Recipients
| Year | Performing artist | Nationality | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1980 | Dylan, BobBob Dylan | United States | Gotta Serve Somebody !"Gotta Serve Somebody" |
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| 1981 | Joel, BillyBilly Joel | United States | Glass Houses !Glass Houses |
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| 1982 | Springfield, RickRick Springfield | Australia | Jessie's Girl !"Jessie's Girl" |
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| 1983 | Mellencamp, JohnJohn Mellencamp | United States | Hurts So Good !"Hurts So Good" |
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| 1984 | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | United States | Beat It !"Beat It" |
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| 1985 | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen | United States | Dancing in the Dark !"Dancing in the Dark" |
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| 1986 | Henley, DonDon Henley | United States | The Boys of Summer !"The Boys of Summer" |
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| 1987 | Palmer, RobertRobert Palmer | United Kingdom | Addicted to Love !"Addicted to Love" |
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| 1989 | Palmer, RobertRobert Palmer | United Kingdom | Simply Irresistible !"Simply Irresistible" |
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| 1990 | Henley, DonDon Henley | United States | The End of the Innocence !The End of the Innocence |
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| 1991 | Clapton, EricEric Clapton | United Kingdom | Bad Love !"Bad Love" |
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| 1993 | Clapton, EricEric Clapton | United Kingdom | Unplugged !Unplugged |
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| 1995 | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen | United States | Streets of Philadelphia !"Streets of Philadelphia" |
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| 1996 | Petty, TomTom Petty | United States | You Don't Know How It Feels !"You Don't Know How It Feels" |
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| 1997 | Beck | United States | Where It's At !"Where It's At" |
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| 1998 | Dylan, BobBob Dylan | United States | Cold Irons Bound !"Cold Irons Bound" |
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| 1999 | Kravitz, LennyLenny Kravitz | United States | Fly Away !"Fly Away" |
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| 2000 | Kravitz, LennyLenny Kravitz | United States | American Woman !"American Woman" |
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| 2001 | Kravitz, LennyLenny Kravitz | United States | Again !"Again" |
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| 2002 | Kravitz, LennyLenny Kravitz | United States | Dig In !"Dig In" |
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| 2003 | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen | United States | The Rising !"The Rising" |
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| 2004 | Matthews, DaveDave Matthews | South Africa United States |
Gravedigger !"Gravedigger" |
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^ Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^ Award was combined with the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance category and presented in a genderless category known as Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.
Read more about this topic: Grammy Award For Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
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