List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, established in 1983 and located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential musicians, bands, producers, and others that have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in the area of rock and roll.^[1] Originally, there were four categories of induction: performers, non-performers, early influences, and lifetime achievement. In 2000, "sidemen" was introduced as a category.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The only category that has seen new inductees every single year is the performers category. Artists become eligible for induction in that category 25 years after the release of their first record.^[2] In order to be inducted, an artist must be nominated by a committee that selects a number of candidates, the highest being 16 for the 2020 class. Ballots are then sent to more than 1,000 "rock experts" who evaluate the candidates and vote on who should be inducted. The performers that receive the highest number of votes are inducted. This number varies; for example, seven were inducted in 2019. Starting in 2012, fans could vote on a fan ballot with an equal weight to the other ballots.^[2] New inductees are honored at an annual ceremony held at the Hall of Fame in Cleveland every even-numbered year and either New York City or Los Angeles every odd-numbered year.^[3]

Inductees

Performers

The performers category is meant for recording artists and bands that have "influence and significance to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll".^[2]

Year	Image	Name[4]	Inducted members	Prior nominations[5][6]	Induction presenter[7]
1986		Chuck Berry		Inaugural class	Keith Richards[N2]
		James Brown			Steve Winwood[N2]
		Ray Charles			Quincy Jones[N2]
		Sam Cooke			Herb Alpert[N2]
		Fats Domino			Billy Joel[N2]
		The Everly Brothers	Don Everly and Phil Everly.[8]		Neil Young[N2]
		Buddy Holly[9]			John Fogerty[N2]
		Jerry Lee Lewis			Hank Williams Jr.
		Little Richard[10]			Roberta Flack
		Elvis Presley[11]			Julian and Sean Lennon
1987		The Coasters	Carl Gardner, Cornell Gunter, Billy Guy, and Will "Dub" Jones.[12]	1 (1986)	Lester Sill
		Eddie Cochran		1 (1986)	Mick Jones[N2]
		Bo Diddley		1 (1986)	ZZ Top[N2]
		Aretha Franklin		First nomination	Keith Richards[N2]
		Marvin Gaye		1 (1986)	Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson
		Bill Haley		1 (1986)	Chuck Berry[N3]
		B.B. King		1 (1986)	Sting[N2]
		Clyde McPhatter		1 (1986)	Ben E. King[N2]
		Ricky Nelson		1 (1986)	John Fogerty[N2]
		Roy Orbison		1 (1986)	Bruce Springsteen[N2]
		Carl Perkins		First nomination	Sam Phillips[N3]
		Smokey Robinson		1 (1986)	Daryl Hall[N2] and John Oates[N2]
		Big Joe Turner		1 (1986)	Doc Pomus[N2]
		Muddy Waters		1 (1986)	Paul Butterfield[N2]
		Jackie Wilson		1 (1986)	Peter Wolf
1988		The Beach Boys	Al Jardine, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, and Dennis Wilson.[13]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Elton John[N2]
		The Beatles	George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr.[14]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Mick Jagger[N2]
		The Drifters	Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis, Clyde McPhatter, Johnny Moore, Bill Pinkney, Charlie Thomas, and Gerhart Thrasher.[15]	1 (1986)	Billy Joel[N2]
		Bob Dylan		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Bruce Springsteen[N2]
		The Supremes	Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, and Mary Wilson.[16]	1 (1987)	Little Richard[N3]
1989		Dion		3 (1986, 1987, 1988)	Lou Reed[N2]
		Otis Redding		First nomination	Little Richard[N3]
		The Rolling Stones	Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Ian Stewart, Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, and Bill Wyman.[17]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Pete Townshend[N2]
		The Temptations	Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams, Paul Williams, and Dennis Edwards.[18]	First nomination	Daryl Hall[N2] and John Oates[N2]
		Stevie Wonder		First nomination	Paul Simon[N2]
1990		Hank Ballard		4 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)	Boz Scaggs
		Bobby Darin		4 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)	Paul Anka
		The Four Seasons	Tom DeVito, Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi, and Frankie Valli.[19]	2 (1988, 1989)	Bob Crewe
		The Four Tops	Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton, and Levi Stubbs.[20]	1 (1989)	Stevie Wonder[N3]
		The Kinks	Mick Avory, Dave Davies, Ray Davies, and Pete Quaife.[21]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Graham Nash[N2]
		The Platters	David Lynch, Herb Reed, Paul Robi, Zola Taylor, and Tony Williams.[22]	2 (1988, 1989)	Phil Spector[N3]
		Simon & Garfunkel	Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.[23]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	James Taylor[N2]
		The Who	Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, and Pete Townshend.[24]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	U2[N2]
1991		LaVern Baker		5 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)	Chaka Khan[N2]
		The Byrds	Gene Clark, Michael Clarke, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Roger McGuinn.[25]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Don Henley[N2]
		John Lee Hooker		First nomination	Bonnie Raitt[N2]
		The Impressions	Curtis Mayfield, Sam Gooden, Fred Cash, Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks, and Jerry Butler.[26]	2 (1989, 1990)	Tracy Chapman
		Wilson Pickett[27]		2 (1989, 1990)	Bobby Brown
		Jimmy Reed		5 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)	ZZ Top[N2]
		Ike & Tina Turner	Ike Turner and Tina Turner.[28]	2 (1989, 1990)	Phil Spector[N3]
1992		Bobby "Blue" Bland		5 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991)	B.B. King[N3]
		Booker T. & the M.G.'s	Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., and Lewie Steinberg.[29]	2 (1988, 1989)	Jim Stewart[N2]
		Johnny Cash		2 (1990, 1991)	Lyle Lovett
		The Isley Brothers	Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, and Chris Jasper.[30]	First nomination	Little Richard[N3]
		The Jimi Hendrix Experience	Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, and Noel Redding.[31]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Neil Young[N2]
		Sam & Dave	Sam Moore and Dave Prater.[32]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Billy Joel[N2]
		The Yardbirds	Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf, and Paul Samwell-Smith.[33]	2 (1990, 1991)	The Edge[N2]
1993		Ruth Brown		5 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)	Bonnie Raitt[N2]
		Cream	Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton.[34]	1 (1992)	ZZ Top[N2]
		Creedence Clearwater Revival	Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, John Fogerty, and Tom Fogerty.[35]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Bruce Springsteen[N2]
		The Doors	John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, and Jim Morrison.[36]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Eddie Vedder[N2]
		Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Herman Santiago, Jimmy Merchant, Sherman Garnes, Frankie Lymon, and Joe Negroni.[37]	7 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)	Boyz II Men
		Etta James		1 (1992)	k.d. lang
		Van Morrison		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Robbie Robertson[N2]
		Sly and the Family Stone	Gregg Errico, Larry Graham, Jerry Martini, Cynthia Robinson, Freddie Stone, Rosie Stone, and Sly Stone.[38]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	George Clinton[N2]
1994		The Animals	Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler, Alan Price, John Steel, and Hilton Valentine.[39]	2 (1990, 1993)	Dave Pirner
