Suzyhomemaker
+4
Level 60
Jul 27, 2019
how is green day on here and not sonic youth????? talk about influential. there would be no grren day, no nirvana, no Radiohead, no alternative anything without sonic youth.
RME
+2
Level 52
Oct 22, 2019
I type the name in for certain, and when quiz is done it says I did not enter it. Total BS.
cisrets
+1
Level 75
Nov 28, 2019
This quiz is wrong. Robert Johnson isn't listed. He is in the Hall of Fame. 1986.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Nov 28, 2019
See the caveat. Robert Johnson was inducted in the early influencer category, not the performer category.
undeadwarrior
+4
Level 64
Jan 12, 2020
If it isn't strictly Rock n Roll, I could think of many influential artists that belong on this list, including artists I don't even really listen to. Where is the likes of Dolly Parton? There is other country music artists on this list - but no one is more distinct than her!
Others whom I expected to be listed were Freddie Mercury, Chrissie Hynde, Eurythmics, Iron Maiden, and even Linkin Park since they have been one of the highest selling rock bands over the past 10 years.
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Jan 23, 2020
In my opinion, inducting people like Biggie Smalls and Whitney Houston reeks of a desperate effort to stay relevant. Rock music officially died in 1994 (just like jazz died in 1967).
ander217
+7
Level 75
Jan 23, 2020
Agree. I love Whitney's music, but if she is included then when are we going to see Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, etc?
WillemLAif
+7
Level 76
Jan 25, 2020
Rock never died. It just went underground. The "unholy trinity" (big labels controlling ~90% of the global market) push garbage (not the band) because it's easy and fast to make and the profit marginal is good. Yes, I worked in the music industry for odd year and another.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Sep 11, 2020
You are right @WillemLAif. There is still some decent rock music being made, especially in places like Nashville and Austin. But it's no longer culturally relevant in the way that the Rolling Stones or the Beatles were. Nirvana is probably the last rock band that had a large amount of cultural caché.
NotaRealPerson
+1
Level 53
May 31, 2024
Technically, nirvana isn’t rock, it is grunge.
Ferbin
+1
Level 76
Jun 10, 2024
Technically, grunge is a subgenre of rock.
kalbahamut
+6
Level 82
Oct 21, 2020
In '94?? There's been a lot of good rock since then.
Luke0g
+3
Level 47
Feb 15, 2024
Rock is very much alive. Just because it ain't The Doors, Hendrix, or Nirvana doesn't mean it's dead. Ever listened to The Storkes? Mac Demarco? Flaming Lips? Backseat Lovers? Alvvays? Hers? Tame Impala? Radiohead? The Growlers? 311? SWRMS? Helvetia? Wilco? The list goes on and on and on. Old Rock is really good don't get me wrong but just because it isn't your music taste or super popular doesn't mean it's dead. Jazz is also still alive too but I don't want to make another list.
ManxMarvel
+1
Level 39
May 25, 2024
The Bends, Mellon Collie, OK Computer, Dig Me Out, Modest Mouse's first album... surely you could argue it was a slow death ending in the early 2000's
Tomtrific
+1
Level 82
Jul 19, 2024
Where are those classic bands like the 1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express, and the Archies? No, just kidding, but I can think of a few that should be on this list, like the Guess Who, Blood, Sweat and Tears.
PrettyTiedUp
+1
Level 68
Feb 4, 2020
Can't believe I forgot Hank Ballard and Little Willie John!
nerdalert
+4
Level 85
May 21, 2024
I can.
watchgirl13
+2
Level 69
Mar 13, 2020
Taken this quiz 3 times and it keeps saying I've never taken it. I give up, an hour and a half is quite enough.
peardestroyer
+2
Level 60
Mar 16, 2020
): I feel sorry for you.
ooftownroad
+17
Level 61
Apr 9, 2020
i did it!! :D *closes Wikipedia page*
peardestroyer
+9
Level 60
May 10, 2020
Cheater.
DietWater
+1
Level 38
Apr 20, 2020
Ringo starr joined in 2014 can you add him please
DoubleA
+3
Level 54
Apr 27, 2020
He didn't get added to the performer category, he was elected as an influencer.
DietWater
+1
Level 38
May 4, 2020
thanks i didnt know there was a difference
FarmerJoe
+4
Level 53
Jun 16, 2020
i was so focused on all the obscure ones that I forgot both Rolling Stones and Metallica!!!!!
