The Ladder

Every ballot counted · rankings move with every vote

1. 1Eddie Van HalenMusicians6–01591
2. 2Miles DavisMusicians6–01587
3. 8Justin TimberlakeMusicians5–01572
4. 12Taylor SwiftMusicians5–11560
5. 16Michael JacksonMusicians4–01560
6. 24Janis JoplinMusicians4–01559
7. 35Bruce SpringsteenMusicians5–11557
8. 42PrinceMusicians3–01548
9. 47Johnny CashMusicians3–01547
10. 57Marvin GayeMusicians3–01546
11. 63Brian WilsonMusicians3–01546
12. 65Weird Al YankovicMusicians3–01546
13. 67Pharrell WilliamsMusicians3–01545
14. 78Aretha FranklinMusicians3–01545
15. 97Frank SinatraMusicians4–11542
16. 98Etta JamesMusicians5–21541
17. 99Stevie NicksMusicians5–21539
18. 100Olivia RodrigoMusicians4–11536
19. 111André 3000Musicians2–01533
20. 112Duke EllingtonMusicians2–01533
21. 117Carlos SantanaMusicians2–01532
22. 127Miley CyrusMusicians3–11532
23. 129Dolly PartonMusicians3–11532
24. 132Grandmaster FlashMusicians2–01531
25. 144BeyoncéMusicians2–01531
26. 146Carrie UnderwoodMusicians4–21531
27. 149Jay-ZMusicians2–01531
28. 150Billie HolidayMusicians2–01531
29. 160Isaac HayesMusicians2–01531
30. 177Scott JoplinMusicians3–11530
31. 178Paul SimonMusicians3–11530
32. 180Art GarfunkelMusicians4–21530
33. 184Jimi HendrixMusicians2–01529
34. 186Frank ZappaMusicians2–01529
35. 199Ella FitzgeraldMusicians3–11528
36. 201George GershwinMusicians2–01528
37. 207Muddy WatersMusicians3–11528
38. 208Chuck DMusicians4–21527
39. 215MadonnaMusicians3–11526
40. 251Lauryn HillMusicians1–01517
41. 262Louis ArmstrongMusicians1–01517
42. 263Billie EilishMusicians1–01517
43. 273James BrownMusicians2–11517
44. 279Loretta LynnMusicians1–01516
45. 283B.B. KingMusicians2–11516
46. 290Kurt CobainMusicians1–01516
47. 304Lil WayneMusicians1–01516
48. 305Bette MidlerMusicians1–01516
49. 308Jon Bon JoviMusicians2–11516
50. 310SZAMusicians1–01516
51. 315Quincy JonesMusicians1–01516
52. 320Thelonious MonkMusicians2–11516
53. 321Janet JacksonMusicians3–21516
54. 325John Philip SousaMusicians1–01515
55. 332Tom PettyMusicians1–01515
56. 334John DenverMusicians2–11515
57. 336Alicia KeysMusicians2–11515
58. 341Lionel RichieMusicians1–01515
59. 350Patsy ClineMusicians1–01515
60. 351Otis ReddingMusicians1–01515
61. 359Billy JoelMusicians1–01515
62. 361Tupac ShakurMusicians2–11515
63. 365Toby KeithMusicians1–01515
64. 367EminemMusicians1–01515
65. 369P!nkMusicians1–01515
66. 374Dizzy GillespieMusicians2–11515
67. 377Stevie WonderMusicians3–21515
68. 379John LegendMusicians2–11514
69. 385Count BasieMusicians2–11514
70. 386Kendrick LamarMusicians2–11514
71. 389Barbra StreisandMusicians3–21514
72. 392Dave GrohlMusicians2–11514
73. 397Dr. DreMusicians2–11514
74. 398Chuck BerryMusicians2–11514
75. 407Lou ReedMusicians3–21513
76. 410Cardi BMusicians3–21513
77. 423CherMusicians2–21504
78. 424Snoop DoggMusicians3–31503
79. 427Bob DylanMusicians1–11503
80. 437Gwen StefaniMusicians2–21502
81. 457NasMusicians1–11501
82. 467June Carter CashMusicians3–31501
83. 474DMXMusicians1–11501
