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

A Tribe Called Quest

Cher

Dave Matthews Band

🔲 Eric B. & Rakim

Foreigner

🔲 Jane's Addiction

Kool & the Gang

🔲 Lenny Kravitz

🔲 Mariah Carey

Mary J. Blige

🔲 Oasis

Ozzy Osbourne

Peter Frampton

🔲 Sade

🔲 Sinead O'Connor

15 Nominees | 8 Performer Inductees



2023

38th Annual Nominees

🔲 A Tribe Called Quest

🔲 Cyndi Lauper

George Michael

🔲 Iron Maiden

🔲 Joy Division/New Order

Kate Bush

Missy Elliott

Rage Against the Machine

Sheryl Crow

🔲 Soundgarden

The Spinners

🔲 Warren Zevon

🔲 The White Stripes

Willie Nelson

14 Nominees | 7 Performer Inductees



2022

37th Annual Nominees

🔲 A Tribe Called Quest

🔲 Beck

Carly Simon

🔲 Devo

🔲 Dionne Warwick

Dolly Parton

Duran Duran

Eminem

Eurythmics

🔲 Fela Kuti

🔲 Judas Priest*

🔲 Kate Bush

Lionel Richie

🔲 MC5

🔲 New York Dolls

Pat Benatar

🔲 Rage Against the Machine

17 Nominees | 7 Performer Inductees



2021

36th Annual Nominees

Carole King

🔲 Chaka Khan

🔲 Devo

🔲 Dionne Warwick

🔲 Fela Kuti

Foo Fighters

The Go-Go's

🔲 Iron Maiden

Jay-Z

🔲 Kate Bush

🔲 LL Cool J*

🔲 Mary J. Blige

🔲 New York Dolls

🔲 Rage Against the Machine

Tina Turner

Todd Rundgren

16 Nominees | 6 Performer Inductees



2020

35th Annual Nominees

🔲 Dave Matthews Band

Depeche Mode

The Doobie Brothers

🔲 Judas Priest

🔲 Kraftwerk

🔲 MC5

🔲 Motörhead

Nine Inch Nails

Notorious B.I.G.

