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1992 Number One Hits

1992 Billboard Number One Hits:

December 7, 1991- January 24, 1992:
Black Or White – Michael Jackson
January 25 – January 31:
All 4 Love – Color Me Badd
February 1 – February 7:
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – George Michael/Elton John
February 8 – February 28:
I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
February 29 – March 20:
To Be With You – Mr. Big
March 21 – April 24:
Save the Best For Last – Vanessa Williams
April 25 – June 19:
Jump – Kris Kross
June 20 -July 3:
I’ll Be There – Mariah Carey
July 4 – August 7:
Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
August 8 – August 14:
This Used To Be My Playground – Madonna
August 15 – November 13:
End of the Road – Boyz II Men
November 14 – November 27:
How Do You Talk To An Angel – The Heights
November 28, 1992 – March 5, 1993:
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)

December 31, 1992
1992 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

1992’s Music Hits Chart

1. Baby Got Back – Sir Mixx-A-Lott

2. I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred

3. End Of The Road – Boyz II Men

4. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen (not as big in 1976)

5. Take My Breath Away – Berlin

6. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana

7. Save The Best For Last – Vanessa Williams

8. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

9. Come As You Are – Nirvana

10. Jump Around – House Of Pain

11. Twilight Zone – 2 Unlimited

12. Mysterious Ways – U2

13. Boot Scootin’ Boogie – Brooks & Dunn

14. November Rain – Guns N Roses

15. Give It Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers

16. Lithium – Nirvana

17. Rump Shaker – Wreckx-N-Effect

18. Finally – CeCe Peniston

19. Caribbean Blue – Enya

20. Remember The Time – Michael Jackson

21. Friday I’m In Love – The Cure

22. Mr. Loverman – Shabba Ranks

23. One – U2

24. Move This – Technotronic

25. Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton

26. Even Better Than The Real Thing – U2

27. Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus

28. Trashy Women – Confederate Railroad

29. Always Tomorrow – Gloria Estefan

30. The Hitman – AB Logic

31. I’ll Be There – Mariah Carey

32. Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough – Patty Smyth & Don Henley

33. Life Is A Highway – Tom Cochrane

34. To Be With You – Mr. Big

35. Beauty and The Beast – Peabo Bryson & Celine Dion

36. Everybody’d Free (To Feel Good) – Rozalla

37. These Are Days – 10,000 Maniacs

38. Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg – TLC

39. Under The Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers

40. How Do You Talk To An Angel – The Heights

41. Sexy M.F. – Prince (& The New Power Generation)

42. If I Ever Fall In Love – Shai

43. Jump! – The Movement

44. Baby Baby Baby – TLC

45. All 4 Love – Color Me Badd

46. Masterpiece – Atlantic Starr

47. Bang Bang – David Sanborn

48. Make It Happen – Mariah Carey

49. Humpin’ Around – Bobby Brown

50. Jump – Kris Kross

51. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong – The Spin Doctors

52. Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Elton John & George Michael

53. Can’t Let Go – Mariah Carey

54. Right Now – Van Halen

55. Please Don’t Go – K.W.S

56. Scenerio – A Tribe Called Quest

57. Constant Craving – k.d. lang

58. My Lovin (You’re Never Gonna Get It) – En Vogue

59. Hazard – Richard Marx

60. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover – Sophie B. Hawkins

61. Am I The Same Girl – Swing Out Sister

62. Layla (Unplugged) – Eric Clapton

63. This Used To Be My Playground – Madonna

64. I Love Your Smile – Shanice

65. Free Your Mind – En Vogue

66. Just Another Day – Jon Secada

67. Symphony of Destruction – Megadeth

68. I Wanna Rock – Luke

69. The One – Elton John

70. 57 Channels (and nothin’ on) – Bruce Springsteen

71. Keep It Comin’ (Dance Till You Can’t Dance No More) – C+C Music Factory

72. Juice (know the ledge) – Eric B. & Rakim

73. Tennessee – Arrested Development

74. Take A Chance On Me – Erasure

75. Good Enough – Bobby Brown

76. Too Funky – George Michael

77. Nothing Else Matters – Metallica

78. If You Asked Me To – Celine Dion

79. Real Love – Mary J. Blige

80. Warm It Up – Kris Kross

81. Diamonds and Pearls – Prince and the New Power Generation

82. To Love Somebody – Michael Bolton

83. Galileo – Indigo Girls

84. Vibeology – Paula Abdul

85. I’d Die Without You – PM Dawn

86. All I Want – Toad The Wet Sprocket

87. Stay – Shakespear’s Sister

88. Walking On Broken Glass- Annie Lennox

89. Do It To Me – Lionel Richie

90. (I Hate) Everything About You – Ugly Kid Joe

91. Love Is On The Way – Saigon Kick

92. Oochie Coochie – MC Brains

93. Live and Let Die – Guns N’ Roses

94. Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses – U2

95. Steady Mobbin’ – Ice Cube

96. James Brown Is Dead – L.A. Style

97. No One Else On Earth – Wynonna

98. Could’ve Been Me – Billy Ray Cyrus

99. Don’t Talk – Just Kiss – Right Said Fred

100. Poor Georgie – MC Lite

December 26, 1992
1992 Grammy Award Winners
1992 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 25, 1992

Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York

Host: Whoopi Goldberg

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1990 – September 30, 1991

Trivia

Host with the Most: Whoopi Goldberg, an actress and comedian, took a break from her film career to host the music-centric event.

Unforgettable Night: Natalie Cole dominated the ceremony by winning three awards for her album Unforgettable… with Love, which featured a virtual duet with her late father, Nat King Cole.

Seal’s Spotlight: Seal won three Grammys, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year, both for his hit “Kiss from a Rose.”

Rap Recognition: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for their song “Summertime.”

Country Collaboration: The Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was awarded to “Restless” by Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Wariner.

Crossover Success: Mark O’Connor’s The New Nashville Cats won Best Country Instrumental Performance, a rare win for a primarily instrumental album in a genre often focused on vocals.

Jazz in Focus: The Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance was awarded to Blue Light ’til Dawn by Cassandra Wilson, who blended jazz with elements of folk and pop.

Latin Flair: Tito Puente grabbed the Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album, affirming his position as a giant in Latin music.
1992 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
Unforgettable – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole

Album of the Year:
Unforgettable, Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (Elektra)

Song of the Year:
Unforgettable – Irving Gordon, songwriter

Best New Artist:
Marc Cohn

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
When a Man Loves a Woman – Michael Bolton

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Something to Talk About – Bonnie Raitt

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Losing My Religion – R.E.M.

Best Traditional Pop Performance:
Unforgettable – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Michael Kamen conducting Greater Los Angeles Orchestra

Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Under Their Influence, Russ Taff (Myrrh)

Best Rock Song:
Soul Cages – Sting, songwriter

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo:
Luck of the Draw, Bonnie Raitt

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Good Man, Good Woman – Bonnie Raitt and Delbert McClinton

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Cliffs of Dover – Eric Johnson

Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal:
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Van Halen

Best Metal Performance With Vocal:
Metallica, Metallica

Best Alternative Music:
Album Out of Time, R.E.M. (Warner Bros.)

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Power of Love/Love Power – Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller and Teddy Vann, songwriters

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Power of Love, Luther Vandross

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female (tie):
Burnin’, Patti LaBelle
How Can I Ease the Pain – Lisa Fischer

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Cooleyhigh Harmony, Boyz II Men

Best Rap Solo Performance:
Mama Said Knock You Out – L.L. Cool J

Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:
Summertime – D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
He Is Christmas, Take 6

Best Jazz Instrumental, Solo:
I Remember You – Stan Getz

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Saturday Night at the Blue Note, Oscar Peterson Trio

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance:
Live at the Royal Festival Hall, Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nations Orchestra

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance:
Sassy – Manhattan Transfer

Best Country Song:
Love Can Build a Bridge – Naomi Judd, John Jarvis and Paul Overstreet, songwriters

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Ropin’ the Wind, Garth Brooks

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Down at the Twist and Shout – Mary Chapin Carpenter

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Love Can Build a Bridge – Judds

Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
Restless – Steve Wariner, Ricky Skaggs and Vince Gill

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
The New Nashville Cats, Mark O’Conner

Best Bluegrass Album:
Spring Training, Carl Jackson and John Starling (and the Nash Ramblers) (Sugar Hill)

Best Pop Gospel Album:
For the Sake of the Call, Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow)

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Pray for Me, Mighty Clouds of Joy (Word)

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
Different Lifestyles, BeBe and CeCe Winans (Capitol/Sparrow)

Best Southern Gospel Album:
Homecoming, Gaither Vocal Band (Star Song)

Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus:
The Evolution of Gospel, Sounds of Blackness; Gary Hines, choir director (Perspective/A&M)

Best Latin Pop Album:
Cosas del Amor, Vikki Carr (Sony Discos International)

Best Tropical Latin Album:
Bachata Rosa, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 (Karen)

Best Mexican/American Album:
16 de Septiembre, Little Joe (Sony Discos International)

Best Traditional Blues Album:
Live at the Apollo, B.B. King (GRP)

Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues, Buddy Guy (Silvertone)

Best Traditional Folk Album:
The Civil War (Original Soundtrack), various artists (Elektra/Nonesuch)

Best Contemporary Folk Album:
The Missing Years, John Prine (Oh Boy)

Best Reggae Album:
As Raw as Ever, Shabba Ranks (Epic)

Best New Age Album:
Fresh Aire 7, Mannheim Steamroller (American Gramaphone)

Best World Music Album:
Planet Drum, Mickey Hart (Rykodisc)

Best Polka Album:
Live! At Gilley’s, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Love You Porgy – Dave Grusin, arranger

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Unforgettable – Johnny Mandel, arranger

Best Instrumental Composition:
Basque – Elton John, composer

Best Musical Show Album:
The Will Rogers Follies (Original Broadway Cast Album), Keith Carradine and cast (Columbia)

Best Instrumental Composition Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Dances With Wolves, John Barry, composer

Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You (From Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), Bryan Adams, Robert John Mutt Lange and Michael Kamen, songwriters (A&M/Morgan Creek)

Best Contemporary Composition:
Symphony No. 1, John Corigliano, composer

Best Classical Album:
Bernstein, Candide, Leonard Bernstein conducting London Symphony Orchestra; solos: Hadley, Anderson, Ludwig, Green, Gedda and Jones (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Orchestral Performance:
Corigliano, Symphony No. 1, Daniel Barenboim conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms, Piano Quartets, Isaac Stern and Jamime Laredo, violinists; Yo-Yo Ma, cellist; Emanuel Ax, pianist

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Barber, Piano Concertos, John Browning, pianist; Leonard Slatkin conducting St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Granados, Goyescas, Allegro de Concierto, Danza Lenta, Alicia de Larrocha, pianist

Best Opera Recording:
Wagner, Götterdämmerung, James Levine conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Choir; solos: Behrens, Studer, Schwartz, Goldberg, Weikl, Wlaschiha and Salminen (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Performance of a Choral Work:
Bach, Mass in B Minor, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Margaret Hills, choral director

Best Classical Vocal Performance:
The Girl With Orange Lips, De Falla, Ravel, Kim, Stravinsky and Delage; Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Best Comedy Album:
P.D.Q. Bach, WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio, Professor Peter Shickele (Telarc)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
The Civil War (Geoffrey Ward With Rick Burns and Ken Burns), Ken Burns (Sound Editions)

Best Album for Children:
A Cappella Kids, Marantha! Kids (Marantha)

Best Album Package:
Billie Holiday, The Complete Decca Recordings, Vartan, art director (GRP)

Best Album Notes:
Star Time, James Brown, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, Nelson George and Alan M. Leeds, annotators (Polydor)

Best Historical Album:
Billie Holiday, The Complete Decca Recordings, Billie Holiday (GRP)

Best Music Video, Short Form:
Losing My Religion – R.E.M.

Best Music Video, Long Form:
Madonna: Blonde Ambition World Tour Live, Madonna

Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
David Foster

Classical Producer of the Year:
James Mallinson
February 25, 1992
1991 Number One Hits

1991 Billboard Number One Hits:

December 8, 1990 – January 4, 1991:
Because I Love You (The Postman Song) – Stevie B
January 5 – January 18:
Justify My Love – Madonna
January 19 January 25:
Love Will Never Do (Without You) – Janet Jackson
January 26 – February 8:
The First Time – Surface
February 9 – February 22:
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) – C&C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
February 23 – March 8:
All the Man That I Need – Whitney Houston
March 9 – March 23:
Someday – Mariah Carey
March 23 – March 29:
One More Try – Timmy T.
March 30 – April 12:
Coming out of the Dark – Gloria Estefan
April 13 – April 19:
I’ve Been Thinking About You – Londonbeat
April 20 – April 26:
You’re in Love – Wilson Phillips
April 27 – May 10:
Baby Baby – Amy Grant
May 11 – May 17:
Joyride – Roxette
May 18 – May 24:
I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) – Hi-Five
May 25 – June 7:
I Don’t Wanna Cry – Mariah Carey
June 8 – June 14:
More Than Words – Extreme
June 15 – July 19:
Rush, Rush – Paula Abdul
July 20 – July 26:
Unbelievable – EMF
July 27 – September 23:
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You – Bryan Adams
September 14 – September 20:
The Promise of a New Day – Paula Abdul
September 21 – October 4:
I Adore Mi Amor – Color Me Badd
October 5 – October 11:
Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch featuring Loleatta Holloway
October 12 – November 1:
Emotions – Mariah Carey
November 2 – November 8:
Romantic – Karyn White
November 9 – November 22:
Cream – Prince & the New Power Generation
November 23 – November 29:
When a Man Loves a Woman – Michael Bolton
November 30 – December 6:
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss – PM Dawn
December 7, 1991- January 24, 1992:
Black Or White – Michael Jackson

(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)

