R&B / Soul USA Channel, Brooklyn, New York, NY (2026)

03/10/2026

100 GREATEST R&B / SOUL ARTISTS

1. James Brown
2. Ray Charles
3. Stevie Wonder
4. Aretha Franklin
5. Marvin Gaye
6. Sam Cooke
7. Fats Domino
8. Louis Jordan
9. The Temptations
10. Otis Redding
11. Little Richard
12. Sly & the Family Stone
13. Michael Jackson
14. Chuck Berry
15. Curtis Mayfield / The Impressions
16. Al Green
17. Diana Ross & the Supremes
18. Prince
19. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
20. Parliament-Funkadelic
21. Bo Diddley
22. Jackie Wilson
23. Tina Turner
24. The Four Tops
25. Earth, Wind & Fire
26. The Isley Brothers
27. Gladys Knight & the Pips
28. The Drifters
29. Janet Jackson
30. The Jackson 5 / The Jacksons
31. Martha & the Vandellas
32. The Clovers
33. Lionel Richie / The Commodores
34. Etta James
35. Big Joe Turner
36. Kool & the Gang
37. Whitney Houston
38. Sam & Dave
39. Mary J. Blige
40. Luther Vandross
41. Mariah Carey
42. Wilson Pickett
43. The O'Jays
44. Donna Summer
45. The Platters
46. Isaac Hayes
47. Ruth Brown
48. The Coasters
49. Solomon Burke
50. TLC
51. Rick James
52. Barry White
53. The Spinners
54. Chaka Khan / Rufus
55. Boyz II Men
56. The Delfonics
57. Lou Rawls
58. The Flamingos
59. Beyoncé / Destiny's Child
60. LaVern Baker
61. R. Kelly
62. Sade
63. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
64. Patti LaBelle
65. Wynonie Harris
66. The Ohio Players
67. D'Angelo
68. Billy Ward & the Dominoes
69. The Chi-Lites
70. Guy
71. Ben E. King
72. Sonny Til & the Orioles
73. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
74. The Dells
75. Alicia Keys
76. Bobby Womack
77. Usher
78. The Ravens
79. Ivory Joe Hunter
80. Babyface
81. Chic
82. The Shirelles
83. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
84. Roy Brown
85. New Edition / Bobby Brown
86. The
Moonglows
87. War
88. En Vogue
89. Amos Milburn
90. Cameo
91. Little Willie John
92. The Marvelettes
93. Bill Withers
94. Eryka Badu
95. Chuck Willis
96. Joe Tex
97. The "5" Royales
98. Teddy Pendergrass
99. Keith Sweat
100. Bobby "Blue" Bland.

03/10/2026

100 GREATEST FUNK ARTISTS

1. James Brown
2. Sly & The Family Stone
3. George Clinton /
Parliament-Funkadelic
4. Earth, Wind, & Fire
5. Curtis Mayfield
6. Stevie Wonder
7. Isley Brothers
8. Kool & The Gang
9. Rick James
10. Isaac Hayes
11. Zapp & Roger
12. War
13. Ohio Players
14. Meters
15. Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
16. Temptations
17. Prince
18. Gap Band
19. Cameo
20. Average White Band
21. Fred Wesley / The JBs
22. D**e & The Blazers
23. Bloodstone
24. Marvin Gaye
25. Rufus / Chaka Khan
26. Blackbyrds
27. Gil Scott-Heron
28. B.T. Express
29. Slave
30. Tower of Power
31. Con Funk Shun
32. Brass Construction
33. Bar-Kays
34. Brick
35. Brothers Johnson
36. Bootsy Collins /
Bootsy's Rubber Band
37. Booker T. & The MG's
38. Rufus Thomas
39. Joe Tex
40. Bill Withers
41. Billy Preston
42. Cymande
43. Fela K*ti
44. Lyn Collins
45. Bobby Byrd
46. Commodores
47. Fatback / Fatback Band
48. Mandrill
49. Graham Central Station
50. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
51. The Time
52. Maze (feat. Frankie Beverly)
53. Eddie Kendricks
54. Jimmy Castor Bunch
55. Jackson 5 / Jacksons / Michael Jackson
56. Willie Hutch
57. Emotions
58. Johnny "Guitar" Watson
59. Betty Davis
60. Trouble Funk
61. Rose Royce
62. Teena Marie
63. Midnight Star
64. S.O.S. Band
65. Gwen McCrae
66. Dazz Band
67. Klymaxx
68. Mary Jane Girls
69. Ready For the World
70. Lakeside
71. Hot Chocolate
72. New Birth
73. Mtume
74. Bohannon / Hamilton Bohannon
75. Yarbrough & Peoples
76. Jones Girls
77. Neville Brothers
78. Marva Whitney
79. Shalamar
80. Skyy
81. Mass Production
82. Lafayette Afro Rock Band
83. Funk Inc.
84. Tony! Toni! Tone!
85. L.T.D.
86. Shuggie Otis
87. Aretha Franklin
88. Al Green
89. Undisputed Truth
90. T-Connection
91. Instant Funk
92. People's Choice
93. Chocolate Milk
94. Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
95. Brecker Brothers
96. Melvin Van Peebles
97. Material
98. Jean Knight
99. Bobby Womack
100. Heatwave.

