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Let's discuss in more detail the albums that have graced and changed the musical landscape of 2022.

"Fossora" – Björk

"Fossora" is Björk's first self-produced album. Deep and challenging, it explores themes of land and family; it was even recorded in the singer's native Iceland, with her children acting as backing singers and co-writers. "Fossora" demands effort from the listener - it's complex, intricate and, despite everything, sincere material on the verge of poetry. Make an effort - it's worth it.

"L'Emprise" - Mylene Farmer

Mylène Farmer works without Laurent Boutonne again - and that's just what she needs. Woodkid, Moby and Darius Keeler of Archive understand her just as well. With Woodkid, she succeeds with triumphantly tragic songs, with Moby with uplifting ones and with Keeler with self-deprecating ones. But the protagonist of "L'Emprise" is Farmer herself: her realm of melancholy where she unreservedly rules.

"Impera" – Ghost

Many people nowadays consider heavy rock an outdated, "outdated" genre - and in vain. Ghost's "Impera" is proof of that: there are powerful riffs, catchy melodies, and some theatricality, as well as a serious stadium application. It's no coincidence that the album was noticed by rock and metal publications and the "pop" PopMatters and NME. The Grammy committee couldn't miss it either - "Call Me Little Sunshine" was nominated for Best Metal Performance.

"Just Like That" - Bonnie Raitt.

A great album for those who like traditional 1970s and 1980s style pop-rock. Bonnie Raitt is the star of that era, so no one could have done it better. Raitt wrote almost half of the songs from Just Like That and produced the record herself. Her voice remains wonderfully resonant and catchy: it's impossible to believe that "Just Like That" is sung by someone who celebrated her 73rd birthday in November.

"Entering Heaven Alive" - Jack White

Of Jack White's two albums released in 2022, «Entering Heaven Alive» deserves more interest. Everyone is used to the musician's guitar solos, but on this record, he reveals himself as a talented performer of folk and country ballads. White has recorded similar tracks before, but after "Entering Heaven Alive", he makes you want to hear another such album.

"A Light for Attracting Attention" - The Smile

Instead of a new Radiohead record, fans got the debut release of The Smile, a new project from the two band members. "A Light for Attracting Attention" was almost the best album in the tandem of Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood. It is similar to Radiohead in general mood, though it differs from their work - first of all, combining clever musical structures and minimalism in a different sound.

"Wet Leg" - Wet Leg

Women's indie rock duo from the UK, Wet Leg, have gotten everyone's attention. They are critically acclaimed and invited to festivals - they are even due to perform at the iconic Glastonbury in 2023. "Wet Leg" is an expressive and moderately upbeat release. That's what a modern pandemic rock album should be. Surprisingly solid, robust and full of nuance, "Wet Leg" is an outstanding debut.

"Profound Mysteries" - Royksopp

"Profound Mysteries" is not an album but an entire trilogy universe from the legendary Norwegian electro duo Royksopp. All parts of "Profound Mysteries" are a bit uneven, but some songs are great, while others are just plain good. Excellent arrangements and a first-rate selection of vocalists make "Profound Mysteries" one of the best projects of 2022.

The first content that we ever put up on Notinhalloffame.com was our original Rock and Roll list ranking those who were not yet in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but were worthy of consideration. It ranked 100 acts, and as we continued on we extended it to 500. Our eventual intent is to get to 1,000 and at present we now have 567 ranked.

The selection of The Moody Blues, The Cars, Nina Simone, Bon Jovi and Dire Straits to the Hall means that they are removed and newly eligible acts now populate our list. Rankings of existing musicians have been altered based on your comments and votes.

The new top 25 features:

Radiohead takes over the top spot after being ranked #2. They were nominated last year in their first year of eligibility and it was widely speculated that they would get in but it should be only a matter of time.

Kraftwerk returns to the number two rank after being #1 last year. The influential band has been nominated four times (2003, 2013, 2015 & 2017) and was our original number one selection when we put out our first list in 2010.

Jethro Tull holds firm at #3. To the surprise of many, the British Progressive Rock band has never been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame despite being eligible for twenty-five years.

The Smiths also held their spot at #4. This is the third year that they have been ranked this high and they were nominated in 2015 and 2016.

Roxy Music is ranked #5 for the second year in a row. They have been eligible for the Hall since 1997.

