1. John Schneider, Freddy Fender, Sweethearts of the Rodeo

2. Johnny Lee, Ray Stevens, Ralph Emery

3. Mel Tillis, Ronnie McDowell, John Hartford, Desert Rose Band, Mike Snider

4. Roger Miller, Keith Whitley, Johnny Russell, David Wilkins

5. Charley Pride, Patty Loveless, Osborne Brothers

6. T.G. Sheppard, Loretta Lynn

7. Tanya Tucker, Paul Overstreet, Paul Davis, Randy Travis, John Hartford, Roy Acuff

8. John Schneider, Forester Sisters, Charlie Walker

9. Ricky Van Shelton, Roy Acuff, John Hartford, Ricky Skaggs

10. Loretta Lynn, B.J. Thomas, David Wills, John Hartford

11. Brenda Lee, Charlie Louvin, Sawyer Brown

12. Mel Tillis, Michael Johnson, Judy Rodman

13. Roger Miller, Sylvia, Jack Greene

14. Steve Wariner, Glen Campbell, Billy 'Crash' Craddock, Louise Mandrell

15. Hoyt Axton, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band, K.T. Oslin

16. Highway 101, Lee Greenwood, Kathy Mattea

17. Bill Anderson, Glen Campbell, Stella Parton, Roy Acuff, Minnie Pearl

18. Barbara Mandrell, Dan Seals, Exile

19. Randy Travis, Mel McDaniel, Girls Next Door

Also included: The Million Dollar Band, Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer, and Charlie McCoy.

20. Ricky Skaggs, The Whites

21. John Conlee, k.d.lang, Statler Brothers

22. Jim Stafford, Micky Gilley, Lorrie Morgan

23. Vince Gill, George Jones, Janie Fricke

24. T. Graham Brown, Barbara Mandrell, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band

25. Tammy Wynette, Porter Wagoner, Lyle Lovett

26. Eddy Raven, Statler Brothers, Jeannie C. Riley