The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 17 Results
After the Round 16 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 17 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 1998 (who released their first record in 1972) to the mix. With 17 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 16:
Round 17 Nominees
- ABBA*
- Big Star*
- Buffalo Springfield
- Carly Simon
- Carpenters
- Cat Stevens
- Donovan
- Eagles*
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer**
- Emmylou Harris***
- Eric Clapton
- Fanny**
- Fela Kuti
- George Harrison
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Hall & Oates*
- Harry Nilsson***
- Isaac Hayes
- Jackson Browne*
- Jethro Tull
- Jimmy Cliff
- Joe Cocker
- LaBelle***
- Laura Nyro***
- Lesley Gore
- Loretta Lynn
- Lou Reed*
- MC5
- Merle Haggard
- Roxy Music*
- Steely Dan*
- Suzi Quatro*
- The Doobie Brothers
- The Guess Who**
- The Hollies
- The Meters
- Todd Rundgren
- Toots and The Maytals
- Traffic***
- War
*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:
Chubby Checker
Clyde McPhatter
Elmore James
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Freddie King
Gene Pitney
Harry Belafonte
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Odetta
Quincy Jones
Visual Results
114 Ballots Received
114 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
57.90% (66): Eagles
56.10% (64): Roxy Music
55.30% (63): Steely Dan
51.80% (59): George Harrison (+10.70%)
50.90% (58): ABBA, Carly Simon (+2.30%), Eric Clapton (+5.10%), Hall & Oates, Toots and The Maytals (+17.30%)
50.00% (57): Jackson Browne, Loretta Lynn (+18.20%)
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46.50% (53): Lesley Gore (+15.70%)
44.70% (51): Jethro Tull (+13.90%)
43.00% (49): MC5 (+1.90%)
41.20% (47): Big Star, The Doobie Brothers (+1.00%)
40.40% (46): Isaac Hayes (+3.00%)
38.60% (44): Harry Nilsson
36.00% (41): Carpenters (-7.00%), Cat Stevens (-2.30%)
35.10% (40): Joe Cocker (+7.10%)
34.20% (39): The Meters (+3.40%), War (-3.20%)
32.50% (37): Lou Reed, Traffic
28.90% (33): The Hollies (+2.70%)
28.10% (32): Fela Kuti (-2.70%), Todd Rundren (+1.00%)
27.20% (31): Jimmy Cliff (-2.70%), LaBelle (+2.90%), Suzi Quatro, The Guess Who
26.30% (30): Gil Scott-Heron (-0.80%)
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22.80% (26): Buffalo Springfield (-6.20%), Emerson, Lake & Palmer
21.90% (25): Merle Haggard
20.20% (23): Donovan (-6.00%)
15.80% (18): Fanny, Laura Nyro
14.90% (17): Emmylou Harris
Veteran’s Committee Ballot Results:
51.80% (59): Odetta, Quincy Jones
50.90% (58): Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Little Anthony & The Imperials
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43.90% (50): Chubby Checker, Elmore James
34.20% (39): Harry Belafonte
27.20% (31): Clyde McPhatter, Freddie King
18.40% (21): Gene Pitney
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 1998:
- ABBA
- Carly Simon
- Eagles
- Eric Clapton
- George Harrison
- Hall & Oates
- Jackson Browne
- Loretta Lynn
- Roxy Music
- Steely Dan
- Toots and The Maytals
The following artists have been inducted via the Veteran's Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 1998:
- Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
- Little Anthony & The Imperials
- Odetta
- Quincy Jones
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):
- Buffalo Springfield
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Donovan
- Fanny
- Laura Nyro
- Emmylou Harris
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:
- Lesley Gore
- Merle Haggard
The 21 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 18. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 1999 (artists who released their first record in 1973).
And because Chubby Checker and Elmore James received the same amount of votes and the highest percentage this round, both artists will automatically be nominated on the next veteran's committee ballot.
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 17 Ballot: B.J. Thomas, Badfinger, Bernie Taupin, Blue Oyster Cult, Bobby Womack, Can, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Edmunds, Delaney & Bonnie, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Dr. John, Faces, Fairport Convention, Giorgio Moroder, Grand Funk Railroad, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Jim Croce, Jimmy Buffett, Joan Armatrading, Joe Walsh, John Fogerty, John Prine, Johnny Winter, King Crimson, Leon Russell, Little Feat, Manfred Mann, Marianne Faithful, Meat Loaf, Minnie Ripperton, Mott the Hoople, Neu!, Nick Drake, Olivia Newton-John, Os Mutantes, Peter Frampton, Peter Tosh, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Randy Newman, Raspberries, Richard Thompson, Rick Springfield, Ringo Starr, Roberta Flack, Scorpions, Slade, Small Faces, Smokey Robinson, Sparks, Steppenwolf, Steve Miller Band, Supertramp, Sweet, Tammi Terrell, Terry Riley, The (Young) Rascals, The 5th Dimension, The Chiffons, The Delfonics, The J. Geils Band, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Searchers, The Skatlites, Thin Lizzy, Three Dog Night, Tom Jones, Tommy James & The Shondells, Warren Zevon, Weather Report, Yoko Ono
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