CLEVELAND — We continue to keep a close eye on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan vote leaderboard as the countdown to the announcement of the Class of 2022 continues.
The last time we looked on February 16, Duran Duran had surged past Eminem to take first place in the fan balloting. So where are we now? Here are the updated rankings as of 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 7 with 3,248,909 total votes counted:
- Duran Duran: 554904 votes
- Eminem: 513197 votes
- Pat Benatar: 333,222 votes
- Dolly Parton: 258,326 votes
- Eurythmics: 231,662 votes
- Judas Priest: 198,264 votes
- Lionel Richie: 180,464 votes
- Carly Simon: 173,187 votes
- Kate Bush: 126,007 votes
- Rage Against The Machine: 122,385 votes
- DEVO: 118,948 votes
- Dionne Warwick: 106,355 votes
- A Tribe Called Quest: 105,177 votes
- New York Dolls: 67,801 votes
- Beck: 60,890 votes
- MC5: 53,646 votes
- Fela Kuti: 44,476 votes
- Duran Duran: 249,538 votes
- Eminem: 249,335 votes
- Pat Benatar: 186,307 votes
- Dolly Parton: 153,024 votes
- Eurythmics: 123,953 votes
- Judas Priest: 107,964 votes
- Lionel Richie: 105, 272 votes
- Carly Simon: 99,098 votes
- Rage Against The Machine: 76,011 votes
- Kate Bush: 68,372 votes
- DEVO: 67,906 votes
- Dionne Warwick: 62,997 votes
- A Tribe Called Quest: 62,967 votes
- New York Dolls: 39,974 votes
- Beck: 36,193 votes
- MC5: 31,921 votes
- Fela Kuti: 24,849 votes
If your favorite performer isn’t as high on the list as you were hoping, cast your ballot HERE. Voting is now open through April 29.
The five artists with the most votes will comprise a “fan ballot” that will be tallied with the other ballots when the 2022 inductees are selected.
The final list of inductees will be revealed in May. The induction ceremony will take place this fall at a yet-to-be-announced location.
To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination.
“Nominee ballots are sent to an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists, historian, and members of the music industry,” Rock Hall officials explain. “Factors such as an artist’s musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career and the body of work, innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration.”
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