RRHOF newest rankings!

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame newest inductee rankings 

Today I'll be ranking the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees in several group tiers, for this I'll be putting inductees as performers in groups of tiers based on the Hall's criteria: influence, innovation & originality.

Beginning with a creme of the crop!

The Pioneers 

* 1.) Chuck Berry

* 2.) Little Richard

* 3.) Elvis Presley

The concept of rock & roll starts with the creators by invented the term with spirit, attitude, diversity & evolution. Without them, the whole development wouldn't exist. 

The Greatest of All Generations 

*  4.) The Beatles

*  5.) Bob Dylan

*  6.) James Brown & The Famous Flames 

No arguments: These three honorary artists proved that rock & roll or music in general can be everything for everybody in the entire earth from true quality to historic resonance plus more. Due to this, they're considered as the most important since the dawn of R&R and among world leaders in society & counterculture.

The Stalwarts 

* 7.) The Rolling Stones

* 8.) Aretha Franklin

* 9.) Ray Charles

* 10.) The Jimi Hendrix Experience

* 11.) The Beach Boys 

* 12.) Stevie Wonder 

* 13.) Muddy Waters 

* 14.) The Velvet Underground 

* 15.) Led Zeppelin 

* 16.) Buddy Holly & The Crickets 

* 17.) Bob Marley 

* 18.) Sam Cooke 

* 19.) Prince 

* 20.) Michael Jackson 

* 21.) Madonna 

* 22.) Bruce Springsteen 

* 23.) Marvin Gaye 

* 24.) Fats Domino 

* 25.) Miles Davis 

* 26.) Johnny Cash 

* 27.) The Who 

* 28.) David Bowie 

* 29.) Ramones 

* 30.) Joni Mitchell 

* 31.) Neil Young 

* 32.) Pink Floyd 

* 33.) U2 

* 34.) John Lennon 

* 35.) Bo Diddley 

* 36.) The Supremes 

* 37.) Otis Redding 

* 38.) The Clash 

* 39.) Nirvana 

* 40.) The Byrds 

Each performer here changed the course of R&R so dramatically that it remains not unnoticed regardless of popularity & genres thus how they got inducted in their 1st year or close to it. Countless artists today cited them as inspiration for their own careers. 

No Brainers 

* 41.) R.E.M 

* 42.) The Kinks 

* 43.) The Everly Brothers 

* 44.) Sly & The Family Stone 

* 45.) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 

* 46.) Public Enemy 

* 47.) Run - DMC 

* 48.) The Stooges 

* 49.) The Doors 

* 50.) Black Sabbath 

* 51.) Queen 

* 52.) Elton John 

* 53.) Roy Orbison 

* 54.) The Temptations 

* 55.) Parliament - Funkadelic 

* 56.) Ike & Tina Turner 

* 57.) Jerry Lee Lewis 

* 58.) Talking Heads 

* 59.) Jay - Z 

* 60.) Radiohead 

* 61.) The Band

* 62.) Simon & Garfunkel 

* 63.) Van Morrison 

* 64.) Curtis Mayfield 

* 65.) Al Green 

* 66.) Jackie Wilson 

* 67.) Etta James 

* 68.) The Drifters 

* 69.) Janis Joplin 

* 70.) The Grateful Dead 

* 71.) Frank Zappa 

* 72.) Sex Pistols 

* 73.) Cream

* 74.) Beastie Boys 

* 75.) Eminem 

* 76.) B.B. King 

* 77.) Janet Jackson 

* 78.) The Police 

* 79.) Metallica 

* 80.) The Allman Brothers Band 

* 81.) The Four Tops

* 82.) Fleetwood Mac 

* 83.) Patti Smith 

* 84.) Paul McCartney 

* 85.) Carl Perkins

* 86.) The Yardbirds 

* 87.) Eric Clapton

* 88.) Tupac Shakur 

* 89.) The Shirelles 

* 90.) Tina Turner 

* 91.) AC/DC 

* 92.) Aerosmith 

* 93.) Eagles 

* 94.) The Isley Brothers 

* 95.) Ruth Brown 

* 96.) Elvis Costello & The Attractions 

* 97.) Nina Simone 

* 98.) The Bee Gees 

* 99.) Van Halen 

* 100.) Creedence Clearwater Revival 

Reality Check: No matter whether you like them or not, these artists have overall work  that couldn't be denied. Their sheer level effect is all over the place. They deserved to be there as others above them. 

Best of the Rest 

* 101.) Bill Haley & The Comets 

* 102.) Guns N' Roses 

* 103.) Pearl Jam 

* 104.) Nine Inch Nails 

* 105.) Donna Summer 

* 106.) Booker T. & The M.G's

* 107.) The Cure

* 108.) Tom Waits

* 109.) Lou Reed

* 110.) Jefferson Airplane

* 111.) Leonard Cohen

* 112.) Lynyrd Skynyrd

* 113.) Steely Dan 

* 114.) Kate Bush 

* 115.) OutKast

* 116.) A Tribe Called Quest 

* 117.) The Notorious B.I.G 

* 118.) Roxy Music 

* 119.) Blondie 

* 120.) Whitney Houston 

* 121.) The Jackson 5

* 122.) Willie Nelson 

* 123.) Dolly Parton

* 124.) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

* 125.) Albert King

* 126.) Paul Simon

* 127.) Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five

* 128.) N.W.A

* 129.) Santana

* 130.) Big Joe Turner

* 131.) Wilson Pickett

* 132.) Missy Elliott

* 133.) Ricky Nelson

* 134.) The White Stripes 

* 135.) Green Day

* 136.) Mary J. Blige 

* 137.) John Lee Hooker

* 138.) Eddie Cochran

* 139.) Billy Joel

* 140.) Sam & Dave

* 141.) The Platters

* 142.) Depeche Mode 

* 143.) Earth, Wind & Fire

* 144.) Red Hot Chili Peppers 

* 145.) Rod Stewart 

* 146.) ABBA

They certainly made their impact remarkable than ever. Just most of it though. 

