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    List of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers - including how many nominations it took them to get inducted.
    Future Inductees?
    2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
    2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
    2035 2036 2037 2038 2039
    2040 2041 2042 2043 2044
    2045 2046 2047 2048 2049

    What are people talking about?

    About Rock Hall Projected, MichaelEU wrote:
    If my notes are correct, this would be the number of nominations for each artist since the nomination process started.

    Performers:
    6th nomination: Muse, No Doubt, St. Vincent
    5th nomination: Blink-182, Gang of Four
    4th nomination: Amy Winehouse, Selena
    3rd nomination: The Cranberries, Gary Numan/Tubeway Army, Lucinda Williams, Luther Vandross, Scorpions, Shakira
    2nd nomination: Arctic Monkeys, Britney Spears, Cocteau Twins, Dr. Dre, Joe Cocker, Lana Del Rey
    1st nomination: Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, D'Angelo, Drake, Gordon Lightfoot, Grace Jones, John Denver, Phish, Robyn, Usher

    Influences:
    9th nomination: Fats Waller, Johnnie Ray
    8th nomination: Buck Owens
    5th nomination: Benny Goodman
    3rd nomination: Tony Bennett
    2nd nomination: Alexis Korner, Blind Willie McTell, Sons of the Pioneers
    1st nomination: Buddy Rich, Os Mutantes

    Non-Performers:
    9th nomination: Bert Berns
    7th nomination: Tony Visconti
    3rd nomination: Jack Antonoff, Linda Perry
    2nd nomination: Jim Steinman, Larry Waronker
    1st nomination: Arif Mardin, Jimmy Webb, Linda Creed, Teddy Riley

    Side performers:
    8th nomination: Steve Gadd
    2nd nomination: Bruce Hornsby, Greg Phillanganes, Michael Brecker, Steve Stevens, Tony Levin
    1st nomination: David Lindley, David Sanborn, Dean Parks, Peter Frampton
    Friday, 09/11/2026 @ 01:48am

    About Rock Hall Projected, Mason wrote:
    WILL VOTE FOR:
    1. Amy Winehouse
    2. Arctic Monkeys
    3. Billie Eilish
    4. Joe Cocker
    5. Lana Del Rey
    6. Luther Vandross

    WILL NOT VOTE FOR:
    1. Bad Bunny
    2. Blink-182
    3. Britney Spears
    4. Charli XCX
    5. Gordon Lightfoot
    6. Grace Jones
    7. John Denver
    8. Robyn

    Sixteen artists left for only four more spots on my ballot. There are some I'm leaning towards/against, but I am willing to hear everyone out on the artists I did not previously list.
    Friday, 09/11/2026 @ 00:57am

    About Rock Hall Projected, 0pac big wrote:
    Looking at the list of performer nominee's I saw that Jeff Buckley who lost the tiebreaker on the list and not Phish who won the tiebreaker.
    Friday, 09/11/2026 @ 00:07am

    About Rock Hall Projected, Darren wrote:
    The 2026 nomination process has now been completed and the annual ballots are completed.

    Here are the 2026 nominees for the Future Rock Legends Re-Visited / Projected Project:


    Performers:

    Amy Winehouse
    Arctic Monkeys
    Bad Bunny
    Billie Eilish
    Blink-182
    Britney Spears
    Charli XCX
    Cocteau Twins
    D'Angelo
    Dr. Dre
    Drake
    Gang Of Four
    Gary Numan / Tubeway Army
    Gordon Lightfoot
    Grace Jones
    Jeff Buckley
    Joe Cocker
    John Denver
    Lana Del Rey
    Lucinda Williams
    Luther Vandross
    Muse
    No Doubt
    Robyn
    Scorpions
    Selena
    Shakira
    St. Vincent
    The Cranberries
    Usher


    Non-Performers:

    Arif Mardin
    Bert Berns
    Jack Antonoff
    Jim Steinman
    Jimmy Webb
    Lenny Waronker
    Linda Creed
    Linda Perry
    Teddy Riley
    Tony Visconti


    Influences:

    Alexis Korner / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
    Benny Goodman
    Blind Willie McTell
    Buck Owens
    Buddy Rich
    Fats Waller
    Johnnie Ray
    Os Mutantes
    Sons of the Pioneers
    Tony Bennett


    Side Peformers:

    Bruce Hornsby
    David Lindley
    David Sanborn
    Dean Parks
    Greg Phillanganes
    Michael Brecker
    Peter Frampton
    Steve Gadd
    Steve Stevens
    Tony Levin
    _________________________________

    We will now begin a one week period of campaigning where participants can "sell" their fellow voters on the merits of their preferred nominees.


    Please remember that the number of votes on each ballot is as follows:

    Performers - 10
    Non-Performers - 3
    Influences - 3
    Side Performers - 3


    After the conclusion of the discussion, voting will begin at 8 PM Central on Thursday the 17th.
    Thursday, 09/10/2026 @ 23:42pm
    More recent comments can be found here.