Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Rock Hall Class of 2020N/A | N/A | November 7, 2020 | Private Event | HBO / HBO Max |
These artists were voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, but the induction ceremony took place in 2020. Click here for a list of artists who were first eligible in 2019 and haven't gotten in yet.
| Artist | Inducted By | Category |
| Depeche Mode | Charlize Theron | Performer |
| The Doobie Brothers | Luke Bryan | Performer |
| Nine Inch Nails | Iggy Pop | Performer |
| Notorious B.I.G. | Sean "Diddy" Combs | Performer |
| T. Rex | Ringo Starr | Performer |
| Whitney Houston | Alicia Keys | Performer |
| Irving Azoff | Don Henley | Non-Performer |
| Jon Landau | Bruce Springsteen | Non-Performer |
| ⇦ 2019 | 2021 ⇨ |
| Singles (?) |
| Irma Thomas - "Time Is on My Side" (1964) |
| Junior Walker & the All-Stars - "Shotgun" (1965) |
| Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs - "Wooly Bully" (1965) |
| The Troggs - "Wild Thing" (1966) |
| The Box Tops - "The Letter" (1967) |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 2020
These artists were officially nominated in the Performer category for induction in 2020, 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 |
| Dave Matthews Band | 2024 |
| Judas Priest | 2022 |
| Kraftwerk | 2021 |
| MC5 | 2024 |
| Motörhead | Not yet |
| Pat Benatar | 2022 |
| Rufus with Chaka Khan | Not yet |
| Soundgarden | Not yet |
| Thin Lizzy | Not yet |
| Todd Rundgren | 2021 |
Nominating Committee who determined the 2020 performer ballot
| ⇦ 2019 | 2021 ⇨ |
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