Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Country Artists of All-Time
In 2017, Rolling Stone published its list of the 100 Greatest Country Artists of All-Time, most of whom have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame. See below to see who could be next.
★ = Hall of Famer
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Country Albums of All-Time
In 2022, Rolling Stone updated its list of the 100 Greatest Country Albums of All-Time. Surprisingly, only about half of the artists are in the Hall of Fame, speaking to the exclusive nature of the institution. Who should be next?
★ = Hall of Famer
| Rank | Hall of Fame? | Artist | Album |
| 1 | ★ | Dolly Parton | Coat Of Many Colors [1971] |
| 2 | ★ | Waylon Jennings | Dreaming My Dreams [1975] |
| 3 | ★ | Willie Nelson | Red Headed Stranger [1975] |
| 4 | ★ | Ray Charles | Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music [1962] |
| 5 | Currently Eligible | The Chicks | Fly [1999] |
| 6 | Currently Eligible | Lucinda Williams | Car Wheels On A Gravel Road [1998] |
| 7 | ★ | Merle Haggard | Serving 190 Proof [1979] |
| 8 | Currently Eligible | Shania Twain | Come On Over [1997] |
| 9 | ★ | Randy Travis | Storms Of Life [1986] |
| 10 | Eligible in 2026 | Taylor Swift | Fearless [2008] |
| 11 | ★ | Johnny Cash | At Folsom Prison [1968] |
| 12 | ★ | The Judds | Why Not Me [1984] |
| 13 | Currently Eligible | Miranda Lambert | The Weight Of These Wings [2016] |
| 14 | ★ | George Jones | I Am What I Am [1980] |
| 15 | ★ | Patsy Cline | Showcase [1961] |
| 16 | ★ | Tom T. Hall | In Search Of A Song [1971] |
| 17 | ★ | Loretta Lynn | Coal Miner’s Daughter [1970] |
| 18 | Currently Eligible | Gary Stewart | Out Of Hand [1975] |
| 19 | ★ | George Strait | Strait From The Heart [1982] |
| 20 | Currently Eligible | Rosanne Cash | Seven Year Ache [1981] |
| 21 | ★ | Kris Kristofferson | Kristofferson [1970] |
| 22 | Currently Eligible | John Prine | John Prine [1971] |
| 23 | ★ | The Carter Family | Can The Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music’s First Family [2000] |
| 24 | Currently Eligible | Guy Clark | Old No. 1 [1975] |
| 25 | Eligible in 2033 | Sturgill Simpson | Metamodern Sounds In Country Music [2014] |
| 26 | ★ | John Anderson | Wild & Blue [1982] |
| 27 | Currently Eligible | Sammi Smith | Help Me Make It Through The Night [1970] |
| 28 | ★ | Waylon Jennings | Honky Tonk Heroes [1973] |
| 29 | ★ | Hank Williams | Moanin The Blues [1952] |
| 30 | Eligible in 2032 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour [2018] |
| 31 | Currently Eligible | Clint Black | Killin’ Time [1989] |
| 32 | Currently Eligible | Johnny Paycheck | Take This Job And Shove It [1977] |
| 33 | ★ | Emmylou Harris | Pieces Of The Sky [1975] |
| 34 | Eligible in 2035 | Chris Stapleton | Traveller [2015] |
| 35 | ★ | Johnny Cash | American II: Unchained [1996] |
| 36 | ★ | Merle Haggard and the Strangers | I’m A Lonesome Fugitive [1967] |
| 37 | ★ | Charley Pride | Charley Pride’s 10th Album [1970] |
| 38 | Currently Eligible | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Will The Circle Be Unbroken [1972] |
| 39 | ★ | Willie Nelson | Stardust [1978] |
| 40 | Currently Eligible | Lee Ann Womack | I Hope You Dance [2000] |
| 41 | ★ | Garth Brooks | No Fences [1990] |
| 42 | ★ | Tanya Tucker | While I’m Livin’ [2019] |
| 43 | Eligible in 2026 | Eric Church | Chief [2011] |
| 44 | ★ | Jimmie Rodgers | RCA Country Legends [2002] |
| 45 | Currently Eligible | Charlie Rich | Behind Closed Doors [1973] |
| 46 | ★ | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | Anthology 1935-1973 [1991] |
| 47 | ★ | Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris | Trio [1987] |
| 48 | ★ | Jerry Lee Lewis | Another Place Another Time [1968] |
