The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 11 Results
After the Round 10 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 11 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 1992 (who released their first record in 1966) to the mix. With 8 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 11:
Round 11 Nominees
- Albert King
- Ben E. King
- Bobby Darin
- Brenda Lee
- Chubby Checker
- Cream*
- Darlene Love
- David Bowie*
- Donovan
- Duane Eddy
- Elmore James
- Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention*
- Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
- Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
- Grateful Dead*
- Harry Nilsson
- Jefferson Airplane*
- LaVern Baker
- Lesley Gore
- Little Anthony & The Imperials
- Little Walter
- Lloyd Price
- Loretta Lynn
- Neil Sedaka
- Odetta
- Professor Longhair
- Rod Stewart
- Solomon Burke
- The (Young) Rascals
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience*
- The Monkees*
- The Moody Blues
- The O'Jays
- The Righteous Brothers
- The Shangri-Las
- The Velvet Underground*
- The Ventures
- The Zombies
- Toots & The Maytals
- Wanda Jackson
*indicates the artist is nominated in their first year of eligibility
**indicates the artist is appearing on the ballot for the first time after their first year of eligibility
104 Total Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
77.90% (81): The Jimi Hendrix Experience
76.90% (80): David Bowie
59.20% (61): The Velvet Underground
53.80% (56): Cream, Grateful Dead
51.90% (54): Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, Jefferson Airplane, The Monkees
51.00% (53): Albert King (+5.50%)
50.00% (52): The Shangri-Las (+3.20%)
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46.20% (48): Darlene Love (-1.50%)
44.20% (46): Wanda Jackson (-0.30%)
42.30% (44): Rod Stewart (-1.70%), Solomon Burke (+4.70%)
41.30% (43): The Zombies (+5.50%)
38.50% (40): The O'Jays (+1.80%)
37.50% (39): The Moody Blues (+10.90%)
35.60% (37): Brenda Lee (+5.30%)
34.60% (36): Professor Longhair (-10.30%)
32.70% (34): The Righteous Brothers (-4.00%)
31.70% (33): LaVern Baker (-0.40%)
30.80% (32): The Ventures (-1.30%)
27.90% (29): Harry Nilsson (+0.40%), Toots & The Maytals (-8.80%)
26.90% (28): The (Young) Rascals (-5.20%)
26.00% (27): Bobby Darin (+4.90%)
25.00% (26): Elmore James (-4.40%), Loretta Lynn (-2.50%)
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24.00% (25): Chubby Checker (-5.30%), Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps (-3.40%)
23.10% (24): Little Anthony & The Imperials (-2.00%)
22.10% (23): Lesley Gore (-1.70%), Odetta (-1.70%)
21.20% (22): Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (+2.90%)
19.20% (20): Donovan (-5.50%), Duane Eddy (-2.70%), Lloyd Price (-1.80%)
17.30% (18): Neil Sedaka (-2.90%)
15.40% (16): Little Walter (-3.90%)
13.50% (14): Ben E. King (-13.10%)
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 1992:
- Albert King
- Cream
- David Bowie
- Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
- Grateful Dead
- Jefferson Airplane
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- The Monkees
- The Shangri-Las
- The Velvet Underground
The following artist(s) received less than 25% of the total vote this round and will need to re-nominated by the Nomination Commitee to appear on a future ballot (pending eligbility):
- Ben E. King
- Chubby Checker
- Donovan
- Duane Eddy
- Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
- Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
- Lesley Gore
- Little Anthony & The Imperials
- Little Walter
- Lloyd Price
- Neil Sedaka
Odetta
The other 18 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 12. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 1993 (artists who released their first record in 1967).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 11 Ballot: Buddy Guy, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Buffalo Springfield, Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, Cat Stevens, Connie Francis, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Gene Pitney, Jim Croce, Jimmy Reed, MC5, Merle Haggard, Peter, Paul & Mary, Randy Newman, The Chiffons, The Crystals, The Dave Clark Five, The Guess Who, The Hollies, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Spencer Davis Group, The Yardbirds
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