ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES TO BE ANNOUNCED SUNDAY ON AMERICAN IDOL

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced yesterday the winners of the fan vote. Surprisingly, Phish, initially an underdog, ranked number one. In order, here are the top seven of 14 nominees.

1. Phish: 329,281 votes

2. Bad Company: 280,725 votes

3. Billy Idol: 260,416 votes

4. Cyndi Lauper: 236,960 votes

5. Joe Cocker: 233,495 votes

6. Soundgarden: 233,205 votes

7. Chubby Checker: 203,092 votes

As exciting as this may sound for fans of these artists, all this means is that each of these seven artists are awarded one extra vote during the 'real' vote by 1,200 by-invitation-only industry people.

The fan vote ranking of the remaining seven acts are:

8. The Black Crowes: 165,249 votes

9. Mariah Carey: 137,993 votes

10. Joey Division + New Order: 120,346 votes

11. The White Stripes: 110,511 votes

12. Outkast: 108,073 votes

13. Oasis: 99,381 votes

14. Maná: 34,506 votes

The inductees will be announced live on American Idol on Sunday, April 27th at 8 PM (EST) on ABC.

The induction ceremony will be held in Los Angeles this fall.

Phish (Photo credit: Jay Blakesberg)