The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
Rank Guitarist 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Duane Allman (Allman Brothers Band) 3. B.B. King 4. Eric Clapton 5. Robert Johnson 6. Chuck Berry 7. Stevie Ray Vaughan 8. Ry Cooder 9. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) 10. Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) 11. Kirk Hammett (Metallica) 12. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) 13. Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) 14. Jeff Beck 15. Carlos Santana 16. Johnny Ramone 17. Jack White 18. John Frusciante 19. Richard Thompson 20. James Burton 21. George Harrison (The Beatles) 22. Mike Bloomfield 23. Warren Haynes 24. The Edge 25. Freddy King 26. Tom Morello 27. Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) 28. Stephen Stills 29. Ron Asheton 30. Buddy Guy 31. Dick Dale 32. John Cipollina 33. Lee Ranaldo 34. Thurston Moore 35. John Fahey 36. Steve Cropper 37. Bo Diddley 38. Peter Green 39. Brian May (Queen) 40. John Fogerty 41. Clarence White 42. Robert Fripp 43. Eddie Hazel 44. Scotty Moore 45. Frank Zappa 46. Les Paul 47. T-Bone Walker 48. Joe Perry 49. John McLaughlin 50. Pete Townshend (The Who)
100 Greatest Guitarist of All Time 1 51. Paul Kossoff (Free) 52. Lou Reed 53. Mickey Baker 54. Jorma Kaukoonen (Jefferson Airplane) 55. Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow) 56. Tom Verlaine (Television) 57. Roy Buchanan 58. Dicky Betts (Allman Brothers Band) 59. Ed O'Brian (Radiohead) 60. Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead) 61. Ike Turner 62. Zoot Horn Rollo (Captain Beefheart) 63. Danny Gatton 64. Mick Ronson 65. Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf) 66. Vernon Reid (Metallica) 67. Link Wray 68. Jerry Miller (Moby Grape) 69. Steve Howe (Yes) 70. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) 71. Lightnin' Hopkins 72. Joni Mitchell 73. Trey Anastasio 74. Johnny Winter 75. Adam Jones 76. Ali Farka Touree 77. Henry Vestine 78. Robbie Robertson 79. Cliff Gallup 80. Robert Quine 81. Derek Trucks (Allman Brothers Band) 82. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) 83. Neil Young 84. Eddie Cochran 85. Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne) 86. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) 87. Joan Jett 88. Dave Davies (Kinks) 89. D. Boon 90. Glen Buxton 91. Robby Krieger 92. Wayne Kramer (MC5) 93. Fred Smith (MC5) 94. Bert Jansch 95. Kevin Shields 96. Angus Young (AC/DC) 97. Robert Randolph 98. Leigh Stephens 99. Greg Ginn 100. Kim Thayil
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