The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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SOLO WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1995 - Janis Joplin
09. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson
10. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
11. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
12. 2000 - Billie Holiday
13. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
14. 2002 - Brenda Lee
15. 2007 - Patti Smith
16. 2008 - Madonna
17. 2009 - Wanda Jackson
18. 2011 - Darlene Love
19. 2012 - Laura Nyro
20. 2013 - Donna Summer
21. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
22. 2017 - Joan Baez
23. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
24. 2018 - Nina Simone
25. 2019 - Stevie Nicks
26. 2019 - Janet Jackson
27. 2020 - Whitney Houston
28. 2021 - Tina Turner
29. 2021 - Carole King
30. 2022 - Carly Simon
31. 2022 - Pat Benatar
32. 2022 - Dolly Parton
33. 2022 - Sylvia Robinson
34. 2022 - Elizabeth Cotten
35. 2023 - Chaka Khan
36. 2023 - Kate Bush
37. 2023 - Sheryl Crow
38. 2023 - Missy Elliott
39. 2024 - Big Mama Thornton
40. 2024 - Dionne Warwick
41. 2024 - Suzanne De Passe
42. 2024 - Cher
43. 2024 - Mary J. Blige
44. 2025 - Cyndi Lauper
45. 2025 - Carol Kaye

SOLO BLACK WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson
09. 2000 - Billie Holiday
10. 2011 - Darlene Love
11. 2013 - Donna Summer
12. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
13. 2018 - Nina Simone
14. 2019 - Janet Jackson
15. 2020 - Whitney Houston
16. 2021 - Tina Turner
17. 2022 - Sylvia Robinson
18. 2022 - Elizabeth Cotten
19. 2023 - Chaka Khan
20. 2023 - Missy Elliott
21. 2024 - Big Mama Thornton
22. 2024 - Dionne Warwick
23. 2024 - Suzanne De Passe
24. 2024 - Mary J. Blige

SOLO WHITE WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1995 - Janis Joplin
02. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
03. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
04. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
05. 2002 - Brenda Lee
06. 2007 - Patti Smith
07. 2008 - Madonna
08. 2009 - Wanda Jackson
09. 2012 - Laura Nyro
10. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
11. 2017 - Joan Baez
12. 2019 - Stevie Nicks
13. 2021 - Carole King
14. 2022 - Carly Simon
15. 2022 - Dolly Parton
16. 2022 - Pat Benatar
17. 2023 - Kate Bush
18. 2023 - Sheryl Crow
19. 2024 - Cher
20. 2025 - Cyndi Lauper
21. 2025 - Carol Kaye

DUOS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1986 - The Everly Brothers
02. 1987 - Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
03. 1990 - Simon and Garfunkel
04. 1990 - Gerry Goffin and Carole King
05. 1991 - Ike and Tina Turner
06. 1992 - Sam and Dave
07. 2001 - Steely Dan
08. 2003 - Righteous Brothers
09. 2006 - Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
10. 2008 - Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
11. 2010 - Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
12. 2010 - Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
13. 2014 - Daryl Hall and John Oates
14. 2022 - Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
15. 2022 - Eurythmics
16. 2025 - OutKast
17. 2025 - The White Stripes

TRIOS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1988 - The Supremes
02. 1990 - Holland-Dozier-Holland
03. 1992 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
04. 1993 - Cream
05. 1995 - Martha and the Vandellas
06. 1997 - Crosby, Stills and Nash
07. 1997 - Bee Gees
08. 2003 - The Police
09. 2004 - ZZ Top
10. 2007 - The Ronettes
11. 2009 - RUN-DMC
12. 2012 - Beastie Boys
13. 2013 - Rush
14. 2014 - Nirvana
15. 2015 - Green Day
16. 2025 - Salt-N-Pepa

HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Louis Jordan
02. 1988 - Mike Love (The Beach Boys)
03. 1989 - Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
04. 1990 - Louis Armstrong
05. 1990 - John Entwistle (The Who)
06. 1993 - John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
07. 1993 - Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
08. 1993 - Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
09. 1993 - Van Morrison
10. 1994 - Garth Hudson (The Band)
11. 1996 - David Bowie
12. 2000 - King Curtis
13. 2000 - Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
14. 2002 - Isaac Hayes
15. 2003 - Steve Douglas
16. 2004 - Chris Wood (Traffic)
17. 2006 - Herb Alpert
18. 2006 - Miles Davis
19. 2008 - Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
20. 2012 - Joey D’Ambrosio (The Comets)
21. 2012 - Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
22. 2014 - Gary Tallent (The E Street Band)
23. 2014 - Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)
24. 2016 - Walter Parazaider (Chicago)
25. 2016 - Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
26. 2016 - James Pankow (Chicago)
27. 2018 - Greg Hawkes (The Cars)
28. 2019 - Andy Mackay (Roxy Music)
29. 2022 - Lionel Richie
30. 2024 - Ronald Bell (Kool & the Gang)
31. 2024 - Robert Mickens (Kool & the Gang)
32. 2024 - Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang)
33. 2024 - Ian McDonald (Foreigner)
34. 2024 - Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band)
35. 2024 - LeRoi Moore (Dave Matthews Band)
36. 2024 - Rashawn Ross (Dave Matthews Band)

