The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 12 Results
After the Round 11 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 12 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 1993 (who released their first record in 1967) to the mix. With 22 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 12:
Round 12 Nominees
- Al Green*
- Bill Withers*
- Bobby Darin
- Brenda Lee
- Buddy Guy**
- Connie Francis**
- Darlene Love
- Donovan***
- Elmore James
- Fleetwood Mac*
- Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps***
- Gram Parsons*
- Harry Belafonte***
- Harry Nilsson
- Isaac Hayes*
- Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company*
- Jimmy Cliff*
- Laura Nyro*
- LaVern Baker
- Leonard Cohen*
- Loretta Lynn
- MC5**
- Peter, Paul & Mary**
- Pink Floyd*
- Professor Longhair
- Rod Stewart
- Sly & The Family Stone*
- Solomon Burke
- The (Young) Rascals
- The Doors*
- The Moody Blues
- The O'Jays
- The Righteous Brothers
- The Ventures
- The Yardbirds**
- The Zombies
- Toots & The Maytals
- Traffic*
- Van Morrison*
- Wanda Jackson
*indicates the artist is nominated in their first year of eligibility
**indicates the artist is appearing on the ballot for the first time after their first year of eligibility
***indicates the artist returned to the ballot after receiving less than 25% in a prior round
100 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
74.00% (74): Sly & The Family Stone
68.00% (68): Fleetwood Mac
66.00% (66): The Doors
64.00% (64): Pink Floyd
61.00% (61): Al Green, Janis Joplin & Big Brother and The Holding Company
60.00% (60): Van Morrison
53.00% (53): The Yardbirds
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48.00% (48): The Moody Blues (+10.50%)
46.00% (46): Rod Stewart (+3.70%)
45.00% (45): Buddy Guy
42.00% (42): Darlene Love (-4.20%), The O'Jays (+3.50%)
39.00% (39): Bill Withers, The Righteous Brothers (+6.30%)
38.00% (38): The Zombies (-3.40%)
34.00% (34): Isaac Hayes, Leonard Cohen, The (Young) Rascals (+7.00%)
33.00% (33): The Ventures (+2.20%), Traffic
31.00% (31): Professor Longhair (-3.70%), Wanda Jackson (-13.30%)
29.00% (29): Harry Nilsson (+1.10%)
27.00% (27): LaVern Baker (-4.80%), Solomon Burke (-15.40%)
26.00% (26): Brenda Lee (-9.60%), Jimmy Cliff
25.00% (25): MC5
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24.00% (24): Toots & The Maytals (-3.90%)
22.00% (22): Elmore James (-3.00%), Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps (-2.10%)
20.00% (20): Bobby Darin (-6.00%), Peter, Paul & Mary
19.00% (19): Gram Parsons
18.00% (18): Loretta Lynn (-7.00%)
17.00% (17): Harry Belafonte
16.00% (16): Connie Francis
14.00% (14): Donovan (-5.30%)
12.00% (12): Laura Nyro
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 1993:
- Al Green
- Fleetwood Mac
- Janis Joplin & Big Brother and the Holding Company
- Pink Floyd
- Sly & The Family Stone
- The Doors
- The Yardbirds
- Van Morrison
The following artist(s) received less than 25% of the total vote this round and will need to re-nominated by the Nomination Commitee to appear on a future ballot (pending eligbility):
- Bobby Darin
- Connie Francis
- Donovan
- Elmore James
- Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
- Gram Parsons
- Harry Belafonte
- Laura Nyro
- Loretta Lynn
- Peter, Paul & Mary
- Toots & The Maytals
The other 21 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 13. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 1994 (artists who released their first record in 1968).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 12 Ballot: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Bobby Womack, Buffalo Springfield, Buffy-Sainte Marie, Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, Cat Stevens, Chubby Checker, Chuck Willis, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Del Shannon, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Duane Eddy, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Freddie King, Gene Pitney, Glen Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot, Herbie Hancock, Janis Ian, Jeff Beck, Jim Croce, Jimmy Reed, Joe Tex, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio, Johnny Rivers, Lesley Gore, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Little Walter, Little Willie John, Lloyd Price, Love, Marianne Faithful, Merle Haggard, Nancy Sinatra, Odetta, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Peggy Lee, Percy Sledge, Procol Harum, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Randy Newman, Scott Walker, Small Faces, Sonny & Cher, Steppenwolf, Tammi Terrell, Tammy Wynette, The "5" Royales, The 5th Dimension, The Big Bopper, The Blossoms, The Chiffons, The Clovers, The Crystals, The Dave Clark Five, The Guess Who, The Hollies, The Left Banke, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Sonics, Tom Jones, Tommy James & The Shondells, Wendy Carlos, Willie Dixon, Wynonie Harris
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