Only 65 women have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since it began celebrating artists achievements in 1986. Comparatively, over 700 men have been inducted in the same time.
While the rock and roll hall of fame is not the be all end all of representation in music, it does paint a pretty interesting portrait of the industries unwillingness to give women their earned dues.
Today we want to shine further light on those that have been honoured.
So, just who are those 65 women that managed to sneak past the curtain and when did they enter?
1986
No women were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fames in its inaugural year.
1987
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin made history as the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1988
Florence Ballard, Diana Ross and Mary Wilson
Inducted as The Supremes
1989
Bessie Smith
1990
Zola Taylor
Ma Rainey
Carole King
Zola Taylor was inducted as a member of The Platters
Carole King was inducted alongside Gerry Goffin for songwriting. She is the only woman to be inducted to the Hall as a “Non-Performer”
1991
Tina Turner
LaVerne Baker
Tina Turner was inducted alongside former husband Ike Turner
1992
No women were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
1993
Cynthia Robinson and Rose Stone
Ruth Brown
Etta James
Dinah Washington
Inducted as members of Sly and the Family Stone.
1994
No women were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
1995
Martha Reeves, Rosalind Ashford, Betty Kelly, Lois Reeves, and Annette Sterling
Janis Joplin
Inducted as members of Martha and the Vandellas
1996
Gladys Knight
Shirley Alston-Reeves, Addie Harris, Doris Kenner-Jackson and Beverly Lee
Grace Slick
Maureen Tucker
Gladys Knight was inducted as Gladys Knight and the Pips
Inducted as The Shirelles
Grace Slick was inducted as a member of Jefferson Airplane
Maureen Tucker was inducted as a member of the Velvet Underground
1997
Joni Mitchell
Mahalia Jackson
Joni Mitchell was the first non-American woman indcuted into the hall (cause she’s Canadian, eh?)
1998
Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie
Michelle Philips and Cass Elliot
Inducted as members of Fleetwood Mac
Inducted as members of The Mamas and the Papas
1999
Cleotha Staples, Mavis Staples, and Yvonne Staples
Dusty Springfield
Inducted as members of The Staple Singers
2000
Bonnie Rait
Billie Holiday
2001
No women were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001
2002
Brenda Lee
2003
No women were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003
2004
No women were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004
2005
Chryssie Hynde
Inducted as a member of The Pretenders
2006
Debbie Harry
Inducted as a member of Blondie
2007
Ronnie Spector, Estelle Bennett, and Nedra Talley
Patti Smith
Inducted as members of The Ronettes
2008
Madonna
2009
Wanda Jackson
2010
Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Inducted as members of ABBA
2011
Darlene Love
2012
Claudette Rogers
Laura Nyro
Inducted as a member of The Mircales
2013
Donna Summer, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson
Inducted as members of Heart
2014
Linda Ronstadt
2015
Joan Jett
2016
No women were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016
2017
Joan Baez
2018
Nina Simone
2019
Stevie Nicks
Janet Jackson
This time, Stevie Nicks enters the hall as a solo artist and makes history as the first woman to be inducted twice
2020
Whitney Houston
2021
Carole King
Tina Turner
Carole King and Tina Turner follow in Stevie Nicks footsetps with their second inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2022
Annie Lennox
Pat Benatar
Carly Simon
Dolly Parton
Annie Lennox is inducted as a member of The Eurythmics
2023
Kate Bush
Missy Elliott
Sheryl Crow
Chaka Kahn
2024
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We’ll keep updating this list as more women are inducted into the hall.
Who do you think is missing? Let us know in the comments.
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