December 31, 1991
1991 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

1991 Music Hits Chart

1. Unforgettable – Nat and Natalie Cole

2. Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince

3. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams

4. Gonna Make You Sweat – C + C Music Factory

5. More Than Words – Extreme

6. O.P.P. – Naughty By Nature

7. True Companion – Marc Cohn

8. Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch

9. Strike It Up – Black Box

10. Power of Love/Love Power – Luthor Vandross

11. It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday – Boyz II Men

12. Enter Sandman – Metallica

13. Motownphilly – Boyz II Men

14. Crazy – Seal

15. God Bless The USA – Lee Greenwood

16. Unbelievable – EMF

17. Wind Of Change – Scorpions

18. Black Or White – Michael Jackson

19. Let’s Talk About Sex – Salt N Pepa

20. Silent Lucidity – Queensryche

21. When A Man Loves A Woman – Michael Bolton

22. I Touch Myself – Divinyls

23. Right Here, Right Now – Jesus Jones

24. Star-Spangled Banner – Whitney Houston

25. Walking In Memphis – Marc Cohn

26. Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless) – Crystal Waters

27. Things That Make You Go Hmmmm… – C+C Music Factory

28. Emotions – Mariah Carey

29. I’ve Been Thinking About You – Londonbeat

30. Coming Out Of The Dark – Gloria Estefan

31. She Talks To Angels – Black Crowes

32. Baby Baby – Amy Grant

33. Can’t Stop This Thing We Started – Bryan Adams

34. Someday – Mariah Carey

35. I’ll Be There – Escape Club

36. Something To Talk About – Bonnie Raitt

37. Joyride – Roxette

38. Deeper Shade of Soul – Urban Dance Squad

39. Love Is A Wonderful Thing – Michael Bolton

40. It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over – Lenny Kravitz

41. Set The Night To Music – Roberta Flack and Maxi Preist

42. Gett Off – Prince & The New Power Generation

43. Sadness, Part 1 – Enigma

44. P.A.S.S.I.O.N. – Rythm Syndicate

45. Around The Way Girl – LL Cool J

46. Here We Go – C+C Music Factory

47. Coming Out Of The Dark – Gloria Estefan

48. Love Will Never Do (Without You) – Janet Jackson

49. Rico Suave – Gerardo

50. High Enough – Damn Yankees

51. Justify My Love – Madonna

52. I Don’t Wanna Cry – Mariah Carey

53. Blowing Kisses In The Wind – Paula Abdul

54. Every Heartbeat – Amy Grant

55. Everybody Plays The Fool – Aaron Neville

56. I Wanna Sex You Up – Color Me Badd

57. The Motown Song – Rod Stewart

58. Miracle – Whitney Houston

59. Touch Me (All Night Long) – Cathy Dennis

60. (If There Was) Any Other Way – Celine Dion

61. Losing My Religion – R.E.M.

62. Now That We Found Love – Heavy D and The Boys

63. Where Does My Heart Beat Now – Celine Dion

64. Round and Round – Tevin Campbell

65. How To Dance – Bingoboys with Princessa

66. Kiss Them For Me – Siouxsie & The Banshees

67. Learning To Fly – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

68. You Could Be Mine – Guns N’ Roses

69. Don’t Treat Me So Bad – Firehouse

70. Let The Beat Hit ‘Em – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

71. Wicked Game – Chris Isaak

72. Love… Thy Will Be Done – Martika

73. Do The Bartman – The Simpsons

74. Shiny Happy People – R.E.M.

75. Into The Great Wide Open – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

76. Try A Little Tenderness – The Commitments

77. The First Time – Surface

78. I Adore Mi Amor – Color Me Badd

79. All The Man That I Need – Whitney Houston

80. Live For Loving You – Gloria Estefan

81. Rush, Rush – Paula Abdul

82. Hole Hearted – Extreme

83. Romantic – Karyn White

84. The Promise of a New Day – Paula Abdul

85. Hold You Tight – Tara Kemp

86. You’re In Love – Wilson Phillips

87. Set Adrift On Memory Bliss – PM Dawn

88. Show Me The Way – Styx

89. Mama said Knock You Out – LL Cool J

90. Cream – Prince and the New Power Generation

91. Sensitivity – Ralph Tresvant

92. Ballad of Youth – Richie Sambora

93. Top Of The World – Van Halen

94. Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You)
– Pet Shop Boys

95. Superman’s Song – Crash Test Dummies

96. Another Like My Lover – Jasmine Guy

97. Deep Deep Trouble – The Simpsons

98. Give It Up – ZZ Top

99. Hey Stoopid – Alice Cooper

100. The Obvious Child – Paul Simon

December 26, 1991
1991 Grammy Award Winners
1991 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 20, 1991

Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York

Host: Garry Shandling

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1989 – September 30, 1990

Trivia

Garry Returns: This was the second consecutive year that Garry Shandling hosted the Grammy Awards.

Rap’s Big Moment: MC Hammer’s Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em was a commercial success and received nominations, signaling the mainstream acceptance of rap.

Vocal Chops: Mariah Carey won Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, making a huge splash in her debut year.

Classic Acts: The legendary rock band The Byrds received a Lifetime Achievement Award, acknowledging their impact on the music industry.

Jazzy Night: Miles Davis posthumously received a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance for his album Aura.

British Invasion: Phil Collins took home the award for Record of the Year for Another Day in Paradise, highlighting the ongoing British influence on American music charts.

Crossing Genres: Unforgettable… with Love by Natalie Cole was a significant winner, blending R&B, jazz, and pop to create a multi-generational appeal.
1991 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
Another Day in Paradise – Phil Collins

Album of the Year:
Back on the Block, Quincy Jones (Qwest/Warner Bros.)

Song of the Year:
From a Distance – Julie Gold, songwriter

Best New Artist:
Mariah Carey

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Oh Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Vision of Love – Mariah Carey

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
All My Life – Linda Ronstadt with Aaron Neville

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Twin Peaks Theme – Angelo Badalamenti

Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Beyond Belief, Petra (Dayspring/Word)

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Bad Love – Eric Clapton

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Black Velvet – Alannah Myles

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Janie’s Got a Gun – Aerosmith

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
D/FW – Vaughan Brothers

Best Hard Rock Performance:
Time’s Up, Living Colour

Best Metal Performance:
Stone Cold Crazy – Metallica

Best Alternative Music Performance:
I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, Sinead O’Connor

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
U Can’t Touch This – Rick James, Alonzo Miller and M.C. Hammer, songwriters

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Here and Now – Luther Vandross

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Compositions, Anita Baker

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
I’ll Be Good to You – Ray Charles and Chaka Khan

Best Rap Solo Performance:
U Can’t Touch This – M.C. Hammer

Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:
Back on the Block – Ice T, Melle Mel, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, Quincy D. III and Quincy Jones

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
We Are in Love, Harry Connick, Jr.

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
All That Jazz, Ella Fitzgerald

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note, Oscar Peterson

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note, Oscar Peterson Trio

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
Basie’s Bag – George Benson featuring the Count Basie Orchestra

Best Jazz Fusion Performance:
Birdland – Quincy Jones

Best Country Song:
Where’ve You Been – Jon Vezner and Don Henry, songwriters

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
When I Call Your Name – Vince Gill

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Where’ve You Been – Kathy Mattea

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Pickin’ on Nashville, Kentucky Headhunters

Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
Poor Boy Blues – Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
So Soft, Your Goodbye – Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler

Best Bluegrass Recording:
I’ve Got That Old Feeling, Alison Krauss (Rounder)

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Tramaine Hawkins Live, Tramaine Hawkins (Sparrow Corp.)

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
So Much 2 Say, Take 6 (Reprise/Warner/Alliance)

Best Pop Gospel Album:
Another Time… Another Place, Sandi Patti (A&M/Word)

Best Southern Gospel Album:
The Great Exchange, Bruce Carroll (Word)

Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus:
Having Church, Rev. James Cleveland (Savoy)

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Por Que Te Tengo Que Olvidar? – José Feliciano

Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Lambada Timbales – Tito Puento

Best Mexican/American Performance:
Soy de San Luis – Texas Tornados

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Live at San Quentin, B.B. King (MCA)

Best Contemporary Blues Recording:
Family Style, Vaughan Brothers (Epic Associated)

Best Traditional Folk Recording:
On Praying Ground, Doc Watson (Sugar Hill)

Best Contemporary Folk Recording:
Steady On, Shawn Colvin (Columbia/CBS)

Best Reggae Recording Time:
Will Tell?A Tribute to Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer (Shanachie)

Best New Age Performance:
Mark Isham, Mark Isham

Best Polka Recording:
When It’s Polka Time at Your House, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Birdland – Quincy Jones, Ian Prince, Rod Temperton and Jerry Hey, arrangers

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
The Places You Find Love – Jerry Hey, Glen Ballard, Clif Magness and Quincy Jones, arrangers

Best Instrumental Composition:
Change of Heart Pat Metheny, composer

Best Musical Cast Show Album:
Les Misèrables, The Complete Symphonic Recording (Relativity)

Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Glory, James Horner, composer (Virgin)

Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Under the Sea (From The Little Mermaid), Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, composers

Best Contemporary Composition:
Arias and Barcarolles, Leonard Bernstein, composer

Best Classical Album:
Ives, Symphony No. 2 and Three Short Works, Leonard Bernstein conducting New York Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Chamber Music or Other Small Ensemble Performance:
Brahms, The Three Violin Sonatas, Itzhak Perlman, violinist; Daniel Barenboim, pianist

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Shostakovich, Violin Concerto No. 1; Glazunov, Violin Concerto, Itzhak Perlman, violinist; Zubin Mehta conducting Israel Philharmonic

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
The Last Recording (Chopin, Haydn, Liszt and Wagner), Vladimir Horowitz

Best Opera Recording:
Wagner, Das Rheingold, James Levine conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; solos: Morris, Ludwig, Jerusalem, Wlaschiha, Moll, Zednik and Rootering (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Walton, Belshazzar’s Feast; Bernstein, Chichester Psalms, Missa Brevis, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Best Classical Vocal Performance:
Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti in Concert, José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, tenors; Zubin Mehta conducting Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Orchestra del teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Best Comedy Recording:
P.D.Q. Bach, Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities, Professor Peter Shickele (Telarc)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Gracie: A Love Story, George Burns (Simon and Schuster Audio)

Best Recording for Children:
The Little Mermaid?Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, composers (Disneyland Records)

Best Album Package:
Days of Open Hand (Special Edition Hologram Digapack), Len Peltier, Jeffrey Gold and Suzanne Vega, art directors (A&M)

Best Album Notes:
Brownie: The Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown, Dan Morgenstern, annotator (Emarcy)

Best Historical Album:
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings, Robert Johnson (Columbia/CBS)

Best Music Video, Short Form:
Opposites Attract – Paula Abdul

Best Music Video, Long Form:
Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em the Movie – M.C. Hammer

Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Quincy Jones

Classical Producer of the Year:
Adam Stern
February 20, 1991
1990 Number One Hits

1990 Billboard Number One Hits:

December 23, 1989 – January 13, 1990:
Another Day In Paradise – Phil Collins
January 20 – February 9:
How Am I Supposed To Live Without You – Michael Bolton
February 10 – March 2:
Opposites Attract – Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair
March 3 – March 23:
Escapade – Janet Jackson
March 24 – April 6:
Black Velvet – Alannah Myles
April 7 – April 13:
Love Will Lead You Back – Taylor Dayne
April 14 – April 20:
I’ll Be Your Everything – Tommy Page
April 21 – May 18:
Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O’Connor
May 19 – June 8:
Vogue – Madonna
June 9 – June 15:
Hold On – Wilson Phillips
June 16 – June 29:
It Must Have Been Love – Roxette
June 30 – July 21:
Step by Step – New Kids on the Block
July 21 – August 3:
She Ain’t Worth It – Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown
August 4 – August 31:
Vision of Love – Mariah Carey
September 1 – September 7:
If Wishes Came True – Sweet Sensation
September 8 – September 14:
Blaze of Glory – Jon Bon Jovi
September 15 – September 29:
Release Me – Wilson Phillips
September 29 – October 5:
(I Can’t Live Without Your) Love & Affection – Nelson
October 6 – October 12:
Close to You – Maxi Priest
October 13 – October 19:
Praying for Time – George Michael
October 20 – October 26:
I Don’t Have the Heart – James Ingram
October 27 – November 2:
Black Cat – Janet Jackson
November 3 – November 9:
Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
November 10 – November 30:
Love Takes Time – Mariah Carey
December 1 – December 7:
I’m Your Baby Tonight – Whitney Houston
December 8, 1990 – January 4, 1991:
Because I Love You (The Postman Song) – Stevie B

(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)

December 31, 1990
1990 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

1990 Music Hits Chart

1. Electric Boogie (aka The Electric Slide) – Marcia Griffiths

2. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

3. U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer

4. I Wanna Be Rich – Calloway

5. Humpty Dance – Digital Underground

6. Here and Now – Luthor Vandross

7. Vogue – Madonna

8. Pump Up The Jam – Technotronic

9. Blaze Of Glory – Jon Bon Jovi

10. Step By Step – New Kids On The Block

11. Everybody, Everybody – Black Box

12. Here We Are – Gloria Estefan

13. She Ain’t Worth It – Glenn Medeiros

14. Groove Is In The Heart – Dee Lite

15. That’s What I Like – Jive Bunny (50s medley)

16. Tom’s Diner – Suzanne Vega/D.N.A.

17. From A Distance – Bette Midler

18. This Old Heart Of Mine – Rod Stewart and Ronald Isley

19. Just A Friend – Biz Markie

20. Cherry Pie – Warrant

21. Love Will Lead You Back – Taylor Dayne

22. All My Life – Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville

23. Cradle Of Love – Billy Idol

24. Black Velvet – Alannah Myles

25. Janie’s Got A Gun – Aerosmith

26. Hippychick – Soho

27. Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) – Technotronic

28. Hold On – En Vogue

29. Joey – Concrete Blonde

30. It Must Have Been Love – Roxette

31. The Way You Do The Things You Do – UB40

32. Close To You – Maxi Priest

33. Wiggle It – 2 In A Room

34. (Can’t Live Without) Your Love and Affection – Nelson

35. Vision Of Love – Mariah Carey

36. The Power – Snap!

37. I Don’t Have The Heart – James Ingram

38. All Around The World – Lisa Stansfield

39. Heart Of The Matter – Don Henley

40. Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode

41. Enjoy The Silence – Depeche Mode

42. Up All Night – Slaughter

43. Do Me! – Bell Biv Devoe

44. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven – Phil Collins

45. Downtown Train – Rod Stewart

46. Freedom – George Michael

47. Suicide Blonde – INXS

48. Unskinny Bop – Poison

49. Pictures of You – Cure

50. Poison – Bell Biv DeVoe

51. Dirty Deeds – Joan Jett

52. King Of Wishful Thinking – Go West

53. Escapade – Janet Jackson

54. Cuts Both Ways – Gloria Estefan

55. Rhythm Nation – Janet Jackson

56. Oyo Mi Canto (Hear My Voice) – Gloria Estefan

57. Two To Make It Right – Seduction

58. Got To Get – Leila K with Rob ‘n’ Raz

59. L.A. Woman – Billy Idol

60. Bad Love – Eric Clapton

61. Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty

62. Think – Information Society

63. Dangerous – Roxette

64. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) – Jimmy Somerville

65. Black Cat – Janet Jackson

66. Rub You The Right Way – Johnny Gill

67. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You – Heart

68. Miracle – Jon Bon Jovi

69. Jerk-Out – The Time

70. Opposites Attract – Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair

71. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You – Michael Bolton

72. Swing The Mood – Jive Bunny (1940s medley)

73. Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O’Connor

74. Epic – Faith No More

75. More Than Words Can Say – Alias

76. Can’t Stop – After 7

77. Hungry – Lita Ford

78. Hold On – Wilson Phillips

79. Alright – Janet Jackson

80. I’ll Be Your Shelter – Taylor Dayne

81. 911 Is A Joke – Public Enemy

82. Something To Believe In – Poison

83. Ready Or Not – After 7

84. I’m Your Baby Tonight – Whitney Houston

85. Tonight – New Kids On The Block

86. The Other Side – Aerosmith

87. Roam – B-52s

88. I’m Free – The Soup Dragons

89. Deadbeat Club – B-52s

90. Oh Girl – Paul Young

91. Lambada – Kaoma

92. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) – Motley Crue

93. Giving You The Benefit – Pebbles

94. Doin’ The Do – Betty Boo

95. No More Lies -Michel’le

96. Heart of Stone – Cher

97. Oops Up – Snap!

98. Romeo – Dino

99. How Can We Be Lovers – Michael Bolton

100. Knockin’ Boots – Candyman

December 26, 1990
1990 Grammy Award Winners
1990 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 21, 1990

Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California

Host: Garry Shandling

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1988 – September 30, 1989

Trivia

Bette’s Big Win: Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings” won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, becoming one of the most iconic songs of her career.

