"Do you like American music? We like all kinds of music.
But I like American music best... baby."
But I like American music best... baby."
—Violent Femmes,note "American Music"
An index listing all musicians born and/or formed in The United States.
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California
Bay Area
- 3Pac
- 24kGoldn
- Alexander James Adams
- All Shall Perish
- Animosity
- Arkaik
- Autopsy
- Big Brother & the Holding Company
- 1968 - Cheap Thrills
- Blue Cheer
- Bosse-de-Nage
- The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Chrome
- Cormorant
- Counting Crows
- Covet
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 1968 - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 1969 - Bayou Country
- 1969 - Green River
- 1969 - Willy and the Poor Boys
- 1970 - Cosmo's Factory
- 1970 - Pendulum
- 1972 - Mardi Gras
- Dead Kennedys
- 1985 - Frankenchrist
- Jello Biafra
- Deafheaven
- Death Angel
- Deerhoof
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
- Deltron 3030
- Digital Underground
- The Doobie Brothers
- Sheila E.
- E40
- En Vogue
- Exhumed
- Exodus (Band)
- Faith No More
- Fallujah
- Fantômas
- Flipper
- Forbidden
- G-Eazy
- Ghoul
- Tyrese Gibson
- The Grateful Dead
- 1968 - Anthem of the Sun
- 1970 - American Beauty
- Green Day
- 1994 - Dookie
- 1995 - Insomniac
- 1997 - nimrod.
- 2000 - Warning:
- 2004 - American Idiot
- 2009 - 21st Century Breakdown
- 2016 - Revolution Radio
- Vince Guaraldi
- Hammers of Misfortune
- Inanimate Existence
- Indian Summer
- I Wrote Haikus About Cannibalism In Your Year Book
- Jefferson Airplane
- 1966 - Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
- 1967 - Surrealistic Pillow
- 1968 - Crown of Creation
- Jefferson Starship
- Jellyfish
- Journey
- Paul Kantner
- 1970 - Blows Against the Empire
- Kehlani
- Leviathan
- Huey Lewis and the News
- Lil B
- The Lonely Island
- Machine Head
- The Masked Marauders
- Johnny Mathis
- Matmos
- MC Frontalot
- MC Hammer
- MC Lars
- Otis McDonald
- Seanan McGuire
- Bridgit Mendler
- Steve Miller Band
- MXXN
- Negativland
- Neurosis
- Night Ranger
- John Ottman
- Pansy Division
- The Pine Box Boys
- 2016 - The Feast of Three Arms
- Pomplamoose
- Possessed
- John Powell
- Primus
- 1990 - Frizzle Fry
- 1991 - Sailing the Seas of Cheese
- 1995 - Tales From The Punchbowl
- Rancid
- Red House Painters
- 1996 - Songs for a Blue Guitar
- The Residents
- 1976 - The Third Reich 'n Roll
- 1978 - Duck Stab! / Buster & Glen
- 1979 - Eskimo
- 1980 - The Commercial Album
- Santana
- Carlos Santana
- Severed Savior
- Tupac Shakur
- 1991 - 2Pacalypse Now
- 1993 - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
- 1995 - Me Against the World
- 1996 - All Eyez on Me
- 1996 - The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
- Sleep
- Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
- Sly and the Family Stone
- 1969 - Stand!
- 1971 - There's a Riot Goin' On
- Brendon Small (also demonstrates his musical abilities as Dethklok)
- 2012 - Brendon Small's Galaktikon
- Starship
- Sun Kil Moon
- Sweet Trip
- Vienna Teng
- Testament
- Third Eye Blind
- Christopher Tin
- 2009 - Calling All Dawns
- Tommy Tutone
- Too $hort
- Train
- Vernian Process
- Vio-lence
- Watsky
- Weakling
- Xiu Xiu
- Roy Zimmerman
Los Angeles area
- 2nd Chapter of Acts
- 1980 - The Roar Of Love
- The 5th Dimension
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
- 2009 - This Is War
- Paula Abdul
- 1988 - Forever Your Girl
- Abysmal Dawn
- Agent Steel
- Erik Aho
- Jhené Aiko
- Alcatrazz
- Alien Ant Farm
- ALL
- Gary Allan
- Herb Alpert
- Aly & A.J.
- Alyson
- America (started in London before moving here)
- American Murder Song
- American Spring
- 1972 - Spring
- Steve Aoki
- The Aquabats!
- 1997 - The Fury Of The Aquabats
- Audioslave
- Emilie Autumn
- Avenged Sevenfold
- 2005 - City of Evil
- 2016 - The Stage
- AWOLNATION
- Bad Religion
- The Bangles
- 1984 - All Over the Place
- Banks
- The Banzai Predicament
- The Beach Boys (two of their former members are South African)
- 1962 - Surfin' Safari
- 1963 - Surfin' USA
- 1963 - Surfer Girl
- 1963 - Little Deuce Coupe
- 1964 - Shut Down Volume 2
- 1964 - All Summer Long
- 1964 - The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
- 1965 - The Beach Boys Today!
- 1965 - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
- 1965 - Beach Boys' Party!
- 1966 - Pet Sounds
- 1967 - Smiley Smile
- 1967 - Wild Honey
- 1968 - Friends
- 1969 - 20/20
- 1970 - Sunflower
- 1971 - Surf's Up
- 1972 - Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"
- 1973 - Holland
- 1976 - 15 Big Ones
- 1977 - The Beach Boys Love You
- 1977 - Adult/Child
- 1977 - Merry Christmas From The Beach Boys
- 1977 - M.I.U. Album
- 1979 - L.A. (Light Album)
- 1980 - Keepin' The Summer Alive
- 1985 - The Beach Boys
- 1989 - Still Cruisin'
- 1992 - Summer in Paradise
- 1996 - Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
- 2011 - The SMiLE Sessions
- 2012 - That's Why God Made the Radio
- Beck
- 1994 - Mellow Gold
- 1996 - Odelay
- 2005 - Guero
- Big Bad Bosses
- Big Daddy
- Big Time Rush
- Rebecca Black
- 2011 - "Friday"
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Black Flag
- 1981 - Damaged
- Black Label Society
- Black Light Burns
- Blind Melon
- Body Count
- 1992 - Body Count
- Brandy
- Bread
- Jackson Browne
- Buckethead
- Jeff Buckley
- 1994 - Grace
- 1998 - Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk
- Tim Buckley
- Buffalo Springfield
- Butcher Babies
- The Byrds
- 1965 - Mr. Tambourine Man
- John Cage
- Colbie Caillat
- The Calling
- Camper Van Beethoven
- Capital Cities
- Captain & Tennille
- 1975 - Love Will Keep Us Together
- Captain Beefheart
- 1967 - Safe as Milk
- 1968 - Strictly Personal
- 1969 - Trout Mask Replica
- 1970 - Lick My Decals Off, Baby
- 1974 - Unconditionally Guaranteed
- 1974 - Bluejeans & Moonbeams
- 1975 - Bongo Fury note
- 1978 - Shiny Beast
- 1980 - Doc at the Radar Station
- 1982 - Ice Cream for Crow
- Belinda Carlisle
- Carpenters
- Shaun Cassidy
- Richard Cheese
- Cher
- 1977 - Two the Hard Way (with Gregg Allman)
- Circuit Freq
- clipping.