CANADIANS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1994 - Rick Danko (The Band)
02. 1994 - Garth Hudson (The Band)
03. 1994 - Richard Manuel (The Band)
04. 1994 - Robbie Robertson (The Band)
05. 1995 - Neil Young
05. 1997 - Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield)
06. 1997 - Bruce Palmer (Buffalo Springfield)
07. 1997 - Dewey Martin (Buffalo Springfield)
08. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
09. 1997 - Gene Cornish (The (Young) Rascals)
10. 1998 - Denny Doherty (The Mamas and the Papas)
11. 2000 - Zal Yanovsky (The Lovin' Spoonful)
12. 2008 - Leonard Cohen
13. 2013 - Geddy Lee (Rush)
14. 2013 - Alex Lifeson (Rush)
15. 2013 - Neil Peart (Rush)

[Brian]

https://futurerocklegends.com/Statistics/

THE 2026 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
BASED ON ELIGIBLE ARTISTS WITH THE MOST VOTES
ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

01. Devo
02. Jethro Tull
03. The Monkees
04. Britney Spears
05. Mariah Carey
06. Alice In Chains
07. Backstreet Boys
08. Blink-182
09. Nickelback
10. Beyonce
11. Linkin Park

From that list, I've gotta think Beyonce is the most likely to get in next year. Jethro Tull and The Monkees have a good chance if they're on the ballot, but since both have been left off the ballot so many times already, I'd think Beyonce is more likely to be on the ballot. Two years ago I would have thought Mariah's chances were better, but since the voters have now passed on her twice, I'm less confident about her chances next year.

[Elton-Cetera]

Non-Performer Candidates for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Ed Sullivan, Willie Mitchell, Bernie Lowe, Jerry Ragovoy, John Simon, Arif Mardin, Phil Ramone, Richard Barrett, Robert Blackwell, Linda Creed, Barrett Strong, Rudy Toombs, Lester Bangs, Francis Grasso, Bob Crewe, David Porter, David Foster, Jim Steinman, Carole Bayer Sager, Diane Warren, Wolfman Jack, Casey Kasem, Tommy Mottola, Estelle Axton, Florence Greenberg, Sylvia Rhone, Rick Rubin, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, L.A. Reid, Tom Wilson

Kal Mann and Dave Appell
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy
Boudleaux and Felice Bryant
Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson

[Ryan]

I don't remember the Musical Influence category from before, but I can understand Salt-N-Pepa being inducted here, being an early female hip hop artist. I don't really see Zevon as influential, he would seem to fit better under Musical Excellence.

Musical Influence used to be called Early Influences up to a couple years ago.

I'll have more to say when I publish my takeaway article about the inductees, but the short of it is think Salt-N-Pepa's induction in that category opens it up to include a bunch of 80s hip hop artists that the Hall has seemingly skipped over. Eric B & Rakim should be next since they haven't been able to get in through the ballot and I don't think they ever will, even though they are very worthy.

I agree that Zevon is an odd fit for the influences category and should've been inducted in the more vaguely defined Musical Excellence category.

I'm glad both of them are in now, at least.

[Brian]

OK, thanks Ryan. I remember that they were inducting more recent artists under what they used to call Early Influence, but forgot that they changed the name of it. It makes sense that they did change the name, since the new name is a better fit for artists like Kraftwerk and Salt-N-Pepa than the old name.

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Sampson does not have Chubby Checker rated or critiqued, but I once asked him on the old site what score he would give him, and he said a 4 - Modest Accomplishments / Not Insignificant, But Shouldn't Be Nominated.