		The Band	Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, and Robbie Robertson.[40]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Eric Clapton[N3]
		Duane Eddy		7 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)	Mick Jones[N2]
		The Grateful Dead	Tom Constanten, Jerry Garcia, Donna Jean Godchaux, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron McKernan, Brent Mydland, Bob Weir, and Vince Welnick.[41]	1 (1993)	Bruce Hornsby
		Elton John		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Axl Rose[N2]
		John Lennon		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Paul McCartney[N3]
		Bob Marley		1 (1990)	Bono[N2]
		Rod Stewart		1 (1993)	Jeff Beck[N3]
1995		The Allman Brothers Band	Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jai Johanny Johanson, Berry Oakley, and Butch Trucks.[42]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Willie Nelson[N2]
		Al Green		First nomination	Natalie Cole
		Janis Joplin		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Melissa Etheridge
		Led Zeppelin	John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant.[43]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Steven Tyler[N2] and Joe Perry[N2]
		Martha and the Vandellas	Rosalind Ashford, Annette Beard, Betty Kelly, Lois Reeves, and Martha Reeves.[44]	2 (1989, 1994)	Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson
		Neil Young		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Eddie Vedder[N2]
		Frank Zappa		2 (1993, 1994)	Lou Reed[N2]
1996		David Bowie		1 (1992)	Madonna[N2] and David Byrne[N2]
		Gladys Knight & the Pips	William Guest, Gladys Knight, Merald "Bubba" Knight, and Edward Patten.[45]	3 (1987, 1989, 1990)	Mariah Carey
		Jefferson Airplane	Marty Balin, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, and Grace Slick.[46]	1 (1995)	Mickey Hart[N3] and Phil Lesh[N3]
		Little Willie John		7 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995)	Stevie Wonder[N3]
		Pink Floyd	Syd Barrett, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Rick Wright.[47]	1 (1994)	Billy Corgan
		The Shirelles	Shirley Alston Reeves, Addie Harris, Doris Kenner-Jackson, and Beverly Lee.[48]	2 (1990, 1995)	Merry Clayton, Marianne Faithfull and Darlene Love[N2]
		The Velvet Underground	John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, and Maureen Tucker.[49]	4 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)	Patti Smith[N2]
1997		Bee Gees	Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb.[50]	1 (1996)	Brian Wilson[N3]
		Buffalo Springfield	Richie Furay, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, Stephen Stills, and Neil Young.[51]	4 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)	Tom Petty[N2]
		Crosby, Stills & Nash	David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills.[52]	First nomination	James Taylor[N2]
		The Jackson 5	Jackie Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, and Tito Jackson.[53]	3 (1994, 1995, 1996)	Diana Ross[N3]
		Joni Mitchell		2 (1994, 1995)	Shawn Colvin
		Parliament-Funkadelic	Jerome Brailey, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Raymond Davis, Tiki Fulwood, Glenn Goins, Michael Hampton, Fuzzy Haskins, Eddie Hazel, Walter Morrison, Cordell Mosson, William "Billy Bass" Nelson, Garry Shider, Calvin Simon, Grady Thomas, and Bernie Worrell.[54]	2 (1995, 1996)	Prince[N2]
		The (Young) Rascals	Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere, Gene Cornish, and Dino Danelli.[55]	3 (1993, 1994, 1996)	Steven Van Zandt[N2]
1998		Eagles	Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisner, Timothy B. Schmit, and Joe Walsh.[56]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Jimmy Buffett[N2]
		Fleetwood Mac	Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Jeremy Spencer.[57]	First nomination	Sheryl Crow[N2]
		The Mamas & the Papas	Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, John Phillips, and Michelle Phillips.[58]	1 (1997)	Shania Twain
		Lloyd Price		6 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997)	Tony Rich
		Santana	Jose Chepito Areas, David Brown, Michael Carabello, Gregg Rolie, Carlos Santana, and Michael Shrieve.[59]	First nomination	John Popper
		Gene Vincent		6 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)	John Fogerty[N3]
1999		Billy Joel		1 (1998)	Ray Charles[N3]
		Curtis Mayfield		First nomination	Sean Combs
		Paul McCartney		First nomination	Neil Young[N3]
		Del Shannon[60]		5 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998)	Art Alexakis
		Dusty Springfield[61]		1 (1998)	Elton John[N3]
		Bruce Springsteen		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Bono[N2]
		The Staple Singers	Cleotha Staples, Mavis Staples, Pervis Staples, Pops Staples, and Yvonne Staples.[62]	First nomination	Lauryn Hill
2000		Eric Clapton		First nomination	Robbie Robertson[N3]
		Earth, Wind & Fire	Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Johnny Graham, Ralph Johnson, Al McKay, Fred White, Maurice White, Verdine White, and Andrew Woolfolk.[63]	1 (1998)	Lil Kim
		The Lovin' Spoonful	Steve Boone, Joe Butler, John Sebastian, and Zal Yanovsky.[64]	First nomination	John Mellencamp[N2]
		The Moonglows	Prentiss Barnes, Harvey Fuqua, Peter Graves, Billy Johnson, and Bobby Lester.[65]	6 (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)	Paul Simon[N3]
		Bonnie Raitt		First nomination	Melissa Etheridge
		James Taylor		First nomination	Paul McCartney[N3]
2001		Aerosmith	Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, and Brad Whitford.[66]	1 (2000)	Kid Rock
		Solomon Burke		8 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)	Mary J. Blige[N2]
		The Flamingos	Jake Carey, Zeke Carey, Johnny Carter, Tommy Hunt, Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, Sollie McElroy, Nate Nelson, and Paul Wilson.[67]	4 (1987, 1996, 1999, 2000)	Frankie Valli[N3]
		Michael Jackson		First nomination	NSYNC
		Queen	John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor.[68]	1 (2000)	Dave Grohl[N2] and Taylor Hawkins[N2]
		Paul Simon		First nomination	Marc Anthony
		Steely Dan	Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.[69]	2 (1999, 2000)	Moby
		Ritchie Valens		2 (1999, 2000)	Ricky Martin
2002		Isaac Hayes		First nomination	Alicia Keys
		Brenda Lee		2 (1990, 2001)	Jewel
		Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	Tom Petty, Ron Blair, Mike Campbell, Howie Epstein, Stan Lynch, and Benmont Tench.[70]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Jakob Dylan
		Gene Pitney[71]		6 (1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999)	Darlene Love[N2]
		Ramones	Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, and Tommy Ramone.[72]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Eddie Vedder[N2]
		Talking Heads	David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth.[73]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Anthony Kiedis[N2]
2003		AC/DC	Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd, Bon Scott, Cliff Williams, Angus Young, and Malcolm Young.[74]	2 (2001, 2002)	Steven Tyler[N3]
		The Clash	Terry Chimes, Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and Joe Strummer.[75]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	The Edge[N2] and Tom Morello[N2]
		Elvis Costello & the Attractions	Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve, Bruce Thomas, and Pete Thomas.[76]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Elton John[N3]
		The Police	Stewart Copeland, Sting, and Andy Summers.[77]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Gwen Stefani
		The Righteous Brothers	Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley.[78]	First nomination	Billy Joel[N3]
2004		Jackson Browne[79]		1 (2002)	Bruce Springsteen[N3]
