“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.
- 2 Live Crew
- 3 Doors Down
- Three Pac
- 50 Cent
- Paula Abdul
- Above the Law
- Acid Bath
- Ryan Adams
- Aerosmith
- Aesop Rock
- Agalloch
- Aghora
- Al B. Sure!
- Christina Aguilera
- Erik Aho
- Alabama
- Jason Aldean
- Alexander James Adams
- The Allman Brothers Band
- Alice in Chains
- Alter Bridge
- America
- Amniote
- Daniel Amos
- Lit
- Tori Amos
- 1992 - Little Earthquakes
- Anal Cunt
- Anastacia
- Bill Anderson
- Laurie Anderson
- The Andrews Sisters
- Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
- 2010 -Backatown
- Anthrax
- Among the Living (1987)
- Anybody Killa
- Fiona Apple
- ApologetiX
- India.Arie
- Louis Armstrong
- 1925-1928 - The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
- ASAP Rocky
- Ash Borer
- Fred Astaire
- The Astronauts
- Attila: the early 1970s psychedelic rock band.
- 1970 - Attila
- Gene Autry (also notable as an actor and Major League Baseball team owner)
- Avenged Sevenfold
- 2005 - City of Evil
- 2016 - The Stage
- Axe Murder Boyz
- Azealia Banks
- The B-52s
- Backstreet Boys
- Erykah Badu
- Joan Baez
- Josephine Baker
- The Band (Four Canadian members, one American)
- 1969 - The Band
- 1974 - Planet Waves (with Bob Dylan)
- 1975 - The Basement Tapes (with Bob Dylan)
- The Band Perry
- Band of Gypsys
- 1970 - Band of Gypsys
- The Bangles
- 1984 - All Over the Place
- Basehead
- Battles
- The Beach Boys (two of their former members are South African)
- 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
- 2011 - The SMiLE Sessions
- Beastie Boys
- 1986 - Licensed to Ill
- 1989 - Paul's Boutique
- Beck
- 1994 - Mellow Gold
- 1996 - Odelay
- 2005 - Guero
- Harry Belafonte
- Dierks Bentley
- Irving Berlin
- Elmer Bernstein
- Leonard Bernstein
- Chuck Berry
- Best Coast
- Beyoncé
- 2016 - Lemonade (2016)
- The Big Bopper
- Big Hoodoo
- Big K.R.I.T.
- Big Sean
- Big Star
- Big Black
- 1987 - Songs About Fucking
- Big Brother And The Holding Company
- 1968 - Cheap Thrills
- Big K.R.I.T.
- Bill Haley and His Comets
- Billie Eilish
- Ryan Bingham
- Clint Black
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Black Flag
- Black Veil Brides
- Andy Black
- Blaze Ya Dead Homie
- Blondie
- 1978 - Parallel Lines
- Blue Öyster Cult
- 1974 - Secret Treaties
- 1976 - Agents of Fortune
- 1977 - Spectres
- The Body
- Body Count
- 1992 - Body Count
- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
- Boondox
- Boston
- Boy Meets Girl
- Boyz II Men
- Alexander Brandon
- Brandy
- Garth Brooks
- 1999 - In the Life of Chris Gaines
- Brooks & Dunn (FYI: not Garth)
- Brotha Lynch Hung
- Bobby Brown
- Chris Brown
- Danny Brown
- James Brown
- 1963 - Live at the Apollo
- 1991 - Star Time
- Zac Brown Band
- Jackson Browne
- Luke Bryan
- Jeff Buckley
- 1994 - Grace
- 1998 - Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk
- Jimmy Buffett
- Busta Rhymes
- Butthole Surfers
- The Byrds
- 1965 - Mr. Tambourine Man
- Cage
- John Cage
- Cage the Elephant
- Cab Calloway
- Camila Cabello
- Cannibal Corpse
- 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
- Captain Murphy
- Captain & Tennille
- Mariah Carey
- Wendy Carlos
- 1968 - Switched-On Bach
- Carpenters
- The Cars
