| (T-T)b | Group | | Boston | 2015 | Boston | | | 4 |
| 1-4-5's | Group | | United States | | Boston | | | |
| 5ive | Group | | United States | 2000 | Boston | | | 5 |
| 10 Ft. Ganja Plant | Group | | United States | 1999 | Boston | | | |
| Joey Abarta | Person | Male | Boston | | | | | |
| Joshua Abrams | Person | Male | United States | 1973 | Boston | | | 5 |
| Abunai! | Group | | United States | 1996 | Boston | 2002 | | 5 |
| Aerosmith | Group | | United States | 1970 | Boston | | | 4.15 |
| Michael Africk | Person | Male | United States | 1975-08-20 | Boston | | | |
| Akrobatik | Person | Male | United States | 1974-05-03 | Boston | | | 4.5 |
| Al B. Sure! | Person | Male | United States | 1968-06-04 | Boston | | | 4.5 |
| Roland Alexander | Person | Male | United States | 1935-09-25 | Boston | 2006-06-14 | | |
| ALIXI | Person | | Boston | | | | | |
| The Allstonians | Group | | United States | 1992 | Boston | | | |
| The Almighty RSO | Group | | United States | 1986 | Boston | 1998 | Boston | 5 |
| American Authors | Group | | United States | 2006 | Boston | | | 4 |
| American Hi‐Fi | Group | | United States | 1998 | Boston | | | 4 |
| Anastasia Screamed | Group | | United States | 1987 | Boston | 1992 | United States | |
| Ben Anderson | Person | Male | Boston | | | | | |
| Elizabeth Anderson | Person | Female | Boston | | | | | |
| June Anderson | Person | Female | United States | 1952-12-30 | Boston | | | |
| Anjimile | Person | Other | Boston | 1993 | | | | |
| Apollo Sunshine | Group | | United States | 2003 | Boston | 2010 | | 5 |
| Appaloosa | Group | | United States | 1968 | Boston | 1970 | | |
| The Apple Pie Motherhood Band | Group | | United States | 1964 | Boston | 1970 | | |
| Jeffrey Arevalo | Person | Male | Connecticut, United States | | Boston | | | |
| Jake Armerding | Person | Male | United States | | Boston | | | |
| Corin Ashley | Person | Male | Boston | | | | | |
| Asmodai Covers | Group | | United States | 2022-08 | Boston | | | |
| Atlas & Oracle | Group | | Boston | 2020 | Boston | | | |
| Matthew Aucoin | Person | Male | United States | 1990-04-04 | Boston | | | |
| Nat D. Ayer | Person | Male | United Kingdom | 1887-08-05 | Boston | 1952-09-19 | Bath | |
| Bad Idea USA | | | Boston | 2018 | Boston | | | |
| Arthur Baker | Person | Male | United States | 1955-04-22 | Boston | | | 5 |
| Jo Baker | Person | Female | United States | 1948-09-06 | Boston | 1996-11-11 | Oakland | |
| Sharon Baker | Person | Female | Boston | | | | | |
| The Ballroom Thieves | Group | | Boston | 2010-01-01 | | | | |
| Rob Bargad | Person | Male | United States | 1962-09-07 | Boston | | | |
| Alan Barile | Person | Male | Boston | | | 2025-04-06 | | |
| Harold Barlow | Person | Male | United States | 1915-05-15 | Boston | 1993-02-15 | Long Island City | |
| Joanie Bartels | Person | Female | New Zealand | 1953-05-21 | Boston | | | |
| John Basile | Person | Male | United States | 1955-03-05 | Boston | | | 5 |
| Mike Bastarache | Person | Male | Boston | | | 2021-06 | | |
| Philip Batstone | Person | Male | | 1933-01-04 | Boston | 1992-07-23 | Cambridge | |
| David Batteau | Person | Male | United States | 1949-06-25 | Boston | | | |
| Robin Batteau | Person | Male | United States | 1948-01-12 | Boston | | | |
| Beached Boy | Group | | Boston | 2014 | | | | |
| Beacon Street Union | Group | | United States | 1968 | Boston | 1970 | | 5 |
| Billy Beard | Person | Male | Boston | | | | | |
| Gregory Becker | Person | Male | United States | | Boston | | | |
| Beeef | Group | | Boston | | | | | |
| Bell Biv DeVoe | Group | | United States | 1989 | Boston | | | 4.5 |
