As we look ahead to the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, a new wave of artists becomes eligible, each leaving a massive mark on music history. Country stars like Shania Twain, pop icons like Britney Spears and brilliant artists like Indigo Girls highlight the Hall’s knowing the interconnectedness of rock with other genres. These artists have not only shaped their respective genres but have also influenced generations of musicians across the spectrum, making them worthy of this prestigious honour. Did I miss anyone? Hit me up at Eric@ThatEricAlper.com
- 3 Doors Down
- 38 Special
- A Perfect Circle
- A Touch of Class (ATC)
- Ace Frehley (solo)
- Alicia Keys
- Alice in Chains
- The All-American Rejects
- Andrew WK
- America
- Amy Winehouse
- Anthrax
- Antony & the Johnsons
- Annie Lennox (solo)
- Argent
- Asia
- Avril Lavigne
- Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Bad Company
- Badfinger
- Beck
- Billy Idol
- Billy Squier
- Blind Faith
- Blink-182
- Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Blue Cheer
- Blue Oyster Cult
- Bonobo
- Boston
- Brandy
- Bright Eyes
- Britney Spears
- Brother Ali
- Brownsville Station
- Bryan Adams
- The B-52’s
- The Black Crowes
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Blackfoot
- The Chemical Brothers
- Chris Cagle
- Ciara
- Canned Heat
- The Chambers Brothers
- Coldplay
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- Cult of Luna
- The Cult
- Cyndi Lauper
- D12
- D’Angelo
- Dashboard Confessional
- The Datsuns
- David Gilmour (solo)
- David Lee Roth (solo)
- DEVO
- DeVotchKa
- Derek and the Dominos
- Destiny’s Child
- Dido
- Dio
- Disturbed
- Don Henley (solo)
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- Fountains of Wayne
- Fozzy
- Franz Ferdinand
- Free
- Focus
- Foghat
- The Flaming Lips
- Good Charlotte
- Gorillaz
- Gossip
- Grand Funk Railroad
- Greg Allman
- The Guess Who
- Hawkwind
- Hole
- The Hives
- Hunter Hayes
- Huey Lewis and the News
- Humble Pie
- INXS
- Indigo Girls
- Interpol
- Iggy Pop (solo)
- Iron Butterfly
- Iron Maiden
- J. Geils Band
- James Gang
- Jane’s Addiction
- Jason Mraz
- Jet
- Jethro Tull
- John Fogerty (solo)
- John Legend
- John Vanderslice
- Josh Ritter
- Joe Cocker
- Joe Satriani
- Joe Walsh (solo)
- Jon Bon Jovi (solo)
- Judas Priest
- Kansas
- Keane
- Kelis
- Kelly Clarkson
- The Killers
- Killswitch Engage
- King Crimson
- Kings of Leon
- Korn
- Lenny Kravitz
- Linkin Park
- Living Colour
- Love
- M.I.A.
- Madlib
- Manitoba
- Mark Kozelek
- Marshall Tucker Band
- Meat Loaf
- Megadeth
- Michael Franti
- Michelle Branch
- Missy Higgins
- Modest Mouse
- Moby
- Molly Hatchet
- Montrose
- Motley Crue
- Motorhead
- Mott the Hoople/Ian Hunter
- Mountain
- Muse
- My Chemical Romance
- Nelly
- Nelly Furtado
- New York Dolls
- Nickelback
- Night Ranger
- Norah Jones
- North Mississippi Allstars
- Oasis
- OK Go
- OutKast
- P!nk
- Pantera
- Paramore
- Pete Yorn
- Pete Townshend (solo)
- Phife Dawg
- Phil Collins (solo)
- Pixies
- Poison
- Prefuse 73
- Procol Harum
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Ram Jam
- The Raspberries
- Rascal Flatts
- RatDog
- Reamonn
- REO Speedwagon
- Regina Spektor
- Ricky Martin
- Rise Against
- Robert Plant (solo)
- Roger Daltrey (solo)
- Roger Waters (solo)
- Rufus Wainwright
- Ryan Adams
- Sabaton
- Sammy Hagar (solo)
- Scorpions
- Sean Paul
- Shania Twain
- Silverstein
- Slade
- Slayer
- Sleater-Kinney
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Something Corporate
- Sonic Youth
- Soundgarden
- The Spencer Davis Group
- Stealers Wheel/Gerry Rafferty
- Stephen Stills (solo)
- Steppenwolf
- Steve Winwood (solo)
- Sting (solo)
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Stray Cats
- Styx
- Sublime
- Sufjan Stevens
- Sum 41
- Supertramp
- Survivor/Ides of March
- System of a Down
- Taking Back Sunday
- Teddy Thompson
- Ten Years After
- The B-52s
- The Smiths
- Them
- They Might Be Giants
- Thin Lizzy
- Three Dog Night
- Tool
- Toto
- Twisted Sister
- Twilight Singers
- Týr
- UFO
- Uriah Heep
- War
- Warren Zevon
- Weezer
- “Weird Al” Yankovic
- The White Stripes
- White Zombie
- Wilco
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs