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The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 16 Results

Nick D. Bambach

After the Round 15 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 15 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 1997 (who released their first record in 1971) to the mix. With 21 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 16:

Round 16 Nominees

  • Badfinger**
  • Billy Joel*
  • Bonnie Raitt*
  • Buffalo Springfield***
  • Carly Simon*
  • Carpenters
  • Cats Stevens
  • Deep Purple
  • Donovan***
  • Electric Light Orchestra*
  • Eric Clapton
  • Fela Kuti
  • George Harrison
  • Gil Scott-Heron
  • Gram Parsons***
  • Isaac Hayes***
  • Jethro Tull
  • Jimmy Cliff
  • Joe Cocker
  • King Crimson***
  • LaBelle*
  • Lesley Gore
  • Little Feat*
  • Loretta Lynn***
  • MC5
  • Merle Haggard**
  • Michael Jackson*
  • Randy Newman***
  • The Doobie Brothers*
  • The Hollies
  • The Meters
  • The Moody Blues
  • The Pointer Sisters*
  • The Righteous Brothers
  • The Zombies
  • Todd Rundgren***
  • Toots and the Maytals***
  • War**
  • Yes
  • ZZ Top

*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

Veteran's Committee Ballot

Here are this round's Veteran's Committee nominees:

  • Ben E. King

  • Bobby Darin

  • Del Shannon

  • Elmore James

  • Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps

  • George Jones

  • Harry Belafonte

  • Kity Wells

  • Little Walter

  • Professor Longhair

Visual Results

107 Ballots Received

107 Ballots Received

Full Results

(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)

67.30% (72): Michael Jackson

63.60% (68): Billy Joel

53.30% (57): The Zombies (+11.80%)

52.30% (56): Bonnie Raitt, The Pointer Sisters, Yes (+12.50%)

51.40% (55): The Moody Blues (+10.70%), ZZ Top (+9.00%)

50.50% (54): Deep Purple (+14.90%), Electric Light Orchestra, The Righteous Brothers (+14.10%)

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48.60% (52): Carly Simon

45.80% (49): Eric Clapton (+5.10%)

43.00% (46): Carpenters (+10.80%)

41.10% (44): George Harrison (+2.10%), MC5 (+9.70%)

40.20% (43): The Doobie Brothers

38.30% (41): Cat Stevens (+6.90%)

37.40% (40): Isaac Hayes, War

33.60% (36): Toots & The Maytals

31.80% (34): Loretta Lynn

30.80% (33): Fela Kuti (+1.10%). Jethro Tull (+2.80%), Lesley Gore (+5.40%), The Meters (+5.40%)

29.90% (32): Jimmy Cliff (-4.80%)

29.00% (31): Buffalo Springfield (+6.10%)

28.00% (30): Joe Cocker (+0.00%)

27.10% (29): Gil Scott-Heron (+0.80%), Todd Rundren (+2.50%)

26.20% (28): Donovan, The Hollies (+0.80%)

25.20% (27): Merle Haggard

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24.30% (26): LaBelle

20.60% (22): King Crimson (-0.60%), Gram Parsons

17.80% (19): Randy Newman

11.20% (12): Badfinger, Little Feat

Veteran’s Committee Ballot Results:

55.10% (59): Ben E. King

52.30% (56): Bobby Darin

51.40% (55): Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps, Professor Longhair

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39.30% (42): Harry Belafonte

38.30% (41): Little Walter

37.40% (40): Elmore James

35.50% (38): Del Shannon

24.30% (26): George Jones

15.00% (16): Kitty Wells

As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 1997:

  • Billy Joel
  • Bonnie Raitt
  • Deep Purple
  • Electric Light Orchestra
  • Michael Jackson
  • The Moody Blues
  • The Pointer Sisters
  • The Righteous Brothers
  • The Zombies
  • Yes
  • ZZ Top

The following artists have been inducted via the Veteran's Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 1997:

  • Ben E. King
  • Bobby Darin
  • Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
  • Professor Longhair

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):

  • Badfinger
  • Gram Parsons
  • King Crimson
  • LaBelle
  • Little Feat
  • Randy Newman

The following artist(s) have reached the maximum number of nominations within their 10 years of eligibility and will now be considered for the veteran's committee ballot:

  • None

The 23 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 17. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 1998 (artists who released their first record in 1972).

Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 16 Ballot: Albert Collins, America, Bernie Taupin, Blood Sweat and Tears, Bobby Womack, Boz Scaggs, Can, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Dave Edmunds, Donny Hathaway, Dr. John, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Emmylou Harris, Faces, Fairport Convention, Fanny, Giorgio Moroder, Gordon Lightfoot, Grand Funk Railroad, Harry Nilsson, J.J. Cale, Jackie DeShannon, Janis Ian, Jim Croce, Jimmy Buffett, John Denver, John Prine, Junior Walker & The All-Stars, Kris Kristofferson, Laura Nyro, Leon Russell, Lou Christie, Love, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Meat Loaf, Millie Jackson, Minnie Ripperton, Mott the Hoople, Nick Drake, NRBQ, Olivia Newton-John, Os Mutantes, Peter Tosh, Peter, Paul & Mary, Procol Harum, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Rick Springfield, Ringo Starr, Roberta Flack, Slade, Small Faces, Sparks, Steppenwolf, Steve Miller Band, Supertramp, Sweet, Tammi Terrell, The 5th Dimension, The Chiffons, The Dave Clark Five, The Delfonics, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Guess Who, The J. Geils Band, The J.B.'s, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Seeds, The Stylistics, The Young Rascals, Thin Lizzy, Three Dog Night, Tom Jones, Tommy James and the Shondells, Traffic, Warren Zevon, Weather Report, Yoko Ono

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