http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...inees-20151008

Chicago
Cheap Trick
Deep Purple
the Cars
Janet Jackson
N.W.A
Nine Inch Nails
The Smiths
Yes
Chaka Khan
Chic
The J.B.'s
Los Lobos
Steve Miller and the Spinners

A good solid list

Presumably not "Steve Miller and the Spinners", but Steve "Steve Miller Band" Miller and the (Detroit) Spinners of It's A Shame fame.

Would be lovely if Janet joined her brother in the hall of fame

i would choose janet out of all of those.

Chicago for me. They could rock out with the best of them but it was that great brass section that set them apart: https://youtu.be/Cab_XlnJZjc?t=2m49s for a mellow jazzy groove.

Deep Purple would be my choice. Should have been in there years ago.

The Smiths for me or Deep Purple

I think Chicago, the Smiths, Deep Purple and Janet should definitely be in

Surprised Deep Purple aren't there already.

The Smiths or Chic for me from that list. Both still pretty influential today musically.

Nominating Nine Inch Nails before Depeche Mode seems rather odd.

Yes deep purple and cheap trick should have been put in yonks ago.