| | | Artist (genres) | | | Artist rating |
| 1 |  | 8Ball & MJG (Hip hop, Memphis Blues) | | 7 | |
| 2 |  | AC/DC (Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues rock, Rock and roll) | | 3 | |
| 3 |  | Adele (R&B, Soul, Country soul, Blues, Jazz) | | 254 | |
| 4 |  | Aerosmith (Hard rock, Blues rock, Heavy metal) | | 4 | |
| 5 |  | Al Green (R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel) | | | |
| 6 |  | Albert Ammons (Jazz, Blues, Boogie-woogie) | | | |
| 7 |  | Albert King (Soul-blues, Electric blues, R&B) | | | |
| 8 |  | Aretha Franklin (Soul, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Blues, R&B, Gospel, Classical) | | | |
| 9 |  | B.B. King (Blues, Electric blues, Blues-rock, Memphis blues, Soul-blues, Rock and roll) | | | |
| 10 |  | Bad Company (Hard rock, Blues-rock) | | | |
| 11 |  | BBM (Blues-rock) | | | |
| 12 |  | Big Joe Turner (Jump blues, Rock and roll, Swing music) | | | |
| 13 |  | Blind Faith (Blues-rock, Hard rock, British blues) | | | |
| 14 |  | Blind Willie Johnson (Blues, Gospel) | | | |
| 15 |  | Blue Cheer (Blues-rock, Heavy metal, Acid rock, Hard rock, Psychedelic rock) | | | |
| 16 |  | Bob Dylan (Rock, Folk, Blues, Country, Gospel) | | | |
| 17 |  | Brian Setzer (Rockabilly, Rock and roll, Swing revival, Jump blues) | | | |
| 18 |  | Buddy Guy (Electric blues, Chicago blues) | | | |
| 19 |  | Cage The Elephant (Garage Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk blues) | | 18 | |
| 20 |  | California Breed (Hard rock, Blues rock) | | | |
| 21 |  | Carlos Santana (Rock, Jazz fusion, Blues rock) | | | |
| 22 |  | Charlie Daniels (Country, Southern rock, Country rock, Blues rock, Rock and roll, Gospel) | | | |
| 23 |  | Chickenfoot (Hard rock, Blues rock, Heavy metal) | | | |
| 24 |  | Chingon (Rock, Latin, Blues, Latin Rock) | | | |
| 25 |  | Chris Rea (Pop rock, Soft rock, Blues rock) | | | |
| 26 |  | Chuck Berry (Rock and roll, Rockabilly, Rhythm and blues) | | | |
| 27 |  | Chuck Willis (Blues, R&B, Rock) | | | |
| 28 |  | Cinderella (Glam metal, Hard rock, Blues-rock, Heavy metal) | | | |
| 29 |  | Clifton Chenier (Zydeco, Cajun, Creole music, R&B, Jazz, Swamp blues) | | | |
| 30 |  | Coco Montoya (Blues, Blue-eyed soul) | | | |
| 31 |  | Cold War Kids (Indie rock, Blues rock, Blue-eyed soul) | | | |
| 32 |  | Cream (Blues-rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock, Acid rock, Acid blues) | | | |
| 33 |  | David Coverdale (Hard rock, Blues-rock, Heavy metal) | | | |
| 34 |  | Derek & The Dominos (Blues rock) | | | |
| 35 |  | Dire Straits (Blues-rock, Roots rock) | | | |
| 36 |  | Elton John (Rock, Glam rock, Soft rock, Piano rock, Pop rock, Rhythm and blues) | | | |
| 37 |  | Eric Clapton (Blues, Rock, Psychedelic rock, Blues rock) | | 11 | |
| 38 |  | Everlast (Blues, Hip hop, Rock, Alternative, Country-rap) | | 5 | |
| 39 |  | Flat Duo Jets (Rockabilly, Punk blues, Garage rock) | | | |
| 40 |  | Fleetwood Mac (Blues, Blues-rock, Pop rock) | | 8 | |
| 41 |  | Freddie King (Blues-rock, Funk) | | | |
| 42 |  | Gary Moore (Blues-rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues, Jazz fusion) | | | |
| 43 |  | Glenn Hughes (Hard rock, Funk rock, Blues-rock, Soul, Funk, Heavy metal) | | | |
| 44 |  | Grace Potter & the Nocturnals (Folk rock, Blues, Roots rock, Hard rock) | | 6 | |
| 45 |  | Grant Green (Soul jazz, Hard bop, Jazz blues, Jazz-funk) | | | |
| 46 |  | Hozier (Indie rock, Soul, Blues) | | 16 | |
| 47 |  | Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues, Electric blues) | | | |
| 48 |  | Ian Gillan (Hard rock, Blues-rock, Progressive rock, Heavy metal, Jazz fusion) | | | |
| 49 |  | Irene Grandi (Pop, Rock, Soul, Blues) | | | |
| 50 |  | Isaac Hayes (R&B, Funk, Soul, Disco, Blues) | | | |
