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The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 55 (Class of 2036) Results

Nick D. Bambach

After the Round 54 Results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 53 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2036 (who released their first record in 2010) to the mix. With 22 spots available from the last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 55:

Round 55 Nominees

  • Angel Olsen*
  • Avril Lavigne
  • Bon Iver***
  • Bruno Mars*
  • Cage the Elephant***
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Danger Mouse
  • Father John Misty
  • Fleet Foxes***
  • Foster the People*
  • Franz Ferdinand
  • Gnarls Barkley***
  • Grimes*
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Jason Isbell
  • Jennifer Hudson
  • Justin Bieber***
  • Kesha***
  • Kings Of Leon
  • Mac Miller**
  • Mark Ronson**
  • Mastodon**
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Miranda Lambert***
  • Mumford & Sons
  • Nicki Minaj*
  • Panic! At the Disco
  • Paramore
  • Ray LaMontagne**
  • Regina Spektor***
  • Sam Smith***
  • Sara Bareilles
  • Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
  • Solange***
  • Tame Impala
  • The Decemberists
  • The National
  • The War On Drugs***
  • Twenty One Pilots***
  • Tyler, The Creator***

*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

  • Bobby Brown

  • Fairport Convention

  • Joe Satriani

  • Kitty Wells

  • Memphis Minnie

  • R. Kelly

  • Sean Combs

  • The Stranglers

  • The Undertones

  • Tony! Toni! Tone!

107 Ballots Received

Full Results

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

81.30% (87): Bruno Mars

54.70% (58): Avril Lavigne (+14.80%), Miley Cyrus (+9.20%)

53.30% (57): Franz Ferdinand (+6.50%), Kings of Leon (+9.30%), Mumford & Sons (+11.10%), Nicki Minaj

51.40% (55): The National (+11.10%)

50.50% (54): Imagine Dragons (+9.20%), Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (+16.60%), Tyler, The Creator (+28.50%)

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42.10% (45): The Decemberists (+10.90%)

41.10% (44): Paramore (+13.60%)

36.40% (39): Panic! At the Disco (+7.00%)

34.60% (37): Regina Spektor

32.70% (35): Jennifer Hudson (+5.20%)

31.80% (34): Tame Impala (+3.40%)

30.80% (33): Jason Isbell (-5.00%), Sara Barielles (-1.30%)

29.90% (32): Carrie Underwood (-1.30%)

29.00% (31): Mark Ronson

27.10% (29): Bon Iver, Danger Mouse (-1.30%)

26.20% (28): Gnarls Barkley, Miranda Lambert, Solange (+5.20%)

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22.40% (24): Justin Bieber (+4.10%)

20.60% (22): Grimes

19.60% (21): Cage the Elephant

18.70% (20): Fleet Foxes

17.80% (19): Father John Misty

15.90% (17): Mastodon

14.00% (15): Twenty One Pilots

13.10% (14): Kesha (+1.20%), Ray LaMontagne, The War on Drugs (+1.20%)

10.30% (11): Angel Olsen

8.4% (9): Sam Smith (-1.70%)

7.5% (8): Mac Miller

6.5% (7): Foster the People

Veterans Committee Ballot Results

60.70% (65): Sean Combs

57.00% (61): Memphis Minnie

55.10% (59): Bobby Brown, Kitty Wells

51.40% (55): Joe Satriani

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36.40% (39): Fairport Convention

26.20% (28): The Stranglers

21.50% (23): The Undertones

18.70% (20): Tony! Toni! Tone!

17.80% (19): R. Kelly

As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2036:

  • Avril Lavigne
  • Bruno Mars
  • Franz Ferdinand
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Kings of Leon
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Mumford & Sons
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Sharon Jones
  • The National
  • Tyler, The Creator

The following artists have been inducted via the Veterans Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2036:

  • Bobby Brown
  • Joe Satriani
  • Kitty Wells
  • Memphis Minnie
  • Sean Combs

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):

  • Angel Olsen
  • Cage the Elephant
  • Father John Misty
  • Fleet Foxes
  • Foster the People
  • Grimes
  • Justin Bieber
  • Kesha
  • Mac Miller
  • Sam Smith
  • The War on Drugs
  • Twenty One Pilots

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:

  • Miranda Lambert
  • Ray LaMontagne
  • Regina Spektor
  • The Decemberists

The 12 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 56. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2037 (artists who released their first record in 2011).

Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 55 Ballot: Adam Lambert, Anderson.Paak, Animal Collective, Audioslave, Avenged Sevenfold, Avicii, Band of Horses, Baroness, Blake Shelton, Blitzen Trapper, Brand New, Brandy Clark, Breaking Benjamin, Broken Science Scene, Calvin Harris, Carly Rae Jepsen, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Cee-Lo Green, Charli XCX, Charlie Puth, Chickenfoot, Chormatics, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Colleen Green, Damien Rice, Danny Brown, David Guetta, Deadmau5, Deerhunter, Demi Lovato, Dirty Projectors, Dizzee Rascal, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes, Ellie Goulding, EMA, Eric Church, Esperanza Spalding, Fiery Furnaces, First Aid Kit, Fitz and the Tantrums, Five Finger Death Punch, Flo Rida, Florida Georgia Line, Fun., Future Islands, Futureheads, Ghost, Girl Talk, Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, India.Arie, Ingrid Michaelson, Iron & Wine, J Dilla, Jack Johnson, Jazmine Sullivan, Jenny Lewis, Jessie J, Joanna Newsom, Jon Batiste, Jonas Brothers, Josh Groban, Julia Michaels, Kaiser Chiefs, Kamasi Washington, Kid Cudi, Killer Mike, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, KT Tunstall, Kurt Vile, Lady A, Len Price 2, Lily Allen, Lupe Fiasco, Lydia Loveless, M83, Machine Gun Kelly, Madvillain, Matisyahu, Maximo Park, Megan Trainor, MGMT, Michael Buble, Miguel, Paulo Nutini, Perfume Genius, Portugal the Man, Rascal Flatts, Real Estate, Rick Ross, Rise Against, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Rooney, Scissor Sisters, Selena Gomez, Sharon Van Etten, Shearwater, Skrillex, T.I., Talib Kweli, Tenacious D, The Darkness, The Hold Steady, The Libertines, The Mars Volta, The Neptunes, The Pretty Reckless, The Pussycat Dolls, The Raconteurs, The Streets, The Vines, The Wombats, The xx, Them Crooked Ventures, Tinariwen, Titus Andronicus, tUnE-yArDs, Two Door Cinema Club, Velvet Revolver, Wiz Khalifa, Wolf Parade, Young the Giant, Zac Brown Band

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