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    About Rock Hall Projected, KING wrote:
    July 2026 Electronica Genre Nomination
    The Human League

    KING
    Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 17:09pm

    About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote:
    With JD/NO getting in this year, similar acts with huge influence and critical acclaim, and lower-than-average but not horrendously bad U.S. commercial success (at least one gold or platinum-selling album), like Devo, The Smiths, and Pixies, should all be able to be voted in now.

    But for The Replacements and Sonic Youth, their commercial performance is really poor, without even one gold-certified album... So there may still be huge hurdles for them to gain main-entry induction. It might become possible if ballot quality continues to drop in future years.

    As for less influential yet still pretty influential acts (a number of American 80s underground rock acts), I would say their chances are currently near zero unless someone pushes them for entry via the Early Influence category.

    I feel probably in the end Sonic Youth/Replacements will be the most "underground" act rock hall will accept for 80s alternative/underground/punk rock scene.

    Need to be a top level pioneer to make breakthrough from poor level commercial performance
    Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 14:44pm

    About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote:
    I would say a 80/90s rock inductee would more likely to vote for Sonic Youth/Replacements than a 60/70s white boomer inductee voting for MC5/NY Dolls/Stooges

    Different age groups have different preference and standard for worthiness
    Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 14:25pm

    About the 2026 Inductees, Sean wrote:
    However, even though rap acts are doing well, there has been a MONSTROUS bias against any R&B acts after the '60s, which I forgot to say there. Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey taking several ballots, Diana Ross still not being in, their choosing Lionel Richie over the Commodores, etc...
    Tuesday, 07/21/2026 @ 13:20pm
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