- Coal Chamber
- Cold Cave
- Coolio
- Creature Feature
- David Crosby
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (One of its members being Canadian, and another being British)
- 1970 - Déjà Vu (1970)
- †††
- Cypress Hill
- 1993 - Black Sunday
- Damn Yankees
- Dorothy Dandridge
- Daniel Amos
- 1981 - Horrendous Disc
- 1981 - ¡Alarma!
- 1983 - Doppelgänger
- 1984 - Vox Humana
- 1986 - Fearful Symmetry
- Dark Angel
- John Debney
- Delaney & Bonnie and Friends
- 1970 - On Tour with Eric Clapton
- 1971 - Motel Shot
- Adore Delano
- Descendents
- The Dingees
- DJ Quik
- Doctor Steel
- Doja Cat
- Dokken
- Eric Dolphy
- 1964 - Out to Lunch!
- The Doors
- 1967 - The Doors (Album)
- 1967 - Strange Days
- 1971 - L.A. Woman
- DOROTHY
- Dr. Dre
- 1992 - The Chronic
- Hilary Duff
- E.S. Posthumus
- Eagles
- 1976 - Hotel California
- Earl Sweatshirt
- 2018 - Some Rap Songs
- Eazy-E
- Echosmith
- Eels
- 1996 - Beautiful Freak
- Billie Eilish
- Danny Elfman
- Eve 6
- Exmortus
- The Faceless
- Failure
- Fanny
- Fatty Spins
- Fear
- Fear Factory
- 1995 - Demanufacture
- Corey Feldman
- 2016 - Angelic 2 The Core
- Fergie
- Sky Ferreira
- Fishbone
- Fleetwood Mac (while the band is mainly British, several of its members have been American, and the band has been based in Los Angeles since the mid-70s)
- 1975 - Fleetwood Mac
- 1977 - Rumours
- 1979 - Tusk
- 1982 - Mirage
- 1987 - Tango in the Night
- Shelby Flint
- Flogging Molly
- The Flying Burrito Brothers
- Flying Lotus
- Lita Ford
- Fort Minor
- 2005 - The Rising Tied
- Foster the People
- 2014 - "Best Friend"
- John Frusciante
- Gaelic Storm
- The Game
- Garfunkel and Oates
- Leif Garrett
- The Germs
- Crispin Glover
- 1988 - The Big Problem
- The Go-Go's
- Allie Goertz
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Joel Goldsmith
- Andy Grammer
- Josh Groban
- Grouplove
- Guns N' Roses
- 1987 - Appetite for Destruction
- 1988 - G N'R Lies
- 1991 - Use Your Illusion
- 2008 - Chinese Democracy
- Haim
- half•alive
- Hardline
- Beth Hart
- 2014 - Live in Amsterdam (with Joe Bonamassa)
- Havalina Rail Co.
- HEALTH
- Hed PE
- Hey Violet
- Hole
- 1991 - Pretty on the Inside
- 1994 - Live Through This
- 1997 - My Body, The Hand Grenade
- 1998 - Celebrity Skin
- Hollywood Undead
- Julia Holter
- Hoobastank
- Hopsin
- James Horner
- House of Pain
- Marques Houston
- How to Destroy Angels
- James Newton Howard
- Ashlyne Huff
- Ice Cube
- Ice-T
- iLoveMakonnen
- In This Moment
- Incubus
- Insane Poetry
- Jack's Mannequin
- Jan and Dean
- Jane's Addiction
- Al Jardine
- 2010 - A Postcard From California
- Joan Jett
- Bruce Johnston
- 1963 - Surfin' 'Round The World
- 1977 - Going Public
- Spike Jones
- Joy Electric
- Julien-K
- Victoria Justice
- Kesha
- Kids Praise
- Kids See Ghosts
- Klymaxx
- The Knack
- Kottonmouth Kings
- Hayley Kiyoko
- Zoë Kravitz
- L7
- Kendrick Lamar
- 2012 - good kid, m.A.A.d city
- 2015 - To Pimp a Butterfly
- Leiber and Stoller
- Les Friction
- Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain
- Jenny Lewis
- Lifehouse
- The Linda Lindas
- Linkin Park
- 2000 - Hybrid Theory
- 2003 - Meteora
- 2007 - Minutes to Midnight
- Lit
- 1999 - "Miserable"
- Little Feat
- LMFAO
- Kenny Loggins
- Love
- 1967 - Forever Changes
- Mike Love
- 1978 - First Love
- 1978 - Country Love
- 1981 - Looking Back With Love
- 1983 - Rock 'n' Roll City (with Dean Torrance)
- 1996 - Catch A Wave
- 1998 - Salute NASCAR (with David Marks and Bruce Johnston)
- 2001 - Summertime Cruisin'
- 2004 - Mike Love Not War
- 2017 - Unleash The Love
- 2018 - Reason For The Season
- 2019 - 12 Sides Of Summer
- Love/Hate
- Love Spirals Downwards
- The Mae Shi
- The Mamas & the Papas
- David Marks
- Maroon 5
- 2002 - "She Will Be Loved"
- 2014 - "Animals"
- 2018 - "Girls Like You"
- Mazzy Star
- Bear McCreary
- Megadeth
- The Megas
- Metallica
- 1984 - Ride the Lightning
- 1986 - Master of Puppets
- 1988 - ...And Justice for All (1988)
- 1991 - Metallica
- 1996 and 1997 - Load and ReLoad
- 1998 - Garage Inc.
