{"id":474877,"date":"2025-12-27T11:34:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/474877\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T11:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:34:34","slug":"2026-grammy-nominees-for-record-song-of-the-year-are-nearly-identical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/474877\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Grammy Nominees for Record, Song of the Year Are Nearly Identical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-excerpt \/\/ a-font-secondary-xl u-font-size-22 u-margin-t-0.875  u-word-spacing-0031 u-margin-b-17px lrv-u-text-align-center u-max-width-848 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-u-padding-lr-1@desktop-xl\">It&#8217;s the first time in 11 years that there is just one difference in the lineups in the two categories.<\/p>\n<p>\t12\/26\/2025\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/02-kpop-demon-hunters-cr-netflix-billboard-1800.jpg\" alt=\"HUNTR\/X\"   height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tHUNTR\/X in &#8216;KPop Demon Hunters&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNetflix<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs Recording Academy voters pore over the 2026 nominations list before final-round voting closes on Jan. 5, they are sure to notice that the nominees for record and song of the year are nearly identical. Seven of the eight record of the year nominees are also up for song of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe only difference between the two lists is that Chappell Roan\u2019s \u201cThe Subway\u201d is nominated for record of the year but not song of the year, and HUNTR\/X\u2019s \u201cGolden\u201d is nominated for song of the year but not record of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOther than that, the lineups overlap exactly: Bad Bunny\u2019s \u201cDtMF,\u201d Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s \u201cManchild,\u201d Doechii\u2019s \u201cAnxiety,\u201d Billie Eilish\u2019s \u201cWildflower,\u201d Lady Gaga\u2019s \u201cAbracadabra,\u201d Kendrick Lamar with SZA\u2019s \u201cluther\u201d and Ros\u00e9 &amp; Bruno Mars\u2019 \u201cAPT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt\u2019s the first time in 11 years that there is just one difference in the lineups for record and song of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tYou probably know, but to refresh you: Record of the year honors a specific recording of a song; song of the year honors the song itself. Record of the year is awarded to the artist and producer(s), recording engineer(s) and\/or mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist. Song of the year is awarded solely to the songwriters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSince the first Grammy ceremony in 1959, there was just one year when the record and song of the year nominees overlapped 100%. That was at the 1973 ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHere\u2019s a complete list of all the times there was no more than one difference between the rosters of record and song of the year nominees. The years shown are the years of the Grammy ceremonies.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pmc-fallback-list-items lrv-a-unstyle-list lrv-u-margin-t-2\">\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1959<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks.\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alvin-and-the-Chipmunks-1961-billboard-1260.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: CBS via Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song:<\/strong> The Chipmunks\u2019 \u201cThe Chipmunk Song\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record:<\/strong> \u201cGigi,\u201d written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats:<\/strong> \u201cThe Chipmunk Song\u201d was No. 1 for four weeks. Crooner Vic Damone had the only recording of \u201cGigi\u201d to crack the chart. It peaked at No. 88.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes:<\/strong> \u201cGigi\u201d won the Oscar for best original song. It was one of nine Oscars the film won \u2013 which established a new record at the time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1968<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Nancy &amp; Frank Sinatra\u2019s \u201cSomethin\u2019 Stupid\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cGentle on My Mind,\u201d written by John Hartford<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>\u201cSomethin\u2019 Stupid,\u201d which was written by C. Carson Parks, was No. 1 for four weeks. Glen Campbell had the highest-charting version of \u201cGentle on My Mind\u201d (No. 39).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes:<\/strong> Campbell was nominated for record of the year that year with \u201cBy the Time I Get to Phoenix.\u201d Grammy rules allow just one record per artist to be nominated in this category (unless the artist shares billing on the second). Hartford won two Grammys for \u201cGentle on My Mind\u201d \u2013 best Country &amp; Western song (it was the last year the Recording Academy used that dated term) and best folk performance for his recording of his song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe order of the billing on \u201cSomethin\u2019 Stupid\u201d may surprise you \u2013 but both artists were red-hot at the time. Both topped the Hot 100 in 1966 \u2013 Nancy with \u201cThese Boots Are Made for Walkin,\u2019\u201d Frank with \u201cStrangers in the Night.