- Aaron Carter
- Carter Burwell
- Johnny Cash
- Cattle Decapitation
- The Centurions
- Champtown
- Harry Chapin
- Ray Charles
- Charlie Puth
- Cheap Trick
- Cher
- Kenny Chesney
- Chic
- Chicago
- Chief Keef
- Childish Gambino
- Eric Church
- Gilby Clarke
- 1994 - Pawnshop Guitars
- Patsy Cline
- George Clinton
- 1971 - Maggot Brain (with Funkadelic)
- 1978 - One Nation Under a Groove (with Funkadelic)
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- Cobalt
- Eddie Cochran
- David Allan Coe
- J Cole (born in Frankfurt, Germany, raised in the USA)
- Nat King Cole
- Ornette Coleman
- 1959 - The Shape of Jazz to Come
- John Coltrane
- 1957 - Blue Train
- 1960 - Giant Steps
- 1961 - My Favorite Things
- 1965 - A Love Supreme
- Bill Conti
- Sam Cooke
- Alice Cooper
- 1971 - Love It to Death
- 1978 - From the Inside
- Aaron Copland
- Cormorant
- The Cramps
- Creature Feature
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 1969 - Willy and the Poor Boys
- Jim Croce
- Crosby, Stills, Nash (And Young) (One of its members being Canadian, and another being British)
- Bing Crosby
- 1942 - Merry Christmas
- Sheryl Crow
- Cupcak Ke
- Cypress Hill
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Miley Cyrus
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Princenote
- Dick Dale
- 1962 - Surfers Choice
- Damn Yankees
- Dorothy Dandridge
- Bobby Darin
- Das Racist
- Daughters
- Miles Davis
- 1959 - Kind of Blue
- 1960 - Sketches of Spain
- 1970 - Bitches Brew
- 1999 - Panthalassa
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Doris Day
- Dayton Family
- Dead Kennedys
- 1985 - Frankenchrist
- Jello Biafra
- Death
- Death Grips
- John Debney
- Delaney And Bonnie And Friends
- 1970 - On Tour with Eric Clapton
- 1971 - Motel Shot
- Adore Delano
- Lana Del Rey
- 2012 - Born to Die
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
- John Denver
- Dessa
- Destiny's Child
- Devo
- 1978 - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
- 1980 - Freedom of Choice
- Dice
- Bo Diddley
- Digital Underground
- Dinosaur Jr.
- The Divine Madness
- Dixie Chicks
- DJ Shadow
- 1996 - Endtroducing.....
- DMX
- Doctor Steel
- Doll Skin
- Eric Dolphy
- 1964 - Out to Lunch!
- Fats Domino
- Doomtree
- The Doors
- 1967 - The Doors
- 1967 - Strange Days
- 1971 - L.A. Woman
- Dr. Dre
- Dream Theater
- 1992- Images and Words
- 1999 - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
- Hilary Duff
- Irene Dunne
- Bob Dylan
- 1962 - Bob Dylan
- 1963 - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
- 1964 - The Times They Are A-Changin'
- 1964 - Another Side of Bob Dylan
- 1965 - Bringing It All Back Home
- 1965 - Highway 61 Revisited
- 1966 - Blonde on Blonde
- 1967 - John Wesley Harding
- 1969 - Nashville Skyline
- 1970 - Self Portrait
- 1970 - New Morning
- 1974 - Planet Waves (with The Band)
- 1975 - Blood on the Tracks
- 1975 - The Basement Tapes (with The Band)
- 1976 - Desire
- 1978 - Street Legal
- 1979 - Slow Train Coming
- 1989 - Oh Mercy
- 1992 - Good as I Been to You
- 1997 - Time Out of Mind
- 2009 - Christmas in the Heart
- Eagles
- Justin Townes Earle
- Steve Earle
- Eazy-E
- Randy Edelman
- Eddie DeGarmo and Bob Farrell
- 2003 - Hero
- Eels
- 1996 - Beautiful Freak
