1986

Chuck Berry

James Brown

Ray Charles

Sam Cooke

Fats Domino

Everly Brothers

Buddy Holly

Jerry Lee Lewis

Little Richard

Elvis Presley

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1987

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

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1988

The Beach Boys

The Beatles

The Drifters

Bob Dylan

The Supremes

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1989

Dion

Otis Redding

The Rolling Stones

The Temptations

Stevie Wonder

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1990

Hank Ballard

Bobby Darin

The 4 Seasons

Four Tops

The Kinks

The Platters

Simon & Garfunkel

The Who

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1991

LaVern Baker

The Byrds

John Lee Hooker

The Impressions

Wilson Pickett

Jimmy Reed

Ike & Tina Turner

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1992

Bobby 'Blue' Bland

Booker T. & the MG's

Johnny Cash

Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Isley Brothers

Sam & Dave

The Yardbirds

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1993

Ruth Brown

Cream

The Doors

Etta James

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

Van Morrison

Sly & The Family Stone

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1994

The Animals

The Band

Duane Eddy

The Grateful Dead

Elton John

John Lennon

Bob Marley

Rod Stewart

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1995

The Allman Brothers Band

Al Green

Janis Joplin

Led Zeppelin

Martha & The Vandellas

Neil Young

Frank Zappa

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1996

David Bowie

Jefferson Airplane

Little Willie John

Gladys Knight & The Pips

Pink Floyd

The Shirelles

The Velvet Underground

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1997

Bee Gees

The Buffalo Springfield

Crosby, Stills & Nash

The Jackson 5

Joni Mitchell

Parliament / Funkadelic

The (Young) Rascals

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1998

Eagles

Fleetwood Mac

The Mamas & The Papas

Lloyd Price

Santana

Gene Vincent

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1999

Billy Joel

Curtis Mayfield

Paul McCartney

Del Shannon

Dusty Springfield

Bruce Springsteen

The Staple Singers

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2000

Eric Clapton

Earth, Wind & Fire

The Lovin' Spoonful

The Moonglows

Bonnie Raitt

James Taylor

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2001

Aerosmith

Solomon Burke

The Flamingos

Michael Jackson

Queen

Paul Simon

Steely Dan

Ritchie Valens

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2002

Isaac Hayes

Brenda Lee

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Gene Pitney

The Ramones

Talking Heads

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2003

AC/DC

The Clash

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

The Police

The Righteous Brothers

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2004

Jackson Browne

The Dells

George Harrison

Prince

Bob Seger

Traffic

ZZ Top

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2005

Buddy Guy

The O' Jays

The Pretenders

Percy Sledge

U2

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2006

Black Sabbath

Blondie

Miles Davis

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Sex Pistols

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2007

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

R.E.M.

The Ronettes

Patti Smith

Van Halen

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2008

The Dave Clark Five

Leonard Cohen

Madonna

John Mellencamp

The Ventures

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