03/10/2026

100 GREATEST HIP HOP / RAP ARTISTS

1.2 Pac
2.The Notorious B.I.G
3.Eminem
4.Kendrick Lamar
5.Nas
6.Rakim
7.André 3000
8.J.Cole
9.Ice Cube
10.Jay-Z
11.Snoop Dogg
12.Dr.Dre
13.Kanye West
14.Lil Wayne
15.Drake
16.Yaki Kadafi
17.Big Daddy Kane
18.KRS-One
19.Method Man
20.Lauryn Hill
21.Mos Def
22.Talib Kweli
23.Big L
24.Redman
25.MF Doom
26.Raekwon
27.DMX
28.GZA
29.Black Thought
30.Scarface
31.Slick Rick
32.Big-Pun
33.Eazy-E
34.Tayer The Creator
35.Nicki Minaj
36.Common
37.Public Enemy / Chuck D
38.Royce Da 5’9’’
39.Tech N9NE
40.Jadakiss
41.50 Cent
42.Ludacris
43.Prodigy
44.Busta Rhymes
45.2 Chainz
46.LL Cool J
47.Pusha-T
48.Run-DMC / Jam Master Jay
49.Nate Dogg
50.Asap Rocky
51.Asap Ferg
52.Schoolboy Q
53.RZA
54.ODB / Ol’Dirty Bastard
55.Meek Mill
56.Kid Cudi
57.Joey Badass
58.Kool G Rap
59.Inspectah Deck
60.Big Boi
61.###Tentacion
62.Gucci Mane
63.Denzel Curry
64.The Game
65.Fabolous
66.T-I
67.Twista
68.Rick Ross
69.Chance The Rapper
70.Big Sean
71.Childish Gambino
72.Cam’Ron
73.X Zibit
74.Warren G
75.Future
76.Ice-T
77.E-40
78.The D.O.C
79.Kurupt
80.Coolio
81.Mc Ren
82.Joyner Lucas
83.Grandmaster Flash
and The Furious Five
84.YG
85.Q-Tip
86.Treach
87.Too Short
88.Nipsey Hussle
89.J.I.D
90.Krazie Bone
91.Jeezy
92.Kool Keith
93.Grandmaster Caz
94.Mac Miller
95.Lupe Fiasco
96.Fat Joe
97.Remy Ma
98.Earl Sweatshirt
99.Missy Elliott
100.Proof.

