AMG, не настаивая на последовательности по значимости, выдал свой собственный список лучших блюзовых альбомов уходящего года:
AllMusic's Favorite Blues Albums of 2012 - Lurrie Bell - Devil Ain't Got No Music
- Rory Block - I Belong to the Band: A Tribute to Rev. Gary Davis
- Gary Clark, Jr. - Blak and Blu
- Shemekia Copeland - 33 1/3
- Robert Cray Band - Nothin But Love
- David Hidalgo/Mato Nanji/Luther Dickinson - 3 Skulls and the Truth
- Luther Dickinson - Hambone's Meditations
- Dr. John - Locked Down
- Chuck Leavell - Back to the Woods: A Tribute to the Pioneers of Blues Piano
- Magic Slim & the Teardrops - Bad Boy
- South Memphis String Band - Old Times There...
- Otis Taylor - Otis Taylor's Contraband
Archival releases - The Ace Records Blues Story
- Juke Joints (JSP)
- Plug It In! Turn It Up! Pt. 1 (Bear Family's)
