25 years after the release of their first record, artists are eligible for the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Criteria include the significance and influence of the artist’s contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll.

But over the years, many “significant and influential” artists have been snubbed.

On Thursday they Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their new members Steve Miller, Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, and N.W.A, but these are the artists they have snubbed – and the years they have been eligible.

• Pixies: 2

• Journey: 15
• Dick Dale: 28
• The Smiths: 6

• Slayer: 7

• Judas Priest: 16

• Whitney Houston: 5

• The Doobie Brothers: 16
• Yes: 21
• Willie Nelson: 28

• Motorhead: 13

• The Cars: 12

• Kraftwerk: 20
• Kate Bush: 12

• The Monkees: 24
• Bon Jovi: 6

• Devo: 12

[source: time]