| 1 | Marvin Gaye | |||
| 2 | Duke Ellington | |||
| 3 | Fugazi | |||
| 4 | Bad Brains | |||
| 5 | Al Jolson | |||
| 6 | The Dismemberment Plan | |||
| 7 | Minor Threat | |||
| 8 | The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | |||
| 9 | Jawbox | |||
| 10 | The Clovers | |||
| 11 | Kate Smith | |||
| 12 | Sousa's Band | |||
| 13 | Van McCoy | |||
| 14 | Billy Stewart | |||
| 15 | Peaches and Herb | |||
| 16 | William DeVaughn | |||
| 17 | Ginuwine | |||
| 18 | Hamilton Leithauser | |||
| 19 | Amii Stewart | |||
| 20 | E.U. | |||
| 21 | GoldLink | |||
| 22 | Rollins Band | |||
| 23 | Starland Vocal Band | |||
| 24 | Deep Dish | |||
| 25 | Trouble Funk | |||
| 26 | Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers | |||
Artists bubbling under: | ||||
| Ari Lennox | ||||
| Evelyn Knight | ||||
| Ex Hex | ||||
| Girls Against Boys | ||||
| James Ray | ||||
| Ndegeocello, Me'Shell | ||||
| Priests | ||||
| Royal Trux | ||||
| Shudder to Think | ||||
| Stacy Lattisaw | ||||
| The Knight Bros. | ||||
| The Muppets | ||||
| Wale | ||||
