The year 2012 was full of cut-throat competition in the blues world. Each artiste and band fought hard to be ranked among the best. Different companies conducted their surveys to come up with what they consider the top 5 blues albums of the year. Several surveys were carried out to enable a competent ranking of these blues albums. Among them is Canada's CBC Radio and a German-based Blues Magazine.

Their mode of reaching to their conclusions may vary depending on the audience they come in contact with.

CBC Radio's Top 5 Blues Albums of the Year:

Since CBC is a radio station, most of its surveys were conducted on air.