Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Using VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists as a Predictor for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
October 08, 2016 05:52 PM Filed in: Prognostications | Future Hall of Famers?
Back in 2000, VH1 compiled a list of the “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.” Although the exact methodology is unknown, the list was “selected by a panel of rock artists that included Pat Benatar, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, Ozzy Osbourne, Scott Ian and John Bush of Anthrax, Korn's Dave Silveria, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple, Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters, Mike Bordin of Faith No More, Skid Row's Sebastian Bach, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Yngwie Malmsteen, Lita Ford, and Geddy Lee of Rush.”
Because the “hard rock” genre definition seems pretty loose here, 34 of the 100 are Rock & Roll Hall of Famers (Update: As of 2017, 36 have been inducted). Apparently, the difficulty for the remaining artists is just getting on the ballot. Only five of the remaining 66 artists have ever been nominated: Nine Inch Nails, MC5, New York Dolls, Bon Jovi and Yes (Update: Yes was inducted in 2017).
Although the Rock Hall doesn’t primarily focus on hard rock, in the last four induction years Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Green Day, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, KISS, Nirvana, Rush and Heart have all been inducted. Just give them another 30 years to induct the rest.
Here is the full list (linked artists are not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame):
- Led Zeppelin
- Black Sabbath
- Jimi Hendrix
- AC/DC
- Metallica
- Nirvana
- Van Halen
- The Who
- Gun N' Roses
- KISS
- Aerosmith
- The Sex Pistols
- Queen
- Soundgarden
- Pink Floyd
- Cream
- Ramones
- Ozzy Osbourne
- The Clash
- Alice Cooper
- Pearl Jam
- Deep Purple
- Judas Priest
- Iron Maiden
- Cheap Trick
- Motörhead
- Iggy Pop
- Rush
- Mötley Crüe
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Def Leppard
- The Doors
- Rage Against The Machine
- Alice In Chains
- Jane's Addiction
- Frank Zappa
- The Yardbirds
- MC5
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Ted Nugent
- The Kinks
- Nine Inch Nails
- ZZ Top
- Pantera
- Scorpions
- Rollins Band
- Janis Joplin
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Slayer
- Thin Lizzy
- Faith No More
- Korn
- Sonic Youth
- Blue Öyster Cult
- White Zombie
- Heart
- Anthrax
- Bad Company
- New York Dolls
- Jethro Tull
- Ministry
- Boston
- Steppenwolf
- The Cult
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- The Rolling Stones
- Hüsker Dü
- Megadeth
- Living Colour
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Foo Fighters
- Twisted Sister
- Pat Benatar
- Spinal Tap
- Bon Jovi
- Hole
- Marilyn Manson
- Ratt
- Green Day
- Pixies
- Queensrÿche
- King's X
- UFO
- Whitesnake
- Foreigner
- King Crimson
- Tool
- Lita Ford
- Rainbow
- Danzig
- The Black Crowes
- Lenny Kravitz
- Yes
- Fugazi
- Meat Loaf
- Primus
- Mountain
- Bad Brains
- Quiet Riot
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