Previously Considered Artists

The artists listed below have been nominated (but not inducted) or have consistently received several votes in the Nominating Committee or have been discussed but have never been nominated (through the 2014 Inductions).

Artist	First Eligible	Nominations
Coldplay	2023	0
The White Stripes	2023	1
Oasis	2019	1
Beck	2018	1
Dave Matthews Band	2018	2
Mary J. Blige	2017	2
Mariah Carey	2015	1
A Tribe Called Quest	2014	3
Lenny Kravitz	2014	1
De La Soul	2013	0
Keith Richards	2013	0
Living Colour	2013	0
Boogie Down Productions	2012	0
Jane's Addiction	2012	2
Pixies	2012	0
Sinead O'Connor	2012	1
Bobby Brown	2011	0
Eric B. & Rakim	2011	2
The Jayhawks	2011	0
Soundgarden	2011	2
Fishbone	2010	0
Sade	2009	1
The Smiths	2008	2
Bad Brains	2007	1
Ice-T	2007	0
Sonic Youth	2007	0
Sting	2007	1
The Replacements	2006	1
Afrika Bambaataa	2005	1
Ozzy Osbourne	2005	1
Treacherous Three	2005	0
Iron Maiden	2004	2
Lucinda Williams	2004	0
Simple Minds	2004	0
Sugarhill Gang	2004	0
The B-52's	2003	0
Black Flag	2003	0
Joy Division/New Order	2003	1
Los Lobos	2003	1
The Neville Brothers	2003	0
X	2003	0
Chic	2002	11
Devo	2002	3
Foreigner	2002	1
The Jam	2002	0
Motörhead	2002	1
Teddy Pendergrass	2002	0
Peter Tosh	2001	0
Grace Jones	2000	0
Bad Company	1999	0
The Commodores	1999	0
The Gap Band	1999	0
Ashford and Simpson	1998	0
The Average White Band	1998	0
Doug Sahm	1998	0
The Marshall Tucker Band	1998	0
New York Dolls	1998	3
Rufus with Chaka Khan	1998	4
Chuck Brown	1997	0
Peter Frampton	1997	1
Crazy Horse	1996	0
Dr. Hook	1996	0
John Prine	1996	1
Steve Winwood	1996	1
War	1996	3
Donny Hathaway	1995	0
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	1995	0
Fela Kuti	1995	2
Hot Tuna	1995	0
The J. Geils Band	1995	5
The J.B.'s	1995	1
The Last Poets	1995	0
Mick Jagger	1995	0
Ry Cooder	1995	0
Thin Lizzy	1995	1
Blind Faith	1994	0
Delaney and Bonnie	1994	0
The Flying Burrito Brothers	1994	0
Joe Cocker	1994	0
Johnny Winter	1994	0
Kool & the Gang	1994	1
The Meters	1994	4
Nick Drake	1994	0
Poco	1994	0
Three Dog Night	1994	0
Warren Zevon	1994	1
Blood, Sweat & Tears	1993	0
Iron Butterfly	1993	0
Jethro Tull	1993	0
Steppenwolf	1993	1
Big Brother & the Holding Company	1992	0
Canned Heat	1992	0
Country Joe & the Fish	1992	0
Gram Parsons	1992	3
Procol Harum	1992	1
Ten Years After	1992	0
The Blues Project	1991	0
Captain Beefheart	1991	0
Love	1991	0
MC5	1991	6
Mitch Ryder	1991	0
The Monkees	1991	0
Tim Hardin	1991	0
Tommy James & the Shondells	1991	0
Boz Scaggs	1990	0
Cher	1990	1
Herman's Hermits	1990	0
Joe Tex	1990	5
Junior Walker & the All-Stars	1990	0
Junior Wells	1990	0
The Shangri-Las	1990	0
The Sir Douglas Quintet	1990	1
Sonny & Cher	1990	0
The Spencer Davis Group	1990	0
The Turtles	1990	0
Barry White	1988	0
The Crystals	1988	0
Lesley Gore	1988	0
Manfred Mann	1988	0
Rufus Thomas	1988	0
Blues Incorporated	1987	0
Dick Dale	1987	0
Dionne Warwick	1987	2
Ben E. King	1986	3
Judy Collins	1986	0
Lee Dorsey	1986	0
The Marvelettes	1986	2
Mary Wells	1986	1
Slim Harpo	1986	0
Chubby Checker	1985	0
Cliff Richard & the Shadows	1985	0
Johnny Hallyday	1985	0
Brook Benton	1984	0
Conway Twitty	1984	1
Freddy Cannon	1984	0
Huey “Piano” Smith and the Clowns	1984	0
Neil Sedaka	1984	0
The Big Bopper	1983	0
The Chantels	1983	2
Junior Parker	1983	0
Paul Anka	1983	0
George Jones	1982	0
Patsy Cline	1982	0
The Five Satins	1981	0
Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio	1981	0
Otis Rush	1981	0
Jack Scott	1980	0
Johnny Ace	1980	2
Pat Boone	1980	0
Billy Ward & The Dominoes	1979	0
Lee Andrews & the Hearts	1979	0
The Harptones	1978	0
Chuck Willis	1976	6
The Five Keys	1976	0
Esther Phillips	1975	1
Ivory Joe Hunter	1970	0