The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 27 Results
After the Round 26 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 27 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2008 (who released their first record in 1982) to the mix. With 18 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 27:
Round 27 Nominees
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- 10,000 Maniacs*
- Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force
- Ashford & Simpson***
- Bad Brains
- Bad Company
- Bauhaus**
- Beastie Boys*
- Billy Idol
- Black Flag
- Boston
- Brian Eno
- Bryan Adams**
- Grace Jones
- Huey Lewis & The News
- Husker Du
- Iggy Pop**
- Janet Jackson*
- Joe Jackson**
- KC & The Sunshine Band
- Lionel Richie
- Los Lobos
- Lucinda Williams**
- Luther Vandross
- Madonna*
- Metallica*
- Miami Sound Machine
- Motley Crue
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Patti LaBelle**
- Sonic Youth*
- Squeeze
- Steve Winwood
- Sting*
- Teddy Pendergrass**
- Television***
- The Bangles
- The Damned**
- The Jam
- 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
Bernie Taupin
Clyde McPhatter
Jeff Beck
John Denver
Little Walter
Ohio Players
Raspberries
Rick Springfield
The "5" Royales
The Big Bopper
Visual Results
118 Ballots Received
118 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
75.40% (89): Madonna
72.00% (85): Beastie Boys
66.10% (78): Metallica
62.70% (74): Janet Jackson
55.90% (66): Sonic Youth
53.40% (63): Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force (+18.70%)
51.70% (61): Bad Company (+21.90%), Lionel Richie (+7.30%), The Bangles (+8.20%)
50.80% (60): “Weird Al” Yankovic (+20.20%)
50.00% (59): Miami Sound Machine (+12.10%)
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46.60% (55): Black Flag (+16.00%), Brian Eno (+3.90%)
39.80% (47): X (+5.90%)
33.90% (40): KC & The Sunshine Band (+3.30%)
33.10% (39): Husker Du (+3.30%), The Jam (+3.30%)
32.20% (38): Boston (+0.70%), Ozzy Osbourne (+0.70%)
30.50% (36): Grace Jones (+3.10%)
28.80% (34): Patti LaBelle, Sting
28.00% (33): Los Lobos (+0.60%), Squeeze (-0.20%), Steve Winwood (-1.00%)
27.10% (32): Television (+5.30%)
26.30% (31): Billy Idol (-0.30%), Iggy Pop
25.40% (30): Lucinda Williams, Luther Vandross (-6.10%)
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24.60% (29): Bad Brains (-1.20%), Joe Jackson, Motley Crue (-2.80%), The Damned
21.20% (25): Bauhaus
20.30% (24): Teddy Pendergrass
19.50% (23): Bryan Adams, Huey Lewis and the News (-5.50%)
18.60% (22): Ashford & Simpson
7.60% (9): 10,000 Maniacs
Veterans Committee Ballot Results:
55.90% (66): Clyde McPhatter
55.10% (65): Jeff Beck
52.50% (62): Little Walter, Ohio Players, The “5” Royales
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39.00% (46): John Denver
30.50% (36): Bernie Taupin
22.00% (26): Raspberries, Rick Springfield
17.80% (21): The Big Bopper
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2008:
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
- Bad Company
- Beastie Boys
- Janet Jackson
- Lionel Richie
- Madonna
- Metallica
- Miami Sound Machine
- Sonic Youth
- The Bangles
The following artists have been inducted via the Veterans Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2008:
- Clyde McPhatter
- Jeff Beck
- Little Walter
- Ohio Players
- The "5" Royales
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):
- 10,000 Maniacs
- Bad Brains
- Bauhaus
- Bryan Adams
- Huey Lewis & The News
- Joe Jackson
- Motley Crue
- Teddy Pendergrass
- The Damned
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:
- Ashford & Simpson
- KC & The Sunshine Band
The 18 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 28. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2009 (artists who released their first record in 1983).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 27 Ballot: Adam and the Ants, Ambrosia, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Barry Manilow, Big Black, Billy Squier, Boney M., Bonnie Tyler, Bryan Ferry, Buckwheat Zydeco, Buzzcocks, Camel, Cocteau Twins, Culture Club, Dead Kennedys, DJ Kool Herc, Don Henley, Echo and the Bunnymen, Eddie Money, Gang of Four, Gary Numan, George Strait, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Jeffrey Osbourne, Jim Steinman, John Hiatt, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Kenny Loggins, Kenny Rogers, Kurtis Blow, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Leo Sayer, Madness, Marillion, Marshall Crenshaw, Meat Puppets, MFSB, Michael McDonald, Mike Oldfield, Ministry, Minor Threat, Minutemen, Misfits, Missing Persons, Mission of Burma, Montrose, Neu!, Nick Lowe, Oingo Boingo, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Pere Ubu, Public Image Ltd., Rainbow, Reba McEntire, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Richard Thompson, Rick Derringer, Robert Cray, Robert Palmer, Robyn Hitchcock, Shonen Knife, Social Distortion, Split Enz, Steve Earle, Sugarhill Gang, Suicide, Sylvester, Talk Talk, Tavares, Tears for Fears, Ted Nugent, Teena Marie, The Alan Parsons Project, The Average White Band, The Blues Brothers, The Boomtown Rats, The Brothers Johnson, The Cramps, The Dictators, The English Beat, The Fall, The Gap Band, The Hoodoo Gurus, The Human League, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Neville Brothers, The Psychedelic Furs, The Smithereens, The Specials, The Undertones, The Village People, Toto, Twister Sister, UB40, Wham!, Whitesnake, Whodini, Wire, X-Ray Spex, XTC, Zapp
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