The first day of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Fan Vote has Pat Benatar off to a quick lead with more than 310,000 votes. She's followed by Dolly Parton at two, Duran Duran three, Eminem four, and Eurythmics five.
The rest of the list is as follows:
- 6) Lionel Richie
- 7) Carly Simon
- 8) Judas Priest
- 9) Rage Against the Machine
- 10) Devo
- 11) Dionne Warwick
- 12) A Tribe Called Quest
- 13) Kate Bush
- 14) New York Dolls
- 15) Beck
- 16) MC5
- 17) Fela Kuti
Voting continues at RockHall.com through April 29th.
The Top 5 artists will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2022 Inductees, which will be announced later this month.
The Class of 2022 will be announced in May with the induction ceremony -- yet to be announced -- to be held in the fall, most likely in New York.