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Country Music Hall of Famer Inductee List
This is a list of all of the individual inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Women Hall of Famers are highlighted in purple (counts and percentages at the end). Inductees noted with a ★ are deceased.
| Artist | Year | Inducted Members | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim McGraw | 2026 | Tim McGraw | 59 |
| The Stanley Brothers | 2026 | Carter Stanley | ★ |
| Ralph Stanley | ★ | ||
| Paul Overstreet | 2026 | Paul Overstreet | 71 |
| Kenny Chesney | 2025 | Kenny Chesney | 58 |
| June Carter Cash | 2025 | June Carter Cash | ★ |
| Tony Brown | 2025 | Tony Brown | 79 |
| Toby Keith | 2024 | Toby Keith | ★ |
| John Anderson | 2024 | John Anderson | 71 |
| James Burton | 2024 | James Burton | 87 |
| Patty Loveless | 2023 | Patty Loveless | 69 |
| Tanya Tucker | 2023 | Tanya Tucker | 67 |
| Bob McDill | 2023 | Bob McDill | 82 |
| Keith Whitley | 2022 | Keith Whitley | ★ |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | 2022 | Jerry Lee Lewis | ★ |
| Joe Galante | 2022 | Joe Galante | 76 |
| The Judds | 2021 | Naomi Judd | ★ |
| Wynonna Judd | 62 | ||
| Ray Charles | 2021 | Ray Charles | ★ |
| Eddie Bayers | 2021 | Eddie Bayers | 77 |
| Pete Drake | 2021 | Pete Drake | ★ |
| Marty Stuart | 2020 | Marty Stuart | 68 |
| Hank Williams, Jr. | 2020 | Hank Williams, Jr. | 77 |
| Dean Dillon | 2020 | Dean Dillon | 71 |
| Brooks & Dunn | 2019 | Kix Brooks | 71 |
| Ronnie Dunn | 73 | ||
| Ray Stevens | 2019 | Ray Stevens | 87 |
| Jerry Bradley | 2019 | Jerry Bradley | ★ |
| Ricky Skaggs | 2018 | Ricky Skaggs | 72 |
| Dottie West | 2018 | Dottie West | ★ |
| Johnny Gimble | 2018 | Johnny Gimble | ★ |
| Alan Jackson | 2017 | Alan Jackson | 67 |
| Jerry Reed | 2017 | Jerry Reed | ★ |
| Don Schlitz | 2017 | Don Schlitz | 74 |
| Randy Travis | 2016 | Randy Travis | 67 |
| Charlie Daniels | 2016 | Charlie Daniels | ★ |
| Fred Foster | 2016 | Fred Foster | ★ |
| The Oak Ridge Boys | 2015 | Duane Allen | 83 |
| Joe Bonsall | ★ | ||
| Richard Sterban | 83 | ||
| William Lee Golden | 87 | ||
| Jim Ed Brown and The Browns | 2015 | Bonnie Brown | ★ |
| Jim Ed Brown | ★ | ||
| Maxine Brown | ★ | ||
| Grady Martin | 2015 | Grady Martin | ★ |
| Ronnie Milsap | 2014 | Ronnie Milsap | 83 |
| Mac Wiseman | 2014 | Mac Wiseman | ★ |
| Hank Cochran | 2014 | Hank Cochran | ★ |
| Kenny Rogers | 2013 | Kenny Rogers | ★ |
| Bobby Bare | 2013 | Bobby Bare | 91 |
| "Cowboy" Jack Clement | 2013 | "Cowboy" Jack Clement | ★ |
| Garth Brooks | 2012 | Garth Brooks | 64 |
| Connie Smith | 2012 | Connie Smith | 85 |
| Hargus "Pig" Robbins | 2012 | Hargus "Pig" Robbins | ★ |
| Reba McEntire | 2011 | Reba McEntire | 71 |
| Jean Shepard | 2011 | Jean Shepard | ★ |
| Bobby Braddock | 2011 | Bobby Braddock | 86 |
| Don Williams | 2010 | Don Williams | ★ |
| Ferlin Husky | 2010 | Ferlin Husky | ★ |
