Most covered performers
| Image | Artist | Covers | Covered songs | Covering artists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
The Beatles | 24280 | 205 | 10408 |
| 2 |  |
Duke Ellington | 14462 | 192 | 7475 |
| 3 |  |
Bob Dylan | 8740 | 358 | 4942 |
| 4 |  |
Bing Crosby | 8533 | 135 | 6806 |
| 5 |  |
Louis Armstrong | 6649 | 97 | 4444 |
| 6 |  |
Frank Sinatra | 6467 | 154 | 4815 |
| 7 |  |
Elvis Presley | 6188 | 286 | 3045 |
| 8 |  |
Ástor Piazzolla | 6175 | 158 | 2141 |
| 9 |  |
Fred Astaire | 5099 | 46 | 4081 |
| 10 |  |
Edison Male Quartet | 4928 | 19 | 4766 |
| 11 |  |
Judy Garland | 4772 | 26 | 4779 |
| 12 |  |
Thelonious Monk | 4737 | 58 | 2359 |
| 13 |  |
Victor Young | 4560 | 58 | 4233 |
| 14 |  |
Paul Whiteman | 4424 | 55 | 4055 |
| 15 |  |
Stevie Wonder | 4300 | 168 | 3298 |
| 16 |  |
The Jordanaires | 4219 | 174 | 2641 |
| 17 |  |
Franz Gruber | 4137 | 1 | 4577 |
| 18 |  |
Joseph Mohr | 4137 | 1 | 4577 |
| 19 |  |
The Rolling Stones | 4049 | 189 | 2907 |
| 20 |  |
Antônio Carlos Jobim | 3893 | 55 | 2759 |
| 21 |  |
Hank Williams | 3874 | 103 | 2408 |
| 22 |  |
João Gilberto | 3790 | 17 | 2773 |
| 23 |  |
Miles Davis | 3777 | 126 | 2686 |
| 24 |  |
Jimmy Dorsey | 3628 | 38 | 3304 |
| 25 |  |
Tommy Dorsey | 3379 | 79 | 2958 |
| 26 |  |
Billie Holiday | 3352 | 44 | 2809 |
| 27 |  |
Hoagy Carmichael | 3334 | 23 | 3046 |
| 28 |  |
David Bowie | 3311 | 223 | 2225 |
| 29 |  |
Carlos Gardel | 3237 | 109 | 1441 |
| 30 |  |
The King Cole Trio | 3228 | 36 | 3285 |
| 31 |  |
Ethel Merman | 3113 | 61 | 2629 |
| 32 |  |
Nat King Cole | 3107 | 95 | 2966 |
| 33 |  |
Paul Weston | 2941 | 60 | 2832 |
| 34 |  |
Ethel Waters | 2916 | 38 | 2611 |
| 35 |  |
Charles Adams Prince | 2906 | 26 | 2411 |
| 36 |  |
Nelson Riddle | 2856 | 76 | 2620 |
| 37 |  |
Joni Mitchell | 2764 | 124 | 2054 |
| 38 |  |
Henry Mancini | 2710 | 88 | 2262 |
| 39 |  |
Scott Joplin | 2608 | 74 | 895 |
| 40 |  |
ABBA | 2593 | 94 | 1344 |
| 41 |  |
Elton John | 2584 | 158 | 1624 |
| 42 |  |
Glenn Miller [US] | 2534 | 42 | 2301 |
| 43 |  |
Simon and Garfunkel | 2511 | 36 | 1974 |
| 44 |  |
Chuck Berry | 2505 | 72 | 1839 |
| 45 |  |
John Coltrane | 2500 | 87 | 1794 |
| 46 |  |
Abbie Mitchell | 2478 | 1 | 2833 |
| 47 |  |
Edith Piaf | 2469 | 110 | 1835 |
| 48 |  |
Georgie Stoll | 2438 | 6 | 2711 |
| 49 |  |
Queen | 2410 | 122 | 1462 |
