Awards & Winners

1983 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1983 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 26th Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

26th Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Trustees Award

Béla Bartók

(fore lifetime achievements)
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones

Honored for : Beat It
(Artist, Producer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lionel Richie All Night Long (All Night)
Michael Sembello Maniac
The Police Every Breath You Take
Irene Cara Flashdance
Quincy Jones Beat It
Michael Jackson Beat It
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones

Honored for : Thriller
(Artist, Producer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Joel An Innocent Man
Flashdance
soundtrack
David Bowie Let's Dance
The Police Synchronicity
Michael Jackson Thriller
Quincy Jones Thriller
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Sting

Honored for : Every Breath You Take: The Singles, Every Breath You Take
(songwriter)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Jackson Beat It
Michael Jackson Billie Jean
Lionel Richie All Night Long (All Night)
Dennis Matkosky Maniac
Michael Sembello Maniac
Sting Every Breath You Take
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Irene Cara

Honored for : Flashdance

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Nominee Nominated Work
Donna Summer She Works Hard for the Money
Sheena Easton Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)
Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart
Linda Ronstadt What's New
Irene Cara Flashdance
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

Culture Club

(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Musical Youth
Eurythmics
Big Country
Men Without Hats
Culture Club
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Police

Honored for : Synchronicity
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Talking Heads Burning Down the House
Big Country In a Big Country
ZZ Top Eliminator
Huey Lewis & the News Heart and Soul
The Police Synchronicity
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Pat Benatar

Honored for : Love Is a Battlefield
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kim Carnes Invisible Hands
Bonnie Tyler Faster Than the Speed of Night
Stevie Nicks Stand Back
Joan Armatrading The Key
Pat Benatar Love Is a Battlefield
Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Michael Jackson

Honored for : Beat It
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Bowie Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
Phil Collins I Don't Care Anymore
David Bowie Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
Bob Seger The Distance
Rick Springfield Affair of the Heart
Michael Jackson Beat It
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Sting

Honored for : Brimstone & Treacle
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Rude Mood
Pete Townshend Unused Piano
Track from: Scooped
Allan Holdsworth Road Games
Rainbow Anybody There
Sting Brimstone & Treacle
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Police

Honored for : Every Breath You Take
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patti Austin & James Ingram How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson The Girl Is Mine
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton Islands in the Stream (feat. Kenny Rogers)
The Police Every Breath You Take
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

George Benson

Honored for : Being With You
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Jackson Breakdown
Herb Alpert Blow Your Own Horn
Helen St John Love Theme From Flashdance
Larry Carlton Friends
George Benson Being With You
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Michael Jackson

Honored for : Thriller
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Joel Uptown Girl
Prince 1999
Michael Sembello Maniac (From Flashdance)
Lionel Richie All Night Long (All Night)
Michael Jackson Thriller
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Rufus

Honored for : Ain't Nobody
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
DeBarge In a Special Way
Shalamar Dead Giveaway
Earth, Wind & Fire Fall in Love With Me
The Weather Girls It's Raining Men
Rufus Ain't Nobody
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Anne Murray

Honored for : A Little Good News
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Crystal Gayle Baby, What About You
Dolly Parton Burlap & Satin
Deborah Allen Baby I Lied
Emmylou Harris Last Date
Anne Murray A Little Good News
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Lee Greenwood

Honored for : I.O.U.
(Track from: Mega County)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ronnie Milsap Stranger in My House
Vern Gosdin If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)
Earl Thomas Conley Holding Her and Loving You
Ray Charles Born to Love Me
Track from: The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 (disc 3)
Kenny Rogers All My Life
Lee Greenwood I.O.U.
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Chaka Khan

Honored for : Chaka Khan
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephanie Mills Merciless
Deniece Williams I'm So Proud
Jennifer Holliday Feel My Soul
Aretha Franklin Get It Right
Patti LaBelle The Best Is Yet to Come
Chaka Khan Chaka Khan
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Michael Jackson

Honored for : Billie Jean
(songwriter)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Hawk Wolinski Ain't Nobody
Eddy Grant Electric Avenue
Quincy Jones P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
James Ingram P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Michael Jackson Billie Jean
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Alabama

Honored for : The Closer You Get
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)
The Oak Ridge Boys American Made
Willie Nelson Poncho & Lefty
Merle Haggard Poncho & Lefty
Willie Nelson Take It to the Limit
Waylon Jennings Take It to the Limit
Alabama The Closer You Get
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

New South

Honored for : Fireball
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Pat Metheny Group

Honored for : Travels
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

Herbie Hancock

Honored for : Rockit
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Gap Band Introduction - Where Are We Going? (instrumental)
Jerry Hey Billie Jean
Quincy Jones Billie Jean
Kashif The Mood
James Brown Today
Herbie Hancock Rockit
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Michael Jackson

Honored for : Billie Jean
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
James Ingram Party Animal
Marvin Gaye Midnight Love
Prince International Lover
Jeffrey Osborne Stay With Me Tonight
Michael Jackson Billie Jean
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

Mike Reid

Honored for : Stranger in My House
(songwriter)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Randy Owen Lady Down On Love
songwriter
Deborah Allen Baby I Lied
Anne Murray A Little Good News
Lee Greenwood I.O.U.
Track from: Mega County
Mike Reid Stranger in My House
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male

Russ Taff

Honored for : Walls of Glass
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus

Sandi Patty, Larnelle Harris

Honored for : More Than Wonderful (feat. Larnelle Harris)
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sandi Patty More Than Wonderful (feat. Larnelle Harris)
Larnelle Harris More Than Wonderful (feat. Larnelle Harris)
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female

Sandra Crouch

Honored for : We Sing Praises
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male

