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Rock List Revised: Deep Purple stays number 1

Feb 03, 2015

We told you we were not going to waste a lot of time revising our Rock and Roll List.

In what for us was one of the most anti-climactic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame selection none of our top ten will be making the trip to Cleveland, though there were two of them (Kraftewerk at #2 and the Smiths at #5) were nominated. Combined with the fact that none of the incoming eligible acts made our top forty, the top ten did not change very much.

Recapping, the following acts will be officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year and are thus removed from the list:

Stevie Ray Vaughn (Ranked #11 by Notinhalloffame.com)
Green Day (Ranked #20 by Notinhalloffame.com)
Lou Reed (Ranked #38 by Notinhalloffame.com)
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Ranked #115 by Notinhalloffame.com)
The Five Royales (Ranked #148 by Notinhalloffame.com)
Bill Withers (Ranked #218 by Notinhalloffame.com)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Ranked #280 by Notinhalloffame.com)
Ringo Starr (Ranked #284 by Notinhalloffame.com)

The following acts have been added based on being eligible for this year’s vote. Links are provided by to each act so that you can vote now.

Blur (Ranked #42)
Smashing Pumpkins (Ranked #51)
A Tribe Called Quest (Ranked #63)
Mariah Carey (Ranked #121)
Massive Attack (Ranked #127)
Alice in Chains (Ranked #148)
Ween (Ranked #175)
Kid Rock (Ranked #189)
Moby (Ranked #235)
Hole (Ranked #241)
The Black Crowes (Ranked #255)
En Vogue (Ranked #304)
The Breeders (Ranked #331)
Primus (Ranked #346)
Ice Cube (Ranked #352)
Uncle Tupelo (Ranked #357)
311 (Ranked #402)
The Charlatans “U.K.” (#459)
Slaughter (#484)

As you see, the highest debut only comes in at #42, and there really isn’t any sure fire first ballot inductee on the next ballot.

This resulted in minimal changes in the top twenty-five, though significant changes did occur based on your online votes, comments and emails.

The new top twenty-five with links to their pages and their previous rank in parentheses:

1. Deep Purple (1) remains on the top spot after again not being nominated. This was coming off their first and second nominations, but Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees (Rush, Kiss & Metallica) have been open that the omission of Deep Purple has been a horrible snub.

2. Kraftwerk (2) comes in at number two. They were nominated last year, which was the third time that they have made it that far. Kraftwerk at one time was ranked number one on our list.

3. Roxy Music (3) remains at the three spot. They are the highest rated band on our list that has never received a nomination. They have been ranked in the top since our site’s inception.

4. Jethro Tull (5) moves up one spot to number four. Tull has yet to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

5. The Smiths (4) drops one slot, though they did receive their first ever nomination last year.

6. MC5 (7) moves up one position. The Proto-Punk band has been nominated once in 2001.

7. New Order (6) swaps positions with MC5. New Order, nor Joy Division have ever been nominated.

8. Willie Nelson (8) remains in the number eight hole. Nelson has never been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

9. Gram Parsons (9) remains at number nine. This is the first year that Parsons did not move up on the list.

10. John Coltrane (10) also keeps the name position. Coltrane’s rank has not wavered more than two spots since the inception of our website.

11. N.W.A. (12) moves into Stevie Ray Vaughn’s eleven spot. They were nominated last year and the two years before that.

12. Chicago (13) moves up one spot. The band has yet to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has been climbing every year since we began the site.

13. Judas Priest(14) also moves one spot. The British Heavy Metal stars have never been nominated.

14. The Cure (15) moved up one spot too. The 80’s Alternative group had been nominated once before in 2012.

15. Dick Dale (17) went up two positions. The master of the surf guitar has consistently climbed our rankings and has yet to be nominated.

16. Yes (22) makes a very significant six spot jump in the top twenty-five. The Progressive Rock Band was nominated in 2014.

17. Big Star (16) dropped one spot. The influential group has been in the top twenty-five since we began the website.

18. T. Rex (18) holds its position. The Glam Rockers have never been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

19. Iron Maiden (21) moves up two spots. The Heavy Metal powerhouse has never been nominated.

20. Pixies (19) drop one position. The Alternative pioneers have never been nominated.

21. The Steve Miller Band (25) climbs four spots. The 70’s superstars continue their steady climb up the ranking and has never been nominated.

22. Joy Division (23) moved up one position. Like New Order, Joy Division has not been nominated.

23. Todd Rundgren (30) moves up a touchdown. Rundgren, who has never been nominated has moved up our ranking significantly every year.