Rap Debut: This was the first year that the Grammys introduced the Best Rap Performance category, won by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince for “Parents Just Don’t Understand.”

Elevating Jazz: Miles Davis won a Lifetime Achievement Award, further cementing his status as a jazz legend.

Operatic Excellence: The Best Classical Album went to an operatic recording, Wagner: Die Walküre, conducted by James Levine with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

International Flavor: The Gipsy Kings, a Franco-Spanish flamenco group, won Best World Music Album, a nod to the increasing diversity of the Grammys.

Bonnie’s Blues: Bonnie Raitt had a stellar night, taking home four awards including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her song “Nick of Time.”

Posthumous Honor: Composer Leonard Bernstein, who passed away in 1990, was honored with a posthumous Grammy for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.
1990 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler

Album of the Year:
Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt (Capitol)

Song of the Year:
Wind Beneath My Wings – Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar, songwriters

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You – Michael Bolton

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Don’t Know Much – Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Healing Chant – Neville Brothers

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
The End of the Innocence, Don Henley

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Traveling Wilburys Volume One, Traveling Wilburys

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop With Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas, Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas

Best Hard Rock Performance:
Cult of Personality – Living Colour

Best Metal Performance:
One – Metallica

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now – Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, songwriters

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Every Little Step – Bobby Brown

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Giving You the Best That I Got, Anita Baker

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Back to Life – Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
African Dance – Soul II Soul

Best Rap Performance:
Bust a Move – Young MC

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
When Harry Met Sally, Harry Connick, Jr.

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
Blues on Broadway, Ruth Brown

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Makin’ Whoopee – Dr. John and Rickie Lee Jones

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
on a Jazz Recording Aura, Miles Davis (Columbia/CBS)

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Chick Corea Akoustic Band, Chick Corea Akoustic Band

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
Aura, Miles Davis

Best Jazz Fusion Performance:
Letter From Home, Pat Metheny Group

Best Country Song:
After All This Time – Rodney Crowell, songwriter

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Lyle Lovett

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Absolute Torch and Twang, k.d. lang

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken Volume Two, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
There’s a Tear in My Beer – Hank Williams, Jr. and Hank Williams, Sr.

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Amazing Grace – Randy Scruggs

Best Bluegrass Recording:
The Valley Road – Bruce Hornsby and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Universal)

Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male:
Meantime – BeBe Winans

Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female:
Don’t Cry – CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
The Savior Is Waiting – Take 6

Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance, Male or Female:
As Long as We’re Together – Al Green

Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
Let Brotherly Love Continue – Daniel Winans and Choir

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Cielito Lindo – José Feliciano

Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Ritmo en el Corazon, Celia Cruz and Ray Barretto

Best Mexican/American Performance:
La Pistola y el Corazon, Los Lobos

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
I’m in the Mood – John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt (Chameleon Music Group)

Best Contemporary Blues Recording:
In Step, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (Epic)

Best Traditional Folk Recording:
Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Vol. II, Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir (Elektra/Nonesuch)

Best Contemporary Folk Recording:
Indigo Girls, Indigo Girls (Epic)

Best Reggae Recording:
One Bright Day, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (Virgin)

Best New Age Performance:
Passion (Music from The Last Temptation of Christ), Peter Gabriel

Best Polka Recording:
All in My Love for You, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Suite From The Milagro Beanfield War – Dave Grusin, arranger

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
My Funny Valentine – Dave Grusin, arranger

Best Instrumental Composition:
The Batman Theme – Danny Elfman, composer

Best Musical Cast Show Album:
Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Jason Alexander, Debbie Shapiro and Robert La Fasse (RCA Victor)

Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television:
The Fabulous Baker Boys, Dave Grusin, composer (GRP)

Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television:
Let the River Run (From the motion picture Working Girl), Carly Simon, composer (Arista)

Best Contemporary Composition:
Different Trains, Steve Reich, composer

Best Classical Album:
Bartók, 6 String Quartets, Emerson String Quartet (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Orchestral Performance:
Mahler, Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic

Best Chamber Music Performance:
Bartók, 6 String Quartets, Emerson String Quartet

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Barber, Cello Concerto, Op. 22; Britten, Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68, Yo-Yo Ma, cellist; David Zinman conducting Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Bach, English Suites, BMV 806-11, Andras Schiff, pianist

Best Opera Recording:
Wagner, Die Walkuere, James Levine conducting Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; solos: Lakes, Moll, Morris, Norman, Behrens and Ludwig (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Britten, War Requiem, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and Atlanta Boys Choir

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Knoxville, Summer of 1915 (Music of Barber, Menott, Harbison and Stravinsky), Dawn Upshaw, soprano; David Zinman conducting Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Best Comedy Recording:
P.D.Q. Bach, 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults, Professor Peter Schickele (Telarc)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
It’s Always Something, Gilda Radner (Simon and Schuster Audio)

Best Recording for Children:
The Rock-a-Bye Collection Vol. I, Tanya Goodman (Jaba)

Best Album Package:
Sound + Vision, Roger Gorman, art director (Rykodisc)

Best Album Notes:
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve, Phil Schaap, annotator (Verve)

Best Historical Album:
Chuck Berry – The Chess Box, Chuck Berry (Chess/MCA)

Best Music Video, Short Form:
Leave Me Alone – Michael Jackson

Best Music Video, Long Form:
Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson

Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Peter Asher

Classical Producer of the Year:
Robert Woods
February 21, 1990
Hair Band Power Rock Ballads

75 Big Hair and Power Rock Ballads

Power ballads have been a huge hit with heavy rock, metal, and hair bands for decades and opened their music to the masses who love love love songs. They made room for the likes of Journey, Meat Loaf, Tina Turner, and the likes of Cher and Céline Dion. Not a believer? Turn up the volume and blast The Power of Love…

1. Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison (1988)

2. I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith (1998)

3. Wanted Dead Or Alive – Bon Jovi (1986)

4. Love Bites – Def Leppard (1987)

5. Faithfully – Journey (1983)

6. Home Sweet Home – Motley Crue (1985)

7. Patience – Guns N Roses (1989)

8. I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner (1984)

9. Is This Love – Whitesnake (1987)

10. Keep On Loving You – REO Speedwagon (1981)

11. Don’t Know What You Got (Til’ It’s Gone) – Cinderella (1988)

12. Love Hurts – Nazareth (1975)

13. Lady – Styx (1973, recognized as the first power ballad)

14. Open Arms – Journey (1982)

15. The Power of Love – Céline Dion (1994)

16. Sister Christian – Night Ranger (1984)

17. November Rain – Guns N’ Roses(1991)

18. More Than Words Can Say – Extreme (1990)

19. Wind Of Change – Scorpions (1990)

20. I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) – Meat Loaf (1993)

21. Heaven – Warrant (1989)

22. Silent Lucidity – Queensrÿche (1990)

23. Nothing Else Matters – Metallica (1992)

24. Honestly – Stryper (1986)

25. Can’t Fight This Feeling – Reo Speedwagon (1985)

26. Black Velvet – Alannah Myles (1989)

27. Never Say Goodbye – Bon Jovi (1986)

28. Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin (1971, pre-power ballad)

29. We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) – Tina Turner (1985)

30. Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad – Meat Loaf (1978)

31. Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (1982)

32. Almost Paradise – Mike Reno & Ann Wilson (1984)

33. Purple Rain – Prince (1984)

34. Again – Lenny Kravitz (2000)

35. It’s All Coming Back to Me Now – Céline Dion (1996)

36. When I’m With You – Sheriff (1982)

37. Heaven – Bryan Adams (1985)

38. Heaven – Warrant (1989)

39. Broken Wings – Mr. Mister (1985)

40. Dream On – Aerosmith (1973)

41. The Flame – Cheap Trick (1988)

42. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler (1983)

43. With Arms Wide Open – Creed (1999)

44. Carrie – Europe (1986)

45. Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin – Journey (1979)

46. Love Walks In – Van Halen (1986)

47. More Than a Feeling – Boston (1976)

48. Hysteria – Def Leppard (1987)

49. Missing You – John Waite (1984)

50. How You Remind Me – Nickleback (2001)

51. All By Myself – Eric Carmen (1976)

52. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship (1986)

53. In The Air Tonight – Phil Collins (1981)

54. (I Just) Died in Your Arms – Cutting Crew (1986)

55. Bad English – When I See You Smile (1989)

56. Alone – Heart (1987)

57. The Power of Love – Huey Lewis and the News (1985)

58. I Found Someone – Cher (1987)

59. Close My Eyes Forever – Lita Ford (1988)

50. Glory Of Love – Peter Cetera (1986)

61. Beth – KISS (1976)

62. Love Song – Tesla (1989)

63. The Ballad of Jayne – L.A. Guns (1989)

64. Only God Knows Why – Kid Rock (1998)

65. I Remember You – Skid Row (1989)

66. What It Takes – Aerosmith (1989)

67. Don’t Shed a Tear – Paul Carrack (1987)

68. It Must Have Been Love – Roxette (1990)

69. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes – Asia (1983)

60. Boston – Amanda (1986)

71. Without You – Badfinger (1970)

72. Love Is Only A Feeling – The Darkness (2003)

73. Miles Away – Winger (1990)

74. It’s Been Awhile – Staind (2001)

75. Live With Me – Humble Pie (1970, pre-power ballad)

February 8, 1990
1989 Number One Hits

1989 Billboard Number One Hits:

December 24, 1988- January 13, 1989:
Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison
January 14 – January 20:
My Prerogative- Bobby Brown
January 21 – February 3:
Two Hearts – Phil Collins
February 4 – February 10:
When I’m With You – Sheriff
February 11 – March 3:
Straight Up – Paula Abdul
March 4 – March 24:
Lost In Your Eyes – Debbie Gibson
March 25 – March 3:
The Living Years – Mike & The Mechanics
April 1 – April 7:
Eternal Flame – The Bangles
April 8 – April 14:
The Look – Roxette
April 15 – April 21:
She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals
April 22 – May 12:
Like a Prayer – Madonna
May 13 – May 19:
I’ll Be There for You – Bon Jovi
May 20 – June 2:
Forever Your Girl – Paula Abdul
June 3 – June 9:
Rock On – Michael Damian
June 10 – June 16:
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
June 17- June 23:
I’ll Be Loving You (Forever) – New Kids On The Block
June 24 – June 30:
Satisfied – Richard Marx
July 1 – July 7:
Baby Don’t Forget My Number – Milli Vanilli
July 8 – July 14:
Good Thing – Fine Young Cannibals
July 15 – July 21:
If You Don’t Know Me By Now – Simply Red
July 22 – August 4:
Toy Soldiers – Martika
August 5 – August 11:
Batdance – Prince
August 12 – September 1:
Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
September 2 – September 8:
Cold Hearted – Paula Abdul
September 9 – September 15:
Hangin’ Tough – New Kids On The Block
September 16 – September 22:
Don’t Wanna Lose You – Gloria Estefan
September 23 – October 6:
Girl I’m Gonna Miss You – Milli Vanilli
October 7 – November 3:
Miss You Much – Janet Jackson
November 4 – November 10:
Listen to Your Heart – Roxette
November 11 – November 24:
When I See You Smile – Bad English
November 25 – December 9:
Blame It On the Rain – Milli Vanilli
December 9 – December 22:
We Didn’t Start The Fire – Billy Joel
December 23, 1989 – January 13, 1990:
Another Day In Paradise – Phil Collins

(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)

December 31, 1989
1989 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

1989 Music Hits Chart

1. Love Shack – B-52’s

2. Like A Prayer – Madonna

3. Bust A Move – Young MC

4. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler

5. Joy and Pain – Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock

6. Funky Cold Medina – Tone Loc

7. All I Want Is You – U2

8. Patience – Guns N Roses

9. She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals

10. Kiss – Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones

11. Lay Your Hands On Me – Bon Jovi

12. Put A Little Love In Your Heart – Annie Lennox and Al Green

13. Angel of Harlem – U2

14. Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson

15. My Prerogative – Bobby Brown

16. I’ll Be There For You – Bon Jovi

17. Paradise City – Guns N Roses

18. Wild Thing – Tone Loc

19. Every Little Step – Bobby Brown

20. I Won’t Back Down – Tom Petty

21. Love Song – the Cure

22. Love In An Elevator – Aerosmith

23. Express Yourself – Madonna

24. Don’t Know Much – Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville

25. You Got It (The Right Stuff) – New Kids On The Block

26. Keep On Movin’ – Soul II Soul

27. Get On Your Feet – Gloria Estefan

28. After All – Cher and Peter Cetera

29. Buffalo Stance – Neneh Cherry

30. Another Day In Paradise – Phil Collins

31. So Alive – Love and Rockets

32. Back To Life – Soul II Soul

33. Listen To Her Heart – Roxette

34. Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) – Enya

35. I Feel The Earth Move – Martika

36. When I See You Smile – Bad English

37. Birthday Suit – Johnny Kemp

38. Heaven Help Me – Deon Estus and George Michael

39. The Look – Roxette

40. Baby, Don’t Forget My Number – Milli Vanilli

41. Dr. Feelgood – Mötley Crüe

42. Heaven – Warrant

43. She Wants To Dance With Me – Rick Astley

44. Me, Myself and I – De la Soul

45. Walk The Dinosaur – Was (Not Was)

46. Once Bitten Twice Shy – Great White

47. The Best – Tina Turner

48. On Our Own – Bobby Brown

49. A Little Respect – Erasure

50. Eternal Flame – The Bangles

51. Me So Horny – 2 Live Crew

52. Soldier Of Love – Donny Osmond

53. We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

54. Hey Ladies – Beastie Boys

55. The Living Years – Mike and the Mechanics

56. Stand – R.E.M.

57. Trouble Me – 10,000 Maniacs

58. Your Mama Don’t Dance – Poison

59. Close My Eyes Forever – Lita Ford with Ozzie Osbourne

60. Closer To Fine – Indigo Girls

61. With Every Beat of My Heart – Taylor Dayne

62. Angel Eyes – Jeff Healy Band

63. Blame It On The Rain – Milli Vanilli

64. End Of The Line – Traveling Wilburys

65. Two Hearts – Phil Collins

66. Don’t Wanna Lose You – Gloria Estefan

67. Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx

68. If I Could Turn Back Time – Cher

69. Anchorage – Michelle Shocked

70. Straight Up – Paula Abdul

71. I’ll Be Loving You (Forever) – New Kids On The Block

72. Pop Song 89 – R.E.M.

73. Hangin’ Tough – New Kids On The Block

74. Dear God – Midge Ure

75. What I Am – Edie Brickell and New Bohemians

76. Miss You Like Crazy – Natalie Cole

77. I Like It – Dino

78. Forever Your Girl – Paula Abdul

79. Cherish – Madonna

80. I’m That Type of Guy – LL Cool J

81. Cult of Personality – Living Colour

82. My Fantasy – Teddy Riley Featuring Guy

83. Electric Youth – Debbie Gibson

84. Veronica – Elvis Costello

85. Partyman – Prince

86. As Long As You Follow – Fleetwood Mac

87. Right Back Where We Started From – Sinitta

88. Runnin’ Down a Dream – Tom Petty

89. Mayor Of Simpleton – XTC

90. Lost In Your Eyes – Debbie Gibson

91. Fascination Street – The Cure

92. Nightrian – Guns N’ Roses

93. Seventeen – Winger

94. Now You’re In Heaven – Julian Lennon

95. Good Life – Inner City

96. You Got It – Roy Orbison

97. One – Metallica

98. 18 and Life – Skid Row

99. Pretending – Eric Clapton

100. I Want It All – Queen

December 26, 1989
Dance Hits of the 1980s

80s Music vs. 70s Disco

Disco emerged in the mid-1970s and was characterized by a strong beat, four-on-the-floor rhythm, and a focus on rhythm and melody. It was inspired by funk, soul, and Latin music and was often performed in dance clubs. Disco music was heavily associated with the rise of the dance culture and was often criticized for its repetitive and formulaic sound.