- Music/EIP
- Danny Elfman
- Ansel Elgort
- Duke Ellington
- Emily Pukis and the Vagrants
- Eminem
- The Slim Shady LP (1999)
- The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
- The Eminem Show (2002)
- EPMD
- Eric B. & Rakim
- 1987 - Paid In Full
- E.S. Posthumus
- Esham
- Gloria Estefan (born in Havana, Cuba, but raised in Miami)
- The Everly Brothers
- Exhumed
- The Exploding Hearts
- 2003 - Guitar Romantic
- Bill Evans
- Fabian
- Faith No More
- Fergie
- James Ferraro
- Fifth Harmony
- Fireaxe
- 2003 - Food for the Gods
- Fishbone
- Eddie Fisher
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Fleetwood Mac (while the band is mainly British, several of its members have been American)
- Flo Rida
- Florida Georgia Line
- Foo Fighters
- 1995 - Foo Fighters
- Foreigner (founded by a mix of American and British musicians)
- Lita Ford
- The Four Freshmen
- Jamie Foxx
- Aretha Franklin
- Froggy Fresh
- John Frusciante
- Fugazi
- 1990 - Repeater
- The Fugees
- 1996 - The Score
- The Fugs
- 1965 - The Fugs First Album
- 1966 - The Fugs Second Album
- 1968 - It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest
- Fun Lovin' Criminals
- Kenny G
- Gang Starr
- Marvin Gaye
- 1971 - What's Going On
- The Germs
- George Gershwin
- 1934-1935 - Porgy and Bess
- Geto Boys
- Ghoul
- Michael Giacchino
- Vince Gill
- Philip Glass
- The Go-Go's
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Joel Goldsmith
- Selena Gomez
- Ariana Grande
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- 1982 - The Message
- The Grateful Dead
- 1968 - Anthem of the Sun
- 1970 - American Beauty
- Gravediggaz
- Al Green
- 1972 - Let's Stay Together
- 1973 - Call Me
- Cee Lo Green
- Green Day
- 1994 - Dookie
- 1995 - Insomniac
- 1997 - Nimrod
- 2000 - Warning
- 2004 - American Idiot
- 2009 - 21st Century Breakdown
- The Gregory Brothers
- Arlo Guthrie
- 1967 - Alice's Restaurant
- Woody Guthrie
- 1940 - Dust Bowl Ballads
- Guns N' Roses
- 1987 - Appetite for Destruction
- 1988 - G N'R Lies
- 1991 - Use Your Illusion
- Vince Guaraldi
- Merle Haggard
- Tom T. Hall
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Herbie Hancock
- 1973 - Head Hunters
- 1983 - Future Shock
- Hanson
- Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa
- 2014 - Live In Amsterdam
- David Hasselhoff
- Hunter Hayes
- Hed PE
- Helmet
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Two of its members being British)
- 1967 - Are You Experienced
- 1967 - Axis: Bold as Love
- 1968 - Electric Ladyland
- Bernard Herrmann
- Faith Hill
- Lauryn Hill
- His Name Is Alive
- The Historian Himself
- Hole
- 1994 - Live Through This
- Buddy Holly
- Billie Holiday
- 1958 - Lady in Satin
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- Hopsin
- James Horner
- House Of Krazees
- House of Pain
- Howlin' Wolf
- Moanin' in the Moonlight (1959)
- The Howlin' Wolf Album (1969)
- Sam Hunt
- Hüsker Dü
- Ice Cube
- Ice-T
- Immortal Technique (born in Peru, moved to the USA)
- Insane Clown Posse
- Iron Butterfly
- 1968 - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
- The Isley Brothers
- Charles Ives
- J Dilla
- 2001 - Welcome 2 Detroit
- 2006 - Donuts
- Steve Jablonsky
- Alan Jackson
- Janet Jackson
