Receiving induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is one of the biggest career accomplishments a musician can have. As the class of 2025 prepares to be inducted on Saturday, November 8th, we are taking a look back at previous classes of inductees.

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction classes by year

Class of 1986

• Alan Freed
• Buddy Holly
• Chuck Berry
• Elvis Presley
• The Everly Brothers
• Fats Domino
• James Brown
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Jimmie Rodgers
• Jimmy Yancey
• John Hammond
• Little Richard
• Ray Charles
• RobertJohnson
• Sam Cooke
• Sam Phillips

Class of 1987

• Ahmet Ertegun
• Aretha Franklin
• B.B. King
• Big Joe Turner
• Bill Haley
• Bo Diddley
• Carl Perkins
• Clyde McPhatter
• The Coasters
• Eddie Cochran
• Hank Williams
• Jackie Wilson
• Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
• Jerry Wexler
• Leonard Chess
• Louis Jordan
• Marvin Gaye
• Muddy Waters
• Ricky Nelson
• Roy Orbison
• Smokey Robinson
• T-Bone Walker

Class of 1988

• The Beach Boys
• The Beatles
• Berry Gordy Jr.
• Bob Dylan
• The Drifters
• Lead Belly
• Les Paul
• The Supremes
• Woody Guthrie

Class of 1989

• Bessie Smith
• Dion
• The Ink Spots
• Otis Redding
• Phil Spector
• The Rolling Stones
• The Soul Stirrers
• Stevie Wonder
• The Temptations

Class of 1990

• Bobby Darin
• Charlie Christian
• The Four Seasons
• The Four Tops
• Gerry Goffin and Carole King
• Hank Ballard
• Holland, Dozier, and Holland
• The Kinks
• Louis Armstrong
• Ma Rainey
• The Platters
• Simon and Garfunkel
• The Who

Class of 1991

• The Byrds
• Dave Bartholomew
• Howlin’ Wolf
• Ike and Tina Turner
• The Impressions
• Jimmy Reed
• John Lee Hooker
• LaVern Baker
• Nesuhi Ertegun
• Ralph Bass
• Wilson Pickett

Class of 1992

• Bill Graham
• Bobby “Blue” Bland
• Booker T. and the M.G.’s
• Doc Pomus
• Elmore James
• The Isley Brothers
• Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Johnny Cash
• Leo Fender
• Professor Longhair
• Sam and Dave
• The Yardbirds

Class of 1993

• Cream
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Dick Clark
• Dinah Washington
• The Doors
• Etta James
• Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
• Milt Gabler
• Ruth Brown
• Sly and the Family Stone
• Van Morrison

Class of 1994

• The Animals
• The Band
• Bob Marley
• Duane Eddy
• Elton John
• The Grateful Dead
• John Lennon
• Johnny Otis
• Rod Stewart
• Willie Dixon

Class of 1995

• Al Green
• The Allman Brothers Band
• Frank Zappa
• Janis Joplin
• Led Zeppelin
• Martha and the Vandellas
• Neil Young
• The Orioles
• Paul Ackerman

Class of 1996

• David Bowie
• Gladys Knight and the Pips
• Jefferson Airplane
• Little Willie John
• Pete Seeger
• Pink Floyd
• The Shirelles
• Tom Donahue

Class of 1997

• Bee Gees
• Bill Monroe
• Buffalo Springfield
• Crosby, Stills, and Nash
• The Jackson 5
• Joni Mitchell
• Mahalia Jackson
• Parliament-Funkadelic
• Syd Nathan
• The (Young) Rascals

Class of 1998

• Allen Toussaint
• Eagles
• Fleetwood Mac
• Gene Vincent
• Jelly Roll Morton
• Lloyd Price
• The Mamas and The Papas
• Santana

Class of 1999

• Billy Joel
• Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
• Bruce Springsteen
• Charles Brown
• Curtis Mayfield
• Del Shannon
• Dusty Springfield
• George Martin
• Paul McCartney
• The Staple Singers

Class of 2000

• Billie Holiday
• Bonnie Raitt
• Clive Davis
• Earl Palmer
• Earth, Wind, & Fire
• Eric Clapton
• Hal Blaine
• James Jamerson
• James Taylor
• King Curtis
• Lovin’ Spoonful
• The Moonglows
• Nat “King” Cole
• Scotty Moore

Class of 2001

• Aerosmith
• Chris Blackwell
• The Flamingos
• James Burton
• Johnnie Johnson
• Michael Jackson
• Paul Simon
• Queen
• Ritchie Valens
• Solomon Burke
• Steely Dan

Class of 2002

• Brenda Lee
• Chet Atkins
• Gene Pitney
• Isaac Hayes
• Jim Stewart
• The Ramones
• Talking Heads
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Class of 2003

• AC/DC
• Benny Benjamin
• The Clash
• Elvis Costello & the Attractions
• Floyd Cramer
• Mo Ostin
• The Police
• Righteous Brothers
• Steve Douglas

Class of 2004

• Bob Seger
• The Dells
• George Harrison
• Jackson Browne
• Jann S. Wenner
• Prince
• Traffic
• ZZ Top

Class of 2005

• Buddy Guy
• Frank Barsalona
• The O’Jays
• Percy Sledge
• The Pretenders
• Seymour Stein
• U2

Class of 2006

• Black Sabbath
• Blondie
• Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Miles Davis
• Sex Pistols

Class of 2007

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

Class of 2008

• The Dave Clark Five
• John Mellencamp
• Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
• Leonard Cohen
• Little Walter
• Madonna
• The Ventures

Class of 2009

• Bill Black
• Bobby Womack
• D.J. Fontana
• Jeff Beck
• Little Anthony & the Imperials
• Metallica
• Run DMC
• Spooner Oldham
• Wanda Jackson

Class of 2010

• ABBA
• Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
• David Geffen
• Ellie Greenwhich and Jeff Barry
• Genesis
• The Hollies
• Jesse Stone
• Jimmy Cliff
• Mort Shuman
• Otis Blackwell
• The Stooges

Class of 2011

• Alice Cooper
• Art Rupe
• Darlene Love
• Dr. John
• Jac Holzman
• Leon Russell
• Neil Diamond
• Tom Waits

Class of 2012

• The Beastie Boys
• The Blue Caps
• The Comets
• Cosimo Matassa
• The Crickets
• Don Kirshner
• Donovan
• The Famous Flames
• Freddie King
• Glyn Johns
• Guns N’ Roses
• Laura Nyro
• The Midnighters
• The Miracles
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Faces
• Tom Dowd

Class of 2013

• Albert King
• Donna Summer
• Heart
• Lou Adler
• Public Enemy
• Quincy Jones
• Randy Newman
• Rush

Class of 2014

• Andrew Loog Oldham
• Brian Epstein
• Cat Stevens
• The E Street Band
• Hall and Oates
• KISS
• Linda Ronstadt
• Nirvana
• Peter Gabriel

Class of 2015

• The “5″ Royales
• Bill Withers
• Green Day
• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
• Lou Reed
• The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
• Ringo Starr
• Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Class of 2016

• Bert Berns
• Cheap Trick
• Chicago
• Deep Purple
• N.W.A.
• Steve Miller

Class of 2017

• ELO
• Joan Baez
• Journey
• Nile Rodgers
• Pearl Jam
• Tupac Shakur
• YES

Class of 2018

• Bon Jovi
• The Cars
• Dire Straits
• The Moody Blues
• Nina Simone
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Class of 2019

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

Class of 2020

• Depeche Mode
• The Doobie Brothers
• Irving Azoff
• Jon Landau
• Nine Inch Nails
• The Notorious B.I.G.
• T. Rex
• Whitney Houston

Class of 2021

• Billy Preston
• Carole King
• Charley Patton
• Clarence Avant
• Foo Fighters
• Gil Scott-Heron
• The Go-Go’s
• Jay-Z
• Kraftwerk
• LL Cool J
• Randy Rhoads
• Tina Turner
• Todd Rundgren

Class of 2022

• Allen Grubman
• Carly Simon
• Dolly Parton
• Duran Duran
• Elizabeth Cotten
• Eminem
• Eurythmics
• Harry Belafonte
• Jimmy Lovine
• Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
• Judas PRiest
• Lionel Richie
• Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
• Sylvia Robinson

Class of 2023

• Al Kooper
• Bernie Taupin
• Chaka Khan
• DJ Kool Herc
• Don Cornelius
• George Michael
• Kate Bush
• Link Wray
• Missy Elliott
• Rage Against The Machine
• Sheryl Crow
• The Spinners
• Willie Nelson

Class of 2024

• A Tribe Called Quest
• Alexis Korner
• Big Mama Thornton
• Cher
• Dave Matthews Band
• Dionne Warwick
• Foreigner
• Jimmy Buffett
• John Mayall
• Kool & The Gang
• Mary J. Blige
• MC5
• Norman Whitfield
• Ozzy Osbourne
• Peter Frampton
• Suzanne de Passe

Class of 2025

• Bad Company
• Carol Kaye
• Chubby Checker
• Cyndi Lauper
• Joe Cocker
• Lenny Waronker
• Nicky Hopkins
• OutKast
• Salt N Pepa
• Soundgarden
• Thom Bell
• Warren Zevon
• The White Stripes