Announcing the 13th Class of People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Inductees!

The polls are closed, the ballots have been counted, and we are proud to add six more names to the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. And for the first time, our entire class is made up of groups and artists who have been snubbed by the Cleveland hall. Some big names missed the cut, but many will be back for our next election. So if any of your favorites didn't get in this time, stay tuned and get ready to vote for them in our 14th election, which will be announced soon. A special thank you to everyone who voted and supported this ongoing project, you are what makes this the only hall of fame by and for the people! 


Welcome the six newest members of the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame!

Blue Oyster Cult

Free

The J. Geils Band

Grand Funk Railroad

The Steve Miller Band

Johnny Winter

VOTE in the 13th People's Hall Election!

First time nominees Paul Simon and Lou Reed

Welcome to the 13th election for the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. For this ballot, only artists and groups who debuted by 1972 are eligible. Next month, we will add names of people who debuted in 1973, and so on. Eventually, some time in 2013, we will get caught up to those who debuted by 1987, and will switch to an annual election.

THE POLLS ARE NOW OPEN!

How to vote:

Below is a list of 50 nominees for the 13th class of People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Pick up to 25 (minimum 10), and post your ballot either in the comments section of this post or on the People's Rock Hall Facebook page. 


Anyone named on at least 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted.


Write in votes: you can include one write-in vote if you choose. They must meet the 1972 cut-off date to be valid.

Polls close on Friday, August 3 at 8:00 PM EST.

Nominees for the 13th class of the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame:  


10cc
ABBA
Big Star
Blue Oyster Cult
Jackson Browne
Chicago
Joe Cocker
Leonard Cohen
Delaney and Bonnie
Neil Diamond
Dr. John
The Doobie Brothers
Earth, Wind and Fire
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Fairport Convention
Free
Rory Gallagher
The J. Geils Band
Grand Funk Railroad
Buddy Guy
Hall & Oates
Issac Hayes
Humble Pie
The Jackson 5
Tommy James & the Shondells
Billy Joel
Kraftwerk
Little Feat
Love
Martha & the Vandellas
Curtis Mayfield
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
The Steve Miller Band
The Move
Harry Nilsson
Lou Reed
Return to Forever
Linda Ronstadt
Roxy Music
Todd Rundgren
Paul Simon
Slade
Steely Dan
Steppenwolf
The Sweet
The Troggs
The Turtles
Van der Graaf Generator
War
Johnny Winter

Returning nominees the Steve Miller Band

Announcing the 12th Class of the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

The polls are closed, the ballots have been counted, and we are proud to add ten more names to the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Some big names missed the cut, but many will be back for our next election. So if any of your favorites didn't get in this time, stay tuned and get ready to vote for them in our 13th election, which will be announced soon. A special thank you to everyone who voted and supported this ongoing project, you are what makes this the only hall of fame by and for the people!


Welcome the ten newest members of the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame!

Black Sabbath

Electric Light Orchestra

Genesis

Al Green

King Crimson

Joni Mitchell

Parliament-Funkadelic

Rod Stewart

Thin Lizzy 

Warren Zevon

VOTE in the Twelfth Election for the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

Genesis missed induction by just 2 votes in the 11th election.

Welcome to the twelfth election for the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. For this ballot, only artists and groups who debuted by 1971 are eligible. Next month, we will add names of people who debuted in 1972, and so on. Eventually, some time in 2013, we will get caught up to those who debuted by 1987, and will switch to an annual election.

THE POLLS ARE NOW OPEN! Here is how to vote:


Below is a list of 50 nominees for the twelfth class of People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. In order to have your voice heard, select up to 25 names (minimum 10), and post your ballot either in the comments section of this post or on the People's Rock Hall Facebook page. Any artist or group named on at least 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted. You may include one write-in vote if you choose. A valid write-in candidate is anyone who released their first recording by the end of 1971, and is not already an inductee of the People's Rock Hall. Any ballot which contains more than one write-in vote may not be counted.


Polls close on Friday, July 13 at 8:00 PM EST.

