Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

2024

Performer Category:
Mary J. Blige
Cher
Dave Matthews Band
Foreigner
Peter Frampton
Kool & The Gang
Ozzy Osbourne
A Tribe Called Quest

Musical Influence Award:
Alexis Korner
John Mayall
Big Mama Thornton

Musical Excellence Award:
Jimmy Buffett
MC5
Dionne Warwick
Norman Whitfield

Ahmet Ertegun Award:
Suzanne de Passe

2023

Performer Category
Kate Bush
Sheryl Crow
Missy Elliott
George Michael
Willie Nelson
Rage Against the Machine
The Spinners

Musical Influence Award
DJ Kool Herc
Link Wray

Musical Excellence Award
Chaka Khan
Al Kooper
Bernie Taupin

Ahmet Ertegun Award
Don Cornelius

2022
Performer Category
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Duran Duran
Eminem
Eurythmics
Dolly Parton
Lionel Richie
Carly Simon

Musical Excellence Award
Judas Priest
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Early Influence Award
Harry Belafonte
Elizabeth Cotten

Ahmet Ertegun Award
Allen Grubman
Jimmy Iovine
Sylvia Robinson

2021
Performer Category:
Foo Fighters
The Go-Go’s
JAY-Z
Carole King
Todd Rundgren
Tina Turner

Ahmet Ertegun Award:
Clarence Avant

Musical Excellence Award:
LL Cool J
Billy Preston
Randy Rhoads

Early Influence Award:
Kraftwerk
Gil Scott-Heron
Charley Patton

2020
Performers
Depeche Mode
The Doobie Brothers
Whitney Houston
Nine Inch Nails
The Notorious B.I.G.
T. Rex
Ahmet Ertegun Award
Jon Land

2019
Performers
The Cure
Def Leppard
Janet Jackson
Stevie Nicks
Radiohead
Roxy Music
The Zombies

2018
Performers
Bon Jovi
The Cars
Dire Straits
The Moody Blues
Nina Simone
Early Influence
Sister Rosetta Tharpe

2017
Performers
ELO
Yes
Joan Baez
Journey
Pearl Jam
Tupac Shakur

The Award for Musical Excellence
Nile Rodgers

2016
Performers
Deep Purple
Chicago
Cheap Trick
Steve Miller
N.W.A.

Ahmet Ertegun Award
Bert Berns

2015
Performers
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Green Day
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Lou Reed
Bill Withers
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Early Influence
The ‘5’ Royales

The Award for Musical Excellence
Ringo Starr

2014
Performers
Peter Gabriel
Daryl Hall and John Oates
Kiss
Nirvana
Linda Ronstadt
Cat Stevens

Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement
Brian Epstein
Andrew Loog Oldham

The Award for Musical Excellence
The E Street Band

2013
Performers
Albert King
Randy Newman
Public Enemy
Rush
Donna Summer
Heart

Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement
Lou Adler
Quincy Jones

2012
Performers
Guns n’ Roses’
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Donovan
Laura Nyro
The Small Faces/ Faces
Beastie Boys
The Crickets
The Famous Flames
The Midnighters
The Comets
The Blue Caps
The Miracles

Sidemen
Don Kirshner
Cosimo Matassa
Tom Dowd
Glyn Johns

Early Influence
Freddie King

2011
Performers
Alice Cooper
Neil Diamond
Dr. John
Darlene Love
Tom Waits

Non-Performers
Jac Holzman
Art Rupe

Sidemen
Leon Russell

2010
Performers
ABBA
Genesis
Jimmy Cliff
The Hollies
The Stooges

Non-Performers
David Geffen
Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Otis Blackwell
Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich
Mort Shuman
Jesse Stone

2009
Performer
Jeff Beck
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Metallica
Run-D.M.C.
Bobby Womack

Early Influence
Wanda Jackson

Sidemen
Bill Black
DJ Fontana
Spooner Oldham

2008
Performer
John Mellencamp
Leonard Cohen
Madonna
The Dave Clark Five
The Ventures

Sidemen
Little Walter

Non-Performer
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff

2007
Performer
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Patti Smith
R.E.M.
The Ronettes
Van Halen

2006
Performer
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Miles Davis
Sex Pistols

Lifetime Achievement
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss

2005
Performer
Buddy Guy
Percy Sledge
The O'Jays
The Pretenders
U2

Lifetime Achievement
Frank Barsalona
Seymour Stein

2004
Performer
Bob Seger
George Harrison
Jackson Browne
Prince
The Dells
Traffic
ZZ Top

Lifetime Achievement
Jann S. Wenner

2003
Performer
AC/DC
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Righteous Brothers
The Clash
The Police

Sidemen
Benny Benjamin
Floyd Cramer
Steve Douglas

Non-Performer
Mo Ostin

2002
Performer
Brenda Lee
Gene Pitney
Isaac Hayes
Ramones
Talking Heads
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Sidemen
Chet Atkins

