Nominations for this month will begin at 8 PM Central (though nominations before that will be accepted). Every voter can nominate three albums from 1900-2025. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 3rd.
Each voter must vote for exactly 20 albums to have their ballot count.
The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 3rd. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 4th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.
There will be 4 days of voting, ending at 8 PM Central on the 8th. The top 20 vote-getters will be inducted, with a tiebreaker taking place if necessary.
Restarting These Votes Once Last Time…
1900-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1990
2000-2009
2010-2025
This month's selected decades are…
2020-2025
1900-1959
Nominations are now open for this month's Decade Vote. Any voter can nominate as many as three albums first released from the decades selected above.
Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 3rd.
The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 3rd. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 4th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.
There will be 4 days of voting.
Voting will end at 8 PM Central on the 8th.
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The Genre Vote:
Each voter will be allowed to nominate one genre this month if they choose to do so. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 3rd.
The following genres are ineligible, as they were selected in the last 12 months:
LGBTQIA+ Artists
1970s R&B/Soul
Artists with 0 Albums in the Album Project
Shoegaze
Goth
Live Albums
Video Games Soundtracks
Instrumental Albums
Albums by Artists on Nick's Top 100 Rock Hall Prospects Project (2026 Update)
Trap Music
Canadian Artists, Bands, and Groups
"2010s EDM" is once again eligible for the genre selection vote, having been banned for 12 months.
On the 4th, this month's selected Genre will be randomly selected among the nominees using the random number generator on random.org.
Nominations for the selected genre will take place starting on the 4th.
Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 10th. Everyone will be allowed to nominate 3 albums from the selected genre.
There will be 3 days of nominations for the genre vote. Any voter can lodge a protest against a nominated album, but only if they feel that the album is being nominated inappropriately. Any album that receives 3 protests will be disqualified from the genre vote.
The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 10th. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 11th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.
There will be 4 days of voting with the same rules as the Album Project vote, ending at 8 PM Central on the 15th.
The 1st through the 3rd (3 days) - Nominations for the Artist Vote will take place. Any voter can nominate one Artist that hasn't already been selected for the Artist Vote.
The following artists are ineligible because they have been previously selected:
Alabama
Air Supply
Al Green
Amy Grant
Annie Lennox / Eurythmics
April Wine
Aretha Franklin
Avenged Sevenfold
B.B. King
Barbra Streisand
Barry White
Bee Gees
Bert Jansch
Björk
Blue Rodeo
Bob Dylan
Bob Seger
Bonnie Raitt
Brooks & Dunn
Bryan Adams
Buddy Guy
Carole King
Chicago
Chick Corea / Return to Forever
Dan Fogelberg
David Bowie
Dead Can Dance
Deep Purple
Depeche Mode
Diana Krall
Diana Ross
Dinah Washington
Dinosaur Jr.
Dion
Dolly Parton
Electric Light Orchestra
Elton John
Elvis Costello
Elvis Presley
Emma Ruth Rundle
Fleetwood Mac
Frank Sinatra
Frank Zappa
George Benson
George Strait
Graham Parker
Grateful Dead
Harry Nilsson
Hawkwind
Herbie Hancock
James Brown
Jay-Z
Jean-Michel Jarre
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jethro Tull
Jimmy Cliff
Joe Cocker
John Williams
Jonathan Richman / The Modern Lovers
Joni Mitchell
Judas Priest
Keith Jarrett
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Rogers
King Crimson
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
King's X
Kylie Minogue
L.A. Guns
Lil Wayne
LL Cool J
Lou Reed
Loudon Wainwright III
Lucinda Williams
Machine Head
Madonna
Maná
Mariah Carey
Michael Omartian
Miles Davis
Motorhead
Neil Diamond
Neil Young
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nightwish
Nina Simone
Of Montreal
Old 97's
Overkill
Parliament/Funkadelic
Paul McCartney
Pearl Jam
Pere Ubu
Peter Gabriel
Peter Himmelman
Phish
Poco
Porcupine Tree
Primus
Prince
Queen
Quincy Jones
Randy Newman
Robert Palmer
Roberta Flack
Rod Stewart
Santana
Shadowfax
Simple Minds
Sonic Youth
Sting
Sun Ra
The Beach Boys
The Chemical Brothers
The Hollies
The Isley Brothers
The Residents
The Rolling Stones
The Roots
The Temptations
The Tragically Hip
The Waterboys
Thelonious Monk
Thin Lizzy
Tim Buckley
Todd Rundgren
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
Tori Amos
Vangelis
Van Morrison
Warren Zevon
Waylon Jennings
Wilco
Willie Nelson
Yes
Yo La Tengo
Nominations for this month will begin at 8 PM Central (though nominations before that will be accepted). Every voter can nominate three songs from 1900-2025. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 3rd.
Each voter must vote for exactly 24 songs to have their ballot count.
The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 3rd. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 4th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.
There will be 4 days of voting, ending at 8 PM Central on the 8th. The top 24 vote-getters will be inducted, with a tiebreaker taking place if necessary.
