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A legend who has influenced a legion of musicians, B.B. King is one of the great blues artists of all time. List of the best B.B. King albums, including pictures of the album covers when available. This B.B. King discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top B.B. King albums can be found at the top of the list. To make it easy for you, we haven't included B.B. King singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums. If you think the greatest B.B. King album isn't high enough on the list, then be sure to vote for it so it receives the credit it deserves. Make sure you don't just vote for critically acclaimed albums; if you have a favorite B.B. King album, then vote it up, even if it's not necessarily the most popular.
If you want to know, "What is the Best B.B. King album of all time?" or "What are the top B.B. King albums?" then this list will answer your questions. Albums here include everything from Riding With the King to Completely Well.
This list of popular B.B. King CDs has been voted on by music fans around the world, so the order of this list isn't just one person's opinion. Use this fact-based list to make a whole new one just like it, then re-rank it to fit your opinion.1
12718Completely Well
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1969
Producer: Bill Szymczyk
Tracks: You're Losin' Me, So Excited, Key to My Kingdom
Length (mins): 00:50:06
Label: Bluesway
Genres (Music): Blues
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10717L.A. Midnight
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1972
Tracks: Midnight, I Got Some Help I Don't Need, Lucille's Granny
Genres (Music): Blues
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853Blues on Top of Blues
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1968
Tracks: Until I Found You, I'm Not Wanted Anymore, I'm Not Wanted Anymore
Genres (Music): Blues
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854Easy Listening Blues
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1962
Tracks: Don't Touch, Confessin', Slow Walk
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898Guess Who
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1972
Tracks: Just Can't Please You, You Don't Know Nothin' About Love, Shouldn't Have Left Me
Genres (Music): Blues
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909Release Date: 1981
Tracks: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere, Life Ain't Nothing but a Party, Born Again Human
Genres (Music): Blues
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857Lucille
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1968
Tracks: No Money, No Luck blues, Rainin' All the Time
Genres (Music): Blues
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620Blues in My Heart
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1962
Tracks: Got 'em Bad, Troubles Don't Last, Strange Things
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9625Indianola Mississippi Seeds
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1970
Tracks: You're Still My Woman, King's Special, Nobody Loves Me but My Mother
Length (mins): 00:39:50
Genres (Music): Rhythm and blues, Country, Pop music, Jazz, Folk music
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611Spotlight On Lucille
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1986
Tracks: Jump With B.B., King of Guitar, Calypso Jazz
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622Take It Home
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1979
Tracks: Better Not Look Down, I've Always Been Lonely, Take It Home
Genres (Music): Blues
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580Confessin' the Blues
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1966
Tracks: What Happened, No Good, Until I'm Dead and Cold
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580B. B. King Wails
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1959
Tracks: My Silent Prayer, Time To Say Goodbye, Shake Yours
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592King of the Blues
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1960
Tracks: You Know I Love You, All Over Again, Guess Who
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592My Kind of Blues
B.B. KingRelease Date: 1961
Tracks: Look the World Over (undubbed version), Driving Wheel, You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
Genres (Music): Blues