- 2003 - St. Anger
- The Midnight
- Miguel
- Millionaires
- Charles Mingus
- 1959 - Mingus Ah Um
- 1963 - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
- 1972 - Let My Children Hear Music
- Minutemen
- Missing Persons
- The Monkees (one of the four members was British)
- Neal Morse
- Mötley Crüe
- the Mountain Goats (relocated to North Carolina)
- Mr. Big
- Meg Myers
- N.W.A
- 1988 - Straight Outta Compton
- Nails
- Anna Nalick
- NateWantsToBattle
- The Neighbourhood
- Ricky Nelson
- Michael Nesmith
- New Radicals
- Thomas Newman
- Stevie Nicks
- 1981 - Bella Donna
- Harry Nilsson
- 1971 - Nilsson Schmilsson
- Nipsey Hussle
- No Doubt
- 1995 - Tragic Kingdom
- NOFX
- Now United (with members from all around the world)
- Of Mice and Men
- The Offspring
- 1994 - Smash
- OFWGKTA
- Oingo Boingo
- 1981 - Only A Lad
- 1985 - Dead Man's Party
- Otep
- Shuggie Otis
- 1971 - Freedom Flight
- 1974 - Inspiration Information
- Parade of Lights
- Van Dyke Parks
- 1995 - Orange Crate Art (with Brian Wilson)
- The Partridge Family
- Pentakill
- A Perfect Circle
- The Pharcyde
- Basil Poledouris
- Poppy
- Poxy Boggards
- ppcocaine
- Pussycat Dolls
- Quiet Riot
- Radioactive Chicken Heads
- Rage Against the Machine
- Bonnie Raitt
- 1972 - Give It Up
- Ray J
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 1991 - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
- 1999 - Californication
- 2002 - By the Way
- 2006 - Stadium Arcadium
- Redbone
- Reel Big Fish
- Debbie Reynolds
- Riki
- Rilo Kiley
- The Rippingtons
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Rufus Rex
- 2011 - Dead Beat
- The Runaways
- Saint Vitus
- Saviour Machine
- Say Anything...
- Scatman John
- ScHoolboy Q
- Sea Wolf
- Bobby Sherman
- The Sherman Brothers
- Silversun Pickups
- Sixx:A.M.
- Skrillex
- Slayer
- 1986 - Reign in Blood
- Smile Empty Soul
- Snoop Dogg
- Social Distortion
- Sonny & Cher
- Soulfly
- Sparks (best known and often recorded in Europe)
- 1974 - Kimono My House
- 1979 - No. 1 in Heaven
- 2002 - Lil' Beethoven
- Phil Spector
- Sasha Spielberg
- Spock's Beard
- 2002 - Snow
- Starbomb
- Starflyer 59
- Static X
- Steel Panther
- Gwen Stefani
- Stryper
- The Stunners
- Sublime
- Sugar Ray
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Suicide Silence
- Moses Sumney
- System of a Down
- 1998 - System of a Down
- 2001 - Toxicity
- 2002 - Steal This Album!
- 2005 - Mezmerize/Hypnotize
- Tenacious D
- Them Crooked Vultures
- Robin Thicke
- Thrice
- Thundercat
- Tinashe
- Ashley Tisdale
- Tofie
- tool
- Toto
- Touché Amoré
- Tourniquet
- The Traveling Wilburys – a supergroup of three Yanks and two Brits, formed in the States
- 1988 - Volume 1
- TSOL
- The Turtles
- Twin Temple
- Two Steps from Hell
- Brian Tyler
- Tyler, the Creator
- 2019 - IGOR
- Unextraordinary Gentlemen
- Unsung
- Ritchie Valens
- Van Halen
- Volumes
- Tom Waits
- 1973 - Closing Time
- 1974 - The Heart of Saturday Night
- 1975 - Nighthawks at the Diner
- 1976 - Small Change
- 1977 - Foreign Affairs
- 1978 - Blue Valentine
- 1980 - Heartattack and Vine
- 1983 - Swordfishtrombones
- 1985 - Rain Dogs
- 1987 - Franks Wild Years
- 1992 - Bone Machine
- 1993 - The Black Rider
- 1999 - Mule Variations
- 2002 - Alice
- 2002 - Blood Money
- 2004 - Real Gone
- 2006 - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
- 2011 - Bad As Me
- The Walker Brothers
- Wall of Voodoo
- The Wallflowers
- War
- Warbringer
- Warrant
- Kamasi Washington
- 2015 - The Epic
- WASP
- 1992 - The Crimson Idol
- Jody Watley
- Weezer
- 1994 - Weezer (The Blue Album)
- 1996 - Pinkerton
- 2001 - Weezer (The Green Album)
- 2002 - Maladroit
- 2005 - Make Believe
- 2008 - Weezer (The Red Album)
- 2009 - Raditude
- 2010 - Hurley
- 2019 - Weezer (The Teal Album)
- Wendy & Lisa
- Barry White
- White Wizzard
- Wild Man Fischer
- John Williams
- Brian Wilson
- 1988 - Brian Wilson
- 1991 - Sweet Insanity
- 1995 - I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
- 1998 - Imagination
- 2004 - Gettin' In Over My Head
- 2004 - Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE
- 2005 - What I Really Want For Christmas
- 2008 - That Lucky Old Sun
- 2010 - Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin
- 2011 - In The Key Of Disney
- 2015 - No Pier Pressure
- 2021 - At My Piano
- The Paley Sessions
- Carl Wilson
- Dennis Wilson
- 1977 - Pacific Ocean Blue
- The Winery Dogs
- X
- Allie X
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- 1983 - "Weird Al" Yankovic
- 1984 - "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D
- 1985 - Dare to Be Stupid
- 1986 - Polka Party!
- 1988 - Even Worse
- 1989 - UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff
- 1992- Off the Deep End
- 1993 - Alapalooza
- 1996 - Bad Hair Day
- 1999 - Running with Scissors
- 2003 - Poodle Hat
- 2006 - Straight Outta Lynwood
- 2011 - Alpocalypse
- 2014 - Mandatory Fun
- Tiffany Young
- Young the Giant
- Frank Zappa
- 1966 - Freak Out!
