Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum is located in Cleveland, Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie. In 1983, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was formed to celebrate the history and cultural significance of rock music and honors’ the contributions of those who have played an important role in the rock and roll music. Several cities sought the museum, but Cleveland won the competition. In addition to enormous fan support, Cleveland also was the home of Alan Freed. Freed was the radio disc jockey credited with inventing the term “Rock and Roll.” The museum opened on September 2, 1995.

The museum honors all aspects of Rock and Roll, broken down into one of four categories: Performers, Musical Excellence, Early Influences, and Ahmet Ertegun Award (non-performers). To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, a person must be affiliated in some way with Rock and Roll. He or she does not have to be a singer or a musician. If the person is a performer, he or she is not eligible for induction until twenty-five years after his or her first album was released. The first inductees into the Hall of Fame were Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.

Below is a breakdown by decade of all inductees, many of which are included in the various charts appearing here at Top40Weekly.

If you are interested to learn more about the Museum or want to plan a visit, here’s a link.
https://www.rockhall.com/visit

TABLE OF CONTENTS-INDUCTEES BY DECADE (1980s to Present)

1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

1980s

  1. Aretha Franklin
  2. B.B. King
  3. Big Joe Turner
  4. Bill Haley
  5. Bo Diddley
  6. Bob Dylan
  7. Buddy Holly
  8. Carl Perkins
  9. Chuck Berry
  10. Clyde McPhatter
  11. Dion
  12. Eddie Cochran
  13. Elvis Presley
  14. Fats Domino
  15. Jackie Wilson
  16. James Brown
  17. Jerry Lee Lewis
  18. Little Richard
  19. Marvin Gaye
  20. Muddy Waters
  21. Otis Redding
  22. Ray Charles
  23. Ricky Nelson
  24. Roy Orbison
  25. Sam Cooke
  26. Smokey Robinson
  27. Stevie Wonder
  28. The Beach Boys
  29. The Beatles
  30. The Coasters
  31. The Drifters
  32. The Everly Brothers
  33. The Rolling Stones
  34. The Supremes
  35. The Temptations

1990s

  1. Santana
  2. Simon & Garfunkel
  3. Sly and the Family Stone
  4. The (Young) Rascals
  5. The Allman Brothers Band
  6. The Animals
  7. The Band
  8. The Byrds
  9. The Doors
  10. The Four Seasons
  11. The Four Tops
  12. The Grateful Dead
  13. The Impressions
  14. The Isley Brothers
  15. The Jackson 5
  16. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  17. The Kinks
  18. The Mamas & the Papas
  19. The Platters
  20. The Shirelles
  21. The Staple Singers
  22. The Velvet Underground
  23. The Who
  24. The Yardbirds
  25. Van Morrison
  26. Wilson Pickett
  27. Ike & Tina Turner
  28. Janis Joplin
  29. Jefferson Airplane
  30. Jimmy Reed
  31. John Lee Hooker
  32. John Lennon
  33. Johnny Cash
  34. Joni Mitchell
  35. LaVern Baker
  36. Led Zeppelin
  37. Little Willie John
  38. Lloyd Price
  39. Martha and the Vandellas
  40. Neil Young
  41. Parliament-Funkadelic
  42. Paul McCartney
  43. Pink Floyd
  44. Rod Stewart
  45. Ruth Brown
  46. Sam & Dave
  47. Santana
  48. Simon & Garfunkel
  49. Sly and the Family Stone
  50. The (Young) Rascals
  51. The Allman Brothers Band
  52. The Animals
  53. The Band
  54. The Byrds
  55. The Doors
  56. The Four Seasons
  57. The Four Tops
  58. The Grateful Dead
  59. The Impressions
  60. The Isley Brothers
  61. The Jackson 5
  62. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  63. The Kinks
  64. The Mamas & the Papas
  65. The Platters
  66. The Shirelles
  67. The Staple Singers
  68. The Velvet Underground
  69. The Who
  70. The Yardbirds
  71. Van Morrison
  72. Wilson Pickett

2000s

  1. AC/DC
  2. Aerosmith
  3. Black Sabbath
  4. Blondie
  5. Bob Seger
  6. Bobby Womack
  7. Bonnie Raitt
  8. Brenda Lee
  9. Buddy Guy
  10. Earth, Wind & Fire
  11. Elvis Costello & the Attractions
  12. Eric Clapton
  13. Gene Pitney
  14. George Harrison
  15. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
  16. Isaac Hayes
  17. Jackson Browne
  18. James Taylor
  19. Jeff Beck
  20. John Mellencamp
  21. Leonard Cohen
  22. Little Anthony and the Imperials
  23. Lynyrd Skynyrd
  24. Madonna
  25. Metallica
  26. Michael Jackson
  27. Miles Davis
  28. Patti Smith
  29. Paul Simon
  30. Percy Sledge
  31. Prince
  32. Queen
  33. R.E.M.
  34. Ramones
  35. Ritchie Valens
  36. Run-DMC
  37. Sex Pistols
  38. Solomon Burke
  39. Steely Dan
  40. Talking Heads
  41. The Clash
  42. The Dave Clark Five
  43. The Dells
  44. The Flamingos
  45. The Moonglows
  46. The O’Jays
  47. The Police
  48. The Pretenders
  49. The Righteous Brothers
  50. The Ronettes
  51. The Ventures
  52. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  53. Traffic
  54. U2
  55. Van Halen
  56. ZZ Top

2010s

  1. ABBA
  2. Albert King
  3. Alice Cooper
  4. Beastie Boys
  5. Bill Withers
  6. Bon Jovi
  7. Cat Stevens
  8. Cheap Trick
  9. Chicago
  10. Darlene Love
  11. Deep Purple
  12. Def Leppard
  13. Dire Straits
  14. Donna Summer
  15. Donovan
  16. Dr. John
  17. Electric Light Orchestra
  18. Genesis
  19. Green Day
  20. Guns N’ Roses
  21. Hall & Oates
  22. Heart
  23. Janet Jackson
  24. Jimmy Cliff
  25. Joan Baez
  26. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
  27. Journey
  28. Kiss
  29. Laura Nyro
  30. Linda Ronstadt
  31. Lou Reed
  32. N.W.A
  33. Neil Diamond
  34. Nina Simone
  35. Nirvana
  36. Pearl Jam
  37. Peter Gabriel
  38. Public Enemy
  39. Radiohead
  40. Randy Newman
  41. Red Hot Chili Peppers
  42. Roxy Music
  43. Rush
  44. Steve Miller
  45. Stevie Nicks
  46. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
  47. The Blue Caps
  48. The Cars
  49. The Comets
  50. The Crickets
  51. The Cure
  52. The Famous Flames
  53. The Hollies
  54. The Midnighters
  55. The Miracles
  56. The Moody Blues
  57. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
  58. The Small Faces / Faces
  59. The Stooges
  60. The Zombies
  61. Tom Waits
  62. Tupac Shakur
  63. Yes

2020s

  1. Carole King
  2. Depeche Mode
  3. Foo Fighters
  4. Jay-Z
  5. Nine Inch Nails
  6. T. Rex
  7. The Doobie Brothers
  8. The Go-Go’s
  9. The Notorious B.I.G.
  10. Tina Turner
  11. Todd Rundgren
  12. Whitney Houston