The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 18 Results
After the Round 17 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 18 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 1999 (who released their first record in 1973) to the mix. With 19 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 18:
Round 18 Nominees
- Aerosmith*
- Ashford & Simpson*
- Barry White*
- Big Star
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band*
- Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band**
- Carpenters
- Cat Stevens
- Fela Kuti
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Gram Parsons***
- Harry Nilsson
- Isaac Hayes
- Jethro Tull
- Jimmy Cliff
- Joe Cocker
- John Prine**
- King Crimson***
- LaBelle
- Lou Reed
- Lynyrd Skynyrd*
- MC5
- New York Dolls*
- Peter Tosh**
- Queen*
- Rufus with Chaka Khan*
- Rush*
- Steve Miller Band***
- Suzi Quatro
- The (Young) Rascals***
- The Doobie Brothers
- The Guess Who
- The Hollies
- The Meters
- Thin Lizzy***
- Todd Rundgren
- Tom Jones**
- Tom Waits
- 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:
Bobby “Blue” Bland
Chubby Checker
Connie Francis
Elmore James
Harry Belafonte
Herbie Hancock
Lesley Gore
Merle Haggard
Nancy Sinatra
The Chiffons
Visual Results
117 Ballots Received
117 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
71.80% (84): Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
70.90% (83): Queen
53.00% (62): Harry Nilsson (+14.40%), Rufus with Chaka Khan, Rush, The Hollies (+24.10%)
52.10% (61): Aerosmith
50.40% (59): Jethro Tull (+5.70%), The Doobie Brothers (+9.20%), War (+16.20%)
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46.20% (54): Cat Stevens (+10.20%)
42.70% (50): Isaac Hayes (+2.30%)
41.90% (49): Lynyrd Skynyrd
39.30% (46): Jimmy Cliff (+12.10%)
35.90% (42): MC5 (-7.10%), The (Young) Rascals
35.00% (41): Big Star (-6.20%)
34.20% (40): Carpenters (-1.80%), New York Dolls, The Meters (+0.00%)
33.30% (39): Joe Cocker (-1.80%), Thin Lizzy
32.50% (38): Tom Waits, Todd Rundgren (+4.40%)
31.60% (37): The Guess Who (+4.40%), Steve Miller Band
30.80% (36): Barry White, Gil-Scott Heron (+4.50%), Gram Parsons
29.10% (34): Fela Kuti (+1.00%), Lou Reed (-3.40%)
28.20% (33): King Crimson, Traffic (-4.30%)
27.40% (32): LaBelle (+0.20%)
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23.90% (28): Tom Jones
23.10% (27): John Prine, Suzi Quatro (-4.10%)
17.10% (20): Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, Peter Tosh
11.10% (13): Ashford & Simpson
Veteran’s Committee Ballot Results:
55.60% (65): Lesley Gore
54.70% (64): Herbie Hancock
51.30% (60): Chubby Checker
50.40% (59): Elmore James
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39.30% (46): The Chiffons
35.90% (42): Harry Belafonte
35.00% (41): Connie Francis
32.50% (38): Merle Haggard
29.90% (35): Bobby “Blue” Bland
15.40% (18): Nancy Sinatra
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 1999:
- Aerosmith
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
- Harry Nilsson
- Jethro Tull
- Queen
- Rufus with Chaka Khan
- Rush
- The Doobie Brothers
- The Hollies
- War
The following artists have been inducted via the Veteran's Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 1999:
- Chubby Checker
- Elmore James
- Herbie Hancock
- Lesley Gore
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):
- Ashford & Simpson
- Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
- John Prine
- Peter Tosh
- Suzi Quatro
- Tom Jones
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 24 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 19. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2000 (artists who released their first record in 1974).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 18 Ballot: Badfinger, Barry Manilow, Bernie Taupin, Bette Midler, Betty Davis, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blue Öyster Cult, Bobby Womack, Buffalo Springfield, Can, Dan Fogelberg, Delaney & Bonnie, Donny Hathaway, Donovan, Dr. John, Edgar Winter Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Emmylou Harris, Faces, Fairport Convention, Fanny, George Benson, Gerry Rafferty, Giorgio Moroder, Grand Funk Railroad, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Herman's Hermits, Jeff Beck, Jim Croce, Jimmy Buffett, Joan Armatrading, John Denver, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Kris Kristofferson, Laura Nyro, Leon Russell, Little Feat, Love, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Meat Loaf, Merry Clayton, MFSB, Minnie Ripperton, Mott the Hoople, Neu!, Nick Drake, Ohio Players, Olivia Newton-John, Os Mutantes, Peter Frampton, Procol Harum, Quilksilver Messenger Service, Randy Newman, Raspberries, Richard Thompson, Richie Havens, Rick Springfield, Ringo Starr, Roberta Flack, Scorpions, Slade, Small Faces, Smokey Robinson, Sparks, Steppenwolf, Supertramp, Sweet, Tangerine Dream, The 5th Dimension, The Cowsills, The Delfonics, The J. Geils Band, The J.B.'s, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Sonics, Three Dog Night, Tommy James & the Shondells, Warren Zevon, Weather Report, Yoko Ono
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