The incomparable Tina Turner celebrates her birthday today (November 26.)

While she has received numerous accolades throughout her incredible career, the fact she hasn’t been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her solo work is absurd.

Want proof? Here are just five reasons why Turner should be in the Rock Hall as a solo artist.

• Her solo career has eclipsed her early work

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  The world met Tina Turner as part of Ike & Tina Turner.  While the duo, who were inducted into the Rock Hall in 1991, had incredible success in the 1960s and ‘70s, it doesn’t even come close to album sales and tour revenue of Turner as a solo artist. Her last major tour in 2008-09 grossed a whopping $130 million for over 80 shows in North America and Europe with over one million tickets sold.

• She’s sold more concert tickets than any other solo artist…EVER!

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  Turner earned this honor in 2000, and Guinness World Records still lists Turner with this honor nearly two decades later.

• She’s a Crossover Superstar

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  Over her career, Turner has earned a total of 11 GRAMMY awards in a variety of categories, including R&B, Rock and Pop.  She also earned the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and a slew of other career honors that would make most trophy cases blush.
• She’s the ultimate survivor story

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  Rock and roll is about enduring and standing the test of time.  Few exemplify that quite like Turner, who overcame a terribly abusive marriage, reinvented herself and against all the odds came out on top.

• When all else fails, just look to the catalog

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  A solo catalog spanning over 25 years and ten studio albums littered with iconic hits from “What’s Love Got to Do with It” to “I Don’t Wanna Lose You” to “Typical Male” to “When the Heartache Is Over,” she’s simply the best.  (Yes, that is an incredibly corny and cliche way to end this list, but the fact that this list even needed to be written is the biggest crime of them all.)

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