Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
| ⇦ 1963 | 1965 ⇨ |
Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1964
These artists released their first recording in 1964, which made them first eligible for the 1990 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.
| 1. | The Who |
| 2. | The Kinks |
| 3. | Rod Stewart |
| 4. | Simon and Garfunkel |
| 5. | Tina Turner |
| 6. | The Yardbirds |
| 7. | The Zombies |
| 8. | The Animals |
| 9. | Little Walter |
| 10. | Marianne Faithfull |
| 11. | The Moody Blues |
| 12. | Them |
| 13. | George Benson |
| 14. | The Andantes |
| 15. | Betty Davis |
Essential Debut Albums from 1964
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| George Benson | The New Boss Guitar of George Benson | ☆ |
| Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | ☆ |
| Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto | Getz/Gilberto | ☆ |
| The Animals | The Animals | ☆ |
| The Kinks | Kinks | ☆ |
Essential Debut Songs from 1964
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie | Universal Soldier | ☆ |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie | Now That the Buffalo's Gone | ☆ |
| Gloria Jones | Tainted Love | ☆ |
| Irma Thomas | Time Is on My Side | ☆ |
| Marianne Faithfull | As Tears Go By | ☆ |
| Peter and Gordon | A World Without Love | ☆ |
| Phil Ochs | There But for Fortune | ☆ |
| Phil Ochs | Power and the Glory | ☆ |
| Simon & Garfunkel | Bleecker Street | ☆ |
| The Animals | The House of the Rising Sun | ☆ |
| The Dixie Cups | Chapel of Love | ☆ |
| The Dixie Cups | Iko Iko | ☆ |
| The Kinks | You Really Got Me | ☆ |
| The Kinks | All Day and All of the Night | ☆ |
| The Moody Blues | Go Now | ☆ |
| The Rivieras | California Sun | ☆ |
| The Who | I Can't Explain | ☆ |
| The Zombies | She's Not There | ☆ |
| Them | Gloria | ☆ |
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| ⇦ 1963 | 1965 ⇨ |
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