The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 7 Results
After the Round 6 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 7 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 1988 (who released their first record in 1962) to the mix. With 7 spots available from last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 7:
Round 7 Nominees
- Albert King
- Bob Dylan*
- Bobby "Blue" Bland
- Bobby Darin
- Brenda Lee
- Chubby Checker
- Clyde McPhatter
- Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
- Dion & The Belmonts
- Dionne Warwick*
- Duane Eddy
- Elmore James
- Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
- Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
- Joan Baez
- John Coltrane
- Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio
- LaVern Baker
- Little Anthony & The Imperials
- Little Walter
- Lloyd Price
- Martha & The Vandellas*
- Neil Sedaka
- Odetta
- Professor Longhair
- Ricky Nelson
- Ritchie Valens
- Solomon Burke
- Stevie Wonder*
- The "5" Royales
- The Beatles*
- The Clovers
- The Four Seasons*
- The Impressions
- The Platters
- The Spinners
- The Staple Singers
- Wanda Jackson
- Willie Nelson
- Wynonie Harris
*indicates the artist is nominated in their first year of eligibility
99 Total Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
84.80% (84): Stevie Wonder, The Beatles
80.80% (80): Bob Dylan
62.60% (62): Martha & The Vandellas
58.60% (58): The Four Seasons
53.50% (53): The Platters (+5.6%)
52.50% (52): Dionne Warwick
50.5% (50): John Coltrane (+9.0%), Ritchie Valens (+11.1%), Willie Nelson (+14.3%)
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45.50% (45): The Staple Singers (+15.7%)
44.40% (44): Dion & The Belmonts (+11.4%), Ricky Nelson (+15.7%)
42.40% (42): The Spinners (+13.7%)
41.40% (35): Joan Baez (+4.2%)
40.40% (40): Dick Dale & His Del-Tones (+10.6%)
35.4% (35): Brenda Lee (+18.4%)
31.30% (31): The Impressions (+13.2%)
30.30% (30): Albert King (+9%), Chubby Checker (+6.9%)
27.30% (27): Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps (+1.8%)
26.30% (26): Solomon Burke (+4%), Wanda Jackson (+4%)
23.20% (23): Bobby Darin (+7.2%), Neil Sedaka (+8.3%)
22.20% (22): LaVern Baker (+3.1%)
21.20% (21): Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (+8.4%), Little Anthony & The Imperials (+5.2%)
20.20% (20): Odetta (+4.2%)
19.8% (19): Elmore James (+3.2%), Professor Longhair (+5.4%)
17.10% (17): Little Walter (+7.5%), Lloyd Price (+10.7%)
16.20% (16): Duane Eddy (-1.1%)
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13.10% (13): Bobby “Blue” Bland (+3.5%)
11.10% (11): The “5” Royales (+4.7%), The Clovers (+4.7%)
10.10% (10): Clyde McPhatter (+2.7%), Wynonie Harris (+3.7%)
7.10% (7): Johnny Burnette & The Rock ‘N Roll Trio (-0.3%)
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 1988:
- Bob Dylan
- Dionne Warwick
- John Coltrane
- Martha & The Vandellas
- Ritchie Valens
- Stevie Wonder
- The Beatles
- The Four Seasons
- The Platters
- Willie Nelson
The following artist(s) received less than 15% of the total vote this round and will need to re-nominated by the Nomination Commitee to appear on a future ballot (pending eligbility):
- Bobby "Blue" Bland
- Clyde McPhatter
- Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio
- The "5" Royales
- The Clovers
Wynonie Harris
The other 24 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 8. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 1989 (artists who released their first record in 1963).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round Seven Ballot: Ben E. King, Billy Preston, Booker T. & The MGs, Buddy Guy, Celia Cruz, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Del Shannon, Esther Phillips, Gene Pitney, Harry Belafonte, Herb Alpert, Ivory Joe Hunter, Joe Tex, Mary Wells, Peggy Lee, Peter, Paul & Mary, The Big Bopper, The Crystals, The Dave Clark Five, The Dominoes, The Marvelettes, The Moonglows, The Ventures
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