- Michael Jackson
- 1972 - Got to Be There
- 1979 - Off the Wall
- 1982 - Thriller
- 1987 - Bad
- 1991 - Dangerous
- 1995 - HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I
- 2001 - Invincible
- 2010 - Michael
- 2014 - Xscape
- The Jackson Five
- Jan and Dean
- Jawbox
- Jawbreaker
- Jay Rock
- Jay-Z
- Jefferson Airplane
- 1966 - Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
- 1967 - Surrealistic Pillow
- 1968 - Crown of Creation
- Waylon Jennings
- Joan Jett
- Billy Joel
- Jack Johnson
- Robert Johnson
- 1990 - The Complete Recordings
- Daniel Johnston
- 1983 - Hi, How Are You
- 1983 - Yip/Jump Music
- Jojo
- The Jonas Brothers
- George Jones
- Spike Jones
- Janis Joplin
- Scott Joplin
- Journey
- Jumpsteady
- Kansas
- Michael Kamen
- Paul Kantner
- 1970 - Blows Against the Empire
- Toby Keith
- Gene Kelly
- Kesha
- Kid Cudi
- Kid Rock
- 1993 - The Polyfuze Method
- 1996 - Early Mornin Stoned Pimp
- 1998 - Devil Without A Cause
- 2001 - Cocky
- Kilo Kish
- B.B. King
- Carole King
- 1971 - Tapestry
- King Gordy
- KISS
- 1974 - KISS
- 1974 - Hotter Than Hell
- 1975 - Dressed to Kill
- 1976 - Destroyer
- 1976 - Rock And Roll Over
- 1977 - Love Gun
- 1977 - Alive II
- 1978 - KISS Solo Albums
- 1979 - Dynasty
- 1980 - Unmasked
- 1981 - Music from "The Elder"
- 1982 - Creatures of the Night
- 1983 - Lick It Up
- 1984 - Animalize
- 1985 - Asylum
- 1987 - Crazy Nights
- 1989 - Hot in the Shade
- 1992 - Revenge
- 1997 - Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
- 1998 - Psycho Circus
- 2009 - Sonic Boom
- 2012 - Monster
- Kool Keith
- Zoë Kravitz
- Kool Moe Dee
- Korn
- Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Lady Antebellum
- Lady Gaga
- Kendrick Lamar
- 2012 - good kid, m.A.A.d city
- Miranda Lambert
- Shawn Lane
- Cyndi Lauper
- Bettye LaVette
- Tom Lehrer
- 1953 - Songs by Tom Lehrer
- 1959 - An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer
- 1965 - That Was the Year That Was
- Leiber and Stoller
- Lead Belly
- Leviathan
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Lil B
- Lil Dicky
- Lil Jon
- Lil Kim
- Lil Ugly Mane
- Lil Wayne
- Linkin Park
- 2000 - Hybrid Theory
- 2003 - Meteora
- 2007 - Minutes to Midnight
- Little Big Town
- Little Feat
- Little Richard
- 1957 - Here's Little Richard
- Little Shannon Dudley
- LL Cool J
- Lonestar
- Jennifer Lopez
- Robert Lopez
- Love
- 1967 - Forever Changes
- Lupe Fiasco
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Craig Mack
- John Mackey
- Macklemore
- Kevin MacLeod
- Mac Miller
- Madonna
- 1983 - Madonna
- 1984 - Like a Virgin
- 1986 - True Blue
- 1989 - Like a Prayer
- 1990 - I'm Breathless
- 1990 - The Immaculate Collection
- 1992 - Erotica
- 1994 - Bedtime Stories
- 1998 - Ray of Light
- 2000 - Music
- 2003 - American Life
- 2005 - Confessions on a Dance Floor
- Machine Gun Kelly
- The Mamas & the Papas
- Man Or Astroman
- Barry Manilow
- 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)
- Dean Martin
- Master P
- Trixie Mattel
- Curtis Mayfield
- MC5
- 1969 - Kick Out the Jams
- Martina McBride
- MC Frontalot
- Bear McCreary
- Reba McEntire
- Tim McGraw
- Nellie McKay (born in Britain, American raised)
- Don McLean
- 1971 - American Pie
- Meat Loaf
