The Ladder

Every ballot counted · rankings move with every vote

1. 112Duke EllingtonMusicians2–01533
2. 177Scott JoplinMusicians3–11530
3. 201George GershwinMusicians2–01528
4. 325John Philip SousaMusicians1–01515
5. 667Stephen FosterMusicians1–21485
6. 848Bessie SmithMusicians1–31471
7. 932Cole PorterMusicians0–21468
8. 1007Irving BerlinMusicians0–31453