| 51 |  | J.J. Cale (Americana, Blues, Swamp rock, Country rock) | | | |
| 52 |  | Jack White (Rock, Alternative rock, Garage rock, Blues rock, Punk blues) | | 14 | |
| 53 |  | Jacquie Lee (Pop, Blues rock) | | 13 | |
| 54 |  | Janis Joplin (Blues-rock, Hard rock, Psychedelic rock, Blues) | | | |
| 55 |  | Jasmine Rae (Country, Country Pop, Blues, Soul) | | | |
| 56 |  | Jimi Hendrix (Hard rock, Blues-rock, Acid rock, Psychedelic rock) | | | |
| 57 |  | Jimmy Page (Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues-rock, Rock and roll, Folk rock, Blues) | | | |
| 58 |  | Joan Osborne (Rock, Folk, Country rock, Blues) | | | |
| 59 |  | Joe Satriani (Rock, Jazz fusion, Hard rock, Blues, Heavy metal) | | | |
| 60 |  | Joe Walsh (Rock, Hard rock, Folk rock, Country rock, Blues rock) | | | |
| 61 |  | John Lee Hooker (Talking blues, Electric blues, Delta blues) | | | |
| 62 |  | John Mayer (Blues rock, Pop rock, Acoustic rock, Blue-eyed soul) | | 14 | |
| 63 |  | Johnny Cash (Country, Rock and roll, Folk, Gospel, Blues, Rockabilly) | | | |
| 64 |  | Joss Stone (Soul, R&B, Blues, Jazz, Funk) | | | |
| 65 |  | Katie Melua (Blues, Jazz, Folk-pop) | | 3 | |
| 66 |  | Kenny Burrell (Bebop, Blues, Jazz) | | | |
| 67 |  | Larry McCray (Blues) | | | |
| 68 |  | Lavern Baker (Blues, R&B) | | | |
| 69 |  | Led Zeppelin (Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues-rock, Folk rock) | | | |
| 70 |  | Lenny Kravitz (Rock, Hard rock, Funk rock, Neo-psychedelia, Pop rock, Blues-rock, Soul) | | 13 | |
| 71 |  | Leonard Cohen (Folk, Folk rock, Rock, Blues, World music) | | | |
| 72 |  | Lionel Hampton (Swing, Big band, Mainstream jazz, New York blues) | | | |
| 73 |  | Los Lobos (Rock and roll, Mexican-Texan music, Country, folk, R&B, blues) | | | |
| 74 |  | Marianne Faithfull (Rock, Pop, Folk, Jazz, Blues) | | | |
| 75 |  | Mark Knopfler (Roots rock, Celtic rock, Country, Blues rock) | | | |
| 76 |  | Masters of Reality (Hard rock, Desert rock, Stoner rock, Blues Rock) | | | |
| 77 |  | Melody Gardot (Jazz, Acoustic, Blues) | | | |
| 78 |  | Mick Jagger (Rock, Rock and roll, Psychedelic rock, Blues, Reggae, Blues rock) | | | |
| 79 |  | Muddy Waters (Blues) | | | |
| 80 |  | Nick Waterhouse (Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Soul) | | 6 | |
| 81 |  | Nina Simone (Jazz, Blues, Soul, R&B, Folk, Gospel) | | | |
| 82 |  | Norah Jones (Jazz, Blues, Pop, Soul, Folk, Country) | | 9 | |
| 83 |  | Oscar Benton (Blues) | | | |
| 84 |  | Otis Redding (Deep soul, Southern soul, Soul, Soul blues) | | | |
| 85 |  | Otis Spann (Blues) | | | |
| 86 |  | Ozzy Osbourne (Heavy metal, Hard rock, Blues rock, Doom metal) | | 18 | |
| 87 |  | PJ Harvey (Alternative rock, Experimental rock, Folk rock, Punk blues, Art rock, Electronica) | | 3 | |
| 88 |  | Ray Charles (R&B, Soul, Rock and roll, Blues, Jazz, Country, Pop, Gospel) | | | |
| 89 |  | Ray LaMontagne (Folk, Folk rock, Folk blues, Soul) | | 12 | |
| 90 |  | Rhino Bucket (Hard rock, Blues rock) | | | |
| 91 |  | Rick Derringer (Hard rock, Blues-rock, Pop, Christian rock, blues, Jazz fusion) | | | |
| 92 |  | Rival Sons (Blues rock, Hard rock, Rock and roll) | | 4 | |
| 93 |  | Rod Stewart (Rock, Pop, Blue-eyed soul, Blues-rock) | | | |
| 94 |  | Roger Glover (Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues-rock, Progressive rock, Pop rock) | | | |
| 95 |  | Ry Cooder (Americana, Roots rock, Folk, Blues, Tex-Mex, Country, Gospel, World music) | | | |
| 96 |  | Sarah Vaughan (Vocal jazz, Bebop, Cool jazz, Traditional pop, blues, Jazz, Soul) | | | |
| 97 |  | Scott Henderson (Jazz fusion, Blues) | | | |
| 98 |  | Seasick Steve (Blues, Country, Boogie, Folk) | | | |
| 99 |  | Shirley Horn (Jazz, Blues) | | | |
| 100 |  | Sonny Boy Williamson II (Blues, Gospel, Harmonica blues) | | | |