The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to sales or chart position."[1][2] The Record of the Year award is one of the four most prestigious categories at the awards (alongside Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Album of the Year) presented annually since the 1st Grammy Awards in 1959.
According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide, the award is presented "for commercially released singles or tracks of new vocal or instrumental recordings. Tracks from a previous year's album may be entered provided the track was not entered the previous year and provided the album did not win a Grammy. Award to the artist(s), producer(s), recording engineer(s) and/or mixer(s) if other than the artist."[3] Starting from the 55th Grammy Awards in 2013, mastering engineers will be considered nominees and award recipients in this category.[4]
Record of the Year is related to but is conceptually different from Song of the Year or Album of the Year:
- Record of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album. This award goes to the performing artist, the producer, recording engineer and/or mixer for that song. In this sense, "record" means a particular recorded song, not its composition or an album of songs.
- Song of the Year is also awarded for a single or individual track, but the recipient of this award is the songwriter who actually wrote the lyrics and/or melodies to the song. Thus, "song" in this context means the song as composed, not its recording.
- Album of the Year is awarded for a whole album, and the award is presented to the artist, producer, recording engineer, and mastering engineer for that album. So, in this context, "album" means a recorded collection of songs (a multi-track LP, CD, or download package), not the individual songs or their compositions.
History
The honorees through its history have been:
- 1959–1965: Artist only.
- 1966–1998: Artist and producer.
- 1999–2012: Artist, producer, and engineer and/or mixer.
- 2013–: Artist, producer, mastering engineer, engineer and/or mixer.
Paul Simon holds the record for most wins in this category at three ("Mrs. Robinson" in 1969, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in 1971, and "Graceland" in 1988).
Roberta Flack was the first artist to win Record of the Year in two consecutive years for the years 1972 ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face") and 1973 ("Killing Me Softly With His Song"). This happened again when the group U2 won for the years 2001 ("Beautiful Day") and 2002 ("Walk On"), the only occurrence of an artist winning the award two consecutive years with records from the same album.
Other artists to receive two Grammys for Record of the Year are Henry Mancini ("Moon River", "Days of Wine and Roses"); Art Garfunkel ("Mrs. Robinson", "Bridge Over Troubled Water"); The Fifth Dimension ("Up, Up And Away", "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"); Eric Clapton ("Tears in Heaven", "Change the World"); and Norah Jones ("Don't Know Why," "Here We Go Again").
Frank Sinatra has the most nominations for Record of the Year for an artist and a male artist with seven nominations; he won the award once in 1967 for "Strangers In The Night". The Beatles have the most Record of the Year nominations for a group; they had four nominations ("I Want to Hold Your Hand", "Yesterday", "Hey Jude", and "Let It Be") but never won the award. Barbra Streisand has the most Record of the Year nominations for a female artist with five ("Happy Days Are Here Again", "People", "Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born)", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", (with Neil Diamond) and "Woman In Love") but has never received the award.[5]
During the first 56 years of the Grammys, only six artists took the Record of the Year and Best New Artist awards during the same ceremony: Bobby Darin ("Mack the Knife"), Christopher Cross ("Sailing"), Sheryl Crow ("All I Wanna Do"), Norah Jones ("Don't Know Why"), Amy Winehouse ("Rehab") and Sam Smith ("Stay with Me").
Process
Members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominate their choices for record of the year. A list of the top twenty records are given to the Nominations Review Committee, a specially selected group of anonymous members, who then select the top five records to gain a nomination in the category in a special ballot.[6] The rest of the members then vote a winner from the five nominees.[7]
Recipients
29 of the winners of Record of the Year have also won Song of the Year. An asterisk (*) indicates the composition won Song of the Year as well.
