Voter Poll Results: 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Winners

Well – Here, finally, for you curiosity seekers out there are the results/winners of the Voter Poll of which music artists you’d like to see in the next Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inauguration ceremonies held next winter (2010-2011). Of course this was simply a casual – non-scientific 😛 public opinion poll conducted on this site from October 1, 2009 through January 1, 2010.

There were 123 votes cast overall – not that shabby for my first attempt at conducting a web poll – Some of you maybe surprised by the final results – or not. Several nominees were tied with the same number of votes here also.

The induction process and qualifications for the Hall can be found at this LINK.

2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Poll

FINAL RESULTS

First Place Winner in Poll

1^st – Rush (8 votes) 7%

2^nd – Kiss (6 votes) 6%

3^rd – Bon Jovi (5 votes) 5%

Neil Diamond (5 votes) 5%

4^th – ABBA (4 votes) 4%

Alice Cooper (4 votes) 4%

Chicago (4 votes) 4%

Deep Purple (4 votes) 4%

Heart (4 votes) 4%

Journey (4 votes) 4%

Steve Miller Band (4 votes) 4%

5^th – Beastie Boys (3 votes) 3%

Boston (3 votes) 3%

Def Leppard (3 votes) 3%

Depeche Mode (3 votes) 3%

Electric Light Orchestra (3 votes) 3%

Genesis (3 votes) 3%

Hall & Oates (3 votes) 3%

Iggy Pop & The Stooges (3 votes) 3%

Ozzy Osbourne (3 votes) 3%

Peter Paul & Mary (3 votes) 3%

The Cure (3 votes) 3%

Yes (3 votes) 3%

6^th – Cheap Trick (2 votes) 2%

Chubby Checker (2 votes) 2%

Doobie Brothers (2 votes) 2%

Foreigner (2 votes) 2%

Iron Maiden (2 votes) 2%

Jethro Tull (2 votes) 2%

Neil Sedaka (2 votes) 2%

Red Hot Chili Peppers (2 votes) 2%

Styx (2 votes) 2%

The Moody Blues (2 votes) 2%

7^th – Barry Manilow (1 vote) 1%

Connie Francis (1 vote) 1%

Dire Straits (1 vote) 1%

Duran Duran (1 vote) 1%

Kool & The Gang (1 vote) 1%

Motley Crue (1 vote) 1%

Paul Anka (1 vote) 1%

Stevie Ray Vaughn (1 vote) 1%

The Cars (1 vote) 1%

The Commodores (1 vote) 1%

The Kingston Trio (1 vote) 1%

Three Dog Night (1 vote) 1%

Tom Waits (1 vote) 1%

Tommy James & The Shondells (1 vote) 1%

War (1 vote) 1%

The following artists were listed in the poll but received no (0) votes:

Cher, Donovan, Harry Nilsson, Joe Satriani, The Hollies, The Spinners, Toots & The Maytals and Whitney Houston

Thanks to everyone who participated and voted in this poll.

Many more polls to come in the near future…

Resource Links:

• Who’s Already In The Rock Hall of Fame? – The Inductee Roll Call
• Qualifications & Induction Process – Rock Hall of Fame
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame + Museum website

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Cleveland, OH

New Years Eve Songs

New Year’s Eve – 11:59pm – Out with the OLD

New Year’s Day – 12 midnight – In with the NEW

New Year’s Eve as well as New Year’s Day are both associated with partying, some people prefer being out among the masses of people celebrating while others would rather be at home with loved ones celebrating. Many of us grew up watching Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra around the midnight hour during the late 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s — as well as Dick Clark during the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and into the new millenium.During the past decade there have beena few other mainstream alternatives such as Carson Daly as well as several cable television specials. Other alternative choices have included events at local bars or pubs, movies, concerts, casinos, video game marathons, ballroom dancing, public firework shows, family game night with the kids, train excursions, party boats on the river, and the choices go on and on.

While there are “tons” of party type songs out there to choose from – from every imaginable genre of music – the focus here are on songs that basically reflect or pay tribute to the end of one year or the beginning of the coming new year – or may contain “New Years” within the song title or within the lyrics – even included are a few that focus on a “countdown” of sorts.

So, for your listening pleasure and putting together a party playlist, you may want to consider the following…..

New Years Eve Songs

1. A Long December – Counting Crows  
2. Auld Lang Syne (a Scottish folk song written by Robert Burn) the song most closely associated with New Years over the past century – specifically the version recorded by Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra 
3. Bringing In A Brand New Year – BB King  
4. Celtic New Year – Van Morrison 
5. Congratulations (Happy New Year Song) – Pink Martini  
6. Ding Dong, Ding Dong – George Harrison  
7. Funky New Year – Eagles  
8. Happy New Year – ABBA 
9. Happy New Year – Judy Garland  
10. Happy New Year – Nat King Cole 
11. Happy New Year B – Original Cast from the musical ‘Rent’
12. It Was A Very Good Year – Frank Sinatra  
13. It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve – Barry Manilow  
14. Let’s Start The New Year Right – Bing Crosby (from the film Holiday Inn)  
15. My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year) – Regina Spektor  
16. New Year’s Eve – Snoop Dogg featuring Marty James  
17. New Year’s Eve – The Walkmen 
18. New Year’s Eve Party – George Thorogood
19. New Year’s Eve 1999 – Gretchen Peters & Randy Owen (of the group, Alabama)
20. New Year’s Day – U2  
21. New Year’s Prayer – Jeff Buckley  
22. New Year’s Resolution – Otis Redding & Carla Thomas  
23. Next Year – Foo Fighters  
24. Nothin’ New For New Year – Harry Connick, Jr. & George Jones  
25. Our New Year – Tori Amos  
26. Same Old Lang Syne – Dan Fogelberg 
27. The Final Countdown – Europe  
28. The New Year – Death Cab For Cutie  
29. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong  
30. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? – Ella Fitzgerald, Barbara Streisand, Harry Connick    <br>  

A Few More Worthy Party Song Choices Include…..

