The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 23 Results
After the Round 22 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 2004 (who released their first record in 1978) to the mix. With 19 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 23:
Round 23 Nominees
- Bad Company
- Big Star
- Boston
- Brian Eno
- Chaka Khan*
- Devo
- Dire Straits*
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Emmylou Harris
- Foreigner
- Gang of Four*
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
- Jimmy Buffett***
- Joy Division*
- Kate Bush*
- King Crimson
- Labelle
- Los Lobos*
- Lou Reed
- Miami Sound Machine
- Nick Drake
- Peter Tosh
- Prince & The Revolution/New Power Generation*
- Rick James*
- Roberta Flack
- Siouxsie & The Banshees*
- Squeeze*
- Suicide**
- Suzi Quatro
- The B-52s*
- The Cars*
- The Cure*
- The Jam
- The Runaways
- Thin Lizzy
- Tom Waits
- Van Halen*
- Warren Zevon
- X*
*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
Veterans Committee Ballot
Here are this round's Veterans Committee nominees:
Brian Wilson
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Gordon Lightfoot
Jerry Butler
Lou Rawls
Procol Harum
Sweet
The 5th Dimension
The Crystals
Three Dog Night
Visual Results
118 Ballots Received
118 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
88.10% (104): Prince & The Revolution/New Power Generation
66.10% (78): The Cure
63.60% (75): Van Halen
58.50% (69): The Cars
56.80% (67): The B-52s
52.50% (62): Joy Division, Kate Bush, Warren Zevon (+9.60%)
51.70% (61): King Crimson (+4.40%)
50.80% (60): Roberta Flack (+16.00%), Tom Waits (+9.70%)
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48.30% (57): Big Star (+4.50%)
46.60% (55): Chaka Khan
42.40% (50): Dire Straits
39.80% (47): Lou Reed (+0.50%)
35.60% (42): Devo (-9.00%), The Runaways (-0.10%), Thin Lizzy (+1.70%)
34.70% (41): Emmylou Harris (+6.10%), Siouxsie & The Banshees
33.10% (39): Miami Sound Machine (+2.70%)
32.20% (38): Gil Scott-Heron (-8.90%)
31.40% (37): Labelle (+3.70%)
28.80% (34): Peter Tosh (-1.10%)
28.00% (33): Foreigner (-5.20%)
27.10% (32): Brian Eno (+1.20%), Nick Drake (-3.30%), X
26.30% (31): Bad Company (-0.40%), Emerson, Lake & Palmer (-0.50%), Rick James, Squeeze
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22.90% (27): Boston (-4.80%), Jimmy Buffett
21.20% (25): Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (-4.40%), Suzi Quatro (-9.20%)
20.30% (24): The Jam (-7.40%)
16.10% (19): Los Lobos
5.90% (7): Gang of Four
5.10% (6): Suicide
Veterans Committee Ballot Results:
54.20% (64): The 5th Dimension
52.50% (62): Three Dog Night
50.80% (60): Sweet, The Crystals
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43.20% (51): Lou Rawls
41.50% (49): Gordon Lightfoot
32.20% (38): Procol Harum
28.80% (34): Cliff Richard & The Shadows
24.60% (29): Brian Wilson
21.20% (25): Jerry Butler
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2004:
- Joy Division
- Kate Bush
- King Crimson
- Prince & The Revolution/New Power Generation
- Roberta Flack
- The B-52s
- The Cars
- The Cure
- Tom Waits
- Van Halen
- Warren Zevon
The following artists have been inducted via the Veterans Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2004:
- Sweet
- The 5th Dimension
- The Crystals
- Three Dog Night
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):
- Boston
- Gang of Four
- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
- Los Lobos
- Suicide
- Suzi Quatro
- The Jam
The following artist(s) have reached the maximum number of nominations within their 10 years of eligibility and will now be considered for the veterans committee ballot:
- Emmylou Harris
- Jimmy Buffett
- Nick Drake
The 19 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 24. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2005 (artists who released their first record in 1979).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 23 Ballot: Adam & The Ants, Amy Grant, Ashford & Simpson, Badfinger, Bernie Taupin, Blue Oyster Cult, Bonnie Tyler, Bread, Bryan Adams, Buzzcocks, Cabaret Voltaire, Dan Fogelberg, DJ Kool Herc, Donny Hathaway, Eddie Money, Faces, Fanny, Grace Jones, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Grand Funk Railroad, Humble Pie, Iggy Pop, James Gang, Japan, Joan Armatrading, Joe Jackson, John Denver, John Hiatt, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, KC & The Sunshine Band, Kenny Loggins, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Little Feat, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Meat Loaf, Midnight Oil, Misfits, Mott the Hoople, Neu!, Nick Lowe, Olivia Newton-John, Patti LaBelle, Pere Ubu, Peter Frampton, Poco, Public Image Ltd., Raspberries, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Ringo Starr, Robert Palmer, Ry Cooder, Scorpions, Slade, Sparks, Split Enz, Starz, Steve Winwood, Supertramp, Sylvester, Ted Nugent, Teddy Pendergrass, Television, The Blues Brothers, The Charlie Daniels Band, The Chi-Lites, The Cramps, The Damned, The Dictators, The Fall, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Funk Brothers, The Human League, The J. Geils Band, The J.B.'s, The Last Poets, The Neville Brothers, The Stylistics, The Undertones, The Village People, Thobbing Gristle, Toto, Tower of Power, Uriah Heep, Weather Report, Whitesnake, Wire, X-Ray Spex, XTC
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