Pop
About Pop
Music Facts: Pop
- Modern pop music originated in the United States and United Kingdom in the mid-'50s.
- Pop songs are usually short. While pop borrows heavily from other genres, it tends to follow a verse-chorus song structure and features repeated choruses and hooks.
- Recent pop GRAMMY winners include Harry Styles, Lizzo, Lady Gaga, and Ed Sheeran.
Every Pop category, ceremony by ceremony.
| Year | Category | Winner | Work | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Lola Young | Messy | All Nominees |
| 2026 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande | Defying Gravity | All Nominees |
| 2026 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Lady Gaga | MAYHEM | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Sabrina Carpenter | Espresso | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars | Die With A Smile | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Miley Cyrus | Flowers | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | SZA, Phoebe Bridgers | Ghost In The Machine | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Taylor Swift | Midnights | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Adele | Easy On Me | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Sam Smith, Kim Petras | Unholy | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Harry Styles | Harry's House | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Olivia Rodrigo | drivers license | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Doja Cat, SZA | Kiss Me More | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Olivia Rodrigo | Sour | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Harry Styles | Watermelon Sugar | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande | Rain On Me | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Lizzo | Truth Hurts | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Montero Lamar Hill, Billy Ray Cyrus | Old Town Road | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Lady Gaga | Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?) | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper | Shallow | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Ariana Grande | Sweetener | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Ed Sheeran | Shape Of You | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Portugal. The Man | Feel It Still | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Ed Sheeran | ÷ (Divide) | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Adele | Hello | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Twenty One Pilots | Stressed Out | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Adele | 25 | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Ed Sheeran | Thinking Out Loud | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars | Uptown Funk | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Taylor Swift | 1989 | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Pharrell Williams | Happy (Live) | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | A Great Big World, Christina Aguilera | Say Something | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Sam Smith | In The Lonely Hour | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Lorde | Royals | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers | Get Lucky | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Herb Alpert | Steppin' Out | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Bruno Mars | Unorthodox Jukebox | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Adele | Set Fire To The Rain [Live] | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Gotye, Kimbra | Somebody That I Used To Know | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Chris Botti | Impressions | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Kelly Clarkson | Stronger | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Best Pop Solo Performance | Adele | Someone Like You | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Tony Bennett, Amy Winehouse | Body And Soul | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Booker T. Jones | The Road From Memphis | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Adele | 21 | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Lady Gaga | Bad Romance | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Bruno Mars | Just The Way You Are | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Train | Hey, Soul Sister (Live) | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Jeff Beck, Oumou Sangare | Imagine | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Jeff Beck | Nessun Dorma | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Larry E. Carlton, Tak Matsumoto | Take Your Pick | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Lady Gaga | The Fame Monster | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Beyoncé | Halo | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Jason Mraz | Make It Mine | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Black Eyed Peas | I Gotta Feeling | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat | Lucky | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Béla Fleck | Throw Down Your Heart | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Booker T. Jones | Potato Hole | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Adele | Chasing Pavements | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | John Mayer | Say | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Coldplay | Viva La Vida | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Robert Plant, Alison Krauss | Rich Woman | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Eagles | I Dreamed There Was No War | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Béla Fleck | Jingle All The Way | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Duffy | Rockferry | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Amy Winehouse | Rehab | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Justin Timberlake | What Goes Around...Comes Around | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Maroon 5 | Makes Me Wonder | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Robert Plant, Alison Krauss | Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Joni Mitchell | One Week Last Summer | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Beastie Boys | The Mix-Up | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Amy Winehouse | Back To Black | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Christina Aguilera | Ain't No Other Man | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | John Mayer | Waiting On The World To Change | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Black Eyed Peas | My Humps | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Tony Bennett, Stevie Wonder | For Once In My Life | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Pop Instrumental Performance | George Benson | Mornin' | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Peter Frampton | Fingerprints | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Best Pop Vocal Album | John Mayer | Continuum | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Kelly Clarkson | Since U Been Gone | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Stevie Wonder | From The Bottom Of My Heart | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Maroon 5 | This Love | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Gorillaz, De La Soul | Feel Good Inc. | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Les Paul | Caravan | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Burt Bacharach | At This Time | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Kelly Clarkson | Breakaway | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Norah Jones | Sunrise | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | John Mayer | Daughters | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Los Lonely Boys | Heaven | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Ray Charles, Norah Jones | Here We Go Again | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Ben Harper | 11th Commandment | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Various Artists | Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Ray Charles | Genius Loves Company | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Christina Aguilera | Beautiful | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Justin Timberlake | Cry Me A River | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | No Doubt | Underneath It All | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Sting, Mary J. Blige | Whenever I Say Your Name | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Pop Instrumental Performance | George Harrison | Marwa Blues | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Mambo Sinuendo | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Justin Timberlake | Justified | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Norah Jones | Don't Know Why | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | John Mayer | Your Body Is A Wonderland | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | No Doubt | Hey Baby | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Michelle Branch | The Game Of Love | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Pop Instrumental Performance | B.B. King | Auld Lang Syne | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Norman Brown | Just Chillin' | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Norah Jones | Come Away With Me | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Nelly Furtado | I'm Like A Bird | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | James Taylor | Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | U2 | Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink | Lady Marmalade | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Eric Clapton | Reptile | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Steve Lukather | No Substitutions - Live In Osaka | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Sade | Lovers Rock | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Best Dance Recording | Janet Jackson | All For You | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Macy Gray | I Try | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Sting | She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa) | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Steely Dan | Cousin Dupree | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | B.B. King, Dr. John | Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (My Baby) | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Brian Setzer | Caravan | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Best Pop Instrumental Album | Joe Jackson | Symphony No. 1 | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Steely Dan | Two Against Nature | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Best Dance Recording | Baha Men | Who Let The Dogs Out | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Sarah McLachlan | I Will Remember You | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Sting | Brand New Day | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Santana | Maria Maria | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Santana, Rob Thomas | Smooth | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Santana | El Farol | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Sting | Brand New Day | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Best Dance Recording | Cher | Believe | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Celine Dion | My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic) | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Eric Clapton | My Father's Eyes | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Brian Setzer | Jump Jive An' Wail | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach | I Still Have That Other Girl | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Brian Setzer | Sleepwalk | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Madonna | Ray Of Light | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Best Dance Recording | Madonna | Ray Of Light | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Sarah McLachlan | Building A Mystery | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Elton John | Candle In The Wind 1997 | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Jamiroquai | Virtual Insanity | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison | Don't Look Back | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Sarah McLachlan | Last Dance | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Best Pop Vocal Album | James Taylor | Hourglass | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Best Dance Recording | Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder | Carry On | All Nominees |
| 1997 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Toni Braxton | Un-Break My Heart | All Nominees |
| 1997 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Eric Clapton | Change The World | All Nominees |
| 1997 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | The Beatles | Free As A Bird | All Nominees |
| 1997 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Natalie Cole | When I Fall In Love | All Nominees |
| 1997 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Béla Fleck | The Sinister Minister | All Nominees |
| 1997 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Celine Dion | Falling Into You | All Nominees |
| 1996 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Annie Lennox | No More "I Love You's" | All Nominees |
| 1996 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Seal | Kiss From A Rose | All Nominees |
| 1996 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Hootie & The Blowfish | Let Her Cry | All Nominees |
