| # | Entity | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Buena Vista Social Club | 63.0 |
| 02 | Youssou N’Dour | 55.2 |
| 03 | Peter Gabriel | 41.6 |
| 04 | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | 37.7 |
| 05 | Ali Farka Touré | 37.4 |
| 06 | Angelique Kidjo | 35.0 |
| 07 | Oumou Sangaré | 34.1 |
| 08 | Tinariwen | 33.1 |
| 09 | Fela Kuti | 30.9 |
| 10 | Cesária Évora | 27.7 |
| 11 | Amadou and Mariam | 22.6 |
| 12 | Rokia Traoré | 20.9 |
| 13 | Enya | 20.0 |
| 14 | AllMusic | 19.2 |
| 15 | Branford Marsalis | 16.9 |
| 16 | Salif Keita | 16.3 |
| 17 | A.R. Rahman | 15.8 |
| 18 | Fatoumata Diawara | 15.4 |
| 19 | Bebel Gilberto | 14.7 |
| 20 | Anoushka Shankar | 14.4 |
| 21 | Bombino | 14.2 |
| 22 | Neneh Cherry | 14.1 |
| 23 | Staff Benda Bilili | 14.0 |
| 24 | Eddie Vedder | 13.5 |
| 25 | Loreena McKennitt | 11.8 |
| 26 | Caetano Veloso | 10.2 |
| 27 | Orchestra Baobab | 10.2 |
| 28 | Gipsy Kings | 10.0 |
| 29 | Dead Can Dance | 9.8 |
| 30 | Music-Map | 9.6 |