Another of the modern Country stars to enter our Future Candidates List, Kenny Chesney may have had a plethora of top hits on the Country charts and though a few charted on the low end of the Mainstream lists, Chesney is a solid candidate for the Country Music Hall of Fame and highly unlikely to get a sniff at Cleveland. 

Frank Black is worthy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Pixies, and while they are not yet (as of this writing anyway) in the Hall, there is an excellent shot.  As for the solo career of Frank Black, it may have yielded equal acclaim as his former band but commercially and influentially speaking it did not.  Still, we can’t help but find a spot for him on this list. 

As one of the long reigning queens of Country Pop, Faith Hill sold millions of records and put thousands of butts in seats for her concerts. Hill may be massively successful, and will likely continue to be, but Pop flavored Country music has never made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and as stunning as she is, there is no reason to think that she can break that ceiling.  

The run of Elastica was brief, but they had a very fruitful run on both sides of the Atlantic. BritPop opened the door for Elastica, although their catchy rhythms echoed the New Wave movement more than the other BritPop acts they were lumped in with.  Although they made it in both England in the United States, they were not able to replicate their success, though they never really seemed to try.