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Top 100 guitarists

The top 100 guitarists of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine. If you don't see your favorite guitarist on this list there are plenty of lists on the Internet.

  1. Jimi Hendrix
  2. Duane Allman of the 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 of Led Zeppelin
  10. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
  11. Kirk Hammett of Metallica
  12. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
  13. Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
  14. Jeff Beck
  15. Carlos Santana
  16. Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
  17. Jack White of the White Stripes
  18. John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
  19. Richard Thompson
  20. James Burton
  21. George Harrison
  22. Mike Bloomfield
  23. Warren Haynes
  24. The Edge of U2
  25. Freddy King
  26. Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
  27. Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
  28. Stephen Stills
  29. Ron Asheton of the Stooges
  30. Buddy Guy
  31. Dick Dale
  32. John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
  33. Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth
  1. Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
  2. John Fahey
  3. Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
  4. Bo Diddley
  5. Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
  6. Brian May of Queen
  7. John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
  8. Clarence White of the Byrds
  9. Robert Fripp of King Crimson
  10. Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
  11. Scotty Moore
  12. Frank Zappa
  13. Les Paul
  14. T-Bone Walker
  15. Joe Perry of Aerosmith
  16. John McLaughlin
  17. Pete Townshend
  18. Paul Kossoff of Free
  19. Lou Reed
  20. Mickey Baker
  21. Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
  22. Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
  23. Tom Verlaine of Television
  24. Roy Buchanan
  25. Dickey Betts
  26. Jonny Greenwood, of Radiohead
  27. Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
  28. Ike Turner
  29. Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
  30. Danny Gatton
  31. Mick Ronson
  32. Hubert Sumlin
  33. Vernon Reid of Living Colour
  1. Link Wray
  2. Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
  3. Steve Howe of Yes
  4. Eddie Van Halen
  5. Lightnin' Hopkins
  6. Joni Mitchell
  7. Trey Anastasio of Phish
  8. Johnny Winter
  9. Adam Jones of Tool
  10. Ali Farka Toure
  11. Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
  12. Robbie Robertson of the Band
  13. Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997)
  14. Robert Quine of the Voidoids
  15. Derek Trucks
  16. David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
  17. Neil Young
  18. Eddie Cochran
  19. Randy Rhoads
  20. Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
  21. Joan Jett
  22. Dave Davies of the Kinks
  23. D. Boon of the Minutemen
  24. Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
  25. Robby Krieger of the Doors
  26. Fred "Sonic" Smith of the MCs
  27. Wayne Kramer of the MC5
  28. Bert Jansch
  29. Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
  30. Angus Young of AC/DC
  31. Robert Randolph
  32. Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
  33. Greg Ginn of Black Flag
  34. Kim Thayil of Soundgarden