TLC

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 2018

First Recording: 1992

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

TLC
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

Inducted into Rock Hall Projected in 2038.

R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
CrazySexyCool2182020
CrazySexyCool3792012

R.S. Top 500 Songs (?)RankVersion
Waterfalls (1995)1272021
No Scrubs (1999)3032021

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Oooh... On the TLC Tip (1992)
CrazySexyCool (1994)
FanMail (1999)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
What About Your Friends (1992)
Baby-Baby-Baby (1992)
Waterfalls (1994)
Creep (1994)
Red Light Special (1994)
No Scrubs (1999)
Unpretty (1999)

TLC @ Wikipedia

Will TLC be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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Did they innovate? YES! They helped bring the dangers of Sexually Transmitted Diseases to the forefront of our culture, they gave it media attention, before more numbers and stats could.. They also set a trend that brought back the black girl groups, and allowed them to transcend hip hop and R&B. They had an agenda, they had a mission, and proved that its not just about selling records. that you need to use your fame for good!
I say put them in!

Posted by Tom on Wednesday, 03/20/2013 @ 23:23pm


If the nomination committee gets desperate to induct a girl group I guess TLC would fit the bill. Unfortunately for them, there are quite a few girl groups ahead of them.....

Posted by Marissa on Monday, 05/27/2013 @ 07:41am


They already have inducted a girl group "The Ronnettes"
But enough of that TLC's music was a good part of your childhood if you were a 90's kid Their songs all had a meaning behind them, and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez was one of the best Female MC's of all time... The group is actually still active believe it or not... Most recently Appearing on J.Coles Crooked Smile (minus Left Eye who sadly for the music world died in a 2002 car crash) Even though they only released 3 albums I would say that TLC will get in the hall eventually.

Posted by Michael on Sunday, 05/11/2014 @ 03:17am


Absolutely! TLC needs to be inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. They are the US's highest selling girl group, 2nd highest selling girl group in the world. They broke gender and racial barriers. Their album 'CrazySexyCool' is one of the few albums to diamond certified. Their albums 'Ooooooohhh on the TLC Tip', 'Fanmail' and '3D' all went multi-platium, and their recent album 'TLC' debuted at #1 on the independent charts. They have 4 #1 singles, (Creep, Waterfalls, No Scrubs and Unpretty).

They broke the mode for girl groups by infusing hip hop, rnb and funk to create a sound that has both soul and crossover appeal. They ushered in the 'tomboy' trend among female rnb artist. Their music was fearless and they have never shied away from addressing controversial topics, like the HIV/AIDS epidemic and gang violence with "Waterfalls" and social issues with songs like "Unpretty".

In 2013, their Vh1 biopoc 'CrazySexyCool' re introduced to a new generation and kicked off the current trend we see now of 80s and 90s rnb and hip hop artist doing biopics. TLC legends, icons and trendsetter. #Facts. It's time that their contribution to music is properly recognized. Induct them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Posted by Phaedra on Wednesday, 09/20/2017 @ 11:41am


According to Beyonce these ladies are important not jj

Posted by Zuzu on Friday, 12/21/2018 @ 14:03pm


They have been a major influence on music! TLC deserves induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!

Posted by Maceo Johnson on Monday, 04/27/2020 @ 15:17pm


TLC, Notorious BIG, Boggie Down Production Should All be in inducted.

Posted by Chick on Monday, 05/4/2020 @ 21:26pm


TLC should be inducted. They are the best selling girl group of all time.......INDUCT THEM!

Posted by Dianna Kennedy on Thursday, 08/13/2020 @ 16:16pm


They should be inducted! These were three women that sang about topics in the 90s that no other female artist had the cojones to touch! No one else was trying to touch any of those issues prior in the up front way they did—aside from Pink! They influenced many female artists—and not just in the rap community. They influenced women to be strong!

Posted by Tina on Sunday, 01/23/2022 @ 10:52am


Good

Posted by Breanna Schrader on Friday, 07/8/2022 @ 16:06pm


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