| 49 | ★ | Tammy Wynette | D-I-V-O-R-C-E [1968] |
| 50 | Currently Eligible | Iris DeMent | Infamous Angel [1992] |
| 51 | ★ | Willie Nelson | Phases And Stages [1974] |
| 52 | Currently Eligible | Gillian Welch | Time (The Revelator) [2001] |
| 53 | Currently Eligible | Steve Earle | Guitar Town [1986] |
| 54 | Eligible in 2031 | Pistol Annies | Hell On Heels [2011] |
| 55 | ★ | Roger Miller | Roger And Out [1964] |
| 56 | Currently Eligible | Jeannie C. Riley | Harper Valley P.T.A. [1968] |
| 57 | ★ | Reba McEntire | Rumor Has It [1990] |
| 58 | Currently Eligible | Terry Allen | Lubbock (On Everything) [1979] |
| 59 | ★ | Merle Haggard and the Strangers | Mama Tried [1966] |
| 60 | Currently Eligible | Bobbie Gentry | Ode To Billie Joe [1967] |
| 61 | ★ | Patty Loveless | When Fallen Angels Fly [1994] |
| 62 | ★ | Lefty Frizzell | Look What Thoughts Will Do [1951] |
| 63 | ★ | Buck Owens | Carnegie Hall Concert [1966] |
| 64 | Currently Eligible | Various Artists | From Where I Stand: The Black Experience In Country Music [1998] |
| 65 | ★ | Flatt & Scruggs | Foggy Mountain Jamboree [1957] |
| 66 | Currently Eligible | Dwight Yoakam | This Time [1993] |
| 67 | ★ | George Jones and Tammy Wynette | Golden Ring [1976] |
| 68 | Currently Eligible | Jerry Jeff Walker | Viva Terlingua [1973] |
| 69 | ★ | The Louvin Brothers | Satan Is Real [1959] |
| 70 | Currently Eligible | Hazel Dickens and Alice Garrard | Hazel & Alice [1973] |
| 71 | ★ | Dolly Parton | Here You Come Again [1977] |
| 72 | ★ | Elvis Presley | Elvis Country (Im A Thousand Years Old) [1971] |
| 73 | Currently Eligible | Linda Martell | Color Me Country [1970] |
| 74 | Eligible in 2029 | Jason Isbell | Southeastern [2013] |
| 75 | Currently Eligible | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Come On Come On [1992] |
| 76 | ★ | Hank Williams Jr. | Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound [1979] |
| 77 | Currently Eligible | Dierks Bentley | Up On The Ridge [2010] |
| 78 | ★ | Alan Jackson | Don’t Rock The Jukebox [1991] |
| 79 | Currently Eligible | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Every Time You Say Goodbye [1992] |
| 80 | ★ | Vince Gill | When Love Finds You [1994] |
| 81 | Eligible in 2036 | Margo Price | Midwest Farmers Daughter [2016] |
| 82 | Eligible in 2033 | Brandy Clark | 12 Stories [2013] |
| 83 | Currently Eligible | Freddy Fender | Before The Next Teardrop Falls [1974] |
| 84 | Currently Eligible | Jessi Colter | I’m Jessi Colter [1975] |
| 85 | ★ | Marty Robbins | Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs [1959] |
| 86 | Currently Eligible | Brad Paisley | American Saturday Night [2009] |
| 87 | Currently Eligible | Faith Hill | Faith [1998] |
| 88 | ★ | Glen Campbell | Ghost On The Canvas [2011] |
| 89 | Currently Eligible | Maddox Brothers and Rose | Americas Most Colorful Hillbilly Band: Their Original Recordings 1946-1951, Vol. 1 [1961] |
| 90 | ★ | Hank Snow | The Essential Hank Snow [1997] |
| 91 | ★ | Connie Smith | Connie Smith [1965] |
| 92 | Currently Eligible | The Flying Burrito Brothers | The Gilded Palace Of Sin [1969] |
| 93 | Eligible in 2039 | The Highwomen | The Highwomen [2019] |
| 94 | ★ | Kenny Rogers | The Gambler [1978] |
| 95 | ★ | Ernest Tubb And His Texas Troubadours | The Ernest Tubb Story [1959] |
| 96 | ★ | Hank Thompson | A Six Pack To Go [1966] |
| 97 | Currently Eligible | The Flatlanders | More A Legend Than A Band [1990] |
| 98 | Currently Eligible | Keith Urban | Golden Road [2002] |
| 99 | ★ | Kitty Wells | Kitty Wells Country Hit Parade [1956] |
| 100 | Currently Eligible | Kenny Chesney | No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem [2002] |
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