MC5 is ranked #6 for the third straight year. They have been nominated the last two years.

Gram Parsons moves up one spot to #7, which is his highest ranking to date. He was nominated three times in 2002. 2004 & 2005.

Willie Nelson drops down to #8. Nelson has never been nominated.

New Order returns to the top 10 moving from up from #11. They also have never been nominated and have been ranked as high as #5.

Judas Priest makes their first appearance in our top ten taking the #10 position after being ranked #13. The heavy metal pioneers also earned their first nomination last year after being eligible since 1999.

The Cure moves up to #11 from #14, which is their highest rank to date. They were nominated in 2012.

John Coltrane remains at #12. He has never been nominated.

Todd Rundgren continues to climb our rank, moving from #15 to #13. He has moved up every year since our list’s inception and he has also never been nominated although has been eligible since 1995.

Iron Maiden climbs to #14 after being #17. They have also never been nominated and this to date their highest rank.

Dick Dale moved up one spot to #15. The “King of the Surf Guitar” has never been nominated.

T.Rex rises two spots to #16, their highest rank to date. They have also never been nominated.

Pixies also went up two spots to #17. Never nominated, they have been eligible for the Hall since 2012.

Janet Jackson also increased her rank and is now at the #18 hole. Jackson was nominated in both 2016 & 2017.

Joy Division reached the top 20 for the first time reaching #19. Like New Order, they have never been nominated.

King Crimson returns to the top 20. They were ranked #23 last year and they have never been nominated.

Wu-Tang Clan plummeted from #10 to #21. They have only been eligible for two years.

Depeche Mode continued to rise and are now #22. They have been nominated for the last two years.

Big Star dropped to #23. This is their lowest ranking to date and they have yet to be nominated.

Link Wray moved up three to #24, his first time in our Top 25. The guitar legend was nominated last year and also in 2014.

Beck closes the Top 25. He was ranked at that last year.

As you see, no new act made our revised Top 25. That doesn’t mean that there are not new entries as we have 19 debuts to our Notinhalloffame.com list.

They are:

Bjork at #56.

Dave Matthews Band at #81.

Blink-182 at #90.

Rancid at #100.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at #128.

Snoop Dogg at #178.

The Roots at #235.

Built to Spill at #249.

Shania Twain at #255.

Sheryl Crow at #304.

Counting Crows at #309.

Toni Braxton at #320.

Everclear at #381.

AFI at #387.

Collective Soul at #400.

Aimee Mann at #420.

Frank Black at #454.

Elastica at #484.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your votes and comments and encourage you to offer more as this does alter future rankings.

Look for our revised Notinhalloffame.com Baseball list in the upcoming weeks.

Hello everyone!

As you know, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2018, which features Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, The Cars, Nina Simone, The Moody Blues and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. They will be removed from Notinhalloffame.com Rock and Roll list and now we are working on our next rendition.

The list is impacted annually by your votes and comments and we have seen in the past your input move an artist almost 100 spots. This year will be no exception.

Now we already have a Futures section reflecting those who are eligible for the next vote in December but we thought we would take the time to ask all of you where you think the following musicians deserve to be ranked by us.

Our first inkling is that of the new eligible artists none of them stand out as a first ballot entry. Frankly we are not sure that any of them are Top 50 worthy.

We certainly have some ideas, and we will be taking into consideration the votes that you have already given on each artist’s respective page in the futures section. However, we thought it prudent to ask all of you again here your thoughts about the potential rankings for the following:

AFI

Aimee Mann

Bjork

Blink-182

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Built to Spill

Collective Soul

Counting Crows

Dave Matthews Band

DMX

Elastica

Everclear

Frank Black

Grant Lee Buffalo

Liz Phair

Rancid

The Roots

Shania Twain

Sheryl Crow

Snoop Dogg

Toni Braxton

We look forward to hearing any insight you may have!

In terms of pop culture and music we think it is safe to say that Bjork is the most famous and internationally person ever to come from Iceland.  Perhaps she will also become the first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee from that country too.

Now both the Baseball and Football Hall of Fame ceremonies are on the horizon, but it was the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the controversy that come with it that began this site in the first place. 

In the past, along with regular contributors, Sphensiscus and DDT, we have done projections as to who we thought would be the nominees for the Hall, but at the suggestion of Spheniscus, we put together a dream ballot of the fifteen acts, we want to see nominated and why.