CLEVELAND, Ohio – Two newly eligible acts are up for induction into the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Green Day and Nine Inch Nails will seek to make it in on their first try, which has been a rarity for bands that saw much of their success occur during the 1990s. Nirvana made it in on its first try in 2014, but Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys had to wait a year or two.

The induction of Green Day and/or Nine Inch Nails could start a new trend (especially if both get in), which would benefit several future eligible acts from the same era:

Smashing Pumpkins

Smashing Pumpkins falls somewhat in between NIN and Green Day. Corgan's progressive nature, especially with the Pumpkins' early albums, puts him in line with someone like Reznor, who helped define or redefine a genre. Smashing Pumpkins has been slightly more prolific and successful than NIN, but not as successful as Green Day. If Green Day gets in on its first try, that helps Corgan. But NIN's first-time induction would make Smashing Pumpkins all but a sure thing.

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam's induction should follow the same pattern as Nirvana's. However, if Green Day was to have to wait a year, that could put some doubt as to whether Eddie Vedder and company go in on their first try.

Beck

Beck is an interesting artist to watch in terms of his Rock Hall candidacy. He will be the first major, solo alternative-rock act from the 1990s to seek induction. It's likely Beck will have to wait, as even artists like John Mellencamp and Tom Waits had to wait a while. But every 1990s rock act that does make it in feels like a vote for Beck.

Rage Against The Machine

It's easy to forget just how popular Rage Against The Machine was during its heyday. The band released four platinum albums, two of which went to No. 1 on the charts. If that kind of success helps Green Day, it should benefit Rage as well. Fans should also keep a close eye on Nine Inch Nails. Reznor's post NIN work could benefit his group's candidacy. The same could be said for Rage guitarist Tom Morello.

Marilyn Manson

It's doubtful Marilyn Manson will ever make it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But if he has any shot, it will be because NIN paved the way. Both acts were pioneers of industrial rock, a genre that has very little, if any, presence in the Rock Hall yet.

Weezer

Weezer came up around the same time as Green Day and had a similar run of radio success. Granted, Rivers Cuomo and company didn't ever become the biggest rock band in the world, which Green Day probably was during the mid-2000s. But a Weezer greatest-hits album would stack up pretty well against a Green Day one.

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters has the longest wait of all these acts in terms of Rock Hall eligibility. By the time Dave Grohl's band shows up on the ballot (in 2020), artists like Green Day, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against the Machine should already be in. That may just pave the way for the Foos to go in on its first try, especially since the band is still putting out quality music.