The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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https://vote.rockhall.com/leaderboard

Three of the four one-word named artists are now at the very bottom of the fan poll…

12. OutKast
13. Oasis
14. Manà

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Why hasn’t Sampson posted his critique yet?

[Bruce]

Why hasn’t Sampson posted his critique yet?

Sampson stopped reviewing songs on his website over a year ago. About 2 weeks ago he told Lew that he would get the hall of fame thing as soon as he could. Don't know what's going on with him, but I think he lost his passion for this stuff.

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Devon Ivie

A Big Fat No’: Two Rock Hall Voters Dissect Their 2025 Ballots

https://www.vulture.com/article/rock-ha ... allot.html

https://x.com/devonsaysrelax/status/1900238118277554292

Jesse Washington
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?stor ... =724605844

Only voted for Chubby Checker and OutKast

[Fido]

Why hasn’t Sampson posted his critique yet?

Sampson stopped reviewing songs on his website over a year ago. About 2 weeks ago he told Lew that he would get the hall of fame thing as soon as he could. Don't know what's going on with him, but I think he lost his passion for this stuff.

He did a big review for The Belle Album in December, so who knows?

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THREE MORE WEEKS TO VOTE FOR THE 2025 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME https://vote.rockhall.com CLOSES APRIL 21.

FANS BALLOT LEADERBOARD - https://vote.rockhall.com/leaderboard

Phish 261,426
Bad Company 201,724
Billy Idol 192,888
Cyndi Lauper 173,542
Soundgarden 173,117
Joe Cocker 168,363
Chubby Checker 148,211

The Black Crowes 124,415
Mariah Carey 111,052
Joy Division + New Order 91,070
The White Stripes 85,537
Outkast 83,566
Oasis 78,545
Maná 28,725

[Elton-Cetera]

HOW SAMPSON OF DIGITAL DREAM DOOR
RATES THE 2025 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINEES

https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best ... _x1-x.html

9 - OutKast
9 - Mariah Carey (Listed as Outside Genre Possibility)
7 - Joy Division/New Order
7 - The White Stripes
6 - Oasis
6 - Soundgarden
6 - Cyndi Lauper

NOT RATED - Chubby Checker
NOT RATED - Joe Cocker (Listed as Unlikely Candidate)
NOT RATED - Bad Company
NOT RATED - Billy Idol
NOT RATED - Manà
NOT RATED - Phish
NOT RATED - The Black Crowes

THE CURRENT ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME QUALIFICATION SCALE BY SAMPSON OF DIGITAL DREAM DOOR

10 - The Immortals
9 - Deserves To Be A First Ballot Lock
8 - Should Be Guaranteed An Induction
7 - An Eventual Induction Is Likely
6 - Should Be Nominated At Some Point
5 - Worthy Of At Least A Debate For A Nomination
4 - Not Insignificant, But Shouldn't Be Nominated
3 - No Business Being Debated By Committee
2 - No Business Being Even Mentioned
1 - No Business Visiting The Hall Of Fame Without a Ticket

THE OLD ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME QUALIFICATION SCALE BY SAMPSON OF DIGITAL DREAM DOOR

1 - Non-existant
2 - Mostly Insignificant
3 - Recognizable, But Minor Credentials
4 - Modest Accomplishments
5 - Worth Examining, But Will Often Fall Short
6 - Strong Case To Be Made
7 - Solid Choice
8 - Unquestioned Credentials
9 - Dominant Artist
10 - The Immortals

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Troy Smith - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025: Predicting who will be inducted
https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2 ... -inductees

Bad Company
Billy Idol
Cyndi Lauper
Joe Cocker
Mariah Carey
Outkast
Soundgarden
Joy Division/New Order

[Brian]

On Sampson's page about the 2023 nominees, he gave The White Stripes a 7. On that same page he gave Lauper a 6, which probably represents a more recent view than the source that you took that from. And on his 2024 nominees page, which is almost certainly more up-to-date, he demoted Oasis to a 6.

So Troy Smith is predicting that Outkast, Mariah, and Joy Division/New order all get inducted. I hope he's right.

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Fixed.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not completely finished with nominating and inducting 50s-60s acts in the main performers category. One per year at most.

FIRST SINGLES / FIRST ALBUMS

1964 / 1965 - The Zombies inducted in 2019
1958 / 1970 - Carole King inducted in 2021
1964 / 1974 - Tina Turner inducted in 2021
1959 / 1967 - Dolly Parton inducted in 2022
1957 / 1962 - Willie Nelson inducted in 2023
1961 / 1967 - The Spinners inducted in 2023
1965 / 1965 - Cher inducted in 2024

Chubby Checker, The Monkees, Jan & Dean are next.