| Jimmy Dean | 2010 | Jimmy Dean | ★ |
| Billy Sherrill | 2010 | Billy Sherrill | ★ |
| Barbara Mandrell | 2009 | Barbara Mandrell | 77 |
| Roy Clark | 2009 | Roy Clark | ★ |
| Charlie McCoy | 2009 | Charlie McCoy | 85 |
| Emmylou Harris | 2008 | Emmylou Harris | 79 |
| Ernest Stoneman | 2008 | Ernest Stoneman | ★ |
| The Statler Brothers | 2008 | Don Reid | 81 |
| Harold Reid | ★ | ||
| Jimmy Fortune | 71 | ||
| Lew DeWitt | ★ | ||
| Phil Balsley | 87 | ||
| Tom T. Hall | 2008 | Tom T. Hall | ★ |
| Mel Tillis | 2007 | Mel Tillis | ★ |
| Vince Gill | 2007 | Vince Gill | 69 |
| Ralph Emery | 2007 | Ralph Emery | ★ |
| George Strait | 2006 | George Strait | 74 |
| Sonny James | 2006 | Sonny James | ★ |
| Harold Bradley | 2006 | Harold Bradley | ★ |
| Alabama | 2005 | Jeff Cook | ★ |
| Mark Herndon | 71 | ||
| Randy Owen | 76 | ||
| Teddy Gentry | 74 | ||
| DeFord Bailey | 2005 | DeFord Bailey | ★ |
| Glen Campbell | 2005 | Glen Campbell | ★ |
| Kris Kristofferson | 2004 | Kris Kristofferson | ★ |
| Jim Foglesong | 2004 | Jim Foglesong | ★ |
| Carl Smith | 2003 | Carl Smith | ★ |
| Floyd Cramer | 2003 | Floyd Cramer | ★ |
| Bill Carlisle | 2002 | Bill Carlisle | ★ |
| Porter Wagoner | 2002 | Porter Wagoner | ★ |
| Bill Anderson | 2001 | Bill Anderson | 88 |
| Don Gibson | 2001 | Don Gibson | ★ |
| Don Law | 2001 | Don Law | ★ |
| Homer & Jethro | 2001 | Henry D. "Homer" Haynes | ★ |
| Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns | ★ | ||
| Ken Nelson | 2001 | Ken Nelson | ★ |
| The Delmore Brothers | 2001 | Alton Delmore | ★ |
| Rabon Delmore | ★ | ||
| The Everly Brothers | 2001 | Don Everly | ★ |
| Phil Everly | ★ | ||
| The Jordanaires | 2001 | Gordon Stoker | ★ |
| Hoyt Hawkins | ★ | ||
| Neal Matthews Jr. | ★ | ||
| Ray Walker | 92 | ||
| The Louvin Brothers | 2001 | Charlie Louvin | ★ |
| Ira Louvin | ★ | ||
| Waylon Jennings | 2001 | Waylon Jennings | ★ |
| Webb Pierce | 2001 | Webb Pierce | ★ |
| Sam Phillips | 2001 | Sam Phillips | ★ |
| Charley Pride | 2000 | Charley Pride | ★ |
| Faron Young | 2000 | Faron Young | ★ |
| Conway Twitty | 1999 | Conway Twitty | ★ |
| Dolly Parton | 1999 | Dolly Parton | ★ |
| Johnny Bond | 1999 | Johnny Bond | ★ |
| Elvis Presley | 1998 | Elvis Presley | ★ |
| George Morgan | 1998 | George Morgan | ★ |
| Tammy Wynette | 1998 | Tammy Wynette | ★ |
| E.W. "Bud" Wendell | 1998 | E.W. "Bud" Wendell | ★ |
| Brenda Lee | 1997 | Brenda Lee | 81 |
| Cindy Walker | 1997 | Cindy Walker | ★ |
| Harlan Howard | 1997 | Harlan Howard | ★ |
| Buck Owens | 1996 | Buck Owens | ★ |
| Patsy Montana | 1996 | Patsy Montana | ★ |
| Ray Price | 1996 | Ray Price | ★ |
| Jo Walker-Meador | 1995 | Jo Walker-Meador | ★ |
| Roger Miller | 1995 | Roger Miller | ★ |
| Merle Haggard | 1994 | Merle Haggard | ★ |
| Willie Nelson | 1993 | Willie Nelson | 93 |
| Frances Preston | 1992 | Frances Preston | ★ |
| George Jones | 1992 | George Jones | ★ |
| Felice and Boudleaux Bryant | 1991 | Boudleaux Bryant | ★ |
