Inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

1986

• Chuck Berry
• James Brown
• Ray Charles
• Sam Cooke
• Fats Domino
• The Everly Brothers
• Buddy Holly
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Elvis Presley
• Little Richard

1987

• The Coasters
• Eddie Cochran
• Bo Diddley
• Aretha Franklin
• Marvin Gaye
• Bill Haley
• B. B. King
• Clyde McPhatter
• Ricky Nelson
• Roy Orbison
• Carl Perkins
• Smokey Robinson
• Big Joe Turner
• Muddy Waters
• Jackie Wilson

1988

• The Beach Boys
• The Beatles
• The Drifters
• Bob Dylan
• The Supremes

1989

• Dion
• Otis Redding
• The Rolling Stones
• The Temptations
• Stevie Wonder

1990

• Hank Ballard
• Bobby Darin
• The Four Seasons
• The Four Tops
• The Kinks
• The Platters
• Simon & Garfunkel
• The Who

1991

• LaVern Baker
• The Byrds
• John Lee Hooker
• The Impressions
• Wilson Pickett
• Jimmy Reed
• Ike and Tina Turner

1992

• Bobby Blue Bland
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s
• Johnny Cash
• The Isley Brothers
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Sam & Dave
• The Yardbirds

1993

• The Animals
• The Band
• Duane Eddy
• The Grateful Dead
• Elton John
• John Lennon
• Bob Marley
• Rod Stewart

1994

• Ruth Brown
• Cream
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• The Doors
• Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
• Etta James
• Van Morrison
• Sly & the Family Stone

1995

• The Allman Brothers Band
• Al Green
• Janis Joplin
• Led Zeppelin
• Martha & the Vandellas
• Neil Young
• Frank Zappa

1996

• David Bowie
• Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Jefferson Airplane
• Little Willie John
• Pink Floyd
• The Shirelles
• The Velvet Underground

1997

• The (Young) Rascals
• The Bee Gees
• Buffalo Springfield
• Crosby, Stills & Nash
• The Jackson Five
• Joni Mitchell
• Parliament-Funkadelic

1998

• The Eagles
• Fleetwood Mac
• The Mamas & the Papas
• Lloyd Price
• Santana
• Gene Vincent

1999

• Billy Joel
• Curtis Mayfield
• Paul McCartney
• Del Shannon
• Dusty Springfield
• Bruce Springsteen
• The Staple Singers

2000

• Eric Clapton
• Earth, Wind & Fire
• Lovin' Spoonful
• The Moonglows
• Bonnie Raitt
• James Taylor

2001

• Aerosmith
• Solomon Burke
• The Flamingos
• Michael Jackson
• Queen
• Paul Simon
• Steely Dan
• Ritchie Valens

2002

• Isaac Hayes
• Brenda Lee
• Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
• Gene Pitney
• The Ramones
• Talking Heads

2003

• AC/DC
• The Clash
• Elvis Costello & the Attractions
• The Police
• The Righteous Brothers

The following were inducted as "Early Influences"

• Robert Johnson
• Jimmie Rodgers
• Jimmy Yancey
• Louis Jordan
• T-Bone Walker
• Hank Williams
• Woody Guthrie
• Lead Belly
• Les Paul
• The Ink Spots
• Bessie Smith
• The Soul Stirrers
• Louis Armstrong
• Charlie Christian
• Ma Rainey
• Howlin' Wolf
• Elmore James
• Professor Longhair
• Dinah Washington
• Willie Dixon
• The Orioles
• Pete Seeger
• Mahalia Jackson
• Bill Monroe
• Jelly Roll Morton
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
• Charles Brown
• Nat King Cole
• Billie Holiday

The following were inducted for "Lifetime Achievement"

• John Hammond[?]
• Nesuhi Ertegun[?]
• Mo Ostin[?]

The following were inducted as "Non-Performers", mainly songwriters, producers and record company executives:

• Alan Freed
• Sam Phillips
• Leonard Chess
• Ahmet Ertegun[?]
• Jerry Leiber[?] and Mike Stoller[?]
• Jerry Wexler[?]
• Berry Gordy, Jr[?]
• Phil Spector
• Gerry Goffin[?] and Carole King
• Holland, Dozier and Holland[?]
• Dave Bartholomew[?]
• Ralph Bass[?]
• Leo Fender[?]
• Bill Graham[?]
• Doc Pomus
• Dick Clark[?]
• Milt Gabler[?]
• Johnny Otis
• Paul Ackerman[?]
• Tom Donahue[?]
• Syd Nathan[?]
• Allen Toussaint[?]
• George Martin
• Clive Davis
• Chris Blackwell[?]
• Jim Stewart[?]

The following were inducted as "Sidemen"

• Hal Blaine[?] - drums
• King Curtis[?] - saxophone
• James Jamerson[?] - guitar
• Scotty Moore - guitar
• Earl Palmer - drums
• James Burton - guitar
• Johnnie Johnson - piano
• Chet Atkins - guitar
• Benny Benjamin[?] - drums
• Floyd Cramer[?] - piano
• Steve Douglas[?] - saxophone