03/10/2026

100 GREATEST ARTISTS OF ROCK & ROLL

1 - The Beatles
2 - Rolling Stones
3 - Jimi Hendrix
4 - Led Zeppelin
5 - Bob Dylan
6 - James Brown
7 - David Bowie
8 - Elvis Presley
9 - The Who
10 - The Police
11 - Stevie Wonder
12 - Ray Charles
13 - The Beach Boys
14 - Marvin Gaye
15 - Eric Clapton
16 - John Lennon
17 - Elton John
18 - Prince
19 - Pink Floyd
20 - The Doors
21 - Aretha Franklin
22 - Fleetwood Mac
23 - The Eagles
24 - Bob Marley
25 - Van Morrison
26 - Chuck Berry
27 - Bruce Springsteen
28 - Sly & The Family Stone
29 - U2
30 - Neil Young
31 - The Clash
32 - Joni Mitchell
33 - Queen
34 - Buddy Holly
35 - Otis Redding
36 - Little Richard
37 - Al Green
38 - Elvis Costello
39 - Miles Davis
40 - Michael Jackson
41 - Janis Joplin
42 - Nirvana
43 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
44 - The Jackson Five
45 - Crosby, Stills & Nash
46 - S*x Pistols
47 - Creedence Clearwater Revival
48 - Van Halen
49 - Roy Orbison
50 - R.E.M.
51 - B.B. King
52 - Cream
53 - Peter Gabriel
54 - Grateful Dead
55 - The Byrds
56 - The Kinks
57 - Steely Dan
58 - Sam Cooke
59 - Bo Diddley
60 - Earth, Wind & Fire
61 - Smokey Robinson
62 - Paul McCartney
63 - Sting
64 - Frank Zappa
65 - James Taylor
66 - Talking Heads
67 - Kiss
68 - Allman Brothers
69 - The Pretenders
70 - Stevie Ray Vaughan
71 - Rod Stewart
72 - Simon & Garfunkel
73 - Muddy Waters
74 - Velvet Underground
75 - Curtis Mayfield
76 - Bee Gees
77 - John Coltrane
78 - Billy Joel
79 - Aerosmith
80 - Tina Turner
81 - The Band
82 - Devo
83 - Iggy Pop
84 - T. Rex
85 - Carole King
86 - Madonna
87 - Santana
88 - Ramones
89 - Johnny Cash
90 - Tom Waits
91 - Gladys Knight & The Pips
92 - The Temptations
93 - The Four Tops
94 - Diana Ross & The Supremes
95 - Robert Johnson
96 - Lynyrd Skynyrd
97 - Fats Domino
98 - Traffic
99 - Parliament / Funkadelic
100 - Paul Simon.

03/10/2026

100 GREATEST REGGAE ARTISTS

1. Bob Marley
2. Peter Tosh
3. T***s And The Maytals
4. Jimmy Cliff
5. Burning Spear
6. Bunny Wailer
7. Black Uhuru
8. Sly And Robbie
9. Third World
10. Lee "Scratch" Perry
11. I-Roy
12. King Tubby
13. U-Roy
14. Laurel Aitken
15. Mutabaruka
16. Culture
17. Big Youth
18. Wailing Souls
19. Desmond Dekker
20. Steel Pulse
21. Prince Buster
22. Scientist
23. Alton Ellis
24. Gregory Isaacs
25. Dennis Brown
26. The Skatalites
27. Harry Belafonte
28. John Holt
29. Linton Kwesi Johnson
30. Jacob Miller
31. Mad Professor
32. Aswad
33. Judge Dread
34. The Heptones
35. The Ethiopians
36. Ras Michael
37. Johnny Clarke
38. Pablo Moses
39. The Mighty Diamonds
40. Beres Hammond
41. The Itals
42. Sugar Minott
43. Prince Far I
44. Freddie Mcgregor
45. Yellowman
46. Max Romeo
47. Linval Thompson
48. Bryon Lee
49. Delroy Wilson
50. Dennis Alcapone
51. Owen Gray
52. Ken Boothe
53. The Upsetters
54. Tappa Zukie
55. Barrington Levy
56. Inner Circle
57. The Abyssinians
58. Dillinger
59. Justin Hinds And The Dominoes
60. Mikey Dread
61. Derrick Morgan
62. Mighty Sparrow
63. Junior Delgado
64. Eek-A-Mouse
65. African Head Charge
66. Ijahman Levi
67. Horace Andy
68. Augustus Pablo
69. Israel Vibration
70. Junior Reid
71. Johnny Nash
72. Junior Murvin
73. Capelton
74. The Tamlins
75. Ub40
76. Andrew Tosh
77. Trinity
78. Millie Small
79. Jackie Mittoo
80. Jc Lodge
81. Al Campbell
82. Lucky Dube
83. Roots Radics
84. General Echo
85. Johnny Osbourne
86. Pluto Shervington
87. Garnet Silk
88. Don Drummond
89. Christafari
90. Madoo
91. The Chantells
92. The Melodians
93. Mad Cobra
94. Ziggy Marley
95. Ansel Collins
96. Clancy Eccles
97. Buju Banton
98. Freddie Notes & The Rudies
99. Bim Sherman
100. The Clarendonians.

