100 Best Guitarists of All Time

Name the 100 best guitarist according to Rolling Stone.
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Musical Act
#
Answer
Fleetwood Mac
100
Lindsey Buckingham
Sonic Youth
99
Thurston Moore
Rush
98
Alex Lifeson
The Sex Pistols
97
Steve Jones
_____________
96
Bruce Springsteen
Byrds
95
Roger McGuinn
R.E.M.
94
Peter Buck
______ and Garfunkel
93
Paul Simon
Pantera
92
Dimebag Darrell
Kinks
91
Dave Davies
Television
90
Tom Verlaine
_____________
89
Bonnie Raitt
_____________
88
Carl Perkins
Metallica
87
James Hetfield
___________
86
J Mascis
The Police
85
Andy Summers
Aerosmith
84
Joe Perry
Funkadelic
83
Eddie Hazel
Wilco
82
Nels Cline
Velvet Underground
81
Lou Reed
___________
80
Buddy Holly
Tom Petty
79
Mike Campbell
___________
78
John Fahey
____________
77
Willie Nelson
Doors
76
Robby Krieger
____________
75
Joni Mitchell
__________
74
Dick Dale
Nirvana
73
Kurt Cobain
Red Hot Chili Peppers
72
John Frusciante
___________
71
Robert Johnson
___________
70
Jack White
Fairport Convention
69
Richard Thompson
Miles Davis
68
John McLaughlin
B.B. King
67
T-Bone Walker
Mountain
66
Leslie West
Guns N' Roses
65
Slash
__________
64
Duane Eddy
__________
63
Johnny Winter
King Crimson
62
Robert Fripp
Allman Brothers Band
61
Dickey Betts
Stooges
60
Ron Asheton
Band
59
Robbie Robertson
Fleetwood Mac
58
Peter Green
____________
57
Rory Gallagher
____________
56
Albert Collins
The Beatles
55
John Lennon
James Gang
54
Joe Walsh
___________
53
Otis Rush
Byrds
52
Clarence White
The Smiths
51
Johnny Marr
Musical Act
#
Answer
Deep Purple
50
Ritchie Blackmore
___________
49
Muddy Waters
Radiohead
48
Jonny Greenwood
Buffalo Springfield
47
Stephen Stills
Grateful Dead
46
Jerry Garcia
_________
45
Link Wray
Dire Straits
44
Mark Knopfler
Howlin' Wolf
43
Hubert Sumlin
____________
42
Mike Bloomfield
David Bowie
41
Mick Ronson
Rage Against the Machine
40
Tom Morello
__________
39
Steve Cropper
U2
38
The Edge
Rolling Stones
37
Mick Taylor
Ozzy Osbourne
36
Randy Rhoads
______________
35
John Lee Hooker
_____________
34
Curtis Mayfield
_______
33
Prince
Moving Sidewalks
32
Billy Gibbons
____________
31
Ry Cooder
___________
30
Elmore James
Elvis Presley
29
Scotty Moore
The Ramones
28
Johnny Ramone
_____________
27
Bo Diddley
Queen
26
Brian May
Black Sabbath
25
Tony Iommi
AC/DC
24
Angus Young
__________
23
Buddy Guy
___________
22
Frank Zappa
__________
21
Chet Atkins
___________
20
Carlos Santana
Ricky Nelson
19
James Burton
__________
18
Les Paul
__________
17
Neil Young
Allman Brothers Band
16
Derek Trucks
___________
15
Freddy King
Pink Floyd
14
David Gilmour
_________
13
Albert King
________________
12
Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Beatles
11
George Harrison
Who
10
Pete Townshend
Allman Brothers Band
9
Duane Allman
_________
8
Eddie Van Halen
___________
7
Chuck Berry
_________
6
B.B. King
Yardbirds
5
Jeff Beck
Rolling Stones
4
Keith Richards
Led Zeppelin
3
Jimmy Page
__________
2
Eric Clapton
____________
1
Jimi Hendrix
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4 Comments
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Level 77
Jun 19, 2016
Robin Trower should be on the list..
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Level 77
Jun 20, 2016
Alvin Lee too.
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Level 36
Jun 20, 2016
This is according to Rolling Stone so you should talk to them about it.
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Level 74
Jun 15, 2017
My list has Robin Trower and Alvin Lee! Ted Nugent too! Bluesdjben's 100 Best Guitarists of All Time