On the other hand, 80s dance music was a more diverse genre that incorporated elements of funk, soul, and pop music. Unlike disco, which was limited to a specific style, 80s dance music allowed for more creative expression and experimentation. The music of the 80s was heavily influenced by synthesizers and drum machines, which gave it a distinctive electronic sound. Many 80s dance tracks were upbeat, energetic, and designed for dance floors, but there were also ballads and other slower-paced songs incorporating dance elements.

80s dance music connected with audiences in several ways. Firstly, the music was upbeat and energetic, which encouraged people to get up and dance. This was especially the case with disco music, which had its roots in dance clubs and was designed to get people moving. With the popularity of dance clubs and discos, people had more opportunities to experience dance music in a live setting.

Secondly, 80s dance music often had a strong beat and simple, repetitive lyrics that were easy to sing along to. This made it more accessible and fun for people to dance to, regardless of their musical knowledge or experience.

Thirdly, the visual aspect of 80s dance music was also a key factor in connecting with audiences. Music videos became increasingly popular during the 80s, and many dance music videos were filled with colorful and eye-catching images that helped to engage viewers.

Finally, 80s dance music also connected with audiences on an emotional level. The upbeat and optimistic themes of many dance songs were in stark contrast to the time’s economic uncertainty and social unrest. They offered a temporary escape from the realities of life.

80s Dance Hits

1. Funkytown – Lipps Inc.

2. Electric Boogie – Marcia Griffiths

3. Let’s Groove – Earth Wind and Fire

4. Push It – Salt N Pepa

5. Superfreak – Rick James

6. Celebration – Kool and the Gang

7. It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls

8. Footloose – Kenny Loggins

9. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper

10. Love Shack – B-52s

11. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC

12. Double Dutch Bus – Frankie Smith

13. Give It To Me Baby – Rick James

14. Mony Mony – Billy Idol

15. Into The Groove – Madonna

16. Pump Up the Jam – Technotronic

17. Emotional Rescue – Rolling Stones

18. She’ A Bad Mama Jama – Carl Carlton

19. What I Like About You – The Romantics

20. Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer

21. Feels Like I’m In Love – Kelly Marie

22. Walk This Way – Run D.M.C. with Aerosmith

23. Mickey – Toni Basil

24. (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) – Beastie Boys

25. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston

26. (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley with Jennifer Warnes

27. Mustapha Dance – The Clash

28. Conga – Miami Sound Machine

29. Jump – Van Halen

30. Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S

31. Let’s Hear It For The Boy – Deniece Williams

32. Just Got Paid – Johnny Kemp

33. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go – Wham featuring George Michael

34. Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

35. Upside Down – Diana Ross

36. So Many Men, So Little Time – Miquel Brown

37. Let’s Go Crazy – Prince

38. Tainted Love – Soft Cell

39. Kiss – Prince

40. We Are Family – Sister Sledge

41. Whip It – Devo

42. Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor

43. **1999** – Prince

44. Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel

45. Babe, We’re Gonna Love Tonight – Lime

46. Jam On It – Newcleus

47. Ladies Night – Kool and The Gang

48. Lucky Star – Madonna

49. She Blinded Me With Science – Thomas Dolby

50. Planet Rock – Afrika Bambaataa

51. Holiday – Madonna

52. Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung

53. Don’t You Want Me – Human League

54. Murphy’s Law – Cheri

55. Take Your Time (Do It Right) – S.O.S. Band

56. Physical – Olivia Newton-John

57. Start Me Up – Rolling Stones

58. Situation – Yaz

59. Get Down On It – Kool and the Gang

60. Let It Whip – Dazz Band

61. Let’s Dance – David Bowie

62. Roll With It – Steve Winwood

63. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life – Indeep

64. I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters

65. Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) – Billy Ocean

66. Mandalay – La Flavour

67. Safety Dance – Men Without Hats

68. Birthday Suit – Johnny Kemp

69. The Men All Pause – Klymaxx

70. What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy) – Information Society

71. Lady (You Bring Me Up) – Commodores

72. R.O.C.K. In The USA – John Cougar Mellencamp

73. Genius Of Love – Tom Tom Club

74. Don Quichotte – Magazine 60

75. You Dropped A Bomb On Me – Gap Band

Michael Jackson/ Jacksons/ J-5

1. Billy Jean – Michael Jackson

2. Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson

3. Thriller – Michael Jackson

4. ABC – Jackson Five

5. Beat It – Michael Jackson

6. I Want You Back – Jackson Five

7. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) – Jacksons

8. Dancing Machine – Jacksons

9. Wanna Be Startin’ Something – Michael Jackson

10. Rock With You – Michael Jackson

11. Blame It On The Boogie

12. Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson

13. The Love You Save – Jackson 5

14. Enjoy Yourself – The Jacksons

15. Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson

16. The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson

17. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) – Michael Jackson

18. Rockin’ Robin – Michael Jackson

19. Bad – Michael Jackson

20. Black Or White – Michael Jackson

21. Off The Wall – Michael Jackson

22. Remember The Time – Michael Jackson

23. Dirty Diana – Michael Jackson

24. Never Can Say Goodbye – Jackson 5

25. State of Shock – The Jacksons with Mick Jagger

80s’ Biggest Movie Soundtrack Hits

1. Footloose – Kenny Loggins

2. You Lost That Lovin’ Feeling – Righteous Brothers

3. The Time of My Life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

4. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor

5. I’m Alright – Kenny Loggins

6. Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Seger

7. Don’t You Forget About Me – Simple Minds

8. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler

9. Fame – Irene Cara

10. St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) – John Parr

11. Flashdance (What A Feeling) – Irene Cara

12. Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Phil Collins

13. On The Dark Side – Eddie and the Cruisers

14. Burning Heart – Survivor

15. Take My Breath Away – Berlin

16. What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

17. Chariots Of Fire Theme – Vangelis

18. The Power Of Love – Huey Lewis and the News

19. Batdance – Prince

20. In The Air Tonight – Phil Collins

1980s – Early Rap/Hip Hop Hits

1. It Takes Two – Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock

2. Push It – Salt N Pepa

3. Bust A Move – Young MC

4. Joy and Pain – Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock

5. Wild Thing – Tone Loc

6. White Lines – Grandmaster Flash

7. Funky Cold Medina – Tone Loc

8. It’s Tricky – Run D.M.C.

9. Da Butt – E.U.

10. Me, Myself, and I – De La Soul

11. Brass Monkey – Beastie Boys

12. Walk This Way – Run D.M.C.

13. Rapture – Blondie

14. Apache – The Sugarhill Gang

15. New York New York – Grand Master Flash

16. Buffalo Stance – Neneh Cherry

17. Roxanne, Roxanne – U.T.F.O.

18. The Roof is on Fire – Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three

19. Hey Ladies – Beastie Boys

20. I’m That Type Of Guy – LL Cool J

80s’ Electronica Dance

1. Planet Rock – Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force

2. Jam On It – Newcleus

3. Pump Up the Volume – M/A/R/R/S

4. Blue Monday – New Order

5. Situation – Yazoo

6. Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer

7. White Horse – Laid Back

8. Rockit – Herbie Hancock

9. What’s On Your Mind? (Pure Energy) – Information Society

10. Ride On Time – Black Box

February 23, 1989
1989 Grammy Award Winners
1989 Grammy Award Winners

1989 Grammy Award Winners

1989 Grammy Winners
Winners Announced: February 22, 1989

Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York

Host: Billy Crystal

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1987 – September 30, 1988

Trivia

Billy’s Back: Billy Crystal returned as host, adding his comedic flavor to the music industry’s biggest night.

Jazzy Jodie: Jodie Watley was awarded Best New Artist, marking a successful transition from her dance career to the music world.

George Michael Dominates: Faith by George Michael won Album of the Year and solidified George Michael as a solo artist apart from his Wham! days.

Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car: The hit Fast Car helped Tracy Chapman earn three Grammys, including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Eclectic Mix: The night featured a variety of musical genres, from U2’s rock album The Joshua Tree winning Best Rock Performance to Bobby McFerrin’s Don’t Worry, Be Happy snagging Song of the Year.

Metallica’s Recognition: In a surprising turn, Metallica’s And Justice For All was nominated for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, although it didn’t win. It did mark a mainstream acceptance of heavy metal.

Classical Highlights: Leonard Bernstein won for Best Classical Album, proving that classical music still had a significant presence at the Grammys.

Unforgettable Performances: The night was studded with performances from artists like Anita Baker, who won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Michael Jackson, who took home the award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for Bad.
Record of the Year:
Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

Album of the Year:
Faith, George Michael (Columbia/CBS)

Song of the Year:
Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin, songwriter

Best New Artist:
Tracy Chapman

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Fast Car – Tracy Chapman

Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Brasil, Manhattan Transfer

Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Close-up, David Sanborn

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Simply Irresistible – Robert Palmer

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Tina Live in Europe, Tina Turner

Best Rock Instrumental Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Desire – U2

Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Blues for Salvador, Carlos Santana

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Crest of a Knave, Jethro Tull

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Giving You the Best That I Got – Anita Baker, Skip Scarborough and Randy Holland, songwriters

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby, Terence Trent D’Arby

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Giving You the Best That I Got – Anita Baker

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Love Overboard – Gladys Knight and the Pips

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Light Years – Chick Corea

Best Rap Performance:
Parents Just Don’t Understand – D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
Brothers, Bobby McFerrin

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
Look What I Got!, Betty Carter

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Spread Love – Take 6

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist on a Jazz Recording:
Don’t Try This at Home, Michael Brecker

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Blues for Coltrane, A Tribute to John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, David Murray, Cecil McBee and Roy Haynes

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
Bud and Bird, Gil Evans and the Monday Night Orchestra

Best Jazz Fusion Performance:
Politics, Yellowjackets

Best Country Song:
Hold Me – K.T. Oslin, songwriter

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Old 8 × 10, Randy Travis

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Hold Me – K.T. Oslin

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Give a Little Love – Judds

Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
Crying – Roy Orbison and k.d. lang

Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloists):
Sugarfoot Rag – Asleep at the Wheel

Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal or Instrumental):
Southern Flavor, Bill Monroe (MCA)

Best Gospel Performance, Male:
Christmas, Larnelle Harris

Best Gospel Performance, Female:
Lead Me On, Amy Grant

Best Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
The Winans Live at Carnegie Hall, Winans

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
Abundant Life – BeBe Winans

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, Aretha Franklin

Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
Take Six, Take 6

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Roberto Carlos, Roberto Carlos

Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Antecedente, Rubén Blades

Best Mexican/American Performance:
Canciones de Mi Padre, Linda Ronstadt

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Hidden Charms, Willie Dixon (Bug/Capitol)

Best Contemporary Blues Recording:
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – Robert Cray Band (Mercury)

Best Traditional Folk Recording:
Folkways: A Vision Shared?A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly, various artists (Columbia/CBS)

Best Contemporary Folk Recording:
Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman (Elektra)

Best Reggae Recording:
Conscious Party, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (Virgin)

Best New Age Performance:
Folksongs for a Nuclear Village, Shadowfax

Best Polka Recording:
Born to Polka, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Memos From Paradise – Roger Kellaway, arranger

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
No One Is Alone – Jonathan Tunick, arranger

Best Instrumental Composition:
The Theme From L.A. Law – Mike Post, composer

Best Musical Cast Show Album:
Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim, composer and lyricist (RCA)

Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television:
The Last Emperor, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su, composers (Virgin)

Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television:
Two Hearts (From the motion picture Buster), Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier, songwriters (Atlantic)

Best Contemporary Composition:
Nixon in China, John Adams, composer

Best Classical Album:
Verdi, Requiem and Operatic Choruses, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Telarc)

Best Orchestral Recording:
Rorem, String Symphony; Sunday Morning, Eagles; Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: String Symphony, Louis Lane conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Sunday Morning and Eagles (New World)

Best Chamber Music Performance (Instrumental or Vocal):
Bartók, Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion; Brahms, Variation on a Theme by Joseph Haydn for Two Pianos, Murray Perahia and Sir Georg Solti, pianos; David Corkhill and Evelyn Glennie, percussion

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, Vladimir Horowitz, piano; Giulini conducting LaScala Opera Orchestra

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Albéniz, Iberia; Navarra; Suite Espagnola, Alicia de Larrocha

Best Opera Recording:
Wagner, Lohengrin, Sir Georg Solti conducting Vienna State Opera Choir and Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Domingo, Norman, Randova, Nimsgern, Sotin and Fischer-Dieskau (London)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Verdi, Requiem and Operatic Choruses, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Luciano Pavarotti in Concert, Luciano Pavarotti

Best Comedy Recording:
Good Morning Vietnam, Robin Williams (A&M)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson (July 27) – Rev. Jesse Jackson (Arista)

Best Recording for Children:
Pecos Bill, Robin Williams, narrator; Ry Cooder, music (Windham Hill)

Best Album Package:
Tired of Runnin’, Bill Johnson, art director (Columbia/CBS)

Best Album Notes:
Crossroads, Anthony DeCurtis, annotator (Polydor)

Best Historical Album:
Crossroads, Eric Clapton (Polydor)

Best Performance Music Video:
Where the Streets Have No Name – U2

Best Concept Music Video:
Fat – Weird Al Yankovic

Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Neil Dorfsman

Classical Producer of the Year:
Robert Woods
February 22, 1989
Advice Songs of the 1980s

1980s Advice Songs

Giving and accepting advice is one part of life that helps us through the trials and tribulations we face. The problem with advice is that we often don’t take it, especially if it means doing or admitting something we’d rather not. Sometimes advice brings up an option you didn’t think of before or gives you another question without an answer.

Often inspiring and uplifting, sometimes a cold slap in the face, and occasionally funny, the great thing about advice songs is that you can kick back and listen to someone else coach you through a tough situation while rocking out at the same time. Advice may be given… advice may be taken. Even advice without an answer can remind you that you are never alone.

ADVICE
Definition: an opinion or recommendation to guide action or conduct. Advice, reflective thought, and a pause in instinctive reactions can help people make the right decisions.

PONDER
Definition: to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate or to weigh carefully in mind and consider thoughtfully.

