Update: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has listened to your feedback and inducted a number of artists on this list since its initial publication. Voting has been locked on such artists, with their induction year noted.
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This list collects artists that Ranker voters and listers think belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but who are not currently inducted. Remember, bands and musicians are only eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their debut album, so popular acts from the late '80s, '90s or '00s would not yet be eligible. Don't suggest them!
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823532Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record... more27
2,9632,313Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer, and songwriter... more28
3,1052,400Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker. Since the... more29
1,7411,377James Joseph Croce (; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock... more30
2,0071,464Foo Fighters is an American rock band, formed in Seattle in 1994. It was founded by Nirvana... more31
2,2981,748Kansas is an American rock band that became popular in the 1970s initially on album-oriented... more32
2,2181,788Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American rock group that was prominent from 1968 to 1972. The group... more33
3,8752,808voting closed at #33
The Cure
Inducted in 2019
The Cure is an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band members have... more34
515365Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and... more35
1,4991,104Edward Joseph Mahoney (born March 21, 1949), known professionally as Eddie Money, is an... more36
2,2301,836Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947), known professionally as Meat... more37
2,9672,541voting closed at #37
Phil Collins
Inducted with Genesis in 2010.
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English drummer, singer,... more38
2,2471,876Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1969. Two of the founding... more39
1,8911,512Supertramp (known as Daddy in 1969–1970) were an English rock band formed in London in 1969.... more
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1,8641,281Deserves an entry as solo artist
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter.... more41
1,4631,119The J. Geils Band was an American rock band formed in 1968, in Worcester, Massachusetts,... more42
2,1371,534Duran Duran () are an English new wave band formed in Birmingham in 1978. The band were one of... more43
1,7491,122The B-52s (styled as The B-52's prior to 2008) is an American new wave band formed in Athens,... more44
2,2081,984Mötley Crüe is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981. The group... more45
2,0341,862Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010) known professionally as Ronnie James Dio... more46
1,5211,585America is an American rock band that was formed in London in 1970 by Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek,... more47
1,8401,705Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in... more48
1,8711,862Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and... more49
1,3321,388The Runaways were an American all-female rock band that recorded and performed in the second... more50
1,1801,148Carole King (born Carol Joan Klein, February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter who has... more
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