Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Rock Hall Class of 2005New York | Waldorf Astoria Hotel | March 14, 2005 | Private Event | VH1 |
These artists were voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, but the induction ceremony took place in 2005. Click here for a list of artists who were first eligible in 2004 and haven't gotten in yet.
| Artist | Inducted By | Category |
| Buddy Guy | Eric Clapton and B.B. King | Performer |
| The O'Jays | Justin Timberlake | Performer |
| Percy Sledge | Rod Stewart | Performer |
| The Pretenders | Neil Young | Performer |
| U2 | Bruce Springsteen | Performer |
| Frank Barsalona | Steve Van Zandt | Lifetime Achievement |
| Seymour Stein | Ice-T | Lifetime Achievement |
| ⇦ 2004 | 2006 ⇨ |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 2005
These artists were officially nominated in the Performer category for induction in 2005, but didn't receive enough votes from the "international voting body of rock experts" to get in that year. Roughly 72% of nominated artists who don't get in eventually get inducted in a later year.
| Nominee | Eventually Inducted |
| Conway Twitty | Not yet |
| Gram Parsons | Not yet |
| Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five | 2007 |
| The J. Geils Band | Not yet |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | 2006 |
| Patti Smith | 2007 |
| Randy Newman | 2013 |
| Sex Pistols | 2006 |
| The Stooges | 2010 |
| Wanda Jackson | 2009 |
Nominating Committee who determined the 2005 performer ballot
| ⇦ 2004 | 2006 ⇨ |
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