# The only Genesis song that shaped rock music, according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-only-genesis-song-that-shaped-rock-music-according-to-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/
- Published: 2026-11-07T16:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T17:42:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/only-genesis-song-that-shaped-rock-music/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Genesis appears once on the Hall’s 660-song list.
- The chosen track is ‘The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway’.
- The article questions which parts of the band’s legacy were left out.

## Summary

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s list of songs that shaped rock includes just one Genesis track: ‘The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway’. The article argues that this choice recognises the band’s Peter Gabriel-era rock opera, while leaving out other influential work and raising questions about how the Hall represents artists’ legacies.

The list was created by chief curator James Henke in 2004 and later expanded from 500 to 660 songs, drawing on music writers and critics. Genesis appears through its 1974 song, while tracks such as ‘Supper’s Ready’ and ‘Carpet Crawlers’, and songs from ‘Selling England by the Pound’, are absent. The article also places the omission in the context of wider criticism of the Hall, including women’s representation: in 2024, 80 of more than 900 inductees were women.

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