CLEVELAND — Editor's note: Video in the player at the top of this story was originally published in a previous article as the 2022 Rock Hall induction nominees were first announced on Feb. 2, 2022.
With just a few weeks left in the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan vote, Duran Duran has gained momentum, holding a substantial lead in the annual ballot. Dolly Parton, meanwhile, has slid one spot -- now in fifth place -- just a few weeks after announcing she wanted to bow out of the induction process. The Rock Hall, however, is keeping her on the ballot as a potential contender.
Here’s where each of the 17 nominees is currently ranked in the fan ballot as of 7:15 a.m. on Monday, April 4.
- Duran Duran: 763,147 votes
- Eminem: 616,217 votes
- Pat Benatar: 489,780 votes
- Eurythmics: 343,406 votes
- Dolly Parton: 334,302 votes
- Judas Priest: 288,505 votes
- Carly Simon: 257,867 votes
- Lionel Richie: 245,566 votes
- DEVO: 173,733 votes
- Kate Bush: 170,091 votes
- Rage Against The Machine: 158,646 votes
- Dionne Warwick: 148,153 votes
- A Tribe Called Quest: 127,817 votes
- New York Dolls: 95,443 votes
- Beck: 81,288 votes
- MC5: 74,349 votes
- Fela Kuti: 58,209 votes
Total votes: 4,426,519
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 announced in May.
For context, here’s where each nominee ranked in the fan vote one month ago as of 5 p.m. on March 7:
- Duran Duran: 554,904 votes
- Eminem: 513,197 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
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.”
The 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place this fall at a yet-to-be-announced location.
Editor's note: Video in the player above was originally published in a previous Rock Hall story on Feb. 11, 2022.