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Most Famous American Musicians
Music 1,861
United States 23,678
06 MJ 
Michael Jackson American Dancer 1958–2009
Michael Jackson American Dancer 1958–2009 32 M( 
Madonna (entertainer) American Singer b. 1958
Madonna (entertainer) American Singer b. 1958 35 BD 
Bob Dylan American Singer b. 1941
Bob Dylan American Singer b. 1941 58 LG 
Lady Gaga American Singer b. 1986
Lady Gaga American Singer b. 1986 59 BS 
Britney Spears American Singer b. 1981
Britney Spears American Singer b. 1981 80 E 
Eminem American Rapper b. 1972
Eminem American Rapper b. 1972 95 SG 
Selena Gomez American Singer b. 1992
Selena Gomez American Singer b. 1992 106 JH Jimi Hendrix American Singer 1942–1970
123 JC 
Johnny Cash American Guitar 1932–2003
Johnny Cash American Guitar 1932–2003 133 TS 
Tupac Shakur American Rapper 1971–1996
Tupac Shakur American Rapper 1971–1996 163 TS 
Taylor Swift American Singer b. 1989
Taylor Swift American Singer b. 1989 170 MC 
Miley Cyrus American Singer b. 1992
Miley Cyrus American Singer b. 1992 194 WH 
Whitney Houston American Singer 1963–2012
Whitney Houston American Singer 1963–2012 209 CA 
Christina Aguilera American Singer b. 1980
Christina Aguilera American Singer b. 1980 222 KP 
Katy Perry American Singer b. 1984
Katy Perry American Singer b. 1984 237 BS 
Bruce Springsteen American Guitar b. 1949
Bruce Springsteen American Guitar b. 1949 247 MC 
Mariah Carey American Singer b. 1970
Mariah Carey American Singer b. 1970 276 KC 
Kurt Cobain American Guitar 1967–1994
Kurt Cobain American Guitar 1967–1994 291 FZ Frank Zappa American Guitar 1940–1993
293 JM 
Jim Morrison American Singer 1943–1971
Jim Morrison American Singer 1943–1971 305 MD 
Miles Davis American Composer 1926–1991
Miles Davis American Composer 1926–1991 386 DP 
Dolly Parton American Guitar b. 1946
Dolly Parton American Guitar b. 1946 390 TT 
Tina Turner American Singer b. 1939
Tina Turner American Singer b. 1939 410 SW Stevie Wonder American Singer b. 1950
412 JB 
James Brown American Singer 1933–2006
James Brown American Singer 1933–2006 417 RC 
Ray Charles American Pianist 1930–2004
Ray Charles American Pianist 1930–2004 451 JJ 
Janis Joplin American Singer 1943–1970
Janis Joplin American Singer 1943–1970 463 NM 
Nicki Minaj American Composer b. 1982
Nicki Minaj American Composer b. 1982 497 CB 
Chuck Berry American Guitar 1926–2017
Chuck Berry American Guitar 1926–2017 657 GS 
Gwen Stefani American Singer b. 1969
Gwen Stefani American Singer b. 1969 779 LB 
Leonard Bernstein American Conductor 1918–1990
Leonard Bernstein American Conductor 1918–1990 784 DR 
Debbie Reynolds American Singer 1932–2016
Debbie Reynolds American Singer 1932–2016 800 LR 
Lou Reed American Singer 1942–2013
Lou Reed American Singer 1942–2013 811 BK 
B.B. King American Guitar 1925–2015
B.B. King American Guitar 1925–2015 821 TW Tom Waits American Singer b. 1949
875 IP 
Iggy Pop American Singer b. 1947
Iggy Pop American Singer b. 1947 877 WN 
Willie Nelson American Singer b. 1933
Willie Nelson American Singer b. 1933 945 EF 
Ella Fitzgerald American Singer 1917–1996
Ella Fitzgerald American Singer 1917–1996 962 U( Usher (musician) American Singer b. 1978
988 JC 
John Coltrane American Bandleader 1926–1967
John Coltrane American Bandleader 1926–1967 1,023 NS 
Nina Simone American Singer 1933–2003
Nina Simone American Singer 1933–2003 1,082 P( 
Pink (singer) American Singer b. 1979
Pink (singer) American Singer b. 1979 1,083 KC 
Kelly Clarkson American Singer b. 1982
Kelly Clarkson American Singer b. 1982 1,106 DG 
Dave Grohl American Guitar b. 1969
Dave Grohl American Guitar b. 1969 1,139 BH 
Buddy Holly American Guitar 1936–1959
Buddy Holly American Guitar 1936–1959 1,186 F( 
Fergie (singer) American Singer b. 1975
Fergie (singer) American Singer b. 1975 1,262 "A 
"Weird Al" Yankovic American Singer b. 1959
"Weird Al" Yankovic American Singer b. 1959 1,281 HB Harry Belafonte American Singer b. 1927
1,314 RO 
Roy Orbison American Singer 1936–1988
Roy Orbison American Singer 1936–1988 1,359 JC 
John Cage American Composer 1912–1992
John Cage American Composer 1912–1992
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