Grammy Songs And Records Of The Year, 1990s Decade Winners |
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red # = weekly rock chartblue # = pop chart |
1 | Wind Beneath My Wings | 1 | Jun 1989 |
Bette Midler |
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. |
2 | Another Day In Paradise | 11 | 1 | Dec 1989 |
Phil Collins |
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. |
3 | From A Distance | 2 | Dec 1990 |
Bette Midler |
From A Distance won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. This song was written by Julie Gold. |
4 | Unforgettable | 15 | Aug 1991 |
Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole with Nelson Riddle Orchestra |
Unforgettable by Natalie Cole was a remake of the Nat King Cole song complete with Nat singing in a duet. It won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. This song was written by Irving Gordon. |
5 | Tears In Heaven | 3 | 2 | Mar 1992 |
Eric Clapton |
Tears In Heaven was inspired by the death of Eric Clapton's five year old son who fell out of a window in a high rise in New York City. The song won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. The song was from the movie Rush. This song was written by Eric Clapton. |
6 | I Will Always Love You | 1 | Dec 1992 |
Whitney Houston |
I Will Always Love You was the 1993 top song of the year. Although the song hit number one in December, it was still number one in January. If it were counted for 1992, it would have been number two for the year. The song also won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. The song was a popular country song in 1982 for its writer Dolly Parton. |
7 | A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) | 1 | Jan 1993 |
Peabo Bryson And Regina Belle |
8 | Streets Of Philadelphia | 20 | 8 | Apr 1994 |
Bruce Springsteen |
Streets Of Philadelphia won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. The song was from the movie Philadelphia. This song was written by Bruce Springsteen. |
9 | All I Wanna Do | 3 | 1 | Sep 1994 |
Sheryl Crow |
All I Wanna Do won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. The song was from album Tuesday Night Music Club. |
10 | Kiss From A Rose | 1 | Aug 1995 |
Seal |
Kiss From A Rose won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. The song was from the movie Batman Forever. This song was written by Seal. |
11 | Change The World | 1 | Aug 1996 |
Eric Clapton |
Eric Clapton teamed up with Babyface on Change The World. The song won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. The song was from the movie Phenomenon. |
12 | Sunny Came Home | 1 | May 1997 |
Shawn Colvin |
Sunny Came Home won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. This song was written by Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal. |
13 | How Do I Live | Jul 1997 |
Trisha Yearwood |
After LeAnn Rimes sang How Do I Live on the Grammy Awards, the award for Song Of The Year went to Trisha Yearwood. This song was written by Diane Warren. |
14 | My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic) | 1 | Jan 1998 |
Celine Dion |
My Heart Will Go On won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. The song spent three weeks at number one. The song was from the show Titanic.This song was written by James Horner and Will Jennings. |
15 | Smooth | 10 | 1 | Sep 1999 |
Santana Featuring Rob Thomas |
Rob Thomas was the lead singer from Matchbox 20, later known as Matchbox Twenty. Smooth was the 1999 top song of the year. The song won the Grammy Awards for both Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. The song was written by Itaal Shur and Rob Thomas. and from album Supernatural. |
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