		The Dells	Verne Allison, Chuck Barksdale, Johnny Carter, Johnny Funches, Marvin Junior, and Michael McGill.[80]	2 (2002, 2003)	Robert Townsend
		George Harrison		First nomination	Tom Petty[N3] and Jeff Lynne[N2]
		Prince		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Outkast and Alicia Keys
		Bob Seger		1 (2001)	Kid Rock
		Traffic	Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason, Steve Winwood, and Chris Wood.[81]	First nomination	Dave Matthews[N2]
		ZZ Top	Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, and Dusty Hill.[82]	First nomination	Keith Richards[N3]
2005		Buddy Guy		First nomination	Eric Clapton[N3] and B.B. King[N3]
		The O'Jays	Eddie Levert, Bobby Massey, William Powell, Sammy Strain, and Walter Williams.[83]	1 (2000)	Justin Timberlake
		The Pretenders	Martin Chambers, Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott, and Chrissie Hynde.[84]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Neil Young[N3]
		Percy Sledge		First nomination	Rod Stewart[N3]
		U2	Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, and Larry Mullen, Jr.[85]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Bruce Springsteen[N3]
2006		Black Sabbath	Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, and Bill Ward.[86]	7 (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)	James Hetfield[N2] and Lars Ulrich[N2]
		Blondie	Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri, Nigel Harrison, Debbie Harry, Frank Infante, Chris Stein, and Gary Valentine.[87]	First nomination	Shirley Manson
		Miles Davis[88]		First nomination	Herbie Hancock
		Lynyrd Skynyrd	Bob Burns, Allen Collins, Steve Gaines, Ed King, Billy Powell, Artimus Pyle, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant, and Leon Wilkeson.[89]	6 (1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)	Kid Rock
		Sex Pistols	Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, John Lydon, and Sid Vicious.[90]	4 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)	Jann Wenner[N3]
2007		Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five	Melvin "Melle Mel" Glover, Nathaniel "The Kidd Creole" Glover, Eddie "Scorpio" Morris, Joseph "Grandmaster Flash" Sadler, Robert Keith "Keef Cowboy" Wiggins, and Guy Todd "Rahiem" Williams.[91]	2 (2005, 2006)	Jay-Z[N2]
		R.E.M.	Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.[92]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Eddie Vedder[N2]
		The Ronettes	Estelle Bennett, Ronnie Spector, and Nedra Talley.[93]	First nomination	Keith Richards[N3]
		Patti Smith[94]		6 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)	Zack de la Rocha[N2]
		Van Halen	Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, and Eddie Van Halen.[95]	First nomination	Velvet Revolver
2008		The Dave Clark Five	Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Denis Payton, and Mike Smith.[96]	2 (2006, 2007)	Tom Hanks
		Leonard Cohen		First nomination	Lou Reed[N3]
		Madonna		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Justin Timberlake
		John Mellencamp		2 (2004, 2006)	Billy Joel[N3]
		The Ventures	Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Gerry McGee, Mel Taylor, and Don Wilson.[97]	First nomination	John Fogerty[N3]
2009		Jeff Beck		First nomination	Jimmy Page[N3]
		Little Anthony and the Imperials	Clarence Collins, Anthony Gourdine, Tracy Lord, Glouster "Nat" Rogers, Sammy Strain, and Ernest Wright Jr.[98]	First nomination	Smokey Robinson[N3]
		Metallica	Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Robert Trujillo, and Lars Ulrich.[99]	First nomination	Flea[N2]
		Run-DMC	Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, and Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons.[100]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Eminem[N2]
		Bobby Womack		First nomination	Ron Wood[N3]
2010		ABBA	Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Björn Ulvaeus.[101]	1 (2003)	Barry[N3] and Robin Gibb[N3]
		Jimmy Cliff[102]		First nomination	Wyclef Jean
		Genesis	Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Mike Rutherford.[103]	First nomination	Trey Anastasio
		The Hollies	Bernie Calvert, Allan Clarke, Bobby Elliott, Eric Haydock, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash, and Terry Sylvester.[104]	First nomination	Steven Van Zandt[N2]
		The Stooges	Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Iggy Pop, and James Williamson.[105]	7 (1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)	Billie Joe Armstrong[N2]
2011		Alice Cooper	Alice Cooper, Michael Owen Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith.[106]	First nomination	Rob Zombie
		Neil Diamond		First nomination	Paul Simon[N3]
		Dr. John		First nomination	John Legend
		Darlene Love		2 (1999, 2010)	Bette Midler
		Tom Waits		First nomination	Neil Young[N3]
2012		Beastie Boys	Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, and Adam "MCA" Yauch.[107]	2 (2008, 2011)	Chuck D[N2] and LL Cool J[N2]
		The Blue Caps[N1]	Backing band for Gene Vincent. Inducted: Tommy Facenda, Cliff Gallup, Dickie Harrell, Bobby Jones, Johnny Meeks, Jack Neal, Paul Peek, and Willie Williams.[108][N6]	N/A	Smokey Robinson[N3]
		The Comets[N1]	Backing band for Bill Haley. Inducted: Joey Ambrose, Franny Beecher, Danny Cedrone, Johnny Grande, Ralph Jones, Marshall Lytle, Rudy Pompilli, Al Rex, Dick Richards, and Billy Williamson.[109][N6]	N/A	Smokey Robinson[N3]
		The Crickets[N1]	Backing band for Buddy Holly. Inducted: Jerry Allison, Sonny Curtis, Joe B. Mauldin, and Niki Sullivan.[110][N6]	N/A	Smokey Robinson[N3]
		Donovan[111]		1 (2011)	John Mellencamp[N3]
		The Famous Flames[N1]	Backing vocal group for James Brown. Inducted: Bobby Bennett, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth, and Johnny Terry.[112][N6]	N/A	Smokey Robinson[N3]
		Guns N' Roses	Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Dizzy Reed, Axl Rose, Slash, Matt Sorum, and Izzy Stradlin.[113]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Green Day[N2]
		The Midnighters[N1]	Backing vocal group for Hank Ballard. Inducted: Henry Booth, Billy Davis, Cal Green, Arthur Porter, Lawson Smith, Charles Sutton, Norman Thrasher, and Sonny Woods.[114][N6]	N/A	Smokey Robinson[N3]
		The Miracles[N1]	Backing vocal group for Smokey Robinson. Inducted: Claudette Rogers, Bobby Rogers, Ronald White, Marv Tarplin, and Pete Moore.[115][N6]	N/A	Smokey Robinson[N3]
		Laura Nyro[116]		2 (2010, 2011)	Bette Midler
		Red Hot Chili Peppers	Flea, John Frusciante, Jack Irons, Anthony Kiedis, Josh Klinghoffer, Cliff Martinez, Hillel Slovak, and Chad Smith.[117]	1 (2010)	Chris Rock
		The Small Faces / Faces	Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, Steve Marriott, Rod Stewart, and Ronnie Wood.[118]	First nomination	Steven Van Zandt[N2]
2013		Heart	Michael DeRosier, Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, Howard Leese, Ann Wilson, and Nancy Wilson.[119]	1 (2012)	Chris Cornell
		Albert King		First nomination	John Mayer
		Randy Newman		1 (2005)	Don Henley[N3]
		Public Enemy	Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, Terminator X, and Chuck D.[120]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Harry Belafonte[N2] and Spike Lee
		Rush	Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart.[121]	First nomination	Dave Grohl[N2] and Taylor Hawkins[N2]
		Donna Summer		4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)	Kelly Rowland
2014		Peter Gabriel		First nomination	Chris Martin
		Hall & Oates	Daryl Hall and John Oates.[122]	First nomination	Questlove
		Kiss	Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, and Paul Stanley.[123]	1 (2010)	Tom Morello[N2]
		Nirvana	Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic.[124]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Michael Stipe[N3]
