The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time was published by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003.
- Larry LaLonde
- Duane Allman
- B.B. King
- Eric Clapton
- Robert Johnson
- Chuck Berry
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Ry Cooder
- Jimmy Page
- Keith Richards
- Kirk Hammett
- Kurt Cobain
- Jerry Garcia
- Jeff Beck
- Carlos Santana
- Johnny Ramone
- Jack White
- John Frusciante
- Richard Thompson
- James Burton
- George Harrison
- Mike Bloomfield
- Warren Haynes
- The Edge
- Freddie King
- Tom Morello
- Mark Knopfler
- Stephen Stills
- Ron Asheton
- Buddy Guy
- Dick Dale
- John Cipollina
- Lee Ranaldo
- Thurston Moore
- John Fahey
- Steve Cropper
- Bo Diddley
- Peter Green
- Brian May
- John Fogerty
- Clarence White
- Robert Fripp
- Eddie Hazel
- Scotty Moore
- Frank Zappa
- Les Paul
- T-Bone Walker
- Joe Perry
- John McLaughlin
- Pete Townshend
- Paul Kossoff
- Lou Reed
- Mickey Baker
- Jorma Kaukonen
- Ritchie Blackmore
- Tom Verlaine
- Roy Buchanan
- Dickey Betts
- Jonny Greenwood
- Ed O'Brien
- Ike Turner
- Zoot Horn Rollo
- Danny Gatton
- Mick Ronson
- Hubert Sumlin
- Vernon Reid
- Link Wray
- Jerry Miller
- Steve Howe
- Eddie Van Halen
- Lightnin' Hopkins
- Joni Mitchell
- Trey Anastasio
- Johnny Winter
- Adam Jones
- Ali Farka Toure
- Henry Vestine
- Robbie Robertson
- Cliff Gallup
- Robert Quine
- Derek Trucks
- David Gilmour
- Neil Young
- Eddie Cochran
- Randy Rhoads
- Tony Iommi
- Joan Jett
- Dave Davies
- D Boon
- Glen Buxton
- Robby Krieger
- Fred "Sonic" Smith
- Wayne Kramer
- Bert Jansch
- Kevin Shields
- Angus Young
- Robert Randolph
- Leigh Stephens
- Greg Ginn
- Kim Thayil
Reference[]
The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, Rolling Stone (2003)