The Ladder

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1. 10Ray CharlesMusicians15–21668
2. 13André 3000Musicians19–31662
3. 14Michael JacksonMusicians15–21660
4. 15Tom PettyMusicians12–01659
5. 19Willie NelsonMusicians20–101646
6. 28Snoop DoggMusicians46–171632
7. 43Elvis PresleyMusicians13–31624
8. 44Whitney HoustonMusicians15–41623
9. 55Billy JoelMusicians10–31612
10. 56Marvin GayeMusicians12–21611
11. 69Justin TimberlakeMusicians10–21606
12. 76Johnny CashMusicians15–51603
13. 86Stevie NicksMusicians11–41599
14. 98B.B. KingMusicians18–81595
15. 100Bruce SpringsteenMusicians11–31595
16. 101Pharrell WilliamsMusicians10–21595
17. 105Miles DavisMusicians13–41594
18. 106NasMusicians48–231593
19. 107Duke EllingtonMusicians13–51593
20. 119John LegendMusicians12–41587
21. 120Weird Al YankovicMusicians14–61587
22. 125PrinceMusicians10–31586
23. 129Jim MorrisonMusicians13–51583
24. 131Paul SimonMusicians14–61582
25. 134Bob DylanMusicians10–41581
26. 135MadonnaMusicians13–61581
27. 147John DenverMusicians9–31578
28. 150Queen LatifahMusicians13–61577
29. 157Frank SinatraMusicians12–51575
30. 167Jay-ZMusicians11–41572
31. 170Barbra StreisandMusicians10–51571
32. 171Lil WayneMusicians11–51571
33. 173Jimi HendrixMusicians21–201570
34. 174Brian WilsonMusicians11–41570
35. 176Lady GagaMusicians10–61569
36. 185Missy ElliottMusicians44–231567
37. 188Britney SpearsMusicians14–91567
38. 189LL Cool JMusicians11–61566
39. 191Isaac HayesMusicians18–91566
40. 199Diana RossMusicians11–61564
41. 205Muddy WatersMusicians8–31562
42. 215Otis ReddingMusicians8–31559
43. 221EminemMusicians13–71558
44. 229Taylor SwiftMusicians11–51556
45. 242John WilliamsMusicians7–41552
46. 252Kurt CobainMusicians8–41550
47. 256Kendrick LamarMusicians8–41549
48. 257Dr. DreMusicians11–71549
49. 260Aretha FranklinMusicians11–61548
50. 285Bruno MarsMusicians11–71544
51. 290UsherMusicians7–41542
52. 294SZAMusicians7–41542
53. 296Eddie Van HalenMusicians10–51542
54. 300Alicia KeysMusicians10–61541
55. 308Dave GrohlMusicians10–61540
56. 311BeyoncéMusicians10–61539
57. 313Sam CookeMusicians12–81539
58. 323Rick JamesMusicians7–51537
59. 334Count BasieMusicians10–71535
60. 342Nina SimoneMusicians10–81534
61. 343DMXMusicians22–231534
62. 356Louis ArmstrongMusicians7–61531
63. 359Katy PerryMusicians7–61530
64. 368SelenaMusicians8–61529
65. 371Lou ReedMusicians8–61529
66. 372Mariah CareyMusicians10–71528
67. 376Dolly PartonMusicians15–131528
68. 385Olivia RodrigoMusicians10–61526
69. 393Buddy HollyMusicians10–91524
70. 397Ella FitzgeraldMusicians12–91524
71. 407Art GarfunkelMusicians10–81522
72. 408Miley CyrusMusicians13–111522
73. 419Luther VandrossMusicians6–51520
74. 421CherMusicians8–81519
75. 425Dizzy GillespieMusicians10–71519
76. 436Gladys KnightMusicians16–201517
77. 443Chuck BerryMusicians7–51516
78. 449Janis JoplinMusicians8–61515
79. 459George StraitMusicians7–61514
80. 466Barry WhiteMusicians7–71512
81. 470Kelly ClarksonMusicians9–91512
82. 475Ariana GrandeMusicians8–71511
83. 479Lionel RichieMusicians5–41510
