The Ladder

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1. 10Ray CharlesMusicians15–21668
2. 19Willie NelsonMusicians20–101646
3. 43Elvis PresleyMusicians13–31624
4. 55Billy JoelMusicians10–31612
5. 56Marvin GayeMusicians12–21611
6. 76Johnny CashMusicians15–51603
7. 86Stevie NicksMusicians11–41599
8. 98B.B. KingMusicians18–81595
9. 100Bruce SpringsteenMusicians11–31595
10. 105Miles DavisMusicians13–41594
11. 129Jim MorrisonMusicians13–51583
12. 131Paul SimonMusicians14–61582
13. 134Bob DylanMusicians10–41581
14. 147John DenverMusicians9–31578
15. 157Frank SinatraMusicians12–51575
16. 170Barbra StreisandMusicians10–51571
17. 173Jimi HendrixMusicians21–201570
18. 174Brian WilsonMusicians11–41570
19. 191Isaac HayesMusicians18–91566
20. 199Diana RossMusicians11–61564
21. 205Muddy WatersMusicians8–31562
22. 215Otis ReddingMusicians8–31559
23. 242John WilliamsMusicians7–41552
24. 260Aretha FranklinMusicians11–61548
25. 313Sam CookeMusicians12–81539
26. 323Rick JamesMusicians7–51537
27. 334Count BasieMusicians10–71535
28. 342Nina SimoneMusicians10–81534
29. 356Louis ArmstrongMusicians7–61531
30. 371Lou ReedMusicians8–61529
31. 376Dolly PartonMusicians15–131528
32. 393Buddy HollyMusicians10–91524
33. 397Ella FitzgeraldMusicians12–91524
34. 407Art GarfunkelMusicians10–81522
35. 421CherMusicians8–81519
36. 425Dizzy GillespieMusicians10–71519
37. 436Gladys KnightMusicians16–201517
38. 443Chuck BerryMusicians7–51516
39. 449Janis JoplinMusicians8–61515
40. 466Barry WhiteMusicians7–71512
41. 479Lionel RichieMusicians5–41510
42. 483Donna SummerMusicians15–111509
43. 501Little RichardMusicians9–91505
44. 504Bette MidlerMusicians6–61504
45. 514Etta JamesMusicians10–81502
46. 539Billie HolidayMusicians9–81498
47. 550Carlos SantanaMusicians6–51495
48. 556Nat King ColeMusicians6–81494
49. 562Thelonious MonkMusicians11–111493
50. 564John ColtraneMusicians5–61493
51. 574Leonard BernsteinMusicians9–111491
52. 598Steven TylerMusicians9–101487
53. 608Tina TurnerMusicians5–71485
54. 615James BrownMusicians8–81483
55. 633Quincy JonesMusicians5–61481
56. 651Woody GuthrieMusicians8–101478
57. 692Curtis MayfieldMusicians6–111468
58. 707Loretta LynnMusicians5–71465
59. 723Bing CrosbyMusicians4–71461
60. 756Smokey RobinsonMusicians6–111456
61. 809Debbie HarryMusicians27–351445
62. 836Charlie ParkerMusicians3–81437
63. 837Al GreenMusicians5–101437
64. 844Frank ZappaMusicians5–101436
65. 855Patti LaBelleMusicians5–121434
66. 866Pete SeegerMusicians5–111432
67. 869Benny GoodmanMusicians4–101431
68. 878Merle HaggardMusicians4–91429
69. 909Jerry Lee LewisMusicians3–81420
70. 926Waylon JenningsMusicians3–101414
71. 938Hank WilliamsMusicians2–91412
72. 964Linda RonstadtMusicians5–141404
73. 971Patsy ClineMusicians3–101402
74. 972Aaron CoplandMusicians3–111401
75. 975Sarah VaughanMusicians1–91401
76. 982Joan BaezMusicians1–91398
77. 992June Carter CashMusicians15–331394
78. 994Mahalia JacksonMusicians4–131392
79. 999Glenn MillerMusicians6–161390
80. 1003Kenny RogersMusicians23–511388
81. 1050Carole KingMusicians3–171332