Al Green

Honored for : I'll Rise Again
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female

Amy Grant

Honored for : Ageless Medley
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

Tito Puente

Honored for : On Broadway
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

Los Lobos

Honored for : Anselma
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus

Barbara Mandrell, Bobby Jones

Honored for : I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barbara Mandrell I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today
Bobby Jones I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album

B.B. King

Honored for : Blues 'n' Jazz
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

José Feliciano

Honored for : Me Enamore
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

Donna Summer

Honored for : He's a Rebel
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

William Warfield

Honored for : Lincoln Portrait
(narrator)
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones

Honored for : E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(Artist, Producer)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Quincy Jones E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Michael Jackson E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Eddie Murphy

Honored for : Comedian
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roy Clark Alabama Jubilee
Eddie Murphy Comedian
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Clifton Chenier

Honored for : I'm Here
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Giorgio Moroder

Honored for : Love Theme From Flashdance
(composer)
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Phil Ramone Flashdance
Ronald Magness Flashdance
Shandi Sinnamon Flashdance
Dennis Matkosky Flashdance
Giorgio Moroder Flashdance
Craig Krampf Flashdance
Duane Hitchings Flashdance
Irene Cara Flashdance
Jerry Hey Flashdance
Kim Carnes Flashdance
Michael Boddicker Flashdance
Keith Forsey Flashdance
Michael Sembello Flashdance
Richard Gilbert Flashdance
Douglas Cotler Flashdance
Grammy Award for Best Music Video

Duran Duran

Honored for : Girls On Film/Hungry Like The Wolf
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Honored for : Cats (1982 original Broadway cast)
(Producer)
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Wynton Marsalis

Honored for : Think of One
(Soloist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Mel Tormé

Honored for : Top Drawer
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Rob McConnell

Honored for : All in Good Time
(Soloist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Dave Grusin

Honored for : Summer Sketches 82
(Arranger)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group

The Manhattan Transfer

Honored for : Why Not!
(Track from the album Bodies and Souls)
Grammy Award for Best Music Film

Duran Duran

Honored for : Duran Duran
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

Ella Fitzgerald

Honored for : The Best Is Yet to Come
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Phil Woods

Honored for : Live at the Village Vanguard
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Nelson Riddle

Honored for : What's New?
(Arranger)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nelson Riddle What's New?
David Paich Rosanna
Jeff Porcaro Rosanna
Jerry Hey Rosanna
Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices

Chaka Khan, Arif Mardin

Honored for : Be Bop Medley: Hot House / East of Suez (Come On Sailor) / Epistrophy (I Wanna Play) / Yardbird Suite / Con Alma / Giant Steps

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arif Mardin Be Bop Medley: Hot House / East of Suez (Come On Sailor) / Epistrophy (I Wanna Play) / Yardbird Suite / Con Alma / Giant Steps
Chaka Khan Be Bop Medley: Hot House / East of Suez (Come On Sailor) / Epistrophy (I Wanna Play) / Yardbird Suite / Con Alma / Giant Steps
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Robert Rauschenberg

Honored for : Speaking in Tongues
(Art Director)
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Orrin Keepnews

Honored for : Interplay
(Albun notes writer)
Grammy Award for Best Historical Album

Stanley Walker, Allan Steckler

Honored for : The Greatest Recordings Of Arturo Toscanini - Symphonies, Vol. I

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stanley Walker The Greatest Recordings Of Arturo Toscanini - Symphonies, Vol. I
Allan Steckler The Greatest Recordings Of Arturo Toscanini - Symphonies, Vol. I
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Bruce Swedien

Honored for : Thriller
(Engineer)
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Quincy Jones
Michael Jackson
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Georg Solti, James Mallinson

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Georg Solti, James Mallinson

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
(Conductor)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Mallinson Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
Georg Solti Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kurt Moll Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Lucia Popp Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Georg Solti Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Samuel Ramey Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Christopher Raeburn Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Thomas Allen Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Frederica von Stade Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Kiri Te Kanawa Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kurt Moll Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Lucia Popp Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Georg Solti Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Samuel Ramey Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Christopher Raeburn Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Thomas Allen Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Frederica von Stade Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Kiri Te Kanawa Mozart; Le Nozze Di Figaro
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Margaret Hillis, Georg Solti

Honored for : Haydn: The Creation
(Choir director)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georg Solti Haydn: The Creation
Margaret Hillis Haydn: The Creation
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

Mstislav Rostropovich, Rudolf Serkin

Honored for : Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rudolf Serkin Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo
Mstislav Rostropovich Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

Wynton Marsalis

Honored for : Haydn / L. Mozart / Hummel: Trumpet Concertos
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

Glenn Gould

Honored for : Beethoven - Glenn Gould \u200E\u2013 Piano Sonatas - No. 12 A-Flat Major Op. 26 / No. 13 E-Flat Major Op. 27-1
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Leontyne Price, Marilyn Horne

Honored for : Leontyne Price & Marilyn Horne In Concert At The Met

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marilyn Horne Leontyne Price & Marilyn Horne In Concert At The Met
Leontyne Price Leontyne Price & Marilyn Horne In Concert At The Met
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

James Lock

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
(Engineer)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georg Solti Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
James Mallinson Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
James Lock Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marc J. Aubort
Joanna Nickrenz
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Fats Waller

Honored for : Ain't Misbehavin' / Sweet Savannah Sue
(For Ain't Misbehavin')
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Frank Sinatra

Honored for : In the Wee Small Hours
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Walter Huston

Honored for : September Song
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Bidú Sayão, Heitor Villa-Lobos

Honored for : Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 \u2013 Aria
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Woody Herman and His Orchestra

Honored for : No Time/Four Brothers
(For Four Brothers)