| 1996 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | The Chieftains, Van Morrison | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? | All Nominees |
| 1996 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Los Lobos | Mariachi Suite | All Nominees |
| 1996 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Joni Mitchell | Turbulent Indigo | All Nominees |
| 1995 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Sheryl Crow | All I Wanna Do | All Nominees |
| 1995 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Elton John | Can You Feel The Love Tonight | All Nominees |
| 1995 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | All-4-One | I Swear | All Nominees |
| 1995 | Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Al Green, Lyle Lovett | Funny How Time Slips Away | All Nominees |
| 1995 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Booker T & The MG's | Cruisin' | All Nominees |
| 1995 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Bonnie Raitt | Longing In Their Hearts | All Nominees |
| 1994 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Whitney Houston | I Will Always Love You | All Nominees |
| 1994 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Sting | If I Ever Lose My Faith In You | All Nominees |
| 1994 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle | A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) | All Nominees |
| 1994 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis | Barcelona Mona | All Nominees |
| 1993 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | k.d. lang | Constant Craving | All Nominees |
| 1993 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Eric Clapton | Tears In Heaven | All Nominees |
| 1993 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Celine Dion, Peabo Bryson | Beauty And The Beast | All Nominees |
| 1993 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Richard Kaufman | Beauty And The Beast | All Nominees |
| 1992 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Bonnie Raitt | Something To Talk About | All Nominees |
| 1992 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Michael Bolton | When A Man Loves A Woman | All Nominees |
| 1992 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | R.E.M. | Losing My Religion | All Nominees |
| 1992 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Michael Kamen | Robin Hood - Prince Of Thieves | All Nominees |
| 1991 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Mariah Carey | Vision Of Love | All Nominees |
| 1991 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Roy Orbison | Oh Pretty Woman | All Nominees |
| 1991 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville | All My Life | All Nominees |
| 1991 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Angelo Badalamenti | Twin Peaks Theme | All Nominees |
| 1990 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Bonnie Raitt | Nick Of Time | All Nominees |
| 1990 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Michael Bolton | How Am I Supposed To Live Without You | All Nominees |
| 1990 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville | Don't Know Much | All Nominees |
| 1990 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Neville Brothers | Healing Chant | All Nominees |
| 1989 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Tracy Chapman | Fast Car | All Nominees |
| 1989 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Bobby McFerrin | Don't Worry Be Happy | All Nominees |
| 1989 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Manhattan Transfer | Brasil | All Nominees |
| 1989 | Pop Instrumental Performance | David Sanborn | Close-up | All Nominees |
| 1988 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) | All Nominees |
| 1988 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Sting | Bring On The Night | All Nominees |
| 1988 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Jennifer Warnes, Bill Medley | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life | All Nominees |
| 1988 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Larry E. Carlton | Minute By Minute | All Nominees |
| 1987 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Barbra Streisand | The Broadway Album | All Nominees |
| 1987 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Steve Winwood | Higher Love | All Nominees |
| 1987 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder | That's What Friends Are For | All Nominees |
| 1987 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Harold Faltermeyer, Steve Stevens | Top Gun Anthem | All Nominees |
| 1986 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Whitney Houston | Saving All My Love For You | All Nominees |
| 1986 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Phil Collins | No Jacket Required | All Nominees |
| 1986 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | USA For Africa - Various Artists | We Are The World | All Nominees |
| 1986 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Jan Hammer | Miami Vice Theme | All Nominees |
| 1985 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Tina Turner | What's Love Got To Do With It | All Nominees |
| 1985 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Phil Collins | Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) | All Nominees |
| 1985 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Pointer Sisters | Jump (For My Love) | All Nominees |
| 1985 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Ray Parker, Jr. | Ghostbusters (Instrumental) | All Nominees |
| 1984 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Irene Cara | Flashdance - What A Feeling | All Nominees |
| 1984 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Michael Jackson | Thriller | All Nominees |
| 1984 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Police | Every Breath You Take | All Nominees |
| 1984 | Pop Instrumental Performance | George Benson | Being With You | All Nominees |
| 1983 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Melissa Manchester | You Should Hear How She Talks About You | All Nominees |
| 1983 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Lionel Richie | Truly | All Nominees |
| 1983 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes | Up Where We Belong | All Nominees |
| 1983 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Ernie Watts | Chariots Of Fire Theme (Dance Version) | All Nominees |
| 1982 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Lena Horne | Lena Horne - The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway | All Nominees |
| 1982 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Al Jarreau | Breakin' Away | All Nominees |
| 1982 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Manhattan Transfer | Boy From New York City | All Nominees |
| 1982 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Larry E. Carlton, Mike Post | The Theme From Hill Street Blues | All Nominees |
