Nominowani do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1986 Wykonawcy Elvis Presley James Brown Ray Charles Sam Cooke Fats Domino The Everly Brothers Buddy Holly Jerry Lee Lewis Chuck Berry Little Richard Pionierzy Robert Johnson Jimmie Rodgers Jimmy Yancey Wybitne osiągnięcia John Hammond Inni Alan Freed Sam Phillips
1987 Wykonawcy The Coasters Eddie Cochran Bo Diddley Aretha Franklin Marvin Gaye Bill Haley B.B. King Clyde McPhatter Ricky Nelson Roy Orbison Carl Perkins Smokey Robinson Big Joe Turner Muddy Waters Jackie Wilson Pionierzy Louis Jordan T-Bone Walker Hank Williams Inni Leonard Chess Ahmet Ertegün Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Jerry Wexler
1988 Wykonawcy The Beach Boys The Beatles The Drifters Bob Dylan The Supremes Pionierzy Woody Guthrie Lead Belly Les Paul Inni Berry Gordy Jr.
1989 Wykonawcy Dion Otis Redding The Rolling Stones The Temptations Stevie Wonder Pionierzy The Ink Spots Bessie Smith The Soul Stirrers Inni Phil Spector
1990 Wykonawcy Hank Ballard Bobby Darin The Four Seasons The Four Tops The Kinks The Platters Simon & Garfunkel The Who Pionierzy Louis Armstrong Charlie Christian Ma Rainey Inni Gerry Goffin i Carole King Holland, Dozier and Holland