- 1977 - Bat Out of Hell
- Meek Mill
- Megadeth
- John Mellencamp
- Alan Menken
- The Menzingers
- Metal Church
- Metallica
- 1984 - Ride the Lightning
- 1986 - Master of Puppets
- MF Doom
- 2004 - Madvillainy [As Madvillain, with Madlib]
- MGMT
- 2008 - Oracular Spectacular
- Glenn Miller
- Steve Miller Band
- Ronnie Milsap
- Nicki Minaj
- Charles Mingus
- 1959 - Mingus Ah Um
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Misery Index
- The Misfits
- Missing Persons
- Missy Elliott
- Anaïs Mitchell
- 2010 - Hadestown
- Moby
- 1999 - Play
- Modest Mouse
- The Modern Lovers
- Janelle Monáe
- Thelonious Monk
- 1957 - Brilliant Corners
- The Monkees (1/4 of the band was British)
- John Michael Montgomery
- Morbid Angel
- Mark Mothersbaugh
- The Muppets
- Muppet Beach Party (1993)
- Kermit Unpigged (1994)
- Sesame Street Platinum All Time Favorites (1995)
- Kacey Musgraves
- My Chemical Romance
- Myzery
- Nas
- Natas
- Necro
- Willie Nelson
- Nerf Herder
- Neurosis
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- On Avery Island (1996)
- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
- New Kids on the Block
- Alfred Newman
- David Newman
- Joey Newman
- Lionel Newman
- Maria Newman
- Randy Newman
- Thomas Newman
- New Kingdom
- New York Dolls
- NF
- Nickel Creek
- Stevie Nicks
- Harry Nilsson
- Nine Inch Nails
- 1994 - The Downward Spiral
- 1999 - The Fragile
- 2007 - Year Zero
- 2008 - The Slip
- Nirvana
- 1989 - Bleach
- 1991 - Nevermind
- 1992 - Incesticide
- 1993 - In Utero
- 1994 - MTV Unplugged in New York
- Mojo Nixon
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- 1994 - Ready to Die
- 1997 - Life After Death
- Nuclear Assault
- Ted Nugent
- The Nutty Squirrels
- N.W.A.
- 1988 - Straight Outta Compton
- Laura Nyro
- The Oak Ridge Boys
- Phil Ochs
- OFWGKTA
- Oingo Boingo
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Roy Orbison
- OutKast
- Overkill
- Jake Owen
- Buck Owens
- Brad Paisley
- A Pale Horse Named Death
- Amanda Palmer
- Panopticon
- Pansy Division
- Charlie Parker
- Dolly Parton
- 1971 - Coat of Many Colors
- Pearl Jam
- Ten (1991)
- Peppermint
- Katy Perry
- Tom Petty
- The Pharcyde
- Phish
- Pig Destroyer
- P!nk
- Pink Martini
- Pitbull
- The Pixies
- 1988 - Surfer Rosa
- 1989 - Doolittle
- The Plasmatics
- The Plastic E Gulls
- PM Dawn
- The Police (Their drummer is American)
- 1978 - Outlandos d'Amour
- 1983 - Synchronicity
- Iggy Pop
- 1977 - The Idiot
- 1977 - Lust for Life
- Cole Porter
- Pretenders (part American, part British)
- Elvis Presley
- 1956 - Elvis Presley
- 1968 - Elvis
- 1969 - From Elvis in Memphis
- 1974 - Having Fun with Elvis on Stage
- 1976 - The Sun Sessions
- Prince
- 1979 - Prince
- 1984 - Purple Rain
- Kitty Pryde
- Psychopathic Rydas
- Public Enemy
- Tito Puente
- Dance Mania Vol 1 (1958)
- Pussycat Dolls
- Queen Latifah
- Queensrÿche
- 1988 - Operation: Mindcrime
- Rage Against the Machine
- Bonnie Raitt
- 1972 - Give It Up
- Sara Ramirez (born in Mexico, grew up in California)
- Johnny Ramone
- Don't Worry About Me (2002)
- The Ramones
- 1976 - Ramones
- 1977 - Leave Home
- 1977 - Rocket to Russia
- 1978 - Road to Ruin
- 1980 - End of the Century
- Rascal Flatts
- Rasputina
- Regal Pinion
- R.E.M.