| 1981 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Bette Midler | The Rose | All Nominees |
| 1981 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Kenny Loggins | This Is It | All Nominees |
| 1981 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Barbra Streisand, Barry Gibb | Guilty | All Nominees |
| 1981 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Bob James, Earl Klugh | One On One | All Nominees |
| 1980 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Dionne Warwick | I'll Never Love This Way Again | All Nominees |
| 1980 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | All Nominees |
| 1980 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Doobie Brothers | Minute By Minute | All Nominees |
| 1980 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Herb Alpert | Rise | All Nominees |
| 1979 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Anne Murray | You Needed Me | All Nominees |
| 1979 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Barry Manilow | Copacabana (At The Copa) | All Nominees |
| 1979 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Bee Gees | Saturday Night Fever | All Nominees |
| 1979 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Chuck Mangione | Children Of Sanchez | All Nominees |
| 1978 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Barbra Streisand | Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen) | All Nominees |
| 1978 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | James Taylor | Handy Man | All Nominees |
| 1978 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Bee Gees | How Deep Is Your Love | All Nominees |
| 1978 | Pop Instrumental Performance | John Williams | Star Wars | All Nominees |
| 1977 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Linda Ronstadt | Hasten Down The Wind | All Nominees |
| 1977 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Stevie Wonder | Songs In The Key Of Life | All Nominees |
| 1977 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Chicago | If You Leave Me Now | All Nominees |
| 1977 | Pop Instrumental Performance | George Benson | Breezin' | All Nominees |
| 1976 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Janis Ian | At Seventeen | All Nominees |
| 1976 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Paul Simon | Still Crazy After All These Years | All Nominees |
| 1976 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Eagles | Lyin' Eyes | All Nominees |
| 1976 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Van McCoy | The Hustle | All Nominees |
| 1975 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Olivia Newton-John | I Honestly Love You | All Nominees |
| 1975 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Stevie Wonder | Fulfillingness' First Finale | All Nominees |
| 1975 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Paul McCartney | Band On The Run | All Nominees |
| 1975 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Marvin Hamlisch | The Entertainer | All Nominees |
| 1974 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly With His Song | All Nominees |
| 1974 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Stevie Wonder | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | All Nominees |
| 1974 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Gladys Knight | Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) | All Nominees |
| 1974 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Eumir Deodato | Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) | All Nominees |
| 1973 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Helen Reddy | I Am Woman | All Nominees |
| 1973 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Harry Nilsson | Without You | All Nominees |
| 1973 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack | Where Is The Love | All Nominees |
| 1973 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Billy Preston | Outa-Space | All Nominees |
| 1973 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Isaac Hayes | Black Moses | All Nominees |
| 1972 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Carole King | Tapestry | All Nominees |
| 1972 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | James Taylor | You've Got A Friend | All Nominees |
| 1972 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Carpenters | Carpenters | All Nominees |
| 1972 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Quincy Jones | Smackwater Jack | All Nominees |
| 1971 | Best Contemporary Song | Dionne Warwick | I'll Never Fall In Love Again | All Nominees |
| 1971 | Best Contemporary Song | Ray Stevens | Everything Is Beautiful | All Nominees |
| 1971 | Best Contemporary Song | Carpenters | Close To You | All Nominees |
| 1971 | Best Contemporary Song | Henry Mancini | Theme From "Z" And Other Film Music | All Nominees |
| 1971 | Best Contemporary Song | Paul Simon | Bridge Over Troubled Water | All Nominees |
| 1970 | Best Contemporary Song | Peggy Lee | Is That All There Is? | All Nominees |
| 1970 | Best Contemporary Song | Harry Nilsson | Everybody's Talkin' | All Nominees |
| 1970 | Best Contemporary Song | 5th Dimension | Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) | All Nominees |
| 1970 | Best Contemporary Song | Percy Faith | Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet | All Nominees |
| 1970 | Best Contemporary Song | Blood, Sweat And Tears | Variations On A Theme By Eric Satie | All Nominees |
| 1970 | Best Contemporary Song | Joe South | Games People Play | All Nominees |
| 1969 | Best Contemporary Song | Dionne Warwick | Do You Know The Way To San Jose? | All Nominees |
| 1969 | Best Contemporary Song | Jose Feliciano | Light My Fire | All Nominees |
| 1969 | Best Contemporary Song | Simon And Garfunkel | Mrs. Robinson | All Nominees |
| 1969 | Best Contemporary Song | Alan Copeland | Mission Impossible/Norwegian Wood Medley | All Nominees |
| 1969 | Best Contemporary Song | Mason D. Williams | Classical Gas | All Nominees |
| 1968 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Bobbie Gentry | Ode To Billie Joe | All Nominees |
| 1968 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Glen Campbell | By The Time I Get To Phoenix | All Nominees |
| 1968 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | 5th Dimension | Up, Up And Away | All Nominees |
| 1968 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Johnny Mann | Up, Up And Away | All Nominees |
| 1968 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Chet Atkins | Chet Atkins Picks The Best | All Nominees |
| 1968 | Best Contemporary Song | 5th Dimension | Up, Up And Away | All Nominees |
| 1968 | Best Contemporary Song | The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | All Nominees |
| 1968 | Best Contemporary Song | Bobbie Gentry | Ode To Billie Joe | All Nominees |
| 1968 | Best Contemporary Song | Glen Campbell | By The Time I Get To Phoenix | All Nominees |
