RECORDS
Independent label: Chess Records was one of the premier blues labels of the 1950s and 60s, also releasing R&B, soul, jazz, gospel and rock. Chess released records by every major blues artist in Chicago, including John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed, Chuck Berry and many others. Brothers Leonard and Phil Chess emigrated from Poland to the United States in 1928. Distributed By PRT Records.
| 85 | Chuck Berry | Sweet Little Sixteen | CHESS | CHES | 4000 |
| 85 |
Bo Diddley |
Bo Diddley |
CHESS | CHES | 4001 |
| 85 | Fontella Bass | Rescue Me | CHESS | CHES | 4002 |
| 85 | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | Ain'T Got No Home | CHESS | CHES | 4003 |
| 85 | Dells | Stay In My Corner | CHESS | CHES | 4004 |
| 85 | Etta James | Tell Mama | CHESS | CHES | 4005 |
| 85 | Ramsey Lewis Trio | The 'In' Crowd | CHESS | CHES | 4006 |
| 85 | Billy Stewart | Chess Mini Masters | CHESS | CHES | 4007 |
| 85 | Various Artists | The Blues | CHESS | CHES | 4008 |
| 85 | Various Artists | Soul Sisters | CHESS | CHES | 4009 |
| 89 | Jimmy McCracklin | The Walk | CHESS | REDZ | 7100 |
| 81 | Ramsey Lewis | Wade In The Water | CHESS | CHES | 101 |
