Top Acoustic Blues Songs
Rank All Time Artist Song Subgenre(s) Other Genre(s) Year
1
290
 Robert Johnson Cross Road Blues Delta Blues 1936
2
759
 Robert Johnson Hellhound on My Trail Delta Blues 1937
3
909
 Robert Johnson Love in Vain Delta Blues 1937
4
989
 Blind Willie Johnson Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground Acoustic Texas Blues 1927
5
1007
 Lead Belly The Midnight Special Delta Blues 1934
6
1073
 Charley Patton Pony Blues Delta Blues 1929
7
1244
 Blind Willie McTell Statesboro Blues Piedmont Blues 1928
8
1553
 Robert Johnson Sweet Home Chicago Delta Blues 1936
9
1660
 Lead Belly Goodnight Irene Country Blues 1936
10
1725
 Robert Johnson Terraplane Blues Delta Blues 1936
11
1741
 Blind Lemon Jefferson Match Box Blues Acoustic Texas Blues 1927
12
1790
 Skip James Devil Got My Woman Delta Blues 1931
13
2010
 Blind Lemon Jefferson See That My Grave Is Kept Clean Acoustic Texas Blues 1928
14
2109
 Mississippi Sheiks Sitting on Top of the World Country Blues 1930
15
2180
 Mississippi John Hurt Stack O' Lee Blues Piedmont Blues 1928
16
2264
 Big Bill Broonzy Key to the Highway 1941
17
2469
 Big Joe Williams Baby Please Don't Go Delta Blues 1935
18
2590
 Sonny Boy Williamson (I) Good Morning (Little) School Girl Acoustic Chicago Blues 1937
19
2763
 Tampa Red & Georgia Tom It's Tight Like That Acoustic Chicago Blues 1928
20
3378
 Big Maceo Worried Life Blues Acoustic Chicago Blues Piano Blues 1941
21
3537
 The Rolling Stones Love in Vain Blues Rock 1969
22
3638
 Blind Lemon Jefferson Black Snake Moan Acoustic Texas Blues 1927
23
3831
 Elizabeth Cotten Freight Train Piedmont Blues 1958
24
3951
 Son House Death Letter Delta Blues 1965
25
4572
 Tommy Johnson Cool Drink of Water Blues Delta Blues 1928
26
4637
 Robert Johnson Come On in My Kitchen Delta Blues 1936
27
4833
 Mississippi John Hurt Frankie Piedmont Blues 1928
28
5252
 DeFord Bailey Pan American Blues Country Blues 1927
29
5257
 Memphis Jug Band Stealin' Stealin' Jug Band 1929
30
5356
 Mississippi John Hurt Candy Man Blues Piedmont Blues 1929
31
5504
 Kokomo Arnold Milk Cow Blues Country Blues 1934
32
5548
 Lead Belly The Gallis Pole Delta Blues 1939
33
5657
 Tommy Johnson Big Road Blues Delta Blues 1928
34
5742
 Memphis Minnie Me and My Chauffeur Blues Country Blues 1941
35
5825
 Blind Willie Johnson Mother's Children Have a Hard Time Acoustic Texas Blues 1928
36
5933
 Richard "Rabbit" Brown James Alley-Blues Country Blues 1927
37
6344
 Skip James Hard Time Killing Floor Blues Delta Blues 1931
38
6514
 Robert Petway Catfish Blues Delta Blues 1941
39
6609
 Furry Lewis Kassie Jones Country Blues 1928
40
6688
 Son House My Black Mama Delta Blues 1931
41
7347
 The Carter Family Worried Man Blues Appalachian Folk Music, Traditional Country 1930
42
7791
 Blind Willie Johnson John the Revelator Acoustic Texas Blues 1930
43
8174
 Robert Johnson Ramblin' on My Mind Delta Blues 1937
44
8175
 Robert Johnson Stop Breakin' Down Blues Delta Blues 1938
45
8511
 The Rolling Stones You Got the Silver Blues Rock 1969
46
9220
 Robert Johnson Me and the Devil Blues Delta Blues 1938
47
9280
 Ma Rainey & Her Tub Jug Washboard Band Prove It on Me Blues Jug Band Vaudeville Blues 1928
48
9795
 Cannon's Jug Stompers Walk Right In Country Blues, Jug Band 1930

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10000:
Lead Belly The Bourgeois Blues Delta Blues 1939
Son House John the Revelator Delta Blues 1965
Skip James I'm So Glad Delta Blues 1931
Bukka White Fixin' to Die Blues Delta Blues 1940
Lonnie Johnson Careless Love Blues Country Blues 1928
Robert Johnson I Believe I'll Dust My Broom Delta Blues 1937
Sylvester Weaver Guitar Rag 1923
Washington Phillips Denomination Blues Country Blues Gospel 1928
Jack White Love Interruption Blues Rock, Singer/Songwriter 2012
The Purple Gang Granny Takes a Trip Jug Band Psychedelic Folk 1967
Bukka White Parchman Farm Blues Delta Blues 1940
Henry Thomas John Henry Country Blues 1927
Lightnin' Hopkins Mojo Hand 1961
Lightnin' Hopkins Short Haired Woman Acoustic Texas Blues 1947
Lightnin' Hopkins Baby Please Don't Go Acoustic Texas Blues 1949
Ry Cooder Paris, Texas Film Score 1984
Snooks Eaglin Brown Skinned Woman New Orleans Blues 1962
Lead Belly (Black Gal) Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Delta Blues 1944
Charley Patton A Spoonful Blues Delta Blues 1929
Hambone Willie Newbern Roll and Tumble Blues Country Blues 1929
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe Bumble Bee Country Blues 1930
Kokomo Arnold Old Original Kokomo Blues Country Blues 1934
Blind Lemon Jefferson Jack O'Diamond Blues Acoustic Texas Blues 1926
Robert Johnson 32-20 Blues Delta Blues 1937
Robert Johnson Kind Hearted Woman Blues Delta Blues 1937
Robert Johnson Walkin' Blues Delta Blues 1937
Bukka White Special Stream Line Delta Blues 1940
Blind Willie McTell Dying Crapshooter's Blues Piedmont Blues 1961
Sonny Boy Williamson (I) Decoration Blues / Decoration Day Blues Acoustic Chicago Blues 1938
Lead Belly In New Orleans Delta Blues 1944
Eric Clapton Layla (Acoustic) Acoustic Rock, Pop Rock 1992