Who should be inducted next into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

After the Nov. 3 induction ceremony for the 2023 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, attention has now turned to which artists will be or should be nominated for the 2024 class.
The 2023 class featured 13 artists and music industry professionals. Of those, seven were in the performer category. However, the 2023 class included 10 headlining acts in total. They were Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, The Spinners, Chaka Khan, DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray.
Those inductees put just a small dent in the Rock Hall’s ridiculously long backlog of deserving artists waiting to be enshrined. (Check out Future Rock Legends for the full list.)
This year’s nominees were revealed on Feb. 1 and the inductees were announced on May 3.
Here are my personal picks of artists that I’d like to see get nominated next year:

• Joy Division/New Order
• Phil Collins
• Billy Idol
• INXS
• The Pointer Sisters
• Sade
• Cyndi Lauper
• Mariah Carey
• The Smiths
• Thin Lizzy
• Scorpions
• Smashing Pumpkins
• Siouxsie & the Banshees
• Foreigner
• Gloria Estefan

Photos: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio (Credit: Tony Fischer via Creative Commons); and Rock Hall 2023 inductees (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)