Pearl Jam, Janet Jackson, Depeche Mode, Tupac Shakur, Journey, Joan Baez, Chaka Kahn, Jane's Addiction, Steppenwolf, Chic, Joe Tex, The Cars, Electric Light Orchestra, J. Geils Band, Kraftwerk, The Zombies, MC5, Yes, Bad Brains.

https://www.rockhall.com/vote

Who would you like to see get in?

For me it is no contest, the most influential, innovative artists who have been consistently great for over 40 years - Kraftwerk.

Tupac?
They have GOT to be kidding!!

Kraftwerk!

Chic, for me (but I too would be happy with Kraftwerk!)

Pearl Jam are pretty much definately getting in. Of the others I'd be happy with Depeche Mode, ELO and Baez. Can't really comment on Joe Tex as i'm not overly familiar with his work.

Janet Jackson and Kraftwerk

Chic and Kraftwerk have been nominated many times before and they will yet again be overlooked for some awful rock or hip hop act. That Hall of Fame is a joke anyway when you look at who gets in and who is kept out.

You may well be right. Are Pearl Jam, ELO, Tupac more likely winners?

Chaka Khan. Despite nearly everyone on the list being not Rock and Roll.

kraftwerk not already in?..... thats shocking tbh.

after kraftwerk, depeche mode and chic have been hugely influential .

Tupac and Janet Jackson are not Rock and Roll. It's a pure sign that Rock and Roll is dead

These are the inductees to date. I alphabetised them so it's easler to check if an artist is there. (They may be under 'T' for 'The').


2010 ABBA
2003 AC/DC
2001 Aerosmith
1995 Al Green
2013 Albert King
2011 Alice Cooper
1987 Aretha Franklin
1987 B.B. King
2012 Beastie Boys
1997 Bee Gees
1987 Big Joe Turner
1987 Bill Haley
2015 Bill Withers
1999 Billy Joel
2006 Black Sabbath
2006 Blondie
1987 Bo Diddley
1988 Bob Dylan
1994 Bob Marley
2004 Bob Seger
1992 Bobby "Blue" Bland
1990 Bobby Darin
2009 Bobby Womack
2000 Bonnie Raitt
1992 Booker T. & the M.G.'s
2002 Brenda Lee
1999 Bruce Springsteen
2005 Buddy Guy
1986 Buddy Holly
1997 Buffalo Springfield
1987 Carl Perkins
2014 Cat Stevens
2016 Cheap Trick
2016 Chicago
1986 Chuck Berry
1987 Clyde McPhatter
1993 Cream
1993 Creedence Clearwater Revival
1997 Crosby, Stills & Nash
1999 Curtis Mayfield
2011 Darlene Love
1996 David Bowie
2016 Deep Purple
1999 Del Shannon
1989 Dion
2013 Donna Summer
2012 Donovan
2011 Dr. John
1994 Duane Eddy
1999 Dusty Springfield
1998 Eagles
2000 Earth, Wind & Fire
1987 Eddie Cochran
1994 Elton John
2003 Elvis Costello & the Attractions
1986 Elvis Presley
2000 Eric Clapton
1993 Etta James
1986 Fats Domino
1998 Fleetwood Mac
1990 Four Tops
1995 Frank Zappa
1993 Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
2002 Gene Pitney
1998 Gene Vincent
2010 Genesis
2004 George Harrison
1996 Gladys Knight & the Pips
2007 Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
1994 Grateful Dead
2015 Green Day
2012 Guns N' Roses
2014 Hall & Oates
1990 Hank Ballard
2013 Heart
1991 Ike & Tina Turner
2002 Isaac Hayes
1987 Jackie Wilson
2004 Jackson Browne
1986 James Brown
2000 James Taylor
1995 Janis Joplin
2009 Jeff Beck
1996 Jefferson Airplane
1986 Jerry Lee Lewis
2010 Jimmy Cliff
1991 Jimmy Reed
2015 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
1991 John Lee Hooker
1994 John Lennon
2008 John Mellencamp
1992 Johnny Cash
1997 Joni Mitchell
2014 Kiss
2012 Laura Nyro
1991 LaVern Baker
1995 Led Zeppelin
2008 Leonard Cohen
2014 Linda Ronstadt
2009 Little Anthony and the Imperials
1986 Little Richard
1996 Little Willie John
1998 Lloyd Price
2015 Lou Reed
2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd
2008 Madonna
1995 Martha and the Vandellas
1987 Marvin Gaye
2009 Metallica
2001 Michael Jackson
2006 Miles Davis
1987 Muddy Waters
2016 N.W.A
2011 Neil Diamond
1995 Neil Young
2014 Nirvana
1989 Otis Redding
1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
2007 Patti Smith
1999 Paul McCartney
2001 Paul Simon
2005 Percy Sledge
2014 Peter Gabriel
1996 Pink Floyd
2005 Pretenders
2004 Prince
2013 Public Enemy
2001 Queen
2007 R.E.M.
2002 Ramones
2013 Randy Newman
1986 Ray Charles
2012 Red Hot Chili Peppers
1987 Ricky Nelson
2001 Ritchie Valens
1994 Rod Stewart
1987 Roy Orbison
2009 Run–D.M.C.
2013 Rush
1993 Ruth Brown
1992 Sam & Dave
1986 Sam Cooke
1998 Santana
2006 Sex Pistols
1990 Simon & Garfunkel
1993 Sly and the Family Stone
2012 Small Faces/Faces
1987 Smokey Robinson
2001 Solomon Burke
2001 Steely Dan
2016 Steve Miller
2015 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
1989 Stevie Wonder
2002 Talking Heads
1997 The (Young) Rascals
1995 The Allman Brothers Band
1994 The Animals
1994 The Band
1988 The Beach Boys
1988 The Beatles
2012 The Blue Caps
1991 The Byrds
2003 The Clash
1987 The Coasters
2012 The Comets
2012 The Crickets
2008 The Dave Clark Five
2004 The Dells
1993 The Doors
1988 The Drifters
1986 The Everly Brothers
2012 The Famous Flames
2001 The Flamingos
1990 The Four Seasons
2010 The Hollies
1991 The Impressions
1992 The Isley Brothers
1997 The Jackson 5
1992 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
1990 The Kinks
2000 The Lovin' Spoonful
1998 The Mamas & the Papas
2012 The Midnighters
2012 The Miracles
2000 The Moonglows
2005 The O'Jays
2015 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
1990 The Platters
2003 The Police
2003 The Righteous Brothers
1989 The Rolling Stones
2007 The Ronettes
1996 The Shirelles
1999 The Staple Singers
2010 The Stooges
1988 The Supremes
1989 The Temptations
1996 The Velvet Underground
2008 The Ventures
1990 The Who
1992 The Yardbirds
2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2011 Tom Waits
2004 Traffic
2005 U2
2007 Van Halen
1993 Van Morrison
1991 Wilson Pickett
2004 ZZ Top


No sign of ...

Aaron Neville / The Neville Brothers
Allen Toussaint
The Funk Brothers
Gene McDaniels
Ohio Players
Rick James
The Orioles
Big Mama Thornton
Rosetta Tharpe
Irma Thomas
Esther Phillips
Sylvia Robinson


... to name but a few who came to mind quickly.

Dreadful, dreadful list.

Nothing against them as artists but this is the RNR Hall of Fame - and it is absolutely backwards for someone like Tupac, influential as he was in the RAP GENRE, to go into the ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME ahead of artists like Iron Maiden (100 million albums sold), Motorhead or Judas Priest. All of whom have been successful acts who have inspired and influenced countless others in the rock/metal world.

the rock n roll hall of fame isn't just artists who did "rock n roll", it's just comtemporary popular music. abba isn't rock n roll either. tupac isn't rock n roll and neither are iron maiden, but both acts were influential to their genres and tupac was one of the most successful and influential hip hop artists. he's released about 10 times as many albums after dying than he released when he was alive. no other artist has released a greater percentage of albums after death than they released whilst alive

they do induct a few acts each year but they could perhaps induct more. the problem is they want the inducted acts to appear in person but at this rate most of them will be dead before they get round to being inducted

Yeah, Sister Rosetta Tharpe in many ways made Rock n' Roll possible, so why she is not in there is unbelievable.

The Crystals, The Doobie Bros, Television, Love, Weather Report, Mary J. Blige, TLC, Bread, Slint, Liz Phair might be candidates.