Stevie Nicks is the first woman to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice!! In 2021, Carole King and Tina Turner have also been inducted twice.
In celebration of the day, here is a list of the trailblazing female performers enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, from the second induction ceremony in 1987 through last year. The first class in 1986 was all men. Also, check out Stevie's performance from 2019 when she was inducted. Also, her speech!
- Aretha Franklin - 1987
- The Supremes - 1988
- Bessie Smith - Early Influence category - 1989
- Ma Rainey - Early Influence category - 1990
- Zola Taylor (w/ The Platters) - 1990
- Carole King - Ahmet Ertegun Award for Non-Performers - 1990
- LaVern Baker - 1991
- Tina Turner (w/ Ike Turner) - 1991
- Dinah Washington - Early Influence category - 1993
- Ruth Brown - 1993
- Etta James - 1993
- Cynthia Robinson & Rosie Stone (w/ Sly and the Family Stone) - 1993
- Donna Jean Godchaux (w/ The Grateful Dead) - 1994
- Janis Joplin - 1995
- Martha and the Vandellas - 1995
- Gladys Knight and the Pips - 1996
- The Shirelles - 1996
- Maureen Tucker (w/ The Velvet Underground) - 1996
- Mahalia Jackson - Early Influence category - 1997
- Joni Mitchell - 1997
- Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks (w/ Fleetwood Mac) - 1998 (Stevie was inducted as a solo artist in 2019)
- Cass Elliot and Michelle Phillips (w/ The Mamas and the Papas) - 1998
- The Staple Singers - 1999
- Billie Holiday - Early Influence category - 2000
- Bonnie Raitt - 2000
- Brenda Lee - 2002
- Chrissie Hynde (w/ The Pretenders) - 2005
- Deborah Harry (w/ Blondie) - 2006
- The Ronettes - 2007
- Patti Smith - 2007
- Madonna - 2008
- Wanda Jackson - Early Influence category - 2009
- Ellie Greenwich - Ahmet Ertegun Award for Non-Performers - 2010
- Cynthia Weil - Ahmet Ertegun Award for Non-Performers - 2010
- Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (w/ ABBA) - 2010
- Darlene Love - 2011
- Laura Nyro - 2012
- Heart - 2013
- Donna Summer - 2013
- Linda Ronstadt - 2014
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - 2015
- Joan Baez - 2017
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Early Influence category - 2018
- Nina Simone - 2018
- Janet Jackson - 2019
- Stevie Nicks - 2019 first woman inducted twice
- Whitney Houston - 2020
- The Go-Go's - 2021
- Carole King - 2021 - second induction
- Tina Turner - 2021 - second induction