A year later, Gaye's mother founded the Marvin P. Gaye Jr. Memorial Foundation in dedication to her son to help those suffering from drug abuse and alcoholism; however she died a day before the memorial was set to open in 1987. Gaye's sister Jeanne once served as the foundation's chairperson. In 1988, a year after his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Gaye was inducted posthumously to the NAACP Hall of Fame. In 1990, Gaye received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1996, Gaye posthumously received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listed three Gaye recordings, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "What's Going On" and "Sexual Healing", among its list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. American music magazine Rolling Stone ranked Gaye No. 18 on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", sixth on their list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" and number 82 on their list of the "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time". Q magazine ranked Gaye sixth on their list of the "100 Greatest Singers".
a year later gaye's mother founded the marvin p gaye jr memorial foundation in dedication to her son to help those suffering from drug abuse and alcoholism; however she died a day before the memorial was set to open in 1987 gaye's sister jeanne once served as the foundation's chairperson in 1988 a year after his rock and roll hall of fame induction gaye was inducted posthumously to the naacp hall of fame in 1990 gaye received a star on the hollywood walk of fame in 1996 gaye posthumously received the grammy lifetime achievement award the rock and roll hall of fame listed three gaye recordings "i heard it through the grapevine" "what's going on" and "sexual healing" among its list of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll american music magazine rolling stone ranked gaye no 18 on their list of the "100 greatest artists of all time" sixth on their list of "100 greatest singers of all time" and number 82 on their list of the "100 greatest songwriters of all time" q magazine ranked gaye sixth on their list of the "100 greatest singers"