Year[I] |
Winner(s) |
Work |
Nominees |
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1959 |
Domenico Modugno |
"Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" * |
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[8] |
1960 |
Bobby Darin |
"Mack the Knife" |
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[9] |
1961 |
Percy Faith |
"Theme from A Summer Place" |
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[10] |
1962 |
Henry Mancini |
"Moon River" * |
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1963 |
Tony Bennett |
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" |
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[11] |
1964 |
Henry Mancini |
"Days of Wine and Roses" * |
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[12] |
1965 |
Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz |
"The Girl from Ipanema" |
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[13] |
1966 |
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
· produced by Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss |
"A Taste of Honey" |
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1967 |
Frank Sinatra
· produced by Jimmy Bowen |
"Strangers in the Night" |
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1968 |
The 5th Dimension
· produced by Johnny Rivers & Marc Gordon |
"Up, Up and Away" * |
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[14] |
1969 |
Simon & Garfunkel
· produced by Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon & Roy Halee |
"Mrs. Robinson" |
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1970 |
The 5th Dimension
· produced by Bones Howe |
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" |
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[15] |
1971 |
Simon & Garfunkel
· produced by Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon & Roy Halee |
"Bridge over Troubled Water" * |
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[16] |
1972 |
Carole King
· produced by Lou Adler |
"It's Too Late" |
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[17] |
1973 |
Roberta Flack
· produced by Joel Dorn |
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" * |
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[18] |
1974 |
Roberta Flack
· produced by Joel Dorn |
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" * |
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[19] |
1975 |
Olivia Newton-John
· produced by John Farrar |
"I Honestly Love You" |
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1976 |
Captain & Tennille
· produced by Daryl Dragon |
"Love Will Keep Us Together" |
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[20] |
1977 |
George Benson
· produced by Tommy LiPuma |
"This Masquerade" |
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[21] |
1978 |
Eagles
· produced by Bill Szymczyk |
"Hotel California" |
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[22] |
1979 |
Billy Joel
· produced by Phil Ramone |
"Just the Way You Are" * |
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1980 |
The Doobie Brothers
· produced by Ted Templeman |
"What a Fool Believes" * |
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[23] |
1981 |
Christopher Cross
· produced by Michael Omartian |
"Sailing" * |
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[23] |
1982 |
Kim Carnes
· produced by Val Garay |
"Bette Davis Eyes" * |
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[23] |
1983 |
Toto
· produced by Toto |
"Rosanna" |
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[23] |
1984 |
Michael Jackson
· produced by Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones |
"Beat It" |
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[23] |
1985 |
Tina Turner
· produced by Terry Britten |
"What's Love Got to Do with It" * |
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[23] |
1986 |
USA for Africa
· produced by Quincy Jones |
"We Are the World" * |
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[23] |
1987 |
Steve Winwood
· produced by Russ Titelman & Steve Winwood |
"Higher Love" |
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[23] |
1988 |
Paul Simon
· produced by Paul Simon |
"Graceland" |
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[23] |
1989 |
Bobby McFerrin
· produced by Linda Goldstein |
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" * |
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[23] |
1990 |
Bette Midler
· produced by Arif Mardin |
"Wind Beneath My Wings" * |
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[23] |
1991 |
Phil Collins
· produced by Hugh Padgham & Phil Collins |
"Another Day in Paradise" |
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[23] |
1992 |
Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
· produced by David Foster |
"Unforgettable" * |
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[23] |
1993 |
Eric Clapton
· produced by Russ Titelman |
"Tears in Heaven" * |
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[23] |
1994 |
Whitney Houston
· produced by David Foster |
"I Will Always Love You" |
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[23] |
1995 |
Sheryl Crow
· produced by Bill Bottrell |
"All I Wanna Do" |
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[24] |
1996 |
Seal
· produced by Trevor Horn |
"Kiss from a Rose" * |
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[25] |
1997 |
Eric Clapton
· produced by Babyface |
"Change the World" * |
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[26] |
1998 |
Shawn Colvin
· produced by John Leventhal |
"Sunny Came Home" * |
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[27] |
1999 |
Celine Dion
· engineered/mixed by David Gleeson, Humberto Gatica & Simon Franglen;
· produced by James Horner, Simon Franglen & Walter Afanasieff |
"My Heart Will Go On" * |
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[28] |
2000 |
Santana featuring Rob Thomas
· engineered/mixed by David Thoener,
· produced by Matt Serletic |
"Smooth" * |
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[29] |
2001 |
U2
· engineered/mixed by Richard Rainey & Steve Lillywhite;
· produced by Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois |
"Beautiful Day" * |
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[30] |
2002 |
U2
· engineered/mixed by Richard Rainey & Steve Lillywhite;
· produced by Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois |
"Walk On" |
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[31] |
2003 |
Norah Jones
· engineered/mixed by Jay Newland;
· produced by Arif Mardin, Jay Newland & Norah Jones |
"Don't Know Why" * |
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[32] |
2004 |
Coldplay
· engineered/mixed by Coldplay, Ken Nelson & Mark Phythian;
· produced by Coldplay & Ken Nelson |
"Clocks" |
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[33] |
2005 |
Ray Charles featuring Norah Jones
· engineered/mixed by Al Schmitt, Mark Fleming, & Terry Howard;
· produced by John R. Burk |
"Here We Go Again" |
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[34] |
2006 |
Green Day
· engineered/mixed by Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean,
· produced by Green Day & Rob Cavallo |
