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Greatest musicians (all time)

A ranking of musicians of any type.

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Shakira
251

Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977) is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she began performing in school, demonstrating Latin, Arab...
6.8
6.8
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 5 votes
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Avril Lavigne
251

Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne (born 27 September 1984) is a Canadian-French singer-songwriter, musician, and occasional actress. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, and spent most of her youth in the town of Greater Napanee. By the age of...
6.8
6.8
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 5 votes
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Justin Timberlake
253

Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late...
6.7
6.7
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 3 votes
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Scarlett Johansson
253

Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress, model, and singer.
6.7
6.7
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 3 votes
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Left Brain
255

Left Brain
Vyron Dalyan Turner, better known by his stage name Left Brain, is an American record producer, rapper, and photographer from Los Angeles. He served as one of the main producers in Odd Future, having produced portions on nearly al...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Syd tha Kyd
255

Syd tha Kyd
Sydney Bennett, known by her stage name as Syd tha Kyd or more recently Syd is a singer, producer and DJ from Crenshaw, Los Angeles, California. She was one of the main producers in Odd Future and a singer, producer and mixer in t...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Pyramid Vritra
255

Pyramid Vritra
Hal Williams, better known by his stage name Pyramid Vritra, is a LA based rapper and experimental record producer currently signed to Stones Throw Records. In high school, Williams formed the Hip Hop record and experimental colle...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Dave Krusen
255

Dave Krusen
David Karl Krusen (born March 10, 1966) is an American musician who is best known for being the original drummer for the American rock band Pearl Jam and for his work on the band's debut album, Ten. Krusen was also a member of the...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Boom Gaspar
255

Boom Gaspar
Kenneth E. Gaspar (born February 3, 1953), more commonly known as Boom Gaspar, is an American musician who has performed with the American rock band Pearl Jam as a piano/keyboard/organ player since 2002...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Eve
255

Eve
Eve Jihan Jeffers-Cooper (born November 10, 1978) is an American hip hop recording artist and actress from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Usher
255

Usher
Usher Terry Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) known mononymously as Usher, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor.
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Justin Bieber
255

Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Bieber released his debut EP, My World, in late 2009. It has been certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Andy Lau
255

Andy Lau
Andy Lau Tak-wah (born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer-songwriter, actor, presenter, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Ringo Starr
255

Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Lars Ulrich
255

Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is a Danish drummer and one of the founding members of the American heavy metal/thrash metal band Metallica. He was born in Gentofte, Denmark to an upper-middle-class family. A tennis player in...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Jonny Buckland
255

Jonny Buckland
Jonathan Mark "Jonny" Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is an English musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the band Coldplay.
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Guy Berryman
255

Guy Berryman
Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a Scottish musician, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best known as the bassist for the groups Coldplay and Apparatjik. Berryman is left-handed but plays the bass right-handed...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Selena Gomez
255

Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer and fashion designer. Born and reared in Grand Prairie, Texas, she was first featured on the children's series Barney & Friends in the early 2000s. In 2007, Go...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Demi Lovato
255

Demi Lovato
Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and model who made her debut as a child actress in Barney & Friends. In 2008, Lovato rose to prominence in the Disney Channel televis...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Gary Cherone
255

Gary Cherone
Gary Francis Caine Cherone (born July 26, 1961) is an American rock singer and songwriter. He is best known for his work as the lead vocalist of the Boston rock group Extreme, as well as his short stint as the lead vocalist for Va...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Gilby Clarke
255

Gilby Clarke
Gilbert "Gilby" Clarke (born August 17, 1962, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American guitarist and record producer best known for a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Kesha
255

Kesha
Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987) (formerly stylized as Ke$ha) is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to producer Dr. Luke's label Kemosabe Records. Her breakthrough came in early 2...
6
6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Taylor Swift
273

Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed with the inde...
5.8
5.8
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 6 votes
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Britney Spears
274

Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer and actress. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows as a child before...
5.5
5.5
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 2 votes
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Gwen Stefani
274

Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani ( born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band No Doubt. During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on her solo...
5.5
5.5
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 2 votes
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Nicki Minaj
274

Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982), professionally known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born American rapper and songwriter. Born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago and raised in South Jamaica, Queens, New...
5.5
5.5
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 2 votes
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Ariana Grande
274

Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993), known professionally as Ariana Grande, is an American singer and actress. She began her career in the Broadway musical 13, before landing the role of Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon tele...
5.5
5.5
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 2 votes
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Lorde
278

Lorde
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), better known by her stage name Lorde, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Born in Takapuna and raised in Devonport, Auckland, she became interested in performing as a ch...
5.3
5.3
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 4 votes
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Keanu Reeves
279

Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Lebanese-born Canadian actor, producer, director and musician. Reeves is most well known for his acting career, beginning in 1985 and spanning for more than three decades. He gain...
5
5
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Lady Gaga
280

Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. She initially performed in theater, appearing in high school plays, and studied at CAP21 thr...
4.7
4.7
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 9 votes
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Rihanna
281

Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known by her stage name Rihanna, is a Barbadian singer, actress, and fashion designer.
4.7
4.7
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 6 votes
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Katy Perry
282

Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), better known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer and songwriter. She had limited exposure to secular music during her childhood and pursued a career in gospel musi...
4.5
4.5
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 4 votes
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Russell Crowe
283

Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor, film producer and musician. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia and identifies himself as an Australian. He came to international attention...
4.3
4.3
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 3 votes
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Randy Savage
284

Randy Savage
Randy Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and color commentator best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (W...
4
4
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Beyoncé
285

Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in t...
3.6
3.6
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 5 votes
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Miley Cyrus
286

Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee, she held minor roles in the television series Doc and the film Big Fish in her ch...
3.5
3.5
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 6 votes
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Kanye West
287

Kanye West
Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer.
3
3
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 3 votes
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John Cena
288

John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, rapper, and actor.
3
3
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Vanilla Ice
288

Vanilla Ice
Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), better known by his stage name, Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor and television host. Born in South Dallas, and raised in Texas and South Florida, Ice released his debut...
3
3
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 1 vote
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Info: The persons listed below are officially not in the ranking; they're candidates that don't have the minimum number of votes (1) to officially be in yet. They're listed by the number of votes, not by the rating. Click any item to cast your vote.
Leonardo da Vinci
candidate

Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, more commonly Leonardo da Vinci, (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, carto...
0
0
as composer
from 0 votes
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Missy Elliot
candidate

Missy Elliot
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer.
0
0
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 0 votes
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Charlie Chaplin
candidate

Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the silent era. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Vic...
0
0
as composer
from 0 votes
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John Carpenter
candidate

John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and composer. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror and science...
0
0
as composer
from 0 votes
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Jackie Chan
candidate

Jackie Chan
Datuk Jackie Chan (born Chan Kong-sang, 陳港生; 7 April 1954) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. Chan has been training in Kung fu and Wing Chun. He has been acting since the 1960s an...
0
0
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 0 votes
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Idris Elba
candidate

Idris Elba
Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba (born 6 September 1972) is a British actor, musician and DJ. Elba is best known for his portrayal of drug lord and aspiring businessman Russell "Stringer" Bell in the HBO series The Wire, Detective John...
0
0
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 0 votes
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Gary Oldman
candidate

Gary Oldman
Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor, filmmaker, musician and author. He began acting in theatre in 1979, and gained his first starring film role in Meantime (1983). Oldman continued to lead a stage career,...
0
0
as musician (as an artist, in whole)
from 0 votes
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George Martin
candidate

George Martin
Sir George Henry Martin (born 3 January 1926) is an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle" in reference to his extensive involvement...
0
0
as composer
from 0 votes
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Bedřich Smetana
candidate

Bedřich Smetana
Bedřich Smetana (2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style which became closely identified with his country's aspirations to independent statehood. He is perhaps best known f...
0
0
as composer
from 0 votes
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