Rock Hall Nominating Committee needs to course correct and focus on rock acts

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was widely criticized this year for straying further away from what most people would consider rock music with its 2022 nominations and inductees.
This year’s inductees into the Rock Hall skew toward adult contemporary with picks like Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, and Harry Belafonte. Other performer inductees include Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem and Eurythmics. The hall gave a back-door induction to heavy metal group Judas Priest with its “Musical Excellence” category to counter the lack of pure rock acts.
The problem stems from the small group of people who pick the nominees that appear on the ballot. After all, the voting body can only choose from what they’re given.
I suggest that the Nominating Committee consciously load up the ballot with rock acts next time. That would ensure a rock-focused induction class and ceremony.
This year’s ballot included 17 candidates for induction. What follows are some names I’d love to see on the 2023 ballot. The first year of eligibility is in parentheses, based on data from Future Rock Legends.

Thin Lizzy (1996)
REO Speedwagon (1997)
Scorpions (1998)
Styx (1998)
Suzi Quatro (1999)
Boston (2002)
The Runaways (2002)
Foreigner (2003)
Motorhead (2003)
Joy Division/New Order (2004/2007)
Siouxsie & the Banshees (2004)
Iron Maiden (2005)
INXS (2006)
Phil Collins (2007)
Billy Idol (2007)
The Bangles (2007)
The Smiths (2009)
Hole (2016)
Smashing Pumpkins (2016)
The Cranberries (2017)
No Doubt (2018)
Sheryl Crow (2019)

Related reading:

The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eminem and more (USA Today; May 4, 2022)

The Rock Hall Keeps Its Foot on the Gas (Future Rock Legends; May 4, 2022)

Rock Hall of Fame’s Class of ’22 Has Something to Satisfy Almost Everybody… Except People Who Like Rock Bands (Variety; May 4, 2022)

‘Another Terrible Band’: Two Rock Hall Voters Get Candid About Their Ballots (Vulture; May 3, 2022)

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’s Weird Bias Against Alt And Indie Rock (Uproxx; May 5, 2022)