Restarting These Votes Once Last Time…
1900-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1990
2000-2009
2010-2025
This month's selected decades are…
2020-2025
1900-1959
Nominations are now open for this month's Decade Votes. Any voter can nominate as many as three songs first released from the decades selected above.
Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 3rd.
The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 3rd. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 4th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.
Each voter will be allowed to nominate one genre this month if they choose to do so. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 10th.
The following genres are ineligible, as they were selected in the last 12 months:
Avant-Garde/Experimental
Alternative Rock
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
Rap & Hip-Hop
21st Century Hard Rock & Heavy Metal
Artists/Influences with 2 or fewer songs in the Rock Hall Project
Duets and Collaborations
UK Number Ones
U.S. Billboard Hot #1's
Love Songs
Grammy Best New Artist Nominees
Songs from Theater, Movies, and Television
Easy Listening / Adult Contemporary
"Artists with 2 or Fewer Songs in the Song Project" is once again eligible for the genre selection vote, having been banned for 12 months.
On the 4th, this month's selected Genre will be randomly selected among the nominees using the random number generator on random.org.
Nominations for the selected genre will take place starting on the 4th. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 10th. Everyone will be allowed to nominate 3 songs from the selected genre.
There will be 3 days of nominations for the genre vote. Any voter can lodge a protest against a nominated song, but only if they feel that the song is being nominated inappropriately.
Any song that receives 3 protests will be disqualified from the genre vote.
The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 10th. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 11th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.
There will be 4 days of voting with the same rules as the Song Project vote, ending at 8 PM Central on the 15th.
The 1st through the 3rd (3 days) - Nominations for the Artist Vote will take place. Any voter can nominate one Artist that hasn't already been selected for the Artist Vote.
The following artists are ineligible because they have been previously selected:
2Pac
Aerosmith
Aimee Mann
Al Jarreau
Aretha Franklin
Barry Manilow
Beyonce
Billy Joel
Blink-182
Bob Dylan
Bob Seger
Brandi Carlile
Britney Spears
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Springsteen
Celine Dion
Cheap Trick
Chris Cornell
Cocteau Twins
Counting Crows
David Bowie
Drake
Echo & The Bunnymen
Electric Light Orchestra
Elvis Costello
Elvis Presley
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eric Clapton
Esther Phillips
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Florence and the Machine
Foo Fighters
Frank Zappa
Garth Brooks
Gary Lewis & the Playboys
Genesis
Girls Aloud
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
Grateful Dead
Imagine Dragons
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
Jimmy Buffett
Joan Armatrading
Joan Baez
John Mayer
John Prine
Johnny Cash
King Crimson
Kiss
Kris Kristofferson
Kylie Minogue
Lana Del Rey
Led Zeppelin
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Cohen
Linkin Park
Little Feat
Live
Louis Armstrong
Luther Vandross
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Marianne Faithfull
Maroon 5
Mary J. Blige
Meat Loaf
Melissa Etheridge
Merle Haggard
Motörhead
Muddy Waters
Nancy Sinatra
Neil Diamond
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Nicki Minaj
Nightwish
Nine Inch Nails
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Otis Redding
Outkast
Paramore
Patti Smith
Peter Gabriel
Phish
Pink Floyd
PJ Harvey
Prince
Ramones
Randy Newman
Ray Charles
REO Speedwagon
Ricky Nelson
Rihanna
Roxy Music
Roy Brown
Sade
Scorpions
Simple Minds
Siouxsie and The Banshees
Sonic Youth
Soul Asylum
Steely Dan
Stevie Wonder
Sufjan Stevens
Suzi Quatro
Tammy Wynette
Teena Marie
The Allman Brothers Band
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Black Crowes
The Coasters
The Decemberists
The Doors
The Four Seasons
The Isley Brothers
The Kingston Trio
The Kinks
The Pogues
The Pointer Sisters
The Rolling Stones
The Style Council
The Who
Todd Rundgren
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
Train
U2
Van Morrison
Warren Zevon
Weezer
Whitney Houston
Wilco
Willie Nelson
X
XTC
On the 4th, this month's selected Artist will be randomly selected amongst the nominees using the random number generator on random.org.
Nominations for the selected artist will take place starting on the 4th. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 10th. Everyone will be allowed to nominate 1 song by the selected artist.
The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 10th. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 11th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.
4 days of voting will take place. Voters can vote for exactly six nominated songs. Voting will end at 8 PM Central on the 15th.
The three songs that receive the most votes will be inducted into the Song Project.
Originally, I had planned for June 2026 to be the final month of the Album and Song Projects. However, there are still a few things I wanted to try before the projects officially wrap up, so I've decided to extend them through the end of the year. December 2026 will officially be the final month of these projects.
Looking at the calendar, December 15 will be the final day of voting for both the Song and Album Projects. It feels like a fitting way to close things out as we wrap up 2026.
Part of the reason for extending the projects is to give songs and albums one last push before we call it a day. Because of that, please try to nominate the absolute worthiest or most overlooked songs and albums. There have already been several recommended lists posted, which are great resources — especially for the final Decades and General Votes.