Here’s a little song I wrote.
You might want to sing it note for note!
Don’t worry, be happy!
In every life we have some trouble,
but when you worry you make it double.
Don’t worry, be happy!!
Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin

1980-1989 Advice Songs Chart

1. Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

2. Don’t Talk To Strangers – Rick Springfield

3. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free – Sting

4. Don’t Stop Believin – Journey

5. Put A Little Love In Your Heart – Al Green and Annie Lennox

6. Girls Just Want To Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper

7. Shout – Tears For Fears

8. (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) – The Beastie Boys

9. Whip It – Devo

10. Keep Your Hands To Yourself – Georgia Satellites

11. Forever Young – Rod Stewart

12. How Will I Know – Whitney Houston

13. Finish What Ya Started – Van Halen

14. Let’s Go Crazy – Prince

15. Love Is In Control (Finger on the Trigger) – Donna Summer

16. You Give Love A Bad Name – Bon Jovi

17. Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

18. I Can’t Tell You Why – The Eagles

19. Under Pressure – Queen and David Bowie

20. One Thing Leads To Another – The Fixx

21. Don’t Eat Stuff Off The Sidewalk – The Cramps

22. Let My Love Open The Door – Pete Townsend

23. Keep the Fire Burnin’ – REO Speedwagon

24. Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson

25. That’s Life – David Lee Roth

26. Parents Just Don’t Understand – DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince

27. Keep On Movin’ – Soul II Soul

28. My Prerogative – Bobby Brown

29. Land of Confusion – Genesis

30. Seasons Change – Expose

31. Can’t Get There From Here – R.E.M.

32. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears

33. If You Don’t Know Me By Now – Simply Red

34. White Lines (Don’t Do It) – Grandmaster Flash

35. Trouble Me – 10,000 Maniacs

36. Don’t Give Up – Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush

37. When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going – Billy Ocean

38. Jump! – Van Halen

39. The Message – Grandmaster Flash

40. Love Is A Battlefield – Pat Benatar

41. Freewill (Permanent Waves) – Rush

42. You Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins

43. You Be Illin’ – Run-D.M.C.

44. Express Yourself – Madonna

45. Controversy – Prince

46. Don’t Pay The Ferryman – Chris DeBurgh

47. One Hundred Ways – Quincy Jones with James Ingram

48. You Belong To The City – Glenn Frey

49. Catch Me I’m Falling – Real Life

50. Hard To Say I’m Sorry – Chicago

51. New World Man – Rush

52. Only Time Will Tell – Asia

53. Once Bitten Twice Shy – Great White

54. People Are People – Depeche Mode

55. Bang Your Head (Mental Health) – Quiet Riot

56. Authority Song – John Cougar Melloncamp

57. Eye In The Sky – Alan Parsons Project

58. Love Will Lead You Back – Taylor Dayne

59. My Ever Changing Moods – The Style Council

60. You’re Only Human (Second Wind) – Billy Joel

61. The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby and the Range

62. Time (Clock of the Heart) – Culture Club

63. Love Stinks – J. Geils Band

64. If She Knew What She Wants – The Bangles

65. You May Be Right – Billy Joel

66. Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House

67. De do do do De da da da – The Police

68. The Winner Takes It All – Abba

69. Faith – George Michael

70. Sign Your Name – Terence Trent D’Arby

71. Self Control – Laura Branigan

72. The Rain – Oran ‘Juice’ Jones

73. Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna

74. Some Guys Have All The Luck – Rod Stewart

75. I’m Alright – Kenny Loggins

76. Silent Lucidity – Queensryche

77. Nobody Told Me – John Lennon

78. Things Can Only Get Better – Howard Jones

79. Money Changes Everything – Cyndi Lauper

80. Be Good To Yourself – Journey

81. Beatin’ The Odds – Molly Hatchet

82. Should I Stay Or Should I Go – The Clash

83. I’m Still Standing – Elton John

84. Human Nature – Michael Jackson

85. Everything Works If You Let It – Cheap Trick

86. Don’t Shed A Tear – Paul Carrack

87. Don’t Wait For Heroes – Dennis DeYoung

88. Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer – Kenny Rogers

89. Never Surrender – Corey Hart

90. Tough All Over – John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band

91. Dirty Laundry – Don Henley

92. Right On Track – The Breakfast Club

93. Control – Janet Jackson

94. Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer – Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes

95. I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) – Hall & Oates

96. Pleasure and Pain – Divinyls

97. Tough Enuff – Fabulous Thunderbirds

98. Never Give Up On A Good Thing – George Benson

99. Freedom Of Choice – Devo

100. All I Need Is A Miracle – Mike + The Mechanics

February 17, 1989
1988 Number One Hits

1988 Billboard Number One Hits:

December 12, 1987 January 8, 1988:
Faith – George Michael
January 9 – January 15:
So Emotional – Whitney Houston
January 16 – January 22:
Got My Mind Set on You – George Harrison
January 23 – January 29:
The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
January 30 – February 5:
Need You Tonight – INXS
February 6 – February 19:
Could’ve Been – Tiffany
February 20 – February 26:
Seasons Change – Exposé
February 27 – March 11:
Father Figure – George Michael
March 12 – March 20:
Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
March 26 – April 8:
Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson
April 9 – April 22:
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car – Billy Ocean
April 23 – May 6:
Where Do Broken Hearts Go – Whitney Houston
May 7 – May 13:
Wishing Well – Terence Trent D’Arby
May 14 – May 27:
Anything For You – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
May 28 – July 17:
One More Try – George Michael
June 18 – July 24:
Together Forever – Rick Astley
June 25 – July 1:
Foolish Beat – Debbie Gibson
July 2 – July 8:
Dirty Diana – Michael Jackson
July 9 – July 22:
The Flame – Cheap Trick
July 23 – July 29:
Hold On to The Nights – Richard Marx
July 30 – August 26:
Roll With It – Steve Winwood
August 27 – September 9:
Monkey – George Michael
September 10 – September 23:
Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
September 24 – October 7:
Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
October 8 – October 14:
Love Bites – Def Leppard
October 15 – October 21:
Red Red Wine – UB40
October 22 – November 4:
Groovy Kind Of Love – Phil Collins
November 5 – November 11:
Kokomo – The Beach Boys
November 12 – November 18:
Wild, Wild West – The Escape Club
November 19 – December 2:
Bad Medicine – Bon Jovi
December 3 – December 9:
Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley – Will To Power
December 10 – December 23:
Look Away – Chicago
December 24, 1988- January 13, 1989:
Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison

(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)

December 31, 1988
1988 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

1988 Music Hits Chart

1. Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard

2. It Takes Two – Rob Base & E-Z Rock

3. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

4. Push It – Salt N Pepa

5. I’ll Always Love You – Taylor Dayne

6. Sweet Child Of Mine – Guns N Roses

7. Hot Hot Hot – Buster Poindexter

8. Just Got Paid – Johnny Kemp

9. Paradise – Sade

10. Kokomo – Beach Boys

11. Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson

12. Red Red Wine – UB40

13. Da Butt – EU

14. Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison

15. Welcome To The Jungle – Guns N Roses

16. Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S

17. One Moment In Time – Whitney Houston

18. Wild, Wild West – Escape Club

19. Roll With It – Steve Winwood

20. Angel – Aerosmith

21. The Flame – Cheap Trick

22. Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird (Medley) – Will To Power

23. 1 2 3 – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

24. Power Of Love – Laura Branigan

25. Need You Tonight – INXS

26. One More Try – George Michael

27. Can’t Stay Away From You – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

28. Hot Hot Hot!!! – The Cure

29. The Promise – When In Rome

30. Don’t Be Cruel – Bobby Brown

31. Nothin’ But A Good Time – Poison

32. Chains Of Love – Erasure

33. Bad Medicine – Bon Jovi

34. Honestly – Stryper

35. The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson

36. Strangelove – Depeche Mode

37. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley

38. Always On My Mind – Pet Shop Boys

39. Candle In The Wind – Elton John

40. So Emotional – Whitney Houston

41. Just Like Heaven – The Cure

42. Pink Cadillac – Natalie Cole

43. Forever Young – Rod Stewart

44. Wild Wild West – The Escape Club

45. Tall Cool One – Robert Plant

46. Prove Your Love – Taylor Dayne

47. Monkey – George Michael

48. What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy) – Information Society

49. Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

50. I Know You’re Out There Somewhere – Moody Blues

51. Hungry Eyes – Eric Carmen

52. She’s Like The Wind – Patrick Swayze

53. Handle With Care – Traveling Wilburys

54. Wishing Well – Terence Trent D’Arby

55. It’s Money That Matters – Randy Newman

56. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It – R.E.M.

57. Under The Milky Way – The Church

58. Forever Young – Alphaville

59. Tell It To My Heart – Taylor Dayne

60. Kiss Me Deadly – Lita Ford

61. Father Figure – George Michael

62. Never Can Say Goodbye – Communards

63. Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark – Robert Cray Band

64. What’s The Matter Here? – 10,000 Maniacs

65. Groovy Kind Of Love – Phil Collins

66. Fat – Weird Al Yankovic

67. Kissing A Fool – George Michael

68. Rocket 2 U – Jets

69. Hazy Shade of Winter – The Bangles

70. Piano In The Dark – Brenda Russell

71. Tell That Girl To Shut Up – Transvision Vamp

72. I Found Someone – Cher

73. Spotlight – Madonna

74. When Will I Be Famous? – Bros

75. Summergirls – Dino

76. Got My Mind Set On You – George Harrison

77. Giving You The Best That I Got – Anita Baker

78. Like The Weather – 10,000 Maniacs

79. Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone) – Cinderella

80. Route 66/Behind The Wheel – Depeche Mode

81. Sign Your Name – Terence Trent D’Arby

82. Nite And Day – Al B. Sure!

83. I Hate Myself For Loving You – Joan Jett

84. I Need A Man – Eurythmics

85. Girls Ain’t Nothin’ But Trouble – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

86. Just Like Paradise – David Lee Roth

87. Parents Just Don’t Understand – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

88. Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) – Samantha Fox

89. In God’s Country – U2

90. Peek-A-Boo – Siouxie and the Banshees

91. I’m Not Your Man – Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers

92. Powerful Stuff – Fabulous Thunderbirds

93. Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil

94. Put This Love To The Test – Jon Astley

95. Colors – Ice-T

96. Tomorrow People – Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers

97. Jealous Guy – John Lennon

98. Hey Mambo – Barry Manilow with Kid Creole

99. Only a Memory – The Smithereens

100. Englishman In New York – Sting

December 26, 1988
1988 Grammy Award Winners
1988 Grammy Award Winners
1988 Grammy Award Winners

Winners Announced: March 2, 1988

Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York

Host: Billy Crystal

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1987 – September 30, 1988

In-Depth Details and Trivia

East Coast Venue: After being mostly hosted in Los Angeles, the Grammys took a bite of the Big Apple by hosting the event at New York’s iconic Radio City Music Hall.

Crystal Clear Hosting: Comedian Billy Crystal was back as the host, bringing his unique style of humor to the stage.

U2’s Big Night: The Irish rock band U2 stole the show with their album The Joshua Tree, winning Album of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Michael Jackson Thrills Again: The King of Pop won Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for Bad.

Jazzy Lady: Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall made her Grammy debut, though she wouldn’t win until later years.

Country Crossovers: Trio by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris won Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, highlighting the genre’s versatile appeal.

New Age Arrival: This was the first year that the New Age category was introduced, with Andreas Vollenweider winning for Down to the Moon.

A Cappella Excellence: Manhattan Transfer bagged the Best Jazz Fusion Performance Vocal or Instrumental for their album Brasil.
1988 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
Graceland – Paul Simon

Album of the Year:
Joshua Tree, U2 (Island)

Song of the Year:
Somewhere Out There – James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, songwriters

Best New Artist:
Jody Watley

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Bring on the Night, Sting

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Minute by Minute – Larry Carlton

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo:
Tunnel of Love, Bruce Springsteen

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
The Joshua Tree, U2

Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Jazz From Hell, Frank Zappa

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Lean on Me – Bill Withers, songwriter

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Just to See Her – Smokey Robinson

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Aretha, Aretha Franklin

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin and George Michael

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Chicago Song – David Sanborn

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
What Is This Thing Called Love – Bobby McFerrin

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
Diane Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra, Diane Schuur

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
The Other Side of Round Midnight, Dexter Gordon

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Marsalis Standard Time, Volume 1, Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
Digital Duke, Duke Ellington Orchestra conducted by Mercer Ellington

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Still Life (Talking), Pat Metheny Group

Best Country Song:
Forever and Ever, Amen – Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, songwriters

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Always and Forever, Randy Travis

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
’80’s Ladies – K.T. Oslin

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Trio, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris

Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet:
Make No Mistake, She’s Mine – Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers

Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
String of Pars – Asleep at the Wheel

Best Gospel Performance, Male:
The Father Hath Provided, Larnelle Harris

Best Gospel Performance, Female:
I Believe in You – Deniece Williams

Best Gospel Performance By a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus:
Crack the Sky, Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright – Al Green

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
For Always – CeCe Winans

Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus:
Ain’t No Need to Worry – Winans and Anita Baker

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Un Hombre Solo, Julio Iglesias

Best Tropical Latin Performance:
La Verdad?The Truth, Eddie Palmieri

Best Mexican/American Performance:
Gracias! America sin Fronteras, Los Tigres Del Norte

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Houseparty New Orleans Style, Professor Longhair (Rounder)

Best Contemporary Blues Recording:
Strong Persuader, Robert Cray Band (Mercury/Hightone)

Best Traditional Folk Recording:
Shaka Zulu, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Warner Bros.)

