| Rob de Nijs | Pop | 2 |
| Smokey Robinson | PopR'n'BSoundtrackSoul | 2 |
| Rage Against the Machine | RockRap | 1 |
| Refused | RockHeavy metalHard rock | 1 |
| Roland Orzabal | Pop | 1 |
| Philip Reeder | PopFolk | 1 |
| Sigur Rós | RockWorldAlternative rockIndependent music | 2 |
| Grand Funk Railroad | RockBlues | 3 |
| Rampa | PopDance musicElectronic music | 1 |
| Robert Lee Castleman | Country music | 2 |
| Ratt | RockHard rockHeavy metal | 1 |
| Renaissance | RockPop | 3 |
