Grammy Awards 1980

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The 1980 Grammy Awards were publicly presented on February 27, 1980.

At this 22nd event, the most important American music award, the Grammy , was awarded in 58 categories from 19 fields.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

Song of the Year:

Best New Artist:

pop

Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :

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Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

  • Heartache Tonight from the Eagles

Best performance of a rock instrumentals (Best Rock Instrumental Performance):

Rhythm & Blues

Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):

Best performance by a duo or group with vocals - R&B (Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best instrumental performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance):

  • Boogie Wonderland from Earth, Wind & Fire

Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):

Disco

Best Disco Recording (Best Disco Recording):

Country

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group):

Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

  • You Decorated My Life by Kenny Rogers (Authors: Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison)

jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Performance (Best Jazz Vocal Performance):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Singing or Instrumental (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):

Gospel

Best traditional gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Traditional):

Best contemporary gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary):

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional):

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary):

Best Inspirational-performance (Best Inspirational Performance):

  • You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me A Prayer) by BJ Thomas

Latin

Best Latin Recording (Best Latin Recording)

Folk

Best Ethnofolk- or traditional folk recording (Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording):

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

language

Best recording narration, documentary or drama (Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording):

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):

Musical show

Best Cast Show Album (Best Cast Show Album):

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special: Best Original Music Album Written For A Movie Or A Television Special:

  • Superman (composer: John Williams)

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Instrumental Arrangement):

Best arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):

Packages and album text

Best Album Package (Best Album Package):

Best Album Notes:

  • The Complete Savoy Sessions by Charlie Parker (Writer: Bob Porter, James Patrick)

Historical recordings

Best historical re-release (Best Historical Reissue):

  • Billie Holiday - Giants Of Jazz by Billie Holiday (Producers: Michael Brooks, Jerry Korn)

Production and technology

Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):

  • Breakfast In America by Supertramp (Technique: Peter Henderson)

Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):

Producer of the Year (Producer Of The Year):

Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer Of The Year):

Classical music

Best classical album (Best Classical Album):

Best classical orchestral recording (Best Classical Orchestral Recording):

  • Brahms: Symphonies (1-4) by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Georg Solti

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

Best choral performance, classical (without opera) (Best Choral Performance, Classical, Other Than Opera):

  • Brahms: A German Requiem by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Choir under the direction of Georg Solti

Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists with Orchestra):

Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists without Orchestra):

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):

Special Merit Awards

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Trustees Award were not awarded in 1980.