The Ladder

Every ballot counted · rankings move with every vote

1. 14Ray CharlesMusicians14–21658
2. 32Marvin GayeMusicians12–11631
3. 39Elvis PresleyMusicians13–31624
4. 44Willie NelsonMusicians18–101619
5. 45Jim MorrisonMusicians13–31618
6. 53Johnny CashMusicians15–41615
7. 84Stevie NicksMusicians11–41599
8. 94B.B. KingMusicians18–81595
9. 96Bruce SpringsteenMusicians11–31595
10. 100Frank SinatraMusicians12–41594
11. 101Miles DavisMusicians13–41594
12. 108Brian WilsonMusicians11–31591
13. 116Paul SimonMusicians13–51587
14. 132Bob DylanMusicians10–41581
15. 151John DenverMusicians9–31578
16. 172Billy JoelMusicians8–31573
17. 178Barbra StreisandMusicians10–51571
18. 183Jimi HendrixMusicians21–201570
19. 201Isaac HayesMusicians18–91566
20. 213Muddy WatersMusicians8–31562
21. 222Otis ReddingMusicians8–31559
22. 235Dizzy GillespieMusicians10–51556
23. 241Diana RossMusicians9–51554
24. 259Count BasieMusicians10–61550
25. 268Aretha FranklinMusicians11–61548
26. 272Dolly PartonMusicians15–121547
27. 273Louis ArmstrongMusicians7–51547
28. 307Billie HolidayMusicians9–61541
29. 318Sam CookeMusicians12–81539
30. 328Rick JamesMusicians7–51537
31. 339Nina SimoneMusicians10–81534
32. 348John WilliamsMusicians6–41532
33. 352Janis JoplinMusicians8–51531
34. 354Chuck BerryMusicians7–41531
35. 369Lou ReedMusicians8–61529
36. 392Buddy HollyMusicians10–91524
37. 393Barry WhiteMusicians7–61524
38. 397Ella FitzgeraldMusicians12–91524
39. 409Art GarfunkelMusicians10–81522
40. 410Donna SummerMusicians15–101522
41. 427CherMusicians8–81519
42. 463Thelonious MonkMusicians11–101514
43. 480Lionel RichieMusicians5–41510
44. 503Woody GuthrieMusicians8–81505
45. 508Little RichardMusicians9–91505
46. 511Bette MidlerMusicians6–61504
47. 513James BrownMusicians8–71503
48. 518Etta JamesMusicians10–81502
49. 523Gladys KnightMusicians14–201501
50. 547Tina TurnerMusicians5–61496
51. 549Carlos SantanaMusicians6–51495
52. 558Nat King ColeMusicians6–81494
53. 571Leonard BernsteinMusicians9–111491
54. 621Quincy JonesMusicians5–61481
55. 633Loretta LynnMusicians5–61479
56. 644Curtis MayfieldMusicians6–101476
57. 655John ColtraneMusicians4–61475
58. 702Steven TylerMusicians8–101466
59. 722Bing CrosbyMusicians4–71461
60. 751Smokey RobinsonMusicians6–111456
61. 793Merle HaggardMusicians4–81447
62. 796Debbie HarryMusicians27–351445
63. 832Charlie ParkerMusicians3–81437
64. 833Al GreenMusicians5–101437
65. 838Frank ZappaMusicians5–101436
66. 848Jerry Lee LewisMusicians3–71435
67. 861Pete SeegerMusicians5–111432
68. 867Benny GoodmanMusicians4–101431
69. 894Hank WilliamsMusicians2–81424
70. 931Patti LaBelleMusicians4–121414
71. 932Waylon JenningsMusicians3–101414
72. 963Linda RonstadtMusicians5–141404
73. 968Patsy ClineMusicians3–101402
74. 973Aaron CoplandMusicians3–111401
75. 976Sarah VaughanMusicians1–91401
76. 982Glenn MillerMusicians6–151399
77. 986Joan BaezMusicians1–91398
78. 991June Carter CashMusicians15–331394
79. 992Mahalia JacksonMusicians4–131392
80. 1014Kenny RogersMusicians22–511377
81. 1050Carole KingMusicians3–171332