Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Ranked: 1986-2024

With every year’s announcement of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, there are two guarantees – there will be a slew of complaints about who hasn’t been inducted and who has been inducted who shouldn’t have been. This challenged me to come up with an objective rating of the inductees to determine just who has earned it most and who hasn’t. These rankings consolidate multiple best-artists-of-all-time lists along with sales figures, chart statistics, and other awards and honors. In the event of ties, earliest inductees are listed first. Here are the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ranked. See other Hall of Fames. 1. The Beatles 2. Elvis Presley 3. The Rolling Stones 4. Bob Dylan 5. Paul McCartney 6. Elton John 7. David Bowie 8. Michael Jackson 9. Bruce Springsteen 10. Stevie Wonder 11. John Lennon 12. Prince 13. U2 14. Madonna 15. Led Zeppelin 16. Eric Clapton 17. The Who 18. Pink Floyd 19. Jimi Hendrix 20. Queen 21. Aretha Franklin 22. R.E.M. 23. Ray Charles 24. Neil Young 25. James Brown 26. Marvin Gaye 27. Billy Joel 28. The Beach Boys 29. George Harrison 30. Rod Stewart 31. George Martin 32. Eagles 33. Louis Armstrong 34. Fleetwood Mac 35. Smokey Robinson 36. Irving Azoff 37. Johnny Cash 38. Berry Gordy Jr. 39. Sam Phillips 40. Radiohead 41. Lou Reed 42. The Bee Gees 43. Aerosmith 44. Nat “King” Cole 45. Whitney Houston 46. Jerry Wexler 47. Ringo Starr 48. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 49. Chuck Berry 50. Jay-Z 51. Pearl Jam 52. Bob Marley 53. Tina Turner 54. Willie Nelson 55. Guns N’ Roses 56. The Police 57. Dolly Parton 58. The Supremes 59. Nirvana 60. Eminem 61. The Temptations 62. Rush 63. Van Morrison 64. John Mellencamp 65. Yes 66. Carole King 67. Elvis Costello 68. Genesis 69. Eddie Holland 70. Journey 71. Fats Domino 72. Brian Holland 73. Paul Simon 74. Peter Gabriel 75. Lionel Richie 76. Lamont Dozier 77. Simon & Garfunkel 78. Metallica 79. The Doors 80. Van Halen 81. Billie Holiday 82. Jerry Leiber 83. Sam Cooke 84. Roy Orbison 85. Chicago 86. Herb Alpert 87. Mike Stoller 88. Phil Spector 89. The Kinks 90. Clive Davis 91. Bon Jovi 92. Velvet Underground 93. Ahmet Ertegun 94. B.B. King 95. Jimmy Iovine 96. Santana 97. Little Richard 98. Janet Jackson 99. AC/DC 100. Buddy Holly 101. Nesuhi Ertegun 102. Leonard Chess 103. Neil Diamond 104. Stevie Nicks 105. Brian Epstein 106. Crosby, Stills & Nash 107. Kenny Gamble 108. Green Day 109. Def Leppard 110. Leon Huff 111. Miles Davis 112. Bob Seger 113. Black Sabbath 114. Kiss 115. Bernie Taupin 116. Hank Williams 117. Creedence Clearwater Revival 118. Otis Redding 119. The Miracles 120. The Jackson 5 121. The Allman Brothers Band 122. Todd Rundgren 123. The Clash 124. Foreigner 125. Frank Zappa 126. ZZ Top 127. George Michael 128. Dire Straits 129. Deep Purple 130. Lynyrd Skynyrd 131. Jerry Lee Lewis 132. Muddy Waters 133. Abba 134. Linda Ronstadt 135. The Everly Brothers 136. The Byrds 137. The Moody Blues 138. Red Hot Chili Peppers 139. Andrew Loog Oldham 140. Sheryl Crow 141. Cream 142. The Band 143. The Cure 144. Electric Light Orchestra 145. Glyn Johns 146. Brenda Lee 147. Cher 148. Ozzy Osbourne 149. Quincy Jones 150. The Drifters 151. David Geffen 152. Daryl Hall & John Oates 153. Depeche Mode 154. Barry Mann 155. Sly & the Family Stone 156. Sex Pistols 157. James Taylor 158. The Ink Spots 159. Jim Stewart 160. Foo Fighters 161. Bessie Smith 162. Cynthia Weil 163. T-Rex 164. Eurythmics 165. Robert Johnson 166. Tom Waits 167. Al Green 168. Grateful Dead 169. Gerry Goffin 170. Clarence Avant 171. Duran Duran 172. Chris Blackwell 173. Jeff Barry 174. The Doobie Brothers 175. John Hammond 176. Blondie 177. Talking Heads 178. Jac Holzman 179. Terry Lewis 180. Jimmy Jam 181. Jon Landau 182. Patti Smith 183. Tom Dowd 184. Jerry Moss 185. Pat Benatar 186. Mo Ostin 187. Steely Dan 188. The Cars 189. The Platters 190. Louis Jordan 191. Bill Graham 192. Milt Gabler 193. Dave Bartholomew 194. Seymour Stein 195. Beastie Boys 196. Joni Mitchell 197. Four Tops 198. Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship 199. Ramones 200. Earth, Wind & Fire 201. Art Rupe 202. Gladys Knight & the Pips 203. Carly Simon 204. Ellie Greenwich 205. Public Enemy 206. Donna Summer 207. Syd Nathan 208. Cat Stevens 209. The Righteous Brothers 210. Pretenders 211. Bonnie Raitt 212. Bobby Darin 213. Ike Turner 214. Les Paul 215. Curtis Mayfield 216. Kool & the Gang 217. Dionne Warwick 218. The Yardbirds 219. Roxy Music 220. Tupac Shakur (2pac) 221. The Animals 222. Nine Inch Nails 223. Heart 224. Jackson Browne 225. The Four Seasons 226. Bobby “Blue” Bland 227. Kate Bush 228. Parliament/Funkadelic 229. Bo Diddley 230. Jeff Beck 231. Mary J. Blige 232. Dave Matthews Band 233. Norman Whitfield 234. Otis Blackwell 235. Janis Joplin 236. Ricky Nelson 237. Jackie Wilson 238. Doc Pomus 239. Harry Belafonte 240. John Lee Hooker 241. Isaac Hayes 242. LL Cool J 243. Bill Haley 244. Judas Priest 245. Howlin’ Wolf 246. Randy Newman 247. The Stooges 248. Jimmy Buffett 249. Bill Black 250. Joan Jett 251. Run-D.M.C. 252. Mort Shuman 253. Traffic 254. Etta James 255. Kraftwerk 256. Alice Cooper 257. Steve Miller Band 258. Woody Guthrie 259. Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter 260. Cheap Trick 261. Jimmie Rodgers 262. Leonard Cohen 263. The Hollies 264. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 265. Dinah Washington 266. Charlie Christian 267. Wilson Pickett 268. The Shirelles 269. Big Joe Turner 270. Isley Brothers 271. The Spinners 272. The Mamas & the Papas 273. Don Kirshner 274. The Impressions 275. Alan Freed 276. Rage Against the Machine 277. The Coasters 278. Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton 279. Dion & The Belmonts 280. Pete Seeger 281. Chaka Khan/Rufus 282. Buffalo Springfield 283. Willie Dixon 284. Chet Atkins 285. Dick Clark 286. Dave Clark Five 287. The O’Jays 288. Scotty Moore 289. James Burton 290. Missy Elliott 291. Peter Frampton 292. The (Young) Rascals 293. N.W.A. 294. Booker T. & the MG’s 295. Dusty Springfield 296. DJ Fontana 297. Don Cornelius 298. Clyde McPhatter 299. Bob Wills 300. Nina Simone 301. T-Bone Walker 302. Joan Baez 303. Martha & the Vandellas 304. Sylvia Robinson 305. The Notorious B.I.G. 306. Bill Withers 307. Elmore James 308. A Tribe Called Quest 309. The Ronettes 310. Tom Donahue 311. Ruth Brown 312. Bill Monroe 313. Charley Patton 314. Eddie Cochran 315. Buddy Guy 316. John Mayall 317. Lovin’ Spoonful 318. The Flamingos 319. The Go-Go’s 320. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five 321. Donovan 322. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 323. Al Kooper 324. Freddy King 325. The Dells 326. The Faces 327. Del Shannon 328. Duane Eddy 329. Lloyd Price 330. Percy Sledge 331. Ma Rainey 332. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters 333. The MC5 334. LaVern Baker 335. Ritchie Valens 336. The Staple Singers 337. Little Walter 338. Carl Perkins 339. Nile Rodgers 340. The Zombies 341. Sam & Dave 342. Little Anthony & the Imperials 343. Solomon Burke 344. Albert King 345. Mahalia Jackson 346. Gene Pitney 347. The Small Faces 348. Sister Rosetta Tharpe 349. Billy Preston 350. Charles Brown 351. The Orioles 352. Jimmy Reed 353. Bobby Womack 354. Gene Vincent 355. Little Willie John 356. The Ventures 357. Professor Longhair 358. Big Mama Thornton 359. The Moonglows 360. The E Street Band 361. Link Wray 362. Allen Toussaint 363. Leon Russell 364. James Jamerson 365. Johnny Otis 366. Dr. John 367. Randy Rhoads 368. Wanda Jackson 369. Lou Adler 370. Jimmy Cliff 371. Darlene Love 372. Hal Blaine 373. Floyd Cramer 374. Gil Scott-Heron 375. Earl Palmer 376. The Soul Stirrers 377. The Five Royales 378. Johnnie Johnson 379. Cosimo Matassa 380. Laura Nyro 381. Spooner Oldham 382. Ralph Bass 383. Bennie Benjamin 384. Steve Douglas 385. Jesse Stone 386. King Curtis 387. Leo Fender 388. Paul Ackerman 389. DJ Kool Herc 390. Eilzabeth Cotten 391. Bert Berns 392. Jimmy Yancey 393. Paul Butterfield Blues Band 394. Jann Wenner 395. Neil Giraldo 396. Frank Barsalona 397. Allen Grubman 398. Alexis Korner 399. Suzanne De Passe Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Hall of Fames” DMDB blog: The Top 100 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees (alphabetical order) DMDB blog: The Top 100 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hopefuls First posted 12/14/2018; last updated 4/23/2024.