Patti Smith

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

Category: Performer

Inducted: 2007

Inducted by: Zack de la Rocha

Nominated: 2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007

First Eligible: 2001 Ceremony

Snubbed Members: Jay Dee Daugherty, Lenny Kaye, Ivan Kral, Richard Sohl


Induction Ceremony Songs:

SongPerformed By
Gimme Shelter  Patti Smith
Because the Night  Patti Smith
Rock N Roll N#&&@  Patti Smith

Inducted into Rock Hall Revisited in 2006 (ranked #185) .

R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Horses262020
Horses442012

R.S. Top 500 Songs (?)RankVersion
Gloria (1975)972021
Because the Night (1978)3582021

Grammy Hall of Fame AlbumsClass
Horses (1975)2021

Essential Albums (?)WikiVinylYouTube
Horses (1975)
Easter (1978)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Gloria (1975)
Redondo Beach (1975)
Free Money (1975)
Land: Horses/Land of a Thousand Dances/La Mer(de) (1975)
Because The Night (1978)
Privilege (Set Me Free) (1978)
Dancing Barefoot (1979)
People Have the Power (1988)

Patti Smith @ Wikipedia


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I have seen her live at Virgin Free Fest at Merriweather Post pavillion in columbia maryland within the past decade and she was amazing.

Posted by David on Wednesday, 02/24/2021 @ 11:21am


I don't know about all her songs but the minute I heard someone playing the song I am the warrior me and my friends back when I was just in grade school it was a very movement song to us in the late 80s early 90s you know us girls have you know to be warriors and stand up for our rights at least that's what I thought in high school after I heard that song

Posted by Marie on Monday, 10/17/2022 @ 20:02pm


This is the only hit wonder to be inducted in the rock n roll hall ofame

Posted by alazar on Thursday, 04/9/2026 @ 11:15am


alazar

Are you Jim C?

Posted by omar on Thursday, 04/9/2026 @ 11:25am


Omar and Alazar,

Buffalo Springfield is a legit one hit wonder (and it only reached #7) who absolutely did not deserve a place in the HOF. Buffalo Springfield has to be the least worthy HOF act.

Stephen Stills could have went as a solo artist versus being inducted with CSN and Buffalo Springfield. He does have an overall body of work worthy of induction, but most of his bands were short-lived (Manassas is a very underrated band / album). CSN is another shaky induction and they were really only relevant for 4-5 years at most. The reunion albums were terrible. Try listening to them.

Posted by Jim C. on Thursday, 04/9/2026 @ 12:02pm


Based on the Billboard Hot 100, these are all the one-hit wonders inducted into the Hall of Fame as performers: Carl Perkins, Nina Simone, Buffalo Springfield, Jimi Hendrix, T. Rex, Lou Reed, Dr. John, Roxy Music, Bob Marley, Patti Smith, Frank Zappa, and Kate Bush.

The Hall has always prioritized impact over chart success.

Posted by The Towerman on Thursday, 04/9/2026 @ 15:32pm


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