Heart - 153
Albert King - 208
Randy Newman - 204
Public Enemy - 59
Rush - 96
Donna Summer - 63

It's really weird to do this because I'm looking at rankings that of course I don't always agree with. So what do I do when I think an artist should be above Gene Pitney but below Traffic? B^)

Donna Summer - 93
Public Enemy - 95
Rush - 169
Heart - 183
Randy Newman - 196
Albert King - 197

Here are the results of this round. There were 6 ballots posted, here's the average rank for each act:

Public Enemy - 79.2
Donna Summer - 95.7
Rush - 152.2
Heart - 170.7
Randy Newman 200.7
Albert King - 201.0

Which gives us these final rankings:


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 - Public Enemy
81 - Ike & Tina Turner
82 - Leadbelly
83 - Metallica
84 - Crosby, Stiils & Nash
85 - John Lennon
86 - Aerosmith
87 - Billy Joel
88 - Eddie Cochran
89 - Rod Stewart
90 - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
91 - Dells
92 - Coasters
93 - Louis Armstrong
94 - Eric Clapton
95 - Johnny Cash
96 - Lloyd Price
97 - Donna Summer
98 - AC/DC
99 - Les Paul
100 - Woody Guthrie
101 - Earth, Wind & Fire
102 - Robert Johnson
103 - Sonny Til & the Orioles
104 - Elvis Costello & the Attractions
105 - Van Morrison
106 - T-Bone Walker
107 - Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
108 - Beastie Boys
109 - Al Green
110 - Paul Simon
111 - Gladys Knight & the Pips
112 - Allman Brothers Band
113 - Joni Mitchell
114 - The Police
115 - Martha & the Vandellas
116 - Velvet Underground
117 - Janis Joplin
118 - Ricky Nelson
119 - Etta James
120 - Jackson 5
121 - Sam & Dave
122 - Guns N' Roses
123 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
124 - Red Hot Chili Peppers
125 - Curtis Mayfield
126 - Abba
127 - Ink Spots
128 - Talking Heads
129 - Santana
130 - John Lee Hooker
131 - Frank Zappa
132 - The Band
133 - Genesis
134 - Isaac Hayes
135 - Sex Pistols
136 - Jefferson Airplane
137 - Frankie Lymon & Teenagers
138 - Jimmy Reed
139 - Bobby "Blue" Bland
140 - O'Jays
141 - Solomon Burke
142 - LaVerne Baker
143 - Professor Longhair
144 - Alice Cooper
145 - Lynyrd Skynyrd
146 - Animals
147 - James Taylor
148 - Charles Brown
149 - Ventures
150 - Booker T. & MG's
151 - Blondie
152 - Bob Seger
153 - Steely Dan
154 - Stooges
155 - Rush
156 - Hollies
157 - Soul Stirrers
158 - Neil Diamond
159 - Billie Holiday
160 - Mamas & Papas
161 - ZZ Top
162 - Elmore James
163 - George Harrison
164 - Little Willie John
165 - Jimmie Rodgers
166 - Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys
167 - Duane Eddy
168 - Mahalia Jackson
169 - Jackson Browne
170 - Brenda Lee
171 - Rascals
172 - Lovin’ Spoonful
173 - Bobby Darin
174 - Heart
175 - John Cougar Mellencamp
176 - Flamingos
177 - Patti Smith
178 - Righteous Brothers
179 - Bessie Smith
180 - Dinah Washington
181 - Moonglows
182 - Del Shannon
183 - Bill Monroe
184 - Donovan
185 - Dave Clark 5
186 - Nat King Cole
187 - The Pretenders
188 - Buffalo Springfield
189 - Charlie Christian
190 - Little Anthony and the Imperials
191 - Jimmy Yancey
192 - Ronettes
193 - Pete Seeger
194 - Jelly Roll Morton
195 - Dusty Springfield
196 - Staple Singers
197 - Bobby Womack
198 - Gene Pitney
199 - Ma Rainey
200 - Traffic
201 - Leonard Cohen
202 - Tom Waits
203 - Jeff Beck
204 - Darlene Love
205 - Randy Newman
206 - Albert King
207 - Jimmy Cliff
208 - Bonnie Raitt
209 - The Small Faces/The Faces
210 - Dr. John
211 - Miles Davis
212 - Wanda Jackson
213 - Freddie King
214 - Buddy Guy
215 - Percy Sledge
216 - Ritchie Valens
217 - Laura Nyro

Unless they suddenly ad an early influence to this year's inductees, we'll pick this thread back up after the 2014 inductees are announced.

The list looks really good. Bravo, everyone. Thanks for doing this, Bruce.

Thanks to all you guys who stuck with the project for the past 9-10 months.

I'm really impressed with the results. Even with the limited number of participants it turned out really well. Good job, Bruce.

Better to have a small number of real knowledgable people than a large number of not so knowledgable people.

Good job!

I also ended up really enjoying this. Thanks for running it, Bruce. Didn't you say somewhere in this thread though that you were going to make a similar project about the most deserving artists not yet in the hall? That could end up being even more interesting imo.

Thanks for reminding me. I'll get on it.

Okay, we're gonna vote on the most glaring omissions in the "Music Polls" section. Here's the first thread:

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=3832&p=363029#p363029

I enjoyed it too. I found the challenge of deciding each week who to add to my ballot to be very interesting.

Same sentiments as Brian. Thought this was rather enjoyable.

It forces you to think about artists that you don't necessarily like personally.