- 1967 - Absolutely Free
- 1968 - Lumpy Gravy
- 1968 - We're Only in It for the Money
- 1968 - Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
- 1969 - Uncle Meat
- 1969 - Hot Rats
- 1970 - Burnt Weeny Sandwich
- 1970 - Weasels Ripped My Flesh
- 1970 - Chunga's Revenge
- 1971 - Fillmore East, June 1971
- 1971 - 200 Motels
- 1972 - Just Another Band from L.A.
- 1972 - Waka/Jawaka
- 1972 - The Grand Wazoo
- 1973 - Over-Nite Sensation
- 1974 - Apostrophe (')
- 1974 - Roxy & Elsewhere
- 1975 - One Size Fits All
- 1975 - Bongo Fury note
- 1976 - Zoot Allures
- 1978 - Zappa in New York
- 1978 - Studio Tan
- 1978 - Sleep Dirt
- 1979 - Sheik Yerbouti
- 1979 - Orchestral Favorites
- 1979 - Joe's Garage
- 1981 - Tinseltown Rebellion
- 1981 - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
- 1981 - You Are What You Is
- 1982 - Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch
- 1983 - The Man From Utopia
- 1983/1987 - London Symphony Orchestra
- 1984 - The Perfect Stranger
- 1984 - Them or Us
- 1984 - Thing-Fish
- 1984 - Francesco Zappa
- 1985 - Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention
- 1986 - Does Humor Belong in Music?
- 1986 - Jazz from Hell
- 1988 - Guitar
- 1988 - Broadway the Hard Way
- 1991 - The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life
- 1991 - Make a Jazz Noise Here
- 1993 - The Yellow Shark
- 1994 - Civilization Phaze III
- 1996 - Läther
- Zebrahead (Band)
- The Ziggens
- Louie Zong
Other
- The 77s (Sacramento)
- Adema (Bakersfield)
- AFI (Ukiah)
- Allstar Weekend (Poway, near San Diego)
- Alterbeast (Sacramento)
- Angels & Airwaves (San Diego)
- As I Lay Dying (San Diego)
- Sara Bareilles (Eureka)
- Travis Barker (Fontana, near San Bernardino)
- blink-182 (Poway, near San Diego)
- Ash Borer (Arcata)
- Broken Iris (Sacramento)
- Brotha Lynch Hung (Sacramento)
- Cake (Sacramento)
- Carnifex (San Diego)
- Cattle Decapitation (San Diego)
- Cimorelli (El Dorado Hills)
- Dance Gavin Dance (Sacramento)
- Death Grips (Sacramento)
- Decrepit Birth (Santa Cruz)
- Deeds of Flesh (Los Osos)
- Deftones (Sacramento)
- 2000 - White Pony
- Disgorge (San Diego)
- DJ Shadow (Davis)
- 1996 - Endtroducing.....
- James Durbin (Santa Cruz)
- Eagles of Death Metal (Palm Desert)
- Entheos (Santa Cruz)
- Fell Voices (Arcata)
- Finch (Temecula)
- Fireaxe (San Diego)
- 2003 - Food for the Gods
- Diamanda Galás (San Diego)
- Grandaddy (Modesto)
- Merle Haggard (Bakersfield)
- Hella (Sacramento)
- The Historian Himself
- Hobo Johnson (Sacramento)
- Iron Butterfly (San Diego)
- 1968 - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
- Jerry Joseph (San Diego)
- Korn (Bakersfield)
- 1994 - Korn
- 1998 - Follow the Leader
- Kyuss (Palm Desert)
- Lagwagon (Goleta, near Santa Barbara)
- Adam Lambert (San Diego)
- Lost Dogs
- Victoria Monét (Sacramento)
- Mr. Bungle (Eureka)
- Nerf Herder (Santa Barbara)
- Joanna Newsom (Nevada City)
- Nickel Creek (Vista, near San Diego)
- Oliver Tree (Santa Cruz)
- Charlie Peacock (Yuba City)
- P.O.D. (San Diego)
- Pathology (San Diego)
- Mike Patton (Eureka)
- Pavement (Stockton)
- Katy Perry (Santa Barbara)
- 2010 - "California Gurls"
- Pierce the Veil (San Diego)
- Queens of the Stone Age (Palm Desert)
- 2002 - Songs for the Deaf
- Sara Ramirez (born in Mexico, grew up in San Diego)
- Ratt (San Diego)
- Snot (Santa Barbara)
- John Stewart (San Diego)
- Steam Powered Giraffe (San Diego)
- Stone Temple Pilots (San Diego)
- Switchfoot (San Diego)
- Tesla (Sacramento)
- Toad the Wet Sprocket (Santa Barbara)
- Ugly Kid Joe (Isla Vista, near Santa Barbara)
- Chelsea Wolfe (Sacramento)
- Jonathan Young (San Diego)
New York
Typically around New York City and its surrounding area, unless otherwise indicated.
- 3rd Bass
- 50 Cent
- 10,000 Maniacs (Jamestown, in western New York)
- 1987 - In My Tribe
- Aaliyah
- Aesop Rock
- AJR
- Al B. Sure!
- Anamanaguchi
- Marc Anthony
- Anthrax
- 1987 - Among the Living
- The Antlers
- 2009 - Hospice
- Anohni and the Johnsons
- Fiona Apple
- A$AP Rocky
- Fred Astaire
- Attila: the early 1970s psychedelic rock band.
- 1970 - Attila
- Burt Bacharach
- Joan Baez
- Josephine Baker
- The Band (Four Canadian members, one American; based in Woodstock)
- 1969 - The Band (Album)
- 1974 - Planet Waves (with Bob Dylan)
- 1975 - The Basement Tapes (with Bob Dylan)
- Azealia Banks
- Battles
- Beastie Boys
- 1986 - Licensed to Ill
- 1989 - Paul's Boutique
- Harry Belafonte
- Pat Benatar
- Irving Berlin
- Elmer Bernstein
- Big Data
- Big L
- Big Pun
- Biz Markie
- 1989 - "Just a Friend"
- Mary J. Blige
- Blondie
- 1978 - Parallel Lines
- Kurtis Blow
- Blue Man Group
- Blue Öyster Cult
- 1972 - Blue Öyster Cult (1972)
- 1974 - Tyranny and Mutation
- 1974 - Secret Treaties
- 1976 - Agents of Fortune
- 1977 - Spectres
- 1979 - Mirrors
- 1980 - Cultösaurus Erectus
- 1981 - Fire of Unknown Origin
- 1983 - Revolution By Night
- 1986 - Club Ninja
- 1988 - Imaginos
- Bomb the Music Industry!
