Top Country 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 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 1930
15
2180
 Mississippi John Hurt Stack O' Lee Blues Piedmont Blues 1928
16
2469
 Big Joe Williams Baby Please Don't Go Delta Blues 1935
17
3638
 Blind Lemon Jefferson Black Snake Moan Acoustic Texas Blues 1927
18
3831
 Elizabeth Cotten Freight Train Piedmont Blues 1958
19
3951
 Son House Death Letter Delta Blues 1965
20
4572
 Tommy Johnson Cool Drink of Water Blues Delta Blues 1928
21
4637
 Robert Johnson Come On in My Kitchen Delta Blues 1936
22
4833
 Mississippi John Hurt Frankie Piedmont Blues 1928
23
5252
 DeFord Bailey Pan American Blues 1927
24
5356
 Mississippi John Hurt Candy Man Blues Piedmont Blues 1929
25
5504
 Kokomo Arnold Milk Cow Blues 1934
26
5548
 Lead Belly The Gallis Pole Delta Blues 1939
27
5657
 Tommy Johnson Big Road Blues Delta Blues 1928
28
5742
 Memphis Minnie Me and My Chauffeur Blues 1941
29
5825
 Blind Willie Johnson Mother's Children Have a Hard Time Acoustic Texas Blues 1928
30
5933
 Richard "Rabbit" Brown James Alley-Blues 1927
31
6344
 Skip James Hard Time Killing Floor Blues Delta Blues 1931
32
6514
 Robert Petway Catfish Blues Delta Blues 1941
33
6609
 Furry Lewis Kassie Jones 1928
34
6688
 Son House My Black Mama Delta Blues 1931
35
7791
 Blind Willie Johnson John the Revelator Acoustic Texas Blues 1930
36
8174
 Robert Johnson Ramblin' on My Mind Delta Blues 1937
37
8175
 Robert Johnson Stop Breakin' Down Blues Delta Blues 1938
38
9220
 Robert Johnson Me and the Devil Blues Delta Blues 1938
39
9795
 Cannon's Jug Stompers Walk Right In 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 1928
Robert Johnson I Believe I'll Dust My Broom Delta Blues 1937
Washington Phillips Denomination Blues Gospel 1928
Bukka White Parchman Farm Blues Delta Blues 1940
Henry Thomas John Henry 1927
Lightnin' Hopkins Short Haired Woman Acoustic Texas Blues 1947
Lightnin' Hopkins Baby Please Don't Go Acoustic Texas Blues 1949
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 1929
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe Bumble Bee 1930
Kokomo Arnold Old Original Kokomo 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
Lead Belly In New Orleans Delta Blues 1944