The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 35 Results
After the Round 34 Results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 35 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2016 (who released their first record in 1990) to the mix. With 18 spots available from the last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 35:
Round 35 Nominees
- 10,000 Maniacs
- Alice in Chains*
- Ani DiFranco*
- Babyface
- Blur*
- Bobby Brown
- Celine Dion
- Crowded House
- Dio
- Don Henley
- En Vogue*
- Fugazi***
- Garth Brooks
- Hole*
- Ice Cube*
- Indigo Girls
- k.d. lang
- Kylie Minogue**
- Living Colour
- Mariah Carey*
- Massive Attack
- Megadeth
- Melissa Etheridge
- Ministry
- Moby*
- My Bloody Valentine
- Pavement
- Phish
- Sarah McLachlan
- Seal*
- Selena
- Sinead O’Connor
- Smashing Pumpkins*
- Steve Earle
- Talk Talk**
- The Time**
- The (Dixie) Chicks*
- The Black Crowes*
- The Stone Roses***
- Violent Femmes***
*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
Boz Scaggs
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Janis Ian
Little Feat
Slade
Tammy Wynette
The Gap Band
The Village People
Tom Jones
Zapp
Visual Results
117 Ballots Received
117 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
71.80% (84): Smashing Pumpkins
63.20% (74): Mariah Carey
59.80% (70): Alice in Chains
52.10% (61): Blur, Living Colour (+9.40%), Megadeth (+6.60%)
51.30% (60): 10,000 Maniacs (+14.00%), Melissa Ethridge (+10.40%), Selena (+13.10%), Sinead O’Connor (+20.40%)
50.40% (59): Hole
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42.70% (50): Indigo Girls (+3.70%)
40.20% (47): En Vogue
36.80% (43): Ice Cube, Pavement (+3.20%)
35.90% (42): The Black Crowes
35.00% (41): Phish (-0.50%)
34.20% (40): Dio (+2.40%), Steve Earle (+4.20%)
32.50% (38): Crowded House (+2.50%)
29.90% (35): Don Henley (-1.00%), Fugazi (+9.00%)
29.10% (34): The Stone Roses (+11.80%)
28.20% (33): Massive Attack (+0.00%), Violent Femmes
27.40% (32): Garth Brooks (-1.70%)
26.50% (31): k.d. lang (-7.10%), Ministry (-4.40%), Sarah McLachlan (-2.60%)
25.60% (30): My Bloody Valentine (-1.70%)
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23.90% (28): Celine Dion (-1.60%)
22.20% (26): The (Dixie) Chicks
21.40% (25): The Time
20.50% (24): Seal
19.70% (23): Moby
17.90% (21): Kylie Minogue
16.20% (19): Babyface (-10.20%)
15.40% (18): Bobby Brown (-11.00%)
14.50% (17): Ani DiFranco
13.70% (16): Talk Talk
Veterans Committee Ballot Results
53.80% (63): Little Feat, Tom Jones
51.30% (60): Cliff Richard & The Shadows, The Gap Band, The Village People
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40.20% (47): Slade
35.00% (41): Tammy Wynette
29.10% (34): Boz Scaggs
19.70% (23): Janis Ian
14.50% (17): Zapp
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2016:
- 10,000 Maniacs
- Alice in Chains
- Blur
- Hole
- Living Colour
- Mariah Carey
- Megadeth
- Melissa Etheridge
- Selena
- Sinead O'Connor
- Smashing Pumpkins
The following artists have been inducted via the Veterans Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2016:
- Cliff Richard & The Shadows
- Little Feat
- The Gap Band
- The Village People
- Tom Jones
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):
- Ani DiFranco
- Babyface
- Bobby Brown
- Kylie Minogue
- Moby
- Seal
- Talk Talk
- The (Dixie) Chicks
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:
- Celine Dion
- Ministry
- The Time
The 18 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 36. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2017 (artists who released their first record in 1991).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 35 Ballot: 311, A Flock of Seagulls, ABC, Alan Jackson, Allison Kraus, Angelique Kidjo, Anthrax, Asia, Bad Religion, Bananarama, Barenaked Ladies, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Bell Biv DeVoe, Billy Bragg, Biz Markie, Blues Traveler, Bob Mould, Boogie Down Productions, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Camper Van Beethoven, Chris Isaak, Cocteau Twins, Dar Williams, David Foster, Debarge, Deee-Lite, Digital Underground, Dinosaur Jr., DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Dream Theater, Enya, Erasure, Faith No More, George Strait, Geto Boys, Gin Blossoms, Gloria Estefan, Goo Goo Dolls, Guided By Voices, Hootie and the Blowfish, James Ingram, Jim Steinman, Joe Satriani, Keith Sweat, Kid Rock, Kim Wilde, L7, Lyle Lovett, M.C. Hammer, Marshall Crenshaw, Matthew Sweet, Mazzy Star, MC Lyte, Meat Puppets, Michael McDonald, Minor Threat, Missing Persons, Morrissey, Mother Love Bone, Mudhoney, Neneh Cherry, New Edition, Nile Rodgers, Oingo Boingo, Orbital, Pantera, Paula Abdul, Poison, Primal Scream, Primus, Pulp, Queensryche, Real McCoy, Robert Cray, Robyn Hitchcock, Roxanne Shante, Shawn Colvin, Sheila E., Slowdive, Social Distortion, Soul Asylum, Spinal Tap, Steve Vai, Suzanne Vega, Teenage Fanclub, The Alarm, The Blue Nile, The Breeders, The Cult, The dB's, The Jayhawks, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The KLF, The Long Ryders, The Melvins, The Offspring, The Pogues, The Posies, The Rollins Band, The Screaming Trees, The Stray Cats, The Tragically Hip, They Might Be Giants, Thomas Dolby, Tom Tom Club, Travelling Wilburys, Uncle Tupelo, Underworld, Vanilla Ice, Ween, Wham!, White Zombie, Yngwie Malmsteen, Yo La Tengo
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