- Joe Bonamassa
- 2014 - Live in Amsterdam (with Beth Hart)
- Albert Bouchard
- Brand New
- Laura Branigan
- Broken Hope
- Busta Rhymes
- Cameo
- Candiria
- Cannibal Corpse (Buffalo)
- Irene Cara
- Cardi B
- Mariah Carey
- 1995 - Daydream
- 1997 - Butterfly
- 2005 - The Emancipation of Mimi
- David Cassidy
- Celldweller
- The Chainsmokers
- 2022 - So Far So Good
- Harry Chapin
- Chic
- Choking Victim
- Cibo Matto
- Cobra Starship
- Coheed and Cambria
- Aaron Copland
- Imani Coppola
- The Cramps
- Danger Danger
- Bobby Darin
- Das Racist
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Kimya Dawson
- Day26
- De La Soul
- Lana Del Rey
- 2012 - Born to Die
- 2019 - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
- Demolition Hammer
- Neil Diamond
- Ani DiFranco (Buffalo)
- Digable Planets
- Ronnie James Dio (Cortland)
- 2000 - Magica
- DMX
- Dope
- El-P
- Run the Jewels (with Atlanta-based Killer Mike)
- Ansel Elgort
- Emigrate
- EPMD
- Eric B. & Rakim
- 1987 - Paid in Full
- Escort
- James Ferraro (Rochester)
- Brad Fiedel
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Foreigner (founded by a mix of American and British musicians)
- The Foxy Bard
- The Free Design (from Delevan in western New York)
- Freelance Whales
- The Fugs
- 1965 - The Fugs First Album
- 1966 - The Fugs Second Album
- 1968 - It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest
- fun.
- Fun Lovin' Criminals
- Genghis Tron
- George Gershwin
- 1934-1935 - Porgy and Bess
- Debbie Gibson
- Glassjaw
- Gogol Bordello
- Goo Goo Dolls (Buffalo)
- Lesley Gore
- Leslie Grace
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- 1982 - The Message
- Gravediggaz
- Green Jellÿ (Buffalo)
- The Gregory Brothers
- Grizzly Bear
- Arlo Guthrie
- 1967 - Alice's Restaurant
- Guy
- Gym Class Heroes
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Hanzel Und Gretyl
- Helmet
- Bernard Herrmann
- The Hold Steady
- Billie Holiday
- 1958 - Lady in Satin
- Immolation
- Immortal Technique (born in Peru)
- The Ink Spots
- Interpol
- Millie Jackson
- 1974 - Caught Up
- JakProgresso
- Rick James (Buffalo)
- Jawbreaker
- Jay-Z
- Jhariah
- Billy Joel
- 1977 - The Stranger (Album)
- 1978 - 52nd Street
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- Atheist
- B5
- Backstreet Boys
- Black Kids
- Black Tide
- Blackbear
- Blood on the Dance Floor
- Boyce Avenue
- Camila Cabello (born in Cuba and based in Miami)
- 2017 - "Havana"
- Eric Calderone
- Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew
- Sofia Carson
- Aaron Carter
- Ray Charles
- City Girls
- CNCO
- The Cog Is Dead
- Cold
- Communion (born Alvaro Vega; formerly known as The Cacaman)
- Crimson Glory
- Cynic
- Dashboard Confessional
- A Day to Remember
- Death
- Deicide
- Demons & Wizards
- Jason Derulo
- Gloria Estefan (born in Havana, Cuba, but raised in Miami)
- Exotype
- Fifth Harmony
- Flo Rida
- Gigan
- Ariana Grande
- 2018 - Sweetener
- 2019 - thank u, next
- Hate Eternal
- I Hate Myself
- Iced Earth
- Jack Off Jill
- Kamelot
- 2003-5 - Epica Album Series
- 2012 - Silverthorn
- Chris Kirkpatrick
- Lascaille's Shroud
- Less Than Jake
- Lil Pump
- Limp Bizkit
- 1997 - Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$
- 1999 - Significant Other
- 2000 - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
- 2003 - Results May Vary
- 2005 - The Unquestionable Truth
- 2011 - Gold Cobra
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Major Lazer
- 2013 - "Bubble Butt"
- 2015 - Peace Is The Mission
- Marilyn Manson
- 1994 - Portrait of an American Family
- 1995 - Smells Like Children
- 1996 - Antichrist Superstar
- 1998 - Mechanical Animals
- 2000 - Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
- Matchbox Twenty
- Mayday Parade
- Morbid Angel
- New Found Glory
- *NSYNC
- Obituary
- Colby O'Donis
- Jake Owen
- Tom Petty
- 1993 - "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
- Pitbull
- Kitty Pryde
- Radical Face
- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
- Rick Ross
- Savatage
- 1991 - Streets: A Rock Opera
- 1994 - Handful of Rain
- 1995 - Dead Winter Dead
- 1998 - The Wake of Magellan
- 2001 - Poets and Madmen
- Self-Insert
- Seven Kingdoms
- Shinedown
- Juliet Simms
- Six Feet Under
- Daniel Skye
- Sleeping With Sirens
- T-Pain
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra
- 2000 - Beethoven's Last Night
- Trivium
- Underoath
- XXXTentacion
- Yellowcard
Georgia
- 2 Chainz
- 21 Savage: Was born in the UK and technically not a US citizen, but has lived in the US since the age of seven and been based there for his entire music career.