Best Contemporary Folk Recording:
Unfinished Business, Steve Goodman (Red Pajamas)

Best Reggae Recording:
No Nuclear War, Peter Tosh (EMI-America)

Best New Age Performance:
Yusef Lateef’s Little Symphony, Yusef Lateef

Best Polka Recording:
A Polka Just for Me, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Take the A Train – Bill Holman, arranger

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Deedle’s Blues – Frank Foster, arranger

Best Instrumental Composition:
Call Sheet Blues – Dexter Gordon, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Billy Higgins, composers

Best Musical Cast Show Album:
Les Miserables (Geffen)

Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television:
The Untouchables (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Ennio Morricone, composer (A&M)

Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television:
Somewhere Out There (From the animated movie An American Tale), James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, songwriters

Best Contemporary Composition:
Cello Concerto No. 2, Krzysztof Penderecki, composer

Best Classical Album:
Horowitz in Moscow, Vladimir Horowitz (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Orchestral Recording:
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (Choral), Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)

Best Chamber Music Performance, Instrumental or Vocal:
Beethoven, The Complete Piano Trios, Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell and Vladimir Ashkenazy

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Mozart, Violin Concertos nos. 2 and 4 in D, Itzhak Perlman; James Levine conducting Vienna Philarmonic

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Horowitz in Moscow, Vladimir Horowitz, piano

Best Opera Recording:
Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos, James Levine conducting Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Tomowa-Sintow, Battle, Baltsa, Lakes and Prey (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Hindemith, When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d (A Requiem for Those We Love); Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Kathleen Battle, Salzburg Recital, Kathleen Battle; James Levine, accompanist

Best Comedy Recording:
A Night at The Met, Robin Williams (Columbia/CBS)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Lake Wobegon Days, Garrison Keillor (PHC)

Best Recording for Children:
The Elephant’s Child, Jack Nicholson, narrator; Bobby McFerrin, music (Windham Hill)

Best Album Package:
King’s Record Shop, Bill Johnson, art director (Columbia/CBS)

Best Album Notes:
Thelonious Monk, the Complete Riverside Recordings, Orrin Keepnews, annotator (Riverside)

Best Historical Album:
Thelonious Monk, the Complete Riverside Recordings, Thelonious Monk (Riverside)

Best Performance Music Video:
The Prince’s Trust All-Star Rock Concert, Elton John, Tina Turner, Sting and others

Best Concept Music Video:
Land of Confusion – Genesis

Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Narada Michael Walden

Classical Producer of the Year:
Robert Woods
March 2, 1988
1987 Number One Hits

1987 Billboard Number One Hits:

December 20, 1986 – January 16, 1987:
Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles
January 17 – January 23:
Shake You Down – Gregory Abbott
January 24 – February 6:
At this Moment – Billy Vera and The Beaters
February 7 – February 13:
Open Your Heart – Madonna
February 14 – March 13:
Livin’ On a Prayer – Bon Jovi
March 14 – March 11:
Jacob’s Ladder – Huey Lewis & the News
March 21 – April 3:
Lean On Me – Club Nouveau
April 4 – April 17:
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
April 18 – May 1:
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin & George Michael
May 2 – May 15:
(I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew
May 16 – June 5:
With Or Without You – U2
June 6 – June 12:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On – Kim Wilde
June 13 – June 19:
Always – Atlantic Starr
June 20 – June 6:
Head to Toe – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
June 27 – July 10:
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston
July 11 – July 31:
Alone – Heart
August 1 – August 7:
Shakedown – Bob Seger
August 8 – August 21:
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
August 22 – August 28:
Who’s That Girl – Madonna
August 29 – September 18:
La Bamba – Los Lobos
September 19 – September 25:
I Just Can’t Stop Loving You – Michael Jackson
September 26 – October 9:
Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston
October 10 – October 16:
Here I Go Again – Whitesnake
October 17 – October 23:
Lost In Emotion – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
October 24 – November 6:
Bad – Michael Jackson
November 7 – November 20:
I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany
November 21 – November 27:
Mony Mony “Live” – Billy Idol
November 28 – December 4:
(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
December 5 – December 11:
Heaven Is a Place On Earth – Belinda Carlisle
December 12, 1987 January 8, 1988:
Faith – George Michael

(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)

December 31, 1987
1987 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

1987 Top 100 Music Hits Chart

1. Living On A Prayer – Bon Jovi

2. Mony Mony – Billy Idol (1st released in 1981)

3. (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

4. Lean On Me – Club Nouveau

5. Songbird – Kenny G

6. Always – Atlantic Starr

7. Oh Yeah – Yello

8. La Bamba – Los Lobos

9. You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon

10. With Or Without You – U2

11. Faith – George Michael

12. Don’t Give Up – Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush

13. Bad – Michael Jackson

14. It’s Tricky – Run DMC

15. You Got It All – The Jets

16. U Got The Look – Prince

17. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2

18. Girls, Girls, Girls – Mötley Crüe

19. Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston

20. (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) – Beastie Boys

21. Keep Your Hands To Yourself – Georgia Satellites

22. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston

23. The Lady In Red – Chris Deburgh

24. Brass Monkey – Beastie Boys

25. La Isla Bonita – Madonna

26. Funky Town – Pseudo Echo

27. Girls – Beastie Boys

28. Wanted Dead Or Alive – Bon Jovi

29. The Final Countdown – Europe

30. True Faith – New Order

31. Open Your Heart – Madonna

32. Where The Streets Have No Name – U2

33. Casanova – Levert

34. Looking For A New Love – Jody Watley

35. In Too Deep – Genesis

36. Let’s Wait Awhile – Janet Jackson

37. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight – Genesis

38. Somewhere Out There – Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram

39. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

40. Shake You Down – Gregory Abbott

41. Talk Dirty To Me – Poison

42. Big Time – Peter Gabriel

43. The Finer Things – Steve Winwood

44. Land of Confusion – Genesis

45. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship

46. Luka – Suzanne Vega

47. Dude (Looks Like A Lady) – Aerosmith

48. I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany

49. Moonlighting Theme – Al Jarreau

50. Heart and Soul – T’ Pau

51. Heartbreak Beat – Psychedelic Furs

52. Caught Up In The Rapture – Anita Baker

53. Come Go With Me – Expose

54. Can’t We Try – Dan Hill and Vonda Sheppard

55. Day In, Day Out – David Bowie

56. Don’t Leave Me This Way – Communards

57. Fascinated – Company B

58. Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room) – Paul Lekakis

59. I’m No Angel – Gregg Allman Band

60. Only In My Dreams – Debbie Gibson

61. Touch of Grey – Grateful Dead

62. When Smokey Sings – ABC

63. I Just Can’t Stop Loving You – Michael Jackson

64. Graceland – Paul Simon

65. At This Moment – Billy Vera and the Beaters

66. Rock Steady – Whispers

67. Heart and Soul – The Monkees

68. Why Can’t I Be You – The Cure

69. Never Say Goodbye – Bon Jovi

70. Downtown Train – Patty Smyth

71. Catch Me I’m Falling – Pretty Poison

72. Heaven Is A Place On Earth – Belinda Carlisle

73. I Want Your Sex – George Michael

74. Point Of No Return – Expose

75. Touch Me (I Want Your Body) – Samantha Fox

76. Here I Go Again – Whitesnake

77. I’d Still say Yes – Klymaxx

78. Don’t Disturb This Groove – The System

79. Stop To Love – Luthor Vandross

80. Still Of The Night – Whitesnake

81. Midnight Blue – Lou Gramm

82. Learning To Fly – Pink Floyd

83. Head To Toe – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

84. The One I Love – R.E.M.

85. Brand New Lover – Dead Or Alive

86. Wipe Out – Fat Boys with the Beach Boys

87. My Baby – The Pretenders

88. World Shut Your Mouth – Julian Cope

89. Smoking Gun – Robert Cray Band

90. I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect For You) – Grace Jones

91. We Connect – Stacy Q

92. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now – Samantha Fox

93. Girlfriend – Bobby Brown

94. Something In My House – Dead Or Alive

95. Jane’s Getting Serious – Jon Astley

96. Never Enough – Patty Smyth

97. Go See The Doctor – Kool Moe Dee

98. The Boy In The Bubble – Paul Simon

99. Young Blood – Bruce Willis

100. Montego Bay – Amazulu

December 26, 1987
1987 Grammy Award Winners
1987 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 24, 1987

Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

Host: Billy Crystal

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1985 – September 30, 1986

Trivia

Billy Crystal’s Debut: Known for his comedic brilliance, Billy Crystal hosted the Grammys, adding humor and wit to the evening.

Paul Simon’s Triumph: Paul Simon’s album Graceland won Album of the Year and was hailed for its eclectic mix of genres, including South African music.

Whitney Houston’s Arrival: Whitney Houston won her first Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Greatest Love of All.”

Duets and Collaborations: That’s What Friends Are For, performed by Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, and Gladys Knight, won Song of the Year.

Jazz Legends Honored: Miles Davis won Best Jazz Instrumental Performance for his album Tutu, continuing his tradition of Grammy wins.

Classical Shines: The Best Classical Album was awarded to Horowitz: The Studio Recordings, New York 1985, featuring pianist Vladimir Horowitz.

Top Newcomers: Bruce Hornsby and the Range took home the Grammy for Best New Artist.

Metal Makes Its Mark: Metallica’s Master of Puppets was released during this eligibility year and though it didn’t win, it was a milestone in bringing metal music into mainstream awareness.
1987 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
Higher Love – Steve Winwood

Album of the Year:
Graceland, Paul Simon (Warner Bros.)

Song of the Year:
That’s What Friends Are For – Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager, songwriters

Best New Artist:
Bruce Hornsby and the Range

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Higher Love – Steve Winwood

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
The Broadway Album, Barbra Streisand

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick and Friends Featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder

Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Top Gun Anthem – Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Addicted to Love – Robert Palmer

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Back Where You Started – Tina Turner

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Missionary Man – Eurythmics

Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Peter Gunn – Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Sweet Love – Anita Baker, Louis A. Johnson and Gary Bias, songwriters

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Living in America – James Brown

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Rapture, Anita Baker

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Kiss – Prince and the Revolution

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
And You Know That – Yellowjackets

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
Round Midnight – Bobby McFerrin

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
Timeless, Diane Schuur

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Free Fall, 2 + 2 Plus (Clare Fischer and His Latin Jazz Sextet)

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
Tutu, Miles Davis

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
J Mood, Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen, The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Double Vision, Bob James and David Sanborn

Best Country Song:
Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Old Days) – Jamie O’Hara, songwriter

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Lost in the Fifties Tonight, Ronnie Milsap

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Whoever’s in New England – Reba McEntire

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Old Days) – Judds

Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Raisin’ the Dickens – Ricky Skaggs

Best Gospel Performance, Male:
Triumph, Philip Bailey

Best Gospel Performance, Female:
Morning Like This, Sandi Patti

Best Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
They Say – Sandi Patti and Deniece Williams

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
Going Away – Al Green

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
I Surrender All – Deniece Williams

Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
Let My People Go, Winans

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Lelolai – José Feliciano

Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Escenas, Ruben Blades

Best Mexican/American Performance:
Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio, Flaco Jimenez

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Showdown!, Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland (Alligator)

Best Traditional Folk Recording:
Riding the Midnight Train, Doc Watson (Sugar Hill)

Best Contemporary Folk Recording:
Tribute to Steve Goodman, Arlo Guthrie, John Hartford, Richie Havens, Bonnie Koloc, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John Prine and others (Red Pajamas)

Best Reggae Recording:
Babylon the Bandit, Steel Pulse (Elektra)

Best New Age Recording:
Down to the Moon, Andreas Vollenweider (FM/CBS)

Best Polka Recording (tie):
Another Polka Celebration, Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones (Bel Aire)
I Remember Warsaw, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Suite Memories – Patrick Williams, arranger

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Somewhere – David Foster, arranger

Best Instrumental Composition:
Out of Africa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), John Barry, composer

Best Musical Cast Show:
Album Follies in Concert (RCA)

Best Classical Album:
Horowitz: The Studio Recordings, New York 1985, Vladimir Horowitz (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Contemporary Composition:
Symphony No. 3, Witold Lutoslawski, composer

Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Liszt, A Faust Symphony, Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)

Best Chamber Music Performance, Instrumental or Vocal:
Beethoven, Cello and Piano Sonata No. 4 in C Major and Variations, Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra):
Horowitz, The Studio Recordings, New York 1985, Vladimir Horowitz

Best Opera Recording:
Bernstein, Candide, John Mauceri conducting New York City Opera Chorus and Orchestra; solos: Mills, Eisler, Lankston, Castle, Reeve, Harrold, Billings and Clement (New World)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Orff, Carmina Burana, James Levine conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Mozart, Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart, Kathleen Battle

Best Comedy Recording:
Those of You With or Without Children, You’ll Understand, Bill Cosby (Geffen)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Interviews From the Class of ’55 Recording Sessions, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Sam Phillips, Rick Nelson and Chips Moman (America Record Corp.)

Best Recording for Children:
The Alphabet, Sesame Street Muppets; Jim Henson (Golden Books)

Best Album Package:
Tutu, Eiko Ishioka, art director (Warner Bros.)

Best Album Notes:
The Voice, the Columbia Years 1943 – 1952, Gary Giddins, Wilfrid Sheed, Jonathan Schwartz, Murray Kempton, Andrew Sarris, Stephen Holden and Frank Conroy, annotators (Columbia/CBS)

Best Historical Album:
Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947 – 1974 vols. 1 – 7, various artists (Atlantic)

Best Music Video, Short Form (VHS):
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits

Best Music Video, Short Form (Vhs) (beta) (disk):
Bring on the Night – Sting

Producers of the Year (Non-Classical):
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Classical Producer of the Year:
Thomas Frost
February 24, 1987
1986 Number One Hits

1986 Billboard Number One Hits:

December 21, 1985 – January 17, 1986:
Say You, Say Me – Lionel Richie
January 18 – February 14:
That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder
February 15 – February 28:
How Will I Know – Whitney Houston
March 1 – March 14:
Kyrie – Mr. Mister
March 15 – March 21:
Sara – Starship
March 22 – March 28:
These Dreams – Heart
March 29 – April 18:
Rock Me Amadeus – Falco
April 19 – May 2:
Kiss – Prince
May 3 – May 9:
Addicted to Love – Robert Palmer
May 10 – May 16:
West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
May 17 – June 6:
Greatest Love of All – Whitney Houston
June 7 – June 13:
Live to Tell – Madonna
June 14 – July 4:
On My Own – Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
July 5 – July 11:
There’ll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry) – Billy Ocean
July 12 – July 18:
Holding Back the Years – Simply Red
July 19 – July 25:
Invisible Touch – Genesis
July 26 – August 1:
Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel
August 2 – August 15:
Glory of Love – Peter Cetera
August 16 – August 29:
Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna
August 30 – September 5:
Higher Love – Steve Winwood
September 6 – September 12:
Venus – Bananarama
September 13 – September 19:
Take My Breath Away – Berlin
September 20 – October 10:
Stuck with You – Huey Lewis & the News
October 11 – October 24:
When I Think of You – Janet Jackson
October 25 – November 7:
True Colors – Cyndi Lauper
November 8 – November 21:
Amanda – Boston
November 22 – November 28:
Human – Human League
November 29 – December 5:
You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi
December 6 – December 12:
The Next Time I Fall – Peter Cetera featuring Amy Grant
December 13 – December 19:
The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby & the Range
December 20, 1986 – January 16, 1987:
Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles

(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)

