# The SDMB Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! -\>Latest Poll in post 313
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** music
**Created:** [February 27, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060 "2026-02-27T19:26:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/263 "2026-08-14T17:47:18Z")
It was pure dumb luck, I had just finished something at work and opened the SDMB automatically.
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### Author:  [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/264 "2026-08-14T18:04:47Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#):
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> I think this is probably the weakest field we’ve seen yet.
Only because Run DMC and Grandmaster Flash didn’t make the cut. I was traveling last week and didn’t have time to properly discuss the impact Run DMC had on rock, and on white awareness, if not acceptance, of genres other than traditional rock. It’s a travesty they are left out.
And even still, I don’t see this as a particularly weak field. We can have endless debates about if ABBA is rock, but they are plenty rock enough for me. If you’re big enough to inspire musicals and multiple movies, you should be in.
I’m voting for Genesis mostly because I think Peter Gabriel is a god. Genesis in his era was bizarre, innovative, and influential. The Phil Collins era was great music that doesn’t rise to HoF level, but they deserve to be in for their early stuff.
The Stooges gets my third vote as pioneers in punk and leading into alt-rock. Nirvana and grunge would be different if the Stooges hadn’t started it all.
I’d really like to vote for Jimmy Cliff too. He absolutely deserves to be in.
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### Author:  [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/265 "2026-08-21T15:09:40Z")
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ABBA
Genesis
The Stooges
I switched my vote at the last minute to keep the Stooges out of a runoff; sorry, Weird Al.
As mentioned in post 235, this week we start a new rule in which anyone who got at least 15% of the vote when they first appeared 25 years ago, but did not ultimately get elected, returns to the ballot for a second chance. Hence the appearance of Ray Charles on this week’s ballot, along with the 2011 inductees and various returning candidates.
Vote for three.
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/265))_
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### Author:  [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/266 "2026-08-21T16:02:07Z")
I voted for Alice Cooper because I like his music, but mostly because he’s just a nice guy.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/267 "2026-08-21T16:03:30Z")
Seems like we’re now electing 2nd tier Hall of Famers instead of 1st tier.
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### Author:  [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/268 "2026-08-21T16:10:26Z")
I don’t disagree with you on this round. I’d put Ray Charles as the only true 1st tier. Weird Al, Alice Cooper, Buddy Guy, Neil Diamond, Tom Waits – all very good and somewhat important artists, but none where it would be a travesty if they were left out.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/269 "2026-08-21T16:13:03Z")
We’re on the same page.
I’m curious what acts are left at this point. This might be done.
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### Author:  [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/270 "2026-08-28T18:17:01Z")
Please welcome our latest inductees, including our first write-in inductee!
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Ray Charles
Alice Cooper
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Well, this week we certainly have a very interesting and diverse ballot! I will be curious to see how this goes. Vote for three.
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/270))_
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### Author:  [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/271 "2026-08-28T18:44:55Z")
Marvin Gaye was already inducted in our 5th poll. [The SDMB Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! {Latest Poll in post 268} - #108 by Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-268/1028060/108)
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/272 "2026-08-28T18:54:12Z")
I switched my vote to Donovan, thanks for that.
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### Author:  [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/273 "2026-08-28T19:14:55Z")
And for my votes, Ray Charles was the only previously eliminated entry that I really wanted to see back, and we took care of him last week. None of the other returnees are jumping out at me.
So I’ll get the easy one out the way first: the Beastie Boys are absolute kings. _Paul’s Boutique_ changed music with its sampling. They were excellent lyricists and true instrumental musicians. No brainer.
The other easy one for me is NOT voting for the Chili Peppers. I hate everything about them. I hate their music, I hate the 14-year old boy antics, I hate Flea and his bass playing. Ugh.
I’m sticking with Neil Diamond again this round. He has too many hits to ignore, and I think when you have hundreds (thousands?) of impersonators, it speaks to your influence.
And I guess Guns N’ Roses for my last vote. They get lumped in with the other 80s hair bands like Ratt and Motley Crue, but they were always a bit more. Not every song was about getting laid.
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### Author:  [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/274 "2026-08-28T21:50:56Z")
A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame without Bill Haley and The Comets would just be embarassing.
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### Author:  [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/275 "2026-08-29T03:00:51Z")
Agreed. In many ways Rock Around the Clock is the defining moment of the start of Rock & Roll.
BTW, it’s actually _Bill Haley and **His** Comets_
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### Author:  [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/276 "2026-08-29T04:10:46Z")
Boy, I love most of the returning acts - but I guess I already revealed my biases earlier.
I agree that the Beasties deserve to make it, but maybe not first ballot?
I’m pulling for BB King and Roy Orbison to get in, and then will change my third vote to see if I can keep anybody else on the ballot that I like - right now that’s Smokey Robinson, but he may end up doomed.
On this ballot I actually think I’d want 10 of these acts to make it, even in a small hall: GNR, BB King, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, Beastie Boys, Bill Haley and His Comets, Buddy Guy (although if BB King makes it I can probably let Buddy go), Donovan, Marvin Gaye, and Smokey Robinson (although if Marvin Gaye makes it I can let Smokey go).
I’d actually put all 10 of those above Patti Smith and ZZ Top (and I like both of them!).
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### Author:  [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/277 "2026-09-04T16:10:27Z")
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Guns N’Roses
BB King
Because I didn’t get up in time to move a vote, Neil Diamond and Roy Orbison will be matched in a runoff poll this week. Otherwise, we have no new old timers on the ballot, every significant vote getter on the 1989 ballot is already in. So we welcome the _five_ candidates who just barely scraped through last week, plus the 2013 inductees.
Special runoff poll: Vote for one only, and make sure it is Roy Orbison.
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/277))_
This week’s main event:
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/277))_
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/278 "2026-09-04T16:31:12Z")
As much as I like Diamond, there’s no denying that Orbison was one of the Absolute Greats.
Not only was he a member of The Traveling Wilburys, the other Wilburys were fan-boying over him joining the group.
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### Author:  [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/279 "2026-09-11T15:24:53Z")
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Bill Haley and His Comets
Heart
Roy Orbison
Rush
Kind of surprised to see Heart getting in so easily. Anyway, congratulations to our winners. This week we have a very interesting, diverse and lengthy ballot and I will be interested in seeing how the voting goes.
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/279))_
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### Author:  [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/280 "2026-09-11T15:58:02Z")
There should be three automatic entries (Nirvana, Beasties, and Public Enemy) and one almost automatic (Peter Gabriel).
Those first three are in the top 10 of artists who changed music. I don’t know if Peter Gabriel changed it as much, but he had an amazing and enduring output.
I’ll save my PG vote for next round unless he’s somehow in trouble this one.
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### Author:  [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/281 "2026-09-11T16:17:03Z")
Top 10 is a high bar to clear, but I certainly agree that these are the three best candidates this week.
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### Author:  [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-313/1028060/282 "2026-09-11T16:20:09Z")
I came very close to choosing Public Enemy. As for Peter Gabriel, I almost chose him as well, because he’s had three impacts: as the early leader of the early prog rock band Genesis; as a successful 80s solo act, with pioneering videos; and, maybe most importantly, as a tireless advocate for “world music” among English speakers (a role he shared with David Byrne and a few others).
Okay, I’ve talked my way into changing my Linda Ronstadt vote to Peter Gabriel. I’m still on the fence about my Buddy Guy vote (vs Public Enemy). What the heck - Public Enemy it is. 🙂
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