| 50 |  |
Gertrude Lawrence | 2406 | 29 | 2383 |
| 51 |  |
Mitzi Green | 2392 | 3 | 2449 |
| 52 |  |
Charlie Parker [US1] | 2379 | 53 | 1742 |
| 53 |  |
Woody Herman | 2350 | 35 | 2406 |
| 54 |  |
Leo Reisman | 2346 | 19 | 2412 |
| 55 |  |
Michael Jackson | 2336 | 84 | 1603 |
| 56 |  |
Emily Laurey | 2321 | 1 | 2525 |
| 57 |  |
Aníbal Troilo | 2320 | 63 | 1103 |
| 58 |  |
Doris Day | 2306 | 65 | 2392 |
| 59 |  |
Jelly Roll Morton | 2292 | 89 | 1086 |
| 60 |  |
Count Basie | 2253 | 80 | 1663 |
| 61 |  |
Adele Astaire | 2227 | 10 | 2110 |
| 62 |  |
Depeche Mode | 2201 | 168 | 1615 |
| 63 |  |
Bee Gees | 2200 | 127 | 1667 |
| 64 |  |
Jo Stafford | 2193 | 31 | 2319 |
| 65 |  |
Sam Lanin | 2190 | 33 | 2052 |
| 66 |  |
Frank De Vol | 2184 | 27 | 2372 |
| 67 |  |
Irving Kaufman | 2183 | 67 | 2021 |
| 68 |  |
King Oliver | 2175 | 48 | 1131 |
| 69 |  |
Mary Martin | 2168 | 32 | 2026 |
| 70 |  |
Chico Buarque | 2160 | 105 | 1288 |
| 71 |  |
Neil Young | 2123 | 202 | 1676 |
| 72 |  |
Pink Floyd | 2116 | 130 | 1220 |
| 73 |  |
Vaughn Monroe | 2108 | 29 | 2345 |
| 74 |  |
Gene Autry | 2088 | 43 | 1783 |
| 75 |  |
Johnny Cash | 2071 | 193 | 1357 |
| 76 |  |
Dinah Shore | 2057 | 45 | 2177 |
| 77 |  |
The Beach Boys | 2027 | 169 | 1425 |
| 78 |  |
Vinícius de Moraes | 2017 | 33 | 1705 |
| 79 |  |
Richard Himber | 1992 | 14 | 2180 |
| 80 |  |
Peggy Lee [US] | 1966 | 91 | 1882 |
| 81 |  |
Dizzy Gillespie | 1953 | 39 | 1666 |
| 82 |  |
Dick Haymes | 1927 | 27 | 2031 |
| 83 |  |
Ben Bernie | 1906 | 17 | 1999 |
| 84 |  |
Clarence Williams [US1] | 1905 | 84 | 1343 |
| 85 |  |
Yves Montand | 1900 | 39 | 2051 |
| 86 |  |
Ben Selvin | 1896 | 38 | 1904 |
| 87 |  |
Tom Waits | 1872 | 212 | 1209 |
| 88 |  |
Henry Burr | 1866 | 41 | 1900 |
| 89 |  |
Led Zeppelin | 1863 | 72 | 1186 |
| 90 |  |
Jimi Hendrix | 1852 | 69 | 1158 |
| 91 |  |
Barbra Streisand | 1852 | 95 | 1559 |
| 92 |  |
Taylor Swift | 1851 | 203 | 598 |
| 93 |  |
Joey Nash | 1843 | 5 | 2011 |
| 94 |  |
Harry James [US] | 1831 | 27 | 1979 |
| 95 |  |
Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra | 1828 | 29 | 1933 |
| 96 |  |
Leonard Cohen | 1818 | 107 | 1443 |
| 97 |  |
Horace Silver | 1809 | 81 | 1655 |
| 98 |  |
Merle Haggard | 1802 | 185 | 1188 |
| 99 |  |
New Orleans Rhythm Kings | 1802 | 12 | 1338 |
| 100 |  |
Fats Waller | 1788 | 70 | 1695 |