December 31, 1986
1986 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

1986 Music Hits Chart

1. That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne & Friends

2. Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer

3. Kiss – Prince

4. Walk This Way – Run D.M.C./Aerosmith

5. Living In America – James Brown

6. You Give Love A Bad Name – Bon Jovi

7. Take My Breath Away – Berlin

8. Burning Heart – Survivor

9. Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles

10. The Sweetest Taboo – Sade

11. Higher Love – Steve Winwood

12. Never As Good As The First Time – Sade

13. Greatest Love Of All – Whitney Houston

14. Tarzan Boy – Baltimora

15. Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel

16. You’re A Friend Of Mine – Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne

17. Manic Monday – The Bangles

18. Glory Of Love – Peter Cetera

19. Like A Rock – Bob Seger

20. I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock and Roll) – Nick Lowe

21. Word Up – Cameo

22. Conga – Miami Sound Machine

23. The Men All Pause – Klymaxx

24. In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel

25. Live To Tell – Madonna

26. Venus – Bananarama

27. Typical Male – Tina Turner

28. Take Me Home Tonight – Eddie Money

29. Rock Me Amadeus – Falco

30. I Can’t Wait – Nu Shooz

31. If You Leave – O.M.D.

32. You Be Illin’ – Run DMC

33. Crush On You – The Jets

34. The Rain – Oran “Juice” Jones

35. Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna

36. Mad About You – Belinda Carlisle

37. R.O.C.K. In The USA – John “Cougar” Mellencamp

38. Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins

39. Words Get In The Way – Miami Sound Machine

40. Walk Of Life – Dire Straits

41. I’m Your Man – Wham!

42. All Cried Out – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force

43. West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys

44. Dancing On The Ceiling – Lionel Richie

45. We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off – Jermaine Stewart

46. My Hometown – Bruce Springsteen

47. On My Own – Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald

48. Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung

49. All I Need Is A Miracle – Mike & the Mechanics

50. Tuff Enuff – Fabulous Thunderbirds

51. The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades- Timbuk3

52. Love Walks In – Van Halen

53. Shot In The Dark – Ozzie Osbourne

54. The Next Time I Fall – Peter Cetera & Amy Grant

55. Move Away – Culture Club

56. I Wanna Be A Cowboy – Boys Don’t Cry

57. Super Bowl Shuffle – Chicago Bears

58. Rumors – Timex Social Club

59. The Power Of Love – Jennifer Rush

60. One Step Closer – Gavin Christopher

61. A Love Bizarre – Sheila E.

62. Sex As A Weapon – Pat Benatar

63. More Than Physical – Bananarama

64. Everybody Dance – Ta Mara and the Seen

65. Day By Day – Hooters

66. Live Is Life – Opus

67. Great Gosh A’Mighty – Little Richard

68. Pleasure and Pain – Divinyls

69. Once In A Lifetime – Talking Heads

70. Don Quichotte – Magazine 60

71. Crazay – Jesse Johnson and Sly Stone

72. Why Can’t This Be Love – Van Halen

73. Baby Talk – Alisha

74. Jungle Boy – John Eddie

75. Caravan of Love – Isley Jasper Isley

76. I Like You – Phyllis Nelson

77. earth Angel – New Edition

78. Bad Boy – Miami Sound Machine

79. True Colors – Cyndi Lauper

80. Throwing It All Away – Genesis

81. Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) – Pet Shop Boys

82. A Different Corner – George Michael

83. Pretty In Pink – Psychedelic Furs

84. No One Is To Blame – Howard Jones

85. True Blue – Madonna

86. Man Size Love – Klymaxx

87. The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby and the Range

88. Wrap It Up – Fabulous Thunderbirds

89. In Between Days (Without You) – The Cure

90. Peter Gunn – Art of Noise with Duane Eddy

91. Under The Influence – Vanity

92. Live is Life – Opus

93. School’s Out – Krokus

94. Needles and Pins – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

95. Like Flames – Berlin

96. Spirit In The Sky – Doctor & the Medics

97. Paranomia – Art of Noise featuring Max Headroom

98. Blame It On The Radio – John Parr

99. Leader of the Pack – Twisted Sister

100. That’s Life – David Lee Roth

December 26, 1986
1986 Grammy Award Winners
1986 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 25, 1986

Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

Host: Kenny Rogers

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1984 – September 30, 1985

Trivia

We Are the World Spotlight: The charity single We Are the World became the evening’s star, winning Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Michael Jackson’s Thrilling Night: The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, received Best Male Pop Vocal Performance accolades for his contribution to We Are the World.

Country Milestones: Young Dwight Yoakam caught the limelight, getting nominated for Best Country & Western Vocal Performance for his album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.

Clapton’s Musical Magic: Eric Clapton won Best Rock Instrumental Performance for the track Escape, a part of the Lethal Weapon movie soundtrack.

Sade’s Smooth Arrival: British-Nigerian band Sade, led by Sade Adu, notched the Best New Artist win.

Jazz Ingenuity: New York Scene by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers secured the Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Group.

Genre Diversity: The awards recognized a wide array of genres, from Classical and Comedy to R&B and Latin, emphasizing the diversity of the music industry at the time.

Host Charisma: Kenny Rogers, with his smooth, seasoned voice and engaging persona, added a unique charm as the ceremony host.
1986 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
We Are the World – USA for Africa

Album of the Year:
No Jacket Required, Phil Collins (Atlantic)

Song of the Year:
We Are the World – Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, songwriters

Best New Artist:
Sade

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
No Jacket Required, Phil Collins

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
We Are the World – USA for Africa

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
The Boys of Summer – Don Henley

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
One of the Living – Tina Turner

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Money for Nothing – Dire Straits

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Escape – Jeff Beck

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Freeway of Love – Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen, songwriters

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
In Square Circle, Stevie Wonder

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Freeway of Love – Aretha Franklin

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Nightshift – Commodores

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Musician, Ernie Watts

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
Another Night in Tunisia – Jon Hendricks and Bobby McFerrin

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
Cleo at Carnegie (The 10th Anniversary Concert), Cleo Laine

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Vocalese, Manhattan Transfer

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis Group

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
The Cotton Club?Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, John Barry and Bob Wilber

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Straight to the Heart, David Sanborn

Best Country Song:
Highwayman – Jimmy L. Webb, songwriter

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night), Ronnie Milsap

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me – Rosanne Cash

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Why Not Me, Judds

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Cosmic Square Dance – Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler

Best Gospel Performance, Male:
How Excellent Is Thy Name – Larnelle Harris

Best Gospel Performance, Female:
Unguarded, Amy Grant

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
Bring Back the Days of Yea and Nay – Marvin Winans

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
Martin – Shirley Caesar

Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
Tomorrow, Winans

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Ec Facil Amar, Lani Hall

Best Tropical Latin Performance (tie):
Mambo Diablo, Tito Puente and His Latin Ensemble
Solito, Eddie Palmieri

Best Mexican/American Performance:
Simplemente Mujer, Vikki Carr

Best Inspirational Performance:
Come Sunday – Jennifer Holliday

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
My Guitar Sings the Blues – B.B. King (MCA)

Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording:
My Toot Toot – Rockin’ Sidney (Maison De Soul)

Best Reggae Recording:
Cliff Hanger, Jimmy Cliff (Columbia/CBS)

Best Polka Recording:
70 Years of Hits, Frank Yankovic (Cleveland International/CBS)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Early a.m. Attitude – Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour, arrangers

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Lush Life – Nelson Riddle, arranger

Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices:
Another Night in Tunisia – Cheryl Bentyne and Bobby McFerrin, arrangers

Best Instrumental Composition:
Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer, composer

Best Cast Show Album:
West Side Story, Stephen Sondheim, lyricist; Leonard Bernstein, composer (Deutsche Grammophone)

Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special:
Beverly Hills Cop, Sharon Robinson, Jon Gilutin, Bunny Hull, Hawk, Howard Hewett, Micki Free, Sue Sheridan, Howie Rice, Keith Forsey, Harold Faltermeyer, Allee Willis, Dan Sembello, Marc Benno and Richard Theisen, composers and songwriters (MCA)

Best Contemporary Composition:
Requiem, Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer (Angel)

Best Classical Album:
Berlioz, Requiem, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; solo: Aler (Telarc)

Best New Classical Artist:
Chicago Pro Musica

Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Fauré, Pelléas et Mélisande, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms, Cello and Piano Sonatas in E Minor and F Major, Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Elgar, Cello Concerto, Op. 85; Walton, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma; André Previn conducting London Symphony Orchestra

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Ravel, Gaspard de la Nuit, Pavane Pour Une Infant Defunte, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Best Opera Recording:
Schoenberg, Moses und Aron, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Mazura and Langridge (London)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Berlioz, Requiem, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Berlioz, Requiem, John Aler; Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Best Comedy Recording:
Whoopi Goldberg (Original Broadway Show Recording), Whoopi Goldberg (Geffen)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Original Broadway cast (Manhattan)

Best Recording for Children:
Follow That Bird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Jim Henson’s Muppets and the Sesame Street cast (RCA)

Best Album Package:
Lush Life, Kosh and Ron Larson, art directors (Asylum)

Best Album Notes:
Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, Peter Guralnick, annotator (RCA)

Best Historical Album:
RCA/MET 100 Singers-100 Years, Melba, Schumann-Heink, Caruso, Price, Verrett, Domingo and 94 others (RCA Red Seal)

Best Music Video, Short Form:
We Are the World, the Video Event – USA for Africa

Best Music Video, Long Form:
Huey Lewis and the News: The Heart of Rock ‘n Roll – Huey Lewis and the News

Producers of the Year (Non-Classical):
Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham

Classical Producer of the Year:
Robert Woods
February 25, 1986
1985 Number One Hits

1985 Billboard Number One Hits:

December 22, 1984 – February 1, 1985:
Like a Virgin- Madonna
February 2 – February 15:
I Want to Know What Love Is – Foreigner
February 16 – March 8:
Careless Whisper – Wham! featuring George Michael
March 9 – March 29:
Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon
March 30 – April 12:
One More Night – Phil Collins
April 13 – May 10:
We Are The World – USA For Africa
May 11 – May 17:
Crazy for You – Madonna
May 18 – May 24:
Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds
May 25 – June 7:
Everything She Wants – Wham!
June 8 – June 21:
Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears
June 22 – July 5:
Heaven – Bryan Adams
July 6 – July 12:
Sussudio – Phil Collins
July 13 – July 26:
A View to a Kill – Duran Duran
July 27 – August 2:
Everytime You Go Away – Paul Young
August 3 – August 23:
Shout – Tears For Fears
August 24 – September 6:
The Power of Love – Huey Lewis & The News
September 7 – September 20:
St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) – John Parr
September 21 – October 11:
Money For Nothing – Dire Straits
October 12 – October 18:
Oh Sheila – Ready For the World
October 19 – October 25:
Take On Me – a-ha
October 26 – November 1:
Saving All My Love For You – Whitney Houston
November 2 – November 8:
Part Time Lover – Stevie Wonder
November 9 – November 15:
Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer
November 16 – November 29:
We Built This City – Starship
November 30 – December 6:
Separate Lives – Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
December 7 – December 20:
Broken Wings – Mr. Mister
December 21, 1985 – January 17, 1986:
Say You, Say Me – Lionel Richie

(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)

December 31, 1985
1985 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

1985 Music Hits Chart

1. We Built This City – Jefferson Starship

2. Smooth Operator – Sade

3. The Boys of Summer – Don Henley

4. Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams

5. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves

6. Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen

7. Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer

8. Born In The U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen

9. Jungle Love – The Time

10. Crazy For You – Madonna

11. Just A Gigolo – David Lee Roth

12. Sea Of Love – Honeydrippers

13. Into The Groove – Madonna

14. You Are My Lady – Freddie Jackson

15. The Bird – The Time

16. Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

17. I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner

18. Money For Nothing – Dire Straits

19. Everytime You Go Away – Paul Young

20. Careless Whisper – Wham!

21. Material Girl – Madonna

22. Roxanne, Roxanne – UTFO

23. All She Wants To Do Is Dance – Don Henley

24. You’re The Inspiration – Chicago

25. Through The Fire – Chaka Khan

26. Heaven – Bryan Adams

27. Freeway Of Love – Aretha Franklin

28. All I Need – Jack Wagner

29. Small Town – John Cougar Mellencamp

30. Meeting In The Ladies Room – Klymaxx

31. Take On Me – A-Ha

32. Dancing In The Street – Mick Jagger & David Bowie

33. Say You, Say Me – Lionel Richie

34. The Old Man Down the Road – John Fogerty

35. Cool It Now – New Edition

36. New Attitude – Patti LaBelle

37. You Give Good Love – Whitney Houston

38. Private Dancer – Tina Turner

39. Centerfield – John Fogerty

40. Lovin’ Every Minute Of It – Loverboy

41. Your Love Is King – Sade

42. Dress You Up – Madonna

43. People Get Ready – Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart

44. Rockin’ At Midnight – The Honeydrippers

45. In My House – Mary Jane Girls

46. California Girls – David Lee Roth

47. Treat Her Like A Lady – Temptations

48. And We Danced – Hooters

49. I Would Die 4 U – Prince

50. You Spin Me – Dead Or Alive

51. Invincible – Pat Benatar

52. And She Was – Talking Heads

53. Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat

54. Solid – Ashford and Simpson

55. Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush

56. Everyday – James Taylor

57. (Don’t You) Forget About Me – Simple Minds

58. The Heat Is On – Glenn Frey

59. Basketball – Kurtis Blow

60. Some Like It Hot – Power Station

61. Can You Feel The Beat – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force

62. All You Zombies – Hooters

63. Fresh – Kool and the Gang

64. Voices Carry – ’til Tuesday

65. 20/20 – George Benson

66. ‘Til My Baby Comes Home – Luthor Vandross

67. Dancing In The Key Of Life – Steve Arrington

68. Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon

69. Suddenly – Billy Ocean

70. Why Can’t I Have You – The Cars

71. We Are The World – USA for Africa

72. Sussudio – Phil Collins

73. Kayleigh – Marillion

74. Cherish – Kool and the Gang

75. Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop! – Peter Wolf

76. I Miss You – Klymaxx

77. We Belong – Pat Benatar

78. One More Night – Phil Collins

79. Lucky – Greg Kihn

80. The Oak Tree – Morris Day

81. Naughty Naughty – John Parr

82. Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves – Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin

83. I Wonder If I Take You Home – Lisa-Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force

84. Shout – Tears For Fears

85. One Night In Bangkok – Murray Head (or Robey)

86. Be Near Me – ABC

87. Black Cars – Gino Vannelli

88. Jesse – Julian Lennon

89. Willie and the Hand Jive – George Thorogood and the Destroyers

90. People Are People – Depeche Mode

91. I’ll Be Around – What Is This

92. Tenderness – General Public

93. Lover Come Back To Me – Dead Or Alive

94. Turn Up The Radio – Autograph

95. Sweet, Sweet Baby (I’m Falling) – Lone Justice

96. Operator – Midnight Star

97. Wake Up (Next To You) – Graham Parker and the Shot

98. Don’t Come Around Here No More – Tom Petty

99. Rock and Roll Girls – John Fogerty

100. If I Had a Rocket Launcher – Bruce Cockburn

December 26, 1985
1985 Grammy Award Winners
1985 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 26, 1985

Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

Host: John Denver

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1983 – September 30, 1984

Trivia

Thriller Triumphs: Michael Jackson’s album Thriller won multiple awards, including Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical.

Sade’s Smooth Introduction: The British band Sade won Best New Artist, riding high on the success of their debut album Diamond Life.

Tina’s Comeback: Tina Turner’s What’s Love Got to Do With It snagged three Grammys, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

Cyndi Lauper’s Debut: Cyndi Lauper took home the Best New Artist award, further cementing the staying power of her debut album She’s So Unusual.

Rock Meets Classical: Purple Rain, Prince’s soundtrack album for the film of the same name, won Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.

A Jazzy Note: Wynton Marsalis gained the Best Jazz Instrumental Performance for his work Hot House Flowers.

Country Gets Its Due: The Judds’ Why Not Me won Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
1985 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

Album of the Year:
Can’t Slow Down, Lionel Richie (Motown)

Song of the Year:
What’s Love Got to Do With It – Graham Lyle and Terry Britten, songwriters

Best New Artist:
Cyndi Lauper

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Phil Collins

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Jump (For My Love) – Pointer Sisters

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Ghostbusters (instrumental version), Ray Parker, Jr.

