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.
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