- 1983 - Murmur
- 1991 - Out Of Time
- The Red Chord
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 1991 - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
- 1999 - Californication
- 2002 - By the Way
- 2006 - Stadium Arcadium
- The Red House Painters
- 1996 - Songs for a Blue Guitar
- Otis Redding
- 1965 - Otis Blue
- Lou Reed
- 1972 - Transformer
- 1973 - Berlin
- 1975 - Metal Machine Music
- The Replacements
- The Residents
- 1976 - The Third Reich 'n Roll
- 1979 - Eskimo
- 1980 - The Commercial Album
- Debbie Reynolds
- Thomas Rhett
- Lionel Richie
- Riders In The Sky
- The Rippingtons
- Rites of Spring
- Marty Robbins
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Rodgers and Hammerstein
- Gina Rodriguez
- Kenny Rogers
- Benny Rogosnitzky
- Linda Ronstadt
- Rick Ross
- Rufus Rex
- Dead Beat (2011)
- The Runaways
- Run–D.M.C.
- 1984 - Run-D.M.C.
- 1985 - King of Rock
- 1986 - Raising Hell
- Todd Rundgren
- 1972 - Something/Anything?
- RuPaul
- Joe Satriani
- Savatage
- 1991 - Streets: A Rock Opera
- 1994 - Handful of Rain
- 1995 - Dead Winter Dead
- 1998 - The Wake of Magellan
- 2001 - Poets and Madmen
- Scatman John
- Schoolly D
- 1985 - Schoolly D (Album)
- 1986 - Saturday Night! – The Album
- Schoolyard Heroes
- Scissor Sisters
- Jill Scott
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Stephen Schwartz
- Neil Sedaka
- Seeming
- Bob Seger
- Selena
- Sesame Street
- 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
- Shellac
- Blake Shelton
- The Sherman Brothers
- Alan Silvestri
- Paul Simon
- 1986 - Graceland
- Simon & Garfunkel
- 1970 - Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Ashlee Simpson
- Jessica Simpson
- Juliet Simms
- Frank Sinatra
- 1954 - Songs for Young Lovers
- 1955 - In the Wee Small Hours
- 1956 - Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
- 1969 - My Way
- Sir Mix-a-Lot
- 16 Horsepower
- Skrillex
- Slayer
- 1986 - Reign in Blood
- Sleater-Kinney
- Slint
- 1991 - Spiderland
- Sly and the Family Stone
- 1969 - Stand!
- Brendon Small
- 2012 - Brendon Small's Galaktikon
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- 1993 - Siamese Dream
- 1995 - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
- 1998 - Adore
- Jimmy Smith
- 1959 - Home Cookin'
- Patti Smith
- 1975 - Horses
- 1976 - Radio Ethiopia
- 1978 - Easter
- 1979 - Wave
- Stephen Sondheim
- Songdrops
- Sonic Youth
- Jeremy Soule
- Soulja Boy
- John Philip Sousa
- Soundgarden
- Snoop Dogg
- Sparks (From Los Angeles, best known and often recorded in Europe)
- 1974 - Kimono My House
- 1979 - No. 1 in Heaven
- 2002 - Lil' Beethoven
- Britney Spears
- Regina Spektor (born in Russia, grew up in the USA)
- 2004 - Soviet Kitsch
- Sasha Spielberg
- Bruce Springsteen
- 1975 - Born to Run
- Spoon
- Carl Stalling
- Starbomb
- The Statler Brothers
- Steely Dan
- Steve Miller Band
- Ray Stevens
- Sufjan Stevens
- John Stewart
- Lindsey Stirling
- Stone Temple Pilots
- The Stooges
- 1969 - The Stooges
- 1970 - Fun House
- 1973 - Raw Power
- George Strait
- Barbra Streisand
- Styx
- Sublime
- The Sugarhill Gang
- Sugarland
- Donna Summer
- 1977 - I Remember Yesterday
- 1979 - Bad Girls
- Sun Ra
- 1961 - The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra
- 1993 - Space Is the Place
