Chubby Checker, whose "The Twist" was a global smash in 1960, has been eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since the first class was inducted in 1986, but he was never even nominated until this year.

Eligibility for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame requires an individual artist or band to have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. This year’s other inductees,