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

^ 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.^[179]

^ 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.

^ 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."^[180]

^ 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.^[181]

Early/musical influences

Artists inducted into the early influences category were originally for (until 2021 with the inductions of Gil Scott-Heron and Kraftwerk) 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".^[174]

Year	Image	Name	Inducted members	Inducted by[5]
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[182]	Bobby McFerrin
		Bessie Smith[183]		Anita Baker
		The Soul Stirrers	Roy Crain Sr., R. H. Harris, Jesse Farley, and E. A. Rundless[184]	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[185]	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[186]	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[187]	Steve Cropper
2018		Sister Rosetta Tharpe[A][188]		Brittany Howard
2021		Kraftwerk[A][158]	Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, and Wolfgang Flür[189]	Pharrell Williams
		Charley Patton[158][190]		Gary Clark Jr.
		Gil Scott-Heron[158][191]		Common
2022		Harry Belafonte[165][192]
		Elizabeth Cotten[165][193]
2023		DJ Kool Herc[174]		LL Cool J
		Link Wray[A][174]		Jimmy Page
2024		Alexis Korner[177]
		John Mayall[177]
		Big Mama Thornton[177]

^ A. Previously nominated as a performer.

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] This category has been criticized for inducting those that have "been coming to the dinner for years and paying for their tickets" and for not revealing the Hall's full criteria.^[194] In 2008, this category was renamed the "Ahmet Ertegun Award".^[195]

Year	Image	Name	Inducted by[5]
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[196]	Bono
2002		Jim Stewart[197]	Sam Moore and Steve Cropper
2003		Mo Ostin[198]	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[158]	Lionel Richie
2022		Allen Grubman[165]	John Mellencamp[5]
		Jimmy Iovine[165]	Bruce Springsteen[5]
		Sylvia Robinson[165]
2023		Don Cornelius
2024		Suzanne de Passe[177]

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."^[199]

Year	Image	Name	Instrument	Inducted by[5]
2000		Hal Blaine	Drums[200]	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
		King Curtis	Saxophone[201]
		James Jamerson	Bass guitar[202]
		Scotty Moore	Guitar[203]
		Earl Palmer	Drums[204]
2001		James Burton	Guitar[205]	Keith Richards
		Johnnie Johnson	Piano[206]
2002		Chet Atkins	Guitar[207]	Marty Stuart and Brian Setzer[207]
2003		Benny Benjamin	Drums[208]	Paul Shaffer
		Floyd Cramer	Piano[209]
		Steve Douglas	Saxophone[210]
2008		Little Walter	Harmonica[211]	Ben Harper
2009		Bill Black	Bass guitar[212]	Garry Tallent
		D. J. Fontana	Drums[213]	Max Weinberg
		Spooner Oldham	Keyboard[214]	Paul Shaffer
2011		Leon Russell[215]	N/A	Elton John
2012		Cosimo Matassa		Robbie Robertson
		Tom Dowd
		Glyn Johns
2014		E Street Band[B]		Bruce Springsteen
2015		Ringo Starr[216]		Paul McCartney
2017		Nile Rodgers[A][217]		Pharrell Williams
2021		LL Cool J[A][158]		Dr. Dre
		Billy Preston[158]		Ringo Starr
		Randy Rhoads[158]		Tom Morello
2022		Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis[165][218]		Janet Jackson[5]
		Judas Priest[A][C][165]		Alice Cooper[5]
2023		Chaka Khan[A][174]		Jazmine Sullivan[5]
		Al Kooper[174]
		Bernie Taupin[174]		Elton John[5]
2024		Jimmy Buffett[177]
		MC5[A][D][177]
		Dionne Warwick[A][177]
		Norman Whitfield[177]

^ A. Previously nominated in the performers category.
^ B. Inducted members: Garry Tallent, Roy Bittan, Max Weinberg, Steven Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, Patti Scialfa, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Vini Lopez, and David Sancious.^[219]
^ C. Inducted members: Les Binks, K. K. Downing, Rob Halford, Ian Hill, Dave Holland, Glenn Tipton, and Scott Travis.^[220]
^ D. Inducted members: Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Dennis Thompson, and Rob Tyner.^[178]

Singles

At the 2018 ceremony, a new induction category for singles was announced by Steven Van Zandt.^[221] 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."^[221] 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.

As of 2024, twenty-seven performers have been inducted twice or more; fifteen have been recognized as a solo artist and with a band, and eight have been inducted with two separate bands. Eric Clapton is the only one to be inducted three times: as a solo artist, with Cream, and with The Yardbirds.^[225] 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 band, 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.^[226] 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	—	—
	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	—	—

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	[227][228]
Bad Brains		2017	1	[229]
Afrika Bambaataa		2008	1	[230]
Beck		2022	1	[231]
Mariah Carey		2024	1	[232]
The Chantels		2002, 2010	2	[233][234]
Chic[D]		2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017	11	[235][236][237][230][238][239] [240][241][242][243][229]
Devo		2019, 2021, 2022	3	[244][245][245]
The Dominoes[E]		1997	1	[246]
Eric B. & Rakim		2012, 2024	2	[247][232]
Iron Maiden		2021, 2023	2	[245][248]
The J.B.'s		2016	1	[243]
The J. Geils Band		2005, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2018	5	[249][236][239][229][250]
Jane's Addiction		2017, 2024	2	[229][232]
Joy Division / New Order		2023	1	[248]
Ben E. King[F]		1986, 1987, 1988	3	[227][228][251]
Lenny Kravitz		2024	1	[232]
Fela Kuti		2021, 2022	2	[245][231]
Cyndi Lauper		2023	1	[248]
Los Lobos		2016	1	[243]
The Marvelettes		2013, 2015	2	[240][242]
The Meters		1997, 2013, 2014, 2018	4	[246][240][241][250]
Motörhead		2020	1	[252]
New York Dolls		2001, 2021, 2022	3	[253][245]
Oasis		2024	1	[232]
Sinéad O'Connor		2024	1	[232]
Gram Parsons		2002, 2004, 2005	3	[233][254][249]
Esther Phillips		1986, 1987	2	[227][228]
John Prine		2019	1	[244]
Procol Harum		2013	1	[240]
The Replacements		2014	1	[241]
Rufus[G]		2012, 2018, 2019, 2020	4	[247][250][244][252]
Sade		2024	1	[232]
Sir Douglas Quintet		2006	1	[236]
The Smiths		2015, 2016	2	[242][243]
Soundgarden		2020, 2023	2	[252][248]
Steppenwolf		2017	1	[229]
Sting[H]		2015	1	[242]
Joe Tex		1998, 2006, 2007, 2017	4	[255][236][237][229]
Thin Lizzy		2020	1	[252]
Conway Twitty		2005	1	[249]
War[I]		2009, 2012, 2015	3	[238][247][242]
Mary Wells		1986, 1987	2	[227][228]
The White Stripes		2023	1	[248]
Chuck Willis		1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2011	6	[227][228][251][256][257][239]
Steve Winwood[J]		2003	1	[235]
Warren Zevon		2023	1	[248]