🔲 Pat Benatar

🔲 Rufus with Chaka Khan

🔲 Soundgarden

T. Rex

🔲 Thin Lizzy

🔲 Todd Rundgren

Whitney Houston

16 Nominees | 6 Performer Inductees



2019

34th Annual Nominees

The Cure

Def Leppard

🔲 Devo

Janet Jackson

🔲 John Prine

🔲 Kraftwerk

🔲 LL Cool J

🔲 MC5

Radiohead

🔲 Rage Against the Machine

Roxy Music

🔲 Rufus with Chaka Khan

Stevie Nicks

🔲 Todd Rundgren

The Zombies

15 Nominees | 7 Performer Inductees



2018

33rd Annual Nominees

Bon Jovi

The Cars

🔲 Depeche Mode

Dire Straits

🔲 Eurythmics

🔲 The J. Geils Band

🔲 Judas Priest

🔲 Kate Bush

🔲 Link Wray

🔲 LL Cool J

🔲 MC5

🔲 The Meters

The Moody Blues

Nina Simone

🔲 Radiohead

🔲 Rage Against the Machine

🔲 Rufus with Chaka Khan

🔲 Sister Rosetta Tharpe*

🔲 The Zombies

19 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



2017

32nd Annual Nominees

2Pac

🔲 Bad Brains

🔲 The Cars

🔲 Chaka Khan

🔲 Chic

🔲 Depeche Mode

Electric Light Orchestra

🔲 The J. Geils Band

🔲 Jane's Addiction

🔲 Janet Jackson

Joan Baez

🔲 Joe Tex

Journey

🔲 Kraftwerk

🔲 MC5

Pearl Jam

🔲 Steppenwolf

Yes

🔲 The Zombies

19 Nominees | 6 Performer Inductees



2016

31st Annual Nominees

🔲 The Cars

🔲 Chaka Khan

Cheap Trick

🔲 Chic

Chicago

Deep Purple

🔲 The J.B.'s

🔲 Janet Jackson

🔲 Los Lobos

N.W.A

🔲 Nine Inch Nails

🔲 The Smiths

🔲 The Spinners

Steve Miller

🔲 Yes

15 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



2015

30th Annual Nominees

Bill Withers

🔲 Chic

Green Day

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

🔲 Kraftwerk

Lou Reed

🔲 The Marvelettes

🔲 N.W.A

🔲 Nine Inch Nails

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

🔲 The Smiths

🔲 The Spinners

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

🔲 Sting

🔲 War

15 Nominees | 6 Performer Inductees



2014

29th Annual Nominees

Cat Stevens

🔲 Chic

🔲 Deep Purple

Hall & Oates

KISS

Linda Ronstadt

🔲 Link Wray

🔲 LL Cool J

🔲 The Meters

🔲 N.W.A

Nirvana

🔲 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Peter Gabriel

🔲 The Replacements

🔲 Yes

🔲 The Zombies

16 Nominees | 6 Performer Inductees



2013

28th Annual Nominees

Albert King

🔲 Chic

🔲 Deep Purple

Donna Summer

Heart

🔲 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

🔲 Kraftwerk

🔲 The Marvelettes

🔲 The Meters

🔲 N.W.A

🔲 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

🔲 Procol Harum

Public Enemy

Randy Newman

Rush

15 Nominees | 6 Performer Inductees



2012

27th Annual Nominees

Beastie Boys

🔲 The Cure

🔲 Donna Summer

Donovan

🔲 Eric B. & Rakim

🔲 Freddie King*

Guns N' Roses

🔲 Heart

🔲 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Laura Nyro

Red Hot Chili Peppers

🔲 Rufus with Chaka Khan

The Small Faces/The Faces

🔲 The Spinners

🔲 War

15 Nominees | 6 Performer Inductees



2011

26th Annual Nominees

Alice Cooper

🔲 Beastie Boys

🔲 Bon Jovi

🔲 Chic

🔲 Chuck Willis

Darlene Love

🔲 Donna Summer

🔲 Donovan

Dr. John

🔲 The J. Geils Band

🔲 Joe Tex

🔲 Laura Nyro

🔲 LL Cool J

Neil Diamond

Tom Waits

15 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



2010

25th Annual Nominees

ABBA

🔲 The Chantels

🔲 Darlene Love

🔲 Donna Summer

Genesis

The Hollies

Jimmy Cliff

🔲 KISS

🔲 Laura Nyro

🔲 LL Cool J

🔲 Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Stooges

12 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



2009

24th Annual Nominees

Bobby Womack

🔲 Chic

Jeff Beck

Little Anthony & the Imperials

Metallica

Run DMC

🔲 The Stooges

🔲 Wanda Jackson*

🔲 War

9 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



2008

23rd Annual Nominees

🔲 Afrika Bambaataa

🔲 Beastie Boys

🔲 Chic

The Dave Clark Five

🔲 Donna Summer

John Mellencamp

Leonard Cohen

Madonna

The Ventures

9 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



2007

22nd Annual Nominees

🔲 Chic

🔲 The Dave Clark Five

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five

🔲 Joe Tex

Patti Smith

R.E.M.

