Grammy Award alla registrazione dell'anno

Il Record of the Year (Registrazione dell'anno) è uno dei quattro Grammy Award più prestigiosi che premia l'artista e il team di realizzazione del brano candidato. Si differenzia dal premio Song of the Year (Canzone dell'anno) perché quest'ultimo premia colui che ha scritto il brano e non l'artista (a meno che la canzone non sia stata scritta o co-scritta dall'artista stesso).

Storia

Questi premi vengono assegnati annualmente dal 1959. Durante gli anni l'assegnazione di questi premi ha seguito i seguenti criteri:

• 1959-1965: solo l'artista.
• 1966-1998: l'artista e il produttore
• 1999-a oggi: l'artista, il produttore e il resto della squadra che ha partecipato alla registrazione.

È bene presentare alcuni tratti distintivi tra le categorie Registrazione dell'anno, Canzone dell'anno e Album dell'anno, perché, soprattutto le prime due, possono apparentemente sembrare uguali e creare confusione:

• Registrazione dell'anno: questo premio viene assegnato per un singolo o per una canzone di un album. Esso viene assegnato come detto in precedenza non solo all'artista partecipante ma a tutto il gruppo che ha preso parte alla produzione della canzone. La parola "record" sta a indicare quindi l'atto dell'incisione o registrazione del brano, non il componimento o un album di canzoni.
• Canzone dell'anno: anche questo riconoscimento viene assegnato per un singolo o a una traccia individuale di un album, ma il destinatario è il compositore che ha realmente creato la canzone in un primo momento. Perciò il termine "song" si riferisce alla canzone come scrittura, composizione di essa stessa, non come registrazione.
• Album dell'anno: questa categoria viene assegnata per un intero album, e il premio viene assegnato a tutti coloro che hanno collaborato alla sua incisione, dall'artista, al produttore fino a colui che si è occupato della masterizzazione dell'album. Quindi in questo contesto la parola "album" indica una raccolta di canzoni registrate (come un CD o un LP multi-traccia), non canzoni individuali e tanto meno i loro compositori.

Vincitori

L'asterisco (*) indica le registrazioni che hanno vinto anche il Grammy Award alla canzone dell'anno.

1950

Anno	Artista	Singolo	Candidati
1959	Domenico Modugno	Nel blu dipinto di blu*	Perry Como – Catch A Falling Star Peggy Lee – Fever David Seville – The Chipmunk Song Frank Sinatra – Witchcraft

1960

Anno	Artista/i	Singolo	Candidati
1960	Bobby Darin	Mack the Knife	Elvis Presley – A Fool Such As I Frank Sinatra – High Hopes André Previn – Like Young The Browns – The Three Bells
1961	Percy Faith	Tema di "Scandalo al sole"	Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight? Ray Charles – Georgia on My Mind Ella Fitzgerald – Mack the Knife Frank Sinatra – Nice 'n' Easy
1962	Henry Mancini	Moon River*	Jimmy Dean – Big Bad John Frank Sinatra – The Second Time Around The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five Si Zentner – (Up a) Lazy River
1963	Tony Bennett	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	Stan Getz e Charlie Byrd – Desafinado Joe Harnell – Fly Me to the Moon Ray Charles – I Can't Stop Loving You Sammy Davis Jr. – What Kind Of Fool Am I?
1964	Henry Mancini	Days of Wine and Roses*	Sœur Sourire – Dominique Barbra Streisand – Happy Days Are Here Again Tony Bennett – I Wanna Be Around Jack Jones – Wives and Lovers
1965	Stan Getz e Astrud Gilberto	The Girl from Ipanema	Petula Clark – Downtown Louis Armstrong – Hello, Dolly! The Beatles – I Want to Hold Your Hand Barbra Streisand – People
1966	Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass	A Taste of Honey	The Beatles – Yesterday Ramsey Lewis – The 'In' Crowd Roger Miller – King of the Road Tony Bennett – The Shadow Of Your Smile
1967	Frank Sinatra	Strangers in the Night	David Houston – Almost Persuaded The Mamas & the Papas – Monday, Monday Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass – What Now My Love The New Vaudeville Band – Winchester Cathedral
1968	The Fifth Dimension	Up, Up and Away*	Glen Campbell – By The Time I Get To Phoenix Ed Ames – My Cup Runneth Over Bobbie Gentry – Ode to Billie Joe Nancy Sinatra e Frank Sinatra – Somethin' Stupid
1969	Simon & Garfunkel	Mrs. Robinson	Jeannie C. Riley – Harper Valley P.T.A. The Beatles – Hey Jude Bobby Goldsboro – Honey Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman

1970

Anno	Artista/i	Singolo	Candidati
1970	The Fifth Dimension	Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In	Johnny Cash – A Boy Named Sue Peggy Lee – Is That All There Is? Henry Mancini – Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet Blood, Sweat & Tears – Spinning Wheel
1971	Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge over Troubled Water*	The Carpenters – (They Long to Be) Close to You Ray Stevens – Everything Is Beautiful James Taylor – Fire and Rain The Beatles – Let It Be
1972	Carole King	It's Too Late	Three Dog Night – Joy To The World George Harrison – My Sweet Lord Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft James Taylor – You've Got a Friend
1973	Roberta Flack	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face*	Gilbert O'Sullivan – Alone Again (Naturally) Don McLean – American Pie Neil Diamond – Song Sung Blue Harry Nilsson – Without You
1974	Roberta Flack	Killing Me Softly With His Song*	Jim Croce – Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors Stevie Wonder – You Are the Sunshine of My Life Carly Simon – You're So Vain
1975	Olivia Newton-John	I Honestly Love You	Elton John – Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Roberta Flack – Feel Like Makin' Love Joni Mitchell – Help Me Maria Muldaur – Midnight At The Oasis
1976	Captain & Tennille	Love Will Keep Us Together	Janis Ian – At Seventeen Eagles – Lyin' Eyes Barry Manilow – Mandy Glen Campbell – Rhinestone Cowboy
1977	George Benson	This Masquerade	Starland Vocal Band – Afternoon Delight Paul Simon – 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Barry Manilow – I Write The Songs Chicago – If You Leave Me Now
1978	Eagles	Hotel California	Linda Ronstadt – Blue Bayou Crystal Gayle – Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Barbra Streisand – Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) Debby Boone – You Light Up My Life
1979	Billy Joel	Just the Way You Are*	Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street Chuck Mangione – Feels So Good Bee Gees – Stayin' Alive Anne Murray – You Needed Me

1980

Anno	Artista/i	Singolo	Candidati
1980	The Doobie Brothers	What A Fool Believes*	Earth, Wind & Fire – After the Love Has Gone Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive Kenny Rogers – The Gambler Barbra Streisand e Neil Diamond – You Don't Bring Me Flowers
1981	Christopher Cross	Sailing*	Bette Midler – The Rose Kenny Rogers – Lady Frank Sinatra – Theme from New York, New York Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love
1982	Kim Carnes	Bette Davis Eyes*	Christopher Cross – Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over Diana Ross e Lionel Richie – Endless Love Grover Washington Jr. e Bill Withers – Just the Two of Us
1983	Toto	Rosanna	Joe Jackson – Steppin' Out Paul McCartney e Stevie Wonder – Ebony and Ivory Willie Nelson – Always on My Mind Vangelis – Chariots of Fire
1984	Michael Jackson	Beat It	Irene Cara – Flashdance... What a Feeling The Police – Every Breath You Take Lionel Richie – All Night Long (All Night) Michael Sembello – Maniac
1985	Tina Turner	What's Love Got to Do with It*	Chicago – Hard Habit To Break Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want to Have Fun Huey Lewis and the News – The Heart Of Rock & Roll Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark
1986	USA for Africa	We Are the World*	Dire Straits – Money for Nothing Don Henley – The Boys of Summer Huey Lewis and the News – The Power of Love Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A.
1987	Steve Winwood	Higher Love	Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer Whitney Houston – Greatest Love of All Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love Dionne Warwick & Friends (Elton John, Gladys Knight e Stevie Wonder) – That's What Friends Are For
1988	Paul Simon	Graceland	Los Lobos – La Bamba U2 – I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Suzanne Vega – Luka Steve Winwood – Back In The High Life Again
1989	Bobby McFerrin	Don't Worry, Be Happy*	Anita Baker – Giving You the Best That I Got Tracy Chapman – Fast Car Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror Steve Winwood – Roll with It

1990

Anno	Artista/i	Singolo	Candidati
1990	Bette Midler	Wind Beneath My Wings*	Don Henley – The End of the Innocence Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy Billy Joel – We Didn't Start the Fire Mike + The Mechanics – The Living Years
1991	Phil Collins	Another Day in Paradise	Mariah Carey – Vision of Love MC Hammer – U Can't Touch This Bette Midler – From a Distance Sinéad O'Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
1992	Natalie Cole e Nat King Cole	Unforgettable*	Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It for You Amy Grant – Baby Baby Bonnie Raitt – Something to Talk About R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
1993	Eric Clapton	Tears in Heaven*	Billy Ray Cyrus – Achy Breaky Heart Céline Dion e Peabo Bryson – Beauty and the Beast k.d. lang – Constant Craving Vanessa Williams – Save the Best for Last
1994	Whitney Houston	I Will Always Love You	Peabo Bryson e Regina Belle – A Whole New World Billy Joel – The River of Dreams Sting – If I Ever Lose My Faith in You Neil Young – Harvest Moon
1995	Sheryl Crow	All I Wanna Do	Boyz II Men – I'll Make Love to You Mary Chapin Carpenter – He Thinks He'll Keep Her Bonnie Raitt – Love Sneakin' Up On You Bruce Springsteen – Streets of Philadelphia
1996	Seal	Kiss from a Rose*	Mariah Carey e Boyz II Men – One Sweet Day Coolio – Gangsta's Paradise Joan Osborne – One of Us TLC – Waterfalls
1997	Eric Clapton	Change the World*	Tracy Chapman – Give Me One Reason Céline Dion – Because You Loved Me Alanis Morissette – Ironic Smashing Pumpkins – 1979
1998	Shawn Colvin	Sunny Came Home*	Paula Cole – Where Have All the Cowboys Gone Sheryl Crow – Everyday Is a Winding Road Hanson – MMMBop R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly
1999	Céline Dion	My Heart Will Go On*	Brandy e Monica – The Boy Is Mine Goo Goo Dolls – Iris Madonna – Ray of Light Shania Twain – You're Still the One

