Al Stewart

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1992

First Recording: 1966

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Al Stewart
HALL OF FAME INDICATORS
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Albums
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Songs
🔲Rolling Stone Cover
🔲Saturday Night Live
🔲Major Festival Headliner
🔲Songwriters Hall of Fame
🔲“Big Four” Grammys

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Year Of The Cat (1976)
Time Passages (1978)

Al Stewart @ Wikipedia

Will Al Stewart be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
"Musical excellence is the essential qualification for induction."
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Until this year, my answer would have been 'no', despite the fact that Al Stewart is, bar none, my favorite musical artist ever. But, now that Cat Stevens has been inducted, I have to wonder -- if he's HHROF worthy, then how can Al Stewart, who has had a brilliant 50-year career as a pioneer of folk-rock, not be? I'm quite a big fan of Stevens as well, but if you put their resumes side by side, I think AS easily has the edge.

At the end of the day, however, I think this is yet another example of the HOF's congenital inability to set consistent standards for induction. There's no rhyme nor reason to their choices. I imagine that now that Stevens is in, fans of Tom Waite, John Hiatt, LWIII, Harry Chapin, and plenty of others are muttering, "Wait a sec, if Cat Stevens is in......"

Posted by njns on Friday, 08/15/2014 @ 18:33pm


Very interesting fellow. Sort of a history teacher who put his lessons to music. He was friends with many prominent people including Yoko Ono and Paul Simon and worked with Jimmy Page, Richard Thompson and Ian Anderson. Also a very important figure in the late 60s British folk movement. Played at the first Glastonbury Festival in 1970.

Posted by Zechariah on Saturday, 04/9/2016 @ 01:13am


He certainly should be; he knows everyone ,and is a better singer-songwriter than many who are there. I would love for this to happen,but I am not expecting it to. He isn't easy to classify,and the R and r like labels.

Posted by Libby Esther Berman on Wednesday, 11/24/2021 @ 21:03pm


It's another failure by those who are nominator's and voters that Al Stewart isn't in the RRHOF.
If you listen to his music it's Legendary music, it's not like some of those who have been inducted.
I remember listening to morning radio and they would make fun of groups like Kiss and Joan Jett
yet they are in the RRHOF. I don't think they should be there but I don't have a vote.

Posted by John Olivarez on Thursday, 01/27/2022 @ 07:43am


Certainly he SHOULD be there; but they are immensely playing favorites there, if KISS can get in, and quality can't. Longevity matters. Quality matters. A devoted fan base matters. Al Stewart still takes risks- listen to ' Class of '58'.

Posted by Libby Esther Berman on Friday, 02/11/2022 @ 12:15pm


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