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The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 40 Results

Nick D. Bambach

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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