As an aide memoire to those on the nomination panel, here are lists of the majority of eligible albums released during the Awards year and of some of the bands/artists eligible for the UKBlues Awards.
We have tried our best to include as many bands/artists/albums but do not pretend that these are fully comprehensive listings.
We hope they will assist the members of the nomination panel make their choices.
For all the conspiracy theorists and those who always see an imaginary hidden agenda, these listings are NOT in anyway a shortlist and, as we say above, there will be those who are not included on this list who are every bit as worthy of nomination.
What we have sought to do is simply remind nominators of the huge spread of bands and musicians there are, some or perhaps many of whom you may overlook or not even know. Who you nominate is your choice and yours alone!
ALBUMS OF 2020
| Artist | Title |
| Adam Sweet | Sink or Swim |
| Bad Bob Bates | Deadbeat |
| Barrelhouse | Mainline Voodoo |
| Ben Hemming | Broken Road |
| Benjamin Bassford | Live at Barry’s Blues Barn |
| Catfish | Exile – Live in Lockdown |
| Chad Strentz | Acoustically Yours Vol 1 |
| Chasin’ The Train | Dead Man’s Handle |
| Cherry Lee Mewis | Late Night Lock-in Live |
| Chris Bevington Organisation | Sand & Stone |
| Chris Corcoran Band | Coolerator |
| Chris Flegg | Twenty’s Plenty |
| Clare Free | Where Are you Now |
| Dana Immanuel & the Stolen Band | Mama’s Codeine |
| Dave Ferra | Starting Something |
| Dave Thomas | One More Mile |
| David Broad | The Wasted Years |
| E D Brayshaw | Fire Without Water |
| Elles Bailey | Ain’t Nothing But – Stripped Back & Bare To The Bone’ |
| Errol Linton | No Entry |
| Five Points Gang | Live |
| Gary Fletcher | River Keeps Flowing |
| Gary Moore | Live From london |
| Half Deaf Clatch | Every Path Leads Here |
| Half Deaf Clatch | The Saturation Sessions |
| Harry Hornsey | Revue |
| How Askew | Brass Neck |
| Iago Banet | Iago Banet |
| Jack J Hutchinson | Back to the Blues |
| Jake Leg Jug Band | Goodbye to Booze |
| Jamie Williams & The Roots Collective | Do What You Love |
| Jed Potts & the Hillman Hunters | Where’s Your Man |
| Jim Kirkpatrick | Ballad of a Prodigal Son |
| Jimmy Regal & the Royals | Late Night Chicken |
| Jo Carley & The Old Dry Skulls | Voodoo Bones & Vaudeville Blues |
| Joe Edwards | Keep On Running |
| John Cee Stannard | When the Time Is Right |
| John Cee Stannard | When The Time Is Right |
| John Doe Trio | Railroaded |
| John P Taylor Band | River Flow |
| John Verity | Passion |
| Kat Pearson | My Roots |
| Katie Bradley & Pete Farrugia | Soho Heart |
| Kimberley Rew | Simple Pleasures |
| King Biscuit Boys | Organic & Natural |
| King King | Maverick |
| Laura B | Just A Little Love |
| Lee Ainley’s Blues Storm | Evolution |
| Liam Ward & Malcolm Thorne | You Are My Medecine |
| Lynne Jackaman | One Shot |
| Ma Polaine’s Great Decline | City of Love |
| Malaya Blue | Still |
| Malone Sibbun | Come Together |
| Marcus Lazarus | How Low Can You Go? |
| Maya Rae | Can You see Me? |
| Mick Clarke | Big Wheel |
| Mickey Jupp | Afterburn |
| Mike Ross | The Clovis Limit Pt 2 Sept 20 |
| Nick Steed | Homebound Blues |
| Norman Beaker | Running Down the Clock |
| On Parole | Barefoot Blues |
| OSLU | Another token |
| Paul Allan | Blue Notes Blue Nights |
| Paul Gillings | Invisible Prison |
| Phil Johari | Slow Burn |
| Phil Johari | Slow Burn |
| Raphael Callaghan | Blue Lies |
| Redfish | Souls |
| Richard Townend & The Moscow Bosscats | Live In Moscow |
| Richard Townend and The Mighty Bosscats | Ticket To Memphis |
| Robbie Reay | Up and Down |
| Roger Hubbard | Brighton Belle Blues |
| Rowland Jones | Live! |
| Saints and Sinners | Going Over Home |
| Savoy Brown | Ain’t Done Yet |
| Sean Taylor | Live in London |
| Stephen Dale Pettit | 2020 Visions |
| Stevie Watts Organ trio feat Alice Armstrong | Mission to the Moon |
| Storm Warning | Different Horizons |
| Sunjay | More Than A One Night Stand |
| The Andy Roberts Group | 1 |
| The James Oliver Band | Twang |
| The Mighty Bosscats | Ticket To Memphis |
| The Milk Men | Deliverance |
| The Private Dicks | Private Eye |
| The Soul Fixers | Live In London |
| The Yardbirds | Making Tracks |
| Trevor Babajack Steger | The Solemn Truth and Barefaced Lies |