84. 476Elvis PresleyMusicians1–11501
85. 506Ariana GrandeMusicians1–11500
86. 511Jim MorrisonMusicians1–11500
87. 530Alan JacksonMusicians1–11500
88. 537Kid RockMusicians1–11500
89. 548Woody GuthrieMusicians1–11499
90. 552Sam CookeMusicians1–11499
91. 570UsherMusicians1–11499
92. 573Jerry Lee LewisMusicians1–11499
93. 574Missy ElliottMusicians3–31499
94. 577Whitney HoustonMusicians2–21499
95. 589Mariah CareyMusicians1–11499
96. 601Steven TylerMusicians2–21498
97. 602Little RichardMusicians1–11498
98. 610George StraitMusicians2–21497
99. 62750 CentMusicians1–21489
100. 628Jennifer LopezMusicians1–21488
101. 635Kanye WestMusicians1–21487
102. 636Britney SpearsMusicians1–21487
103. 640Selena GomezMusicians1–21487
104. 651Lady GagaMusicians1–21486
105. 655Waylon JenningsMusicians1–21486
106. 661Luther VandrossMusicians1–21486
107. 663Pete SeegerMusicians2–31486
108. 667Stephen FosterMusicians1–21485
109. 668Merle HaggardMusicians1–21485
110. 688Buddy HollyMusicians1–21485
111. 689Gladys KnightMusicians1–21485
112. 693John ColtraneMusicians0–11485
113. 703Hank WilliamsMusicians0–11485
114. 712John WilliamsMusicians0–11485
115. 716Al GreenMusicians0–11485
116. 723LL Cool JMusicians1–21484
117. 724Diana RossMusicians0–11484
118. 730Bing CrosbyMusicians0–11484
119. 733Charlie ParkerMusicians0–11484
120. 735Garth BrooksMusicians0–11484
121. 741Kelly ClarksonMusicians0–11484
122. 746Frank OceanMusicians0–11484
123. 753Morgan WallenMusicians0–11484
124. 754Chris StapletonMusicians0–11484
125. 769Joan BaezMusicians0–11484
126. 784Barry WhiteMusicians0–11483
127. 786Bruno MarsMusicians0–11483
128. 791Ray CharlesMusicians0–11483
129. 811Rick JamesMusicians1–21482
130. 826Chance the RapperMusicians2–41475
131. 828James HetfieldMusicians2–41475
132. 829LizzoMusicians2–41475
133. 835Katy PerryMusicians1–31473
134. 840Smokey RobinsonMusicians2–41472
135. 844Leonard BernsteinMusicians1–31471
136. 848Bessie SmithMusicians1–31471
137. 855Ice CubeMusicians1–31471
138. 862Nina SimoneMusicians1–31470
139. 864Kenny RogersMusicians1–31470
140. 869Joan JettMusicians0–21470
141. 872Sarah VaughanMusicians0–21470
142. 880Donna SummerMusicians0–21469
143. 890SelenaMusicians1–31469
144. 891Linda RonstadtMusicians0–21469
145. 892Queen LatifahMusicians0–21469
146. 894MC HammerMusicians0–21469
147. 919Willie NelsonMusicians0–21469
148. 927Debbie HarryMusicians0–21468
149. 931Christina AguileraMusicians0–21468
150. 932Cole PorterMusicians0–21468
151. 934Patti LaBelleMusicians0–21468
152. 950Aaron CoplandMusicians1–31467
153. 958Axl RoseMusicians1–41461
154. 977Curtis MayfieldMusicians0–31456
155. 978Mahalia JacksonMusicians1–41455
156. 979Nat King ColeMusicians1–41455
157. 982Gloria EstefanMusicians0–31455
158. 985Tina TurnerMusicians0–31455
159. 987Nicki MinajMusicians0–31455
160. 1005Chaka KhanMusicians0–31453
161. 1007Irving BerlinMusicians0–31453
162. 1008Benny GoodmanMusicians0–31453
163. 1036Glenn MillerMusicians1–61433
164. 1037Carole KingMusicians1–61429