Rush, Van Halen, Yes, Genesis, ELO, Joan Jett, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Heart, Deep Purple, Pat Benatar, and Duran Duran
Rush..Yes
Van Halen..hell yes
Genesis..Yes
Heart..Yes
The rest...close but nooooooo
While ELO can certainly be described as mindless pop..it was damn good mindless pop. "Eldorado", "Face the Music" and "New World Record" are true rock classics with some string arrangements that have never been equaled in R&R, IMHO.
Even so, Jeff Lynne, who really WAS ELO, should at least be inducted as a producer. His credits include mostly people who ARE in the RRHOF: All of the Beatles solo except Lennon, the Beatles on The Anthology series, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton just to name a few. He has an indelible mark in rock music, and has a sound all of his own.
Plus it is pretty well known in music circles that his is one of the nicest guys on the planet to work with, especially in the studio.
I used to be a voting member of RRHOF, but, just like the NARAS and the Grammy's..it is an absolute joke..the votes don't really count.