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Grammy
Awards
| 1980 |
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Album
of the Year:
Christopher Cross by Christopher Cross
Record
of the Year:
"Sailing," by Christopher Cross
Song
of the Year:
"Sailing," by Christopher Cross
Pop
Vocal - Male:
Kenny Loggins, "This Is It"
Pop
Vocal - Female:
Bette Midler, "The Rose"
Pop
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb, "Guilty"
Rock
Vocal - Male:
Billy Joel, Glass Houses
Rock
Vocal - Female:
Pat Benatar, Crimes of Passion
Rock
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Against The Wind
New
Artist:
Christopher Cross
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| 1981 |
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Album
of the Year:
Double Fantasy by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Record
of the Year:
"Bette Davis Eyes," by Kim Carnes
Song
of the Year:
"Bette Davis Eyes," by Donna Weiss and Jackie
DeShannon
Pop
Vocal - Male:
Al Jarreau, "Breakin' Away"
Pop
Vocal - Female:
Lena Horne, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music Live on Broadway
Pop
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
The Manhattan Transfer, "Boy from New York City"
Rock
Vocal - Male:
Rick Springfield, "Jessie's Girl"
Rock
Vocal - Female:
Pat Benatar, "Fire & Ice"
Rock
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
The Police, "Don't Stand So Close To Me"
New
Artist:
Sheena Easton
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| 1982 |
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Album
of the Year:
Toto IV by Toto
Record
of the Year:
"Rosanna," by Toto
Song
of the Year:
"Always On My Mind," by Johnny Christopher, Mark
James,
and Wayne Thompson
Pop
Vocal - Male:
Lionel Richie, "Truly"
Pop
Vocal - Female:
Melissa Manchester, "You Should Hear How He Talks About
You"
Pop
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes, "Up Where We Belong"
Rock
Vocal - Male:
John Cougar, "Hurts So Good"
Rock
Vocal - Female:
Pat Benatar, "Shadows In The Night"
Rock
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
Survivor, "Eye of the Tiger"
New
Artist:
Men At Work
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| 1983 |
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Album
of the Year:
Thriller by Michael Jackson
Record
of the Year:
"Beat It," by Michael Jackson
Song
of the Year:
"Every Breath You Take," by Sting
Pop
Vocal - Male:
MIchael Jackson, Thriller
Pop
Vocal - Female:
Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What A Feeling"
Pop
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
The Police, "Every Breath You Take"
Rock
Vocal - Male:
Michael Jackson, "Beat It"
Rock
Vocal - Female:
Pat Benatar, "Love Is A Battlefield"
Rock
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
The Police, Synchronicity
New
Artist:
Culture Club
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| 1984 |
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Album
of the Year:
Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie
Record
of the Year:
"What's Love Got To Do With It?" by Tina Turner
Song
of the Year:
"What's Love Got To Do With It?" by Graham Lyle
and Terry Britten
Pop
Vocal - Male:
Phil Collins, "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me
Now)"
Pop
Vocal - Female:
Tina Turner, "What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Pop
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
The Pointer Sisters, "Jump (for My Love)"
Rock
Vocal - Male:
Bruce Springsteen, "Dancing In The Dark"
Rock
Vocal - Female:
Tina Turner, "Better Be Good To Me"
Rock
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
Prince & The Revolution, Purple Rain
New
Artist:
Cyndi Lauper
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| 1985 |
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Album
of the Year:
No Jacket Required by Phil Collins
Record
of the Year:
"We Are The World" by USA for Africa
Song
of the Year:
"We Are The World" by Lionel Richie and Michael
Jackson
Pop
Vocal - Male:
Phil Collins, No Jacket Required
Pop
Vocal - Female:
Whitney Houston, "Saving All My Love For You"
Pop
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
USA for Africa, "We Are The World"
Rock
Vocal - Male:
Don Henley, "The Boys of Summer"
Rock
Vocal - Female:
Tina Turner, "One of the Living"
Rock
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
Dire Straits, "Money for Nothing"
New
Artist:
Sade
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| 1986 |
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Album
of the Year:
Graceland by Paul Simon
Record
of the Year:
"Higher Love" by Steve Winwood
Song
of the Year:
"That's What Friends Are For" by Burt Bacharach
and Carole Bayer Sager
Pop
Vocal - Male:
Steve Winwood, "Higher Love"
Pop
Vocal - Female:
Barbra Streisand, The Broadway Album
Pop
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
Dionne and Friends, "That's What Friends Are For"
Rock
Vocal - Male:
Robert Palmer, "Addicted To Love"
Rock
Vocal - Female:
Tina Turner, "Back Where You Started"
Rock
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
Eurythmics, "Missionary Man"
New
Artist:
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
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| 1987 |
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Album
of the Year:
The Joshua Tree by U2
Record
of the Year:
"Graceland" by Paul Simon
Song
of the Year:
"Somewhere Out There" by James Horner, Barry Mann,
and Cynthia Weil
Pop
Vocal - Male:
Sting, Bring on the Night
Pop
Vocal - Female:
Whitney Houston, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who
Loves Me)"
Pop
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, "(I've Had) The Time
of My Life"
Rock
Vocal - Male:
Bruce Springsteen, Tunnel of Love
Rock
Vocal - Female:
No Award Given
Rock
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
U2, The Joshua Tree
New
Artist:
Jody Watley
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| 1988 |
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Album
of the Year:
Faith by George Michael
Record
of the Year:
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin
Song
of the Year:
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin
Pop
Vocal - Male:
Bobby McFerrin, "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Pop
Vocal - Female:
Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car"
Pop
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
The Manhattan Transfer, Brasil
Rock
Vocal - Male:
Robert Palmer, "Simply Irresistible"
Rock
Vocal - Female:
Tina Turner, Tina Live In Europe
Rock
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
U2, "Desire"
New
Artist:
Tracy Chapman
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| 1989 |
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Album
of the Year:
Nick of Time by Bonnie Raitt
Record
of the Year:
"Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler
Song
of the Year:
"Wind Beneath My Wings" by Larry Henley and Jeff
Silbar
Pop
Vocal - Male:
Michael Bolton, "How Am I Supposed To Live Without
You?"
Pop
Vocal - Female:
Bonnie Raitt, "Nick of Time"
Pop
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, "Don't Know Much"
Rock
Vocal - Male:
Don Henley, The End of Innocence
Rock
Vocal - Female:
Bonnie Raitt, Nick of Time
Rock
Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal:
Traveling Wilburys, Traveling Wilburys, Volume One
New
Artist:
Milli Vanilli (later revoked)
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