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Real Time with Bill Maher last night - NEW RULE!: Play Twisty For Me

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame needs to issue an apology to any recording artist who didn't make it in, and recorded more than one song. The Twist is not a dance, it's what old Asian ladies do in the park for exercise.

https://bsky.app/profile/futurerocklege ... bnqrdsbk2k

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Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers Says It’s ‘Pretty Amazing and Very Cool’ to Make 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Roster
The band's singer and drummer Simon Kirke plan to perform at this year's ceremony.
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/ba ... 235956700/

Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil Says Chris Cornell Would ‘Definitely Be Stoked’ About Rock Hall Induction
"I think he'd be very appreciative and thankful," the guitarist tells Billboard about the late singer.
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/so ... 235956729/

Simon Kirke Worries Free Will Get ‘Left In the Dust’ by Rock Hall
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/simon-k ... m=referral

Chubby Checker on Finally Twisting His Way Into the Rock Hall of Fame: ‘Everybody’s Made a Whole Lotta Money Off Chubby. Give the Man Some Credit!’ (EXCLUSIVE)
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/chu ... 236382903/

Carol Kaye, Bass Deity, Is ‘Stunned’ by Her Rock Hall Honor
https://www.vulture.com/article/carol-k ... ce=bluesky



Rock and Roll Hall of Fame branded a 'disgrace' after SIX icons are snubbed for Class of 2025 (7 not 6)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... class.html

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5 takeaways from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025
https://inbetweendrafts.com/five-takeaw ... s-of-2025/

Bad Company to be inducted into Rock Hall of Fame, but where’s SW Florida’s Brian Howe?
https://www.news-press.com/story/news/l ... 323283007/

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Reactions to the Rock Hall Class of 2025
https://michellebourg669049.substack.co ... hall-class

Thoughts on the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
https://www.twincities.com/2025/05/04/r ... inductees/

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WHAT DO ROCK HALL VOTERS HAVE AGAINST MARIAH CAREY, OASIS, AND PHISH?
We try to figure out why some huge names failed to make it into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235332818/

John Sykes Pulls Back the Curtain on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Voting Process
He's here to answer all your questions about how the Rock Hall works.
https://www.billboard.com/lists/rock-ro ... e-leaning/

Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil Names 6 Bands He’d Like to See in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Kim Thayil Names 6 Bands He'd Like to See in the Rock Hall | https://loudwire.com/soundgarden-kim-th ... ll-of-fame

Iron Maiden, Sonic Youth, The New York Dolls, Alice In Chains, Pixies, Motörhead, Joy Division/New Order, King Crimson

[Ryan]

5 takeaways from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025
https://inbetweendrafts.com/five-takeaw ... s-of-2025/

I also wrote this.

[Elton-Cetera]

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has a Mariah Carey problem
https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2 ... riah-carey

[Elton-Cetera]

Where will Bill Wyman put Chubby Checker?

https://www.vulture.com/article/rock-an ... worst.html

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JOHN MULANEY, ROCK HALL OF FAME ENTHUSIAST, BREAKS DOWN THIS YEAR’S CLASS — AND SNUBS!
The comedian waxes on the White Stripes, Outkast, and Chubby Checker, defends Mariah Carey, and goes long on his love of Phish

By JASON NEWMAN
MAY 10, 2025

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235330762/

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WINNERS & LOSERS: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2025 Inductees!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmRlUyoWRWE

RANT - 2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xv-hhoWLV4

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Analysis with Jason Hanley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJNAGQj0oo0

THE BEST 2025 ROCK HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FKVL6ZE0XI

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXARq7OHd9k

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been ANNOUNCED!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjuCWmdMEZc

Soundgarden, Outkast, and The White Stripes are going in the Rock Hall. Who got snubbed?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttXBd5ADK8c

Howard Stern Can't Believe This Band Didn't Get Inducted Into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKvaTo0jLDQ

2025 Rock Hall Of Fame Inductees: WHAT Are They THINKING?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ELSXIlExnI

RANT: The Rock Hall Of Fame Is A JOKE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yjp_yUcsyQ

PROG ROCK ACTS that MUST Go Into the ROCK & ROLL HALL of FAME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKWkM67g8lU

Bad Company Assured of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMgYSmRmBkc

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‘It’d Be a Great Honour’: INXS’ Kirk Pengilly Talks Rock Hall Snub
“When you look at who’s in there, to have someone representing Australia would be good,” Kirk Pengilly tells Rolling Stone AU/NZ
https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music ... nub-76810/

10 female artists who should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-female- ... l-of-fame/

10. PJ Harvey
9. Courtney Love
8. Björk
7. Grace Jones
6. Marianne Faithfull
5. Siouxsie Sioux
4. Suzi Quatro
3. Sinéad O’Connor
2. Amy Winehouse
1. Lorde

[Brian]

From that list, I'll second Bjork and PJ Harvey. Courtney Love shouldn't be on the list as a solo artist. Her band Hole would be a far better choice, though I'd say even they fall short. I'd take Mariah Carey, TLC, The Pointer Sisters, and probably even Fiona Apple over most of what's on that list.