1. 1999 – Prince
2. All Over The World – ELO
3. Animal – Nickelback
4. Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas
5. Celebration – Kool & The Gang
6. Changes – David Bowie
7. Dancing In The Streets – David Bowie & Mick Jagger
8. Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
9. Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung
10. Fight For Your Right To Party – Beastie Boys
11. Get The Party Started – Pink
12. Holiday – Madonna
13. It’s The End Of The World – REM
14. Just Dance – Lady Gaga
15. Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas
16. Last Dance – Donna Summer
17. Pacific Coast Party – Smashmouth
18. Rock & Roll All Nite – Kiss
19. Right Round – Flo Rida
20. Start Me Up – Rolling Stones
21. The Whole World – Outkast
22. Time – Pink Floyd
23. Tubthumping – Chumbawumba
24. Umbrella – Rihanna
25. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
26. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) – Dead Or Alive

and this list could go on and on and on and on and……….

Flags of the World

Here is a relatively current list of countries around the world along side their national flag, as well as their official two-letter designation that is displayed in the Flag Counter (statistic log) seen in the right side panel below. Along side each flag is a clickable link for additional information including, history, geography, government, politics, economy, maps and other facts and figures about each country – check it out and be a little more worldly-wise … courtesy of Flag Counter.

AD Andorra AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina Faso BG Bulgaria BH Bahrain BI Burundi BJ Benin BM Bermuda BN Brunei BO Bolivia BR Brazil BS The Bahamas BT Bhutan BV Bouvet Island BW Botswana BY Belarus BZ Belize CA Canada CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands CD Democratic Republic of the Congo CF Central African Republic CG Congo (Brazzaville) CH Switzerland CI Cote d’Ivoire CK Cook Islands CL Chile CM Cameroon CN China CO Colombia CR Costa Rica CU Cuba CV Cape Verde CX Christmas Island CY Cyprus CZ Czech Republic DE Germany DJ Djibouti DK Denmark DM Dominica DO The Dominican DZ Algeria EC Ecuador EE Estonia EG Egypt EH Western Sahara ER Eritrea ES Spain ET Ethiopia FI Finland FJ Fiji FK Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) FM Federated States of Micronesia FO Faroe Islands FR France GA Gabon GB United Kingdom GD Grenada GE Georgia GG Guernsey GH Ghana GI Gibraltar GL Greenland GM The Gambia GN Guinea GQ Equatorial Guinea GR Greece GS South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands GT Guatemala GU Guam GW Guinea-Bissau GY Guyana HK Hong Kong HM Heard Island and McDonald Islands HN Honduras HR Croatia HT Haiti HU Hungary ID Indonesia IE Ireland IL Israel IM Isle of Man IN India IO British Indian Ocean Territory IQ Iraq IR Iran IS Iceland IT Italy JE Jersey JM Jamaica JO Jordan JP Japan KE Kenya KG Kyrgyzstan KH Cambodia KI Kiribati KM Comoros KN Saint Kitts and Nevis KP North Korea KR South Korea KW Kuwait KY Cayman Islands KZ Kazakhstan

LA Laos LB Lebanon LC Saint Lucia LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldova ME Montenegro MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands MK Macedonia ML Mali MM Burma MN Mongolia MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU Mauritius MV Maldives MW Malawi MX Mexico MY Malaysia MZ Mozambique NA Namibia NC New Caledonia NE Niger NF Norfolk Island NG Nigeria NI Nicaragua NL Netherlands NO Norway NP Nepal NR Nauru NU Niue NZ New Zealand OM Oman PA Panama PE Peru PF French Polynesia PG Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PK Pakistan PL Poland PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon PN Pitcairn Islands PR Puerto Rico PS Gaza Strip PT Portugal PW Palau PY Paraguay QA Qatar RO Romania RS Serbia RU Russia RW Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seychelles SD Sudan SE Sweden SG Singapore SH Saint Helena SI Slovenia SJ Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen) SK Slovakia SL Sierra Leone SM San Marino SN Senegal SO Somalia SR Suriname ST Sao Tome and Principe SV El Salvador SY Syria SZ Swaziland TC Turks and Caicos Islands TD Chad TF French Southern and Antarctic Lands TG Togo TH Thailand TJ Tajikistan TK Tokelau TL Timor-Leste TM Turkmenistan TN Tunisia TO Tonga TR Turkey TT Trinidad and Tobago TV Tuvalu TW Taiwan TZ Tanzania UA Ukraine UG Uganda US United States UY Uruguay UZ Uzbekistan VA Holy See (Vatican City) VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VE Venezuela VG British Virgin Islands VI Virgin Islands VN Vietnam VU Vanuatu WF Wallis and Futuna WS Samoa YE Yemen YT Mayotte ZA South Africa ZM Zambia ZW Zimbabwe