The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 29 Results
After the Round 28 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 29 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2010 (who released their first record in 1984) to the mix. With 17 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 29:
Round 29 Nominees
- 10,000 Maniacs***
- Anita Baker**
- Bad Brains
- Bauhaus
- Billy Idol
- Bon Jovi*
- Boston
- Buzzcocks
- Culture Club
- Dead Kennedys
- Echo and the Bunnymen**
- George Michael*
- Grace Jones
- Husker Du
- Ice-T
- Iggy Pop
- Joe Jackson*
- Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers*
- Kurtis Blow
- LL Cool J*
- Lucinda Williams
- Luther Vandross
- Motley Crue
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds*
- Patti LaBelle
- Pet Shop Boys*
- Red Hot Chili Peppers*
- Sade*
- Slayer
- Squeeze
- Steve Winwood
- Sting
- Sugarhill Gang
- Television
- The Flaming Lips*
- The Human League**
- The Jam
- The Jesus and Mary Chain*
- Violent Femmes***
- Whitney Houston*
*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
Barry Manilow
Blue Oyster Cult
Brook Benton
Celia Cruz
Gene Pitney
Lightnin' Hopkins
Peter Frampton
Sonny & Cher
The Clovers
The Dave Clark Five
Visual Results
116 Ballots Received
116 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
66.40% (77): Whitney Houston
65.50% (76): LL Cool J
59.50% (69): Red Hot Chili Peppers
56.00% (65): George Michael
52.60% (61): Boston (+17.40%), Grace Jones (+14.10%), Television (+16.50%)
50.90% (59): Luther Vandross (+17.30%), Sade, Squeeze (+12.40%), The Jam (+9.90%)
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39.70% (46): Steve Winwood (+3.60%)
38.80% (45): Bon Jovi, Buzzcocks (+13.40%), Pet Shop Boys
37.10% (43): Iggy Pop (+3.50%)
36.20% (42): Motley Crue (+8.30%), Patti LaBelle (+3.40%)
34.50% (41): Bad Brains (+5.80%), Dead Kennedys (+0.90%), Ice-T (+0.90%)
33.60% (40): Slayer (+0.00%)
31.90% (38): Billy Idol (-1.70%), Sugarhill Gang (+0.80%)
31.00% (35): Husker Du (+3.10%), Sting (-0.10%)
30.20% (35): Culture Club (+3.20%), Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
29.30% (34): Anita Baker
28.40% (33): The Human League
27.60% (32): Joe Jackson
26.70% (31): Bauhaus (-1.20%), Lucinda Williams (-1.20%)
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22.40% (26): Echo and The Bunnymen
20.70% (24): Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
19.80% (23): The Flaming Lips
17.20% (20): Kurtis Blow (-9.00%)
16.40% (19): 10,000 Maniacs
9.50% (11): Violent Femmes (-2.00%)
6.00% (7): The Jesus and Mary Chain
Veterans Committee Ballot Results:
52.60% (61): The Clovers
51.70% (60): Sonny & Cher, The Dave Clark Five
50.90% (59): Blue Oyster Cult
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43.10% (50): Celia Cruz
41.40% (48): Peter Frampton
37.90% (44): Lightnin’ Hopkins
30.20% (35): Gene Pitney
23.30% (27): Barry Manilow
17.50% (25): Brook Benton
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2010:
- Boston
- George Michael
- Grace Jones
- LL Cool J
- Luther Vandross
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Sade
- Squeeze
- Television
- The Jam
- Whitney Houston
The following artists have been inducted via the Veterans Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2010:
- Blue Oyster Cult
- Sonny & Cher
- The Clovers
- The Dave Clark Five
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
- Echo and the Bunnymen
- Kurtis Blow
- The Flaming Lips
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Violent Femmes
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:
- Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
The 22 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 30. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2011 (artists who released their first record in 1985).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 29 Ballot: Adam and the Ants, Ambrosia, Anthrax, Art of Noise, Billy Bragg, Billy Ocean, Billy Squier, Black Uhuru, Boney M., Bonnie Tyler, Bryan Adams, Buckwheat Zydeco, Cameo, Cocteau Twins, David Foster, Dio, DJ Kool Herc, Don Henley, Eddie Money, Faith No More, Gang of Four, Gary Numan, George Strait, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Huey Lewis and the News, Jim Steinman, Joe Satriani, k.d. lang, Kenny Loggins, Kenny Rogers, Little River Band, Madness, Marillion, Marshall Crenshaw, Meat Puppets, Ministry, Minutemen, Misfits, Missing Persons, Mission of Burma, Natalie Cole, New Edition, Nick Lowe, Nile Rodgers, Oingo Boingo, Outlaws, Pantera, Pere Ubu, Public Image Ltd., Pulp, Quiet Riot, Rainbow, Reba McEntire, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Robert Cray, Robyn Hitchcock, Roxanne Shante, Sheila E., Social Distortion, Soul Asylum, Spinal Tap, Split Enz, Starz, Steve Earle, Steve Vai, Suicide, Sylvester, Talk Talk, Ted Nugent, Teddy Pendergrass, The Alan Parsons Project, The Blues Brothers, The Boomtown Rats, The Cramps, The Cult, The Damned, The dB’s, The Dead Boys, The Dictators, The English Beat, The Fall, The Long Ryders, The Neville Brothers, The Pogues, The Psychedelic Furs, The Smithereens, The Specials, The Time, The Village People, Tommy Bolin, Toto, UB40, Wham!, Wire, X-Ray Spex, XTC, Zapp
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