| 100% | BEA | 3 | R&B/jazz artist Booze who sang "See See Rider Blues" |
| 39% | MCCOO | 5 | R. & B. artist Marilyn who hosted “Solid Gold” |
| 36% | KINGCOLE | 8 | Jazz artist who sang L-O-V-E and Smile, Nat __ |
| 36% | CLAPTON | 7 | British rock and blues artist who sang for Layla |
| 31% | NEYO | 4 | Grammy-winning R&B singer who sang "Miss Independent": Hyph. |
| 31% | REE | 3 | R. & B. artist Des’___ |
| 31% | ETTA | 4 | James who sang "I Sing the Blues" |
| 30% | RED | 3 | "Little ___ Corvette" (song by an R&B/funk artist who left us in 2016) |
| 30% | LEON | 4 | Jazz musician Redbone who sang the "Mr. Belvedere" theme song |
| 30% | ETTA | 4 | Jazz great Jones who sang "Save Your Love for Me" |
| 30% | CHLOEXHALLE | 11 | R&B duo who play Jazz and Sky on "Grown-ish": 3 wds. |
| 29% | DINAH | 5 | Washington who sang the blues |
| 29% | HER | 3 | R&B artist who won a Best Original Song Oscar for "Fight for You" |
| 29% | EILISH | 6 | US pop artist Billie who sang Ocean Eyes, Bad Guy |
| 29% | FRANKLIN | 8 | Aretha who sings "Think" in "The Blues Brothers" |
| 29% | BEYONCE | 7 | "Everything Is Love" collaborator who won the 2019 BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist |
| 29% | ETHEL | 5 | Waters who sang "Am I Blue?" |
| 29% | BERRY | 5 | Chuck who sang "Johnny B. Goode" |
| 29% | CHAKAKHAN | 9 | R. & B. singer who's able? |
| 28% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "Please Me" collaborator who won the 2019 BET Award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist (2 wds.) |
| 28% | BLACKSTREET | 11 | R. & B. group that sang “No Diggity” |
| 28% | PSY | 3 | K-pop artist who sang "Gangnam Style" |
| 28% | LORDE | 5 | NZ artist who sings Royals and Team |
| 28% | ALJARREAU | 9 | Singer who won Grammy Awards in three different categories (jazz, pop, and R. & B.) |
| 28% | MARAINEY | 8 | ''Mother of the Blues'' who sang with Satchmo |
| 28% | RIHANNA | 7 | Barbadian artist who sings Diamonds, Work and Stay |
| 28% | TIM | 3 | ___ McGraw who sang "Just to See You Smile" |
| 28% | OTIS | 4 | “___ Blue” (classic R. & B. album of 1965) |
| 28% | BEYONCE | 7 | "Renaissance" singer who won the 2022 American Music Award for Favorite Female R&B Artist |
| 27% | MARAINEY | 8 | Early Blues singer who sang about the Black Bottom |