January 16, 2004, 9:00-11:00 p.m.
Host: Peter Welch
Top 20 new Blues releases of 2003.
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Label & Format |
| Frosty | Albert Collins | Truckin' with Albert Collins | MCA CD |
| Matchbox Blues | Johnny B. Moore | Rockin' in the Same Old Boat | Delmark CD |
| Slick Crown Vic | John Hammond | Ready for Love | Back Porch CD |
| Comb Your Brown Hair | Otis Taylor | Truth is Not Fiction | Telarc CD |
| Lucille Works for Me | Roy Gaines | In the House | Crosscut CD |
| Are You Glad to Be in America? | James Blood Ulmer | No Escape from the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions | Hyena CD |
| Roll Over and Cover My Head | Long John Hunter and Tom Hunter | One Foot in Texas | Doc Blues CD |
| Iko Iko | Dr. John | All By Hisself | Hyena CD |
| Herbert Harper's Free Press News | Lucky Peterson | Black Midnight Sun | Birdology CD |
| Wolf Dance | Ronnie Earl | Feel Like Goin' On | Stony Plain CD |
| Can't Stop Lovin' You | Nick Curran & The Nitelifes | Doctor Velvet | Blind Pig CD |
| Champagne Habits | Eric Bibb | Natural Light | Earthbeat CD |
| Nowhere is Where I Belong | Floyd Lee | Ain't Doin' Nothin' Wrong | Amogla CD |
| Trapped | Big Bill Morganfield | Blues in the Blood | Blind Pig CD |
| Right on Time | Guy Davis | Chocolate to the Bone | Red House Records CD |
| Special Rider Blues | Corey Harris | Mississippi to Mali | Rounder CD |
| Mr. Turner | Corey Harris | Mississippi to Mali | Rounder CD |
| Show Me the Man | Howard Tate | Rediscovered | Private Music CD |
| Survivor | Robert Cray | Time Will Tell | Sanctuary CD |
| The River's Invitation | Finis Tasby with Kirk Eli Fletcher | Shades of Blue | Crosscut CD |
| Marvin's Water | The Chickenhead Blues Band | Live at Durty Nelly's | Self-Produced CD |
| It's Yo World (I'm Just Livin' in it Now) | James Harman | Lonesome Moon Trance | Pacific Blues CD |