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Pat Benatar and Doobie Brothers lead fan vote for Rock Hall of Fame 2020

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 24: Pat Benatar performs at the 89th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Rehearsals – Day 2 on November 24, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Fans are making it clear that they want classic hits artist Pat Benatar, the Doobie Brothers and Depeche Mode in the Rock Hall of Fame!

As of Saturday night, Pat Benatar had received the most votes with 149,831 votes, while the Doobie Brothers followed with 134,982. Soundgarden was in third place with 127,652, Depeche Mode in the fourth spot with 114,444 and Judas Priest was fifth with 108,286.

Nearly 1.4 million votes have already been cast since voting began. Fans can cast their vote at the museum in Cleveland and on its web site. They can also vote on Google by searching “Rock Hall Fan Vote” or any nominee name plus “vote” through January 10th. Fans can vote for up to five nominees every day.

The top five artists selected by the public will comprise a “fan ballot” that will be tallied and factored in, along with the other ballots sent to approximately 1,000 artists, historians and members of the music industry.

The top Rock Hall vote-getters will be announced in January and inducted on May 2nd, 2020 at Cleveland’s Public Hall, with the event airing live.

 

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