- The Allman Brothers Band (formed in Florida, but relocated to Macon and based there for most of their career)
- Bill Anderson
- The Angelic Process
- India.Arie
- Attila
- The B-52s
- Bo B
- The Black Crowes
- Boondox
- Blanco Brown
- James Brown
- 1963 - Live at the Apollo
- 1991 - Star Time
- Zac Brown Band
- Luke Bryan
- Kandi Burruss
- Brian Burton
- Cat Power
- 1998 - Moon Pix
- Cody Chesnutt
- 2002 - The Headphone Masterpiece
- Childish Gambino
- 2018 - "This Is America"
- Chloe x Halle
- Ciara
- Circle Takes the Square
- Collective Soul
- TD Cruze
- Billy Currington
- Deerhunter
- Fozzy
- Future
- Terri Gibbs
- Brantley Gilbert
- Indigo Girls
- Amy Grant
- Cee Lo Green
- Grottomatic
- Gucci Mane
- Issues
- Alan Jackson
- Jessie James
- Cledus T. Judd
- Sammy Kershaw
- Gladys Knight
- Lil Jon
- Lil Nas X
- 2021 - MONTERO
- Lil Yachty
- Little Richard
- 1957 - Here's Little Richard
- Ludacris
- Mastodon
- Migos
- Monica
- Normani
- Of Montreal
- OutKast
- 2003 - "Roses"
- Playboi Carti
- 2018 - Die Lit
- Otis Redding
- 1965 - Otis Blue
- R.E.M.
- 1983 - Murmur
- 1984 - Reckoning
- 1985 - Fables of the Reconstruction
- 1986 - Lifes Rich Pageant
- 1987 - Document
- 1988 - Green
- 1991 - Out of Time
- 1992 - Automatic for the People
- 1994 - Monster
- 1996 - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
- 1998 - Up
- 2001 - Reveal
- 2004 - Around the Sun
- 2008 - Accelerate
- 2011 - Collapse into Now
- RuPaul
- Sevendust
- Showbread
- Soulja Boy
- Ray Stevens
- Doug Stone
- Sugarland
- Matthew Sweet
- Cole Swindell
- T.I.
- Taylor Girlz
- Theocracy
- TLC
- 1994 - CrazySexyCool
- Travis Tritt
- Usher
- 2004 - Confessions
- Waka Flocka Flame
- Mark Wills
- Xscape (Group)
- Trisha Yearwood
- Young Jeezy
Kentucky
- Cage the Elephant
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Tom T. Hall
- Jack Harlow
- Wynonna Judd
- The Judds
- The Kentucky Headhunters
- Patty Loveless
- John Michael Montgomery
- Montgomery Gentry
- Ian Noe
- Panopticon
- Nicole Scherzinger
- Slint
- 1991 - Spiderland
- Chris Stapleton
- Bill Sutton
- Steve Wariner
- Keith Whitley
Louisiana
- Acid Bath
- Trace Adkins
- Louis Armstrong
- 1925-1928 - The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
- Better Than Ezra
- Cane Hill
- Harry Connick Jr.
- Crowbar
- DJ Khaled
- Fats Domino
- Down
- Eyehategod
- Hunter Hayes
- Luke James
- Lead Belly
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Lil Wayne
- Master P
- Tim McGraw
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- 1996 - On Avery Island
- 1998 - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
- Randy Newman
- Frank Ocean
- The Olivia Tremor Control
- The Radiators
- Addison Rae
- $UICIDEBOY$
- Irma Thomas
- Allen Toussaint
- 1975 - Southern Nights
- Trombone Shorty
- 2010 - Backatown
- The Wild Tchoupitoulas
- Lucinda Williams
Mississippi
- 3 Doors Down
- Afroman
- Ty Herndon
- Faith Hill
- John Lee Hooker
- Howlin' Wolf
- 1959 - Moanin' in the Moonlight
- 1969 - The Howlin' Wolf Album
- Robert Johnson
- Junior Kimbrough
- 1994 - Sad Days, Lonely Nights
- B.B. King
- Charley Pride
- Ruelle
- Britney Spears
- Muddy Waters
- 1968 - Electric Mud
- 2001 - The Anthology (1947–1972)
North Carolina
- Ryan Adams
- Alesana
- 2010 - The Emptiness
- Ashnikko
- Between the Buried and Me
- Buzzoven
- J. Cole (born in Frankfurt, Germany, raised in the USA)
- John Coltrane
- 1957 - Blue Train
- 1960 - Giant Steps
- 1961 - My Favorite Things
- 1965 - A Love Supreme
- Luke Combs
- Daughtry
- Rick Dees
- Delta Rae
- Ben Folds
- glaive
- Unknown Hinson
- Jodeci
- JT Music
- Mega Colossus
- Ronnie Milsap
- Britt Nicole
- Oliver!
