ry Cooder

    1 rating

  44. Louis Armstrong

    44 Louis Armstrong

    1 rating

  45. Manal

    45 Manal

    1 rating

  46. John Mayer Trio

    46 John Mayer Trio

    1 rating

  47. Albert King

    47 Albert King

    1 rating

  48. Canned Heat

    48 Canned Heat

    1 rating

  49. Hugh Laurie

    49 Hugh Laurie

    1 rating

  50. Taj Mahal

    50 Taj Mahal

    1 rating

  51. Tinariwen

    51 Tinariwen

    1 rating

  52. Joanne Shaw Taylor

    52 Joanne Shaw Taylor

    1 rating

  53. Solomon Burke

    53 Solomon Burke

    1 rating

  54. Valerie June

    54 Valerie June

    1 rating

  55. Albert Collins

    55 Albert Collins

    1 rating

  56. Los Lobos

    56 Los Lobos

    1 rating

  57. Aaron Neville

    57 Aaron Neville

    1 rating

  58. Les Paul

    58 Les Paul

    1 rating

  59. Fred Neil

    59 Fred Neil

    1 rating

  60. Reb Fountain

    60 Reb Fountain

    1 rating

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