• Home
• Rock Hall News & Analysis
• Eligible Artists
• Future Eligibles
• Current Hall of Famers
• Future Hall of Famers?
• Complete List of Artists
• Random Video Page
• Random Artist Page
• 2008 Inductees
• Latest Comments
• Induction Criteria
• The Rap Question
• Previously Considered
• Nominating Committee
• About Future Rock Hall
• Contact Future Rock Hall
• Media Inquiries

Rock & Roll Hall of Famers

---

Click on any year to see who else was nominated but didn't make it. As you can see, many artists don't get inducted the first time they're nominated.

Artist	Year Inducted	Years Waited	# of Years Nominated	Inducted By
The Dave Clark Five	2008	20	3	Tom Hanks
John Mellencamp	2008	6	3	Billy Joel
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff	2008	*	*	Jerry Butler
Leonard Cohen	2008	15	1	Lou Reed
Little Walter	2008	*	*	Ben Harper
Madonna	2008	0	1	Justin Timberlake
The Ventures	2008	22	1	John Fogerty
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five	2007	2	3	Jay-Z
Patti Smith	2007	6	7	Zack de la Rocha
R.E.M.	2007	0	1	Eddie Vedder
The Ronettes	2007	18	1	Keith Richards
Van Halen	2007	3	1	Velvet Revolver
Black Sabbath	2006	10	8	Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield
Blondie	2006	4	1	Shirley Manson
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss	2006	*	*	Sting
Lynyrd Skynyrd	2006	7	7	Kid Rock
Miles Davis	2006	35	1	Herbie Hancock
Sex Pistols	2006	4	5	Jann Wenner
Buddy Guy	2005	12	1	Eric Clapton and B.B. King
Frank Barsalona	2005	*	*	Steve Van Zandt
The O'Jays	2005	14	2	Justin Timberlake
Percy Sledge	2005	13	1	Rod Stewart
The Pretenders	2005	0	1	Neil Young
Seymour Stein	2005	*	*	Ice-T
U2	2005	0	1	Bruce Springsteen
Bob Seger	2004	12	2	Kid Rock
The Dells	2004	13	3	Robert Townsend
George Harrison	2004	10	1	Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne
Jackson Browne	2004	6	2	Bruce Springsteen
Jann S. Wenner	2004	*	*	Mick Jagger
Prince	2004	0	1	OutKast and Alicia Keys
Traffic	2004	11	1	Dave Matthews
ZZ Top	2004	8	1	Keith Richards
AC/DC	2003	2	3	Steven Tyler
Benny Benjamin	2003	*	*
The Clash	2003	0	1	The Edge and Tom Morello
Elvis Costello & the Attractions	2003	0	1	Elton John
Floyd Cramer	2003	*	*
Mo Ostin	2003	*	*	Paul Simon and Neil Young
The Police	2003	0	1	Gwen Stefani
Righteous Brothers	2003	14	1	Billy Joel
Steve Douglas	2003	*	*
Brenda Lee	2002	17	3	Jewel
Chet Atkins	2002	*	*
Gene Pitney	2002	15	8	Darlene Love
Isaac Hayes	2002	9	1	Alicia Keys
Jim Stewart	2002	*	*	Sam Moore and Steve Cropper
Ramones	2002	0	1	Eddie Vedder
Talking Heads	2002	0	1	Anthony Kiedis
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	2002	0	1	Jakob Dylan
Aerosmith	2001	2	2	Kid Rock
Chris Blackwell	2001	*	*	Bono
The Flamingos	2001	16	5	Frankie Valli
James Burton	2001	*	*
Johnnie Johnson	2001	*	*
Michael Jackson	2001	3	1	N Sync
Paul Simon	2001	10	1	Marc Anthony
Queen	2001	2	2	Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins
Ritchie Valens	2001	16	3	Ricky Martin
Solomon Burke	2001	13	9	Mary J. Blige
Steely Dan	2001	3	3	Moby
Billie Holiday	2000	*	*	Diana Ross
Bonnie Raitt	2000	3	1	Melissa Etheridge
Clive Davis	2000	*	*	Patti Smith
Earl Palmer	2000	*	*
Earth, Wind & Fire	2000	4	1	Lil Kim
Eric Clapton	2000	4	1	Robbie Robertson
Hal Blaine	2000	*	*
James Jamerson	2000	*	*
James Taylor	2000	6	1	Paul McCartney
King Curtis	2000	*	*
Lovin' Spoonful	2000	9	1	John Mellencamp
The Moonglows	2000	15	5	Paul Simon
Nat "King" Cole	2000	*	*	Ray Charles
Scotty Moore	2000	*	*
Billy Joel	1999	2	2	Ray Charles
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	1999	*	*	Chris Isaak
Bruce Springsteen	1999	0	1	Bono
Charles Brown	1999	*	*	Bonnie Raitt
Curtis Mayfield	1999	3	1	Puff Daddy
Del Shannon	1999	10	7	Art Alexakis
Dusty Springfield	1999	9	2	Elton John
George Martin	1999	*	*
Paul McCartney	1999	6	1	Neil Young
The Staple Singers	1999	14	1	Lauryn Hill
Allen Toussaint	1998	*	*	Robbie Robertson
The Eagles	1998	0	1	Jimmy Buffett
Fleetwood Mac	1998	4	1	Sheryl Crow
Gene Vincent	1998	16	7	John Fogerty
Jelly Roll Morton	1998	*	*
Lloyd Price	1998	13	7	Tony Rich
The Mamas and the Papas	1998	6	2	Shania Twain
Santana	1998	3	1	John Popper
The Bee Gees	1997	6	2	Brian Wilson
Bill Monroe	1997	*	*	Ricky Skaggs and Emmylou Harris
Buffalo Springfield	1997	4	4	Tom Petty
Crosby, Stills and Nash	1997	2	1	James Taylor
The Jackson Five	1997	2	4	Diana Ross
Joni Mitchell	1997	3	3	Shawn Colvin
Mahalia Jackson	1997	*	*	Mavis Staples
Parliament-Funkadelic	1997	1	2	Prince
The (Young) Rascals	1997	5	4
Syd Nathan	1997	*	*	Seymour Stein
David Bowie	1996	3	2	Madonna and David Byrne
Gladys Knight and the Pips	1996	9	5	Mariah Carey
Jefferson Airplane	1996	4	2	Mickey Hart and Phil Lesh
Little Willie John	1996	14	8	Stevie Wonder
Pete Seeger	1996	*	*	Arlo Guthrie and Harry Belafonte
Pink Floyd	1996	3	2	Billy Corgan
The Shirelles	1996	9	3	Darlene Love, Merry Clayton and Marianne Faithfull
Tom Donahue	1996	*	*
The Velvet Underground	1996	3	5	Patti Smith
Al Green	1995	2	1	Natalie Cole
The Allman Brothers Band	1995	0	1	Willie Nelson
Frank Zappa	1995	3	3	Lou Reed
Janis Joplin	1995	0	1
Led Zeppelin	1995	0	1	Steven Tyler and Joe Perry
Martha and the Vandellas	1995	6	2	Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson
Neil Young	1995	0	1	Eddie Vedder
The Orioles	1995	*	*
Paul Ackerman	1995	*	*
The Animals	1994	4	3	Dave Pirner
The Band	1994	0	1	Eric Clapton
Bob Marley	1994	3	2	Bono
Duane Eddy	1994	10	7	Mick Jones
Elton John	1994	0	1	Axl Rose
The Grateful Dead	1994	1	2	Bruce Hornsby
John Lennon	1994	0	1	Paul McCartney
Johnny Otis	1994	*	*	Etta James
Rod Stewart	1994	4	2	Jeff Beck
Willie Dixon	1994	*	*	Chuck Berry
Cream	1993	1	2	ZZ Top
Creedence Clearwater Revival	1993	0	1	Bruce Springsteen
Dick Clark	1993	*	*
Dinah Washington	1993	*	*	Natalie Cole
The Doors	1993	0	1	Eddie Vedder
Etta James	1993	6	2	k.d. lang
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers	1993	11	8	Boyz II Men