- Porter Robinson
- Nina Simone
- [SiTH] Clan
- Superchunk
- Randy Travis
Oklahoma
- The All-American Rejects
- Gene Autry (also notable as an actor and Major League Baseball team owner)
- Garth Brooks
- 1989 - Garth Brooks
- 1990 - No Fences
- 1999 - In the Life of Chris Gaines
- Ester Dean
- Flaming Lips
- 1999 - The Soft Bulletin
- 2002 - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
- Vince Gill
- Woody Guthrie
- 1940 - Dust Bowl Ballads
- Hanson
- Toby Keith
- Kings of Leon
- Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards
- Reba McEntire
- Blake Shelton
- Smooth McGroove
- Turnpike Troubadours
- Carrie Underwood
South Carolina
- Lee Brice
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- Iron and Wine
- Megan Jean and the KFB
- Needtobreathe
- Nile
- Darius Rucker
- Through The Eyes Of The Dead
Tennessee
- Jason Aldean
- Jimmie Allen
- Kelsea Ballerini
- The Band Perry
- Dierks Bentley
- Big & Rich
- Big Star
- Brooks & Dunn
- Kane Brown
- Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown
- Canon Blue
- Madds Buckley
- Johnny Cash – born and raised in Arkansas, but started his music career in Memphis and lived in the Nashville area for most of the rest of his life
- Cheer Up, Charlie Daniels
- Kenny Chesney
- Eric Church
- The Civil Wars
- Miley Cyrus
- Noah Cyrus
- Dan + Shay
- The Dead Weather
- Diamond Rio
- Disciple
- Dillon Dixon Band
- Justin Townes Earle
- Enfold Darkness
- Sara Evans
- The Everly Brothers
- Florida Georgia Line
- Tennessee Ernie Ford
- GaMetal
- GloRilla
- Grace & Tony
- Al Green
- 1972 - Let's Stay Together
- 1973 - Call Me
- Guitar Fight From Fooly Cooly
- 2020 - Soak
- Isaac Hayes
- Sam Hunt
- Inferi
- Jars of Clay
- Lady A
- Shawn Lane
- Tracy Lawrence
- Lonestar
- Lovers & Liars
- Nick Lutsko
- Maddie & Tae
- Makeup and Vanity Set
- Mammoth City Messengers
- Martina McBride
- Lorrie Morgan
- The Oak Ridge Boys
- Paramore
- Dolly Parton
- 1971 - Coat of Many Colors
- Ann Peebles
- 1972 - Straight From The Heart
- 1974 - I Can't Stand the Rain
- Peepeepo
- Elvis Presley
- 1956 - Elvis Presley (The Album)
- 1968 - Elvis (NBC TV Special)
- 1969 - From Elvis in Memphis
- 1974 - Having Fun with Elvis on Stage
- 1976 - The Sun Sessions
- The Protomen
- Red
- Restless Heart
- Thomas Rhett
- Riders In The Sky
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Saliva
- Dinah Shore
- Skillet
- Soccer Mommy
- 2016 - for young hearts
- 2017 - Collection
- 2018 - Clean
- 2020 - Color Theory
- 2022 - Sometimes Forever
- Taylor Swift
- Three 6 Mafia
- Pam Tillis
- Justin Timberlake
- 2013 - "Mirrors"
- Aaron Tippin
- Tomahawk
- Tina Turner
- 1984 - Private Dancer
- Keith Urban – though born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, he's made his career in American country music
- Morgan Wallen
- Whitechapel
- Hank Williams Jr.
- Hank Williams III
- Chris Young
Texas
- The 13th Floor Elevators
- Analog Rebellion
- At the Drive-In
- 2000 - Relationship of Command
- The Austin Lounge Lizards
- Erykah Badu
- 2000 - Mama's Gun
- Beyoncé
- 2003 - Dangerously in Love
- 2008 - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
- 2013 - Beyoncé
- 2016 - Lemonade
- 2022 - Renaissance
- The Big Bopper
- The Black Angels
- Tevin Campbell
- Kelly Clarkson
- Clint Black
- Blue October
- Bowling for Soup
- Michael Guy Bowman
- brentalfloss
- BROCKHAMPTON
- Butthole Surfers
- Tracy Byrd
- Chamillionaire
- Mark Chesnutt
- The Chicks
- Ornette Coleman
- 1959 - The Shape of Jazz to Come
- Cowboy Troy
- David Crowder Band
- Days N' Daze
- Destiny's Child
- 1999 - The Writing's on the Wall
- 2001 - Survivor
- Device
- Devourment
- Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
- Drowning Pool
- Steve Earle
- Dorian Electra
- Explosions In The Sky
- Fair to Midland
- Flyleaf
- Forever The Sickest Kids
- Jamie Foxx
- Joe Scruggs
- Kirk Franklin
- Kinky Friedman
- Hannah Fury
- Geto Boys
- Selena Gomez
- Mckenna Grace
- Mickey Guyton
- Todrick Hall
- 2016 - Straight Outta Oz
- Helstar
- Buddy Holly
- Johnny Horton
- Jandek
- Waylon Jennings
- Daniel Johnston
- 1983 - Hi, How Are You
- 1983 - Yip/Jump Music
- George Jones
- Janis Joplin
- JubyPhonic
- Khalid
- Khruangbin
- Miranda Lambert
- Lecrae
- Maggie Lindemann
- Lisa Loeb
- Demi Lovato
- Lyle Lovett
- The Mars Volta
- Neal McCoy
- MDC
- Meat Loaf
- 1977 - Bat Out of Hell
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Mineral
- Maren Morris
- Kacey Musgraves
- Mystery Skulls
- Willie Nelson
- Neon Indian
- The Oh Hellos
- Okkervil River
- Old 97's
- Roy Orbison
- Pantera
- The Paper Chase
- Pentatonix
- The Polyphonic Spree
- Post Malone
- Polyphia
- The Reverend Horton Heat
- LeAnn Rimes
- Kenny Rogers
- Kelly Rowland
- Scarface
- Travis Scott
- Dan Seals
- Selena
- Shut Up Sidney
- Ashlee Simpson
- Jessica Simpson
- Sixpence None the Richer
- Skelteria
- Solange
- 2016 - A Seat At The Table
- Spoon
- St. Vincent
- 2012 - Love This Giant (with David Byrne)
- George Strait
- Tila Tequila
- Trout Fishing In America
- Townes Van Zandt
- Tanya Tucker
- UGK
- Vanilla Ice
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Clay Walker
- Watchtower
- Waterparks
- Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- Don Williams
- Lee Ann Womack
- ZZ Top
- 1983 - Eliminator
Virginia
- Arsis
- Carsie Blanton
- Chris Brown
- D'Angelo
- 1995 - Brown Sugar
- 2000 - Voodoo
- 2014 - Black Messiah
- DC Talk
- Missy Elliott
- Dave Grohl
- GWAR
- Hurt
- Lamb of God
- Lil Ugly Mane
- Dave Matthews Band
- James McMurtry
- Jason Mraz