AmyD85
+1
Level 72
Jun 16, 2020
Agree with other commenters: The Rock 'n' Roll HOF has its share of inductees who don't fit that genre. (Whitney Houston - really?) But "rock 'n' roll" as part of the name does sound cooler than the "Pop HOF" (which brings to mind Britney Spears - uh, no thanks). And the term was coined first in Cleveland. (We here in Ohio like to misinterpret that and pretend that rock 'n' roll - the music itself - was born here, because we're cool like that. LOL) Rock 'n' roll as a music form is almost nonexistent these days, sadly. But on a more important point of debate - Genesis is in, Peter Gabriel is in, but not Phil Collins?! What the heck?!
Yanni47
+3
Level 77
Jun 17, 2020
Surprised not to see Supertramp nor Bob Geldorf/Boomtown Rats on here, nor any of the soul divas (apart from Donna Summer and Aretha Franklin) and a few others I can't remember now.
Jeremy
+4
Level 74
Aug 18, 2020
I imagine (desperately hope?) that in the next few years we'll be able to see our first nu metal and rap rock bands included - Korn just passed their 25th year, and most others will be eligible within the next 5. I imagine Linkin Park will be inducted in their first year of eligibility, 2025 (or maybe the hall of fame will continue to be dumb, who knows).
Jeremy
+3
Level 74
Aug 18, 2020
...or maybe not because they have completely ignored pretty much all hard rock and metal up to this point. Nice to see NIN though.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Oct 22, 2020
I seriously doubt they would induct Korn. Linkin Park, maybe, but kind of doubt that, too, honestly. but who knows
Jeremy
+6
Level 74
Nov 9, 2020
Looking back on this ... no Slayer, Pantera, or Megadeth. So probably no hope for the ones I named.
jmellor13
+3
Level 67
Jun 14, 2021
They'll never admit any nu metal bands. Linkin Park is the best bet because they're the most respectable nu metal band, and Rolling Stone likes to pay lip service to genres they hate, lest they seem ignorant. So you get Metallica for metal, the Ramones for punk, Rush for prog rock, plus one or two other token entries for each, but if they don't think a genre is sufficiently hip, no one from that genre is getting in. And given that most nu metal bands are a running joke at this point, I think it's unlikely they'll see any entries. Best not to get too worked up about it. No one familiar with Rolling Stone or Jann Wenner takes the Hall of Fame very seriously. As Arlo Guthrie said when giving a speech at his father Woody's Hall of Fame induction, "I don't know where my father would be tonight if he were still alive, but I can guarantee you he wouldn't be here."
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Jun 14, 2021
Is the Rock and Roll hall of fame administered by Rolling Stone magazine? That explains a lot.
jmellor13
+4
Level 67
Jun 15, 2021
I think it's technically not Rolling Stone, but the Hall's principal officer is Jann Wenner, the founder and chairman of Rolling Stone (and a first-rate goober). He brings the same myopic and selfish approach to the Hall of Fame as he does to his magazine, so a criticism against one is valid against the other. But on the other hand, why celebrate different genres when you can just put Bruce Springsteen on the cover for the fortieth time?
Jeremy
+2
Level 74
Nov 20, 2021
This is always interesting to check back in on. My musical tastes have since (mostly) moved away from nu metal, and I've realized there are a lot more bands that should be there that are missing.
For now, the biggest non-inclusions that actually baffle me as to why they aren't there include Slayer, Iron Maiden, Megadeth (sensing a pattern here), Tool, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pantera, Rage Against the Machine, Joy Division, and especially King Crimson and The Smiths.
Jeremy
+2
Level 74
Nov 20, 2021
As for bands that aren't eligible yet that I really think deserve a spot, still Linkin Park (about 90% of mainstream rock music since the mid-2000s has been directly influenced by them and I'd argue that they're the most influential rock band of the century so far), Slipknot (same as Linkin Park but for metal), Thrice (one of if not the most consistently amazing catalogue in the history of rock music, although I don't know if they're mainstream enough to merit inclusion), Bring Me the Horizon (apart from Linkin Park, the most innovative and genre-defining rock artist of the century), The Strokes (pioneers of modern indie rock and some of the best hitmakers in the history of the genre) System of a Down (don’t think I even need to explain this one, they’re legends), and maybe Coldplay or Muse. I’d also like to see The Dillinger Escape Plan or Converge but there’s almost no chance of them getting a spot.
Jeremy
+4
Level 74
Nov 20, 2021
...and considering that the hall of fame doesn’t really care about sticking to rock music anymore, I’d also say that Taylor Swift definitely deserves a spot when she’s eligible, easily one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation. Same with Jason Isbell although again I don’t know if he’s popular enough. Probably Twenty One Pilots too.
jedgeco
+1
Level 55
May 22, 2024
Foundational metal acts like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden have been nominated but not gotten it. Slayer (AFIK) has never even been nominated. So forget any Nu Metal acts; they are not getting in.
ManxMarvel
+1
Level 39
May 25, 2024
I would debate there are much better musicians/ bands than 21 Pilots, Muse and Coldplay... mostly because I at least have found them to at times be very cookie-cutter... I love Parachutes but I'd debate Martin's songwriting becomes majorly generic after The Scientist. 21 Pilots similarly... but I'm biased because despite having better songs they'll be most known for Stressed Out :(
I would say Portugal. The Man, The Weeknd, Arctic Monkeys, and Adele are Mainstream Artists who stand out creatively and musically and have reached heights similar to Muse and Coldplay
NotaRealPerson
+1
Level 53
May 31, 2024
Rage against the machine is rap metal, so they kind have it.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 82
Oct 21, 2020
Well in the last few years with the induction of Depeche Mode, The Cure, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, The Moody Blues, and most importantly Nine Inch Nails, can't say this list is completely irrelevant anymore. But there are still a large number of strange omissions and inclusions.
stubart409
+1
Level 67
Nov 18, 2020
No Bad Brains and no Jethro Tull?! What is going on here?!
Cooly158
+4
Level 57
Jan 19, 2021
Most obvious omissions to me are early alternative bands like Joy Division and Sonic Youth
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
Jun 15, 2021
There are lots of glaring omissions, but given the kind of music Rolling Stone champions, it is indeed odd that Joy Division isn't in.
dorindai
+1
Level 79
Mar 4, 2021
Too many for me to name
Komodo
+2
Level 23
Mar 20, 2021
I am proud to only have "the flamingos" as an answer and gave up. BTW, why do only 14% of people answer Flamingos?
Potatoe1187
+2
Level 65
Mar 28, 2021
Am I the only one who read this as 'rickroll hall of fame quiz'? If so, I am deeply sorry. These rick rolls seem to be popping up everywhere... <--
walmartdrivethru
+1
Level 24
Apr 3, 2021
how could I miss earth, wind, and fire while listening to September-
Cocovenice
+2
Level 76
May 27, 2021
Hi where´s Kraftwerk - announced as new addition a couple of days ago
deadofnight
+1
Level 61
Jun 13, 2021
missing the blue caps, the crickets & the comets
ANNES
+2
Level 59
Jun 14, 2021
How is War not in yet? Criminal. Also no Amy Winehouse or The Specials.
jmellor13
+4
Level 67
Jun 14, 2021
Because War is good for absolutely nothing. Jann Wenner hates ska and punk, so the Specials are a long shot, but they might have enough cool factor to get in. Amy Winehouse is a lock for admission, but you can't be admitted until 25 years after the release of your first album, so she won't be eligible until around 2030 or so.
Tino
+3
Level 68
Jun 14, 2021
A quiz that while taking it I know I am going to kick myself for how many obvious answers I'm going to miss.
bacoachi
+1
Level 67
Aug 7, 2021
Completely agree. I spend 20 minutes blanking and then kicking myself afterwards recognizing most of the artists I miss
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 89
Oct 19, 2021
There's a lot of personal opinion, critic's darlings and record sales popularity, but I really am shocked Carole King didn't get in until now. She has written well over 100 songs that have made it to the charts since the 1950s when she was still in high school. Her album Tapestry was an enormous seller that ushered in the singer-songwriter era. Any female singer who sticks around for very long eventually covers one of her songs. Personal taste and popularity aside she has been hugely influential.
EMR77
+1
Level 57
Jan 5, 2022
I believe LL Cool J was inducted as a performer this year (2021).
TriviaWiz772
+1
Level 44
May 1, 2022
How come you did not put Ringo Starr? He was inducted in 2015.
Willk6
+2
Level 44
May 4, 2022
This needs to be updated for 2022:
Thank you.
Tuesday8
+1
Level 75
Jun 11, 2022
It seems this quiz wasn't updated accurately. I know for certain that Ringo was inducted a while ago.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jun 11, 2022
The quiz is accurate. It includes inductees in the "performer" category, not the "sidemen" category.
tts937
+3
Level 79
Jun 13, 2022
Accept Yusuf for Cat Stevens?
sumguy
+2
Level 85
Jun 13, 2022
"Islam" works, but "Yusuf Islam" doesn't.
sumguy
+2
Level 85
Jun 13, 2022
For conistency: in prior years, the acts have been alphabetized by first name. Thus, Buddy Holly before Chuck Berry, Jackie Wilson before Marvin Gaye, Cat Stevens before Hall & Oates, etc. That seems to have stopped in 2019, where you have Stevie Nicks before Radiohead; in 2020, Whitney Houston before Nine Inch Nails; in 2021, Jay-Z before Carole King. The 2022 order should be: Carly Simon, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar.
I don't care if you use first or last name, as long as it's consistent, since that helps us fill in the holes. Going by first name seems to make sense when you have a mix of personal names and band names.
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 68
Jul 24, 2022
I am surprised that many people guessed Solomon Burke.
Tomtrific
+1
Level 82
Aug 9, 2022
Every time I take this quiz I could kick myself for the big names I forgot.
ANNES
+1
Level 59
Oct 5, 2022
Xing my fingers for Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who invented the entire thing.
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Oct 30, 2022
Is the Hall of Fame based on a USA perspective?
TexturalSpark
+7
Level 43
Dec 2, 2022
Here is the list of "Rock Bands" that deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Boston
Supertramp
Kansas
Jethro Tull
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
Ozzy Osbourne
Poison
Motley Crue
Phil Collins
Megadeth
Pantera
The Guess Who
Grand-Funk Railroad
Wings
Soundgarden
Meat Loaf
Diana Ross
Cher
Paul Rodgers and Bad Company
Styx
REO Speedwagon
Bryan Adams
Foreigner
Blue Oyster Cult
Iron Maiden
Ben E. King
The Scorpions
Thin Lizzy
The Monkees
Badfinger
And so so so so many more.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 68
Feb 16, 2023
Yeah I guessed like half of those and was surprised some of them weren't on there. I guess for some of those like Ozzy and Diana Ross, they aren't necessarily added as solo performers if their group is added. An exception seems to be that all of the Beatles except for Ringo are included
Froststar101
+1
Level 73
Aug 11, 2023
Ozzy Osbourne, Diana Ross, and Phil Collins are already in (with their groups)
abbeylaynee
+1
Level 37
Jan 8, 2024
I literally stopped playing when I saw that Phil Collins was not on here..... what a disgrace.
ManxMarvel
+1
Level 39
May 25, 2024
Good luck with the Monkees, I'm not sure about rolling stones opinion of them but a lot of people don't even see them as a band... more a tv marketing campaign T_T
NotaRealPerson
+1
Level 53
May 31, 2024
I would add Slayer and Judas Priest to that list
rs81
+3
Level 35
Dec 20, 2022
Where's Judas Priest? I literally watched their acceptance speech at Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame this year.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 68
Feb 16, 2023
I guessed them too
GageBrazell
+1
Level 71
Jul 15, 2023
Unfortunately they weren't inducted as a performer so they don't count for this quiz. It's stupid though they should be in there.
jedgeco
+1
Level 55
May 22, 2024
Priest was inducted for "Musical Excellence." It's a non-voted on award that is the Hall's way of honoring performers that the voting body either won't nominate or won't induct.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 68
Feb 16, 2023
Gave up with 70
SpartanLlama
+4
Level 68
Feb 16, 2023
Imagine in 20 years we find Uzi and Carti on here 🤯
aolsuxthebigone
+3
Level 63
Apr 18, 2023
The rock and roll hall of fame is a joke. Some of these "artists" have done next to nothing and were inducted well before other talents that have 10-20 times the body of work.
bronco
+1
Level 49
May 15, 2023
Jethro Tull should be there. Aqualung is one of the greatest albums of all time. Acts that aren't rock and roll: madonna, summer, Womack, miles Davis, all of the rap, disco etc. I understand blues because that is the root of rock. Dolly Parton wouldn't know a rock song if it kicked her in the ass.
GeoNat
+1
Level 51
Dec 2, 2023
Ironic last comment, considering her most recent album
NecroMoistFistin
+3
Level 44
May 17, 2023
How is Eminem there and not Sinatra? If you’re gonna just omit that it’s called “Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Fame”…
Artists I think should appear there.
Judas Priest, Steppenwolf, Foghat, Dio, Slayer, Korn, The Sonics, Plastic People Of The Universe, Bauhaus, Devo, Attack Attack!, Architects, Venom, SOAD, Rammstein, Falco.
Also metal bands, like rest of the big 4 and maybe Death and Possesed. You know, those that actually pioneered the genres.
takman
+1
Level 61
Jun 26, 2023
Needs an update.
SpartanLlama
+3
Level 68
Aug 9, 2023
I just grinded to get 100 so I could finally get the Music Badge and it was getting so intense when I was at 90 and 95 and anytime I could think of something I'd super excited, for a bunch of these I just ended up guessing random last names that I thought had a good chance of getting something and when I got to 100 I was so happy I literally tried almost all the bands and old singers I could think of and now I have the badge I'm so happy
Anonymous99
+1
Level 55
Nov 13, 2023
Here's a list of rock singers/bands that sould be here:
Europe
Scorpions
Iron Maiden
Oasis
Don McLean
Survivor
Village People
Alice Cooper
The Cranberries
No Doubt
Nik Kershaw
The Bangles
Boston
Deep Purple
Linkin Park
Evanescence
The White Stripes
Nickelback
The Killers
Ben E. King
Sting (I know he's in The Police but still)
Luke0g
+1
Level 47
Feb 15, 2024
King Crimson, New Order, Carpenters, Sonic Youth, The Strokes, Steppenwolf, Alice In Chains, and so many more it'd be crazy to name em all.
afmarsha
+1
Level 57
May 21, 2024
Survivor, village people, evanescence, the killers, and Europe absolutely should not be in the HoF. Neither should White Stripes but Jack White solo should be someday. Meg White might be the worst drummer of a successful band ever, even including Ringo. Don McLean, Scorpions, and Sting are iffy
Luke0g
+1
Level 47
May 22, 2024
no offense but i think you may have forgotten about the thousands of subgeneres of rock music. there is no such thing as plain old rock. half of these artists are in here because they have made some sort of rock song/album even if it is rap-rock, disco-rock, or country-rock. as much as i hate some of the artists you said i still think they should be inducted. (also i hate how they vote. why not just induct them all?)
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
May 24, 2024
The Killers are not eligible yet. You become eligible 25 years after the release of your first album, so they will be eligible in 2029, and I suspect they will get in very quickly. So will the Strokes when they become eligible in 2026. The White Stripes became eligible in 2023 and will be inducted in the next year or two. And the person who said the Killers "should absolutely not" be in the Hall of Fame is absurd. They are a globally successful rock band that has released a ton of great songs, what is by consensus a top-ten rock album of the 21st century, and what is almost certainly the most successful, enduring, and near-universally adored rock song of the past 25 years. It doesn't matter where in the world I hear it (and I've heard it in a lot of places), the room absolutely explodes when Mr. Brightside comes on.
They are a shoo-in, and rightly so.
AJFSPPRDRTYTS
+1
Level 37
Dec 19, 2023
15% didn't get the Beatles?
purplemooncat3
+1
Level 44
Jan 2, 2024
Why will this be updated only every other year?
notmees
+1
Level 43
Feb 13, 2024
europe, TOTO, ben. e king, alice cooper, europe, survivor, rammstein, steppenwolf... this is very subjective and overall a joke.
afmarsha
+1
Level 57
May 21, 2024
Finding out Dave Matthews Band is in the HoF ruined my day
AbiA
+1
Level 84
May 21, 2024
Why does Everly suffice for the Everly brothers but Isley and Allman both require the word brothers?
PatoPotato
+1
Level 54
May 24, 2024
As a type-in, can Yusuf Islam be accepted, as he uses both and was going by Yusuf in 2014?
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
May 24, 2024
Lots of questionable choices, but the omissions of John Denver and Iron Maiden are absolutely baffling. So is admitting the Dave Matthews Band before Weezer or the Smashing Pumpkins.
orange3472
+1
Level 59
May 27, 2024
When you try "Bush" but only Kate Bush is correct... :(
NotaRealPerson
+2
Level 53
May 31, 2024
Slayer and Judas Priest should be in it. I’m also surprised Iron Maiden, Linkin Park and Blink 182 are not included
NecroMoistFistin
+1
Level 44
Jun 30, 2024
Tf is RATM doing there? I’m not saying they don’t belong, just I’d think of like 20 who belong much more such strange choice…surprised but glad The Clash made it here though.
The 20 would be - SOAD, Nickleback, Korn, Slayer, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Emerson Lake Palmer, Leadbelly, Frank Sinatra, Kraftwerk, Rammstein, Daft Punk, Dead Kennedys, Link Wray, Foghat, Limp Bizkit, Blink 182, Faith No More, Mayhem, Cannibal Corpse
