Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
Inductees
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors musicians and music-industry figures who have contributed to the energy and evolution of rock music. To be eligible for inclusion, musicians and bands must have released a record at least 25 years prior to the year of induction.
1986
Performers | Chuck Berry |
James Brown | |
Ray Charles | |
Sam Cooke | |
Fats Domino | |
The Everly Brothers | |
Buddy Holly | |
Jerry Lee Lewis | |
Elvis Presley | |
Little Richard | |
Nonperformers | Alan Freed |
Sam Phillips | |
Early Influences | Robert Johnson |
Jimmie Rodgers | |
Jimmy Yancey | |
Lifetime Achievement | John Hammond |
1987
Performers | The Coasters |
Eddie Cochran | |
Bo Diddley | |
Aretha Franklin | |
Marvin Gaye | |
Bill Haley | |
B. B. King | |
Clyde McPhatter | |
Ricky Nelson | |
Roy Orbison | |
Carl Perkins | |
Smokey Robinson | |
Joe Turner | |
Muddy Waters | |
Jackie Wilson | |
Nonperformers | Leonard Chess |
Ahmet Ertegun | |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |
Jerry Wexler | |
Early Influences | Louis Jordan |
T-Bone Walker | |
Hank Williams |
1988
Performers | The Beach Boys |
The Beatles | |
The Drifters | |
Bob Dylan | |
The Supremes | |
Nonperformer | Berry Gordy, Jr. |
Early Influences | Woody Guthrie |
Leadbelly | |
Les Paul |
1989
Performers | Dion |
Otis Redding | |
The Rolling Stones | |
The Temptations | |
Stevie Wonder | |
Nonperformer | Phil Spector |
Early Influences | The Ink Spots |
Bessie Smith | |
The Soul Stirrers |
1990
Performers | Hank Ballard |
Bobby Darin | |
The Four Seasons | |
The Four Tops | |
The Kinks | |
The Platters | |
Simon and Garfunkel | |
The Who | |
Nonperformers | Gerry Goffin and Carole King |
Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, and Lamont Dozier | |
Early Influences | Louis Armstrong |
Charlie Christian | |
Ma Rainey |
1991
Performers | LaVern Baker |
The Byrds | |
John Lee Hooker | |
The Impressions | |
Wilson Pickett | |
Jimmy Reed | |
Ike and Tina Turner | |
Nonperformers | Dave Bartholomew |
Ralph Bass | |
Early Influence | Howlin' Wolf |
Lifetime Achievement | Nesuhi Ertegun |
1992
Performers | Bobby “Blue” Bland |
Booker T. and the MG's | |
Johnny Cash | |
Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
Isley Brothers | |
Sam and Dave | |
The Yardbirds | |
Nonperformers | Leo Fender |
Bill Graham | |
Doc Pomus | |
Early Influences | Elmore James |
Professor Longhair |
1993
Performers | Ruth Brown |
Cream | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
The Doors | |
Etta James | |
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers | |
Van Morrison | |
Sly and the Family Stone | |
Nonperformers | Dick Clark |
Milt Gabler | |
Early Influence | Dinah Washington |
1994
Performers | The Animals |
The Band | |
Duane Eddy | |
The Grateful Dead | |
Elton John | |
John Lennon | |
Bob Marley | |
Rod Stewart | |
Nonperformer | Johnny Otis |
Early Influence | Willie Dixon |
1995
Performers | The Allman Brothers Band |
Al Green | |
Janis Joplin | |
Led Zeppelin | |
Martha and the Vandellas | |
Neil Young | |
Frank Zappa | |
Nonperformer | Paul Ackerman |
Early Influence | The Orioles |
1996
Performers | David Bowie |
Jefferson Airplane | |
Little Willie John | |
Gladys Knight and the Pips | |
Pink Floyd | |
The Shirelles | |
The Velvet Underground | |
Nonperformer | Tom Donahue |
Early Influence | Pete Seeger |
1997
Performers | The Bee Gees |
Buffalo Springfield | |
Crosby, Stills and Nash | |
The Jackson Five | |
Joni Mitchell | |
Parliament-Funkadelic | |
The (Young) Rascals | |
Nonperformer | Syd Nathan |
Early Influences | Mahalia Jackson |
Bill Monroe |
1998
Performers | The Eagles |
Fleetwood Mac | |
Mamas and Papas | |
Lloyd Price | |
Santana | |
Gene Vincent | |
Nonperformer | Allen Toussaint |
Early Influence | “Jelly Roll” Morton |
1999
Performers | Billy Joel |
Curtis Mayfield | |
Paul McCartney | |
Del Shannon | |
Dusty Springfield | |
Bruce Springsteen | |
The Staple Singers | |
Nonperformer | George Martin |
Early Influences | Charles Brown |
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
2000
Performers | Eric Clapton |
Earth, Wind, and Fire | |
Lovin' Spoonful | |
The Moonglows | |
Bonnie Raitt | |
James Taylor | |
Nonperformer | Clive Davis |
Early Influences | Nat King Cole |
Billie Holiday | |
Side-Men | Hal Blaine |
King Curtis | |
James Jamerson | |
Scotty Moore | |
Earl Palmer |
2001
Performers | Aerosmith |
Solomon Burke | |
The Flamingos | |
Michael Jackson | |
Queen | |
Paul Simon | |
Steely Dan | |
Ritchie Valens | |
Nonperformer | Chris Blackwell |
Side-Men | James Burton |
Johnnie Johnson |
2002
Performers | Isaac Hayes |
Brenda Lee | |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | |
Gene Pitney | |
Ramones | |
Talking Heads | |
Nonperformer | Jim Stewart |
Side-Men | Chet Atkins |
2003
Performers | AC/DC |
The Clash | |
Elvis Costello and the Attractions | |
The Police | |
The Righteous Brothers | |
Nonperformer | Mo Ostin |
Side-Men | Benny Benjamin |
Floyd Cramer | |
Steve Douglas |
2004
Performers | Jackson Browne |
The Dells | |
George Harrison | |
Prince | |
Bob Seger | |
Traffic | |
ZZ Top | |
Nonperformer | Jann S. Wenner |
2005
Performers | Buddy Guy |
The O'Jays | |
The Pretenders | |
Percy Sledge | |
U2 | |
Nonperformers | Frank Barsalona |
Seymour Stein |
2006
Performers | Black Sabbath |
Blondie | |
Miles Davis | |
Lynyrd Skynyrd | |
The Sex Pistols | |
Nonperformers | Herb Alpert |
Jerry Moss |
2007
Performers | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five |
R.E.M. | |
The Ronettes | |
Patti Smith | |
Van Halen |
2008
Performers | John Mellencamp |
Leonard Cohen | |
Madonna | |
The Dave Clark Five | |
The Ventures | |
Sidemen | Little Walter |
Nonperformers | Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff |
2009
Performers | Jeff Beck |
Little Anthony & the Imperials | |
Metallica | |
Run-D.M.C. | |
Bobby Womack | |
Sidemen | Bill Black |
DJ Fontana | |
Spooner Oldham | |
Early Influences | Wanda Jackson |
2010
Performers | ABBA |
Jimmy Cliff | |
Genesis | |
The Hollies | |
The Stooges | |
Non-Performer | Otis Blackwell |
David Geffen | |
Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry | |
Mort Shuman | |
Jesse Stone |
2011
Performers | Alice Cooper |
Neil Diamond | |
Dr. John | |
Darlene Love | |
Tom Waits | |
Sidemen | Leon Russell |
Non-Performer | Jac Holzman |
Art Rupe |
2012
Performers | Beastie Boys |
Donovan | |
Guns N'Roses | |
Laura Nyro | |
Red Hot Chili Peppers | |
The Small Faces / The Faces | |
Sidemen | Tom Dowd |
Glyn Johns | |
Don Kirshner | |
Cosimo Matassa | |
Early Influences | Freddie King |