1. Jackie Wilson

2. Roy Hamilton

3. Clyde McPhatter

4. Sam Cooke

5. Marvin Gaye

6. Tony Williams (Platters)

7. Solomon Burke

8. Levi Stubbs (Four Tops)

9. Little Willie John

10. Al Green

11. Smokey Robinson

12. Luther Vandross

13. Ronald Isley (Isley Brothers)

14. Sam Moore (Sam & Dave)

15. Stevie Wonder

16. David Ruffin (Temptations)

17. Jerry Butler

18. Jesse Belvin

19. Michael Jackson

20. Teddy Pendergrass (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes)

21. Aaron Neville

22. Eddie Kendricks (Temptations)

23. Wilson Pickett

24. Otis Redding

25. Little Richard

26. Ben E. King

27. Big Joe Turner

28. Nate Nelson (Flamingos)

29. Frankie Lymon

30. Usher

31. Johnny Moore (Drifters)

32. BeBe Winans

33. Willie Winfield (Harptones)

34. Donny Hathaway

35. Ray Charles

36. Wayna Morris (Boyz II Men)

37. Bobby Lester (Moonglows)

38. Howard Tate

39. Garnett Mimms

40. Johnny Carter (Dells)

41. Eddie Levert (O’Jays)

42. Billy Stewart

43. Maithe Marshall (Ravens)

44. Prince

45. Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind & Fire)

46. Jimmy Ricks (Ravens)

47. Sonny Til (Orioles)

48. James Carr

49. K-Ci Hailey (Jodeci)

50. Lou Rawls

51. Little Anthony

52. O.V. Wright

53. Marvin Junior (The Dells)

54. Phillipe Wynne (Spinners)

55. Hank Ballard (Midnighters)

56. Curtis Mayfield

57. Richard Berry

58. Eugene Mumford (Larks, Dominoes)

59. Bill Withers

60. William Howard (Dramatics)

61. “Pookie” Hudson (Spaniels)

62. Barry White

63. James Brown

64. Peabo Bryson

65. Bobby Marchan

66. Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men)

67. Gene Chandler

68. Rudy Lewis (Drifters)

69. Johnnie Taylor

70. Dennis Edwards (Temptations)

71. Johnny Adams

72. Jeffrey Osborne

73. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

74. Gene Allison

75. Russell Thompkins (Stylistics)

76. DeAngelo

77. Tevin Campbell

78. Walter Scott (Whispers)

79. Wallace Scott (Whispers)

80. Major Lance

81. James J.T. Taylor (Kool & The Gang)

82. Nolan Strong (Diablos)

83. Keith Sweat

84. Chuck Jackson

85. Rudy West (Five Keys)

86. Lionel Richie (Commodores)

87. Maxwell

88. Gerald Alston (Manhattans)

89. Frankie Beverly (Maze)

90. Sly Stone

91. Earl “Speedoo” Carroll (Cadillacs)

92. Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)

93. Eugene Pitt (Jive Five)

94. R. Kelly

95. Harvey Fuqua (Moonglows)

96. Seal

97. Percy Sledge

98. Johnny Ace

99. Buddy Bailey (Clovers)

100. Johnny Tanner (The “5” Royales)