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The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 33 Results

Nick D. Bambach

After the Round 32 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 33 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2014 (who released their first record in 1988) to the mix. With 25 spots available from the last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 33:

Round 33 Nominees

  • Anthrax***
  • Bauhaus
  • Bobby Brown**
  • Culture Club
  • De La Soul*
  • Dio
  • Don Henley**
  • Echo and the Bunnymen
  • Faith No More***
  • Fugazi*
  • Gary Numan**
  • Huey Lewis & The News
  • Indigo Girls
  • k.d. lang***
  • Kurtis Blow
  • Living Colour*
  • Lucinda Williams
  • Madness
  • Massive Attack*
  • Megadeth
  • Melissa Etheridge*
  • Ministry***
  • My Bloody Valentine***
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  • Nirvana*
  • Pantera***
  • Phish
  • Poison**
  • Queen Latifah*
  • Sheila E.**
  • Simple Minds**
  • Sinead O'Connor
  • Slayer
  • The (English) Beat**
  • The Cult**
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain***
  • The Psychedelic Furs**
  • The Specials
  • The Stone Roses***

*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

  • Can

  • Giorgio Moroder

  • Harry Belafonte

  • John Denver

  • Johnnie Taylor

  • Olivia Newton-John

  • Public Image Ltd.

  • Sparks

  • Thelonious Monk

  • Toto

Visual Results

118 Ballots Received

118 Ballots Received

Full Results

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

87.30% (103): Nirvana

54.20% (64): Tracy Chapman

53.40% (63): Queen Latifah

52.50% (62): De La Soul, Echo and the Bunnymen (+19.40%)

51.70% (61): Bauhaus (+9.30%), Culture Club (+8.50%), Simple Minds, The Specials (+22.90%)

50.80% (60): Lucinda Williams (+15.20%)

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44.90% (53): Huey Lewis & The News (+11.00%)

42.40% (50): Slayer (+9.30%)

40.70% (48): Madness (+14.40%)

39.00% (46): The Psychedelic Furs

38.10% (45): Kurtis Blow (+11.00%), Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (+7.60%)

34.70% (41): Melissa Etheridge

33.90% (40): Dio (+5.10%), Don Henley

32.20% (38): Living Colour, Megadeth (+3.40%), Sinead O’Connor (+4.20%)

31.40% (37): Phish (+0.90%)

29.70% (35): Indigo Girls (+0.00%)

28.80% (34): Massive Attack

28.00% (33): k.d. lang (+7.70%), The (English) Beat

27.10% (32): The Cult

25.40% (30): Fugazi, Ministry

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23.70% (28): Faith No More, Gary Numan

22.00% (26): Bobby Brown

21.20% (25): My Bloody Valentine

20.30% (24): Sheila E.

19.50% (23): Pantera (-2.50%)

16.10% (19): Anthrax (-1.70%)

14.40% (17): The Stone Roses (-4.20%)

13.60% (16): Poison

11.00% (13): The Jesus and Mary Chain

Veterans Committee Ballot Results

55.10% (65): John Denver

51.70% (61): Olivia Newton-John, Sparks

50.80% (60): Giorgio Moroder, Harry Belafonte, Thelonious Monk

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31.40% (37): Can

29.70% (35): Toto

14.40% (17): Public Image Ltd.

13.60% (16): Johnnie Taylor

As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2014:

  • Bauhaus
  • Culture Club
  • De La Soul
  • Echo and the Bunnymen
  • Lucinda Williams
  • Nirvana
  • Queen Latifah
  • Simple Minds
  • The Specials
  • Tracy Chapman

The following artists have been inducted via the Veterans Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2014:

  • Harry Belafonte
  • Giorgio Moroder
  • John Denver
  • Olivia Newton-John
  • Sparks
  • Thelonious Monk

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):

  • Anthrax
  • Bobby Brown
  • Faith No More
  • My Bloody Valentine
  • Pantera
  • Poison
  • Sheila E.
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain
  • The Stone Roses

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:

  • Gary Numan
  • Kurtis Blow
  • Madness
  • The (English) Beat
  • The Psychedelic Furs

The 16 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 34. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2015 (artists who released their first record in 1989).

Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 33 Ballot: 10,000 Maniacs, Alexander O'Neal, Alison Krauss, Angelique Kidjo, Asia, Babyface, Bad Religion, Barenaked Ladies, Berlin, Billy Bragg, Billy Squier, Biz Markie, Boogie Down Productions, Boy George, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Camper Van Beethoven, Celine Dion, Chris Isaak, Christopher Cross, Cocteau Twins, Crowded House, Danzig, David Foster, David Lindley, DC Talk, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Diamond Head, Digital Underground, Dinosaur Jr., DJ Jazzy Jeff & & The Fresh Prince, Dokken, Enya, Erasure, Eric Johnson, Fishbone, George Strait, Geto Boys, Goo Goo Dolls, Guided By Voices, Jim Steinman, Joe Satriani, Keith Sweat, Killing Joke, Kylie Minogue, L7, Laura Branigan, Lita Ford, Lone Justice, Long Ryders, Loverboy, Lyle Lovett, Malcolm McLaren, Marshall Crenshaw, Matthew Sweet, MC Hammer, MC Lyte, Meat Puppets, Michael McDonald, Midnight Star, Minor Threat, Minutemen, Missing Persons, Mission of Burma, Morrissey, Mudhoney, Neneh Cherry, New Edition, Nile Rodgers, Oingo Boingo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Paula Abdul, Primal Scream, Pulp, Queensrÿche, Rickie Lee Jones, Robert Cray, Robyn Hitchcock, Rollins Band, Rosanne Cash, Roxanne Shante, Rufus Wainwright, RuPaul, Saxon, Screaming Trees, Slick Rick, Social Distortion, Soul Asylum, Spinal Tap, Steve Earle, Steve Vai, Survivor, Suzanne Vega, Talk Talk, Teena Marie, The Afghan Whigs, The Blasters, The dBs, The Descendants, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Feelies, The Flaming Lips, The Gun Club, The Jayhawks, The KLF, The Melvins, The Offspring, The Pogues, The Posies, The Slits, The Smithereens, The Stray Cats, The Time, The Tragically Hip, They Might Be Giants, Tom Tom Club, Traveling Wilburys, Twisted Sister, UB40, Underworld, Violent Femmes, Vixen, Ween, Wham!, White Zombie, Yngwie Malmsteen, Yo La Tengo, Zapp

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