100 Greatest Acoustic Blues Songs

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

The greatest of all acoustic blues music is right here.

92 SONGS • 5 HOURS AND 27 MINUTES

1

Boom Boom (Mono)

Boom Boom (Mono)

John Lee Hooker

Burnin' (Expanded Edition)

02:35

2

Baby Please Don't Go

Baby Please Don't Go

Big Joe Williams

Going Back to Crawford

02:44

3

Hell Hound On My Trail

Hell Hound On My Trail

King Of The Delta Blues Singers

02:38

4

02:08

5

The Sky is Crying: The History of Elmore James

02:45

6

Midnight Special

Midnight Special

Folkways: The Original Vision

02:05

7

Blues Classics: J.B. Lenoir

03:14

8

Elizabeth Cotten

Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes

02:46

9

Love Is The Answer

Love Is The Answer

Lonnie Johnson & Blues

02:44

10

Cross Road Blues

Cross Road Blues

King Of The Delta Blues Singers

02:30

11

It Hurts Me Too (Remastered)

It Hurts Me Too (Remastered)

It Hurts Me Too

02:27

12

Blind Arthur's Breakdown

Blind Arthur's Breakdown

Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker

03:02

13

America The Beautiful

America The Beautiful

Barack Obama Yes We Can: Voices Of A Grassroots Movement

03:29

14

Play With Your Poodle

Play With Your Poodle

Deep In The Blues

03:39

15

The Essential Son House

04:32

16

Mississippi John Hurt

Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961 - 1965

04:47

17

Rollin' and Tumblin'

Rollin' and Tumblin'

Buddy Guy & Junior Wells

Harmonica Blues

04:34

18

Match Box Blues

Match Box Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson

02:53

19

Mississippi Blues (1935-1951)

02:55

20

I Can't Quit You, Baby

I Can't Quit You, Baby

06:45

21

Jazz Legends: The Masterpieces (A Collection of the Jazz Hits)

02:48

22

Statesboro Blues

Statesboro Blues

Blind Willie McTell

Statesboro Blues - When The Sun Goes Down Series

02:32

23

Cornbread Meat And Molasses

Cornbread Meat And Molasses

Sonny Terry Vol. 2 (1944-1949)

02:31

24

John Lee Hooker

Boogie Chillen (Blues Masterpieces)

03:11

25

Come Back Baby (2016 Mono Remaster)

Come Back Baby (2016 Mono Remaster)

The Atlantic Studio Albums in Mono (Remaster)

03:07

26

Samson And Delilah (Album Version)

Samson And Delilah (Album Version)

Rev. Gary Davis

Harlem Street Singer

04:04

27

They Were Pioneers - 66 Legendary Blues Recordings

03:50

28

My Mama Don't Allow Me

My Mama Don't Allow Me

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

02:34

29

Sleepy John Estes

Sleepy John Estes Vol. 2 (1937 - 1941)

02:55

30

Mean Old Frisco

Mean Old Frisco

Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee

02:47

31

Life Is Beautiful (Album Version)

Life Is Beautiful (Album Version)

04:17

32

Parchman Farm Blues

Parchman Farm Blues

02:39

33

The Real Folk Blues

02:59

34

Step It Up And Go (1940)

Step It Up And Go (1940)

Blind Boy Fuller

Rough Guide To Blind Boy Fuller

02:58

35

Key To The Highway

Key To The Highway

Big Bill Broonzy

The Big Bill Broonzy Story

02:33

36

Carolina Breakdown

Carolina Breakdown

02:49

37

Right Of Way Blues

Right Of Way Blues

Cephas & Wiggins

03:50

38

Easy Rider Blues

Easy Rider Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Lemon Jefferson

02:54

39

Angelina (Album Version)

Angelina (Album Version)

03:47

40

Ain't You Sorry

Ain't You Sorry

The Best of Mance Lipscomb

02:18

41

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry

Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways

04:07

42

Going down the road feeling bad

Going down the road feeling bad

Elizabeth Cotten

Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes

02:12

43

You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond

You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond

Blind Willie Johnson

The Essential Blind Willie Johnson

03:10

44

Mississippi John Hurt

Complete Studio Recordings

04:21

45

Goodnight Irene

Goodnight Irene

Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

02:34

46

Take a Little Walk with Me

Take a Little Walk with Me

Robert Lockwood, Jr.