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1969<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Glen Campbell\u2019s \u201cWichita Lineman\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cLittle Green Apples,\u201d written by Bobby Russell<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>\u201cWichita Lineman,\u201d which reached No. 3, was Campbell\u2019s highest-charting single of the 1960s. O.C. Smith had the highest-charting version of \u201cLittle Green Apples\u201d (No. 2).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes:<\/strong> It\u2019s unfathomable that Jimmy Webb\u2019s \u201cWichita Lineman,\u201d widely regarded as one of the best songs ever written, wasn\u2019t nominated for song of the year. \u201cLittle Green Apples,\u201d which was a pop hit for O.C. Smith and a country hit for Roger Miller, won the award. Russell\u2019s song won a second Grammy as best country song.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1971<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Carpenters\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carpenters-1970s-billboard-1548.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Carpenters\u2019 \u201c(They Long to Be) Close to You\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cWe\u2019ve Only Just Begun,\u201d written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>Both songs were big hits for Carpenters, reaching No. 1 (for four weeks) and No. 2 (also for four weeks), respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes: <\/strong>\u201c(They Long to Be) Close to You,\u201d written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, dates to 1963, so it wasn\u2019t eligible for song of the year. Carpenters were nominated for record of the year for \u201cClose to You,\u201d so they couldn\u2019t also compete there with their follow-up hit, \u201cWe\u2019ve Only Just Begun.\u201d Grammy rules allow just one record per artist to be nominated (unless the artist shares billing on the second).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe\u2019ve Only Just Begun\u201d received a second nomination as best contemporary song. It lost in both categories to Paul Simon\u2019s \u201cBridge Over Troubled Water.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1973<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Nilsson\u2019s \u201cWithout You\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cThe Summer Knows,\u201d written by Marilyn &amp; Alan Bergman and Michel Legrand<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>Nilsson\u2019s smash, written by Tom Evans and Pete Ham, was No. 1 for four weeks. The only charted version of \u201cThe Summer Knows\u201d was an instrumental recording by Peter Nero, under the title \u201cTheme From Summer of 42,\u201d which reached No. 21 in December 1971.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes: <\/strong>Legrand won a Grammy for best instrumental composition for \u201cThe Theme From Summer of 42\u201d in 1972. He also won an Oscar in 1972 for original dramatic score for Summer of 42.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1974<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Jim Croce\u2019s \u201cBad, Bad Leroy Brown\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cTie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree,\u201d written by L. Russell Brown and Irwin Levine<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>\u201cBad, Bad Leroy Brown\u201d topped the chart just two months before Croce died in a plane crash. It stayed on top for two weeks. Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (as they were billed at the time) topped the chart for four weeks with \u201cTie a Yellow Ribbon,\u201d an old-fashioned story song. It went on to be the No. 1 single of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes: <\/strong>Croce and Dawn were both nominated in performance categories \u2014 best pop vocal performance, male and best pop vocal performance by a duo, group or chorus, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1981<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>none<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cFame,\u201d written by Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats:<\/strong> Irene Cara\u2019s recording of \u201cFame\u201d reached No. 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes: <\/strong>The only disparity is that one extra song was nominated for song of the year. \u201cFame\u201d won the Oscar for best original song, against fierce competition that included Dolly Parton\u2019s \u201c9 to 5\u201d and Willie Nelson\u2019s \u201cOn the Road Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1982<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dolly Parton\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/191-Dolly-Parton-9-to-5-billboard-1240.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Century Fox Film Corp\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>John Lennon\u2019s \u201c(Just Like) Starting Over\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201c9 to 5,\u201d written by Dolly Parton<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>Both songs were No. 1 hits, for five and two weeks, respectively. Lennon\u2019s song hit No. 1 less than three weeks after he was shot to death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes:<\/strong> Parton won two Grammys for \u201c9 to 5\u201d \u2013 best country song and best country vocal performance, female. \u201c9 to 5\u201d also brought Parton her first Oscar nod for best original song.