| 1968 | Best Contemporary Song | 5th Dimension | Up, Up And Away | All Nominees |
| 1967 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Eydie Gorme | If He Walked Into My Life | All Nominees |
| 1967 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Frank Sinatra | Strangers In The Night | All Nominees |
| 1967 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Anita Kerr | A Man And A Woman | All Nominees |
| 1967 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Ray Conniff | Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago) | All Nominees |
| 1967 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Herb Alpert | What Now My Love | All Nominees |
| 1967 | Best Contemporary Song | New Vaudeville Band | Winchester Cathedral | All Nominees |
| 1967 | Best Contemporary Song | Paul McCartney | Eleanor Rigby | All Nominees |
| 1967 | Best Contemporary Song | Mamas And The Papas | Monday, Monday | All Nominees |
| 1966 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Barbra Streisand | My Name Is Barbra | All Nominees |
| 1966 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Frank Sinatra | It Was A Very Good Year | All Nominees |
| 1966 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Anita Kerr | We Dig Mancini | All Nominees |
| 1966 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Ward Swingle | Anyone For Mozart? | All Nominees |
| 1966 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Herb Alpert | A Taste Of Honey | All Nominees |
| 1966 | Best Contemporary Song | Roger Miller | King Of The Road | All Nominees |
| 1966 | Best Contemporary Song | Petula Clark | I Know A Place | All Nominees |
| 1966 | Best Contemporary Song | Roger Miller | King Of The Road | All Nominees |
| 1966 | Best Contemporary Song | Statler Brothers | Flowers On The Wall | All Nominees |
| 1965 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Barbra Streisand | People | All Nominees |
| 1965 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Louis Armstrong | Hello, Dolly! | All Nominees |
| 1965 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | The Beatles | A Hard Day's Night | All Nominees |
| 1965 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Ward Swingle | The Swingle Singers Going Baroque | All Nominees |
| 1965 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Henry Mancini | The Pink Panther | All Nominees |
| 1965 | Best Contemporary Song | Petula Clark | Downtown | All Nominees |
| 1964 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Barbra Streisand | The Barbra Streisand Album | All Nominees |
| 1964 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Jack Jones | Wives And Lovers | All Nominees |
| 1964 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Peter, Paul And Mary | Blowin' In The Wind | All Nominees |
| 1964 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Ward Swingle | Bach's Greatest Hits | All Nominees |
| 1964 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Count Basie | This Time By Basie! Hits Of The 50's And 60's | All Nominees |
| 1964 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Al Hirt | Java | All Nominees |
| 1964 | Best Contemporary Song | April Stevens, Nino Tempo | Deep Purple | All Nominees |
| 1963 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson Riddle | All Nominees |
| 1963 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Tony Bennett | I Left My Heart In San Francisco | All Nominees |
| 1963 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Peter, Paul And Mary | If I Had A Hammer | All Nominees |
| 1963 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | New Christy Minstrels | Presenting The New Christy Minstrels | All Nominees |
| 1963 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Joe Harnell | Fly Me To The Moon Bossa Nova | All Nominees |
| 1963 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Peter Nero | The Colorful Peter Nero | All Nominees |
| 1963 | Best Contemporary Song | Bent Fabric | Alley Cat | All Nominees |
| 1962 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Judy Garland | Judy At Carnegie Hall | All Nominees |
| 1962 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Jack Jones | Lollipops And Roses | All Nominees |
| 1962 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Lambert Hendricks And Ross | High Flying | All Nominees |
| 1962 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Johnny Mann | Great Band With Great Voices | All Nominees |
| 1962 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Si Zentner | Up A Lazy River | All Nominees |
| 1962 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Henry Mancini | Breakfast At Tiffany's | All Nominees |
| 1962 | Best Contemporary Song | Chubby Checker | Let's Twist Again | All Nominees |
| 1961 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Ella Fitzgerald | Mack The Knife | All Nominees |
| 1961 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Ella Fitzgerald | Mack The Knife - Ella In Berlin | All Nominees |
| 1961 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Ray Charles | Georgia On My Mind | All Nominees |
| 1961 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Ray Charles | The Genius Of Ray Charles | All Nominees |
| 1961 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence | We Got Us | All Nominees |
| 1961 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Norman Luboff | Songs Of The Cowboy | All Nominees |
| 1961 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Count Basie | Dance With Basie | All Nominees |
| 1961 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Henry Mancini | Mr. Lucky | All Nominees |
| 1961 | Best Contemporary Song | Ray Charles | Georgia On My Mind | All Nominees |
| 1960 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Ella Fitzgerald | But Not For Me | All Nominees |
| 1960 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Frank Sinatra | Come Dance With Me | All Nominees |
| 1960 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | (Mormon Tabernacle Choir) | Battle Hymn Of The Republic | All Nominees |
| 1960 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Duke Ellington | Anatomy Of A Murder | All Nominees |
| 1960 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Andre Previn | Like Young | All Nominees |
| 1960 | Best Contemporary Song | Nat "King" Cole | Midnight Flyer | All Nominees |
| 1959 | Female Pop Vocal Performance | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book | All Nominees |
| 1959 | Male Pop Vocal Performance | Perry Como | Catch A Falling Star | All Nominees |
| 1959 | Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Keely Smith, Louis Prima | That Old Black Magic | All Nominees |
| 1959 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Billy May | Billy May's Big Fat Brass | All Nominees |
| 1959 | Pop Instrumental Performance | Count Basie | Basie | All Nominees |
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