CLEVELAND — There has been a shakeup in the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction fan vote leaderboard in recent weeks with Dave Matthews Band taking the top spot among all 15 nominees with 423,500 votes as of 10:25 a.m. Friday, March 29.
Foreigner and Peter Frampton round out the top three in a very close race for second place just weeks before the ballot officially closes April 15.
Ozzy Osbourne, who held the No. 1 position earlier this month, has now slipped to fourth place, while Cher has maintained her rank at No. 5.
- Dave Matthews Band: 423,500 votes
- Foreigner: 381,351 votes
- Peter Frampton: 377,840 votes
- Ozzy Osbourne: 372,193 votes
- Cher: 260,305 votes
- Lenny Kravitz: 234,051 votes
- Kool & the Gang: 210,942 votes
- Mariah Carey: 204,143
- Oasis: 134,434 votes
- Sinéad O'Connor: 128,662 votes
- Sade: 125,066 votes
- Jane's Addiction: 110,207 votes
- Mary J. Blige: 90,162 votes
- A Tribe Called Quest: 71,011 votes
- Eric B. & Rakim: 43,971 votes
How you can cast a ballot in the Rock Hall fan vote
Are your favorites not ranking high enough? You can vote HERE once per day for up to seven nominees through April 11. The fan vote was originally going to stay open through April 26, but its closure was pushed to 15 days earlier to align with the same date official ballots are due.
"The top five artists selected by the public will comprise a fans’ ballot that will be tallied along with the other ballots to determine the 2024 inductees," according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Winning the fan vote, however, does not guarantee induction. Despite taking the top spot in 2020, Dave Matthews Band was ultimately not selected that year.
Those selected for induction will be announced in late April.
For the first time since 2021, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony returns to Cleveland this fall. The date and venue have not yet been announced. Can't attend in person? The event will be streamed live on Disney+.
The induction process
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.
"An artist’s musical impact and influence on other artists, length and depth of career and body of work as well as innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration," according to Rock Hall officials.
An international body of more than 1,000 artists, historians and members of the music industry receive ballots each year to determine the inductees.
The class of 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will be revealed in late April.
That brings the total number of votes to more than 3.16 million.