Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 nominees

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Chubby Checker & the Dreamlovers' version of Hank Ballard's The Twist went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1960. A year later, after Checker's Let's Twist Again became a top-ten hit, The Twist was re-released. In January 1962, it went to number one again. Checker has had 23 top-40 hits, eight top tens and two number ones – three number ones, if you count The Twist twice. He is still not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In fact, this year is the first time he's appeared on the ballot!

Among the many other deserving artists who are still not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are Phil Collins, Bryan Adams, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Sting, Kansas, Boston, Devo, Grand Funk, INXS, Iron Maiden, Toto, King Crimson, Mötley Crüe, Jethro Tull, Bad Company, Three Dog Night, Tears For Fears, Smashing Pumpkins, the B-52's, the J. Geils Band and Huey Lewis & the News.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 nominees are...

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Among the many other artists who are not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – but should be – are Jim Croce, Barry White, Connie Francis, Mary Wells, Mariah Carey, Weird Al Yankovic, Steppenwolf, Procol Harum, Guess Who, Blue Öyster Cult, Carpenters, Commodores, Monkees, Marvelettes, Shangri-La's, Pointer Sisters, Jan & Dean, Chaka Khan & Rufus, Dion & the Belmonts, Peter Paul & Mary and Emerson Lake & Palmer.

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Many of the artists in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are not rock & roll. They should change the name.