24. The Moody Blues (33) jumped up from 33, the largest jump in the top twenty-five. The Moody Blues have also never been nominated.

25. King Crimson (24) dropped one spot. The Progressive Rock band has never been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

If you go through the entire list you will see that it extends past 500. This is in anticipation of eventual expansion to 1,000, which will be slowly be inputted through the year.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you all for your input and ask you to continue to do so as we grow our website. Your votes, comments and emails are very important to us and will always be.

2015 Pro Football Class Announced!

Feb 01, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

It’s Official!

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced their Hall of Fame Class of 2015 and our favorite five week period where the Baseball, Rock and Roll and Pro Football Hall of Fames all announce their Classes.

This year’s class includes:

Junior Seau, the number one player on our Notinhalloffame.com list. Seau was not only regarded as one of the best Linebackers of his era, but of all time.

Charles Haley, the only man with five Super Bowl rings. Haley has been eligible since 2005 and has been a Finalist every year since 2010.

Jerome Bettis, who has been eligible since 2011 and was a Finalist every year. The former Pittsburgh Steeler and Super Bowl winner in his final game is currently sixth all-time in Rushing Yards.

Tim Brown, who has been a Finalist the past six years and has finally overcome the logjams of Wide Receivers ahead of him. Brown is a former nine time Pro Bowl Selection.

Will Shields, the long time Kansas City Chief Offensive Lineman who was a nine time Pro Bowler.

Mick Tingelhoff, this year’s lone Senior Candidate and seventeen year veteran Center from the Minnesota Vikings.

Ron Wolf, one of two Finalists in the new Contributors category. Wolf was a Finalist last year, and his evaluation of player personnel made champions out of both the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers.

Bill Polian, the other Contributor Finalist, who was the architect of the Bills power in the early 1990’s and longtime executive with the Indianapolis Colts.

This marks the second consecutive snub for Marvin Harrison, who has stat wise and accolade wise has been the top Wide Receiver on the ballot.

Another notable exception is Kurt Warner, who entering his first year on the ballot was expected by many to make it in. The same goes for Orlando Pace, his teammate with the St. Louis Rams, who did not get in.

All three of the Coaches who were nominated, Jimmy Johnson, Tony Dungy and Don Coryell were not chosen.

Kevin Greene, John Lynch and Morten Andersen also were not chosen.

We would like to congratulate this year’s Class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and in one month’s time, we will unleash the new list for next year.

Loretta Lynn to headline the ACL HOF's Second Class

Jan 31, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

The Austin City Limits Hall of Fame has just announced their second ever group of inductees which will be officially inducted this June.

The next class will be headlined by the “Coal Miner’s Daughter”, Loretta Lynn, a country music legend and long time staple of the ACL program. Lynn will be joined by the West Virginia originated, though Austin based band, Asleep at the Wheel, who were multiple time performers at the stage show.

Tex-Mex accordion legend, Falco Jiminez, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and the original ACL production team will also be inducted.

Last year’s inaugural class included Stevie Ray Vaughn and Willie Nelson and the ceremony was hosted by Academy Award winning actor, Matthew McConaughey.

Austin City Limits remains after forty years as one of the most important music shows in the United States and it runs weekly on PBS.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate this year’s inductees and the ACL show and Austin, Texas for giving us one of the best music scenes in America.

Martin Brodeur Retires

Jan 27, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

A major retirement took place in the world of professional hockey as St. Louis Blues Goalie, Martin Brodeur announced that his playing career is over and has accepted a position with the Blues front office.

After sitting out the first few months as an unrestricted free agent, Brodeur signed with the Blues and played seven games when the teams starting Goalie, Brian Elliott went down to injury. Upon Elliott’s return, Brodeur was relegated back to the number three role, and was not expected to see much playing time.
It is an end to one of the most successful careers that a Goalie has ever had.

Prior to this season, Brodeur spent twenty-one seasons with the New Jersey Devils where he would win the Stanley Cup three times in 1995, 2000 and 2003 and would have a career playoff record of 113 and 91 with a 2.02 GAA. In the regular season, Brodeur is the all time career leader in wins (691) and is 140 wins over Patrick Roy who is second. In addition to his three rings, Martin Brodeur won the Vezina Trophy four times, the William M. Jennings Trophy five times, the Calder Trophy, was a First Team All Star three times and a Second Team All Star four times. He is also a two time Olympic Gold Medalist with Canada in 2002 and 2010.

Brodeur will be eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018, and should be a lock for the enshrinement on his first year of eligibility.

We would like to thank Martin Brodeur on what will be Hall of Fame career, and wish him success in the Blues front office.