| Trevor Sewell | Live in Portugal |
| Triple J Trio | Better Days |
| Troy Redfern | Deep Cuts |
| Troy Redfern | Island |
| Troy Redfern | Thunder Moon |
| When Rivers Meet | We Fly Free |
| Wily Bo Walker & Danny Flam | Ain’t No Man a Good Man |
| Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion | Chameleon |
UK BANDS & ARTISTS
| Achievers (The) | Good Foxy | Mississippi MacDonald |
| Adam Sweet | Guy Tortora | Mojo Preachers |
| Ajay Srivastav | Gwenifer Raymond | Mudlow |
| Alex Haynes & The Fever | Half Deaf Clatch | Mumbo Jumbo |
| Alex Haynes & The Fever | Head Hunters Blues Band (The) | Mustangs (The) |
| Amit Dattani | Henry’s Funeral Shoe | Nick Steed Five |
| Andy Gunn | Hiding Magpies(The) | Nigel Bagge |
| Andy Roberts Group (The) | Honeyfeet | Nigel Barker |
| Andy Taylor Group | Hooson Maguire | Norman Beaker Band |
| Andy Twyman | How Askew | Northsyde |
| Annie Bea | Ian Parker | On Parole |
| Ash Wilson | Ida Mae | OSLU |
| Ashley Sherlock | Jack J Hutchinson | Papa George |
| Aynsley Lister | Jake Leg Jug Band | Paul Allan |
| Backbone Blues Band | James Hunter | Paul Gillings |
| Bad Bob Bates | James Oliver | Paul Lamb & the Kingsnakes |
| Bad Day Blues Band | J-Bear & The Giants | Paul Ronney Angel of The Urban Voodoo Machine |
| Barrelhouse | JD & The Electro Tones | Phil Doleman |
| Ben Hemming | Jed Potts & the Hillman Hunters | Primitive Noise Band (The) |
| Ben Poole | Jim Crawford | Ramon Goose |
| Benjamin Bassford | Jim Kirkpatrick | Raphael Callaghan |
| Big Joe Louis | Jimmy Regal & the Royals | Rebecca Downes |
| Big Wolf Band | Jo Carley & The Old Dry Skulls | Redfish |
| Blind Lemon Gators | Joe Edwards | Riotous Brothers (The) |
| Blue Touch | Joel Fisk & The Breakdown | Robbie Reay |
| Blueswater (The) | John Angus Blues Band (The) | Robert J Hunter Band |
| Bob Hokum | John Cee Stannard | Robin Bibi Band |
| Broken Levee | John Crampton | Roger Hubbard |
| Cadillac Kings (The) | John O’Leary | Rowland Jones |
| Calum Ingram | John Verity | Ruzz Guitar’s Blues Revue |
| Catfish | Jon Amor | Saiichi Sugiyama |
| Chad Strentz | Jupiter Blues (The) | Saints and Sinners |
| Charlotte Marshall | Kat & Co | Sam Kelly’s Station House |
| Chris Berry | Kat Pearson | Sayer & Joyce |
| Chris Bevington Organisation | Katie Bradley | Scott Wainwright |
| Chris Corcoran | Katie Bradley & Pete Farrugia | Scott Wainwright |
| Chris Flegg | Kelvin Davies | Sean Taylor |
| Chris James | Kevin Brown | Shakey Vick |
| Cinelli Brothers (The) | King King | Sister Cookie |
| Connie Lush | Kris Barras | Sister Gavin & the Gator |
| Connor Selby | Kyla Brox | Sister Suzie |
| Crossfire Blues Band | Laurie McVay | Son Of Dave |
| Dan Burnett | LaVendore Rogue | Southbound |
| Dana Gillespie | Lee Ainley’s Blues Storm | Spikedrivers (The) |
| Dana Immanuel & the Stolen Band | Lee Sankey | Split Whiskers |
| Dani Wilde | Len Gyrotron | Steve Bailey and Mississippi Macdonald |
| Danny Bryant | Leonie Evans | Stevie Watts Organ Trio featuring Alice Armstrong |
| Dave Arcari | Liam Ward & Malcolm Thorne | Stompin Dave |
| Dave Ferra | Lol Goodman Band | Storm Warning |
| Dave Kelly | Lucy Zirins | Stumble (The) |
| Dave Thomas | Luke Doherty Band | Sunjay |
| Day Breakers (The) | Lynne Jackaman | The Future Shape Of Sound |
| Deep Blue Sea | Ma Polaine’s Great Decline | The JuJubes |
| Della Grants (The) | Maharajah Blues | Theresa Watson Band |
| Dirty Robbers (The) | Malaya Blue | Toby Lee |
| Dom Martin | Malone Sibun | Tom JJ Band |
| E D Brayshaw | Marcus Malone | Tommy Allen |
| Eamon McCormack | Mark Harrison | Tone Tanner |
| Eddie Martin | Martin Harley | Trevor Babajack Steger |
| Elles Bailey | Martin McNeill | Troy Redfern |
| Emma Wilson | Matt Walklate | True Strays |
| Errol Linton | Michael Messer | When Rivers Meet |
| Ferris and Sylvester | Michael Roach | Will Johns |
| Five Points Gang | Mighty Bosscats (The) | Will Wilde |
| Fran McGillivray Band | Mike Bowden & the A917 | Wille & the Bandits |
| Gary Fletcher | Mike Ross | Wily Bo Walker |
| Ged Wilson | Mike Sanchez | Xander & the Peace Pirates |
| Geraint Watkins | Miles Gilderdale and The Blueflies | Zac Shulze |
| Gerry Jablonski & the Electric Band | Milk Men (The) | Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion |
| Giles Hedley | Miraculous Mule | |
| Giles Robson |