The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 5 Results
After the Round 4 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 5 ballot. With the same artists eligible as in the previous round, the committee replaced their existing nominees (those who were inducted last round with ones they haven’t nominated yet) and generated an official ballot for Round 5:
Round 5 Nominees
- Albert King
- Bobby “Blue” Bland
- Bobby Darin
- Brenda Lee
- Carole King
- Chubby Checker
- Chuck Willis
- Clyde McPhatter
- Dion & The Belmonts
- Duane Eddy
- Elmore James
- Esther Phillips
- Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
- Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
- Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Joan Baez
- John Coltrane
- Johnny Burnette & The Rock ‘N Roll Trio
- LaVern Baker
- Little Anthony & The Imperials
- Little Walter
- Lloyd Price
- Miles Davis
- Neil Sedaka
- Nina Simone
- Odetta
- Professor Longhair
- Ricky Nelson
- Ritchie Valens
- Solomon Burke
- The “5” Royales
- The Clovers
- The Dominoes
- The Four Tops
- The Impressions
- The Platters
- The Shirelles
- The Staple Singers
- Wanda Jackson
- Wynonie Harris
90 Total Ballots Received
Full Results:
62.2% (56): The Four Tops
57.8% (52): Carole King
54.4% (49): The Shirelles
52.2% (47): Gladys Knight & The Pips, Nina Simone
50% (45): Miles Davis
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38.9% (35): The Platters
37.8% (34): Ritchie Valens
36.7% (33): Dion & The Belmonts
35.5% (32): The Staple Singers
32.2% (29): John Coltrane, Ricky Nelson
31.1% (28): Chubby Checker
27.8% (25): Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
26.7% (24): Albert King
23.3% (21): Elmore James
22.2% (20): Wanda Jackson
21.1% (19): LaVern Baker
20% (18): Bobby Darin, Solomon Burke
18.9% (17): Duane Eddy, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
17.8% (16): Brenda Lee, Neil Sedaka, The Impressions
16.7% (15): Joan Baez, Professor Longhair
13.3% (12): Little Walter, Odetta
10% (9): Bobby “Blue” Bland, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Wynonie Harris
8.9% (8): Esther Phillips, Johnny Burnette & The Rock ‘N Roll Trio, Lloyd Price, The “5” Royales, The Dominoes
7.8% (7): Clyde McPhatter
6.7% (6): The Clovers
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4.4% (4): Chuck Willis
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project and thus completes our inaugural Class of 1986:
- Carole King
- Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Miles Davis
- Nina Simone
- The Four Tops
- The Shirelles
The following artist(s) received less than 5% of the total vote this round and therefore will be eligible for consideration by the Veteran's Committee starting in Round 16:
- Chuck Willis
The other 33 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 6. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 1987 (artists who released their first record in 1961).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round Five Ballot: Arthur Alexander, Big Jay McNeely, Buddy Rich, Celia Cruz, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Connie Francis, Del Shannon, Earl King, Eartha Kitt, Ella Fitzgerald, Frankie Valli, Freddie King, Harry Belafonte, Herbie Hancock, Ivory Joe Hunter, Jan & Dean, Jimmy Reed, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Junior Parker, Kitty Wells, Larry Williams, Lightin' Hopkins, Lillian Briggs, Little Willie John, Lonnie Donegan, Louis Armstrong, Marty Robbins, Memphis Minnie, Paul Anka, Peggy Lee, Quincy Jones, The Dells, The Flamingos, The Kingston Trio, The Ventures, Thelonious Monk, Willie Dixon
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