Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees:
1986 - Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, James Brown, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, Sam Cooke, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, Robert Johnson, Sam Phillips, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmy Yancey, Alan Freed, John Hammond
1987 - Roy Orbison, B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bill Haley, Bo Diddly, Carl Perkins, Hank Williams, Big Joe Turner, Smokey Robinson, Louis Jordan, Jackie Wilson, T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Ricky Nelson, The Coasters, Eddie Cochran, Clyde McPhatter, Leonard Chess, Jerry Wexler, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
1988 - The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, Woody Guthrie, The Drifters, Berry Gordy Jr., Lead Belly, Les Paul
1989 - The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Otis Redding, Dion, Bessie Smith, The Soul Stirrers, The Ink Spots, Phil Specter
1990 - The Who, The Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel, Louis Armstrong, The Four Seasons, Bobby Darin, The Four Tops, Gerry Goffin and Carole King, Hank Ballard, Charlie Christian, The Platters, Ma Rainey, Holland, Dozier and Holland
1991 - Wilson Pickett, The Byrds, John Lee Hooker, Ike & Tina Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, The Impressions, LaVern Baker, Dave Bartholomew, Nesuhi Ertegun
1992 - Johnny Cash, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Yardbirds, The Isley Brothers, Booker T. & The M.G.s, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Elmore James, Professor Longhair, Sam and Dave, Bill Graham, Leo Fender
1993 - Cream, Creedence Clearwter Revival, Etta James, The Doors, Van Morrison, Sly & The Family Stone, Ruth Brown, Dinah Washington, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Milt Gabler, Dick Clark
1994 - John Lennon, Bob Marley, Elton John, Rod Stewart, The Animals, The Grateful Dead, The Band, Duane Eddy, Willie Dixon, Johnny Otis
1995 - Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Janis Joplin, The Allman Brothers Band, Al Green, Frank Zappa, The Orioles, Martha and the Vandellas, Paul Ackerman
1996 - David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jefferson Airplane, Little Willis John, The Shirelles, Pete Seeger, Tom Donahue
1997 - The Bee Gees, The Jackson 5, Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Buffalo Springfield, Parliament-Funkadelic, The Young Rascals, Mahalia Jackson, Bill Monroe, Syd Nathan
1998 - The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Santana, The Mamas and the Papas, Allen Toussaint, Gene Vincent, Jerry Roll Morton, Lloyd Pryce
1999 - Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Curtis Mayfield, Dusty Springfield, Del Shannon, The Staple Singers, Charles Brown, Bob Willis and His Texas Playboys, George Martin
2000 - Eric Clapton, Billie Holiday, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bonnie Rait, James Taylor, Lovin' Spoonful, Nat "King" Cole, The Moonglows, King Curtis, Clive Davis, Scotty Moore, Earl Palmer, Hal Blaine, James Jamerson
2001 - Queen, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Paul Simon, Richie Valens, Steely Dan, Solomon Burke, James Burton, The Flamingoes, Johnnie Johnson, Chris Blackwell
2002 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Ramones, Isaac Hayes, Talking Heads, Chet Atkins, Gene Pitney, Brenda Lee, Jim Stewart
2003 - AC/DC, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Clash, The Police, The Righteour Brothers, Floyd Kramer, Benny Benjamin, Steve Douglas, Mo Ostin
2004 - George Harrison, Bob Seger, Jackson Browne, ZZ Top, Traffic, Prince, The Dells, Jann S. Wenner
2005 - U2, The Pretenders, Buddy Guy, The O'Jays, Percy Sledge, Seymour Stein, Frank Barsalona
2006 - Black Sabbath, Blondie, Miles Davis, Sex Pistols, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
2007 - Van Halen, R.E.M. Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Patti Smith, The Ronettes
2008 - Madonna, John Mellencamp, Leonard Cohen, The Dave Clark Five, The Ventures, Little Walter, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
2009 - Metallica, Jeff Beck, Run-D.M.C., Bobby Womack, D.J. Fontana, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Wanda Jackson, Spooner Oldham, Bill Black
2010 - ABBA, Genesis, The Hollies, Jimmy Cliff, The Stooges, David Geffen, Jesse Stone, Otis Blackwell, Mort Schuman, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
2011 - Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Tom Waits, Darlene Love, Leon Russell, Art Rupe, Jac Holzman
2012 - Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Small Faces/Faces, Beastie Boys, Donavan, Laura Nyro, Freddie King, The Crickets, The Famous Flames, The Midnighters, The Comets, The Blue Caps, The Miracles, Don Kirshner, Cosimo Matassa, Tom Dowd, Glyn Johns
They've inducted other genres, producers, writers and others from the beginning. It's the way it's always been.