Non-Performer
Jim Stewart

2001
Performer
Aerosmith
Michael Jackson
Paul Simon
Queen
Ritchie Valens
Solomon Burke
Steely Dan
The Flamingos

Sidemen
James Burton
Johnnie Johnson

Non-Performer
Chris Blackwell

2000
Performer
Bonnie Raitt
Earth, Wind & Fire
Eric Clapton
James Taylor
Lovin' Spoonful
The Moonglows

Early Influence
Billie Holiday
Nat "King" Cole

Sidemen
Earl Palmer
Hal Blaine
James Jamerson
King Curtis
Scotty Moore

Non-Performer
Clive Davis

1999
Performer
Billy Joel
Bruce Springsteen
Curtis Mayfield
Del Shannon
Dusty Springfield
Paul McCartney
The Staple Singers

Early Influence
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Charles Brown

Non-Performer
George Martin

1998
Performer
Fleetwood Mac
Gene Vincent
Lloyd Price
Santana
The Eagles
The Mamas and the Papas

Early Influence
Jelly Roll Morton

Non-Performer
Allen Toussaint

1997
Performer
Buffalo Springfield
Crosby Stills and Nash
Joni Mitchell
Parliament-Funkadelic
The (Young) Rascals
The Bee Gees
The Jackson Five

Early Influence
Bill Monroe
Mahalia Jackson

Non-Performer
Syd Nathan

1996
Performer
David Bowie
Gladys Knight and the Pips
Jefferson Airplane
Little Willie John
Pink Floyd
The Shirelles
The Velvet Underground

Early Influence
Pete Seeger

Non-Performer
Tom Donahue

1995
Performer
Al Green
Frank Zappa
Janis Joplin
Led Zeppelin
Martha and the Vandellas
Neil Young
The Allman Brothers Band

Early Influence
The Orioles

Non-Performer
Paul Ackerman

1994
Performer
Bob Marley
Duane Eddy
Elton John
John Lennon
Rod Stewart
The Animals
The Band
The Grateful Dead

Early Influence
Willie Dixon

Non-Performer
Johnny Otis

1993
Performer
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Etta James
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Ruth Brown
Sly and the Family Stone
The Doors
Van Morrison

Early Influence
Dinah Washington

Non-Performer
Dick Clark
Milt Gabler

1992
Performer
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Booker T. and the M.G.'s
Johnny Cash
Sam and Dave
The Isley Brothers
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Yardbirds

Early Influence
Elmore James
Professor Longhair

Non-Performer
Bill Graham
Doc Pomus
Leo Fender

1991
Performer
Ike and Tina Turner
Jimmy Reed
John Lee Hooker
LaVern Baker
The Byrds
The Impressions
Wilson Pickett

Early Influence
Howlin' Wolf
Lifetime Achievement
Nesuhi Ertegun

Non-Performer
Dave Bartholomew
Ralph Bass

1990
Performer
Bobby Darin
Hank Ballard
Simon and Garfunkel
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
The Kinks
The Platters
The Who

Early Influence
Charlie Christian
Louis Armstrong
Ma Rainey

Non-Performer
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Holland, Dozier and Holland

1989
Performer
Dion
Otis Redding
Stevie Wonder
The Rolling Stones
The Temptations

Early Influence
Bessie Smith
The Ink Spots
The Soul Stirrers

Non-Performer
Phil Spector

1988
Performer
Bob Dylan
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Drifters
The Supremes

Early Influence
Lead Belly
Les Paul
Woody Guthrie

Non-Performer
Berry Gordy, Jr

1987
Performer
Aretha Franklin
B.B. King
Big Joe Turner
Bill Haley
Bo Diddley
Carl Perkins
Clyde McPhatter
Eddie Cochran
Jackie Wilson
Marvin Gaye
Muddy Waters
Ricky Nelson
Roy Orbison
Smokey Robinson
The Coasters

Early Influence
Hank Williams
Louis Jordan
T-Bone Walker

Non-Performer
Ahmet Ertegun
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Jerry Wexler
Leonard Chess

1986
Performer
Buddy Holly
Chuck Berry
Elvis Presley
Fats Domino
James Brown
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Ray Charles
Sam Cooke
The Everly Brothers

Early Influence
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmy Yancey
Robert Johnson

Lifetime Achievement
John Hammond

Non-Performer
Alan Freed
Sam Phillips