I think the closest example of placing low on public leaderboard and frl ballot tracker is RATM who was 4th to last on the fan vote, and 3rd to last on the ballot tracker in 2023, but was still inducted.
Teddy Pendergrass made history as the first Black male artist to achieve five consecutive platinum-selling albums in the U.S.. His streak, running from his 1977 debut to 1981, established him as a premier solo R&B singer before his 1982 accident.