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In 1961, Williams was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and he was inducted in the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 1985.

In 1987, he was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame under the category Early Influence.

He was ranked second in CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music in 2003, behind only Johnny Cash.

His son, Hank Jr., was ranked on the same list.

In 2004 Rolling Stone ranked him number 74 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

The website Acclaimedmusic, which collates recommendations of albums and recording artists, has a year-by-year recommendation for top artists.

Hank Williams is ranked first for the decade 1940 – 1949 for his song " I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.

" Many rock and roll pioneers of the 1950s, such as Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard, Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, Ricky Nelson, Jack Scott, Conway Twitty recorded Williams songs early in their careers.