		Linda Ronstadt		First nomination	Glenn Frey[N3]
		Cat Stevens		1 (2006)	Art Garfunkel[N3]
2015		The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, Elvin Bishop, Mark Naftalin, Jerome Arnold, Billy Davenport, and Sam Lay.[125]	3 (2006, 2013, 2014)	Peter Wolf
		Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna, Gary Ryan, Lee Crystal, and Ricky Byrd.[126]	2 (2012, 2013)	Miley Cyrus
		Green Day	Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, and Mike Dirnt.[127]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Fall Out Boy
		Lou Reed[128]		2 (2000, 2001)	Patti Smith[N3]
		Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	Stevie Ray Vaughan, Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, and Reese Wynans.[129]	First nomination	John Mayer
		Bill Withers[130]		First nomination	Stevie Wonder[N3]
2016		Cheap Trick	Bun E. Carlos, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, and Robin Zander.[131]	First nomination	Kid Rock
		Chicago	Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider, and Danny Seraphine.[132]	First nomination	Rob Thomas
		Deep Purple	Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Rod Evans, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice.[133]	2 (2013, 2014)	Lars Ulrich[N3]
		N.W.A	DJ Yella, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and MC Ren.[134]	3 (2013, 2014, 2015)	Kendrick Lamar
		Steve Miller[135]		First nomination	The Black Keys
2017		Joan Baez[136]		First nomination	Jackson Browne[N3]
		Electric Light Orchestra	Bev Bevan, Jeff Lynne, Richard Tandy, and Roy Wood.[137]	First nomination	Dhani Harrison
		Journey	Jonathan Cain, Aynsley Dunbar, Steve Perry, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Steve Smith, and Ross Valory.[138]	First nomination	Pat Monahan
		Pearl Jam	Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Dave Krusen, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder.[139]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	David Letterman
		Tupac Shakur[140]		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Snoop Dogg
		Yes	Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, and Alan White.[141]	2 (2014, 2016)	Geddy Lee[N3] and Alex Lifeson[N3]
2018		Bon Jovi	Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Hugh McDonald, Richie Sambora, Alec John Such, and Tico Torres.[142]	1 (2011)	Howard Stern
		The Cars	Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, David Robinson, Ric Ocasek, and Benjamin Orr.[143]	2 (2016, 2017)	Brandon Flowers
		Dire Straits	Alan Clark, Guy Fletcher, John Illsley, David Knopfler, Mark Knopfler, and Pick Withers.[144]	First nomination	John Illsley[N4]
		The Moody Blues	Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, Denny Laine, John Lodge, Mike Pinder, and Ray Thomas.[145]	First nomination	Ann Wilson[N3]
		Nina Simone[146]		First nomination	Mary J. Blige[N2]
2019		The Cure	Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper, Michael Dempsey, Reeves Gabrels, Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst, and Boris Williams.[147]	1 (2012)	Trent Reznor[N2]
		Def Leppard	Rick Allen, Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, and Pete Willis.[148]	First nomination	Brian May[N3]
		Janet Jackson[149]		2 (2016, 2017)	Janelle Monáe
		Stevie Nicks[150]		First nomination	Harry Styles
		Radiohead	Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway, and Thom Yorke.[151]	1 (2018)	David Byrne[N3]
		Roxy Music	Brian Eno, Bryan Ferry, Eddie Jobson, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, Graham Simpson, and Paul Thompson.[152][N5]	First nomination	Simon Le Bon[N2] and John Taylor[N2]
		The Zombies	Rod Argent, Paul Atkinson, Colin Blunstone, Hugh Grundy, and Chris White.[153]	3 (2014, 2017, 2018)	Susanna Hoffs
2020		Depeche Mode	Vince Clarke, Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, and Alan Wilder.[154]	2 (2017, 2018)	Charlize Theron
		The Doobie Brothers	Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Tom Johnston, Keith Knudsen, Michael McDonald, John McFee, Tiran Porter, and Patrick Simmons.[155]	First nomination	Luke Bryan
		Whitney Houston[156]		First nomination	Alicia Keys
		Nine Inch Nails	Alessandro Cortini, Robin Finck, Danny Lohner, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Ilan Rubin, and Chris Vrenna.[157][158]	2 (2015, 2016)	Iggy Pop[N3]
		The Notorious B.I.G.[159]		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Sean Combs
		T. Rex	Marc Bolan, Steve Currie, Mickey Finn, and Bill Legend.[160]	First nomination	Ringo Starr[N3]
2021		Foo Fighters[161]	Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, and Pat Smear.[162]	First nomination; First year of eligibility	Paul McCartney[N3][163]
		The Go-Go's[161]	Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine, and Jane Wiedlin.[164]	First nomination	Drew Barrymore[163]
		Jay-Z[161][165]		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Dave Chappelle[166]
		Carole King[161][167]		1 (1989)	Taylor Swift[163]
		Todd Rundgren[161][168]		2 (2019, 2020)	Patti Smith[N3][169]
		Tina Turner[161][170]		1 (1987)	Angela Bassett[163]
2022		Pat Benatar[171]	Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.[172][N7]	1 (2020)	Sheryl Crow[N2][173][7]
		Duran Duran[171]	Warren Cuccurullo, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, and Roger Taylor.[174]	First nomination	Robert Downey Jr.[173][7]
		Eminem[171][175]		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Dr. Dre[N3][7]
		Eurythmics[171]	Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart.[176]	1 (2018)	The Edge[N3][7]
		Dolly Parton[171][177]		First nomination	Pink[7]
		Lionel Richie[171][178]		First nomination	Lenny Kravitz[7]
		Carly Simon[171][179]		First nomination	Sara Bareilles[173][7]
2023		Kate Bush[180][181]		3 (2018, 2021, 2022)	Big Boi[7]
		Sheryl Crow[180][182]		First nomination	Laura Dern[7]
		Missy Elliott[180][183]		First nomination; First year of eligibility	Queen Latifah[7]
		George Michael[180][184]		First nomination	Andrew Ridgeley[7]
		Willie Nelson[180][185]		First nomination	Dave Matthews[N2][7]
		Rage Against the Machine[180]	Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, and Brad Wilk.[186]	4 (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)	Ice-T[7]
		The Spinners[180]	John Edwards, Henry Fambrough, Billy Henderson, Pervis Jackson, Bobby Smith, and Philippé Wynne.[187]	3 (2012, 2015, 2016)	None[N8]
2024		Mary J. Blige[188]		1 (2021)	Dr. Dre[N3] and Method Man[7]
		Cher[188]		First nomination	Zendaya[189][7]
		Dave Matthews Band[188]	Carter Beauford, Jeff Coffin, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Buddy Strong, and Boyd Tinsley.[190]	1 (2020)	Julia Roberts[191][7]
		Foreigner[188]	Dennis Elliott, Ed Gagliardi, Lou Gramm, Al Greenwood, Mick Jones, Ian McDonald, and Rick Wills.[190]	First nomination	Sammy Hagar[N3][7]
		Peter Frampton[188]		First nomination	Roger Daltrey[N3][7]
		Kool & the Gang[188]	Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, and Ricky Westfield.[190]	First nomination	Chuck D[N3][7]
		Ozzy Osbourne[188]		First nomination	Jack Black[7]
		A Tribe Called Quest[188]	Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, and Jarobi White.[190][192]	2 (2022, 2023)	Dave Chappelle[7]
2025		Bad Company[193]	Boz Burrell, Simon Kirke, Mick Ralphs, and Paul Rodgers.[194]	First nomination
		Chubby Checker[193]		First nomination
		Joe Cocker[193]		First nomination
		Cyndi Lauper[193]		1 (2023)
		Outkast[193]	André 3000 and Big Boi.[195]	First nomination
		Soundgarden[193]	Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd, Kim Thayil, and Hiro Yamamoto.[196]	2 (2020, 2023)
		The White Stripes[193]	Jack White and Meg White.[197][198]	1 (2023)

