ROCK HALL: Doobies Crack Half a Million Votes

The Doobie Brothers have cracked the half-million mark in the Fan Votefor the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2020.

Michael McDonald on The Doobies Brothers being nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:

The Doobies are still in third place behind the Dave Matthews Band, who top the voting with more than 640,000, and Pat Benatarat with 567,000.

The rest of the list -- 16 nominees in all -- remains the same withSoundgardenfourth andJudas Priestfifth.

Thin Lizzy,Motorhead andTodd Rundgren are eight, nine and 10, and T. Rex sits at 12.

And, not surprising, Kraftwerk, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and the MC5 are still sitting at the bottom, as has been the case for all the years they've been nominated. If you're counting, it's five times for Kraftwerk, four the the MC5, and three for Rufus featuring Chaka Khan.

The other nominees are Whitney Houston,Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode and The Notorious B.I.G.

Voting at RockHall.com is open until January 10th. The 2020 induction ceremony will take place on May 2nd in Cleveland.