03/10/2026

100 GREATEST R&B ARTISTS OF THE 1990s

1. R. Kelly
2. Mariah Carey
3. Boyz II Men
4. Whitney Houston
5. Mary J. Blige
6. TLC
7. Janet Jackson
8. Babyface
9. Toni Braxton
10. Brandy
11. Monica
12. Aaliyah
13. Brian McKnight
14. D'Angelo
15. En Vogue
16. Jodeci
17. Usher
18. Maxwell
19. Lauryn Hill
20. Keith Sweat
21. SWV
22. Blackstreet
23. Faith Evans
24. Case
25. Silk
26. 702
27. Total
28. Mint Condition
29. Changing Faces
30. Xscape
31. Tevin Campbell
32. Joe
33. Gerald Levert
34. Bell Biv DeVoe
35. New Edition
36. Troop
37. H-Town
38. Tony! Toni! Toné!
39. Teddy Pendergrass
40. Shai
41. Next
42. Jagged Edge
43. 112
44. Donell Jones
45. K-Ci & JoJo
46. Dru Hill
47. Sisqó
48. Mýa
49. Adina Howard
50. Deborah Cox
51. Tamia
52. Monifah
53. Nicole Wray
54. Brownstone
55. K*t Klose
56. Destiny’s Child
57. Somethin' for the People
58. Groove Theory
59. Immature
60. Rome
61. All-4-One
62. After 7
63. Portrait
64. Tracie Spencer
65. Al B. Sure!
66. Jon B.
67. Tony Rich
68. Color Me Badd
69. Luther Vandross
70. Vanessa Williams
71. Anita Baker
72. Sade
73. Pebbles
74. Keith Washington
75. Surface
76. Intro
77. Hi-Five
78. Erykah Badu
79. The Braxtons
80. Az Yet
81. Profyle
82. Blackgirl
83. Sparkle
84. Horace Brown
85. LeVert
86. Romeo
87. Men At Large
88. Soul For Real
89. Bobby Brown
90. Foster & McElroy
91. Jesse Powell
92. Trina & Tamara
93. Public Announcement
94. Kelly Price
95. Angie Stone
96. Dave Hollister
97. Tony Thompson
98. Ideal
99. Mark Morrison
100. Christopher Williams.

03/10/2026

100 GREATEST POP ARTISTS OF THE 1980s

1. Michael Jackson
2. Prince
3. Madonna
4. Whitney Houston
5. George Michael
6. Phil Collins
7. Lionel Richie
8. Janet Jackson
9. Cyndi Lauper
10. Tina Turner
11. David Bowie
12. Bruce Springsteen
13. Elton John
14. Billy Joel
15. Duran Duran
16. Wham!
17. Hall & Oates
18. The Police
19. Sting
20. Pet Shop Boys
21. Depeche Mode
22. Eurythmics
23. Culture Club
24. Boy George
25. A-ha
26. Tears for Fears
27. Spandau Ballet
28. Frankie Goes to Hollywood
29. Simple Minds
30. INXS
31. U2
32. The Human League
33. Soft Cell
34. Rick Astley
35. Dead or Alive
36. Kajagoogoo
37. Paul Young
38. Howard Jones
39. Level 42
40. Fine Young Cannibals
41. Bryan Adams
42. Rod Stewart
43. Robert Palmer
44. Paul McCartney
45. George Harrison
46. The Bangles
47. Bananarama
48. Belinda Carlisle
49. Pat Benatar
50. Joan Jett
51. Cameo
52. Earth, Wind & Fire
53. Kool & the Gang
54. Chaka Khan
55. Sheena Easton
56. Olivia Newton-John
57. Kenny Loggins
58. Chicago
59. Foreigner
60. Journey
61. REO Speedwagon
62. Bon Jovi
63. Def Leppard
64. Van Halen
65. Queen
66. Freddie Mercury
67. Genesis
68. Peter Gabriel
69. The Cars
70. Huey Lewis and the News
71. Billy Idol
72. Kim Wilde
73. Samantha Fox
74. Terence Trent D'Arby
75. Rick Springfield
76. Gloria Estefan
77. Miami Sound Machine
78. Air Supply
79. Starship
80. The Go-Go's
81. Men Without Hats
82. Modern Talking
83. Sandra
84. Falco
85. Baltimora
86. New Kids on the Block
87. Milli Vanilli
88. Rick James
89. Sade
90. Anita Baker
91. George Benson
92. Luther Vandross
93. Al Jarreau
94. Pointer Sisters
95. The B-52's
96. Erasure
97. Bronski Beat
98. Roxette
99. Alphaville
100. Europe.

