Grammy Songs And Records Of The Year, 1980s Decade Winners |
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| red # = weekly rock chartblue # = pop chart |
| 1 | What A Fool Believes | 1 | Mar 1979 |
| The Doobie Brothers |
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| What A Fool Believes won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and for Song Of The Year. The song was written by Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald. and from album Minute By Minute. |
| 2 | Sailing | 20 | 1 | Aug 1980 |
| Christopher Cross |
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| Sailing won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. The song was written by Christopher Cross. and from album Christopher Cross. |
| 3 | Bette Davis Eyes | 12 | 1 | May 1981 |
| Kim Carnes |
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| Bette Davis Eyes was the 1981 top song of the year, and also won the Grammy Awards for Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year. Jackie DeShannon previously recorded her version of Bette Davis Eyes in 1974. This Kim Carnes song was from album Mistaken Identity. |
| 4 | Always On My Mind | 3 | May 1982 |
| Willie Nelson |
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| Always On My Mind won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. Always On My Mind was previously done in 1973 by Brenda Lee, and in 1974, by Elvis Presley. |
| 5 | Rosanna | 16 | 1 | Jun 1982 |
| Toto |
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| Rosanna was Rosanna Arquette, independent actress. This song won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. |
| 6 | Beat It | 1 | Apr 1983 |
| Michael Jackson |
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| Beat It featured guest guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The song won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. The song was from album Thriller. |
| 7 | Every Breath You Take | 1 | 1 | Jun 1983 |
| The Police |
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| Every Breath You Take was the 1983 top song of the year in both pop and rock music. It also won the Grammy Award for Song OF The Year. In 1997, I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy Featuring Faith Evans Featuring 112 borrowed extensively from Every Breath You Take and reached number one too. This The Police song was from album Synchronicity. This song was written by Sting. |
| 8 | What's Love Got To Do With It | 1 | Aug 1984 |
| Tina Turner |
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| What's Love Got To Do With It won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. |
| 9 | We Are The World | 1 | Mar 1985 |
| USA For Africa |
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| We Are The World was the 1985 top song of the year, and won the Grammy Awards for both Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie wrote the song, and the performance included many top music stars. The proceeds from the record were donated to charities. The song was from album We Are The World. |
| 10 | That's What Friends Are For | 1 | Jan 1986 |
| Dionne And Friends Featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight And Stevie Wonder |
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| Dionne was Dionne Warwick, going by her first name only. That's What Friends Are For was the 1986 top song of the year, and won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. The proceeds went to the American Foundation for AIDS Research. A prior version by Rod Stewart was recorded in 1982. This song was written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. |
| 11 | Higher Love | 1 | 1 | Aug 1986 |
| Steve Winwood |
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| Higher Love won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. This song was written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings. |
| 12 | Graceland | 10 | 21 | Jan 1987 |
| Paul Simon |
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| Graceland won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. This song was written by Paul Simon. |
| 13 | Somewhere Out There | 1 | Mar 1987 |
| Linda Ronstadt And James Ingram |
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| Somewhere Out There won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. The song was from the movie An American Tail. |
| 14 | Don't Worry Be Happy | 1 | Sep 1988 |
| Bobby McFerrin |
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| The number one song Don't Worry, Be Happy won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. Bobby McFerrin never received any noticeable airplay for any other song. Don't Worry Be Happy was from the movie Cocktail. This song was written by Bobby McFerrin. |
| 15 | Girl You Know It's True | 2 | Mar 1989 |
| Milli Vanilli |
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| Girl You Know It's True won a Grammy award. Soon after, the group's manager informed the media that the featured singers, Rob & Fab, did not sing the record, thereby ruining their careers. |
| 16 | Wind Beneath My Wings | 1 | Jun 1989 |
| Bette Midler |
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| Wind Beneath My Wings won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. The song was from the movie Beaches. This song was written by Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar. |
| 17 | Another Day In Paradise | 11 | 1 | Dec 1989 |
| Phil Collins |
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| Another Day In Paradise won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year in 1991 for 1990, but the song was most popular very late in 1989. This song was written by Phil Collins. |
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