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1984<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Irene Cara\u2019s \u201cFlashdance\u2026What a Feeling\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cBillie Jean\u201d by Michael Jackson<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>Both songs were long-running No. 1 hits, for six and seven weeks, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes:<\/strong> \u201cFlashdance,\u201d which Cara co-wrote with Keith Forsey and Giorgio Moroder, won the Oscar for best original song. Jackson was nominated for (and won) record of the year with \u201cBeat It.\u201d Grammy rules allow just one record per artist to be nominated (unless the artist shares billing on the second). But Jackson did win two Grammys for \u201cBillie Jean\u201d \u2013 best rhythm &amp; blues song and best R&amp;B vocal performance, male.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1987<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Whitney Houston\u2019s \u201cGreatest Love of All\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cGraceland,\u201d written by Paul Simon<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>\u201cGreatest Love of All\u201d topped the chart for three weeks. \u201cGraceland\u201d reached No. 81.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes: <\/strong>Michael Masser and Linda Creed wrote \u201cGreatest Love of All,\u201d which failed to garner a song of the year nod. The following year, Masser was nominated for song of the year for \u201cDidn\u2019t We Almost Have It All,\u201d another No. 1 hit by Houston. He co-wrote that one with Will Jennings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA year after \u201cGraceland\u201d was nominated for song of the year, it won record of the year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1990<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Fine Young Cannibals\u2019 \u201cShe Drives Me Crazy\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cDon\u2019t Know Much,\u201d written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats<\/strong>: \u201cShe Drives Me Crazy\u201d reached No. 1. Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville\u2019s recording of \u201cDon\u2019t Know Much\u201d peaked at No. 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes: <\/strong>\u201cDon\u2019t Know Much\u201d brought Mann &amp; Weil (joined on this song by Tom Snow) their second song of the year nod in three years. They had won in 1988 for \u201cSomewhere Out There\u201d (which they co-wrote with James Horner). This (almost) makes up for the way their songs were criminally overlooked in the 1960s and 1970s. Such great Mann &amp; Weil songs as \u201cYou\u2019ve Lost That Lovin\u2019 Feeling\u201d (cowritten with Phil Spector) and \u201cHere You Come Again\u201d weren\u2019t nominated for songwriting awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBill Medley had the first charted version of \u201cDon\u2019t Know Much\u201d in 1981. Bette Midler had a charted version of the song in 1983 under the title \u201cAll I Need to Know.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1991<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Wilson Phillips singing trio (L-R) Chynna Phillips, Carnie &amp; Wendy Wilson posing together on a rock in the park on May 3rd, 1990.\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wilson-Phillips-1990-billboard-1800.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Rob Kinmonth\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>M.C. Hammer\u2019s \u201cU Can\u2019t Touch This\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cHold On,\u201d written by Glen Ballard, Chynna Phillips and Carnie Wilson<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>\u201cU Can\u2019t Touch This\u201d reached No. 8. \u201cHold On\u201d hit No. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes: <\/strong>Hammer\u2019s smash was the first hip-hop record to be nominated for record of the year. The song samples the opening riff of James\u2019s 1981 classic \u201cSuper Freak,\u201d which is why James and Alonzo Miller have songwriting credits on \u201cU Can\u2019t Touch This.\u201d The staying power of \u201cHold On,\u201d which was nominated for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal, was seen when it was used as the capper in the 2011 film Bridesmaids.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1992<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Bonnie Raitt\u2019s \u201cSomething to Talk About\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cWalking in Memphis,\u201d written by Marc Cohn<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>\u201cSomething to Talk About,\u201d written by Shirley Eikhard, reached No. 5 \u2013 the highest-charting hit of Raitt\u2019s career. \u201cWalking in Memphis\u201d peaked at No. 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes:<\/strong> Raitt\u2019s follow-up hit, \u201cI Can\u2019t Make You Love Me,\u201d was entered for song of the year, but wasn\u2019t nominated. That\u2019s almost as glaring an omission as \u201cWichita Lineman.\u201d The Mike Reid\/Allen Shamblin song is widely regarded as one of the finest songs of the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn addition to his song of the year nod, Cohn won best new artist that year and was nominated for best pop vocal performance, male.