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" |
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[35] |
2007 |
Dixie Chicks
· engineered/mixed by Chris Testa, Jim Scott & Richard Dodd;
· produced by Rick Rubin |
"Not Ready to Make Nice" * |
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[36] |
2008 |
Amy Winehouse
· engineered/mixed by Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Mark Ronson & Gabriel Roth;
· produced by Mark Ronson |
"Rehab" * |
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[37] |
2009 |
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
· engineered/mixed by Mike Piersante;
· produced by T-Bone Burnett |
"Please Read the Letter" |
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[38] |
2010 |
Kings of Leon
· engineered/mixed by Jacquire King;
· produced by Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia |
"Use Somebody" |
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[39] |
2011 |
Lady Antebellum
· engineered/mixed by Clarke Schleicher;
· produced by Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley |
"Need You Now" * |
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[40] |
2012 |
Adele
· engineered/mixed by Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin
· produced by Paul Epworth |
"Rolling in the Deep" * |
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[41] |
2013 |
Gotye featuring Kimbra
· engineered/mixed by Wally De Backer, François Tétaz & William Bowden
· master engineered by William Bowden
· produced by Wally De Backer |
"Somebody That I Used to Know" |
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[42] |
2014 |
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
· engineered/mixed by Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner
· master engineered by Antoine "Chab" Chabert & Bob Ludwig
· produced by Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo |
"Get Lucky" |
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[43] |
2015 |
Sam Smith
· engineered/mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice, Jimmy Napes & Steve Price
· master engineered by Tom Coyne
· produced by Steve Fitzmaurice, Rodney Jerkins & Jimmy Napes |
"Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) * |
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2016 |
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[44] |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
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1958−1979 |
- "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" by Domenico Modugno (1958)
- "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin (1959)
- "Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith (1960)
- "Moon River" by Henry Mancini (1961)
- "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" by Tony Bennett (1962)
- "Days of Wine and Roses" by Henry Mancini (1963)
- "The Girl from Ipanema" by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (1964)
- "A Taste of Honey" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1965)
- "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra (1966)
- "Up, Up and Away" by The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore & Ron Townson) (1967)
- "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon) (1968)
- "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" by The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore & Ron Townson) (1969)
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon) (1970)
- "It's Too Late" by Carole King (1971)
- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack (1972)
- "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack (1973)
- "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John (1974)
- "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille (Daryl Dragon & Toni Tennille) (1975)
- "This Masquerade" by George Benson (1976)
- "Hotel California" by Eagles (Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner & Joe Walsh) (1977)
- "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel (1978)
- "What a Fool Believes" by The Doobie Brothers (Jeffrey Baxter, John Hartman, Keith Knudsen, Michael McDonald, Tiran Porter & Patrick Simmons) (1979)
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1980−1999 |
- "Sailing" by Christopher Cross (1980)
- "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes (1981)
- "Rosanna" by Toto (David Hungate, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro & Steve Porcaro) (1982)
- "Beat It" by Michael Jackson (1983)
- "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner (1984)
- "We Are the World" by USA for Africa (1985)
- "Higher Love" by Steve Winwood (1986)
- "Graceland" by Paul Simon (1987)
- "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin (1988)
- "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler (1989)
- "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins (1990)
- "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (1991)
- "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton (1992)
- "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (1993)
- "All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow (1994)
- "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal (1995)
- "Change the World" by Eric Clapton (1996)
- "Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin (1997)
- "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion (1998)
- "Smooth" by Santana (Rodney Holmes, Tony Lindsay, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana & Chester Thompson) featuring Rob Thomas (1999)
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2000−2019 |
- "Beautiful Day" by U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr.) (2000)
- "Walk On" by U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr.) (2001)
- "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones (2002)
- "Clocks" by Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Phil Harvey & Chris Martin) (2003)
- "Here We Go Again" by Ray Charles & Norah Jones (2004)
- "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Frank Edwin Wright III) (2005)
- "Not Ready to Make Nice" by Dixie Chicks (Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines & Emily Robison) (2006)
- "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse (2007)
- "Please Read the Letter" by Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (2008)
- "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon (Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill) (2009)
- "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum (Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley & Dave Haywood) (2010)
- "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele (2011)
- "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra (2012)
- "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (2013)
- "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) by Sam Smith (2014)
- "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2015)
- "Hello" by Adele (2016)
- "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars (2017)
- "This Is America" by Childish Gambino (2019)
- "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish (2019)
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