Blues On My Mind

03:31

47

Any Time A Night

Any Time A Night

Bumble Bee Slim

Bumble Bee Slim Vol. 6 1936

02:59

48

Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind (Album Version)

Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind (Album Version)

Blind Boy Fuller

East Coast Piedmont Style

03:13

49

Blind Willie McTell

02:32

50

Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?

Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?

Big Bill Broonzy

The Big Bill Broonzy Story

02:12

51

Worried Life Blues

Worried Life Blues

Best of Acoustic Blues

05:17

52

Chicago Bound Blues

Chicago Bound Blues

The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1

03:16

53

Okie Dokie Stomp

Okie Dokie Stomp

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Bogalusa Boogie Man

02:20

54

Dupree Shake Dance

Dupree Shake Dance

Champion Jack Dupree

Barrelhouse Professor

02:52

55

Diggin' My Potatoes

Diggin' My Potatoes

Buddy Guy & Junior Wells

Best of Acoustic Blues

04:28

56

Big Stars Falling Blues

Big Stars Falling Blues

Tampa Red Vol. 15 1951-1953

03:11

57

Roosevelt Sykes

Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 6 (1939-1941)

03:09

58

Swing Out Rhythm

Swing Out Rhythm

Lonnie Johnson & Blues

02:29

59

Sippie Wallace Vol. 2 (1925-1945)

02:40

60

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Blind Lemon Jefferson

King Of The Country Blues

02:50

61

Death Don't Have No Mercy

Death Don't Have No Mercy

Rev. Gary Davis

Harlem Street Singer

04:43

62

The Howling Wolf (Album Version)

The Howling Wolf (Album Version)

Lightnin' Hopkins

03:53

63

03:04

64

Midnight Hour Blues

Midnight Hour Blues

Best of Acoustic Blues

03:20

65

Canned Heat Blues (Remastered 2002)

Canned Heat Blues (Remastered 2002)

First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)

03:36

66

Goin' Down To The River

Goin' Down To The River

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Mississippi Fred McDowell

04:46

67

Devil Got My Woman

Devil Got My Woman

03:12

68

John the Revelator

John the Revelator

Blind Willie Johnson

The Essential Blind Willie Johnson

03:17

69

Going Down The Road Feeling Bad

Going Down The Road Feeling Bad

02:23

70

How Long, How Long

How Long, How Long

Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

02:13

71

Spann's Boogie Woogie

Spann's Boogie Woogie

Heritage Of The Blues: I Wanna Go Home

02:12

72

Rare And Unreleased

03:43

73

God Moves On the Water

God Moves On the Water

Blind Willie Johnson

The Essential Blind Willie Johnson

02:59

74

Walkin' The Boogie

Walkin' The Boogie

John Lee Hooker

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of John Lee Hooker

02:57

75

I'm Leavin' This Town

I'm Leavin' This Town

Big Joe Williams

Going Back to Crawford

03:32

76

Trouble In Mind

Trouble In Mind

Big Bill Broonzy

The Big Bill Broonzy Story

03:16

77

Elizabeth Cotton

La Guitara - Gender Bending Strings

01:37

78

The House of the Rising Sun

The House of the Rising Sun

Blues Plus Blue: Explicit Blues

03:14

79

Cold Winter Day

Cold Winter Day

Blind Willie McTell

Blind Willie McTell -Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927-1935

03:10

80

City Boy (Album Version)

City Boy (Album Version)

04:06

81

Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River (Album Version)

Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River (Album Version)

Rev. Gary Davis

Harlem Street Singer

02:56

82

Penitentiary Blues

Penitentiary Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson

02:38

83

Mississippi Fred McDowell

03:20

84

Love In Vain Blues (DAL.402-2)

Love In Vain Blues (DAL.402-2)

The Centennial Collection

02:18

85

Good Time Tonight

Good Time Tonight

Big Bill Broonzy

Big Bill Broonzy Vol. 8 1938 - 1939

02:34

86

Hoodoo Lady (Album Version)

Hoodoo Lady (Album Version)

Columbia Original Masters

03:02

87

Sugar Mama (Single Version)

Sugar Mama (Single Version)

John Lee Hooker

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of John Lee Hooker

03:16

88

Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning

Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning

Blind Willie Johnson

The Essential Blind Willie Johnson

03:03

89

Dock Boggs Country Blues

Dock Boggs Country Blues

Kelly Joe Phelps

Shine Eyed Mister Zen

06:23

90

02:29

91

04:08

92

Blind Willie McTell

Rainy Day Blues

03:06