84. 482Tupac ShakurMusicians7–61509
85. 483Donna SummerMusicians15–111509
86. 492Stevie WonderMusicians12–101507
87. 501Little RichardMusicians9–91505
88. 504Bette MidlerMusicians6–61504
89. 514Etta JamesMusicians10–81502
90. 515Chaka KhanMusicians5–61502
91. 539Billie HolidayMusicians9–81498
92. 550Carlos SantanaMusicians6–51495
93. 556Nat King ColeMusicians6–81494
94. 562Thelonious MonkMusicians11–111493
95. 564John ColtraneMusicians5–61493
96. 566Kanye WestMusicians14–151492
97. 574Leonard BernsteinMusicians9–111491
98. 592Jon Bon JoviMusicians5–61488
99. 598Steven TylerMusicians9–101487
100. 608Tina TurnerMusicians5–71485
101. 614Gwen StefaniMusicians7–91483
102. 615James BrownMusicians8–81483
103. 620Grandmaster FlashMusicians26–201483
104. 633Quincy JonesMusicians5–61481
105. 646Cardi BMusicians6–71479
106. 651Woody GuthrieMusicians8–101478
107. 653Bessie SmithMusicians6–81477
108. 657Alan JacksonMusicians4–61477
109. 659Chris StapletonMusicians6–71476
110. 663Chance the RapperMusicians6–91475
111. 667Jennifer LopezMusicians4–61475
112. 670Selena GomezMusicians7–101474
113. 680Billie EilishMusicians8–91471
114. 692Curtis MayfieldMusicians6–111468
115. 697Frank OceanMusicians7–81468
116. 704P!nkMusicians7–81466
117. 707Loretta LynnMusicians5–71465
118. 723Bing CrosbyMusicians4–71461
119. 724Ice CubeMusicians4–71461
120. 731Scott JoplinMusicians10–131459
121. 743Janet JacksonMusicians11–141457
122. 756Smokey RobinsonMusicians6–111456
123. 762George GershwinMusicians6–91455
124. 780Axl RoseMusicians5–101451
125. 789MC HammerMusicians6–121449
126. 799Lauryn HillMusicians4–91446
127. 803Gloria EstefanMusicians5–111446
128. 809Debbie HarryMusicians27–351445
129. 82150 CentMusicians5–111440
130. 830Joan JettMusicians5–101439
131. 836Charlie ParkerMusicians3–81437
132. 837Al GreenMusicians5–101437
133. 844Frank ZappaMusicians5–101436
134. 855Patti LaBelleMusicians5–121434
135. 866Pete SeegerMusicians5–111432
136. 869Benny GoodmanMusicians4–101431
137. 878Merle HaggardMusicians4–91429
138. 902Carrie UnderwoodMusicians8–131421
139. 909Jerry Lee LewisMusicians3–81420
140. 915Toby KeithMusicians6–131417
141. 926Waylon JenningsMusicians3–101414
142. 938Hank WilliamsMusicians2–91412
143. 945Garth BrooksMusicians5–121410
144. 947Chuck DMusicians11–171410
145. 964Linda RonstadtMusicians5–141404
146. 970John Philip SousaMusicians4–121402
147. 971Patsy ClineMusicians3–101402
148. 972Aaron CoplandMusicians3–111401
149. 975Sarah VaughanMusicians1–91401
150. 976Cole PorterMusicians4–121400
151. 977James HetfieldMusicians6–141399
152. 982Joan BaezMusicians1–91398
153. 984Morgan WallenMusicians2–91397
154. 992June Carter CashMusicians15–331394
155. 994Mahalia JacksonMusicians4–131392
156. 999Glenn MillerMusicians6–161390
157. 1003Kenny RogersMusicians23–511388
158. 1014Stephen FosterMusicians1–101380
159. 1016Nicki MinajMusicians4–141377
160. 1032Kid RockMusicians1–121363
161. 1034Christina AguileraMusicians1–121360
162. 1046Irving BerlinMusicians2–151340
163. 1050Carole KingMusicians3–171332
164. 1053LizzoMusicians4–261282