- Municipal Waste
- Mojo Nixon
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Old Dominion
- Paul and Storm
- Pentagram
- Pig Destroyer
- Prince Poppycock
- Jacob Sartorius
- Sonohara
- Sparklehorse
- The Statler Brothers
- Timbaland
- Tonedeff
- Trey Songz
- Wedlock
- Pharrell Williams
West Virginia
West
Alaska
- 36 Crazyfists
- Jewel – born in Utah, but raised from infancy in Anchorage and later Homer
- Portugal. The Man
Arizona
- AJJ
- Black Gryph0n
- Blue Stahli
- Michelle Branch
- Calexico
- CG5
- Alice Cooper
- 1971 - Love It to Death
- 1978 - From the Inside
- Doll Skin
- Gin Blossoms
- Jimmy Eat World
- Job for a Cowboy
- Judicator
- Kawai Sprite
- 2020 - Chuckie Finster
- Meat Puppets
- Buck Owens
- Psychostick
- Marty Robbins
- Linda Ronstadt
- Paul Shapera
- Lindsey Stirling
- Vektor
- The Word Alive
Colorado
- 3OH!3
- 16 Horsepower
- Allegaeon
- Axe Murder Boyz
- Brave Saint Saturn
- Bull of Heaven
- Cephalic Carnage
- Chairlift
- Christie Front Drive
- Cobalt
- DeVotchKa
- Five Iron Frenzy
- Flobots
- The Fray
- John Grant
- Havok
- Jag Panzer
- OneRepublic
- Jill Sobule
- The String Cheese Incident
- Steve Taylor
- Tennis
- Vale of Pnath
- Woven Hand
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
- The Cab
- Escape the Fate
- Falling in Reverse
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Imagine Dragons
- The Killers
- 2004 - Hot Fuss
- 2020 - Imploding the Mirage
- Ne-Yo
- Panic! at the Disco
- 2017 - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
New Mexico
- brokeNCYDE
- John Denver – born in Roswell, but moved around the US as an Air Force brat; more identified with his later home of Colorado
- A Hawk and a Hacksaw
- The Shins
Oregon
- L'Acéphale
- Agalloch
- The Dandy Warhols
- The Decemberists
- The Doubleclicks
- Everclear
- The Exploding Hearts
- 2003 - Guitar Romantic
- Falling Up
- Peter Hollens
- Japanese Breakfast
- 2016 - Psychopomp
- 2017 - Soft Sounds From Another Planet
- 2021 - Jubilee
- King Black Acid
- Pink Martini
- Elliott Smith
- Toxic Holocaust
- Vektroid
- Tessa Violet
- Vylet Pony
Utah
- David Archuleta
- The Brobecks
- Chelsea Grin
- Cult Leader
- I Don't Know How But They Found Me
- Meg and Dia
- Neon Trees
- The Piano Guys
- SubRosa
- The Used
- Visigoth
Washington
- Abney Park
- Alice in Chains
- 1992 - Dirt
- Beat Happening
- Bell Witch
- Bikini Kill
- Botch
- Boy Meets Girl
- Jerry Cantrell
- Car Seat Headrest
- Neko Case
- Childbirth
- Chris Cornell
- Bing Crosby (born in Tacoma, raised in Spokane)
- 1942 - Merry Christmas
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Demon Hunter
- Jonah Dempcy
- Earth
- Enterprise Earth
- Evelyn Evelyn
- Excuse 17
- The Fall of Troy
- Fastbacks
- Fleet Foxes
- Foo Fighters
- 1995 - Foo Fighters
- 1997 - The Colour and the Shape
- Forgive Durden
- 2008 - Razia's Shadow
- Harvey Danger
- Hazel
- Heart
- 1985 - Heart
- Heavens To Betsy
- Jimi Hendrix (Two members of The Jimi Hendrix Experience being British)
- 1967 - Are You Experienced (as the Jimi Hendrix Experience)
- 1967 - Axis: Bold As Love (as the Jimi Hendrix Experience)
- 1968 - Electric Ladyland (as the Jimi Hendrix Experience)
- 1970 - Band of Gypsys (as Band of Gypsys)
- Kirby Krackle
- 2010 - "Up, Up, Down, Down"
- Left At London
- Mary Lambert
- Macklemore
- Madame Macabre
- Melvins
- The Mentors
- Metal Church
- The Microphones
- 2001 - The Glow Pt. 2
- Devin Millar
- Modest Mouse
- Mudhoney
- Nevermore
- Nirvana
- 1989 - Bleach
- 1991 - Nevermind
- 1992 - Incesticide
- 1993 - In Utero
- 1994 - MTV Unplugged in New York
- Kurt Cobain
- ODESZA
- Parenthetical Girls
- Pearl Jam
- 1991 - Ten
- Perfume Genius
- The Posies
- The Postal Service
- The Presidents of the United States of America
- Queensrÿche
- 1988 - Operation: Mindcrime
- Rabbit Junk
- The Revolutionary Hydra
- Josh Roehl
- Schoolyard Heroes
- Shining Wizado
- Sir Mix-A-Lot
- Sleater-Kinney (named after a major road in their hometown of Olympia)
- Soundgarden
- Sunn O)))
- Sunny Day Real Estate
- 1994 - Diary
- Ugly Casanova
- Uncle Bonsai
- Unwound
- Kyle Ward
- Jason Webley
- Wolves in the Throne Room
Wyoming
Other/Unspecified
- Barbie
- 1961 - Barbie Sings!
- The Beverly Quartet
- 2020 - The Shape Of Mashups To Come
- Lydia Grace Blezard
- Dove Cameron
- Clamavi de Profundis
- 2020 - Chieftain
- CocoRosie
- Eddie DeGarmo and Bob Farrell
- 2003 - Hero
- Derek and the Dominos (includes English members)
- Dos Gringos
- Mort Garson: While he was born in Canada, he spent almost all of his life living in the United States.
- Hemorrhoy Rogers
- Joe Hill
- Kidz Bop
- LO Hess
- Homestar Runner
- Juno Songs
- Dan Kehler
- L33tStr33t Boys
- Life In Yellow
- Lifeseeker
- Little Shannon Dudley
- The Muppets
- 1970 - The Sesame Street Book And Record
- 1993 - Muppet Beach Party
- 1994 - Kermit Unpigged
- 1995 - Sesame Street Platinum All Time Favorites
- New Yesterday
- Numberock
- The Nutty Squirrels
- The Police (drummer Stewart Copeland, who founded the band, is American)
- 1978 - Outlandos d'Amour
- 1979 - Reggatta de Blanc
- 1980 - Zenyattà Mondatta
- 1981 - Ghost in the Machine
- 1983 - Synchronicity
- The Powerpuff Girls
- 2000 - Heroes & Villains
- Pretenders (formed in London, with most of its members being British, but lead vocalist Chrissie Hynde was born and raised in Ohio)
- 1979 - Pretenders
- The Quintet
- 1953 - Jazz at Massey Hall
- RecD
- Sheoru
- The Simpsons
- 1990 - The Simpsons Sing the Blues
- 1998 - The Yellow Album
- Songdrops
- Various artists
- 2019 - His Story: The Musical