| Felice Bryant | ★ | ||
| Tennessee Ernie Ford | 1990 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | ★ |
| Jack Stapp | 1989 | Jack Stapp | ★ |
| Cliffie Stone | 1989 | Cliffie Stone | ★ |
| Hank Thompson | 1989 | Hank Thompson | ★ |
| Loretta Lynn | 1988 | Loretta Lynn | ★ |
| Roy Rogers | 1988 | Roy Rogers | ★ |
| Rod Brasfield | 1987 | Rod Brasfield | ★ |
| Wesley Rose | 1986 | Wesley Rose | ★ |
| The Duke of Paducah | 1986 | Whitey Ford | ★ |
| Flatt and Scruggs | 1985 | Earl Scruggs | ★ |
| Lester Flatt | ★ | ||
| Ralph Peer | 1984 | Ralph Peer | ★ |
| Floyd Tillman | 1984 | Floyd Tillman | ★ |
| Little Jimmy Dickens | 1983 | Little Jimmy Dickens | ★ |
| Roy Horton | 1982 | Roy Horton | ★ |
| Lefty Frizzell | 1982 | Lefty Frizzell | ★ |
| Marty Robbins | 1982 | Marty Robbins | ★ |
| Grant Turner | 1981 | Grant Turner | ★ |
| Vernon Dalhart | 1981 | Vernon Dalhart | ★ |
| Connie B. Gay | 1980 | Connie B. Gay | ★ |
| Johnny Cash | 1980 | Johnny Cash | ★ |
| Sons of the Pioneers | 1980 | Bob Nolan | ★ |
| Hugh Farr | ★ | ||
| Karl Farr | ★ | ||
| Lloyd Perryman | ★ | ||
| Roy Rogers | ★ | ||
| Tim Spencer | ★ | ||
| Hubert Long | 1979 | Hubert Long | ★ |
| Hank Snow | 1979 | Hank Snow | ★ |
| Grandpa Jones | 1978 | Grandpa Jones | ★ |
| Merle Travis | 1977 | Merle Travis | ★ |
| Paul Cohen | 1976 | Paul Cohen | ★ |
| Kitty Wells | 1976 | Kitty Wells | ★ |
| Minnie Pearl | 1975 | Minnie Pearl | ★ |
| Owen Bradley | 1974 | Owen Bradley | ★ |
| Pee Wee King | 1974 | Pee Wee King | ★ |
| Chet Atkins | 1973 | Chet Atkins | ★ |
| Patsy Cline | 1973 | Patsy Cline | ★ |
| Jimmie Davis | 1972 | Jimmie Davis | ★ |
| Arthur Edward Satherly | 1971 | Arthur Edward Satherly | ★ |
| Bill Monroe | 1970 | Bill Monroe | ★ |
| The Carter Family | 1970 | A.P. Carter | ★ |
| Maybelle Carter | ★ | ||
| Sara Carter | ★ | ||
| Gene Autry | 1969 | Gene Autry | ★ |
| Bob Wills | 1968 | Bob Wills | ★ |
| Johnny Gimble | ★ | ||
| J.L. "Joe" Frank | 1967 | J.L. "Joe" Frank | ★ |
| Stephen H. Sholes | 1967 | Stephen H. Sholes | ★ |
| Jim Reeves | 1967 | Jim Reeves | ★ |
| Red Foley | 1967 | Red Foley | ★ |
| George D. Hay | 1966 | George D. Hay | ★ |
| Jim Denny | 1966 | Jim Denny | ★ |
| Eddy Arnold | 1966 | Eddy Arnold | ★ |
| Uncle Dave Macon | 1966 | Uncle Dave Macon | ★ |
| Ernest Tubb | 1965 | Ernest Tubb | ★ |
| Tex Ritter | 1964 | Tex Ritter | ★ |
| Roy Acuff | 1962 | Roy Acuff | ★ |
| Fred Rose | 1961 | Fred Rose | ★ |
| Hank Williams | 1961 | Hank Williams | ★ |
| Jimmie Rodgers | 1961 | Jimmie Rodgers | ★ |
Out of the 193 inducted members of the Hall of Fame, 26 are women (13.5%).
Because the Hall of Fame has been around since 1961, the majority of inductees are deceased (76.2%), leaving just 8 living women and 38 living men to represent the institution. The average living Hall of Famer is 76 years old and they were 65 when they were inducted.
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