2000

Anno	Artista/i	Singolo	Candidati
2000	Santana e Rob Thomas	Smooth*	Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way Cher – Believe Ricky Martin – Livin' la Vida Loca TLC – No Scrubs
2001	U2	Beautiful Day*	Destiny's Child – Say My Name Macy Gray – I Try Madonna – Music 'N Sync – Bye Bye Bye
2002	U2	Walk On	India.Arie – Video Alicia Keys – Fallin' OutKast – Ms. Jackson Train – Drops of Jupiter
2003	Norah Jones	Don't Know Why*	Vanessa Carlton – A Thousand Miles Eminem – Without Me Nelly e Kelly Rowland – Dilemma Nickelback – How You Remind Me
2004	Coldplay	Clocks	Beyoncé e Jay-Z – Crazy in Love Black Eyed Peas e Justin Timberlake – Where Is the Love? Eminem – Lose Yourself OutKast – Hey Ya!
2005	Ray Charles e Norah Jones	Here We Go Again	Black Eyed Peas – Let's Get It Started Green Day – American Idiot Los Lonely Boys – Heaven Usher, Lil Jon e Ludacris – Yeah!
2006	Green Day	Boulevard of Broken Dreams	Mariah Carey – We Belong Together Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl Kanye West – Gold Digger
2007	Dixie Chicks	Not Ready to Make Nice*	Mary J. Blige – Be Without You James Blunt – You're Beautiful Gnarls Barkley – Crazy Corinne Bailey Rae – Put Your Records On
2008	Amy Winehouse	Rehab*	Beyoncé – Irreplaceable Foo Fighters – The Pretender Rihanna e Jay-Z – Umbrella Justin Timberlake – What Goes Around... Comes Around
2009	Robert Plant e Alison Krauss	Please Read the Letter	Adele – Chasing Pavements Coldplay – Viva la Vida Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love M.I.A. – Paper Planes

2010

Anno	Artista/i	Singolo	Candidati
2010	Kings of Leon	Use Somebody	Beyoncé – Halo The Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling Lady Gaga – Poker Face Taylor Swift – You Belong with Me
2011	Lady Antebellum	Need You Now*	B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars – Nothin' on You Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love the Way You Lie Cee Lo Green – Fuck You! Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
2012	Adele	Rolling in the Deep*	Bon Iver – Holocene Bruno Mars – Grenade Mumford & Sons – The Cave Katy Perry – Firework
2013	Gotye e Kimbra	Somebody That I Used to Know	The Black Keys – Lonely Boy Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – We Are Young Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
2014	Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams e Nile Rodgers	Get Lucky	Imagine Dragons – Radioactive Lorde – Royals Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven Robin Thicke feat. T.I. e Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines
2015	Sam Smith	Stay with Me*	Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – Fancy Sia – Chandelier Taylor Swift – Shake It Off Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass
2016	Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars	Uptown Funk	D'Angelo – Really Love Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud Taylor Swift – Blank Space The Weeknd – Can't Feel My Face
2017	Adele	Hello*	Beyoncé – Formation Lukas Graham – 7 Years Rihanna feat. Drake – Work Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out
2018	Bruno Mars	24K Magic	Childish Gambino – Redbone Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber – Despacito Jay-Z – The Story Of O.J. Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE
2019	Childish Gambino	This Is America*	Cardi B, Bad Bunny e J Balvin – I Like It Brandi Carlile – The Joke Drake – God's Plan Lady Gaga e Bradley Cooper – Shallow Kendrick Lamar e SZA – All the Stars Post Malone feat. 21 Savage – Rockstar Zedd, Maren Morris e Grey – The Middle

2020

Anno	Artista/i	Singolo	Candidati
2020	Billie Eilish	Bad Guy*	Bon Iver – Hey, Ma Ariana Grande – 7 Rings H.E.R. – Hard Place Khalid – Talk Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road Lizzo – Truth Hurts Post Malone, Swae Lee – Sunflower
2021	Billie Eilish	Everything I Wanted	Beyoncé – Black Parade Black Pumas – Colors DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch – Rockstar Doja Cat – Say So Dua Lipa – Don't Start Now Post Malone – Circles Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé – Savage