^ Note 1. These backing bands were inducted by a separate committee, and not by the ballot voting used for all other performer inductees.

^ Note 2. This artist was later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after inducting someone else.

^ Note 3. This artist was already a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when they inducted someone else.

^ Note 4. Dire Straits were the first artist in the hall's history to not have an official induction speaker. Band member John Illsley did the induction speech himself.^[199]

^ Note 5. John Gustafson was originally included among the list of inducted members for Roxy Music; however, his name was dropped in the final list.^[200]

^ Note 6. In 2012, six additional bands and groups were inducted as performers by a special committee, due to the controversial nature of their band being excluded when their lead singer was inducted. "There was a lot of discussion about this," said Terry Stewart, a member of the nominating committee. "There had always been conversations about why the groups weren't included when the lead singers were inducted. Very honestly, nobody could really answer that question – it was so long ago... We decided we'd sit down as an organization and look at that. This is the result."^[201]

^ Note 7. Although Pat Benatar is a solo artist, her husband, guitarist and primary musical partner Neil Giraldo was also included as part of her induction.

^ Note 8. There was no induction speaker for the Spinners. Instead, New Edition performed a medley of three of their songs.^[202]

Early/musical influences

Artists inducted into the early influences category were originally for those "whose music predated rock and roll but had an impact on the evolution of rock and roll and inspired rock's leading artists".^[2] Unlike the performers category, these inductees are selected by a committee.^[2] In 2023, the award was renamed from "Early influence" to "Musical influence".^[180]

Year	Image	Name[4][7]	Inducted members	Inducted by[7]
1986		Jimmie Rodgers		Jerry Wexler
		Jimmy Yancey		Ahmet Ertegun
		Robert Johnson		Robert Palmer
1987		Louis Jordan		Seymour Stein
		T-Bone Walker
		Hank Williams
1988		Woody Guthrie		Neil Young
		Lead Belly		Pete Seeger
		Les Paul		Jeff Beck
1989		The Ink Spots	Bill Kenny, Charlie Fuqua, Deek Watson, Jerry Daniels, and Orville "Hoppy" Jones.[203]	Bobby McFerrin
		Bessie Smith[204]		Anita Baker
		The Soul Stirrers	Roy Crain Sr., R. H. Harris, Jesse Farley, and E. A. Rundless.[205]	Al Green
1990		Louis Armstrong		Rickie Lee Jones
		Charlie Christian		Vernon Reid
		Ma Rainey		Bonnie Raitt
1991		Howlin' Wolf		Robert Cray
1992		Elmore James		Robbie Robertson
		Professor Longhair		Aaron Neville
1993		Dinah Washington		Natalie Cole
1994		Willie Dixon		Chuck Berry
1995		The Orioles	Sonny Til, Tommy Gaither, George Nelson, Johnny Reed, and Alexander Sharp.[206]	Deborah Chessler and Seymour Stein
1996		Pete Seeger		Arlo Guthrie and Harry Belafonte
1997		Mahalia Jackson		Mavis Staples
		Bill Monroe		Ricky Skaggs and Emmylou Harris
1998		Jelly Roll Morton		Ahmet Ertegun
1999		Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan, Leon McAuliffe, Johnny Gimble, Joe "Jody" Holley, Tiny Moore, Herb Remington, Eldon Shamblin, and Al Stricklin.[207]	Chris Isaak
		Charles Brown		Bonnie Raitt
2000		Nat King Cole		Ray Charles
		Billie Holiday		Diana Ross
2009		Wanda Jackson[A]		Rosanne Cash
2012		Freddie King[A]		Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
2015		The "5" Royales[A]	John L. Tanner, Eugene Tanner, James E. Moore, Obadiah H. Carter, and Lowman Pauling, Jr.[208]	Steve Cropper
2018		Sister Rosetta Tharpe[A][209]		Brittany Howard
2021		Kraftwerk[A][161]	Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, and Wolfgang Flür.[210]	Pharrell Williams
		Charley Patton[161][211]		Gary Clark Jr.
		Gil Scott-Heron[161][212]		Common
2022		Harry Belafonte[171][213]
		Elizabeth Cotten[171][214]
2023		DJ Kool Herc[180]	[215]	LL Cool J
		Link Wray[A][180]	[216]	Jimmy Page
2024		Alexis Korner[188]	[217]
		John Mayall[188]	[218]
		Big Mama Thornton[188]	[219]
2025		Salt-N-Pepa[193]	Pepa, Salt, and DJ Spinderella.[220]
		Warren Zevon[A][193]

^ A. Previously nominated as a performer: Wanda Jackson in 2005 and 2009; Freddie King in 2012; The "5" Royales in 2002 and 2004; Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 2018; Kraftwerk in 2003, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020; Link Wray in 2014 and 2018; and Warren Zevon in 2023.^[5]

Non-performers (Ahmet Ertegun Award)

The non-performer category honors "songwriters, producers, disc jockeys, record executives, journalists and other industry professionals who have had a major influence on the development of rock and roll".^[2] Several of the inductees in this category were in fact prominent performers as well. The inductees in this category are selected by the same committee that chooses the early influences.^[2] In 2008, this category was renamed the "Ahmet Ertegun Award".^[221]

