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CLEVELAND — Since the first induction ceremony in 1986, there have been hundreds of people immortalized in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Among the 16 honored in the first ceremony were Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray Charles. The most inductees in one year came in 1987 when 22 were added to the Rock Hall.
So who is already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Here’s a complete list and the year they were inducted…
1986
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
NON-PERFORMER
1987
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
NON-PERFORMER
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
1988
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
NON-PERFORMER
1989
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
NON-PERFORMER
1990
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
NON-PERFORMER
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Holland, Dozier and Holland
1991
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
NON-PERFORMER
1992
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
NON-PERFORMER
1993
PERFORMERS
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
EARLY INFLUENCES
NON-PERFORMER
1994
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
NON-PERFORMER
1995
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
NON-PERFORMER
1996
PERFORMERS
Gladys Knight and the Pips
EARLY INFLUENCES
NON-PERFORMER
1997
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
NON-PERFORMER
1998
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
NON-PERFORMER
1999
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
NON-PERFORMER
2000
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
SIDEMAN
NON-PERFORMER
2001
PERFORMERS
SIDEMAN
NON-PERFORMER
2002
PERFORMERS
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
SIDEMAN
NON-PERFORMER
2003
PERFORMERS
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
SIDEMAN
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN NON-PERFORMER CATEGORY
2004
PERFORMERS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN NON-PERFORMER CATEGORY
2005
PERFORMERS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN NON-PERFORMER CATEGORY
2006
PERFORMERS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN NON-PERFORMER CATEGORY
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
2007
PERFORMERS
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
2008
PERFORMERS
AHMET ERTEGUN AWARD (formerly lifetime achievement award)
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
SIDEMAN
2009
PERFORMERS
Little Anthony and the Imperials
EARLY INFLUENCES
SIDEMAN
2010
PERFORMERS
AHMET ERTEGUN AWARD
Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
2011
PERFORMERS
AHMET ERTEGUN AWARD
AWARD FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE (formerly Sideman award)
2012
PERFORMERS
EARLY INFLUENCES
AHMET ERTEGUN AWARD
AWARD FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE
2013
PERFORMERS
AHMET ERTEGUN AWARD
2014
PERFORMERS
Daryl Hall and John Oates
AHMET ERTEGUN AWARD
AWARD FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE
2015
PERFORMERS
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
EARLY INFLUENCES
AWARD FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE
2016
PERFORMERS
AWARD FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE
2017
PERFORMERS
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AWARD FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE
2018
PERFORMERS
AWARD FOR EARLY INFLUENCE
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2019
PERFORMERS
2020
PERFORMERS
AHMET ERTEGUN AWARD
2021
PERFORMER CATEGORY
AHMET ERTEGUN AWARD
MUSICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
EARLY INFLUENCE AWARD
2022
PERFORMER CATEGORY
Duran Duran (first-time nominee)
Eminem (first-time nominee, first year eligible)
Dolly Parton (first-time nominee)
Lionel Richie (first-time nominee)
Carly Simon (first-time nominee)
MUSICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
EARLY INFLUENCE AWARD
AHMET ERTEGUN AWARD
2023
PERFORMER CATEGORY
- Kate Bush
- Sheryl Crow
- Missy Elliott
- George Michael
- Willie Nelson
- Rage Against The Machine
- The Spinners
MUSICAL INFLUENCE AWARD
MUSICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
- Chaka Khan
- Al Kooper
- Bernie Taupin
AHMET ERTEGUN AWARD
2024
PERFORMER CATEGORY
- Mary J. Blige
- Cher (first-time nominee)
- Dave Matthews Band
- Foreigner (first-time nominee)
- Peter Frampton (first-time nominee)
- Kool & The Gang (first-time nominee)
- Ozzy Osbourne (first-time nominee)
- 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
2025
PERFORMER CATEGORY
- Bad Company (first-time nominee)
- Chubby Checker (first-time nominee)
- Joe Cocker (first-time nominee)
- Cyndi Lauper
- Outkast (first-time nominee)
- Soundgarden
- The White Stripes
MUSICAL INFLUENCE AWARD
MUSICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
- Thom Bell
- Nicky Hopkins
- Carol Kaye