The Ronettes

🔲 The Stooges

Van Halen

9 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



2006

21st Annual Nominees

Black Sabbath

Blondie

🔲 Cat Stevens

🔲 Chic

🔲 The Dave Clark Five

🔲 Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five

🔲 The J. Geils Band

🔲 Joe Tex

🔲 John Mellencamp

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Miles Davis

🔲 Patti Smith

🔲 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Sex Pistols

🔲 The Sir Douglas Quintet

🔲 The Stooges

16 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



2005

20th Annual Nominees

Buddy Guy

🔲 Conway Twitty

🔲 Gram Parsons

🔲 Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five

🔲 The J. Geils Band

🔲 Lynyrd Skynyrd

The O'Jays

🔲 Patti Smith

Percy Sledge

The Pretenders

🔲 Randy Newman

🔲 Sex Pistols

🔲 The Stooges

U2

🔲 Wanda Jackson

15 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



2004

19th Annual Nominees

🔲 The "5" Royales

🔲 Black Sabbath

Bob Seger

The Dells

George Harrison

🔲 Gram Parsons

Jackson Browne

🔲 John Mellencamp

🔲 Lynyrd Skynyrd

🔲 Patti Smith

Prince

🔲 Sex Pistols

🔲 The Stooges

Traffic

ZZ Top

15 Nominees | 7 Performer Inductees



2003

18th Annual Nominees

🔲 ABBA

AC/DC

🔲 Black Sabbath

🔲 Chic

The Clash

🔲 The Dells

Elvis Costello & the Attractions

🔲 Kraftwerk

🔲 Lynyrd Skynyrd

🔲 MC5

🔲 Patti Smith

The Police

Righteous Brothers

🔲 Sex Pistols

🔲 Steve Winwood

15 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



2002

17th Annual Nominees

🔲 The "5" Royales

🔲 AC/DC

🔲 Black Sabbath

Brenda Lee

🔲 The Chantels

🔲 The Dells

Gene Pitney

🔲 Gram Parsons

Isaac Hayes

🔲 Jackson Browne

🔲 Lynyrd Skynyrd

🔲 Patti Smith

Ramones

🔲 Sex Pistols

Talking Heads

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

16 Nominees | 6 Performer Inductees



2001

16th Annual Nominees

🔲 AC/DC

Aerosmith

🔲 Black Sabbath

🔲 Bob Seger

🔲 Brenda Lee

The Flamingos

🔲 Lou Reed

🔲 Lynyrd Skynyrd

Michael Jackson

🔲 New York Dolls

🔲 Patti Smith

Paul Simon

Queen

Ritchie Valens

Solomon Burke

Steely Dan

16 Nominees | 8 Performer Inductees



2000

15th Annual Nominees

🔲 Aerosmith

🔲 Black Sabbath

Bonnie Raitt

Earth, Wind & Fire

Eric Clapton

🔲 The Flamingos

James Taylor

🔲 Lou Reed

Lovin' Spoonful

The Moonglows

🔲 The O'Jays

🔲 Queen

🔲 Ritchie Valens

🔲 Solomon Burke

🔲 Steely Dan

15 Nominees | 6 Performer Inductees



1999

14th Annual Nominees

Billy Joel

🔲 Black Sabbath

Bruce Springsteen

Curtis Mayfield

🔲 Darlene Love

Del Shannon

Dusty Springfield

🔲 The Flamingos

🔲 Gene Pitney

🔲 The Moonglows

Paul McCartney

🔲 Ritchie Valens

🔲 Solomon Burke

The Staple Singers

🔲 Steely Dan

15 Nominees | 7 Performer Inductees



1998

13th Annual Nominees

🔲 Billy Joel

🔲 Del Shannon

🔲 Dusty Springfield

The Eagles

🔲 Earth, Wind & Fire

Fleetwood Mac

🔲 Gene Pitney

Gene Vincent

🔲 Joe Tex

Lloyd Price

The Mamas and the Papas

🔲 The Moonglows

Santana

🔲 Solomon Burke

🔲 The Stooges

15 Nominees | 6 Performer Inductees



1997

12th Annual Nominees

The Bee Gees

🔲 Black Sabbath

Buffalo Springfield

Crosby, Stills and Nash

🔲 The Dominoes

🔲 Gene Pitney

The Jackson Five

Joni Mitchell

🔲 Lloyd Price

🔲 Lynyrd Skynyrd

🔲 The Mamas and the Papas

🔲 The Meters

🔲 The Moonglows

Parliament-Funkadelic

The (Young) Rascals

🔲 Solomon Burke

🔲 The Stooges

17 Nominees | 7 Performer Inductees



1996

11th Annual Nominees

🔲 The Bee Gees

David Bowie

🔲 The Flamingos

Gladys Knight and the Pips

🔲 The Jackson Five

Jefferson Airplane

🔲 King Curtis

Little Willie John

🔲 Lloyd Price

🔲 The Moonglows

🔲 Parliament-Funkadelic

Pink Floyd

🔲 The (Young) Rascals

The Shirelles

🔲 Solomon Burke

The Velvet Underground

16 Nominees | 7 Performer Inductees



1995

10th Annual Nominees

Al Green

The Allman Brothers Band

🔲 Buffalo Springfield

Frank Zappa

🔲 The Jackson Five

Janis Joplin

🔲 Jefferson Airplane

🔲 Joni Mitchell

Led Zeppelin

🔲 Little Willie John

Martha and the Vandellas

Neil Young

🔲 Parliament-Funkadelic

🔲 The Shirelles

🔲 The Velvet Underground

15 Nominees | 7 Performer Inductees



1994

9th Annual Nominees

The Animals

The Band

Bob Marley

🔲 Buffalo Springfield

Duane Eddy

Elton John

🔲 Frank Zappa

The Grateful Dead

🔲 The Jackson Five

John Lennon

🔲 Joni Mitchell

🔲 Martha and the Vandellas

🔲 The Moonglows

🔲 Pink Floyd

🔲 The (Young) Rascals

Rod Stewart

🔲 The Velvet Underground

17 Nominees | 8 Performer Inductees



1993

8th Annual Nominees

🔲 The Animals

🔲 Buffalo Springfield

Cream

Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Doors

Etta James

🔲 Frank Zappa

Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

🔲 The Grateful Dead

🔲 Little Willie John

🔲 The (Young) Rascals

🔲 Rod Stewart

Ruth Brown

Sly and the Family Stone

Van Morrison

🔲 The Velvet Underground

16 Nominees | 8 Performer Inductees



1992

7th Annual Nominees

Bobby "Blue" Bland

Booker T. and the M.G.'s

🔲 Buffalo Springfield

🔲 Cream

🔲 David Bowie

🔲 Duane Eddy

🔲 Etta James

🔲 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

🔲 Gene Pitney

The Isley Brothers

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Johnny Cash

Sam & Dave

🔲 The Velvet Underground

The Yardbirds

15 Nominees | 7 Performer Inductees



1991

6th Annual Nominees

🔲 Bobby "Blue" Bland

The Byrds

🔲 Duane Eddy

🔲 Elmore James

🔲 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

🔲 Gene Vincent

Ike and Tina Turner

The Impressions

Jimmy Reed

John Lee Hooker

🔲 Johnny Cash

LaVern Baker

🔲 The Moonglows

Wilson Pickett

🔲 The Yardbirds

15 Nominees | 7 Performer Inductees



1990

5th Annual Nominees

🔲 The Animals

🔲 Bob Marley

Bobby Darin

🔲 Brenda Lee

🔲 Chuck Willis

🔲 Del Shannon

🔲 Duane Eddy

The Four Seasons

The Four Tops

🔲 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

🔲 Gene Pitney

🔲 Gene Vincent

🔲 Gladys Knight and the Pips

Hank Ballard

🔲 Ike and Tina Turner

🔲 The Impressions

🔲 Jimmy Reed

🔲 Johnny Cash

🔲 King Curtis

The Kinks

🔲 LaVern Baker

🔲 Little Willie John

The Platters

🔲 Ruth Brown

🔲 The Shirelles

Simon and Garfunkel

🔲 Solomon Burke

The Who

🔲 Wilson Pickett

🔲 The Yardbirds

30 Nominees | 8 Performer Inductees



1989

4th Annual Nominees

🔲 Bobby "Blue" Bland

🔲 Bobby Darin

🔲 Booker T. and the M.G.'s

🔲 Carole King

🔲 Chuck Willis

🔲 Del Shannon

Dion

🔲 Duane Eddy

🔲 The Four Seasons

🔲 The Four Tops

🔲 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

🔲 Gene Vincent

🔲 Gladys Knight and the Pips

🔲 Hank Ballard

🔲 Ike and Tina Turner

🔲 The Impressions

🔲 Jimmy Reed

🔲 King Curtis

🔲 LaVern Baker

🔲 Little Willie John

🔲 Lloyd Price

🔲 Martha and the Vandellas

Otis Redding

🔲 The Platters

The Rolling Stones

🔲 Ruth Brown

🔲 Solomon Burke

Stevie Wonder

The Temptations

🔲 Wilson Pickett

30 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



1988

3rd Annual Nominees

The Beach Boys

The Beatles

🔲 Ben E. King

Bob Dylan

🔲 Bobby "Blue" Bland

🔲 Bobby Darin

🔲 Booker T. and the M.G.'s

🔲 Chuck Willis

🔲 Del Shannon

🔲 Dion

The Drifters

🔲 Duane Eddy

🔲 The Four Seasons

🔲 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

🔲 Gene Vincent

🔲 Hank Ballard

🔲 Jimmy Reed

🔲 King Curtis

🔲 LaVern Baker

🔲 Little Willie John

🔲 Lloyd Price

🔲 The Platters

🔲 Ruth Brown

The Supremes

24 Nominees | 5 Performer Inductees



1987

2nd Annual Nominees

Aretha Franklin

B. B. King

🔲 Ben E. King

Big Joe Turner

Bill Haley

Bo Diddley

🔲 Bobby "Blue" Bland

🔲 Bobby Darin

Carl Perkins

🔲 Chuck Willis

Clyde McPhatter

The Coasters

🔲 Del Shannon

🔲 Dion

🔲 Duane Eddy

Eddie Cochran

🔲 Esther Phillips

🔲 The Flamingos

🔲 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

🔲 Gene Pitney

🔲 Gene Vincent

🔲 Gladys Knight and the Pips

🔲 Hank Ballard

Jackie Wilson

🔲 Jimmy Reed

🔲 Johnny Ace

🔲 King Curtis

🔲 LaVern Baker

🔲 Little Willie John

🔲 Lloyd Price

Marvin Gaye

🔲 Mary Wells

Muddy Waters

Ricky Nelson

Roy Orbison

🔲 Ruth Brown

Smokey Robinson

🔲 Solomon Burke

🔲 The Supremes

🔲 Tina Turner

40 Nominees | 15 Performer Inductees



1986

1st Annual Nominees

🔲 B. B. King

🔲 Ben E. King

🔲 Big Joe Turner

🔲 Bill Haley

🔲 Bo Diddley

🔲 Bobby "Blue" Bland

🔲 Bobby Darin

Buddy Holly

Chuck Berry

🔲 Chuck Willis

🔲 Clyde McPhatter

🔲 The Coasters

🔲 Dion

🔲 The Drifters

🔲 Duane Eddy

🔲 Eddie Cochran

Elvis Presley

The Everly Brothers

Fats Domino

🔲 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

🔲 Gene Vincent

🔲 Hank Ballard

🔲 Jackie Wilson

James Brown

Jerry Lee Lewis

🔲 Jimmy Reed

🔲 Johnny Ace

🔲 Johnny Otis

🔲 King Curtis

🔲 LaVern Baker

Little Richard

🔲 Little Willie John

🔲 Lloyd Price

🔲 Marvin Gaye

🔲 Muddy Waters

Ray Charles

🔲 Ricky Nelson

🔲 Roy Orbison

🔲 Ruth Brown

Sam Cooke

🔲 Smokey Robinson

41 Nominees | 10 Performer Inductees