| The Who | RockHard rockBallad | 4 |
| The Wailers | Reggae | 5 |
| Pharrell Williams | PopRapDance musicSoundtrack | 8 |
| Lil Wayne | RapElectronic musicR'n'BPop | 10 |
| 5th Ward Weebie | Rap | 1 |
| Kanye West | RapAlternative rockPopR'n'B | 14 |
| Emile Waldteufel | Waltz | 3 |
| Vanessa Williams | Soundtrack | 1 |
| Iron & Wine | Rap | 1 |
| Michelle Williams | Soundtrack | 1 |
| Richard White | Soundtrack | 1 |
| Leslie West | Blues | 1 |
