Recipients
28 of the winners of Record of the Year have also won Song of the Year. An asterisk (*) indicates the composition won Song of the Year as well.
| Year | Winner(s) | Nationality | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1959 | Modugno, DomenicoDomenico Modugno | Italy | Volare !"Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" * |
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| 1960 | Darin, BobbyBobby Darin | United States | Mack the Knife !"Mack the Knife" |
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| 1961 | Faith, PercyPercy Faith | Canada | Theme from A Summer Place !"Theme from A Summer Place" |
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| 1962 | Mancini, HenryHenry Mancini | United States | Moon River !"Moon River" * |
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| 1963 | Bennett, TonyTony Bennett | United States | I Left My Heart in San Francisco !"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" |
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| 1964 | Mancini, HenryHenry Mancini | United States | Days of Wine and Roses !"Days of Wine and Roses" * |
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| 1965 | Gilberto, AstrudAstrud Gilberto and Stan Getz | Brazil United States |
Girl from Ipanema, The !"The Girl from Ipanema" |
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| 1966 | Alpert, HerbHerb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass |
United States | A Taste of Honey !"A Taste of Honey" |
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| 1967 | Sinatra, FrankFrank Sinatra |
United States | Strangers in the Night !"Strangers in the Night" |
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| 1968 | Fifth Dimension, The !The 5th Dimension |
United States | Up, Up and Away !"Up, Up and Away" * |
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| 1969 | Simon & Garfunkel |
United States | Mrs. Robinson !"Mrs. Robinson" |
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| 1970 | Fifth Dimension, The !The 5th Dimension |
United States | Aquarius !"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" |
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| 1971 | Simon & Garfunkel |
United States | Bridge over Troubled Water !"Bridge over Troubled Water" * |
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| 1972 | King, CaroleCarole King |
United States | It's Too Late !"It's Too Late" |
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| 1973 | Flack, RobertaRoberta Flack |
United States | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face !"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" * |
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| 1974 | Flack, RobertaRoberta Flack |
United States | Killing Me Softly with His Song !"Killing Me Softly with His Song" * |
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| 1975 | Newton-John, OliviaOlivia Newton-John |
Australia | I Honestly Love You !"I Honestly Love You" |
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| 1976 | Captain & Tennille |
United States | Love Will Keep Us Together !"Love Will Keep Us Together" |
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| 1977 | Benson, GeorgeGeorge Benson |
United States | This Masquerade !"This Masquerade" |
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| 1978 | Eagles !The Eagles |
United States | Hotel California !"Hotel California" |
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| 1979 | Joel, BillyBilly Joel |
United States | Just the Way You Are !"Just the Way You Are" * |
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| 1980 | Doobie Brothers, The !The Doobie Brothers |
United States | What a Fool Believes !"What a Fool Believes" * |
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| 1981 | Cross, ChristopherChristopher Cross |
United States | Sailing !"Sailing" * |
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| 1982 | Carnes, KimKim Carnes |
United States | Bette Davis Eyes !"Bette Davis Eyes" * |
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| 1983 | Toto |
United States | Rosanna !"Rosanna" |
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| 1984 | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
United States | Beat It !"Beat It" |
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| 1985 | Turner, TinaTina Turner |
United States | What's Love Got to Do with It !"What's Love Got to Do with It" * |
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| 1986 | USA for Africa |
United States | We Are the World !"We Are the World" * |
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| 1987 | Winwood, SteveSteve Winwood |
United Kingdom | Higher Love !"Higher Love" |
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| 1988 | Simon, PaulPaul Simon |
United States | Graceland !"Graceland" |
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| 1989 | McFerrin, BobbyBobby McFerrin |
United States | Don't Worry, Be Happy !"Don't Worry, Be Happy" * |
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| 1990 | Midler, BetteBette Midler |
United States | Wind Beneath My Wings !"Wind Beneath My Wings" * |
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| 1991 | Collins, PhilPhil Collins |
United Kingdom | Another Day in Paradise !"Another Day in Paradise" |
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| 1992 | Cole, NatalieNatalie Cole with Nat King Cole |
United States | Unforgettable !"Unforgettable" * |
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| 1993 | Clapton, EricEric Clapton |
United Kingdom | Tears in Heaven !"Tears in Heaven" * |
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| 1994 | Houston, WhitneyWhitney Houston |
United States | I Will Always Love You !"I Will Always Love You" |
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| 1995 | Crow, SherylSheryl Crow |
United States | All I Wanna Do !"All I Wanna Do" |
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| 1996 | Seal |
United Kingdom | Kiss from a Rose !"Kiss from a Rose" * |
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| 1997 | Clapton, EricEric Clapton |
United Kingdom | Change the World !"Change the World" * |
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| 1998 | Colvin, ShawnShawn Colvin |
United States | Sunny Came Home !"Sunny Came Home" * |
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| 1999 | Dion, CelineCeline Dion |
Canada | My Heart Will Go On !"My Heart Will Go On" * |
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| 2000 | Santana featuring Rob Thomas |
Mexico United States |
Smooth !"Smooth" * |
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| 2001 | U2 |
Ireland | Beautiful Day !"Beautiful Day" * |
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| 2002 | U2 |
Ireland | Walk On !"Walk On" |
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| 2003 | Jones, NorahNorah Jones |
United States | Don't Know Why !"Don't Know Why" * |
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| 2004 | Coldplay |
United Kingdom | Clocks !"Clocks" |
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| 2005 | Charles, RayRay Charles and Norah Jones |
United States | Here We Go Again !"Here We Go Again" |
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| 2006 | Green Day |
United States | Boulevard of Broken Dreams !"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" |
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| 2007 | Dixie Chicks |
United States | Not Ready to Make Nice !"Not Ready to Make Nice" * |
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| 2008 | Winehouse, AmyAmy Winehouse |
United Kingdom | Rehab !"Rehab" * |
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| 2009 | Krauss, AlisonAlison Krauss and Robert Plant |
United States United Kingdom |
Please Read the Letter !"Please Read the Letter" |
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| 2010 | Kings of Leon |
United States | Use Somebody !"Use Somebody" |
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| 2011 | Lady Antebellum |
United States | Need You Now !"Need You Now" * |
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| 2012 | Adele |
United Kingdom | Rolling in the Deep !"Rolling in the Deep" * |
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^ Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^ Showing only the nationality(ies) of the performing artist(s).
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