Ranking RRHOF inductees from most to less important year by year.

Ranking the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees year by year! 

Today i'll like to do something interesting regarding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & it's gonna be ranking the most important inductees year by year. I'll be doing this mostly based on influence, innovation, cultural significance, critical acclaim, groundbreaking impact. 

Note: I'm gonna be focusing on the performers so others in Musical Influence & Excellence would not be included. So here's the rankings. 

1986: 

1. Chuck Berry

2. Elvis Presley

3. James Brown

4. Little Richard

5. Ray Charles

6. Sam Cooke

7. Buddy Holly

8. Fats Domino

9. The Everly Brothers

10. Jerry Lee Lewis 

1987: 

1. Aretha Franklin

2. Muddy Waters

3. Marvin Gaye

4. Bo Diddley

5. Smokey Robinson

6. B.B. King

7. Roy Orbison

8. Carl Perkins

9. Jackie Wilson

10. Bill Haley

11. Ricky Nelson

12. Eddie Cochran

13. Big Joe Turner

14. The Coasters

15. Clyde McPhatter

1988: 

1. The Beatles 

2. Bob Dylan 

3. The Beach Boys 

4. The Supremes 

5. The Drifters 

1989: 

1. The Rolling Stones 

2. Stevie Wonder 

3. Otis Redding 

4. The Temptations 

5. Dion 

1990: 

1. The Who

2. The Kinks

3. Simon & Garfunkel

4. The Four Tops

5. The Platters

6. Hank Ballard

7. The Four Seasons

8. Bobby Darin 

1991: 

1. The Byrds

2. Ike & Tina Turner

3. Wilson Pickett

4. John Lee Hooker

5. The Impressions

6. Jimmy Reed

7. Lavern Baker 

1992: 

1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience

2. Johnny Cash

3. The Yardbirds

4. The Isley Brothers

5. Booker T. & The M.G.'s

6. Sam & Dave

7. Bobby "Blue" Bland 

1993: 

1. Sly & The Family Stone

2. The Doors

3. Van Morrison

4. Etta James 

5. Cream 

6. Creedence Clearwater Revival

7. Ruth Brown

8. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

1994: 

1. Bob Marley

2. John Lennon

3. Elton John

4. The Band

5. The Grateful Dead

6. Rod Stewart

7. The Animals

8. Duane Eddy 

1995: 

1. Led Zeppelin

2. Neil Young

3. Frank Zappa

4. Janis Joplin

5. Al Green

6. The Allman Brothers Band

7. Martha & The Vandellas 

1996: 

1. The Velvet Underground 

2. Pink Floyd 

3. David Bowie 

4. The Shirelles 

5. Jefferson Airplane 

6. Gladys Knight & The Pips 

7. Little Willie John 

1997: 

1. Joni Mitchell 

2. Parliament - Funkadelic 

3. The Bee Gees

4. The Jackson 5

5. Crosby, Stills & Nash

6. Buffalo Springfield

7. The (Young) Rascals 

1998: 

1. Fleetwood Mac 

2. Eagles 

3. Santana

4. Gene Vincent

5. The Mamas & The Papas

6. Lloyd Price 

1999: 

1. Bruce Springsteen

2. Curtis Mayfield

3. Billy Joel

4. Dusty Springfield

5. Paul McCartney

6. The Staple Singers

7. Del Shannon 

2000: 

1. Eric Clapton

2. James Taylor

3. Earth, Wind & Fire

4. Bonnie Raitt

5. The Moonglows

6. The 'Lovin Spoonful

2001: 

1. Michael Jackson 

2. Queen 

3. Aerosmith 

4. Steely Dan 

5. Paul Simon 

6. Solomon Burke 

7. The Flamingos 

8. Ritchie Valens 

2002: 

1. Ramones 

2. Talking Heads 

3. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 

4. Isaac Hayes 

5. Brenda Lee 

6. Gene Pitney 

2003: 

1. The Clash 

2. The Police 

3. AC/DC 

4. Elvis Costello & The Attractions 

5. The Righteous Brothers 

2004: 

1. Prince 

2. George Harrison 

3. ZZ Top 

4. Jackson Browne 

5. Bob Seger 

6. Traffic 

7. The Dells 

2005: 

1. U2 

2. Buddy Guy 

3. The Pretenders 

4. The O'Jays 

5. Percy Sledge 

2006: 

1. Miles Davis 

2. Black Sabbath 

3. Sex Pistols 

4. Lynyrd Skynyrd 

5. Blondie 

2007: 

1. R.E.M 

2. Patti Smith 

3. Van Halen 

4. Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five 

5. The Ronettes 

2008: 

1. Madonna 

2. Leonard Cohen 

3. John Mellencamp 

4. The Ventures 

5. The Dave Clark Five 

2009: 

1. Metallica 

2. Run - DMC 

3. Bobby Womack 

4. Jeff Beck 

5. Little Anthony & The Imperials 

2010: 

1. The Stooges

2. ABBA 

3. Genesis 

4. Jimmy Cliff 

5. The Hollies 

2011: 

1. Tom Waits 

2. Alice Cooper 

3. Neil Diamond 

4. Dr. John 

5. Darlene Love 

2012: 

1. Beastie Boys 

2. Guns N' Roses 

3. Red Hot Chili Peppers 

4. Donovan

5. The Small Faces/Faces 

6. Laura Nyro

2013: 

1. Public Enemy 

2. Donna Summer 

3. Albert King 

4. Rush 

5. Randy Newman 

6. Heart 

2014: 

1. Nirvana 

2. Peter Gabriel 

3. Kiss 

4. Hall & Oates 

5. Linda Ronstadt 

6. Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam 

2015: 

1. Green Day 

2. Lou Reed 

3. SRV & Double Trouble 

4. Bill Withers 

5. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 

6. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 

2016: 

1. N.W.A 

2. Deep Purple 

3. Cheap Trick 

4. Chicago 

5. Steve Miller (Band) 

2017: 

1. 2Pac 

2. Pearl Jam 

3. Joan Baez 

4. Yes 

5. ELO 

6. Journey 

2018: 

1. Nina Simone

2. The Cars 

3. Dire Straits 

4. The Moody Blues 

5. Bon Jovi 

2019: 

1. Radiohead 

2. Janet Jackson 

3. The Cure 

4. Roxy Music 

5. Def Leppard 

6. The Zombies 

7. Stevie Nicks

2020: 

1. Nine Inch Nails 

2. Whitney Houston 

3. The Notorious B.I.G 

4. Depeche Mode 

5. T. Rex 

6. The Doobie Brothers 

2021: 

1. Jay - Z

2. Tina Turner 

3. Foo Fighters 

4. The Go - Go's 

5. Carole King 

6. Todd Rundgren 

2022: 

1. Eminem 

2. Dolly Parton 

3. Duran Duran 

4. Eurythmics 

5. Pat Benatar 

6. Lionel Richie 

7. Carly Simon

2023: 

1. Willie Nelson 

2. Missy Elliott 

3. Kate Bush 

4. The Spinners 

5. Rage Against the Machine 

6. George Michael 

7. Sheryl Crow 

2024: 

1. A Tribe Called Quest 

2. Mary J. Blige 

3. Ozzy Osbourne 

4. Kool & The Gang 

5. Cher 

6. Dave Matthews Band 

7. Peter Frampton 

8. Foreigner 

This is my rankings of inductees each year.