My Ten Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs: Jimmy Buffett (#7)

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Remember, before you seethe, this is all opinion. None of it matters to those buffoons in Cleveland, who'll keep inducting personal favorites and ignoring popular acts. After @teamfreak16 listed his ten Hall of Fame snubs I thought I'd do likewise. We've already matched on one (The Smiths), and we have someone else to match on. This person isn't it, though. #7: Jimmy Buffett Yeah, I know. His biggest hit was written in 20 minutes, which sounds about 18 minutes too generous a timeframe. But you know what? You know who the heck Jimmy Buffett is. Buffett is a lot like the Grateful Dead: constant capacity concerts but not much in the way of chart action. Did you know the Dead only had one top 40 hit ("Touch of Gray")? Buffett's best known for that overplayed piece of stuff called "Margaritaville," which -- to his credit -- he's milked for all it's worth. I'm sure he knows the song sucks and moans about it when he cashes his royalty checks. However, as I said, you know who Jimmy Buffett is, and that makes him worthy. It's not a hall of quality (or Steve Miller and Rush would never have been inducted ). I love Buffett's ballads. His "party" stuff? Not so much. But he's sold more albums than two acts in the Hall combined, so...... Here's Buffett's rocker "Livingston Saturday Night" from the film FM: