Top 50 Blues in United States

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest blues in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 143 blues tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Greyhounds, Hozier (musician) and King King lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 21,193,290 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 732,253, and the largest, Greyhounds, reaches around 15,848,175 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each blues, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank Name Audience size Country share Subtype Category
1 Greyhounds Greyhounds 15,848,175 72.8% Blues Music & Radio
2 Hozier (musician) Hozier (musician) 2,748,425 45.4% Blues Music & Radio
3 King King King King 2,596,690 24.3% Blues Music & Radio
4 Stevie Ray Vaughan Stevie Ray Vaughan 1,933,574 59.4% Blues Music & Radio
5 Buddy Guy Buddy Guy 1,932,561 33.5% Blues Music & Radio
6 Indigenous Indigenous 1,796,276 44.8% Blues Music & Radio
7 Marcus King Marcus King 1,303,048 74.3% Blues Music & Radio
8 Robert Johnson Robert Johnson 1,182,781 46.0% Blues Music & Radio
9 Etta James Etta James 1,124,869 50.5% Blues Music & Radio
10 Peter Green (musician) Peter Green (musician) 607,317 32.0% Blues Music & Radio
11 Gary Clark, Jr. Gary Clark, Jr. 517,647 68.3% Blues Music & Radio
12 Kenny Wayne Shepherd Kenny Wayne Shepherd 485,418 72.4% Blues Music & Radio
13 Howlin' Wolf Howlin' Wolf 303,539 65.3% Blues Music & Radio
14 Rory Gallagher Rory Gallagher 296,268 17.5% Blues Music & Radio
15 John Hammond John Hammond 266,049 34.0% Blues Music & Radio
16 Johnny Winter Johnny Winter 263,896 48.8% Blues Music & Radio
17 John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker 238,585 42.2% Blues Music & Radio
18 Elvin Bishop Elvin Bishop 236,524 95.5% Blues Music & Radio
19 Keb' Mo' Keb' Mo' 219,818 69.1% Blues Music & Radio
20 Tab Benoit Tab Benoit 204,885 88.4% Blues Music & Radio
21 Albert King Albert King 203,599 48.1% Blues Music & Radio
22 Robert Cray Robert Cray 142,784 52.2% Blues Music & Radio
23 Taj Mahal Trio Taj Mahal Trio 125,085 79.1% Blues Music & Radio
24 The Record Company The Record Company 119,983 89.3% Blues Music & Radio
25 Quinn Sullivan Quinn Sullivan 116,490 59.7% Blues Music & Radio
26 Ally Venable Ally Venable 114,579 58.7% Blues Music & Radio
27 Bobby “Blue” Bland Bobby “Blue” Bland 110,424 76.8% Blues Music & Radio
28 Freddie King Freddie King 108,986 82.2% Blues Music & Radio
29 The Teskey Brothers The Teskey Brothers 104,875 42.1% Blues Music & Radio
30 Devon Allman Devon Allman 102,172 70.7% Blues Music & Radio
31 Jackie Venson Jackie Venson 91,316 42.4% Blues Music & Radio
32 Roy Buchanan Roy Buchanan 90,290 41.4% Blues Music & Radio
33 Johnny “Guitar” Watson Johnny “Guitar” Watson 84,587 48.1% Blues Music & Radio
34 Albert Collins Albert Collins 81,680 81.8% Blues Music & Radio
35 Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Christone “Kingfish” Ingram 79,176 50.8% Blues Music & Radio
36 Taj Farrant Taj Farrant 77,255 65.6% Blues Music & Radio
37 Southern Avenue Southern Avenue 75,143 40.2% Blues Music & Radio
38 Eddie 9V Eddie 9V 71,277 83.4% Blues Music & Radio
39 Ida Mae Ida Mae 60,611 86.2% Blues Music & Radio
40 Ana Popovic Ana Popovic 59,010 34.2% Blues Music & Radio
41 Sir Charles Jones Sir Charles Jones 56,820 94.4% Blues Music & Radio
42 Corey Harris Corey Harris 54,639 25.1% Blues Music & Radio
43 Anderson East Anderson East 51,546 79.3% Blues Music & Radio
44 Shemekia Copeland Shemekia Copeland 50,245 61.0% Blues Music & Radio
45 Glen Matlock Glen Matlock 48,659 20.1% Blues Music & Radio
46 Jared James Nichols Jared James Nichols 47,026 39.8% Blues Music & Radio
47 Philip Sayce Philip Sayce 45,579 37.7% Blues Music & Radio
48 Seasick Steve Seasick Steve 45,050 22.7% Blues Music & Radio
49 T-Bone Walker T-Bone Walker 43,890 87.8% Blues Music & Radio
50 Danielle Nicole Danielle Nicole 43,569 51.7% Blues Music & Radio

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each blues by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest blues in United States?

Greyhounds currently leads with an estimated audience of 15,848,175 people in United States.

Methodology

Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.

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