1. Miles Davis
2. Leonard Cohen
3. Jimmy Cliff
4. Tom Waits
5. Freddie King
6. Jeff Beck
7. Dr. John
8. Traffic
9. Darlene Love
10. Bonnie Raitt

Man, I forgot to submit a ballot last round. Sorry, Traffic.

1 - Traffic
2 - Wanda Jackson
3 - Darlene Love
4 - Tom Waits
5 - Leonard Cohen
6 - Bonnie Raitt
7 - Ritchie Valens
8 - Percy Sledge
9 - Jimmy Cliff
10 - The Small Faces/Faces

1. Wanda Jackson
2. Leonard Cohen
3. Gene Pitney
4. Tom Waits
5. Jeff Beck
6. Traffic
7. Bonnie Raitt
8. Jimmy Cliff
9. Small Faces/Faces
10. Miles Davis

Considered for this ballot: For the first time, I was considering no other artists for this ballot.

You're gonna have to consider someone, Pitney was just elected last round.

1. Bonnie Raitt
2. Jeff Beck
3. Tom Waits
4. Traffic
5. Darlene Love
6. Small Faces/Faces
7. Miles Davis
8. Leonard Cohen
9. Percy Sledge
10. Jimmy Cliff

Okay then. Not many good choices left, so going with:

1. Wanda Jackson
2. Leonard Cohen
3. Tom Waits
4. Jeff Beck
5. Traffic
6. Bonnie Raitt
7. Jimmy Cliff
8. Small Faces/Faces
9. Miles Davis
10. Darlene Love

1 - Traffic
2 - Jimmy Cliff
3 - Miles Davis
4 - Leonard Cohen
5 - Buddy Guy
6 - Bonnie Raitt
7 - Dr. John
8 - Darlene Love
9 - Tom Waits
10 - The Small Faces/Faces

Round 40 is now closed. There were 6 ballots submitted. We had a tie for the 5th spot, so there are 6 new artists in the rankings.

Here are the 6 new rankees.

196 - Traffic - 51 (6)
197 - Leonard Cohen - 39 (5)
198 - Tom Waits - 37 (5)
199 - Jeff Beck - 36 (4)
200 - Darlene Love - 35 (6)
201 - Jimmy Cliff - 35 (6)


THE REST (minimum 2 ballots)
Bonnie Raitt - 34 (6)
Miles Davis - 29 (4)
Wanda Jackson - 27 (3)
Small Faces / Faces - 18 (5)
Dr. John - 17 (3)
Freddie King - 16 (2)
Buddy Guy - 10 (2)
Percy Sledge - 7 (2)

1 other artist got one vote.

Here are the results up to this point:

