Grammy Awards from 80s
1980
Record of the year Sailing Christopher Cross Album of the year Christopher Cross Christopher Cross Song of the year Sailing Christopher Cross Best new artist - Christopher Cross Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female The Rose Bette Midler Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male This Is It Kenny Loggins Best Pop Performance - Group / Duo Guilty Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb Best Pop Instrumental Performance One On One Bob James & Earl Klugh Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female Crimes Of Passion Pat Benatar Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Glass Houses Billy Joel Best Rock Performance - Group / Duo Against The Wind Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Best Rock Instrumental Performance Reggatta De Blanc Police
1981 Record of the year Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes Album of the year Double Fantasy John Lennon Song of the year Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes Best new artist - Sheena Easton Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female Lena Horne:The Lady And Her Music Live On Broadway Lena Horne Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male Breakin' Away Al Jarreau Best Pop Performance - Group / Duo Boy From New York City The Manhattan Transfer Best Pop Instrumental Performance The Theme from Hill Street Blues Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female Fire And Ice Pat Benatar Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield Best Rock Performance - Group / Duo Don't Stand Too Close To Me The Police Best Rock Instrumental Performance Behind My Camel The Police
1982
Record of the year Rosanna Toto Album of the year Toto 4 Toto Song of the year Always On My Mind Best new artist - Men At Work Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female You Should Hear How She Talks About You Melissa Manchester Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male Truly Lionel Ritchie Best Pop Performance - Group / Duo Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes Best Pop Instrumental Performance Chariots Of Fire Ernie Watts Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female Shadows Of The Night Pat Benatar Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Hurts So Good John Cougar Mellencamp Best Rock Performance - Group / Duo Eye Of The Tiger Survivor Best Rock Instrumental Performance D.N.A A Flock Of Seagulls
1983 Record of the year Beat It Michael Jackson Album of the year Thriller Michael Jackson Song of the year Every Breathe You Take The Police Best new artist Culture Club Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female Flashdance, What A Feeling Irene Cara Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male Thriller Michael Jackson Best Pop Performance - Group / Duo Every Breathe You Take The Police Best Pop Instrumental Performance Being With You George Benson Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Beat It Michael Jackson Best Rock Performance - Group / Duo Syncronicity The Police Best Rock Instrumental Performance Brimstone&Treacle Sting
1984
Record of the year What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner Album of the year Can't Slow Down Lionel Richie Song of the year What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner Best new artist Cyndi Lauper Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female What's Love Got To Do With It Tina Turner Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male Against All Odds Phil Collins Best Pop Performance - Group / Duo Jump Pointer Sisters Best Pop Instrumental Performance Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr. Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female Better Be Good To Me Tina Turner Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen Best Rock Performance - Group / Duo Purple Rain Prince and the Revolution Best Rock Instrumental Performance Cinema Yes
1985
Record of the year We Are The World USA For Africa Album of the year No Jacket Required Phil Collins Song of the year We Are The World USA For Africa Best new artist Sade Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male No Jacket Required Phil Collins Best Pop Performance - Group / Duo We Are The World USA For Africa Best Pop Instrumental Performance Jan Hammer Miami Vice Theme Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female One Of The Living Tina Turner Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male The Boys Of Summer Don Henley Best Rock Performance - Group / Duo Money For Nothing Dire Straits Best Rock Instrumental Performance Escape Jeff Beck
1986
Record of the year Higher Love Steve Winwood Album of the year Graceland Paul Simon Song of the year That's What Friends Are For Dionne & Friends Featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder Best new artist Bruce Hornsby And The Range Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female The Broadway Album Barbra Streisand Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male Higher Love Steve Winwood Best Pop Performance - Group / Duo That's What Friends Are For Dionne & Friends Featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder Best Pop Instrumental Performance Top Gun Anthem Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female Back Where You Started Tina Turner Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Addicted To Love Robert Palmer Best Rock Performance - Group / Duo Missionary Man Eurythmics Best Rock Instrumental Performance Peter Gunn The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy
1987 Record of the year Graceland Paul Simon Album of the year Joshua Tree U2 Song of the year Somewhere Out There Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram Best new artist Jody Watley Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female I Wanna Dance With Somebody Whitney Houston Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male Bring On The Night Sting Best Pop Performance - Group / Duo Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Best Pop Instrumental Performance Minute By Minute Larry Carlton Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female - Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Tunnel Of Year Bruce Springsteen Best Rock Performance - Group / Duo The Joshua Tree U2 Best Rock Instrumental Performance Jazz From Hell Frank Zappa
1988
Record of the year Don't Worry Be Happy Bobby McFerrin Album of the year Faith George Michael Song of the year Don't Worry Be Happy Bobby McFerrin Best new artist Tracy Chapman Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female Fast Car Tracy Chapman Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male Don't Worry Be Happy Bobby McFerrin Best Pop Performance - Group / Duo Brasil The Manhattan Transfer Best Pop Instrumental Performance Close-up David Sanborn Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female Tina Live In Europe Tina Turner Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Simply Irresistible Robert Palmer Best Rock Performance - Group / Duo Desire U2 Best Rock Instrumental Performance Blues For Salvador Carlos Santana
1989
Record of the year Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler Album of the year Nick Of Time Bonnie Raitt Song of the year Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler Best new artist Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female Nick Of Time Bonnie Raitt Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male How I'm Supposed To Live Without You Michael Bolton Best Pop Performance - Group / Duo Don't Know Much Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville Best Pop Instrumental Performance Healing Chant Neville Brothers Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female Nick Of Time Bonnie Raitt Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male The End Of Innocence Don Henley Best Rock Performance - Group / Duo Traveling Wilburys Volume One Traveling Wilburys Best Rock Instrumental Performance Jeff Beck'sGuitar.... Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas
