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28 Songs You Forgot Won Grammys

It is shocking which songs actually won...

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28 Songs You Forgot Won Grammys
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The Grammys have always been an iconic event for the music industry to celebrate all the amazing artists from the previous year. The honor of winning Record of the Year is the most propionate award that an artist can win at the Grammys. The honor has been won by many amazing artists like Michael Jackson, Whitney Huston, Celine Dion, and Adele just to name a few. This year the nominees for Record of the Year were quite well known: D'Angelo and The Vanguard, Ed Sheeran, Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd.

It isn't surprising which songs have been nominated in various categories over the last couple of years. However, it is surprising some of the songs that have won Grammys over the past 58 years which the honorable award has been around.

1. "Copacabana (At the Copa)"

Barry Manilow won for the category of Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male at the 1978 Grammy Awards.

2. "Jessie's Girl"

Rick Springfield won for the category of Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male at the 1981 Grammy Awards.

3. "Eye of the Tiger"

The group Survivor won for the category of Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal at the 1982 Grammy Awards.

4. "Thriller"

Michael Jackson won for the category of Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male at the 1983 Grammy Awards.

5. "We Are The World"

Quincy Jones (the producer) won for the category of Record of the Year, while Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson (the songwriters) won for Song of the Year at the 1985 Grammy Awards.

6. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"

Whitney Huston won for the category of Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 1987 Grammy Awards.

7. "Bust A Move"

Young MC won for the category of Best Rap Performance at the 1989 Grammy Awards.

8. "U Can't Touch This"

M.C. Hammer won for the category of Best Rap Performance and Best Rhythm and Blues Song at the 1990 Grammy Awards.

9. "Beauty And The Beast"


Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson won for the category of Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal at the 1992 Grammy Awards.

10. "I Will Always Love You"


Whitney Huston won for the category of Record of the Year at the 1993 Grammy Awards.

11. "A Whole New World"


Alan Menken and Tim Rice (the songwriters) won for the category of Song of the Year at the 1993 Grammy Awards.

12. "I'll Make Love To You"


Boyz II Men won for the category of Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal at the 1994 Grammy Awards.

13. "If It Makes You Happy"


Sheryl Crow won for the category of Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards.

14. "No Diggity"


Blackstreet won for the category of Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal at the 1997 Grammy Awards.

15. "I Believe I Can Fly"


R. Kelly (songwriter) won for the category of Best Rhythm & Blues Song at the 1997 Grammy Awards.

16. "My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic)"


Celine Dion won for the category of Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 1998 Grammy Awards.

17. "No Scrubs"


TLC won for the category of Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and Best Rhythm & Blues Song at the 1999 Grammy Awards.

18. "Who Let The Dogs Out"


Baha Men won for the category of Best Dance Recording at the 2000 Grammy Awards.

19. "Your Body Is A Wonderland"


John Mayer won for the category of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 2002 Grammy Awards.

20. "Toxic"


Britney Spears won for the category of Best Dance Recording at the 2004 Grammy Awards.

21. "Umbrella"


Rhianna and Shawn Carter won for the category of Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2007 Grammy Awards.

22. "Chasing Pavements"


Adele won for the category of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

23. "Lollipop"


Lil Wayne won for the category of Best Rap Song at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

24. "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"


Beyoncé Knowles won for the category of Song of the Year at the 2009 Grammy Awards.

25. "Somebody That I Used To Know"


Gotye and Kimbra won for the category of Record of the Year at the 2012 Grammy Awards.

26. "Thrift Shop"


Macklemore and Ryan Lewis won for the category of Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 2013 Grammy Awards.

27. "Rather Be"


Clean Bandit won for the category of Best Dance Recording at the 2014 Grammy Awards.

28. "Drunk In Love"


Beyoncé and Jay-Z won for the category of Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song at the 2014 Grammy Awards.

And we can't forget Taylor Swift.

Taylor Swift has won seven Grammys in various categories over her career, so far. However, this year she is nominated for seven Grammys, possibly doubling her collection. I hope T-Swift will be able to handle all of them.



Here's to the 58th Annual Grammy Awards and to all the songs, both good and bad, that have come before this year's nominees and winners.

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