Milt Gabler	1993	*	*
Ruth Brown	1993	11	6	Bonnie Raitt
Sly and the Family Stone	1993	0	1	George Clinton
Van Morrison	1993	0	1	Robbie Robertson
Bill Graham	1992	*	*
Bobby "Blue" Bland	1992	8	6	B.B. King
Booker T. and the M.G.'s	1992	4	3
Doc Pomus	1992	*	*
Elmore James	1992	*	*
The Isley Brothers	1992	7	1
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1992	0	1
Johnny Cash	1992	9	3
Leo Fender	1992	*	*	Keith Richards
Professor Longhair	1992	*	*	Aaron Neville
Sam & Dave	1992	0	1
The Yardbirds	1992	2	3
The Byrds	1991	0	1
Dave Bartholomew	1991	*	*
Howlin' Wolf	1991	*	*
Ike and Tina Turner	1991	5	5
The Impressions	1991	2	3
Jimmy Reed	1991	6	6
John Lee Hooker	1991	6	1
LaVern Baker	1991	9	6
Nesuhi Ertegun	1991	*	*
Ralph Bass	1991	*	*
Wilson Pickett	1991	2	3
Bobby Darin	1990	6	5
Charlie Christian	1990	*	*
The Four Seasons	1990	2	3
The Four Tops	1990	8	2	Stevie Wonder
Gerry Goffin and Carole King	1990	*	*
Hank Ballard	1990	9	5
Holland, Dozier and Holland	1990	*	*
The Kinks	1990	0	1
Louis Armstrong	1990	*	*
Ma Rainey	1990	*	*
The Platters	1990	9	3	Phil Spector
Simon and Garfunkel	1990	0	1
The Who	1990	0	1	Bono
Bessie Smith	1989	*	*
Dion	1989	4	3
The Ink Spots	1989	*	*
Otis Redding	1989	2	1	Little Richard
Phil Spector	1989	*	*	Tina Turner
The Rolling Stones	1989	0	1
The Soul Stirrers	1989	*	*
Stevie Wonder	1989	1	1
The Temptations	1989	2	1
The Beach Boys	1988	0	1
The Beatles	1988	0	1
Berry Gordy, Jr.	1988	*	*	Ahmet Ertegun
Bob Dylan	1988	0	1
The Drifters	1988	6	1
Lead Belly	1988	*	*
Les Paul	1988	*	*
The Supremes	1988	2	3
Woody Guthrie	1988	*	*
Ahmet Ertegun	1987	*	*
Aretha Franklin	1987	5	2	Keith Richards
B. B. King	1987	5	2	Sting
Big Joe Turner	1987	8	2
Bill Haley	1987	6	2	Chuck Berry
Bo Diddley	1987	4	1	ZZ Top
Carl Perkins	1987	4	1
Clyde McPhatter	1987	3	2
The Coasters	1987	3	2	Lester Sill
Eddie Cochran	1987	1	2	Mick Jones
Hank Williams	1987	*	*
Jackie Wilson	1987	3	2
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	1987	*	*
Jerry Wexler	1987	*	*
Leonard Chess	1987	*	*
Louis Jordan	1987	*	*
Marvin Gaye	1987	4	2	Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Muddy Waters	1987	1	2
Ricky Nelson	1987	4	1
Roy Orbison	1987	0	1	Bruce Springsteen
Smokey Robinson	1987	1	2	Daryl Hall and John Oates
T-Bone Walker	1987	*	*
Alan Freed	1986	*	*
Buddy Holly	1986	3	1
Chuck Berry	1986	2	1	Keith Richards
Elvis Presley	1986	4	1	Julian and Sean Lennon
The Everly Brothers	1986	2	1	Neil Young
Fats Domino	1986	5	1	Billy Joel
James Brown	1986	1	1
Jerry Lee Lewis	1986	3	1
Jimmie Rodgers	1986	*	*
Jimmy Yancey	1986	*	*
John Hammond	1986	*	*
Little Richard	1986	3	1
Ray Charles	1986	3	1	Quincy Jones
Robert Johnson	1986	*	*
Sam Cooke	1986	2	1
Sam Phillips	1986	*	*

*	Denotes an artist who was inducted as an Early Influence, a Sideman, a Non-Performer, or a Lifetime Achievement recipient.

This site is not affiliated with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.