The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 21 Results
After the Round 20 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 2002 (who released their first record in 1976) to the mix. With 19 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 20:
Round 21 Nominees
- Bad Company***
- Big Star
- Blondie*
- Blue Oyster Cult***
- Boston*
- Brian Eno
- Dr. John
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer***
- Emmylou Harris***
- Fela Kuti
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Grace Jones
- Gram Parsons
- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
- Jimmy Buffett**
- John Mellencamp*
- King Crimson
- Kiss
- LaBelle
- Laura Nyro***
- Lou Reed
- Mott the Hoople**
- Nick Drake**
- Peter Frampton**
- Peter Tosh***
- Ramones*
- Roberta Flack
- Sex Pistols*
- Sparks
- Sweet**
- The J. Geils Band
- The Meters
- The Runaways*
- Thin Lizzy
- Three Dog Night**
- Todd Rundgren
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers*
- 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:
Billy Preston
Brian Wilson
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
Connie Francis
Little Willie John
Louis Armstrong
Love
The Dave Clark Five
The Lovin' Spoonful
Tom Jones
Visual Results
111 Ballots Received
111 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
74.80% (83): Ramones
72.10% (80): Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
71.20% (79): Blondie
55.00% (61): Sex Pistols
52.30% (58): Fela Kuti (+13.30%), Traffic (+17.60%)
51.40% (57): Gram Parsons (+18.30%), John Mellencamp, Todd Rundgren (+4.80%)
50.50% (56): Laura Nyro (+28.5%), Kiss (+9.00%), The Meters (+17.40%)
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42.30% (47): Big Star (+9.20%)
37.80% (42): Tom Waits (-0.30%)
35.10% (39): Dr. John (-0.50%), The Runaways
34.20% (38): Roberta Flack (+0.30%)
33.30% (37): Gil Scott-Heron (-0.60%), King Crimson (-1.40%), Lou Reed (-1.40%), Thin Lizzy (+1.10%)
32.40% (36): Emmylou Harris
31.50% (35): Peter Tosh, Warren Zevon (-1.60%)
28.80% (32): Boston, LaBelle (-6.80%)
27.90% (31): Bad Company, Nick Drake, Three Dog Night
27.00% (30): Brian Eno (-2.70%)
26.10% (29): Emerson, Laker & Palmer, Sparks (-6.10%), Sweet
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23.40% (26): Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (-6.30%), Grace Jones (-3.70%)
21.60% (24): Peter Frampton
18.90% (21): The J. Geils Band (-9.10%)
16.20% (18): Jimmy Buffett
14.40% (16): Blue Oyster Cult
9.90% (11): Mott the Hoople
Veteran’s Committee Ballot Results:
53.20% (59): Louis Armstrong
52.30% (58): Billy Preston, The Lovin’ Spoonful
50.50% (56): Love
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44.10% (49): Little Willie John
41.40% (46): The Dave Clark Five
36.90% (41): Connie Francis
27.90% (31): Tom Jones
26.10% (29): Brian Wilson
15.30% (17): Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2002:
- Blondie
- Fela Kuti
- Gram Parsons
- John Mellencamp
- Kiss
- Laura Nyro
- Ramones
- Sex Pistols
- The Meters
- Todd Rundgren
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Traffic
The following artists have been inducted via the Veteran's Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2002:
- Billy Preston
- Louis Armstrong
- Love
- The Lovin' Spoonful
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):
- Blue Oyster Cult
- Grace Jones
- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
- Jimmy Buffett
- Mott the Hoople
- Peter Frampton
- The J. Geils Band
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 22. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2003 (artists who released their first record in 1977).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 21 Ballot: Ashford & Simpson, Badfinger, Barry Manilow, Bernie Taupin, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Bonnie Tyler, Bootsy Collins, Bryan Ferry, Can, Canned Heat, Dan Fogelberg, Delaney & Bonnie, DJ Kool Herc, Donny Hathaway, Edgar Winter Group, Faces, Fairport Convention, Fanny, Gloria Gaynor, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Grand Funk Railroad, Janis Ian, Jeff Beck, Joan Armatrading, John Hiatt, John Prine, Johnnie Taylor, Johnny Winter, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, KC & The Sunshine Band, Kenny Rogers, King Sunny Ade, Leon Russell, Little Feat, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Meat Loaf, Moby Grape, MSFB, Neu!, Nick Lowe, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, NRBQ, Ohio Players, Olivia Newton-John, Pere Ubu, Petra, Procol Harum, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Rainbow, Raspberries, Richard Hell & The Vaoidoids, Richard Thompson, Rick Springfield, Ringo Starr, Robert Palmer, Ry Cooder, Scorpions, Shoes, Silver Apples, Slade, Smokey Robinson, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Split Enz, Starz, Steppenwolf, Styx, Supertramp, Suzi Quatro, Tammy Wynette, Ted Nugent, Television, Ten Years After, The Alan Parsons Project, The Brothers Johnson, The Cowsills, The Damned, The Delfonics, The Dictators, The Funk Brothers, The Gap Band, The J.B.'s, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Stylistics, The Tubes, Tower of Power, Vanilla Fudge, Weather Report, Wendy Carlos, Yoko Ono
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