The most famous Rock and Roll Hall of Famers

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They're all famous — they've been inducted into the Hall of Fame, after all. But these 20 artists are the top of the top.

Famous Hall of Famers

YE Deaths 2016 — FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 file photo, tributes lie beneath a mural of singer David Bowie by artist Jimmy C in Brixton, south London. Bowie, the other-worldly musician who broke pop and rock boundaries with his creative musicianship, nonconformity, striking visuals and a genre-spanning persona he christened Ziggy Stardust, died of cancer Sunday aged 69. He was born in Brixton. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Matt Dunham

To determine the most popular rock 'n' roll legends, entertainment data site PrettyFamous ranked each musician and band based on their Musician or Band Score, respectively. This is a weighted average of a musician or band's Wikipedia page views over the last 30 days, the 30-day Wikipedia page views of the bands they were/are in (in the case of a singular musician), the Wikipedia page views of their releases and the number of followers they have on Spotify. In the case of a tie, the musician or band with the later year of induction was favored.

One important thing to note is that the ranking favors artists who are popular now, meaning those whose music is still actively listened to on Spotify and who the public continues to look up on the web.

With this in mind, no matter their ranking, it's safe to say that all of these Hall of Famers and others who weren't included will continue to influence rock 'n' roll for decades to come.

Here's a look at the top 20.

#20. Prince

Music Grammys Tributes — FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007, file photo, Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Chris O'Meara

Musician Score: 96.52
Year of induction: 2004

Age: 57
Date of birth: 06/07/58
Date of death: 04/21/16

#19. Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney — Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney performs during a concert in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Bernat Armangue

Musician Score: 96.67
Year of induction: 1999

Age: 75
Date of birth: 06/18/42

#18. Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen — Bruce Springsteen performs at the 6th Annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit concert for injured service members and veterans on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Charles Sykes

Musician Score: 97.21
Year of induction: 1999

Age: 67
Date of birth: 09/23/49

#17. Nirvana

Nirvana — Grunge rockers Nirvana pose after receiving an award for best alternative video for "In Bloom" at the 10th annual MTV Video Music Awards Thursday, September 2, 1993 in Universal City, California. Members from left are, Chris Novoselic, Dave Grohl, and Kurt Cobain. Man at right is not a member of the band and is unidentified. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
MARK J. TERRILL

Band Score: 97.22
Year of induction: 2014

Start date: 1988
End date: 1994

#16. Elvis Presley

Elvis Birthday — FILE - This 1972 file photo shows Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, during a performance. (AP Photo, file)
Uncredited

Musician Score: 97.29
Year of induction: 1986

Age: 42
Date of birth: 01/08/35
Date of death: 08/16/77

#15. Johnny Cash

JOHNNY CASH — This is a 1977 photo of country western musician Johnny Cash. (AP Photo)
AP

Musician Score: 97.43
Year of induction: 1992

Age: 71
Date of birth: 02/26/32
Date of death: 09/12/03

#14. Guns N' Roses

Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan, Slash, Steven Adler, — Guns N' Roses, from left: Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan, Slash and Steven Adler, after their performance following induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Tony Dejak

Band Score: 97.63
Year of induction: 2012

Start date: 1985
End date: present

#13. Madonna

Madonna — U.S. singer Madonna, center, performs during her 'Sticky and Sweet' tour at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Eduardo Verdugo

Musician Score: 97.84
Year of induction: 2008

Age: 59
Date of birth: 08/16/58

#12. Led Zeppelin

Bonham Plant Page Denny — Members of the Led Zeppelin pop group, from left, John Bonham, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, pose with singer Sandy Denny after receiving their awards in the Melody Maker Pop Poll in London, England, in Sept. 1970. Denny was voted Britain's top female singer. (AP Photo)
AP

Band Score: 97.96
Year of induction: 1995

Start date: 1968
End date: 1980

#11. Bob Dylan

BOB DYLAN — Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, left, open their "True Confessions Tour" in the San Diego Sports Arena, June 10 1986 to a crowd of about 13,000. (AP Photo/Howard Lipin)
HOWARD LIPIN

Musician Score: 98.11
Year of induction: 1988

Age: 76
Date of birth: 05/24/41

#10. The Rolling Stones

ROLLIING STONES 1989 — The Rolling Stones perform during an impromptu concert Saturday night at a New Haven nightclub in New Haven, Conn., Aug. 13, 1989. (AP Photo/Dimo Safari)
DIMO SAFARI

Band Score: 98.21
Year of induction: 1989

Start date: 1962
End date: present

#9. AC/DC

ACDC — FILE - This June 17, 2003 file photo shows British rock band AC/DC, from left, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, and Cliff Williams performing on stage during a concert in Munich, southern Germany. (AP Photo/Jan Pitman, File)
Jan Pitman

Band Score: 98.21
Year of induction: 2003

Start date: 1973
End date: present

#8. David Bowie

David Bowie — Rock musician David Bowie is shown in 1987. (AP Photo)
Anonymous

Musician Score: 98.4
Year of induction: 1996

Age: 69
Date of birth: 01/08/47
Date of death: 01/10/16

#7. Red Hot Chili Peppers

Flea, Chad Smith, Anthony Kiedis, Josh Klinghoffer, Red Hot Chili Peppers — Flea, from left, Chad Smith, Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Rich Fury

Band Score: 98.61
Year of induction: 2012

Start date: 1983
End date: present

#6. Pink Floyd

BRITAIN Pink Floyd — FILE This is a Saturday July 2, 2005 file photo of Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmore, left, and Roger Waters as they perform at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS

Band Score: 98.8
Year of induction: 1996

Start date: 1965
End date: 1995

#5. Metallica

METALLICA — Members of the group Metallica, from left; James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and Jason Newsted, accept the award for Best Hard Rock Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1996. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
BEBETO MATTHEWS

Band Score: 98.86
Year of induction: 2009

Start date: 1981
End date: present

#4. Green Day

Green Day Performs on ABC's Good Morning America — Billie Joe Armstrong, left, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt of the band Green Day perform on ABC's "Good Morning America" 2017 Summer Concert Series at Rumsey Playfield/SummerStage in Central Park on Friday, May 19, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
Greg Allen

Band Score: 98.92
Year of induction: 2015

Start date: 1989
End date: present

#3. The Beatles

The Beatles — The Beatles, Britain's top rock band, relax in London over tea in 1963. The group from left: John Lennon, Paul McCartney; George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The group is sporting similar thatch haircuts with bangs to the edge of their eyebrows. No other information available with photo. (AP Photo)
AP

Band Score: 99.21
Year of induction: 1988

Start date: 1960
End date: 1970

#2. Queen

Freddie Mercury Asteroid — FILE - In this July 20, 1986 file photo, Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury performs, in Germany. (AP Photo/Marco Arndt, File)
MARCO ARNDT

Band Score: 99.22
Year of induction: 2001

Start date: 1970
End date: present

#1. Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson — Michael Jackson poses on stages in 1984 during the Jacksons' Victory Tour. (AP Photo)
AP

Musician Score: 99.51
Year of induction: 2001

Age: 50
Date of birth: 08/29/58
Date of death: 06/25/09

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