# Robert Johnson — Every Record We Rank

Robert Johnson appears once in our Blues list, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Blues
- **Year:** 1936
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in Blues
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/robert-johnson/

## Appears on

### [Cross Road Blues](https://waxonia.com/track/robert-johnson--cross-road-blues/)

*1936 · Vocalion · No. 1 in [Blues](https://waxonia.com/genre/blues/)*

One man, one guitar, and a sense of pursuit that no amount of retelling has managed to domesticate. The myth around Johnson is a distraction from how precise the playing actually is.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Robert%20Johnson%20Cross%20Road%20Blues) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxi4XkIVWLQ)

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