Iconic singer Nina Simone and New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi lead the 2018 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, which includes four first-time nominees. The Cars, as well as first-time contenders Dire Straits, The Moody Blues and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, also are part of the 2018 class announced Wednesday. They will be inducted on April 14, in Cleveland, Ohio. Here's a look at some of their greatest hits.
Top position on Billboard Hot 100: 7 (17 weeks on chart)
Bon Jovi, first nominated in 2011 and again this year, have sold more than 120 million albums and launched No. 1 hits with "Livin' on a Prayer," ''You Give Love a Bad Name," ''Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You."
Top position on Billboard Hot 100: 2 (18 weeks on chart)
Rock Hall voters have recently opened their hearts to progressive rockers, which benefited "Nights in White Satin" singers The Moody Blues.
"Your Wildest Dreams," The Moody Blues
Top position on Billboard Hot 100: 9 (21 weeks on chart)
"Strange Things Happening Every Day," Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Top position on the US R&B chart: 2
Tharpe, a pioneering guitarist who performed gospel music and was known to some as "the godmother of rock 'n' roll," will be inducted with the "Award for Early Influence." She died in 1973.Â
