Future Rock Hall predicts the 2007
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees

Update: The official 2007 Rock Hall Nominees have been announced.

Future Rock Legends forecasts which of today's artists will be the next generation's Rock & Roll Hall of Famers by using a combination of historically predictive criteria, user votes, and nomination patterns. The official 2007 nominations are determined by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation's 70-member nominating committee and typically are finalized in mid-September.

Future Rock Legends predicts the following artists will be on the 2007 ballot. The "Current Induction Chances" represent the artist's odds of ever being inducted into the Hall of Fame, as calculated by Future Rock Legends and its users.

• Van Halen - Van Halen was one of the most influential bands of the 1980's, selling tens of millions of albums, and seamlessly surviving the replacement of front-man David Lee Roth with Sammy Hagar.
  Current Induction Chances: 74%
  
  
• Patti Smith - After having been nominated each of the last six years, Smith is likely to get the well earned nod once again.
  Current Induction Chances: 68%
  
  
• KISS - Members of the KISS Army recently protested outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland to draw attention to the glaring omission of a truly iconic band.
  Current Induction Chances: 58%
  
  
• Grandmaster Flash - The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has been flirting with the idea of inducting rappers since first nominating Grandmaster Flash two years ago. He will likely be the first rapper inducted into the Hall, paving the way for Run DMC and the Beastie Boys in the coming years.
  Current Induction Chances: 54%
  
  
• The Cure - One of the most enduring artists of the 1980's, the Cure gave birth to goth rock and became an important influence for today's emo bands.
  Current Induction Chances: 67%
  
  
• Tom Waits - Waits is the most distinctive voice in bar room blues. Though he is adored by critics, he has thus far been ignored by the Rock Hall nominating committee. He has been eligible since 1998.
  Current Induction Chances: 62%
  
  
• John Mellencamp - There are few artists who have captured Americana in song as well as John Mellencamp. After having been nominated in 2004 and 2006, he will likely be recognized again this year and join the ranks of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger in the Rock Hall.
  Current Induction Chances: 60%
  
  
• The Stooges - Iggy Pop and company have been nominated four times since 1998, including each of the last three years. The Stooges were a band ahead of its time, like the Velvet Underground, who were best understood after their career ended.
  Current Induction Chances: 65%
  
  
• Joy Division - The first post-punk band had a short career, ending after lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, but their music has continued to shape the sound of modern rock. In 2002, NME named "Love Will Tear Us Apart" the best single of all time.