1. Andres Segovia (classical)
2. Django Reinhardt (jazz)
3. Chet Atkins, CGP (country)
4. Jimi Hendrix (rock)
5. Paco de Lucia (flamenco)
6. Julian Bream (classical)
7. Ramon Montoya (flamenco)
8. Charlie Christian (jazz)
9. B.B. King (blues)
10. T-Bone Walker (blues)
11. Merle Travis (country)
12. Wes Montgomery (jazz)
13. John Williams (classical)
14. Michael Hedges (contemp fingerstyle)
15. Lonnie Johnson (blues)
16. Eddie Lang (jazz)
17. Lenny Breau (jazz)
18. John McLaughlin (fusion)
19. Joe Pass (jazz)
20. Sabicas (flamenco)
21. John Fahey (contemp fingerstyle, folk)
22. Blind Blake (ragtime, blues)
23. Robert Johnson (blues)
24. Doc Watson (folk)
25. Davey Graham (british folk, contemp fingerstyle)
26. Danny Gatton (rockabilly, va.)
27. Adrian Legg (contemp fingerstyle)
28. Jeff Beck (rock)
29. Narciso Yepes (classical)
30. Laurindo Almeida (brazilian)
31. Les Paul (jazz)
32. Christopher Parkening (classical)
33. Pat Metheny (fusion, jazz)
34. Sol Ho'opi'i *(hawaiian)
35. George Van Eps (jazz)
36. Phil Keaggy (rock, contemp fingerstyle)
37. Eddie Van Halen (rock)
38. Ritchie Blackmore (rock)
39. Allan Holdsworth (fusion)
40. Alexandre Lagoya and Ida Presti (classical)
41. Baden Powell (brazilian)
42. Nino Ricardo (flamenco)
43. Ed Bickert (jazz)
44. Jim Hall (jazz)
45. Kenny Burrell (jazz)
46. Franco (soukous, rumba)
47. Freddie Green (jazz)
48. Carlos Paredes (fado)
49. Eric Clapton (rock, blues)
50. Albert King (blues)
51. Jimmy Page (rock)
52. Chuck Berry (rock)
53. Stanley Jordan (jazz, fusion)
54. Stevie Ray Vaughan (blues)
55. Hank Garland (country, jazz)
56. Tommy Emmanuel, CGP (contemp fingerstyle)
57. Leo Kottke (contemp fingerstyle)
58. Tony Iommi (rock)
59. Johnny Smith (jazz)
60. King Bennie Nawahi (hawaiian)
61. Robert Fripp (avant-garde, rock)
62. Oscar Moore (jazz)
63. Gabby Pahinui (hawaiian slack key)
64. Ernest Ranglin (ska, jazz)
65. Roy Buchanan (rock)
66. Bill Frisell (fusion, jazz)
67. Manuel Barrueco (classical)
68. Kazuhito Yamashita (classical)
69. Jimmy Bryant (country, jazz)
70. Duane Allman (rock, blues)
71. Steve Vai (rock)
72. Yngwie Malmsteen (rock)
73. James Burton (rockabilly)
74. Freddie King (blues)
75. Elmore James (blues)
76. Tony Rice (bluegrass)
77. Steve Morse (rock)
78. Eric Johnson (rock)
79. Juanjo Dominguez (tango, va.)
80. Roberto Grela (tango)
81. Bola Sete (brazilian, folk fusion)
82. Mother Maybelle Carter (country)
83. Ry Cooder (blues, va.)
84. Richard Thompson (british folk)
85. John Renbourn (british folk)
86. Bert Jansch (british folk)
87. Pepe Romero (classical)
88. Angel Romero (classical)
89. Carlos Montoya (flamenco)
90. Robert White/Joe Messina/Eddie Willis (r&b)
91. Steve Cropper (r&b)
92. Buddy Guy (blues)
93. Scotty Moore (rockabilly)
94. VM Bhatt (indian fusion)
95. Barney Kessel (jazz)
96. Tal Farlow (jazz)
97. Jimmy Raney (jazz)
98. Howard Roberts (jazz)
99. George Benson (jazz, r&b)
100. Larry Carlton (fusion)
101. Enver Izmailov (fusion)
102. Brian May (rock)
