ADDENDUM: All female inductees, solo or in groups, across all genres (not limited to POP): 1987: Aretha Franklin 1988: The Supremes (Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson) 1989: Bessie Smith 1990: Zola Taylor (The Platters), Ma Rainey, Carole King (songwriter, with Gerry Goffin) 1991: Tina Turner (with Ike), LaVern Baker 1993: Cynthia Robinson and Rose Stone (Sly and the Family Stone), Ruth Brown, Etta James, Dinah Washington 1995: Martha and the Vandellas, Janis Joplin 1996: Gladys Knight, The Shirelles, Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane), Maureen Tucker (Velvet Underground) 1997: Joni Mitchell, Mahalia Jackson 1998: Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac), Michelle Phillips and Cass Elliot (Mamas and the Papas) 1999: The Staple Singers (Cleotha, Mavis, Yvonne), Dusty Springfield 2000: Bonnie Raitt, Billie Holiday 2002: Brenda Lee 2005: Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) 2006: Debbie Harry (Blondie) 2007: The Ronettes, Patti Smith 2008: Madonna 2009: Wanda Jackson 2010: Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (ABBA) 2011: Darlene Love 2012: Claudette Rogers (The Miracles), Laura Nyro 2013: Donna Summer, Ann and Nancy Wilson (Heart) 2014: Linda Ronstadt 2015: Joan Jett 2017: Joan Baez 2018: Nina Simone 2019: Stevie Nicks (solo, second induction), Janet Jackson 2020: Whitney Houston 2021: Carole King and Tina Turner (second inductions) 2022: Annie Lennox (Eurythmics), Pat Benatar, Carly Simon, Dolly Parton 2023: Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan 2024: Mary J. Blige and Cher as performers; Dionne Warwick received the Musical Excellence Award and Suzanne de Passe the Ahmet Ertegun Award 2025: Cyndi Lauper 2026: Sade and New Order's Gillian Gilbert