Previously Considered Artists

The following is an incomplete list of artists who have been nominated (but not yet inducted) or have consistently received several votes in the Nominating Committee or have been discussed but never made a ballot.

Artist	First Eligible	Nominations
Afrika Bambaataa	2005	1
Ashford and Simpson	1998	0
The Average White Band	1998	0
The B-52's	2003	0
Bad Brains	2007	1
Bad Company	1999	0
Barry White	1988	0
Beck	2018	1
Ben E. King	1986	3
The Big Bopper	1983	0
Big Brother & the Holding Company	1992	0
Billy Ward & The Dominoes	1979	0
Black Flag	2003	0
Blind Faith	1994	0
Blood, Sweat & Tears	1993	0
Blues Incorporated	1987	0
The Blues Project	1991	0
Bobby Brown	2011	0
Boogie Down Productions	2012	0
Boz Scaggs	1990	0
Brook Benton	1984	0
Canned Heat	1992	0
Captain Beefheart	1991	0
The Chantels	1983	2
Chic	2002	11
Chubby Checker	1985	0
Chuck Brown	1997	0
Chuck Willis	1976	6
Cliff Richard & the Shadows	1985	0
Coldplay	2023	0
The Commodores	1999	0
Conway Twitty	1984	1
Country Joe & the Fish	1992	0
Crazy Horse	1996	0
The Crystals	1988	0
Cyndi Lauper	2008	1
De La Soul	2013	0
Delaney and Bonnie	1994	0
Devo	2002	3
Dick Dale	1987	0
Donny Hathaway	1995	0
Doug Sahm	1998	0
Dr. Hook	1996	0
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	1995	0
Eric B. & Rakim	2011	2
Esther Phillips	1975	1
Fela Kuti	1995	2
Fishbone	2010	0
The Five Keys	1976	0
The Five Satins	1981	0
The Flying Burrito Brothers	1994	0
Freddy Cannon	1984	0
The Gap Band	1999	0
George Jones	1982	0
Grace Jones	2000	0
Gram Parsons	1992	3
The Guess Who	1990	0
The Harptones	1978	0
Herman's Hermits	1990	0
Hot Tuna	1995	0
Huey “Piano” Smith and the Clowns	1984	0
Ice-T	2007	0
Iron Butterfly	1993	0
Iron Maiden	2004	2
Ivory Joe Hunter	1970	0
The J. Geils Band	1995	5
The J.B.'s	1995	1
Jack Scott	1980	0
The Jam	2002	0
Jane's Addiction	2012	2
The Jayhawks	2011	0
Jethro Tull	1993	0
Joe Cocker	1994	0
Joe Tex	1990	5
John Prine	1996	1
Johnny Ace	1980	2
Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio	1981	0
Johnny Hallyday	1985	0
Johnny Winter	1994	0
Joy Division/New Order	2003	1
Judy Collins	1986	0
Junior Parker	1983	0
Junior Walker & the All-Stars	1990	0
Junior Wells	1990	0
Keith Richards	2013	0
The Last Poets	1995	0
Lee Andrews & the Hearts	1979	0
Lee Dorsey	1986	0
Lenny Kravitz	2014	1
Lesley Gore	1988	0
Living Colour	2013	0
Los Lobos	2003	1
Love	1991	0
Lucinda Williams	2004	0
Manfred Mann	1988	0
Mariah Carey	2015	1
The Marshall Tucker Band	1998	0
The Marvelettes	1986	2
Mary Wells	1986	1
The Meters	1994	4
Mick Jagger	1995	0
Mitch Ryder	1991	0
The Monkees	1991	0
Motörhead	2002	1
Neil Sedaka	1984	0
The Neville Brothers	2003	0
New York Dolls	1998	3
Nick Drake	1994	0
Oasis	2019	1
Otis Rush	1981	0
Outkast	2018	0
Pat Boone	1980	0
Patsy Cline	1982	0
Paul Anka	1983	0
Peter Tosh	2001	0
Pixies	2012	0
Poco	1994	0
Procol Harum	1992	1
The Replacements	2006	1
Rufus Thomas	1988	0
Rufus with Chaka Khan	1998	4
Ry Cooder	1995	0
Sade	2009	1
The Shangri-Las	1990	0
Simple Minds	2004	0
Sinead O'Connor	2012	1
The Sir Douglas Quintet	1990	1
Slim Harpo	1986	0
The Smiths	2008	2
Sonic Youth	2007	0
Sonny & Cher	1990	0
Soundgarden	2011	2
The Spencer Davis Group	1990	0
Steppenwolf	1993	1
Steve Winwood	1996	1
Sting	2007	1
Sugarhill Gang	2004	0
Teddy Pendergrass	2002	0
Ten Years After	1992	0
Thin Lizzy	1995	1
Three Dog Night	1994	0
Tim Hardin	1991	0
Tommy James & the Shondells	1991	0
Treacherous Three	2005	0
The Turtles	1990	0
War	1996	3
Warren Zevon	1994	1
The White Stripes	2023	1
X	2003	0