Decades| Bands are ranked according to overall score | |||||||
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| 1 |
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Allman Brothers Band |
3.5663
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Blues, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal | 07/1971 | 43 |
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| 2 |
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Kenny Neal |
3.2219
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Blues, Pop, R&B & Soul | 09/1988 | 10 |
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| 3 |
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Alberta Hunter |
2.9126
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | 05/1921 | 13 |
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| 4 |
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Whitney Houston |
2.8961
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Blues, Misc., Pop | 06/1987 | 35 |
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| 5 |
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Colin James |
2.8360
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | 01/1989 | 9 |
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| 6 |
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Terence Trent D'arby |
2.7614
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Blues, Misc., Pop | 11/1989 | 6 |
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| 7 |
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Fabulous Thunderbird |
2.6876
|
Blues, Pop, Rock | 04/1989 | 19 |
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| 8 |
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Otis Spann |
2.6526
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Blues, Pop, Misc. | 08/1960 | 16 |
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| 9 |
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Chenille Sisters |
2.6384
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Children's, Folk, Pop | 12/1988 | 11 |
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| 10 |
|
Janet Jackson |
2.6008
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Dance & DJ, Pop, R&B & Soul | 02/1989 | 49 |
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| 11 |
|
Bessie Smith |
2.5818
|
Blues, Jazz, Pop | 03/1989 | 55 |
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| 12 |
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Jay Mcshann |
2.5653
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | 04/1941 | 28 |
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| 13 |
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Albert Collins |
2.5502
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Blues, Pop, Rock | 08/1988 | 24 |
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| 14 |
|
File |
2.5451
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Blues, Country, Pop | 10/1987 | 3 |
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| 15 |
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Illinois Jacquet |
2.5288
|
Blues, Jazz, Pop | 12/1947 | 36 |
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| 16 |
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Jimmy Witherspoon |
2.5171
|
Blues, Pop, Jazz | 12/1961 | 54 |
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| 17 |
|
Jeff/band Healey |
2.5112
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Blues, Pop, Rock | 09/1988 | 4 |
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| 18 |
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Count Basie |
2.5080
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Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Interna. | 10/1929 | 250 |
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| 19 |
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Leadbelly |
2.5029
|
Blues, Children's, Country | 11/1988 | 68 |
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| 20 |
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T-bone Walker |
2.4726
|
Blues, Pop, R&B & Soul | 03/1989 | 43 |
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| 21 |
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Albert King |
2.4436
|
Blues, Pop, R&B & Soul | 03/1983 | 53 |
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| 22 |
|
Little Walter |
2.4342
|
Blues, R&B & Soul, Pop | 10/1989 | 14 |
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| 23 |
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Eric Clapton |
2.4195
|
Blues, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal | 07/1970 | 83 |
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| 24 |
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James Booker |
2.3969
|
Blues, Jazz, Pop | 10/1976 | 9 |
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| 25 |
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Charles Brown |
2.3951
|
Blues, Misc., Opera & Vocal Music | 09/1945 | 41 |
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| 26 |
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Harry Choates |
2.3255
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Blues, Country, Interna. | 01/1980 | 5 |
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| 27 |
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Tinsley Ellis |
2.3231
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Blues, Misc., Pop | 08/1988 | 11 |
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| 28 |
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John Lee Hooker |
2.3179
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Blues, Christian & Gospel, Country | 01/1960 | 184 |
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| 29 |
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Fats Domino |
2.3165
|
Blues, Jazz, Misc. | 07/1961 | 90 |
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| 30 |
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Bonnie Raitt |
2.3082
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Pop, Rock, Blues | 09/1972 | 26 |
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| 31 |
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Elmore James |
2.2976
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Blues, Pop, R&B & Soul | 06/1961 | 39 |
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| 32 |
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Taj Mahal |
2.2840
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Blues, Folk, Pop | 09/1988 | 30 |
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| 33 |
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Lowell Fulson |
2.2829
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Blues, Pop, R&B & Soul | 03/1984 | 29 |
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| 34 |
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Professor Longhair |
2.2825
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | 08/1988 | 22 |
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| 35 |
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Muddy Waters |
2.2748
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Blues, Classical, Country | 04/1964 | 109 |
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| 36 |
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Wild Tchoupitoulas |
2.2553
|
Blues, R&B & Soul | 07/1989 | 1 |
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| 37 |
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Etta James |
2.2394
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Blues, Pop, R&B & Soul | 03/1987 | 63 |
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| 38 |
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Bo Diddley |
2.2234
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Pop, Blues, R&B & Soul | 01/1989 | 33 |
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| 39 |
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Kinsey Report |
2.2164
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Blues, Pop | 08/1988 | 5 |
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| 40 |
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Lonesome Strangers |
2.1986
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Alt. Rock, Blues, Country | 01/1989 | 2 |
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| 41 |
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Slim Harpo |
2.1968
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Blues, Pop, R&B & Soul | 05/1989 | 7 |
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| 42 |
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Memphis Minnie |
2.1926
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Blues, Pop, Country | 11/1988 | 26 |
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| 43 |
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Nathan & Zydeco Cha |
2.1795
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Blues, Interna., Pop | 03/1989 | 5 |
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| 44 |
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Pee Wee Crayton |
2.1583
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | 10/1989 | 7 |
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| 45 |
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James Cotton |
2.1416
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Blues, Pop, Jazz | 03/1974 | 29 |
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| 46 |
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Roomful Of Blues |
2.1262
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | 11/1987 | 16 |
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| 47 |
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Johnny Copeland |