The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 40 Results
After the Round 39 Results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 40 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2021 (who released their first record in 1995) to the mix. With 19 spots available from the last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 40:
Round 40 Nominees
- Aaliyah
- Babyface***
- Backstreet Boys*
- Ben Folds Five*
- Bikini Kill
- Blink-182
- Bobby Brown***
- Boogie Down Productions***
- Common***
- Crowded House
- D’Angelo*
- Elliott Smith
- Fatboy Slim*
- Foo Fighters*
- Garbage*
- Garth Brooks
- Ice Cube
- Jay-Z*
- Jeff Buckley
- Jewel*
- Kylie Minogue***
- Liz Phair
- Massive Attack
- Moby
- Nas
- Pavement
- Portishead**
- Robyn*
- Sarah McLachlan
- Shakira
- Shania Twain
- Sleater-Kinney
- Sublime***
- The (Dixie) Chicks***
- The Black Crowes
- The Chemical Brothers*
- The Roots
- The Tragically Hip
- They Might Be Giants***
- Usher
*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
Ashford & Simpson
Buckwheat Zydeco
Gary U.S. Bonds
Minutemen
Neu!
Pantera
Richie Havens
Steve Earle
Tammy Wynette
Weather Report
107 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
70.10% (75): Foo Fighters
69.20% (74): Jay-Z
53.30% (57): Liz Phair (+6.00%)
52.30% (56): Moby (+8.50%), Sleater-Kinney (+13.90%), The Black Crowes (+13.90%)
51.40% (55): Crowded House (+21.00%), Massive Attack (+17.50%), Pavement (+16.60%), The Roots (+17.50%)
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37.40% (40): Nas (+6.10%)
36.40% (39): Garbage
34.60% (37): Garth Brooks (+6.90%), Sarah McLachlan (+1.60%)
33.60% (36): Ice Cube (+1.50%)
32.70% (35): D’Angelo, The Chemical Brothers, The Tragically Hip (+1.40%)
31.80% (34): Aaliyah (+2.30%), Shakira (-0.30%)
30.80% (33): Shania Twain (+2.20%)
29.90% (32): They Might Be Giants
29.00% (31): Bikini Kill (-0.50%), Usher (-0.50%)
28.00% (30): Boogie Down Productions (+7.50%), Jewel, Kylie Minogue, The (Dixie) Chicks
27.10% (29): Fatboy Slim
26.20% (28): Elliott Smith (+0.30%), Jeff Buckley (+0.30%)
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23.40% (25): Bobby Brown
20.60% (22): Blink-182 (-6.20%), Sublime
19.60% (21): Portishead
17.80% (19): Babyface
16.80% (18): Backstreet Boys
15.00% (16): Ben Folds Five
10.30% (11): Common
9.3% (10): Robyn
Veterans Committee Ballot Results
57.00% (61): Steve Earle
53.30% (57): Ashford & Simpson, Tammy Wynette
52.30% (56): Richie Havens
51.40% (55): Pantera
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37.40% (40): Minutemen
33.60% (36): Weather Report
24.30% (26): Gary U.S. Bonds
22.40% (24): Neu!
15.00% (16): Buckwheat Zydeco
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2021:
- Crowded House
- Foo Fighters
- Jay-Z
- Liz Phair
- Massive Attack
- Moby
- Pavement
- Sleater-Kinney
- The Black Crowes
- The Roots
The following artists have been inducted via the Veterans Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2021:
- Ashford & Simpson
- Pantera
- Richie Havens
- Steve Earle
- Tammy Wynette
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):
- Backstreet Boys
- Ben Folds Five
- Blink-182
- Common
- Portishead
- Robyn
- Sublime
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:
- Babyface
- Bobby Brown
- They Might Be Giants
The 20 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 41. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2022 (artists who released their first record in 1996).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 40 Ballot: Afghan Whigs, Aimee Mann, Air, Alan Jackson, Alison Krauss, Ani DiFranco, Annie Lennox, Aphex Twin, Barenaked Ladies, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Belinda Carlisle, Biz Markie, Blind Melon, Blues Traveler, Bob Geldof, Bob Mould, Bone Thugs N’ Harmony, Brandy, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Built To Spill, Collective Soul, Conner Oberst, Counting Crows, Cracker, Cypress Hill, Dar Williams, Digital Underground, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, DMX, Dream Theater, EPMD, Eric Johnson, Faith Evans, Fugazi, Gang Starr, Gin Blossoms, Goo Goo Dolls, Gov't Mule, Grandaddy, Guided by Voices, Heavy D. & The Boyz, Hootie and the Blowfish, Incubus, Insane Clown Posse, Jamiroquai, Jars of Clay, Jeff Healey, Jimmy Eat World, Jody Watley, Joe Strummer, Keith Sweat, Korn, KRS-One, L7, Lyle Lovett, M.C. Hammer, Marilyn Manson, Matthew Sweet, MC Lyte, Modest Mouse, Morrissey, Mudhoney, Natalie Merchant, Neneh Cherry, Neutral Milk Hotel, Orbital, Paul Weller, Paula Abdul, Poison, Presidents of the USA, Primus, R. Kelly, Rancid, Raphael Saadiq, Real McCoy, Ricky Martin, Rollins Band, Roxette, Saint Etienne, Screaming Trees, Seal, Semisonic, Sloan, Slowdive, Son Volt, Spin Doctors, Spoon, Stereolab, Supergrass, SWV, Teenage Fanclub, Tesla, The BoDeans, The Breeders, The Jayhawks, The KLF, The Lemonheads, The Magnetic Fields, The Melvins, The Offspring, The Posies, The Prodigy, The Sugarcubes, Toni Braxton, Underworld, Urge Overkill, Wallflowers, Widespread Panic
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