Inducted in their first year of eligibility, U2 remain as superstars who are both relevant and can sell out a stadium.  Even on a list as powerful as this one, that is one hell of an accomplishment.

One of the great bands from England (which says a lot), Traffic was a brilliant meld of Blues, Psychedelic, Jazz and Folk.  To some this was a band that didn’t deserve such an accolade, but to those who really heard them it was a necessary induction.

A band that embodied Blue Collar America, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers put out solid Rock album after Rock album and spectacular concert after concert.  It is this hard work ethos that makes them still a solid attraction today.

One of the most successful groups ever to come out of Motown, the Temptations was the definition of Motown Style.  They also had a catalogue that used other elements of Urban sounds and their entire body of work stacks up against anyone lese from Detroit.