No, I will not YIELD.
Anyway, here’s part 2 of my end-of-year compilations of lists. The first was on the top 100 already-inducted Rock Hall artists, here’s a simple list of my own Top 100 Rock Hall Prospects as they currently stand. This is not, in any way, intended to compete with my friend Nick’s ongoing Hall of Fame Prospects project on his blog- for which he is doing some excellent writing and fine analysis.
This list is a good demonstration of how my own ideas of what a qualified prospect is have changed through the years. Also, a good many of my original 100 have been inducted, and 3 or 4 years of newly-eligible prospects have shaped it as well. Soon, I’ll have pt. 3 up- my Top 100 future eligibles.
- Kraftwerk
- Carole King
- LL Cool J
- Judas Priest
- Mariah Carey
- The Smiths
- OutKast
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Big Mama Thornton
- Kool and the Gang
- The Spinners
- Dolly Parton
- Chic
- Monkees
- Weezer
- Eurythmics
- Kate Bush
- Duran Duran
- Willie Nelson
- Sonic Youth
- Pixies
- Todd Rundgren
- The Go-Gos
- No Doubt
- The B-52s
- Rage Against the Machine
- Weird Al Yankovic
- Iron Maiden
- Beck
- Mary J Blige
- Pat Benatar
- Peter, Paul and Mary
- Jimmy Buffett
- Jethro Tull
- Solo Tuna Turner
- Soundgarden
- Cher
- Joy Division/New Order
- Dr. Dre
- Dead Kennedys
- Dave Mathews Band
- War
- The Replacements
- Motörhead
- Big Star
- Ozzy
- Bjork
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Snoop Dogg
- Black Flag
- New York Dolls
- Jane’s Addiction
- Salt N Pepa
- Toots and the Maytals
- Indigo Girls
- The Commodores
- TLC
- Phish
- Selena
- The Shangri-Las
- Dick Dale
- Peter Tosh
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Tool
- Gloria Estefan
- Sleater-Kinney
- Patti Labelle
- Wu-Tang Clan
- The Meters
- The Jam
- PJ Harvey
- Dionne Warwick
- Chuck Willis
- The Pogues
- Tori Amos
- Bikini Kill
- Brian Eno
- The Clovers
- Erik B and Rakim
- Flaming Lips
- Los Lobos
- The Roots
- Daft Punk
- Sade
- Cliff Richard’s and The Shadows
- Sting
- Lucinda Williams
- The Buzzcocks
- Bad Brains
- Harry Nilsson
- They Might Be Giants
- Aphex Twin
- Richard Thompson
- Emmylou Harris
- Johnny Burnette and the Rock’n’Roll Trio
- Pet Shop Boys
- Siouxie and the Banshees
- The Chicks
- Portishead
- Fela Kuti
Alex,
Assuming five-seven acts per class, and five more years, Who do you expect the next 25-30 acts inducted into the Rock Hall to be in some order?.
Tool & Tori Amos on your list, bravo 🙂. Obviously in terms of musical talent and popularity-longevity I believe they should be close to 1-2 on here, but I understand 😉.
Alex,
Jason Voigt made his predictions for the 2021 Rock Hall ballot today and his predictions are:
The B-52’s
Pat Benatar
Kate Bush
Foo Fighters
The Go-Go’s
The Guess Who
The J. Geils Band
Jay-Z
Kool & The Gang
Kraftwerk
Motorhead
The Pointer Sisters
John Prine
Todd Rundgren
Carly Simon
The Smiths
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Now, If his predictions for the 2021 Rock Hall nominees turns out to be the actual ballot this year, Which ones do you see being inducted out of that list?.