The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 New York Album Chart
for the Week of May 3, 2025

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I Love Freddie King
by: Popa Chubby

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Label: Gulf Coast
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Brighter and Brighter
by: Amy Ryan Band

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Soul Blues
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Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory
by: Sharon Van Etten

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Label: Jagjaguwar
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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Don't Slow Down
by: Stratcat Willie & the Strays

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Label: Eight Days a Week
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Blame It on Eve
by: Shemekia Copeland

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Label: Alligator
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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White Cadillac
by: The Ripcords

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Roots Rock
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Super Soul Session!
by: Arlen Roth And Jerry Jemmott

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Label: Blue Heart
Sub Genre: Soul Blues
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The Sound of Muscle Shoals
by: Mike Farris

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Label: Fame Enterprises
Sub Genre: Soul Blues
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Cher Reve
by: Miss Tess

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Label: Rights
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Stomping Ground
by: Dion

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Label: Keeping The Blues Alive
Sub Genre: Blues Rock
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The Hard Line
by: Chris O'Leary

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Label: Alligator
Sub Genre: Blues Rock
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Mystical
by: Reza Khan

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Label: Painted Media
Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz
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Connections
by: Bruce Katz Band

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Label: Dancing Rooster
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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In the Real World
by: Eric Bibb

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Label: True North
Sub Genre: Acoustic Blues
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Heavy Load Blues
by: Gov't Mule

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Label: Concord
Sub Genre: Blues Rock
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Son Con Guaguancó (Remastered 2025)
by: Celia Cruz

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Label: Craft
Sub Genre: World
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Prog Vs. Fusion: a War of the Ages
by: Ed Palermo Big Band

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Label: Sky Cat
Sub Genre: Big Band
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Horns Locked
by: Nick Hempton

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Label: Cellar
Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz
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It Takes 3
by: Harry Allen, Rossano Sportiello, Bryan Carter

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Label: Night Is Alive
Sub Genre: Jazz
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Zito's Jump!
by: James Zito

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Modern Jazz
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Fountain Pen
by: Nick Carter

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Pop
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Occulations
by: Jim Lampos

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Alternative Folk
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Tributes
by: Marcus McLaurine

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Label: Jade Elephant Productions
Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz
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Cookin' in the Couve
by: Ben Paterson

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Label: Cellar Live
Sub Genre: Jazz
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Resilience
by: Josie Bello

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Label: Guitar One
Sub Genre: Contemporary Folk
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Fervency
by: Pasquale Grasso

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Label: Masterworks
Sub Genre: Jazz
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Emerge Dancing (feat. Jeff Pittson)
by: Suzanne Pittson

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Label: Vineland
Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz
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Blues Deluxe Vol. 2
by: Joe Bonamassa

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Label: J&R Adventures
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Calling Long Distance
by: Hitman Blues Band

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Label: Unknown
Sub Genre: Blues Rock
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Hollywood Forever
by: Emanuel Casablanca

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Label: Vinyl Recording Group L3C
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Win or Lose
by: Linda Sussman

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Label: Sing Out Proud
Sub Genre: Alternative Folk
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Among Giants
by: Sarah Hanahan

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Label: Blue Engine
Sub Genre: Jazz
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Kitty Hawk
by: Dave Goddess Group

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Label: Emotional
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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Back in Business
by: Dave Goddess Group

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Label: Emotional
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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Two Birds to Kill a Stone
by: Son Stone

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Label: Kaimana
Sub Genre: Alternative Folk
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Five Mile Point
by: Unlettered

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Alternative Rock
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The Answer
by: Ilya Osachuk

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Jazz
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Edible Flowers
by: Jessica Jones Quartet

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Label: New Artists
Sub Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz
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Done Come Too Far
by: Shemekia Copeland

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Label: Alligator
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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The Truth and Other Things
by: Chip Taylor

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Label: Train Wreck
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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I Want More
by: Donny McCaslin

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Label: Edition
Sub Genre: Modern Jazz
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Strike Up the Band
by: Professor Louie & The Crowmatix

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Label: Woodstock
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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Talkin About
by: Waterstreet Blues Band

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Label: Deyman, DiDonato, Sapounzi
Sub Genre: Blues Rock
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Mustang Blues
by: John Earl Walker

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Label: Self Release
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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A Very Lonely Solstice
by: Fleet Foxes

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Label: Anti
Sub Genre: Alternative Folk
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Back in Boston Live
by: Bruce Katz Band

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Label: Dancing Rooster
Sub Genre: Contemporary Blues
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7x7by7
by: Brian Lynch

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Label: Hollistic Musicworks
Sub Genre: Modern Jazz
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Hey, Can You Guys Play ...
by: Hitman Blues Band

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Label: Nerus
Sub Genre: Delta Blues
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Echoes and Other Songs
by: Mike Stern

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Label: Mack Avenue
Sub Genre: Fusion
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Long Shadows
by: Roger Street Friedman

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Label: The Playroom
Sub Genre: Americana Country
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