Year	Image	Name[4][7]	Inducted by[7]
1986		Alan Freed	Norm N. Nite and Scott Muni
		John Hammond	Ahmet Ertegun
		Sam Phillips	Jerry Lee Lewis
1987		Leonard Chess	Ewart Abner
		Ahmet Ertegun	Jann Wenner and Walter Yetnikoff
		Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	Brian Wilson
		Jerry Wexler	Jann Wenner
1988		Berry Gordy, Jr.	Ahmet Ertegun
1989		Phil Spector	Tina Turner
1990		Gerry Goffin and Carole King	Ben E. King
		Holland–Dozier–Holland	Diana Ross
1991		Dave Bartholomew	The Neville Brothers
		Ralph Bass	Hank Ballard
		Nesuhi Ertegun	Quincy Jones
1992		Leo Fender	Keith Richards
		Bill Graham	Carlos Santana
		Doc Pomus	Phil Spector
1993		Dick Clark	Dion DiMucci
		Milt Gabler	Billy Crystal
1994		Johnny Otis	Etta James
1995		Paul Ackerman	Ahmet Ertegun
1996		Tom Donahue	Bob Krasnow
1997		Syd Nathan	Seymour Stein
1998		Allen Toussaint	Robbie Robertson
1999		George Martin	Jimmy Iovine
2000		Clive Davis	Patti Smith
2001		Chris Blackwell[222]	Bono
2002		Jim Stewart[223]	Sam Moore and Steve Cropper
2003		Mo Ostin[224]	Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, and Neil Young
2004		Jann Wenner	Mick Jagger
2005		Frank Barsalona	Steven Van Zandt
		Seymour Stein	Ice-T
2006		Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss	Sting
2008		Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff	Jerry Butler
2010		David Geffen	Jackson Browne
		Otis Blackwell	Carole King
		Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
		Mort Shuman
		Jesse Stone
		Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
2011		Jac Holzman	John Densmore
		Art Rupe	Lloyd Price
2012		Don Kirshner	Carole King
2013		Lou Adler	Cheech & Chong
		Quincy Jones	Oprah Winfrey
2014		Brian Epstein	Peter Asher
		Andrew Loog Oldham
2016		Bert Berns	Steven Van Zandt
2020		Irving Azoff	Don Henley
		Jon Landau	Bruce Springsteen
2021		Clarence Avant[161]	Lionel Richie
2022		Allen Grubman[171]	John Mellencamp[7]
		Jimmy Iovine[171]	Bruce Springsteen[7]
		Sylvia Robinson[171]
2023		Don Cornelius[225]
2024		Suzanne de Passe[188]
2025		Lenny Waronker[193]

Award for Musical Excellence

Established in 2000 as "Sidemen", the category "honors those musicians, producers and others who have spent their careers out of the spotlight working with major artists on various parts of their recording and live careers". A separate committee, composed mainly of producers, chooses the inductees.^[2] In 2010, the category was renamed to the "Award for Musical Excellence". According to Joel Peresman, the president of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, "This award gives us flexibility to dive into some things and recognize some people who might not ordinarily get recognized."^[226]

Year	Image	Name[4][7]	Inducted Members	Inducted by[7]
2000		Hal Blaine[227]		Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
		King Curtis[A][228]
		James Jamerson[229]
		Scotty Moore[230]
		Earl Palmer[231]
2001		James Burton[232]		Keith Richards
		Johnnie Johnson[233]
2002		Chet Atkins[234]		Marty Stuart and Brian Setzer[234]
2003		Benny Benjamin[235]		Paul Shaffer
		Floyd Cramer[236]
		Steve Douglas[237]
2008		Little Walter[238]		Ben Harper
2009		Bill Black[239]		Garry Tallent
		D. J. Fontana[240]		Max Weinberg
		Spooner Oldham[241]		Paul Shaffer
2011		Leon Russell[242]		Elton John
2012		Cosimo Matassa		Robbie Robertson
		Tom Dowd
		Glyn Johns
2014		E Street Band	Garry Tallent, Roy Bittan, Max Weinberg, Steven Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, Patti Scialfa, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Vini Lopez, and David Sancious.[243]	Bruce Springsteen
2015		Ringo Starr[244]		Paul McCartney
2017		Nile Rodgers[A][245]		Pharrell Williams
2021		LL Cool J[A][161]		Dr. Dre
		Billy Preston[161]		Ringo Starr
		Randy Rhoads[161]		Tom Morello
2022		Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis[171][246]		Janet Jackson[7]
		Judas Priest[A][171]	Les Binks, K. K. Downing, Rob Halford, Ian Hill, Dave Holland, Glenn Tipton, and Scott Travis.[247]	Alice Cooper[7]
2023		Chaka Khan[A][180]		Jazmine Sullivan[7]
		Al Kooper[180]
		Bernie Taupin[180]		Elton John[7]
2024		Jimmy Buffett[188]		James Taylor[7]
		MC5[A][188]	Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Dennis Thompson, and Rob Tyner.[190]	Tom Morello[7]
		Dionne Warwick[A][188]		Teyana Taylor[7]
		Norman Whitfield[188]
2025		Thom Bell[193]
		Nicky Hopkins[193]
		Carol Kaye[193]

^ A. Previously nominated in the performers category: King Curtis in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1996; LL Cool J in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019, and 2021; Judas Priest in 2018, 2020, and 2022; Chaka Khan in 2016, 2017, and 2021; MC5 in 2003, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022; and Dionne Warwick in 2021 and 2022.^[5]

Singles

At the 2018 ceremony, a new induction category for singles was announced by Steven Van Zandt.^[248] According to Van Zandt, the category is "a recognition of the excellence of the singles that shaped rock 'n' roll, kind of a rock 'n' roll jukebox, records by artists not in the Rock Hall – which is not to say these artists will never be in the Rock Hall. They just are not in the Rock Hall at the moment."^[248] However, The Isley Brothers, whose song "Twist and Shout" was inducted in 2019, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as performers in 1992. In 2023, Link Wray, whose song "Rumble" was inducted in 2018, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a Musical Influence inductee.

Year	Artist	Song (Year)	Record Label
2018	Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats	"Rocket 88" (1951)[249]	Chess Records
	Link Wray	"Rumble" (1958)[249]	Cadence Records
	Chubby Checker	"The Twist" (1960)[249]	Parkway Records
	The Kingsmen	"Louie Louie" (1963)[249]	Jerden Records
	Procol Harum	"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (1967)[249]	Deram Records
	Steppenwolf	"Born to Be Wild" (1968)[249]	Dunhill Records
2019	The Chantels	"Maybe" (1957)[250]	End Records
	The Champs	"Tequila" (1958)[250]	Challenge Records
	Barrett Strong	"Money (That's What I Want)" (1959)[250]	Tamla Records
	The Isley Brothers	"Twist and Shout" (1962)[250]	Wand Records
	The Shangri-Las	"Leader of the Pack" (1964)[250]	Red Bird Records
	The Shadows of Knight	"Gloria" (1965)[250]	Dunwich Records
2020	Irma Thomas	"Time Is on My Side" (1964)[251]	Imperial Records
	Junior Walker & the All-Stars	"Shotgun" (1965)[251]	Motown Records
	Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs	"Wooly Bully" (1965)[251]	MGM Records
	The Troggs	"Wild Thing" (1966)[251]	Fontana Records
	The Box Tops	"The Letter" (1967)[251]	Mala Records

Individuals inducted twice or more

As of 2025, twenty-eight performers have been inducted twice or more; sixteen have been recognized as a solo artist and with a duo or group, and eleven have been inducted with two separate groups.^[252] Eric Clapton is the only one to be inducted three times: as a solo artist, with Cream, and with The Yardbirds.^[253] Clyde McPhatter was the first to ever be inducted twice and is one of three artists to be inducted first as a solo artist and then as a member of a group, the other artists being Neil Young and Rod Stewart. Stephen Stills is the only artist to be inducted twice in the same year.

Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Beatles are the only two bands whose members were also each inducted separately, with other acts or as solo artists. In addition to their 1997 induction with CSN, David Crosby was inducted with The Byrds in 1991, Stephen Stills with Buffalo Springfield in 1997, and Graham Nash with The Hollies in 2010. Beatles members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison were inducted as solo artists in the main performer category, while Ringo Starr was inducted in the Award for Musical Excellence category.

There are several performers who were inducted with one (or more) of the bands they played for, but were not inducted as members of one (or more) other bands. For example, Neil Young was inducted with Buffalo Springfield and as a solo artist, but was left out when Crosby, Stills & Nash were inducted.

In 2019, Stevie Nicks became the first woman to be inducted twice, after having been inducted with Fleetwood Mac in 1998.^[254] She was later joined by Carole King and Tina Turner. In 2021, Carole King was the first person to be inducted as both a performer and a non-performer.

John Lennon and Dave Grohl are the only two multiple inductees who were inducted in their first year of eligibility on both inductions.

	Name	First	Year	Second	Year	Third	Year
	Jeff Beck	The Yardbirds	1992	Solo career	2009	—	—
	Matt Cameron	Pearl Jam	2017	Soundgarden	2025	—	—
	Johnny Carter	The Flamingos	2001	The Dells	2004	—	—
	Eric Clapton	The Yardbirds	1992	Cream	1993	Solo career	2000
	David Crosby	The Byrds	1991	Crosby, Stills & Nash	1997	—	—
	Peter Gabriel	Genesis	2010	Solo career	2014	—	—
	Dave Grohl	Nirvana	2014	Foo Fighters	2021	—	—
	George Harrison	The Beatles	1988	Solo career	2004	—	—
	Michael Jackson	The Jackson Five	1997	Solo career	2001	—	—
	Carole King	Non-performer (with Gerry Goffin)	1990	Solo career	2021	—	—
	John Lennon	The Beatles	1988	Solo career	1994	—	—
	Curtis Mayfield	The Impressions	1991	Solo career	1999	—	—
	Paul McCartney	The Beatles	1988	Solo career	1999	—	—
	Clyde McPhatter	Solo career	1987	The Drifters	1988	—	—
	Graham Nash	Crosby, Stills & Nash	1997	The Hollies	2010	—	—
	Stevie Nicks	Fleetwood Mac	1998	Solo career	2019	—	—
	Ozzy Osbourne	Black Sabbath	2006	Solo career	2024	—	—
	Jimmy Page	The Yardbirds	1992	Led Zeppelin	1995	—	—
	Lou Reed	The Velvet Underground	1996	Solo career	2015	—	—
	Gregg Rolie	Santana	1998	Journey	2017	—	—
	Paul Simon	Simon & Garfunkel	1990	Solo career	2001	—	—
	Ringo Starr	The Beatles	1988	Award for Musical Excellence	2015	—	—
	Rod Stewart	Solo career	1994	Faces	2012	—	—
	Stephen Stills	Buffalo Springfield	1997	Crosby, Stills & Nash	1997	—	—
	Sammy Strain	The O'Jays	2005	Little Anthony & The Imperials	2009	—	—
	Tina Turner	Ike & Tina Turner	1991	Solo career	2021	—	—
	Ronnie Wood	The Rolling Stones	1989	Faces	2012	—	—
	Neil Young	Solo career	1995	Buffalo Springfield	1997	—	—

Previously nominated artists

The following is a complete list of artists that have been nominated at least once for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but have yet to be selected as an inductee.

Name	Image	Year(s) nominated	NN	Reference
Johnny Ace		1986, 1987	2	[255][256]
Bad Brains		2017	1	[257]
Afrika Bambaataa		2008	1	[258]
Beck		2022	1	[259]
The Black Crowes		2025	1	[260]
Mariah Carey		2024, 2025	2	[261][260]
The Chantels		2002, 2010	2	[262][263]
Chic[D]		2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	11	[264][265][266][258][267][268] [269][270][271][272][257]
Devo		2019, 2021, 2022	3	[273][274]
The Dominoes[E]		1997	1	[275]
Eric B. & Rakim		2012, 2024	2	[276][261]
Billy Idol[F]		2025	1	[260]
Iron Maiden		2021, 2023	2	[274][277]
The J.B.'s[G]		2016	1	[272]
The J. Geils Band		2005, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2018	5	[278][265][268][257][279]
Jane's Addiction		2017, 2024	2	[257][261]
Joy Division / New Order		2023, 2025	2	[277][260]
Ben E. King[H]		1986, 1987, 1988	3	[255][256][280]
Lenny Kravitz		2024	1	[261]
Fela Kuti		2021, 2022	2	[274][259]
Los Lobos		2016	1	[272]
Maná		2025	1	[260]
The Marvelettes		2013, 2015	2	[269][271]
The Meters		1997, 2013, 2014, 2018	4	[275][269][270][279]
Motörhead		2020	1	[281]
New York Dolls		2001, 2021, 2022	3	[282][274]
Oasis		2024, 2025	2	[261][260]
Sinéad O'Connor		2024	1	[261]
Gram Parsons		2002, 2004, 2005	3	[262][283][278]
Esther Phillips		1986, 1987	2	[255][256]
Phish		2025	1	[260]
John Prine		2019	1	[273]
Procol Harum		2013	1	[269]
The Replacements		2014	1	[270]
Rufus[I]		2012, 2018, 2019, 2020	4	[276][279][273][281]
Sade		2024	1	[261]
Sir Douglas Quintet		2006	1	[265]
The Smiths		2015, 2016	2	[271][272]
Steppenwolf		2017	1	[257]
Sting[J]		2015	1	[271]
Joe Tex		1998, 2006, 2007, 2017	4	[284][265][266][257]
Thin Lizzy		2020	1	[281]
Conway Twitty		2005	1	[278]
War[K]		2009, 2012, 2015	3	[267][276][271]
Mary Wells		1986, 1987	2	[255][256]
Chuck Willis		1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2011	6	[255][256][280][285][286][268]
Steve Winwood[L]		2003	1	[264]

^ D. Band member Nile Rodgers was inducted in the Award for Musical Excellence category in 2017.
^ E. Band members Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson were both inducted as solo artists in 1987, and McPhatter was inducted a second time as a member of the Drifters in 1988.
^ F. Billy Idol said his guitarist Steve Stevens would be inducted alongside him if he were selected in 2025.^[287]
^ G. Band member Bootsy Collins was inducted as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic in 1997.
^ H. In addition to this nomination for his solo career, Ben E. King was inducted as a member of The Drifters in 1988.
^ I. Band member Chaka Khan was inducted in the Award for Musical Excellence category for her solo career in 2023.
^ J. In addition to this nomination for his solo career, Sting was inducted as a member of The Police in 2003.
^ K. Band member Eric Burdon was inducted as a member of The Animals in 1994.
^ L. In addition to this nomination for his solo career, Steve Winwood was inducted as a member of Traffic in 2004.

