December 8, 2018

It's the Time of the Season: Rock Hall Watchers Predict the Class of 2019

Who will be inducted into the Rock Hall on March 29? Anticipation is building, as the official ballots are due this Monday, December 10. Meanwhile, the Hall's fairly revealing Fan Vote finds Def Leppard and Stevie Nicks safely locking up the top two spots, followed by Todd Rundgren, the Zombies, and the Cure. 

The Class of 2019 inductees announcement hits Thursday, December 13 at 8 a.m EST on SiriusXM Volume (channel 106), and presumably via a simultaneous press conference at the Cleveland museum. Until then, here are some insightful predictions from Rock Hall watcher community:

Alex Voltaire 
Def Leppard
Stevie Nicks
Radiohead
Todd Rundgren
The Zombies 
Janet Jackson (if there are 6 inductees)

Nick Bambach
Def Leppard
Janet Jackson
Stevie Nicks
Roxy Music

The Zombies 
LL Cool J (if there are 6 inductees)

Charles Crossley
Def Leppard
Janet Jackson
Stevie Nicks
John Prine
Todd Rundgren

Roxy Music (if there are 6 inductees)

Donnie Durham
Sure Bets: 
Def Leppard
Stevie Nicks
Todd Rundgren
The Zombies
Too Close to Call - 3 acts with a 50/50 chance. 1 out of these 3 will be inducted if there are 5 inductees; 2 out of these 3 will be inducted if there are 6 inductees:
Janet Jackson
John Prine
Radiohead

Future Rock Legends 
Def Leppard
Stevie Nicks
Radiohead
Todd Rundgren
The Zombies
John Prine (if there are 6 inductees)

Iconic Rock Talk Show
Def Leppard
Janet Jackson
Stevie Nicks
Todd Rundgren

The Zombies 

Joe Kwaczala of "Who Cares About the Rock Hall" podcast
Def Leppard
Janet Jackson
Stevie Nicks
Todd Rundgren

The Zombies 
Radiohead (if there are 6 inductees)

Tom Lane
Def Leppard
Janet Jackson
Stevie Nicks
Todd Rundgren

The Zombies 

Rock Hall Monitors
Def Leppard
Stevie Nicks
Radiohead
Todd Rundgren
The Zombies

Troy Smith, Cleveland.com
Def Leppard
Janet Jackson
Stevie Nicks
Roxy Music
Todd Rundgren

E-Rockracy
Def Leppard
Janet Jackson
LL Cool J
Stevie Nicks
Radiohead

The Zombies (specifically predicting 6 inductees)