The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 24 Results
After the Round 23 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 24 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2005 (who released their first record in 1979) to the mix. With 21 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 24:
Round 24 Nominees
- "Weird Al" Yankovic*
- Bad Company
- Big Star
- Black Flag*
- Blue Oyster Cult***
- Boston***
- Brian Eno
- Buzzcocks***
- Chaka Khan
- Def Leppard*
- Devo
- Dire Straits
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Foreigner
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Grace Jones***
- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five*
- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes***
- Iron Maiden*
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts*
- Labelle
- Los Lobos***
- Lou Reed
- Miami Sound Machine
- Pat Benatar*
- Peter Tosh
- Rick James
- Ringo Starr**
- Scorpions**
- Siouxsie & The Banshees
- Squeeze
- Suzi Quatro***
- The Dead Kennedys*
- The J. Geils Band***
- The Jam***
- The Pretenders*
- The Runaways
- Thin Lizzy
- U2*
- 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:
Badfinger
Connie Francis
Donny Hathaway
Faces
Gordon Lightfoot
Jimmy Buffett
Lou Rawls
Mott the Hoople
Percy Sledge
The Dells
Visual Results
118 Ballots Received
118 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
68.60% (81): The Pretenders
66.10% (78): U2
62.70% (74): Pat Benatar
52.50% (62): Gil Scott-Heron (+20.30%), Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy (+16.90%)
51.70% (61): The Runaways (+16.10%)
50.80% (60): Big Star (+2.50%), Chaka Khan (+4.20%), Peter Tosh (+22.00%)
50.00% (59): Devo (+14.40%)
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46.60% (55): Def Leppard
44.10% (52): Dire Straits (+1.70%)
39.00% (46): Emerson, Lake & Palmer (+12.70%), Labelle (+7.60%)
36.40% (43): Lou Reed (-3.40%)
35.60% (42): Siouxsie and the Banshees (+0.90%)
32.20% (38): Boston (+9.30%), Miami Sound Machine (-0.90%)
30.50% (36): Brian Eno (+3.40%), Suzi Quatro (+9.40%)
29.70% (35): “Weird Al” Yankovic
28.00% (33): Black Flag, Foreigner (+0.00%), The J. Geils Band
27.10% (32): Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (+5.90%), Joan Jett & The Backhearts, Squeeze (+0.80%)
26.30% (31): Dead Kennedys
25.40% (30): Grace Jones, Los Lobos (+9.30%), Rick James (-0.90%), Ringo Starr, X (-1.70%)
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24.60% (29): The Jam
18.60% (22): Scorpions
16.90% (20): Bad Company (-9.40%)
16.10% (19): Buzzcocks
15.30% (18): Blue Oyster Cult
Veterans Committee Ballot Results:
53.40% (63): Lou Rawls
51.70% (61): Gordon Lightfoot
50.80% (60): The Dells
50.00% (59): Donny Hathaway, Faces
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42.40% (50): Connie Francis
34.70% (41): Percy Sledge
27.10% (32): Jimmy Buffett
20.30% (24): Badfinger
19.50% (23): Mott the Hoople
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2005:
- Big Star
- Chaka Khan
- Devo
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
- Iron Maiden
- Pat Benatar
- Peter Tosh
- The Pretenders
- The Runaways
- Thin Lizzy
- U2
The following artists have been inducted via the Veterans Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2005:
- Donny Hathaway
- Faces
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Lou Rawls
- The Dells
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):
- Bad Company
- Blue Oyster Cult
- Buzzcocks
- Scorpions
- 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:
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Ringo Starr
- The J. Geils Band
The 20 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 25. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2006 (artists who released their first record in 1980).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 24 Ballot: Adam & The Ants, Albert Lee, Ashford & Simpson, Barry Manilow, Bauhaus, Bernie Taupin, Bryan Adams, Burning Spear, Cactus, Captain & Teille, Charlie Daniels Band, Dan Fogelberg, Dennis Brown, Dennis Wilson, Derek & The Dominoes, DJ Kool Herc, Echo and the Bunnymen, Eddie Money, Edgar Winter Group, Fanny, Gang of Four, Gary Numan, Generation X, Gentle Giant, George Duke, Girlschool, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Hawkwind, Iggy Pop, Joan Armatrading, Joe Jackson, John Haitt, John Prine, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Kansas, KC & The Sunshine Band, Kenny Loggins, Kenny Rogers, Kris Kristofferson, Kurtis Blow, Little Feat, Lucinda Williams, Madness, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Malcolm McLaren, Meat Loaf, Merry Clayton, Misfits, Mountain, Neu!, Nick Lowe, Olivia Newton-John, Patti LaBelle, Pere Ubu, Peter Frampton, Public Image Ltd., Rainbow, Raspberries, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Robert Palmer, Ry Cooder, Simple Minds, Sly & Robbie, Sparks, Split Enz, Starz, Steve Winwood, Styx, Sugarhill Gang, Suicide, Supertramp, Sylvester, Tangerine Dream, Ted Nugent, Teddy Pendergrass, Teena Marie, Television, The Alan Parsons Project, The Blues Brothers, The Cramps, The Damned, The Dead Boys, The Dictators, The English Beat, The Fall, The Funk Brothers, The Gap Band, The Human League, The J.B.'s, The Knack, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Neville Brothers, The Psychedelic Furs, The Specials, The Trammps, The Undertones, The Village People, Toto, Tower of Power, Twisted Sister, UFO, Weather Report, Wire, X-Ray Spex, XTC
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