Hall of Fame Reasons

All the nominees are deserving, but they can't all get in this year.

The singer was a pioneer for female artists and a powerhouse hitmaker.

They've had huge hits and health issues, breakups and hiccups, and seemingly countless comings and goings, then reunion and triumph.

Eligible for induction since 2004, they were a finalist once, in 2012.

They're influential, artsy and one of the most visual bands on the planet. Why aren't they in the Rock Hall yet?

For the first era of its existence, critics' darlings pretty much had the run of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but a growing group of fan favorites have taken their place among the inductees.