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Dancing in the Dark – Bruce Springsteen

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Better Be Good to Me – Tina Turner

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Purple Rain?Music From the Motion Picture, Prince and the Revolution

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Cinema – Yes

Best New Rhythm and Blues Song:
I Feel for You – Prince, songwriter

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) – Billy Ocean

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
I Feel for You – Chaka Khan

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Yah Mo B There – James Ingram and Michael McDonald

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Sound-System, Herbie Hancock

Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
Nothin’ but the Blues, Joe Williams

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
Hot House Flowers, Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
New York Scene – Art Blakey

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
88 Basie Street, Count Basie and His Orchestra

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
First Circle, Pat Metheny Group

Best Country Song:
City of New Orleans – Steve Goodman, songwriter

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
That’s the Way Love Goes – Merle Haggard

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
In My Dreams – Emmylou Harris

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Mama He’s Crazy – Judds

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Wheel Hoss – Ricky Skaggs

Best Gospel Performance, Male:
Michael W. Smith, Michael W. Smith

Best Gospel Performance, Female:
Angels – Amy Grant

Best Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
Keep the Flame Burning – Debby Boone and Phil Driscoll

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
Always Remember – Andrae Crouch

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
Sailin’, Shirley Caesar

Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
Sailin’ on the Sea of Your Love – Shirley Caeser and Al Green

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Always in My Heart (Siempre en mi Corazón), Placido Domingo

Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Palo Pa Rumba, Eddie Palmieri

Best Mexican/American Performance:
Me Gustas Tal Como Eres – Sheena Easton and Luis Miguel

Best Inspirational Performance:
Forgive Me – Donna Summer

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Blues Explosion, John Hammond, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Sugar Blue, Koko Taylor and the Blues Machine, Luther Guitar Junior Johnson and J.B. Hutto and the New Hawks (Atlantic)

Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording:
Elizabeth Cotten Live!, Elizabeth Cotten (Arhoolie)

Best Reggae Recording:
Anthem, Black Uhuru (Island)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Grace (Gymnastics Theme), Quincy Jones and Jeremy Lubbock, arrangers

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Hard Habit to Break – David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock, arrangers

Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices:
Automatic – Pointer Sisters, arrangers

Best Instrumental Composition (tie):
The Natural – Randy Newman, composer
Olympic Fanfare and Theme – John Williams, composer

Best Cast Show Album:
Sunday in the Park With George, Stephen Sondheim, composer and lyricist (RCA)

Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
Purple Rain, Prince, John L. Nelson, Lisa and Wendy, songwriters (Warner Bros.)

Best New Classical Composition:
Antony and Cleopatra, Samuel Barber, composer

Best Classical Album:
Amadeus (Original Soundrack), Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Choristers of Westminster Abbey (Fantasy)

Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Prokofiev, Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat, Op. 100, Leonard Slatkin conducting Saint Louis Symphony (RCA)

Best Chamber Music Performance:
Beethoven, The Late String Quartets, Juilliard String Quartet

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Wynton Marsalis, Edita Gruberova: Handel, Purcell, Torelli, Fasch, Molter, Wynton Marsalis and Edita Gruberova; Raymond Leppard conducting English Chamber Orchestra

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Bach, The Unaccompanied Cello Suites, Yo-Yo Ma

Best Opera Recording:
Bizet, Carmen (Original Soundtrack), Lorin Maazel conducting Orchestre National de France; Choeurs et Maitrise de Radio France; solos: Johnson, Esham, Domingo and Raimondi (Erato)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Brahms, A German Requiem, James Levine conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Margaret Hillis, choral director, Chicago Symphony Chorus

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Ravel, Songs of Maurice Ravel, Jessye Norman, Jose Van Dam and Heather Harper; Pierre Boulez conducting the Members of Ensemble Intercontemporain and BBC Symphony Orchestra

Best Comedy Recording:
Eat It, Weird Al Yankovic (Rock and Roll)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
The Words of Gandhi, Ben Kingsley (Caedmon)

Best Recording for Children:
Where the Sidewalk Ends, Shel Silverstein (Columbia)

Best Album Package:
She’s So Unusual, Janet Perr, art director (Portrait/CBS)

Best Album Notes Big Band:
Jazz, Gunther Schuller and Martin Williams, songwriters (Smithsonian)

Best Historical Album Big Band:
Jazz, Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and others (Smithsonian)

Best Video, Short Form:
David Bowie – David Bowie

Best Video Album:
Making Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Michael Jackson (Vestron Music Video)

Producers of the Year:
(Non-Classical) (tie) David Foster
Lionel Richie and James Anthony Carmichael

Classical Producer of the Year:
Steven Epstein
February 26, 1985
1984 Number One Hits

1984 Billboard Number One Hits:

December 10, 1983 – January 20, 1984:
Say Say Say – Paul McCartney featuring Michael Jackson
January 21 – February 3:
Owner of a Lonely Heart – Yes
February 4 – February 24:
Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
February 25 – March 20:
Jump – Van Halen
March 31 – April 20:
Footloose – Kenny Loggins
April 21 – May 11:
Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) – Phil Collins
May 12 – May 25:
Hello – Lionel Richie
May 26 – June 8:
Let’s Hear It For the Boy – Deniece Williams
June 9 – June 22:
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
June 23 – July 6:
The Reflex – Duran Duran
July 7 – August 10:
When Doves Cry – Prince
August 11 – August 31:
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker, Jr.
September 1 – September 21:
What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner
September 22 – September 28:
Missing You – John Waite
September 29 – October 12:
Let’s Go Crazy – Prince & The Revolution
October 13 – November 2:
I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder
November 3 – November 16:
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) – Billy Ocean
November 17 – December 7:
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
December 8 – December 21:
Out of Touch – Hall & Oates
December 22, 1984 – February 1, 1985:
Like a Virgin – Madonna

(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)

December 31, 1984
1984 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

1984 Music Hits Chart

1. Thriller – Michael Jackson

2. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper

3. Footloose – Kenny Loggins

4. Like A Virgin – Madonna

5. Holiday – Madonna

6. Sunglasses At Night – Corey Heart

7. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!

8. Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen

9. Jam On It – Newcleus

10. Legs – ZZ Top

11. It’s A Miracle – Culture Club

12. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper

13. Lucky Star – Madonna

14. What’s Love Got To Do With It – Tina Turner

15. Karma Chameleon – Culture Club

16. She Bop – Cyndi Lauper

17. Let’s Hear It For The Boy – Denise Williams

18. Against All Odds – Phil Collins

19. Pride (In The Name Of Love) – U2

20. Purple Rain – Prince

21. I Will Follow – U2

22. Miss Me Blind – Culture Club

23. I Feel For You – Chaka Kahn

24. Heart Of Rock and Roll – Huey Lewis and the News

25. Let’s Stay Together – Tina Turner

26. I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

27. Borderline – Madonna

28. We’re Not Gonna Take It – Twisted Sister

29. Let’s Go Crazy – Prince

30. Let The Music Play – Shannon

31. Cover Me – Bruce Springsteen

32. Holding Out For A Hero – Bonnie Tyler

33. Runaway – Bon Jovi

34. Rock You Like A Hurricane – Scorpions

35. Jump – Van Halen

36. 99 Luftballons – Nena

37. Eat It – Wierd Al Yankovic

38. I Can’t Drive 55 – Sammy Hagar

39. Cruel Summer – Bananarama

40. Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell

41. I Want A New Drug – Huey Lewis and the News

42. Bang Your Head (Mental Health) – Quiet Riot

43. White Horse – Laid Back

44. Mama We’re All Crazee Now – Quiet Riot

45. Remember The Nights – The Motels

46. Caribbean Queen – Billy Ocean

47. I Wanna Rock – Twisted Sister

48. Jump (For My Love) – Pointer Sisters

49. Ya Mo Be There – James Ingram

50. Rebel Yell – Billy Idol

51. Better Be Good To Me – Tina Turner

52. Sister Christian – Night Ranger

53. Illegal Alien – Genesis

54. It’s My Life – Talk Talk

55. Look At That Cadillac – Stray Cats

56. Hard Habit To Break – Chicago

57. When Doves Cry – Prince

58. High Energy – Evelyn Thomas

59. On The Dark Side – John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band

60. Missing You – John Waite

61. Stay With Me Tonight – Jeffrey Osborne

62. Run Runaway – Slade

63. Hot For Teacher – Van Halen

64. Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me – Luthor Vandross

65. The Longest Time – Billy Joel

66. Sad Songs (Say So Much) – Elton John

67. 17 – Rick James

68. You’re The Best Thing – The Style Council

69. 10-9-8 – Face to Face

70. To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson

71. State of Shock – Jacksons and Mick Jagger

72. No Parking (On The Dance Floor) – Midnight Star

73. Freakshow On The Dancefloor – Bar-Kays

74. Love Kills – Freddie Mercury

75. Sex Shooter – Apollonia 6

76. Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder

77. Stuck On You – Lionel Richie

78. Teacher, Teacher – 38 Special

79. Taking It All Too Hard – Genesis

80. Give It Up – KC

81. I Can Dream About You – Dan Hartman

82. Midnight Maniac – Krokus

83. Desert Moon – Dennis DeYoung

84. Pink Houses – John Cougar Mellencamp

85. A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing) – Romeo Void

86. Magic – The Cars

87. Come Back and Stay – Paul Young

88. The Politics of Dancing – Re-Flex

89. Running With The Night – Lionel Richie

90. No More Words – Berlin

91. Hold Me Now – Thompson Twins

92. Blue Light – David Gilmour

93. All Through The Night – Cyndi Lauper

94. Looks That Kill – Motley Crue

95. I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On – Cherrelle

96. Go Insane – Lindsey Buckingham

97. The Only Flame In Town – Elvis Costello and the Attractions

98. Two Tribes – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

99. Pretty Mess – Vanity

100. Original Sin – INXS

December 26, 1984
1984 Grammy Award Winners
1984 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 28, 1984
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Host: John Denver
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1982 – September 30, 1983

A Closer Look at the 1984 Grammy Awards

John Denver’s Hosting: John Denver returned as the host for the 1984 Grammy Awards, continuing his association with the Grammys.

Thriller Dominates: Michael Jackson’s album Thriller was the show’s star, winning eight Grammys, including Album of the Year, setting a record for one of the most awarded albums in Grammy history.

Country Legend: Willie Nelson won Best Country Vocal Performance for his Always On My Mind rendition.

The Police Shine: The song Every Breath You Take by The Police took home the Song of the Year award, while their album Synchronicity bagged Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Emerging Talent: Culture Club snagged the Best New Artist award, confirming Boy George’s eclectic mix of style and music had hit the mainstream.

Comedy Grammys: Eddie Murphy: Comedian secured the award for Best Comedy Album.

Eclectic Wins: Love Is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar earned her the Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, showcasing the diverse musical genres celebrated that year.

Instrumental Accolades: Yoda’s Theme, composed by John Williams for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition.

Gospel Glory: Sailin’ on the Sea of Your Love by Shirley Caesar earned her the award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female.
1984 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
Beat It – Michael Jackson

Album of the Year:
Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic/CBS)

Song of the Year:
Every Breath You Take – Sting, songwriter

Best New Artist:
Culture Club

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Thriller, Michael Jackson

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Flashdance: What a Feeling – Irene Cara

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Every Breath You Take – Police

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Being With You – George Benson

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Beat It – Michael Jackson

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Love Is a Battlefield – Pat Benatar

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Synchronicity, Police

Best New Rhythm and Blues Song:
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson, songwriter

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Ain’t Nobody – Rufus and Chaka Khan

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Rockit – Herbie Hancock

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
Top Drawer, Mel Tormé

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
The Best Is Yet to Come, Ella Fitzgerald

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Why Not! – Manhattan Transfer

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
Think of One, Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
At the Vanguard, Phil Woods Quartet

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
All in Good Time, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Travels, Pat Metheny Group

Best New Country Song:
Stranger in My House – Mike Reid, songwriter

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
I.O.U. – Lee Greenwood

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
A Little Good News – Anne Murray

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
The Closer You Get, Alabama

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Fireball – New South (Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, J.D. Crowe and Todd Phillips)

Best Gospel Performance, Male:
Walls of Glass, Russ Taff

Best Gospel Performance, Female:
Ageless Medley – Amy Grant

Best Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
More Than Wonderful – Sandi Patti and Larnelle Harris

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
I’ll Rise Again, Al Green

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
We Sing Praises, Sandra Crouch

Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today – Bobby Jones with Barbara Mandrell

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Me Enamore, José Feliciano

Best Tropical Latin Performance:
On Broadway, Tito Puente and His Latin Ensemble

Best Inspirational Performance:
He’s a Rebel – Donna Summer

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Blues ‘n Jazz, B.B. King (MCA)

Best Mexican-American Performance:
Anselma – Los Lobos

Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording:
I’m Here, Clifton Chenier and His Red Hot Louisiana Band (Alligator)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Summer Sketches ’82 – Dave Grusin, arranger

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
What’s New – Nelson Riddle, arranger

Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices:
Be Bop Medley – Arif Mardin and Chaka Khan, arrangers

Best Instrumental Composition:
Love Theme From Flashdance – Giorgio Moroder, composer

Best Cast Show Album:
Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording), Andrew Lloyd Webber, producer (Geffen/Warner Bros.)

Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
Flashdance, Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara, Shandi Sinnamon, Ronald Magness, Douglas Cotler, Richard Gilbert, Michael Boddicker, Jerry Hey, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello, Kim Carnes, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf and Dennis Matkosky, songwriters (Casablanca/Polygram)

Best Classical Album:
Mahler, Symphony No. 9 in D Major, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (London)

Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Mahler, Symphony No. 9 in D Major, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)

Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms, Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 38 and Sonata in F Major, Op. 99, Mstislav Rostropovich and Rudolf Serkin

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Haydn, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-Flat Major; L. Mozart, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in D Major; Hummel, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Wynton Marsalis; Raymond Leppard conducting National Philharmonic Orchestra

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Beethoven, Sonata for Piano No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 and No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1, Glenn Gould

Best Opera Recording (tie):
Mozart, Le Nozzi de Figaro, Sir Georg Solti conducting London Philharmonic; solos: Kanawa, Popp, Ramey, Allen, Moll and von Stade (London)
Verdi, La Traviata (Original Soundtrack), James Levine conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Stratas, Domingo and MacNeil (Elektra)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Haydn, The Creation, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Margaret Hillis, choral director, Chicago Symphony Chorus

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Leontyne Price and Marilyn Horne in Concert at The Met, Leontyne Price and Marilyn Horne; James Levine conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Best Comedy Recording:
Eddie Murphy, Comedian, Eddie Murphy (The Entertainment Co./Columbia)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Copland, A Lincoln Portrait, William Warfield (Mercury/Philips)

Best Recording for Children:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Michael Jackson, narration and vocals (MCA)

Best Album Package:
Speaking in Tongues, Robert Rauschenberg, art director (Sire/Warner Bros.)

Best Album Notes:
The Interplay Sessions, Orrin Keepnews, annotator (Milestone)

Best Historical Album:
The Greatest Recordings of Arturo Toscanini Symphonies Vol. I, Arturo Toscanini (Franklin Mint)

Best Video, Short Form:
Girls on Film/Hungry Like the Wolf – Duran Duran

Producers of the Year (Non-Classical):
Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson

Classical Producers of the Year:
Marc J. Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz
February 28, 1984