The Ladder

Every ballot counted · rankings move with every vote

1. 2Miles DavisMusicians6–01587
2. 24Janis JoplinMusicians4–01559
3. 35Bruce SpringsteenMusicians5–11557
4. 47Johnny CashMusicians3–01547
5. 57Marvin GayeMusicians3–01546
6. 63Brian WilsonMusicians3–01546
7. 78Aretha FranklinMusicians3–01545
8. 97Frank SinatraMusicians4–11542
9. 98Etta JamesMusicians5–21541
10. 99Stevie NicksMusicians5–21539
11. 117Carlos SantanaMusicians2–01532
12. 129Dolly PartonMusicians3–11532
13. 150Billie HolidayMusicians2–01531
14. 160Isaac HayesMusicians2–01531
15. 178Paul SimonMusicians3–11530
16. 180Art GarfunkelMusicians4–21530
17. 184Jimi HendrixMusicians2–01529
18. 186Frank ZappaMusicians2–01529
19. 199Ella FitzgeraldMusicians3–11528
20. 207Muddy WatersMusicians3–11528
21. 262Louis ArmstrongMusicians1–01517
22. 273James BrownMusicians2–11517
23. 279Loretta LynnMusicians1–01516
24. 283B.B. KingMusicians2–11516
25. 305Bette MidlerMusicians1–01516
26. 315Quincy JonesMusicians1–01516
27. 320Thelonious MonkMusicians2–11516
28. 334John DenverMusicians2–11515
29. 341Lionel RichieMusicians1–01515
30. 350Patsy ClineMusicians1–01515
31. 351Otis ReddingMusicians1–01515
32. 359Billy JoelMusicians1–01515
33. 374Dizzy GillespieMusicians2–11515
34. 385Count BasieMusicians2–11514
35. 389Barbra StreisandMusicians3–21514
36. 398Chuck BerryMusicians2–11514
37. 407Lou ReedMusicians3–21513
38. 423CherMusicians2–21504
39. 427Bob DylanMusicians1–11503
40. 467June Carter CashMusicians3–31501
41. 476Elvis PresleyMusicians1–11501
42. 511Jim MorrisonMusicians1–11500
43. 548Woody GuthrieMusicians1–11499
44. 552Sam CookeMusicians1–11499
45. 573Jerry Lee LewisMusicians1–11499
46. 601Steven TylerMusicians2–21498
47. 602Little RichardMusicians1–11498
48. 655Waylon JenningsMusicians1–21486
49. 663Pete SeegerMusicians2–31486
50. 668Merle HaggardMusicians1–21485
51. 688Buddy HollyMusicians1–21485
52. 689Gladys KnightMusicians1–21485
53. 693John ColtraneMusicians0–11485
54. 703Hank WilliamsMusicians0–11485
55. 712John WilliamsMusicians0–11485
56. 716Al GreenMusicians0–11485
57. 724Diana RossMusicians0–11484
58. 730Bing CrosbyMusicians0–11484
59. 733Charlie ParkerMusicians0–11484
60. 769Joan BaezMusicians0–11484
61. 784Barry WhiteMusicians0–11483
62. 791Ray CharlesMusicians0–11483
63. 811Rick JamesMusicians1–21482
64. 840Smokey RobinsonMusicians2–41472
65. 844Leonard BernsteinMusicians1–31471
66. 862Nina SimoneMusicians1–31470
67. 864Kenny RogersMusicians1–31470
68. 872Sarah VaughanMusicians0–21470
69. 880Donna SummerMusicians0–21469
70. 891Linda RonstadtMusicians0–21469
71. 919Willie NelsonMusicians0–21469
72. 927Debbie HarryMusicians0–21468
73. 934Patti LaBelleMusicians0–21468
74. 950Aaron CoplandMusicians1–31467
75. 977Curtis MayfieldMusicians0–31456
76. 978Mahalia JacksonMusicians1–41455
77. 979Nat King ColeMusicians1–41455
78. 985Tina TurnerMusicians0–31455
79. 1008Benny GoodmanMusicians0–31453
80. 1036Glenn MillerMusicians1–61433
81. 1037Carole KingMusicians1–61429