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.
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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
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