I also want to say that I think I've been extremely generous with how these projects have been run over the last year. There have been no tiebreakers (anything that would have gone to a tiebreaker vote automatically received induction as a way to get as many songs and albums inducted as possible before the projects end). We've doubled up inductions for the General Vote, added extra rounds including the new Decades Vote, and doubled up the Artist Vote selections. I've done all of this to give users' songs and albums a better chance at induction and to help people get to as many of their personal projects as possible.
With that said, there have been a few passive-aggressive comments lately, which I don't appreciate. Please remember that I spend hours every month moderating and calculating two separate projects — all voluntarily. I don't get anything out of this beyond wanting to keep these projects going for the community. I've been a participant for almost 15 years and have been running these projects for 6–7 years now. Please show appreciation and kindness. Anything else will simply be ignored.
At the end of the day, not every song or album is going to receive induction, and that's perfectly fine. There are simply too many great songs and albums out there for everything to make it in, especially as these projects come to a close. Over the years, we've still inducted thousands of songs and albums into these projects, which is something pretty remarkable in itself. Sometimes things miss by a little, sometimes they never gain traction at all — that's just how voting projects work.
In addition to the planned 2020–2025 Vote, we'll also do one final batch of Decades Votes to round out the year. Because there was a shortage of songs and albums for the 1900–1949 Vote, I decided to combine those years with the 1950s. I also did the same for 2010–2025.
Here is the schedule for the remaining Decades Votes:
June: 1900–1959 (in addition to the planned 2020–2025 Vote)
July: 1960–1969 / Rock Hall Inductees (Side Categories Only)
August: 1970–1979 / Rock Hall Inductees (Performers Only, Classes of 1986–2006)
September: 1980–1989 / Rock Hall Inductees (Performers Only, Classes of 2007–2026)
October: 1990–1999 / Eligible Rock Hall Contenders
November: 2000–2009 / Not-Yet-Eligible Rock Hall Contenders
December: 2010–2025 / 2026 Year Vote (Final Year Vote)
These will run concurrently with the General Vote at the beginning, as we've done since the start of the year.
The Strokes once asked, Is This It? The answer is yes — the end is near and clearly in sight. Thanks again to everyone who has participated in these projects over the years, and let's finish strong.
Originally, I had planned for June 2026 to be the final month of the Album and Song Projects. However, there are still a few things I wanted to try before the projects officially wrap up, so I've decided to extend them through the end of the year. December 2026 will officially be the final month of these projects.
Looking at the calendar, December 15 will be the final day of voting for both the Song and Album Projects. It feels like a fitting way to close things out as we wrap up 2026.
Part of the reason for extending the projects is to give songs and albums one last push before we call it a day. Because of that, please try to nominate the absolute worthiest or most overlooked songs and albums. There have already been several recommended lists posted, which are great resources — especially for the final Decades and General Votes.
I also want to say that I think I've been extremely generous with how these projects have been run over the last year. There have been no tiebreakers (anything that would have gone to a tiebreaker vote automatically received induction as a way to get as many songs and albums inducted as possible before the projects end). We've doubled up inductions for the General Vote, added extra rounds including the new Decades Vote, and doubled up the Artist Vote selections. I've done all of this to give users' songs and albums a better chance at induction and to help people get to as many of their personal projects as possible.
With that said, there have been a few passive-aggressive comments lately, which I don't appreciate. Please remember that I spend hours every month moderating and calculating two separate projects — all voluntarily. I don't get anything out of this beyond wanting to keep these projects going for the community. I've been a participant for almost 15 years and have been running these projects for 6–7 years now. Please show appreciation and kindness. Anything else will simply be ignored.
At the end of the day, not every song or album is going to receive induction, and that's perfectly fine. There are simply too many great songs and albums out there for everything to make it in, especially as these projects come to a close. Over the years, we've still inducted thousands of songs and albums into these projects, which is something pretty remarkable in itself. Sometimes things miss by a little, sometimes they never gain traction at all — that's just how voting projects work.
In addition to the planned 2020–2025 Vote, we'll also do one final batch of Decades Votes to round out the year. Because there was a shortage of songs and albums for the 1900–1949 Vote, I decided to combine those years with the 1950s. I also did the same for 2010–2025.
Here is the schedule for the remaining Decades Votes:
June: 1900–1959 (in addition to the planned 2020–2025 Vote)
July: 1960–1969 / Rock Hall Inductees (Side Categories Only)
August: 1970–1979 / Rock Hall Inductees (Performers Only, Classes of 1986–2006)
September: 1980–1989 / Rock Hall Inductees (Performers Only, Classes of 2007–2026)
October: 1990–1999 / Eligible Rock Hall Contenders
November: 2000–2009 / Not-Yet-Eligible Rock Hall Contenders
December: 2010–2025 / 2026 Year Vote (Final Year Vote)
These will run concurrently with the General Vote at the beginning, as we've done since the start of the year.
The Strokes once asked, Is This It? The answer is yes — the end is near and clearly in sight. Thanks again to everyone who has participated in these projects over the years, and let's finish strong.
Nick B. wrote: