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

[Elton-Cetera]

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

[Elton-Cetera]

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.

[Elton-Cetera]

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.

[Elton-Cetera]

Final review of who will get honored into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025.
https://navonte.blogspot.com/2025/04/fi ... d.html?m=1

Predicting the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2025 Class
https://ndbambach.substack.com/p/predic ... -roll-hall

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THE FAN POLL CLOSES MONDAY, APRIL 21 https://vote.rockhall.com

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

Phish 320,688
Bad Company 270,440
Billy Idol 251,592
Cyndi Lauper 228,605
Joe Cocker 225,170
Soundgarden 224,741
Chubby Checker 195,955

The Black Crowes 160,114
Mariah Carey 134,549
Joy Division + New Order 115,493
The White Stripes 107,263
Outkast 104,475
Oasis 96,518
Maná 33,723

[Elton-Cetera]

Rock Hall Fan Vote Ends Monday: Phish Leads, Chubby Checker 7th, But Mariah, Oasis, Black Crowes May Not Make the Cut
https://www.showbiz411.com/2025/04/19/r ... e_vignette

[Brian]

Chubby Checker has a pretty commanding lead over everyone below him in that poll. Changes in that poll have occurred pretty gradually, and there's only one day left in the poll. I would be very surprised if CC doesn't hold on to 7th place. It's funny that the above headline says that Oasis may not make the cut. Since they're in next to last place, I guess not. They would have to more than double their vote total in the next 24 hours.

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Two ckers on the ballot - Checker and Cocker.

Four ers on the ballot -

Checker, Cocker, Order, Lauper.

It’s black, it’s white.

The Black Crowes, The Whites Stripes