MOST DESERVING HALL OF FAMERS

1 - Beatles
2 - Elvis Presley
3 - Chuck Berry
4 - Little Richard
5 - James Brown and the Famous Flames
6 - Bob Dylan
7 - Ray Charles
8 - Rolling Stones
9 - Beach Boys
10 - Aretha Franklin
11 - Stevie Wonder
12 - Bo Diddley
13 - Fats Domino
14 - The Who
15 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
16 - Michael Jackson
17 - Sam Cooke
18 - Marvin Gaye
19 - Temptations
20 - Led Zeppelin
21 - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
22 - Everly Brothers
23 - Jimi Hendrix Experience
24 - Louis Jordan
25 - Otis Redding
26 - Bruce Springsteen
27 - Jerry Lee Lewis
28 - Prince
29 - Madonna
30 - Run-D.M.C.
31 - Pink Floyd
32 - Supremes
33 - Drifters
34 - U2
35 - Muddy Waters
36 - Elton John
37 - Jackie Wilson
38 - Bill Haley and His Comets
39 - David Bowie
40 - Bob Marley
41 - Queen
42 - Roy Orbison
43 - Sly and the Family Stone
44 - Kinks
45 - Doors
46 - Byrds
47 - Neil Young
48 - Isley Brothers
49 - Howlin' Wolf
50 - Creedence Clearwater Revival
51 - Impressions
52 - Clyde McPhatter
53 - Simon & Garfunkel
54 - The Clash
55 - Black Sabbath
56 - Grateful Dead
57 - Carl Perkins
58 - R.E.M.
59 - Bee Gees
60 - Platters
61 - Four Tops
62 - Hank Williams
63 - B.B. King
64 - Eagles
65 - Shirelles
66 - Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five
67 - Parliament / Funkadelic
68 - Four Seasons
69 - Cream
70 - Van Halen
71 - Wilson Pickett
72 - Big Joe Turner
73 - Ramones
74 - Ruth Brown
75 - Fleetwood Mac
76 - Yardbirds
77 - Willie Dixon
78 - Paul McCartney
79 - Dion
80 - Ike & Tina Turner
81 - Leadbelly
82 - Metallica
83 - Crosby, Stiils & Nash
84 - John Lennon
85 - Aerosmith
86 - Billy Joel
87 - Eddie Cochran
88 - Rod Stewart
89 - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
90 - Dells
91 - Coasters
92 - Louis Armstrong
93 - Eric Clapton
94 - Johnny Cash
95 - Lloyd Price
96 - AC/DC
97 - Les Paul
98 - Woody Guthrie
99 - Earth, Wind & Fire
100 - Robert Johnson
101 - Sonny Til & the Orioles
102 - Elvis Costello & the Attractions
103 - Van Morrison
104 - T-Bone Walker
105 - Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
106 - Beastie Boys
107 - Al Green
108 - Paul Simon
109 - Gladys Knight & the Pips
110 - Allman Brothers Band
111 - Joni Mitchell
112 - The Police
113 - Martha & the Vandellas
114 - Velvet Underground
115 - Janis Joplin
116 - Ricky Nelson
117 - Etta James
118 - Jackson 5
119 - Sam & Dave
120 - Guns N' Roses
121 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
122 - Red Hot Chili Peppers
123 - Curtis Mayfield
124 - Abba
125 - Ink Spots
126 - Talking Heads
127 - Santana
128 - John Lee Hooker
129 - Frank Zappa
130 - The Band
131 - Genesis
132 - Isaac Hayes
133 - Sex Pistols
134 - Jefferson Airplane
135 - Frankie Lymon & Teenagers
136 - Jimmy Reed
137 - Bobby "Blue" Bland
138 - O'Jays
139 - Solomon Burke
140 - LaVerne Baker
141 - Professor Longhair
142 - Alice Cooper
143 - Lynyrd Skynyrd
144 - Animals
145 - James Taylor
146 - Charles Brown
147 - Ventures
148 - Booker T. & MG's
149 - Blondie
150 - Bob Seger
151 - Steely Dan
152 - Stooges
153 - Hollies
154 - Soul Stirrers
155 - Neil Diamond
156 - Billie Holiday
157 - Mamas & Papas
158 - ZZ Top
159 - Elmore James
160 - George Harrison
161 - Little Willie John
162 - Jimmie Rodgers
163 - Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys
164 - Duane Eddy
165 - Mahalia Jackson
166 - Jackson Browne
167 - Brenda Lee
168 - Rascals
169 - Lovin’ Spoonful
170 - Bobby Darin
171 - John Cougar Mellencamp
172 - Flamingos
173 - Patti Smith
174 - Righteous Brothers
175 - Bessie Smith
176 - Dinah Washington
177 - Moonglows
178 - Del Shannon
179 - Bill Monroe
180 - Donovan
181 - Dave Clark 5
182 - Nat King Cole
183 - The Pretenders
184 - Buffalo Springfield
185 - Charlie Christian
186 - Little Anthony and the Imperials
187 - Jimmy Yancey
188 - Ronettes
189 - Pete Seeger
190 - Jelly Roll Morton
191 - Dusty Springfield
192 - Staple Singers
193 - Bobby Womack
194 - Gene Pitney
195 - Ma Rainey
196 - Traffic
197 - Leonard Cohen
198 - Tom Waits
199 - Jeff Beck
200 - Darlene Love
201 - Jimmy Cliff

Voting for round 41 is now open. Please list the ten most deserving artists (ranked in order) from the list below. Because we added 6 acts last round, we are down to just 10 acts remaining. That means that this will be the last round, as all 10 remaining artists will be on every ballot.

After this round we will vote on where this year's new inductees should rank.


DEADLINE FOR THIS ROUND IS THURSDAY JAN 17 AT 10:00 PM EDT.


2000 Bonnie Raitt
2001 Ritchie Valens
2005 Buddy Guy
2005 Percy Sledge
2006 Miles Davis
2011 Dr. John
2012 Laura Nyro
2012 The Small Faces/The Faces

2009 Wanda Jackson
2012 Freddie King

My ballot for round 41:

1 - Freddie King
2 - Dr. John
3 - Wanda Jackson
4 - Small Faces / Faces
5 - Buddy Guy
6 - Bonnie Raitt
7 - Percy Sledge
8 - Ritchie Valens
9 - Miles Davis
10 - Laura Nyro

1. Wanda Jackson
2. Bonnie Raitt
3. Small Faces/Faces
4. Miles Davis
5. Dr. John
6. Freddie King
7. Buddy Guy
8. Percy Sledge
9. Ritchie Valens
10. Laura Nyro

1 - Miles Davis
2 - Buddy Guy
3 - Bonnie Raitt
4 - Dr. John
5 - The Small Faces/Faces
6 - Freddie King
7 - Wanda Jackson
8 - Ritchie Valens
9 - Percy Sledge
10 - Laura Nyro

1. Miles Davis
2. Freddie King
3. Dr. John
4. Bonnie Raitt
5. The Small Faces/The Faces
6. Buddy Guy
7. Laura Nyro
8. Ritchie Valens
9. Percy Sledge
10. Wanda Jackson

1 - Wanda Jackson
2 - Bonnie Raitt
3 - Ritchie Valens
4 - Percy Sledge
5 - The Small Faces/Faces
6 - Dr. John
7 - Laura Nyro
8 - Buddy Guy
9 - Freddie King
10 - Miles Davis