Considering they have been around on and off since the 80's and have sold millions of copies I think the answer is yes!! Do they fit the criteria for making it in?? How cool would it be to see Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph and Johnny at the ceremony getting their props.
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No way.

They don't deserve it.

I don't think New Edition should qualify to be in the RRHOF. Not ever anyway. I think I consider them to be major influences to many boy bands today, but they haven't really made much of a contribution in changing the music landscape.

These are artists that need to be in the RRHOF quickly:

Donna Summer
WAR
Hall & Oates
Chaka Khan (or Rufus)
Patti Labelle
Kool & The Gang
Nina Simone
Burt Bacharach
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Riverpoet31 said:

yes they do

Yeah, the Jackson 5 are in it so why not, lol. But keep New Kids, Backstreet and N-SYNC out.

Shit, they need to put the damn Miracles, Imperials, Marvelettes, Mary Wells and Joe Tex before that tho...oh and Donna Summer too.

Timmy84 said:

You know it, how min the HELL are these artist not in the Hall?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Yeah, it's sick.

Timmy84 said:

Almost forgot:

Gene Chandler
The Commodores
Jesse Belvin

...you can complete the list.

I know a lot of female rockers that should've been in it too:
Joan Jett
Pat Benatar
Linda Ronstadt (in the 1970s she was the shit)

There's too many people missing in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s that should've already been in it!
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Timmy84 said:

Little Willie Johns not in ... the fuck? Is Johnnie Taylor is?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

HELL NAW!

Correction: Willie's in. I had to find it on the Hall of Fame site.

http://www.rockhall.com/i...illie-john

He was inducted in '96, sorry for the boo-boo.
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Timmy84 said:

OMG that looks like something my uncle would say about Johnnie...

ABeautifulOne said:

It's funny they induct the Sex Pistols (who I credit for exposing the Hall for what they are by denying their induction) but they don't induct someone like Edwin Starr or someone like that.

Timmy84 said:

I still don't comprehend how they haven't inducted Janet yet and damn near all these heffahs today are carbon copies of her in some era or another...

ABeautifulOne said:

You know they'll let her wait four more years before getting in.

But a lot of legends have to get in that haven't gotten in.

Including Dionne and Diana's butts.

Timmy84 said:

We all know Diana got to screw her way in and those days are over for her...

ABeautifulOne said:

Well it's still a shame Lady Dionne ain't in yet.

Timmy84 said:

Yeah it is but they'll probably do somebody like Jill Scott wayyyy before they think of her which is quite rude...

ABeautifulOne said:

Yeah I know. They would do some shit like that.
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bboy87 said:

i agree! i see them as a modern day temptations.

dancerella said:

The problem is I don't believe the general public sees New Edition in that regard. To the powers-that-be for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, from a white society standpoint N.E. was a group that had some level of success but were more known for the solo successes of Bell Biv DeVoe, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant and Bobby Brown than a collective success.

For that matter, the general public didn't even know Bobby Brown was a former member because his identity was formed as a solo artist with the "Don't Be Cruel" album.
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LittleAmy said:

you know what you touched on a good point and now that i think about it bobby could possibly get in the rrhof before NE does because he was a hot solo act. who doesn't know bobby brown's songs? he had quite a few hits.

dancerella said:

The best selling point for New Edition is that it was a successful act on the R&B scene (with a few Hot 100 hits hitting the top 10) who became one of the few acts where each member had a platinum album as a solo act (I believe The Beatles are the only other act with that claim to fame). IMO, that is how N.E. is regarded by the general public -- I can't see them being inducted without being recognized in that fashion.

No member of New Edition will be inducted as a solo act, because none of them had sustaining sucess. Their best shot is as a group and their collective impact as solo acts.
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I personally think they need a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame though.
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They had almost no pop success as 'New Edition' and that will hurt them.
Bobby Brown has the best shot because he had a major pop career going for awhile. Even though I'm a huge NE fan, I would not be mad if they did not get in the hall.

Sorry, they don't belong in the Hall of Fame.

dancerella said:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...bOjQkXMaNA

dancerella said:

Of course they will...anyone that says differently doesn't know anything about music over the past 25 years...

murph said:

That is the silliest post I've read all day I do believe.