The Ladder

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1. 7Michael JacksonMusicians15–11685
2. 12André 3000Musicians19–31662
3. 13Tom PettyMusicians12–01659
4. 14Ray CharlesMusicians14–21658
5. 22Snoop DoggMusicians46–161644
6. 32Marvin GayeMusicians12–11631
7. 39Elvis PresleyMusicians13–31624
8. 40Whitney HoustonMusicians15–41623
9. 44Willie NelsonMusicians18–101619
10. 45Jim MorrisonMusicians13–31618
11. 53Johnny CashMusicians15–41615
12. 63Justin TimberlakeMusicians10–21606
13. 74PrinceMusicians10–21603
14. 84Stevie NicksMusicians11–41599
15. 94B.B. KingMusicians18–81595
16. 96Bruce SpringsteenMusicians11–31595
17. 97Pharrell WilliamsMusicians10–21595
18. 100Frank SinatraMusicians12–41594
19. 101Miles DavisMusicians13–41594
20. 102NasMusicians48–231593
21. 103Duke EllingtonMusicians13–51593
22. 108Brian WilsonMusicians11–31591
23. 115John LegendMusicians12–41587
24. 116Paul SimonMusicians13–51587
25. 117Weird Al YankovicMusicians13–51587
26. 132Bob DylanMusicians10–41581
27. 134MadonnaMusicians13–61581
28. 135Britney SpearsMusicians14–81581
29. 151John DenverMusicians9–31578
30. 153Queen LatifahMusicians13–61577
31. 172Billy JoelMusicians8–31573
32. 176Jay-ZMusicians11–41572
33. 178Barbra StreisandMusicians10–51571
34. 179Lil WayneMusicians11–51571
35. 183Jimi HendrixMusicians21–201570
36. 186BeyoncéMusicians10–41570
37. 189Dr. DreMusicians11–61569
38. 191Kurt CobainMusicians8–31568
39. 195Missy ElliottMusicians44–231567
40. 198LL Cool JMusicians11–61566
41. 201Isaac HayesMusicians18–91566
42. 204Stevie WonderMusicians12–71564
43. 211Kendrick LamarMusicians8–31562
44. 213Muddy WatersMusicians8–31562
45. 222Otis ReddingMusicians8–31559
46. 228EminemMusicians13–71558
47. 235Dizzy GillespieMusicians10–51556
48. 236Taylor SwiftMusicians11–51556
49. 241Diana RossMusicians9–51554
50. 243Lady GagaMusicians9–61554
51. 259Count BasieMusicians10–61550
52. 268Aretha FranklinMusicians11–61548
53. 272Dolly PartonMusicians15–121547
54. 273Louis ArmstrongMusicians7–51547
55. 294Bruno MarsMusicians11–71544
56. 301UsherMusicians7–41542
57. 304Eddie Van HalenMusicians10–51542
58. 307Billie HolidayMusicians9–61541
59. 308Alicia KeysMusicians10–61541
60. 314Dave GrohlMusicians10–61540
61. 318Sam CookeMusicians12–81539
62. 328Rick JamesMusicians7–51537
63. 339Nina SimoneMusicians10–81534
64. 348John WilliamsMusicians6–41532
65. 352Janis JoplinMusicians8–51531
66. 354Chuck BerryMusicians7–41531
67. 359Katy PerryMusicians7–61530
68. 367SelenaMusicians8–61529
69. 369Lou ReedMusicians8–61529
70. 380SZAMusicians6–41527
71. 392Buddy HollyMusicians10–91524
72. 393Barry WhiteMusicians7–61524
73. 394DMXMusicians21–231524
74. 397Ella FitzgeraldMusicians12–91524
75. 409Art GarfunkelMusicians10–81522
76. 410Donna SummerMusicians15–101522
77. 411Miley CyrusMusicians13–111522
78. 412Kelly ClarksonMusicians9–81522
79. 427CherMusicians8–81519
80. 452Mariah CareyMusicians9–71515
81. 459George StraitMusicians7–61514
82. 463Thelonious MonkMusicians11–101514
83. 477Ariana GrandeMusicians8–71511
