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The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 34 Results

Nick D. Bambach

After the Round 33 Results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 34 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2015 (who released their first record in 1989) to the mix. With 24 spots available from the last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 34:

Round 34 Nominees

  • 10,000 Maniacs***
  • A Tribe Called Quest*
  • Anthrax***
  • Babyface***
  • Bobby Brown***
  • Celine Dion**
  • Crowded House***
  • Dio
  • Don Henley
  • Faith No More***
  • Fugazi
  • Garth Brooks*
  • Green Day*
  • Huey Lewis & The News
  • Indigo Girls
  • k.d. lang
  • Lenny Kravitz*
  • Living Colour
  • Massive Attack
  • Megadeth
  • Melissa Etheridge
  • Ministry
  • Minor Threat**
  • Minutemen**
  • My Bloody Valentine***
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  • Nine Inch Nails*
  • Pantera***
  • Pavement*
  • Phish
  • Sarah McLachlan*
  • Selena*
  • Sinead O'Connor
  • Slayer
  • Soul Asylum
  • Steve Earle***
  • The Cult
  • The Flaming Lips***
  • The Pogues***
  • 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

  • Del Shannon

  • Desmond Dekker & the Aces

  • Gene Pitney

  • Grand Funk Railroad

  • Junior Walker & The All-Stars

  • Public Image Ltd.

  • The Gap Band

  • Waylon Jennings

  • Weather Report

Visual Results

110 Ballots Received

110 Ballots Received

Full Results

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

74.50% (82): Nine Inch Nails

71.80% (79): Green Day

66.40% (73): A Tribe Called Quest

57.30% (63): Huey Lewis & The News (+12.40%)

52.70% (58): Slayer (+10.30%)

51.70% (57): Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (+13.70%)

50.90% (56): Lenny Kravitz

50.00% (55): The Flaming Lips

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46.40% (51): Indigo Girls (+16.70%)

45.50% (50): Megadeth (+13.30%)

42.70% (47): Living Colour (+10.50%)

40.90% (45): Melissa Etheridge (+6.20%)

38.20% (42): Selena

37.30% (41): 10,000 Maniacs

35.50% (39): Phish (+4.10%)

33.60% (37): k.d. lang (+5.60%), Pavement

31.80% (35): Dio (-2.10%)

30.90% (34): Don Henley (-3.00%), Ministry (+5.50%), Sinead O’Connor (-1.30%)

30.00% (33): Crowded House, Steve Earle

29.10% (32): Garth Brooks, Sarah McLachian

28.20% (31): Massive Attack (-0.60%)

27.30% (30): My Blood Valentine (+6.10%)

26.40% (29): Babyface, Bobby Brown (+4.40%)

25.50% (28): Celine Dion

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23.60% (26): The Pogues

22.70% (25): Faith No More (-1.00%), Minutemen

20.90% (23): Fugazi (-4.50%), Pantera (+1.40%)

18.20% (20): Anthrax (+2.10%), Minor Threat

17.30% (19): The Stone Roses (+2.90%)

14.50% (16): Soul Asylum

13.60% (17): The Cult (-13.50%)

Veterans Committee Ballot Results

55.50% (61): Junior Walker & The All-Stars

53.60% (59): Del Shannon, Gene Pitney

50.90% (56): Grand Funk Railroad, Waylon Jennings

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44.50% (49): The Gap Band

32.70% (36): Can

25.50% (28): Desmond Dekker & The Aces

18.20% (20): Weather Report

14.50% (16): Public Image Ltd.

As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2015:

  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • Green Day
  • Huey Lewis & The News
  • Lenny Kravitz
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Slayer
  • The Flaming Lips

The following artists have been inducted via the Veterans Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2015:

  • Del Shannon
  • Gene Pitney
  • Grand Funk Railroad
  • Junior Walker & The All-Stars
  • Waylon Jennings

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
  • Faith No More
  • Fugazi
  • Minor Threat
  • Pantera
  • Soul Asylum
  • The Cult
  • The Pogues
  • 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:

  • Minutemen

The 22 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 35. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2016 (artists who released their first record in 1990).

Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 34 Ballot: ABC, Adam Ant, Agent Orange, Alan Jackson, Alexander O’Neal, Allison Kraus, Angelique Kidjo, Asia, Bad Religion, Barenaked Ladies, Better Than Ezra, Billy Bragg, Billy Squier, Biz Markie, Bob Mould, Boogie Down Productions, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Camper van Beethoven, Chris Isaak, Clint Black, Cocteau Twins, Daniel Lanois, Danzig, David Foster, David Lindley, Dazz Band, DC Talk, Debarge, Digital Underground, Dinosaur Jr., DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Dream Theater, Dwight Yoakam, Enya, EPMD, Erasure, Eric Johnson, George Strait, Gin Blossoms, Gloria Estefan, Goo Goo Dolls, Guided By Voices, Hanoi Rocks, Happy Mondays, Irene Cara, Jim Steinman, Joe Satriani, Keith Sweat, Kylie Minogue, L7, Laura Branigan, Lone Justice, Loverboy, Lyle Lovett, Marshall Crenshaw, Matthew Sweet, MC Hammer, MC Lyte, Meat Puppets, Michael McDonald, Michael Penn, Midnight Star, Missing Persons, Mission of Burma, Morrissey, Mother Love Bone, Mudhoney, Nenah Cherry, New Edition, Nile Rodgers, Oingo Boingo, Orbital, Paula Abdul, Poison, Primal Scream, Primus, Pulp, Real McCoy, Robert Cray, Robert Plant, Robyn Hitchcock, Roxanne Shantee, Rufus Wainwright, RuPaul, Shawn Colvin, Sheila E., Skid Row, Social Distortion, Soft Cell, Spandau Ballet, Spinal Tap, Steve Vai, Superchunk, Suzanne Vega, Talk Talk, The Birthday Party, The Blasters, The dB's, The Jayhawks, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The KLF, The Long Ryders, The Melvins, The Offspring, The Posies, The Rollins Band, The Screaming Trees, The Sisters of Mercy, The Slits, The Smithereens, The Stray Cats, The Time, The Tragically Hip, They Might Be Giants, Thompson Twins, Tom Tom Club, Traveling Wilburys, UB40, Underworld, Venom, Violent Femmes, Vixen, Ween, Wham!, White Zombie, Whodini, Yngwie Malmsteen, Yo La Tengo, Zapp

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