Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Rock Hall Ballot History
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, not the Muesuem, is responsible selecting the annual induction classes. The "Performer" category ballot is created by the Hall's Nominating Committee before being sent to a large group of voters. Votes are tallied and the top vote-getters are inducted annually at an induction ceremony. Additional inductees in other categories are selected by small subcommittees at the Rock Hall Foundation.
For most of the history of the Hall of Fame, voters were instructed to vote for up to a maximum of five artists. In 2024, the maximum was increased to seven to better reflect the actual number of inductees selected. Below is a complete list of every performer ballot since the Hall's inception.
Artists who were inducted in the Performer category are highlighted in orange. An asterisk (*) indicates that a nominee was inducted that year by a committee in a different category.
2024
39th Annual Nominees
✅ Cher 🔲 Oasis 🔲 Sade |
2023
38th Annual Nominees
2022
37th Annual Nominees
🔲 Beck 🔲 Devo ✅ Eminem 🔲 Judas Priest* 🔲 MC5 |
2021
36th Annual Nominees
🔲 Devo ✅ Jay-Z 🔲 LL Cool J* |
2020
35th Annual Nominees
🔲 MC5 ✅ T. Rex |
2019
34th Annual Nominees
✅ The Cure 🔲 Devo 🔲 MC5 |
2018
33rd Annual Nominees
✅ Bon Jovi ✅ The Cars 🔲 MC5 |
2017
32nd Annual Nominees
✅ 2Pac 🔲 The Cars 🔲 Chic 🔲 Joe Tex ✅ Journey 🔲 MC5 ✅ Yes |
2016
31st Annual Nominees
🔲 The Cars 🔲 Chic ✅ Chicago ✅ N.W.A 🔲 Yes |
2015
30th Annual Nominees
🔲 Chic ✅ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ✅ Lou Reed 🔲 N.W.A ✅ The Paul Butterfield Blues Band ✅ Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 🔲 Sting 🔲 War |
2014
29th Annual Nominees
🔲 Chic ✅ KISS 🔲 N.W.A ✅ Nirvana 🔲 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 🔲 Yes |
2013
28th Annual Nominees
🔲 Chic ✅ Heart 🔲 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 🔲 N.W.A 🔲 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band ✅ Rush |
2012
27th Annual Nominees
🔲 The Cure ✅ Donovan 🔲 Freddie King* 🔲 Heart 🔲 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 🔲 War |
2011
26th Annual Nominees
🔲 Bon Jovi 🔲 Chic 🔲 Donovan ✅ Dr. John 🔲 Joe Tex |
2010
25th Annual Nominees
✅ ABBA ✅ Genesis 🔲 KISS |
2009
24th Annual Nominees
🔲 Chic ✅ Little Anthony & the Imperials ✅ Run DMC 🔲 War |
2008
23rd Annual Nominees
🔲 Chic ✅ Madonna |
2007
22nd Annual Nominees
🔲 Chic ✅ Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five 🔲 Joe Tex ✅ R.E.M. |
2006
21st Annual Nominees
✅ Blondie 🔲 Chic 🔲 Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five 🔲 Joe Tex |
2005
20th Annual Nominees
🔲 Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five ✅ U2 |
2004
19th Annual Nominees
✅ Prince ✅ Traffic ✅ ZZ Top |
2003
18th Annual Nominees
🔲 ABBA ✅ AC/DC 🔲 Chic ✅ Elvis Costello & the Attractions 🔲 MC5 |
2002
17th Annual Nominees
🔲 AC/DC ✅ Ramones |
2001
16th Annual Nominees
🔲 AC/DC 🔲 Lou Reed ✅ Queen |
2000
15th Annual Nominees
🔲 Lou Reed 🔲 Queen |
1999
14th Annual Nominees
1998
13th Annual Nominees
🔲 Joe Tex ✅ Santana |
1997
12th Annual Nominees
1996
11th Annual Nominees
1995
10th Annual Nominees
✅ Al Green |
1994
9th Annual Nominees
✅ The Band |
1993
8th Annual Nominees
✅ Cream ✅ Creedence Clearwater Revival |
1992
7th Annual Nominees
🔲 Cream |
1991
6th Annual Nominees
1990
5th Annual Nominees
🔲 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers ✅ The Who |
1989
4th Annual Nominees
✅ Dion |
1988
3rd Annual Nominees
🔲 Dion |
1987
2nd Annual Nominees
🔲 Dion |
1986
1st Annual Nominees
🔲 Dion |