84. 479Olivia RodrigoMusicians9–61510
85. 480Lionel RichieMusicians5–41510
86. 482Tupac ShakurMusicians7–61509
87. 493Frank OceanMusicians7–61507
88. 496Luther VandrossMusicians5–51506
89. 501Kanye WestMusicians14–141506
90. 503Woody GuthrieMusicians8–81505
91. 508Little RichardMusicians9–91505
92. 511Bette MidlerMusicians6–61504
93. 513James BrownMusicians8–71503
94. 518Etta JamesMusicians10–81502
95. 519Chaka KhanMusicians5–61502
96. 523Gladys KnightMusicians14–201501
97. 547Tina TurnerMusicians5–61496
98. 549Carlos SantanaMusicians6–51495
99. 555Bessie SmithMusicians6–71494
100. 558Nat King ColeMusicians6–81494
101. 571Leonard BernsteinMusicians9–111491
102. 587Jon Bon JoviMusicians5–61488
103. 600Grandmaster FlashMusicians25–191485
104. 605Gwen StefaniMusicians7–91483
105. 621Quincy JonesMusicians5–61481
106. 633Loretta LynnMusicians5–61479
107. 634Cardi BMusicians6–71479
108. 642Alan JacksonMusicians4–61477
109. 644Curtis MayfieldMusicians6–101476
110. 645Ice CubeMusicians4–61476
111. 646Chris StapletonMusicians6–71476
112. 654Chance the RapperMusicians6–91475
113. 655John ColtraneMusicians4–61475
114. 658Jennifer LopezMusicians4–61475
115. 660Scott JoplinMusicians10–121474
116. 663Selena GomezMusicians7–101474
117. 677Billie EilishMusicians8–91471
118. 690Janet JacksonMusicians11–131468
119. 700George GershwinMusicians6–81467
120. 702Steven TylerMusicians8–101466
121. 705P!nkMusicians7–81466
122. 722Bing CrosbyMusicians4–71461
123. 751Smokey RobinsonMusicians6–111456
124. 777Axl RoseMusicians5–101451
125. 793Merle HaggardMusicians4–81447
126. 794Lauryn HillMusicians4–91446
127. 796Debbie HarryMusicians27–351445
128. 799Gloria EstefanMusicians4–91444
129. 803Carrie UnderwoodMusicians8–111443
130. 81750 CentMusicians5–111440
131. 825Joan JettMusicians5–101439
132. 832Charlie ParkerMusicians3–81437
133. 833Al GreenMusicians5–101437
134. 838Frank ZappaMusicians5–101436
135. 848Jerry Lee LewisMusicians3–71435
136. 861Pete SeegerMusicians5–111432
137. 867Benny GoodmanMusicians4–101431
138. 894Hank WilliamsMusicians2–81424
139. 917Chuck DMusicians10–151418
140. 919Toby KeithMusicians6–131417
141. 931Patti LaBelleMusicians4–121414
142. 932Waylon JenningsMusicians3–101414
143. 941MC HammerMusicians4–121412
144. 944John Philip SousaMusicians4–111411
145. 946Morgan WallenMusicians2–81411
146. 950Garth BrooksMusicians5–121410
147. 963Linda RonstadtMusicians5–141404
148. 968Patsy ClineMusicians3–101402
149. 973Aaron CoplandMusicians3–111401
150. 976Sarah VaughanMusicians1–91401
151. 978Cole PorterMusicians4–121400
152. 981James HetfieldMusicians6–141399
153. 982Glenn MillerMusicians6–151399
154. 986Joan BaezMusicians1–91398
155. 988Nicki MinajMusicians4–121397
156. 991June Carter CashMusicians15–331394
157. 992Mahalia JacksonMusicians4–131392
158. 1011Stephen FosterMusicians1–101380
159. 1014Kenny RogersMusicians22–511377
160. 1023Christina AguileraMusicians1–111371
161. 1025Kid RockMusicians1–111370
162. 1046Irving BerlinMusicians2–141349
163. 1050Carole KingMusicians3–171332
164. 1053LizzoMusicians4–261282