/r/blues/

r/blues

108k members
r/blues is a subreddit with 108k members. The community frequently discusses blues, artists, music, guitar, and performances, and they frequently recommend/review albums, records, and rock albums, and the most common flair used is performance, song, image, news/article, and discussion.
Reddit's home of the Blues!

Popular Topics in r/blues

#1

Blues

192 posts
#2

Artists

29 posts
#3

Music

23 posts
#4

Guitar

19 posts
#5

Performances

13 posts
#6

Songs

9 posts
#7

Live

9 posts
#8

Legends

7 posts
#9

Albert King

5 posts
#10

Albums

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/blues

Albums

67 reviews
#1
B.B. King
5.0 from 6 reviews
#2
Muddy Waters
4.8 from 6 reviews
#3
John Lee Hooker
4.4 from 5 reviews

Records

10 reviews
#1
R.L. Burnside
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
John Lee Hooker
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Muddy Waters
5.0 from 1 review

Rock Albums

5 reviews
#1
The Rolling Stones
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Black Country Communion
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Eric Clapton
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/blues

#1
performance
: "Buddy Guy at the Ryman"
51 posts
#2
song
: "Taj Mahal Ry Cooder - Statesboro Blues"
38 posts
#3
image
: "Remembering a blues musician on the anniversary of his death"
11 posts
#4
news/article
: "Buddy Guy was honored with the Chicago Music Legend Award this week. (More info below)"
4 posts
#5
discussion
: "Name a blues artist, who is universally liked, universally known, but universally underappreciated"
4 posts
#6
question
: "Is the blues lick at the very end of Deep Purple’s “Lazy” a reference to an older blues song?"
2 posts
#7
looking for recommendations
: "looking for absolutely harrowing ollldd blues"
1 post

Member Growth in r/blues

Yearly
+17k members(18.4%)

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Last updated: September 11, 2026