The Rock Hall Fan Voting Is Heating Up
Fan voting for the 19 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for induction next year heated up over the weekend with 2nd place being overtaken. The Moody Blues overtook Dire Straits for…
Musician Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi performs live (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
Suhaimi Abdullah / GettyimagesFan voting for the 19 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for induction next year heated up over the weekend with 2nd place being overtaken.
The Moody Blues overtook Dire Straits for second place with about 86,000 votes, while Dire Straits are closing in on 84,000.
Bon Jovi still top the list, and their total has doubled to more than 122,000 votes.
Even the bottom of the list has seen a change as the late Link Wray has jumped past The Meters, leaving the New Orleans band in last place.
- Bon Jovi - 122,101
- Moody Blues - 85,871
- Dire Straits - 83,545
- The Cars - 71,732
- Eurythmics - 54,243
- Judas Priest - 48,230
- Depeche Mode - 44,992
- J. Geils Band - 41,820
- The Zombies - 37,843
- Radiohead - 31,795
- Nina Simone - 27,735
- Rage Against the Machine - 26,817
- Kate Bush - 21,370
- LL Cool J - 19,305
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 13,438
- The MC5 - 12,932
- Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - 12,011
- Link Wray - 11,102
- The Meters - 9,559
You have until 11:59 p.m. ET on December 5th to place your vote at RockHall.com/Vote
The Top 5 artists, as selected by the public, will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2018 inductees. You'll need to login with a Facebook account or E-mail to vote. Voting is capped at one ballot per day.
The 2018 inductees -- the five to seven acts chosen -- will be announced in December, with the 33rd annual induction ceremony set for April 14th at Public Auditorium in Cleveland. HBO will once again air the ceremony, with details to be announced later.
