Who won Record of the Year at the most recent Grammys?

Kendrick Lamar won at the 2025 Grammys.

Who won Record of the Year in 2025?

Kendrick Lamar — Not Like Us.

Who won Record of the Year in 2022?

Silk Sonic — Leave the Door Open.

Who won Record of the Year in 2021?

Billie Eilish — Everything I Wanted.

Who has won Record of the Year the most times?

Adele, Billie Eilish, Eric Clapton, Henry Mancini, Roberta Flack, Simon & Garfunkel, The 5th Dimension and U2 are tied with 2 wins each.

How many different winners has Record of the Year had?

59 different winners across 67 ceremonies, 1959–2025.

A visual history · Grammys

The winners who defined Record of the Year.

67 ceremonies, 1959–2025. 59 different winners. The longest run belongs to Roberta Flack, with 2 straight wins.

Who won most recently?: Kendrick Lamar in 2025 for Not Like Us.
Who has won the most?: Adele, Billie Eilish, Eric Clapton, Henry Mancini, Roberta Flack, Simon & Garfunkel, The 5th Dimension and U2, tied on 2 wins each.

2025Not Like UsKendrick Lamar
2024FlowersMiley Cyrus
2023About Damn TimeLizzo
2022Leave the Door OpenSilk Sonic
2021Everything I WantedBillie Eilish
2020Bad GuyBillie Eilish

Years explored: 1959–2025
Different winners: 59
Category leader: Adele · 2

About this record

Awarded at every Grammy ceremony since the first in 1959.

2000–2025

26 ceremonies

19592025

01 / The reigns

U2 set the longest run.

The timeline turns the 2000–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.

01
Adele2 wins
02
Billie Eilish2 wins
03
U22 wins

Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by label; hover for details.

Santana'00

U2'01–'02×2

Norah Jones'03

Coldplay'04

Ray Charles & Norah Jones'05

Green Day'06

Dixie Chicks'07

Amy Winehouse'08

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss'09

Kings of Leon'10

Lady Antebellum'11

Adele'12

Gotye'13

Daft Punk'14

Sam Smith'15

Mark Ronson'16

Adele'17

Bruno Mars'18

Childish Gambino'19

Billie Eilish'20–'21×2

Silk Sonic'22

Lizzo'23

Miley Cyrus'24

Kendrick Lamar'25

02 / The power map

Who stood behind the winners?

Universal leads the recorded label credits with 10 wins, 2000–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.

Universal10 wins

Sony9 wins

Independent3 wins

Warner3 wins

pgLang1 win

Wins by label

Universal1038%
Sony935%
Independent312%
Warner312%
pgLang14%

03 / The near misses

The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won this award

Beyoncé performing on the Renaissance World Tour in London

01Beyoncé7 nominations

02
Taylor Swift
6 noms
03
Brandi Carlile
3 noms
04
Doja Cat
3 noms
05
Eminem
3 noms
06
ABBA
2 noms

Most losses in this category

01Beyoncé7 losses · 0 wins

02
Taylor Swift
6L · 0W
03
Billie Eilish
3L · 2W
04
Brandi Carlile
3L · 0W
05
Doja Cat
3L · 0W
06
Eminem
3L · 0W

04 / The archive

Every year.
Every winner.

The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.

Year	Winner	Label
2025	Kendrick Lamar (Not Like Us) beat 7 others Charli XCX (360) Billie Eilish (Birds of a Feather) Sabrina Carpenter (Espresso) Taylor Swift (Fortnight) Chappell Roan (Good Luck, Babe!) The Beatles (Now and Then) Beyoncé (Texas Hold 'Em)	pgLang/Interscope
2024	Miley Cyrus (Flowers) beat 7 others Taylor Swift (Anti-Hero) SZA (Kill Bill) Boygenius (Not Strong Enough) Victoria Monét (On My Mama) Olivia Rodrigo (Vampire) Billie Eilish (What Was I Made For?) Jon Batiste (Worship)	Columbia
2023	Lizzo (About Damn Time) beat 9 others Harry Styles (As It Was) Steve Lacy (Bad Habit) Beyoncé (Break My Soul) ABBA (Don't Shut Me Down) Adele (Easy on Me) Mary J. Blige (Good Morning Gorgeous) Kendrick Lamar (The Heart Part 5) Doja Cat (Woman) Brandi Carlile (You and Me on the Rock)	Nice Life/Atlantic
2022	Silk Sonic (Leave the Door Open) beat 9 others Olivia Rodrigo (Drivers License) Jon Batiste (Freedom) Billie Eilish (Happier Than Ever) Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (I Get a Kick Out of You) ABBA (I Still Have Faith in You) Doja Cat (Kiss Me More) Lil Nas X (Montero (Call Me by Your Name)) Justin Bieber (Peaches) Brandi Carlile (Right on Time)	Aftermath/Atlantic
2021	Billie Eilish (Everything I Wanted)repeat beat 7 others Beyoncé (Black Parade) Post Malone (Circles) Black Pumas (Colors) Dua Lipa (Don't Start Now) DaBaby (Rockstar) Megan Thee Stallion (Savage) Doja Cat (Say So)	Interscope/Darkroom
2020	Billie Eilish (Bad Guy) beat 7 others Ariana Grande (7 Rings) H.E.R. (Hard Place) Bon Iver (Hey, Ma) Lil Nas X (Old Town Road) Post Malone & Swae Lee (Sunflower) Khalid (Talk) