"Per essere menzionato ed eventualmente ammesso alla Hall, devono essere passati almeno venticinque anni dall'uscita in commercio del primo disco dell'artista posto in nomination. Coloro che vengono nominati devono aver dato un'influenza significativa nella storia della musica rock and roll. Come succede spesso in questi genere di riconoscimenti, vi sono molte polemiche per quanto riguarda il processo di scelta di nominati ed esclusi."

Ecco a voi la lista aggiornata al 2007!

1987
The Coasters
Eddie Cochran
Bo Diddley
Aretha Franklin
Marvin Gaye
Bil Haley
B.B. King
Clyde McPhatter
Ricky Nelson
Roy Orbison
Carl Perkins
Smokey Robinson
Big Joe Turner
Muddy Waters
Jackie Wilson

1988
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Drifters
Bob Dylan
Supremes

1989
Dion
Otis Redding
The Rolling Stones
The Temptations
Stevie Wonder

1990
Hank Ballard
Bobby Darin
Carole King
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
The Kinks
The Platters
Simon and Garfunkel
The Who

1991
LaVern Baker
The Byrds
John Lee Hooker
The Impressions
Wilson Pickett
Jimmy Reed
Ike and Tina Turner

1992
Bobby "Blue" Band
Booker T. and The M. G.'s
Johnny Cash
The Isley Brothers
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Sam and Dave
The Yardbirds

1993
Ruth Brown
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Doors
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
Etta James
Van Morrison
Sly and The Familiy Stone

1994
The Animals
The Band
Duane Eddy
Grateful Dead
Elton John
John Lennon
Bob Marley
Rod Stewart

1995
Allman Brothers Band
Al Green
Janis Joplin
Led Zeppelin
Martha and The Vandellas
Neil Young
Frank Zappa

1996
David Bowie
Gladys Knight and The Pips
Jefferson Airplane
Little Willy John
Pink Floyd
The Shirelless
The Velvet Underground

1997
The Young Rascals
The Bee Gees
Buffalo Springfield
Crosby, Stills and Nash
The Jackson Five
Joni Mitchell
Parliament-Funkadelic

1998
The Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Mamas and Papas
Lloyd Price
Carlos Santana
Gene Vincent

1999
Billy Joel
Curtis Mayfield
Paul McCartney
Del Shannon
Dusty Springfield
Bruce Springsteen
The Staples Singers

2000
Eric Clapton
Earth, Wind & Fire
Lovin' Spoonful
The Moonglows
Bonnie Raitt
James Taylor

2001
Aerosmith
Solomon Burke
The Flamingos
Michael Jackson
Queen
Paul Simon
Steely Dan
Ritchie Valens

2002
Isaac Hayes
Brenda Lee
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Gene Pitney
Ramones
Talking Heads

2003
AC/DC
The Clash
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
The Police
Righteous Brothers

2004
Jackson Browne
The Dells
George Harrison
Prince
Bob Seger
Traffic
ZZ Top

2005
Buddy Guy
The O'Jays
The Pretenders
Percy Sledge
U2

2006
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Miles Davis
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sex Pistols

2007
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
R.E.M.
The Ronettes
Patti Smith
Van Halen