A bumper crop of 186 musical recordings--including Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire," Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode," the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie" and Joni Mitchell's "Blue" album--were inducted Monday into the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame. The mix of singles and albums--representing the most honorees ever in a single year--were added to the 263 titles previously inducted since the hall was established in 1973. Trustees of the academy, which sponsors the Grammys, decided two years ago to accelerate Hall of Fame inductions because of "huge, gaping holes" that remained in its pantheon of landmark recordings, academy President Michael Greene said during the Los Angeles induction ceremonies, adding: "For the first time, I feel like the Grammy Hall of Fame actually makes some sense in chronicling the great seminal recordings. . . . Now we're at a point where it's a great representation of great American music." Including this year's additions, the Beatles, Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra are the most honored artists in the hall, with six entries each. Van Morrison and John Lennon each had three works inducted this year.