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1993<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>none<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>none<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats:<\/strong> All five nominees were top 10 hits except k.d. lang\u2019s \u201cConstant Craving,\u201d which peaked at No. 38.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes: <\/strong>This is the only year in Grammy history where the two fields overlapped 100%. The nominees were Eric Clapton\u2019s \u201cTears in Heaven\u201d (which he co-wrote with Will Jennings), Billy Ray Cyrus\u2019 \u201cAchy Breaky Heart\u201d (written by Don Von Tress), Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson\u2019s \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d (written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman), k.d. lang\u2019s \u201cConstant Craving\u201d (which she co-wrote with Ben Mink) and Vanessa Williams\u2019 \u201cSave the Best for Last\u201d (written by Phil Galdston, Jon Linda and Wendy Waldman).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn addition to its song of the year nod, \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d won best song written specifically for a motion picture or for television.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>1994<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Whitney Houston\u2019s \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019d Do Anything for Love (But I Won\u2019t Do That),\u201d written by Jim Steinman<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>\u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d topped the Hot 100 for a then-record 14 weeks. \u201cI\u2019d Do Anything for Love\u201d topped the chart for five weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes:<\/strong> The rules on how to handle old songs have fluctuated over the years. Unfortunately for Dolly Parton, this year such songs were not allowed in song of the year, which meant that she was denied the nomination (and likely award) that was rightfully hers for writing \u201cI Will Always Love You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019ll Do Anything for Love\u201d was also nominated for best rock song.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>2007<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carrie-Underwood-2006-runway-billboard-1200.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Jamie McCarthy\/WireImage\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Gnarls Barkley\u2019s \u201cCrazy\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cJesus, Take the Wheel,\u201d written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordon Sampson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats:<\/strong> \u201cCrazy\u201d logged seven weeks at No. 2. \u201cJesus Take the Wheel\u201d reached No. 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes:<\/strong> \u201cCrazy\u201d samples \u201cLast Men Standing\u201d by Gian Piero Reverberi and Gian Franco Reverberi from the 1968 \u201cspaghetti Western\u201d Django, Prepare a Coffin. That\u2019s why the Reverberis are credited as songwriters alongside CeeLo Green and Danger Mouse. In addition to its song of the year nod, \u201cJesus, Take the Wheel\u201d won for best country song.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Katy Perry\u2019s \u201cFirework\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cAll of the Lights,\u201d written by Jeff Bhasker, Fergie, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>\u201cFirework\u201d was No. 1 for four weeks; \u201cAll of the Lights,\u201d credited to Kanye West featuring Rihanna, peaked at No. 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes:<\/strong> In addition to its song of the year nod, \u201cAll of the Lights\u201d won for best rap song and best rap\/sung collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song: <\/strong>Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX\u2019s \u201cFancy\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cTake Me to Church,\u201d written by Hozier<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats: <\/strong>\u201cFancy\u201d was No. 1 for seven weeks; \u201cTake Me to Church\u201d peaked at No. 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes:<\/strong> Azalea received a total of four nods that year, also including best new artist and best pop duo\/group performance for \u201cFancy.\u201d Hozier, surprisingly, received no other nominations that year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\t<strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Record, not Song:<\/strong> Chappell Roan\u2019s \u201cThe Subway\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nominated for Song, Not Record: <\/strong>\u201cGolden,\u201d written by EJAE, Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo &amp; Mark Sonnenblick<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Hot 100 stats:<\/strong> \u201cThe Subway\u201d reached No. 3. \u201cGolden\u201d logged eight weeks at No. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Notes:<\/strong> At the 2025 Grammys, Roan\u2019s \u201cGood Luck, Babe!\u201d was nominated for both record and song of the year. The failure of \u201cGolden\u201d by HUNTR\/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI) to land a record of the year nod was one of the biggest surprises on the 2026 nominations list. In addition to its song of the year nod, the song is nominated for best song written for visual media and best pop duo\/group performance. It\u2019s also shortlisted for an Oscar for best original song. 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