Nominees for the twelfth class of the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame:  


The 13th Floor Elevators
Black Sabbath
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Roy Buchanan
Chicago
Joe Cocker
Neil Diamond
The Doobie Brothers
Dr. John
Electric Light Orchestra
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Rory Gallagher
The J. Geils Band
Genesis
Lesley Gore
Grand Funk Railroad
Al Green
Budy Guy
Humble Pie
Wanda Jackson
The Jackson 5
Tommy James & the Shondells
The James Gang
Billy Joel
King Crimson
Kraftwerk
Little Feat
Love
Martha & the Vandellas
The Mahavishnu Orchestra
Curtis Mayfield
The Steve Miller Band
Joni Mitchell
Moby Grape
The Move
Parliament-Funkadelic
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Bonnie Raitt
Todd Rundgren
Steppenwolf
Rod Stewart
The Sweet
Ten Years After
Thin Lizzy
The Troggs
The Turtles
UFO
War
Johnny Winter
Warren Zevon

First time nominees Black Sabbath

Announcing the 11th Class of the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

The polls are closed, the ballots have been counted, and we are proud to announce eighteen more names to the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Some big names missed the cut, but many will be back for our next election. So if any of your favorites didn't get in this time, stay tuned and get ready to vote for them in our twelfth election, which will be announced soon. A special thank you to everyone who voted and supported this ongoing project, you are what makes this the only hall of fame by and for the people!

People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Eleventh Election Inductees:

BADFINGER

BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND

SOLOMON BURKE

ERIC CLAPTON

FREDDIE KING

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS

LITTLE WILLIE JOHN

FRANKIE LYMON & THE TEENAGERS

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS

PAUL McCARTNEY

JIMMY REED

BOB SEGER

THE STAPLE SINGERS

THE STOOGES

T-BONE WALKER

JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON

LINK WRAY

ZZ TOP

VOTE in the Eleventh Election for the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

First-time nominees Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney

Welcome to the eleventh election for the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. For this election, we are putting forth two ballots. For the regular ballot, only artists and groups who debuted by 1970 are eligible. The next time around, we will add names of people who debuted in 1971, and so on. Eventually, some time in 2013, we will get caught up to those who debuted by 1987, and will switch to an annual election.


We are also, concurrently, running our second Oldies Ballot election. The Oldies Ballot is a way to give earlier artists and groups another look, and this time it is made up of people who debuted by 1960. You can find the Oldies Ballot in the post below this one.

THE POLLS ARE NOW OPEN! Here's how to vote:

Below is a list of 50 nominees for the tenth class of People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famers. In order to have your voice heard, select up to 25 names (minimum 10), and post your ballot either in the comments section of this post or on the People's Rock Hall Facebook page. Any artist or group named on at least 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted. You may include one write-in vote if you choose. A valid write-in candidate is anyone who released their first recording by the end of 1970, and is not already an inductee of the People's Rock Hall. Any ballot which contains more than one write-in vote may not be counted.

Polls close on Friday, June 15 at 5 PM PST.

Nominees for the eleventh class of the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame: 


Badfinger
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Captain Beefheart
Chicago
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Cliff
Joe Cocker
Leonard Cohen
The Spencer Davis Group
Dr. John
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Free
The J. Geils Band
Genesis
Grand Funk Railroad
Al Green
Buddy Guy
Hawkwind
Issac Hayes
Humble Pie
The Jackson 5
The James Gang
King Crimson
Kool & the Gang
Love
Bob Marley & The Wailers
John Mayall
Curtis Mayfield
Paul McCartney
The Steve Miller Band
Joni Mitchell
Mountain
The Move
Laura Nyro
Parliament-Funkadelic
Poco
Procol Harum
Linda Ronstadt
Todd Rundgren
Leon Russell
Bob Seger
Steppenwolf
Rod Stewart
The Stooges
The Sweet
James Taylor
Johnny Winter
Bobby Womack
Warren Zevon
ZZ Top

Returning nominees Badfinger received the highest vote total of all the non-inductees in the tenth election.

Eleventh Election Oldies Ballot

Oldies ballot nominee Bobby "Blue" Bland

Here at the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, we occasionally go back and reconsider some of the earlier groups and artists who may have flown under the radar when they were first considered. Our first Oldies Ballot election was conducted during the vote for our Sixth Class of inductees, and included artists who had debuted by 1955. For this ballot, the debut cut-off has been moved up to 1960.

THE POLLS ARE NOW OPEN! Here's how to vote: 

Below is a list of 25 nominees for the eleventh class of People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famers. In order to have your voice heard, select 10 names, and post your ballot either in the comments section of this post or on the People's Rock Hall Facebook page. Any artist or group named on at least half of the counted ballots will be inducted. Write-in ballots are not allowed for the Oldies Ballot election.


Polls Close on Friday, June 15 at 5:00 PM PST.


Oldies Ballot Nominees for our Eleventh Election: 


Bobby "Blue" Bland
Roy Brown
Ruth Brown
Solomon Burke
The Clovers
The Dells
The "5" Royales
Wynonie Harris
Wanda Jackson
Freddie King
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Little Walter
Little Willie John
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Clyde McPhatter
Amos Milburn
Johnny Otis
Lloyd Price
Jimmy Reed
The Staple Singers
T-Bone Walker
Billy Ward & His Dominoes
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Larry Williams
Link Wray

Oldies Ballot nominee Link Wray