Tom’s Rock Hall Wish List: Performers (Updated 2025 Inductees)

Updated for the 2025 inductees.

For those of you on Spotify, here's a link to my playlist:  Rock Hall Wishlist,  which has a song by every act listed below.

Afrika Bambaataa

Alanis Morissette

Ashford & Simpson

B-52's
Bangles
Barry White     
Beck

Big Star

Billy Idol
Billy Ward & The Dominoes

Bjork

Black Crowes 

Britney Spears 

Chantels
Chuck Willis
Clovers

Coldplay
Commodores     

Daft Punk

D’Angelo 

De La Soul

Devo

Eric B. & Rakim

Fiona Apple

Garth Brooks
Glen Campbell

Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine 
Gram Parsons

Guess Who 
Harry Nilsson

Hole 

INXS

Iron Maiden
J. Geils Band

Jethro Tull

Joe Tex
John Prine
Johnny Burnette & The Rock & Roll Trio
Kris Kristofferson

Lauryn Hill

Lenny Kravitz

Little Feat

Los Lobos
Luther Vandross

Mariah Carey

Marvelettes

Melissa Etheridge 

Merle Haggard

Monkees
Motorhead
Neil Sedaka
Neville Brothers/Meters
New Order/Joy Division
New York Dolls

No Doubt

Oasis
Ohio Players
Patsy Cline

Patti LaBelle
Pet Shop Boys
Pixies
Pointer Sisters

Procol Harum

Queen Latifah
Replacements
Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson/Fairport Convention
Rick James
Roberta Flack

Sarah McLachlan

Shangri-La's

Shania Twain 

Sinead O'Connor

Smashing Pumpkins
Smiths

Sonic Youth

Tears for Fears
Teddy Pendergrass/Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
Thin Lizzy

Toots & The Maytals

Tracy Chapman
War

Waylon Jennings

Wilco