03/10/2026

100 GREATEST SOUL ARTISTS OF THE 1970s

1. Marvin Gaye
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Aretha Franklin
4. James Brown
5. Al Green
6. Curtis Mayfield
7. Isaac Hayes
8. Bill Withers
9. The O'Jays
10. Gladys Knight & the Pips
11. The Temptations
12. Smokey Robinson
13. Donny Hathaway
14. Diana Ross
15. The Isley Brothers
16. Roberta Flack
17. Barry White
18. The Staple Singers
19. Teddy Pendergrass
20. Wilson Pickett
21. Sly and the Family Stone
22. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
23. The Chi-Lites
24. The Spinners
25. Earth, Wind & Fire
26. War
27. The Jackson 5
28. The Commodores
29. Lionel Richie
30. Minnie Riperton
31. Deniece Williams
32. The Delfonics
33. The Stylistics
34. Syl Johnson
35. Bobby Womack
36. Ann Peebles
37. Betty Wright
38. Aaron Neville
39. Al Wilson
40. Joe Simon
41. The Dramatics
42. The Floaters
43. The Intruders
44. The Persuaders
45. The Whispers
46. Average White Band
47. Roy Ayers
48. Phyllis Hyman
49. Rufus
50. Chaka Khan
51. The Manhattans
52. The Moments
53. Bloodstone
54. The Bar-Kays
55. The Impressions
56. Billy Preston
57. Brenda Russell
58. Betty Davis
59. Gil Scott-Heron
60. Johnny Taylor
61. The Emotions
62. MFSB
63. The Jones Girls
64. Eddie Kendricks
65. David Ruffin
66. Lou Rawls
67. Candi Staton
68. William Bell
69. Carla Thomas
70. Allen Toussaint
71. The Main Ingredient
72. Fred Wesley
73. Tower of Power
74. The Three Degrees
75. Blue Magic
76. Heatwave
77. Delegation
78. Brick
79. Odyssey
80. The Brothers Johnson
81. Loleatta Holloway
82. Evelyn 'Ch*****ne' King
83. Michael Henderson
84. B.T. Express
85. Rose Royce
86. Shirley Brown
87. Latimore
88. Little Milton
89. Barbara Mason
90. Major Harris
91. Gene Chandler
92. The Friends of Distinction
93. The Hues Corporation
94. The New Birth
95. The Originals
96. Betty Everett
97. Jean Carne
98. Billy Paul
99. Tavares
100. The Ohio Players.

03/10/2026

100 GREATEST POP ARTISTS OF THE 1960s

1. The Beatles
2. The Rolling Stones
3. James Brown
4. Elvis Presley
5. The Beach Boys
6. Bob Dylan
7. Aretha Franklin
8. The Supremes
9. Otis Redding
10. Simon & Garfunkel
11. The Who
12. The Kinks
13. The Doors
14. Ray Charles
15. Stevie Wonder
16. Marvin Gaye
17. Sam Cooke
18. Dusty Springfield
19. Tom Jones
20. Petula Clark
21. The Temptations
22. The Four Tops
23. The Byrds
24. Creedence Clearwater Revival
25. Janis Joplin
26. Jimi Hendrix
27. Jefferson Airplane
28. The Monkees
29. Sonny & Cher
30. The Righteous Brothers
31. The Animals
32. The Hollies
33. Herman’s Hermits
34. Donovan
35. Johnny Cash
36. Roy Orbison
37. Nancy Sinatra
38. The Turtles
39. The Ventures
40. The Mamas & Papas
41. The Zombies
42. Small Faces
43. The Troggs
44. Gerry and the Pacemakers
45. The Dave Clark Five
46. Manfred Mann
47. The Seekers
48. The Lovin’ Spoonful
49. The Band
50. Sly and the Family Stone
51. The Drifters
52. The Ronettes
53. The Shirelles
54. Martha and the Vandellas
55. Smokey Robinson
56. The Miracles
57. Wilson Pickett
58. Percy Sledge
59. Ben E. King
60. Solomon Burke
61. Jackie Wilson
62. Bobby Darin
63. Brenda Lee
64. Del Shannon
65. Gene Pitney
66. Chubby Checker
67. Frankie Valli
68. The Four Seasons
69. Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
70. Paul Revere & the Raiders
71. Scott Walker
72. The Walker Brothers
73. Tommy James and the Shondells
74. The Association
75. The Guess Who
76. The Foundations
77. Iron Butterfly
78. Canned Heat
79. Ten Years After
80. Traffic
81. Procol Harum
82. The Moody Blues
83. Cream
84. Blind Faith
85. The Spencer Davis Group
86. Booker T. & the M.G.’s
87. Sam & Dave
88. The Box Tops
89. The Left Banke
90. Strawberry Alarm Clock
91. The Rascals
92. The Swinging Blue Jeans
93. The Mindbenders
94. The Beau Brummels
95. The Seeds
96. The Electric Prunes
97. The Kingsmen
98. The Standells
99. Love
100. Spirit.

03/10/2026

100 GREATEST ROCK & ROLL ARTISTS OF THE 1950s

1. Elvis Presley
2. Chuck Berry
3. Little Richard
4. Fats Domino
5. Buddy Holly
6. Jerry Lee Lewis
7. Bill Haley
8. Bo Diddley
9. Carl Perkins
10. The Everly Brothers
11. Gene Vincent
12. Eddie Cochran
13. Ritchie Valens
14. Roy Orbison
15. Johnny Cash
16. Wanda Jackson
17. Conway Twitty
18. Duane Eddy
19. Link Wray
20. Johnny Burnette
21. The Crickets
22. Brenda Lee
23. Paul Anka
24. Neil Sedaka
25. Ricky Nelson
26. Dion DiMucci
27. The Platters
28. The Coasters
29. The Drifters
30. The Flamingos
31. Sam Cooke
32. Jackie Wilson
33. Ray Charles
34. James Brown
35. Big Joe Turner
36. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
37. LaVern Baker
38. Ruth Brown
39. Clyde McPhatter
40. Ivory Joe Hunter
41. Bobby Darin
42. Frankie Avalon
43. Fabian Forte
44. Del Shannon
45. Johnny Otis
46. Johnny Kidd
47. Cliff Richard
48. Tommy Steele
49. Billy Fury
50. Lonnie Donegan
51. The Isley Brothers
52. The Penguins
53. The Orioles
54. The Clovers
55. The Spaniels
56. The Cadillacs
57. The Moonglows
58. The Del-Vikings
59. The Channels
60. The Five Satins
61. Charlie Gracie
62. Sonny Burgess
63. Billy Lee Riley
64. Charlie Feathers
65. Warren Smith
66. Janis Martin
67. Mac Curtis
68. Dale Hawkins
69. Sleepy LaBeef
70. Ronnie Hawkins
71. Eddie Bond
72. Narvel Felts
73. Jack Scott
74. Don Gibson
75. Johnny Preston
76. Phil Phillips
77. Danny & the Juniors
78. The Champs
79. The Ventures
80. The Shadows
81. The Fleetwoods
82. The Skyliners
83. The Elegants
84. The Impalas
85. The Mystics
86. The Crests
87. The Danleers
88. The Harptones
89. The Dubs
90. The Turbans
91. The Heartbeats
92. The Monotones
93. The Marcels
94. Lloyd Price
95. The Ravens
96. The Dominoes
97. The Robins
98. Larry Williams
99. The Chords
100. The Swallows.

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