​A edição brasileira da revista Rolling Stone destacou uma lista dos 100 Maiores Guitarristas de Todos os Tempos. A lista foi preparada pela matriz americana da publicação. A lista foi formada por 58 especialistas. 

Publicada em fevereiro de 2012.

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01: Jimi Hendrix

02: Eric Clapton

(The Yardbirds / Cream, Blind Faith / Derek & the Dominos)

03: Jimmy Page

(Led Zeppelin / The Yardbirds / Page & Plant)

04: Keith Richards

(The Rolling Stones)

05: Jeff Beck

(The Yardbirds / Beck, Bogert & Appice)

06: B.B. King

07: Chuck Berry

08: Eddie Van Halen

(Van Halen)

09: Duane Allman

(The Allman Brothers Band / The Hour Glass)

10: Pete Townshend

(The Who)

11: George Harrison

(The Beatles)

12: Stevie Ray Vaughan

13: Albert King

14: David Gilmour

(Pink Floyd)

15: Freddy King

(ou Freddie King em alguns registros)

16: Derek Trucks

(The Allman Brothers Band / The Derek Trucks Band)

17: Neil Young

(Buffalo Springfield / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)

18: Les Paul

(Les Paul & Mary Ford)

19: James Burton

(Rick Nelson / TCB Band)

20: Carlos Santana

(Santana)

21: Chet Atkins

22: Frank Zappa

23: Buddy Guy

24: Angus Young

(AC/DC)

25: Tony Iommi

(Black Sabbath / Heaven & Hell)

26: Brian May

(Queen)

27: Bo Diddley

28: Johnny Ramone

(Ramones)

29: Scotty Moore

(Elvis Presley)

30: Elmore James

31: Ry Cooder

(Little Village / Buena Vista Social Club / Rising Sons)

32: Billy Gibbons

(ZZ Top)

33: Prince

34: Curtis Mayfield

(The Impressions)

35: John Lee Hooker

36: Randy Rhoads

(Quiet Riot / Ozzy Osbourne)

37: Mick Taylor

(The Rolling Stones)

38: The Edge

(U2)

39: Steve Cropper

(The Mar-Keys / Booker T. & the MG's / The Blues Brothers)

40: Tom Morello

(Rage Against the Machine / Audioslave / Lock Up / Street Sweeper Social Club)

41: Mick Ronson

(David Bowie / Ian Hunter)

42: Mike Bloomfield

(Bob Dylan / The Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Electric Flag)

43: Hubert Sumlin

(Howlin' Wolf)

44: Mark Knopfler

(Dire Straits / The Notting Hillbillies)

45: Link Wray

46: Jerry Garcia

(Grateful Dead / Jerry Garcia Band)

47: Stephen Stills

(Buffalo Springfield / Crosby, Stills & Nash / Manassas)

48: Jonny Greenwood

(Radiohead)

49: Muddy Waters

50: Ritchie Blackmore

(Deep Purple / Rainbow / Blackmore's Night)

51: Johnny Marr

(The Smiths / Electronic / Johnny Marr & the Healers)

52: Clarence White

(The Byrds / The Kentucky Colonels)

53: Otis Rush

54: Joe Walsh

(Eagles / James Gang)

55: John Lennon

(The Beatles / Plastic Ono Band)

56: Albert Collins

57: Rory Gallagher

(Taste)

58: Peter Green

(Fleetwood Mac / John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers)

59: Robbie Robertson

(The Band)

60: Ron Asheton

(The Stooges)

61: Dickey Betts

(The Allman Brothers Band / Dickey Betts & Great Southern)

62: Robert Fripp

(King Crimson / Giles, Giles & Fripp / The League of Gentlemen / ProjeKct Four)

63: Johnny Winter

(Johnny Winter And)

64: Duane Eddy

65: Slash

(Guns N' Roses / Slash's Snakepit / Velvet Revolver)

66: Leslie West

(Mountain / West, Bruce & Laing)

67: T-Bone Walker

68: John McLaughlin

(Mahavishnu Orchestra / Miles Davis / Shakti / The Tony Williams Lifetime)

69: Richard Thompson

(Fairport Convention / French Frith Kaiser Thompson / Richard & Linda Thompson)

70: Jack White

(The White Stripes / The Dead Weather / The Raconteurs)

71: Robert Johnson

72: John Frusciante

(Red Hot Chili Peppers / Ataxia)

73: Kurt Cobain

(Nirvana)

74: Dick Dale

75: Joni Mitchell

76: Robbie Krieger

(The Doors)

77: Willie Nelson

(The Highwaymen)

78: John Fahey

79: Mike Campbell

(Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / Mudcrutch)

80: Buddy Holly

(Buddy Holly & the Crickets)

81: Lou Reed

(The Velvet Underground)

82: Nels Cline

(Wilco / The Geraldine Fibbers / L.Stinkbug / Scott Amendola Band / Nels Cline Trio)

83: Eddie Hazel

(Parliament / Funkadelic)

84: Joe Perry

(Aerosmith)

85: Andy Summers

(The Police / Andy Summers & Robert Fripp)

86: J Mascis

(Dinosaur Jr. / Ciccone Youth / Sweet Apple / Beachwood Sparks)

87: James Hetfield

(Metallica)

88: Carl Perkins

89: Bonnie Raitt

90: Tom Verlaine

(Television)

91: Dave Davies

(The Kinks)

92: Dimebag Darrell ou Diamond Darrell

(Pantera / Damageplan / Rebel Meets Rebel)

93: Paul Simon

(Simon & Garfunkel)

94: Peter Buck

(R.E.M. / Tired Pony / The Baseball Project)

95: Roger McGuinn

(The Byrds / McGuinn, Clark & Hillman)

96: Bruce Springsteen

97: Steve Jones

(The Sex Pistols / Neurotic Outsiders)

98: Alex Lifeson

(Rush)

99: Thurston Moore

(Sonic Youth / Ciccone Youth)

100: Lindsey Buckingham

(Fleetwood Mac / Buckingham Nicks).

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