103. Carlos Santana (rock)
104. David Gilmour (rock)
105. Roy Nichols (country)
106. Earl Hooker (blues)
107. Derek Bailey (avant-garde)
108. Sonny Sharrock (avant-garde)
109. Sonny Greenwich (jazz, avant-garde)
110. James Blood Ulmer (jazz, avant-garde)
111. Larry Coryell (fusion, jazz)
112. Al DiMeola (fusion)
113. Steve Howe (rock, va.)
114. Shawn Lane (fusion)
115. Joe Satriani (rock)
116. Rev. Gary Davis (ragtime, blues)
117. Martin Taylor (jazz)
118. Alirio Diaz (classical)
119. David Russell (classical)
120. Sandy Bull (folk fusion)
121. Koo Nimo (highlife)
122. Paulinho Nogueira (brazilian)
123. Jerry Reed, CGP (country)
124. Grady Martin (country)
125. Grant Green (jazz, r&b)
126. Diblo Dibala (soukous)
127. Doctor Nico (soukous)
128. Paul Galbraith (classical)
129. Mario Escudero (flamenco)
130. Joe Maphis (country)
131. Luiz Bonfa (brazilian)
132. John Abercrombie (fusion, jazz)
133. Ralph Towner (fusion, jazz)
134. Jan Akkerman (rock, va.)
135. Steve Hackett (rock, classical)
136. Otis Rush (blues)
137. Manolo Sanlucar (flamenco)
138. Melchor de Marchena (flamenco)
139. John Scofield (jazz, fusion)
140. Oscar Aleman (jazz)
141. Brent Mason (country, va.)
142. Goran Sollscher (classical)
143. Marcel Dadi (contemp fingerstyle)
144. Pierre Bensusan (contemp fingerstyle, va.)
145. Bob Brozman (blues, va. folk)
146. Ledward Ka'apana (hawaiian slack key, contemp fingerstyle)
147. Pat Martino (jazz)
148. Albert Lee (country, rock)
149. Pete Townshend (rock)
150. Sharon Isbin (classical)
151. Randy Rhoads (rock)
152. Mark Knopfler (rock)
153. Alex Lifeson (rock)
154. Gary Moore (rock, blues)
155. Mike Bloomfield (blues, rock)
156. Robbie Basho (folk fusion, contemp fingerstyle)
157. Johnny Guitar Watson (blues)
158. Carlos Barbosa-Lima (brazilian, classical)
159. Charlie Byrd (jazz, brazilian)
160. Jerry Garcia (rock, va.)
161. Lonnie Mack (rock, blues)
162. Dick Dale (rock)
163. Link Wray (rock)
164. Keith Richards (rock)
165. EK Nyame (highlife)
166. Big Bill Broonzy (blues)
167. Roy Lanham (country)
168. Scotty Anderson (jazz, country)
169. Eliot Fisk (classical)
170. Albert Collins (blues)
171. Clarence White (country)
172. George Harrison (rock)
173. Marty Friedman (rock)
174. Eldon Shamblin (western swing)
175. Johnny Winter (blues)
176. Henry Kaiser (avant-garde)
177. Eugene Chadbourne (avant-garde)
178. Alex Konadu (highlife)
179. Michael Schenker (rock)
180. Uli Jon Roth (rock)
181. Preston Reed (contemp fingerstyle)
182. Herb Ellis (jazz)
183. Mike Stern (jazz)
184. Jimmy Nolen (funk)
185. Junior Brown (country)
186. Peter Green (blues, rock)
187. Terje Rypdal (fusion)
188. Blind Lemon Jefferson (blues)
189. Alvin Lee (rock)
190. Eddie Hazel (rock)
191. Vinnie Moore (rock)
192. Fred Frith (avant-garde)
193. Vicente Amigo (flamenco)
194. Martin Simpson (celtic)
195. Tommy Tedesco (va.)
196. Blind Willie Johnson (blues)
197. Carl Perkins (rockabilly)
198. Paco Pena (flamenco)
199. David Lindley (va.)