| Sipho Robert Bellinger | Person | Male | Boston | 1955 | Stamford | | | |
| Belly | Group | | United States | 1991 | Boston | 1996 | | 4 |
| Bentmen | Group | | United States | 1984 | Boston | | | |
| Benzino | Person | Male | United States | 1965-07-18 | Boston | | | |
| Arthur Berger | Person | Male | United States | 1912-05-15 | New York, New York, United States | 2003-10-07 | Boston | |
| Borah Bergman | Person | Male | United States | 1933-12-13 | Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States | 2012-10-18 | Boston | |
| Jerry Bergonzi | Person | Male | United States | 1947-10-21 | Boston | | | |
| Berlin Airlift | Group | | Boston | 1982 | | 1984 | | |
| Yara Bernette | Person | Female | | 1920-03-20 | Boston | 2002-03-30 | São Paulo | |
| Heidi Berry | Person | Female | United States | 1958 | Boston | | | |
| Bifflecup | Person | Male | Boston | | | | | |
| Big D and the Kids Table | Group | | United States | 1995-10 | Boston | | | 4 |
| Big Dipper | Group | | United States | 1985 | Boston | | | |
| Big Shug | Person | Male | United States | 1961-12-13 | Boston | | | |
| Big Time Kill | Group | | Boston | | | | | |
| Big Wreck | Group | | Canada | 1993 | Boston | | | 4 |
| William Billings | Person | Male | United States | 1746-10-07 | Boston | 1800-09-26 | Boston | |
| Bim Skala Bim | Group | | United States | 1983-07 | Boston | | | 5 |
| Elizabeth Bishop | Person | Female | United States | 1911-02-08 | Worcester | 1979-10-06 | Boston | |
| Black Francis | Person | Male | United States | 1965-04-06 | Boston | | | |
| Frank Black | Person | Male | United States | 1965-04-06 | Boston | | | 4 |
| Blake Babies | Group | | United States | 1986 | Boston | | | |
| Blessed Offal | Group | | United States | | Boston | | | |
| Blood for Blood | Group | | United States | 1994 | Boston | 2004 | | |
| Jane Ira Bloom | Person | Female | United States | 1955-01-12 | Boston | | | |
| Blue Heron | Choir | | United States | 1999 | Boston | | | |
| The Blues Dream Box | Group | | Boston | | | | | |
| Fredua Boakye | Person | Male | United States | | Boston | | | |
| Anthony di Bonaventura | Person | Male | United States | 1929-11-12 | Follansbee | 2012-11-12 | Boston | |
| Tracy Bonham | Person | Female | United States | 1967-03-16 | Boston | | | 4 |
| Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles | Group | | United States | | Boston | | | |
| Boston | Group | | Boston | 1975 | Boston | | | 4 |
| Boston Baroque | Group | | Boston | 1973 | | | | |
| The Boston Camerata | Group | | United States | 1954 | Boston | | | |
| The Boston Chamber Music Society | Group | | Boston | | | | | |
| Boston Composers String Quartet | Group | | Boston | | | | | |
| Boston Crusaders | Group | | Boston | 1940 | | | | |
| Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra | Orchestra | | Boston | 1985 | | | | |
| Boston Gay Men’s Chorus | Choir | | Boston | 1982 | | | | |
| Boston Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | | | 1999 | Boston | | | |
| Boston Modern Orchestra Project | Orchestra | | Boston | 1996 | | | | |
| Boston Philharmonic Orchestra | Orchestra | | United States | 1979 | Boston | | | |
| Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra | Orchestra | | United States | 2012-09 | Boston | | | |
| Boston Pops Orchestra | Orchestra | | Boston | 1885 | Boston | | | |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | | Boston | 1881 | Boston | | | |
| Boston University Glee Club | Choir | | Boston | | | | | |
| DJ Bowler Hat | Person | | Boston | | | | | |
| Joe Boyd | Person | Male | United States | 1942-08-05 | Boston | | | |