Solid Choices 

* 147.) Martha & The Vandellas

* 148.) George Harrison

* 149.) James Taylor

* 150.) Dusty Springfield 

* 151.) The Pretenders

* 152.) Crosby, Stills & Nash

* 153.) The Animals

* 154.) Jimmy Reed

* 155.) The Impressions

* 156.) Buddy Guy

* 157.) The Ronettes

* 158.) Peter Gabriel

* 159.) SRV & Double Trouble 

* 160.) Deep Purple 

* 161.) T. Rex 

* 162.) Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps 

* 163.) The Staple Singers 

* 164.) Bobby "Blue" Bland 

* 165.) ZZ Top 

* 166.) Randy Newman 

* 167.) The Coasters 

* 168.) Bob Seger 

* 169.) Rush 

* 170.) Genesis 

* 171.) Dion 

* 172.) Joan Baez 

* 173.) The O'Jays 

* 174.) Gladys Knight & The Pips

* 175.) Isaac Hayes  

* 176.) Linda Ronstadt 

* 177.) Eurythmics 

Their influence can be heard. Output they made was often overlooked sometimes.

Sure Picks 

* 178.) Carole King 

* 179.) Alice Cooper 

* 180.) Hall & Oates 

* 181.) Little Willie John 

* 182.) The Go - Go's 

* 183.) The Cars 

* 184.) Soundgarden 

* 185.) Rage Against the Machine 

* 186.) Foo Fighters 

* 187.) Heart 

* 188.) Duran Duran 

* 189.) Cheap Trick 

* 190.) Kiss

* 191.) Jackson Browne 

* 192.) Solomon Burke 

* 193.) Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 

* 194.) Todd Rundgren 

* 195.) Neil Diamond 

* 196.) John Mellencamp

* 197.) Duane Eddy 

* 198.) Bonnie Raitt

* 199.) Yes 

* 200.) The Four Seasons 

* 201.) Clyde McPhatter 

* 202.) Kool & The Gang 

* 203.) The Spinners

* 204.) Bobby Womack 

* 205.) Ozzy Osbourne 

* 206.) George Michael 

* 207.) Cyndi Lauper 

* 208.) The Small Faces/Faces

* 209.) Buffalo Springfield

* 210.) Bill Withers 

* 211.) Little Anthony & The Imperials

* 212.) Donovan

* 213.) Brenda Lee 

* 214.) Jeff Beck 

* 215.) Traffic

Decent resumes enough to earn inductions. I wouldn't put them in high regard. 

Close Calls 

* 216.) Righteous Brothers 

* 217.) Chubby Checker 

* 218.) Def Leppard

* 219.) The Mamas & The Papas

* 220.) Chicago

* 221.) The Flamingos

* 222.) Jimmy Cliff

* 223.) The Ventures

* 224.) Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

* 225.) The Moody Blues 

* 226.) The Dave Clark Five 

* 227.) The Zombies 

* 228.) Ritchie Valens 

* 229.) Dire Straits 

None of these selections are spectacular. Of course they're Hall material, their work is just mundane. 

Borderline

* 230.) Cher 

* 231.) Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 

* 232.) Lavern Baker 

* 233.) The Moonglows 

* 234.) The Doobie Brothers 

* 235.) Pat Benatar

* 236.) Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

* 237.) Del Shannon 

* 238.) The Dells 

* 239.) Electric Light Orchestra

* 240.) Dave Matthews Band

* 241.) Lionel Richie

* 242.) Peter Frampton

* 243.) Joe Cocker 

* 244.) Dr. John 

* 245.) Carly Simon 

* 246.) Sheryl Crow 

* 247.) Bobby Darin

* 248.) Lloyd Price

* 249.) The (Young) Rascals

* 250.) Gene Pitney

Everyone in this tier are mid at best. Their overall catalog brought some bangers, yet didn't broke any new grounds nor transcend the industry. 

Marginal

* 251.) The Lovin Spoonful

* 252.) Bon Jovi

* 253.) Journey

* 254.) Bad Company

* 255.) Foreigner

All they ever had is popularity with fans & audiences. You can remove them anytime & it won't change everything. 

WTF

* 256.) Laura Nyro

* 257.) The Hollies

* 258.) Steve Miller Band

* 259.) Stevie Nicks

There's definitely biggest snubs who would've taken their place given the more tremendous credentials. Too bad the voters choose them instead. Nothing special, nothing significant. 

Forgotten

* 260.) The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

* 261.) Darlene Love

* 262.) Percy Sledge

They're not bad in any means, it just they literally don't have what it takes to be true game changers in the development of rock & roll. Nobody today would remember who they were nor what they did. How those even got inducted is weird & strange. 

In addition, I'll also give some honorable mentions to those who are nominated yet aren't voted in.

Kraftwerk: 4th

LL Cool J & Link Wray 5th

MC5, Judas Priest, Chaka Khan & Warren Zevon: 6th

Dionne Warwick: 8th

Alright these are my rankings!