Daryl Hall and John Oates mined Philadelphia soul for their popular sound, playing a blend of rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues they described as "rock and soul." Though massively commercially successful in the 70s and 80s, they never achieved major critical success. In a , Oates said that only recently were the groups contributions to pop music fully appreciated.
Hall and Oates are also the most successful music duo in history, with six No. 1 hits, seven platinum albums, and six gold albums.
The pair's omission from the Hall of Fame may be because critics dismissed them as a superficial pop act, but Hall & Oates' incorporation of soul, new wave, and hard rock defined a transitional era of pop and had a tremendous cultural impact.
