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Edwin Starr
American singer
1
Mack Rice
American singer, songwriter and producer
2
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
3
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
4
The Main Ingredient
American soul and R&B group
5
Jackie Wilson
American singer
6
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
7
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
8
Carl Carlton
Popular American Singer-Songwriter
9
Tony! Toni! Toné!
American soul/R&B group
10
Enchantment
soul/R&B band
11
Freddie Scott
American singer
12
Joe Tex
American singer-songwriter
13
Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
14
The Dramatics
American rhythm and blues group
15
Melba Moore
American singer, actress
16
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
17
Andre Williams
American R&B and punk blues musician
18
The Spinners
American soul music vocal group
19
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
20
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
21
Keith Sweat
American singer and producer
22
Dennis Coffey
American guitarist
23
The Manhattans
American popular R&B vocal group
24
Blue Magic
American R&B and soul group
25
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
26
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
27
Michael Bolton
American singer-songwriter
28
Ronnie Dyson
American singer and actor (1950-1990)
29
The Midnighters
American R&B group
30
Teddy Pendergrass
American singer, songwriter, composer
31
The Contours
American band
32
The Hollies
English pop group formed in Manchester in the early 1960s
33
Junior Walker
American saxophonist
34
Tony Rich
American singer-songwriter
35
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
36
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
37
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
38
Gladys Knight
American singer
39
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
40
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
41
Raphael Saadiq
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer
42
Don Covay
American musician
43
Brenda Holloway
American musician
44
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
45
Tammi Terrell
American singer–songwriter
46
Lamont Dozier
American singer, songwriter and record producer
47
Shorty Long
American singer
48
The Floaters
American R&B vocal group
49
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
50
Howard Hewett
American recording artist; singer
51
The Undisputed Truth
American band
52
Z. Z. Hill
American blues singer
53
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
54
Glenn Lewis
Canadian singer
55
Betty Wright
American singer
56
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
57
The Supremes
American female singing group
58
Freda Payne
American singer and actress
59
Atlantic Starr
American R&B band
60
Solomon Burke
American singer
61
Marvin Gaye
American singer-songwriter and musician
62
Surface
American band
63
Glenn Jones
American singer
64
Percy Sledge
American singer
65
Jeffrey Osborne
American singer
66
The Valentinos
American musical group; family R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio
67
Jim Diamond
British singer
68
J. J. Barnes
musician
69
Bobby Rogers
American singer
70
Mtume
71
Joe
American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
72
Darrell Banks
American musician
