Hall of Fame Reasons

Each artist nominated for next year's class deserves induction.

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

If it were up to us, Dire Straits would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next April.

Joan Baez had an impact on everyone from Bob Dylan to Judas Priest, while remaining steadfastly true to the '60s activist spirit.

Yes' intricate, thrilling musicianship should have been enough to get these prog forefathers into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame long ago.

Journey have been eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2000, but didn't earn their first nomination until 2016.

Despite decades of inductions, it’s not getting any easier to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Here's our list of five reasons we'd like to see the J. Geils Band up at that podium next April.