The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 20 Results

The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 20 Results

After the Round 19 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 20 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2001 (who released their first record in 1975) to the mix. With 18 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 20:

Round 20 Nominees

  • Barry White
  • Big Star
  • Brian Eno**
  • Buffalo Springfield
  • Can**
  • Carpenters
  • Donny Hathaway**
  • Dr. John***
  • Faces**
  • Fela Kuti
  • Gil Scott-Heron***
  • Grace Jones*
  • Gram Parsons
  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes**
  • Heart*
  • Jimmy Cliff
  • Joan Armatrading**
  • Joe Cocker
  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers*
  • Journey*
  • King Crimson
  • Kiss
  • LaBelle***
  • Laura Nyro
  • Lou Reed
  • MC5
  • New York Dolls
  • Patti Smith Group
  • Roberta Flack**
  • Sparks**
  • Steve Miller Band
  • Suzi Quatro***
  • Television*
  • The J. Geils Band**
  • The Meters
  • Thin Lizzy
  • Todd Rundgren
  • Tom Waits
  • Traffic
  • Warren Zevon

*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:

  • Ella Fitzgerald

  • Little Willie John

  • Neil Sedaka

  • Peggy Lee

  • Peter, Paul & Mary

  • Small Faces

  • The Chiffons

  • The Clovers

  • Tom Jones

  • Wynonie Harris


Visual Results

118 Ballots Received

118 Ballots Received

118 Ballots Received

118 Ballots Received


Full Results

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

60.20% (71): Heart

55.10% (65): Patti Smith Group (+11.90%)

51.70% (61): Carpenters (+17.50%), MC5 (+15.80%)

50.80% (60): Barry White (+20.00%), Buffalo Springfield (+25.60%), Jimmy Cliff (+11.50%), Journey, New York Dolls (+16.60%), Steve Miller Band (+19.20%)

50.00% (59): Joe Cocker (+16.70%)

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46.60% (55): Todd Rundgren (+14.10%)

41.50% (49): Kiss (+7.30%)

39.00% (46): Fela Kuti (+9.90%)

38.10% (45): Tom Waits (+5.60%)

35.60% (42): Dr. John, LaBelle

34.70% (41): King Crimson (+6.50%), Lou Reed (+5.60%), Traffic (+6.50%)

33.90% (40): Roberta Flack, Gil Scott-Heron

32.10% (39): Big Star (-1.90%), Gram Parsons (+2.30%), The Meters (-1.10%), Warren Zevon (+5.20%)

32.20% (38): Sparks, Thin Lizzy (+1.10%)

29.70% (35): Brian Eno, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

28.00% (33): The J. Geils Band

27.10% (32): Grace Jones

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24.60% (29): Suzi Quatro

22.90% (27): Donny Hathaway

22.00% (26): Laura Nyro

17.80% (21): Faces

16.90% (20): Can

14.40% (17): Television

13.60% (16): Joan Armatrading

9.30% (11): Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers


Veteran’s Committee Ballot Results:

55.90% (66): Peter, Paul & Mary

53.40% (63): Ella Fitzgerald

51.70% (61): Neil Sedaka, The Chiffons

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39.80% (47): Little Willie John, Tom Jones

33.90% (40): Small Faces

26.30% (31): The Clovers

24.60% (29): Peggy Lee

22.90% (27): Wynonie Harris


As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2001:

  • Barry White
  • Buffalo Springfield
  • Carpenters
  • Heart
  • Jimmy Cliff
  • Joe Cocker
  • Journey
  • MC5
  • New York Dolls
  • Patti Smith Group
  • Steve Miller Band

The following artists have been inducted via the Veteran's Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2001:

  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Neil Sedaka
  • Peter, Paul & Mary
  • The Chiffons

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):

  • Can
  • Donny Hathaway
  • Faces
  • Joan Armatrading
  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
  • Laura Nyro
  • Suzi Quatro
  • Television

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 21 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 21. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2002 (artists who released their first record in 1976).

Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 20 Ballot: America, Ashford & Simpson, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Badfinger, Barry Manilow, Bernie Taupin, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blue Oyster Cult, Brian Wilson, Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Edmunds, Delaney & Bonnie, DJ Kool Herc, Edgar Winter Group, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Emmylou Harris, Fairport Convention, Fanny, Giorgio Moroder, Grand Funk Railroad, Ian Hunter, James Carr, Janis Ian, Jim Croce, Jimmy Buffett, Jimmy Castor, John Hiatt, John Prine, Johnny Winter, KC & The Sunshine Band, Kenny Rogers, Leon Russell, Little Feat, Love, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Meat Loaf, MFSB, Moby Grape, Mott the Hoople, Neu!, Nick Drake, Nina Hagen, NRBQ, Ohio Players, Olivia Newton-John, Percy Sledge, Pere Ubu, Peter Frampton, Peter Tosh, Petra, Procol Harum, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Rainbow, Raspberries, Richard Thompson, Rick Springfield, Ringo Starr, Robert Palmer, Ry Cooder, Scorpions, Shoes, Slade, Smokey Robinson, Split Enz, Steppenwolf, Supertramp, Sweet, Tammy Wynette, Tangerine Dream, Ted Nugent, The 13th Floor Elevators, The 5th Dimension, The Alan Parsons Project, The Cowsills, The Delfonics, The Dictators, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Funk Brothers, The Gap Band, The J.B.'s, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Tubes, Three Dog Night, Tower of Power, Weather Report, Yoko Ono


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