01
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Brazil • Bossa Nova / MPB
100.0Final Score
Top Artists
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02
João Gilberto
Brazil • Bossa Nova
100.0Final Score
03
Caetano Veloso
Brazil • MPB / Tropicália
100.0Final Score
04
Gilberto Gil
Brazil • MPB / Tropicália
100.0Final Score
05
Elis Regina
Brazil • MPB / Samba
100.0Final Score
06
Milton Nascimento
Brazil • MPB
100.0Final Score
07
Chico Buarque
Brazil • MPB / Samba
100.0Final Score
08
Cartola
Brazil • Samba
100.0Final Score
09
Pixinguinha
Brazil • Choro / Samba
100.0Final Score
10
Jorge Ben Jor
Brazil • Samba Rock / MPB
100.0Final Score
11
Gal Costa
Brazil • MPB / Tropicália
100.0Final Score
12
Maria Bethânia
Brazil • MPB
100.0Final Score
13
Luiz Gonzaga
Brazil • Forró / Baião
100.0Final Score
14
Elza Soares
Brazil • Samba / MPB
100.0Final Score
15
The Isley Brothers
USA • R&B / Soul
100.0Final Score
16
James Brown
USA • Funk / Soul
100.0Final Score
17
George Clinton
USA • Funk / R&B / Rock
100.0Final Score
18
Stevie Wonder
USA • Soul / R&B / Funk
100.0Final Score
19
Aretha Franklin
USA • Soul / Gospel / R&B
100.0Final Score
20
Bob Marley
Jamaica • Reggae
100.0Final Score
21
Fela Kuti
Nigeria • Afrobeat
100.0Final Score
22
Michael Jackson
USA • Pop / R&B
99.8Final Score
23
Prince
USA • Funk / Rock / R&B
99.4Final Score
24
Os Mutantes
Brazil • Tropicália / Psychedelic Rock
99.0Final Score
25
Tim Maia
Brazil • Soul / Funk / MPB
98.9Final Score