The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 26 Results
After the Round 25 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 26 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2007 (who released their first record in 1981) to the mix. With 18 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 26:
Round 26 Nominees
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force
- Bad Brains
- Bad Company
- Billy Idol*
- Black Flag
- Blue Öyster Cult***
- Boston
- Brian Eno
- Buzzcocks
- Dead Kennedys
- Depeche Mode*
- Duran Duran*
- Eurythmics*
- Grace Jones
- Huey Lewis and the News
- Hüsker Dü*
- Joan Armatrading***
- KC & the Sunshine Band
- Lionel Richie*
- Los Lobos
- Luther Vandross*
- Miami Sound Machine
- Mötley Crüe*
- New Order*
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Peter Frampton
- Phil Collins*
- R.E.M.*
- Scorpions***
- Siouxsie & the Banshees
- Squeeze
- Steve Winwood**
- Stevie Nicks*
- Suzi Quatro
- Television
- The Bangles*
- The Jam
- The Replacements*
- 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
Fanny
Freddie King
Giorgio Moroder
Joe Tex
Leon Russell
Nick Drake
Ohio Players
Tammy Wynette
The Flamingos
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Visual Results
124 Ballots Received
124 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
80.60% (100): R.E.M.
78.20% (97): Depeche Mode
63.70% (79): Duran Duran
62.10% (77): Eurythmics
54.00% (67): New Order, The Replacements
51.60% (64): Phil Collins, Siouxsie & The Banshees (+2.40%)
50.80% (63): Stevie Nicks, Suzi Quatro (+13.50%)
______________
44.40% (55): Lionel Richie
43.50% (54): The Bangles
42.70% (53): Brian Eno (+8.50%)
37.90% (47): Miami Sound Machine (+1.20%)
34.70% (43): Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force (-5.30%)
33.90% (42): X (-6.90%)
32.30% (40): Blue Oyster Cult
31.50% (39): Boston (-4.30%), Luther Vandross, Ozzy Osbourne (+0.70%)
30.60% (38): “Weird Al” Yankovic (-0.20%), Black Flag (-2.70%), KC & The Sunshine Band (+3.10%)
29.80% (37): Bad Company (-7.70%), Husker Du, Peter Frampton (+2.30%), The Jam (-1.90%)
29.00% (36): Steve Winwood
28.20% (35): Squeeze (-0.10%)
27.40% (34): Grace Jones (-4.30%), Los Lobos (-3.40%), Motley Crue
26.60% (33): Billy Idol
25.80% (32): Bad Brains (-1.70%), Scorpions
25.00% (31): Huey Lewis & The News (-3.30%)
_______________
21.80% (27): Television (-7.40%)
16.10% (20): Joan Armatrading
14.50% (18): Dead Kennedys (-11.30%)
13.70% (17): Buzzcocks (-16.30%)
Veterans Committee Ballot Results:
53.20% (66): Nick Drake
51.60% (64): Freddie King
50.80% (63): Joe Tex, Leon Russell, The Flamingos
_______________
43.50% (54): Ohio Players
30.60% (38): Giorgio Moroder
28.20% (35): The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
23.40% (29): Tammy Wynette
16.90% (21): Fanny
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2007:
- Depeche Mode
- Duran Duran
- Eurythmics
- New Order
- Phil Collins
- R.E.M.
- Siouxsie & The Banshees
- Stevie Nicks
- Suzi Quatro
- The Replacements
The following artists have been inducted via the Veterans Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2007:
- Freddie King
- Joe Tex
- Leon Russell
- Nick Drake
- The Flamingos
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):
- Buzzcocks
- Dead Kennedys
- 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 veterans committee ballot:
- Blue Oyster Cult
- Joan Armatrading
- Peter Frampton
- Scorpions
The 23 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 27. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2008 (artists who released their first record in 1982).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 26 Ballot: Ashford & Simpson, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Bad Religion, Barry Manilow, Bauhaus, Boney M., Bonnie Tyler, Bryan Adams, Cabaret Voltaire, Chuck Brown, Dan Fogelberg, DJ Kool Herc, Echo and the Bunnymen, Eddie Money, Foghat, Gang Of Four, Gary Glitter, Gary Numan, George Strait, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Harry Chapin, Iggy Pop, J.J. Cale, Jim Steinman, Joe Jackson, Joe Walsh, John Hiatt, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Kenny Loggins, Kenny Rogers, Kurtis Blow, Lucinda Williams, Madness, Marshall Crenshaw, Meat Puppets, Ministry, Minor Threat, Minutemen, Misfits, Mission of Burma, Natalie Cole, Neu!, Nick Lowe, Patti LaBelle, Pere Ubu, Psychedelic Furs, Public Image Ltd., Quiet Riot, Rainbow, Raspberries, Reba McEntire, Return to Forever, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Richard Thompson, Robert Palmer, Robyn Hitchcock, Simple Minds, Smokey Robinson, Social Distortion, Split Enz, Styx, Sugarhill Gang, Suicide, Sylvester, T Bone Burnett, Tanya Tucker, Tears for Fears, Ted Nugent, Teddy Pendergrass, The Alan Parsons Project, The Alarm, The Blue Nile, The Blues Brothers, The Boomtown Rats, The Cramps, The Damned, The Dictators, The English Beat, The Fall, The Gap Band, The Human League, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Neville Brothers, The Smithereens, The Specials, The Time, The Undertones, The Village People, Toto, Twisted Sister, UB40, Wire, X-Ray Spex, XTC, Zapp
Use the #RockHallReconsideredProject to follow the latest news and updates on Twitter.