After the Round 27 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 28 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2009 (who released their first record in 1983) to the mix. With 22 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 28:

Veterans Committee Ballot

• Bernie Taupin

• Chuck Willis

• Gene Pitney

• Harry Belafonte

• John Denver

• KC & The Sunshine Band

• Steppenwolf

• The Clovers

• The Sonics

• Willie Dixon

Visual Results

Full Results

(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)

77.00% (94): Run-DMC

69.70% (85): The Smiths

58.20% (71): Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

56.60% (69): Cyndi Lauper

54.90% (67): X (+15.10%)

53.40% (65): Brian Eno (+6.70%), Tears for Fears

52.50% (64): Black Flag

51.60% (63): Los Lobos (+23.60%), Ozzy Osbourne (+19.40%), Robert Palmer

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41.00% (50): The Jam (+7.90%)

38.50% (47): Grace Jones (+8.00%), Squeeze (+10.50%)

36.10% (44): Steve Winwood (+8.10%), Television (+9.00%)

35.20% (43): Boston (+3.00%)

33.60% (41): Billy Idol (+7.30%), Dead Kennedys, Ice-T, Iggy Pop (+7.30%), Luther Vandross (+8.20%), Slayer

32.80% (40): Patti LaBelle (+4.00%)

31.10% (38): Sting (+2.30%), Sugarhill Gang

28.70% (35): Bad Brains (+4.10%)

27.90% (34): Bauhaus (+6.70%), Husker Du (-5.20%), Lucinda Williams (+2.50%), Motley Crue (+3.30%)

27.00% (33): Culture Club

26.20% (32): Kurtis Blow

25.40% (31): Buzzcocks, Kansas

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20.50% (25): Kenny Rogers

17.20% (21): The Village People

11.50% (14): Steve Earle, Violent Femmes

9.00% (11): Sylvester

Veterans Committee Ballot Results:

51.60% (63): Willie Dixon

50.80% (62): Chuck Willis, KC & The Sunshine Band, Steppenwolf
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41.00% (50): Gene Pitney

40.20% (49): John Denver

39.30% (48): Harry Belafonte

28.70% (35): Bernie Taupin

26.20% (32): The Clovers

20.50% (25): The Sonics

Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 28 Ballot: 10,000 Maniacs, Adam and the Ants, Alabama, Amy Grant, Anita Baker, Anthrax, B.T. Express, Billy Bragg, Billy Ocean, Billy Squier, Boney M., Bonnie Tyler, Bryan Adams, Buckwheat Zydeco, Captain and Tenille, Chris Rea, Cocteau Twins, David Byrne, David Foster, Dio, DJ Kool Herc, Don Henley, Echo and the Bunnymen, Eddie Money, Einsturzende Neubauten, Faith No More, Gang of Four, Gary Numan, George Clinton, George Strait, George Thorogood and The Destroyers, Gloria Gaynor, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Huey Lewis And The News, Jefferson Starship, Jim Steinman, Joe Jackson, John Hiatt, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, k.d. lang, Madness, Marillion, Marshall Crenshaw, Meat Puppets, Michael McDonald, Midnight Oil, Ministry, Minor Threat, Minutemen, Misfits, Missing Persons, Mission of Burma, Natalie Cole, New Edition, Nick Lowe, Nile Rodgers, Oingo Boingo, Pantera, Pere Ubu, Petra, Public Image Ltd., Pulp, Queensrÿche, Quiet Riot, Rainbow, Reba McEntire, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Richard Thompson, Robert Cray, Robyn Hitchcock, Selena y Los Dinos, Shoes, Shonen Knife, Simple Minds, Social Distortion, Split Enz, Starz, Suicidal Tendencies, Suicide, Talk Talk, Ted Nugent, Teddy Pendergrass, The Alan Parsons Project, The Art of Noise, The Average White Band, The Blues Brothers, The Boomtown Rats, The Brothers Johnson, The Cramps, The Damned, The Dead Boys, The Dictators, The English Beat, The Fall, The Gap Band, The Germs, The Human League, The Neville Brothers, The Psychedelic Furs, The Saints, The Slits, The Smithereens, The Specials, The Style Council, The Time, The Undertones, Throbbing Gristle, Toto, Twisted Sister, UB40, Wham!, Whitesnake, Whodini, Wire, X-Ray Spex, XTC, Zapp

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