Inductees in other halls of fame

DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame

As of 2024, there are 15 members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who also have been inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame.

Inductee	Year inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	Year inducted into DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame	Notes
Ray Charles	1986[288]	2018[289]	Only individual in the Jazz, Rock and Roll, and Country halls of fame.
Robert Johnson	1986[290]	2013[289]	Early influences category.
Bessie Smith	1986[290]	1967[289]	First woman inducted into both halls. Early influences category.
B.B. King	1987[290]	2014[289]
Muddy Waters	1987[290]	2015[289]
Louis Armstrong	1990[290]	1952[289]	Along with Charlie Christian, first jazz artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Early influences category.
Charlie Christian	1990[290]	1966[289]	Along with Louis Armstrong, first jazz artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Early influences category.
Jimi Hendrix	1992[290]	1970[289]	First rock artist inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame.
Dinah Washington	1993[290]	2014[289]	Early influences category.
Frank Zappa	1995[290]	1994[289]
Jelly Roll Morton	1998[290]	1963[289]	Early influences category.
Nat King Cole	2000[290]	1997[289]	Early influences category.
Billie Holiday	2000[290]	1961[289]	Early influences category.
Miles Davis	2006[290]	1962[289]
Nina Simone	2018[290]	2019[289]

Country Music Hall of Fame

As of 2024, there are 17 members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.^[291]

Inductee	Year inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	Year inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame	Notes
Ray Charles	1986[288]	2021[292]	Only African-American inducted into both Halls of Fame.
The Everly Brothers	1986[8]	2001[293]	Only vocal duo or group in both Halls of Fame
Jerry Lee Lewis	1986[294]	2022[295]
Elvis Presley	1986[11]	1998[296]
Sam Phillips	1986 – non-performer[297]	2001 – contributor[298]	Only non-performer in both Halls of Fame
Jimmie Rodgers	1986 – early influence[299]	1961[300]	Only person inducted into both Halls of Fame inaugural classes
Hank Williams	1987 – early influence[301]	1961[302]
Johnny Cash	1992[303]	1980[304]	First person inducted as performer for both Halls of Fame
Bill Monroe	1997 – early influence[305]	1970[306]
Johnny Gimble	1999 – early influence[207]	2018[307]	Inducted into the Rock Hall as a member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.
Bob Wills	1999 – early influence[207]	1968[308]
James Burton	2001 – sideman[309]	2024[310]
Brenda Lee	2002[311]	1997[312]	First woman inducted into both Halls of Fame
Chet Atkins	2002 – sideman[313]	1973[314]
Floyd Cramer	2003 – sideman[315]	2003 – musician[316]	Only person inducted into both Halls of Fame in the same year.
Dolly Parton	2022[317]	1999[318]
Willie Nelson	2023[319]	1993[320]

National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame

As of 2024, there are 61 members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

Inductee	Year inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	Year inducted into National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame	Notes
Ray Charles	1986[288]	2015[321]	Only person inducted into the Rock, Jazz, Country and R&B Halls of Fame
James Brown	1986[290]	2013[321]
Fats Domino	1986[290]	2016[321]
Sam Cooke	1986[290]	2013/2015[321]
Elvis Presley	1986[11]	2015[321]	First white artist inducted into the National R&B Hall of Fame
Little Richard	1986[290]	2015[321]
Robert Johnson	1986[290]	2017[321]
Alan Freed	1986[290]	2017[321]
Aretha Franklin	1987[290]	2015/2019[321]
Marvin Gaye	1987[290]	2014[321]
Bo Diddley	1987[290]	2017[321]
Bill Haley	1987[290]	2017[321]
Smokey Robinson	1987[290]	2016[321]
Muddy Waters	1987[290]	2015[321]
Big Joe Turner	1987[290]	2021[321]
B.B. King	1987[290]	2014[321]
Jackie Wilson	1987[290]	2013[321]
Louis Jordan	1987[290]	2017[321]
The Drifters	1988[290]	2018[321]
The Supremes	1988[290]	2013[321]	First girl group to be inducted in both Rock and R&B Halls of Fame
Otis Redding	1989[290]	2013[321]
The Temptations	1989[290]	2013[321]
Stevie Wonder	1989[290]	2019[321]
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	1990/2012[290]	2015[321]	Ballard was inducted solo in 1990; the Midnighters were inducted in 2012
Four Tops	1990[290]	2013[321]
Louis Armstrong	1990[290]	2017[321]
LaVern Baker	1991[290]	2020[321]
John Lee Hooker	1991[290]	2020/2021[321]
The Impressions	1991[290]	2017[321]
Wilson Pickett	1991[290]	2016[321]
Bobby "Blue" Bland	1992[290]	2020[321]
Jimi Hendrix	1992[290]	2016[321]	First rock artist to be inducted into the Rock, Jazz and R&B Halls of Fame
Sam & Dave	1992[290]	2018[321]
Ruth Brown	1993[290]	2017[321]
Etta James	1993[290]	2020[321]
Johnny Otis	1994[290]	2017[321]
Martha and the Vandellas	1995[290]	2013[321]
Gladys Knight & the Pips	1996[290]	2017[321]
Little Willie John	1996[290]	2013/2016[321]
Mahalia Jackson	1997[290]	2020[321]
Lloyd Price	1998[290]	2019[321]
Dusty Springfield	1999[290]	2023[321]	First white woman inducted into the R&B Hall of Fame
Nat "King" Cole	2000[290]	2020[321]
Billie Holiday	2000[290]	2017[321]
Michael Jackson	2001[290]	2014[321]
Isaac Hayes	2002[290]	2017[321]
The Dells	2004[290]	2022[321]
Prince	2004[290]	2016[321]
The O'Jays	2005[290]	2013[321]
Percy Sledge	2005[290]	2021[321]
Little Walter	2008[290]	2021[321]
Little Anthony & the Imperials	2009[290]	2018[321]
The Famous Flames	2012[290]	2020[321]	James Brown's backing vocal group was inducted separately in both Halls
The Miracles	2012[290]	2015[321]
Donna Summer	2013[290]	2021[321]
Hall & Oates	2014[290]	2023[321]	First white group inducted into both halls of fame
Nina Simone	2018[290]	2021[321]
Sister Rosetta Tharpe	2018[290]	2020[321]
Whitney Houston	2020[290]	2014[321]
The Spinners	2023[290]	2015[321]
Dionne Warwick	2024[290]	2016[321]