- Sunn O)))
- Swans
- Taylor Swift
- System of a Down
- 2001 - Toxicity
- 2005 - Mezmerize/Hypnotize
- Talking Heads
- 1977 - Talking Heads: 77
- 1978 - More Songs About Buildings and Food
- 1979 - Fear of Music
- 1980 - Remain in Light
- 1983 - Speaking in Tongues
- 1984 - Stop Making Sense
- 1985 - Little Creatures
- 1986 - True Stories
- 1988 - Naked
- Tommy Tallarico
- Art Tatum
- TD Cruze
- Tech N9ne
- Television
- 1977 - Marquee Moon
- Testament
- That Poppy
- They Might Be Giants
- 1986 - They Might Be Giants
- 1990 - Flood
- 1994 - John Henry
- 30 Seconds to Mars
- 2009 - This Is War
- Thou Shalt Not
- 3Pac
- Three Six Mafia
- Alaska Thunderfuck
- Justin Timberlake
- Christopher Tin
- 2009 - Calling All Dawns
- Tinashe
- Tiny Tim
- Tonedeff
- Too $hort
- Tool
- Torae
- T-Pain
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra
- 2000 - Beethoven's Last Night
- The Traveling Wilburys – a supergroup of three Yanks and two Brits, formed in the States
- Randy Travis
- A Tribe Called Quest
- 1991 - The Low End Theory
- Tina Turner
- The Turtles
- TV on the Radio
- 2006 - Return to Cookie Mountain
- Conway Twitty
- Twiztid
- Brian Tyler
- UGK
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban – though born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, he's made his career in American country music
- Steve Vai
- Ritchie Valens
- Luther Vandross
- Vanilla Ice
- Townes Van Zandt
- Sarah Vaughan
- Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown (1954)
- After Hours (1961)
- Live in Japan (1973)
- Velvet Underground (One member being Welsh)
- 1967 - The Velvet Underground & Nico note
- 1968 - White Light/White Heat
- 1969 - The Velvet Underground
- 1970 - Loaded
- 1973 - Squeeze
- Violent Femmes
- Village People
- Michelle Visage
- Voltaire
- 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
- Waka Flocka Flame
- The Walker Brothers (formed in Los Angeles)
- Scott Walker (born in Ohio)
- Ron Wasserman
- Muddy Waters
- 2001 - The Anthology 1947-1972
- Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- Weather Report
- Chris Webby
- Lawrence Welk
- Kitty Wells
- Ween
- GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (1990)
- Weezer
- The Blue Album (1994)
- 1996 - Pinkerton
- Kanye West
- 2010 - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
- 2013 - Yeezus
- 2016 - The Life of Pablo
- The White Stripes
- 2001 - White Blood Cells
- 2003 - Elephant
- Keith Whitley
- Willam
- Wilco
- 2002 - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
- Don Williams
- Hank Williams
- Hank Williams, Jr.
- Hank Williams III
- John Williams
- Lucinda Williams
- Tony Williams
- 1969 - Emergency!
- Mark Wills
- Brian Wilson
- 2004 - Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE
- Dennis Wilson
- 1977 - Pacific Ocean Blue
- Wolves in the Throne Room
- Stevie Wonder
- 1972 - Talking Book
- 1973 - Innervisions
- 1976 - Songs in the Key of Life
- Woven Hand
- Chely Wright
- Wu-Tang Clan
- X
- Xzibit
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Trisha Yearwood
- Dwight Yoakam
- 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
- The Ziggens
- Tay Zonday
- John Zorn
- 1987 - Spillane
- 1993 - Radio
- 1998 - Music for Children
- ZZ Top
- Lord Huron
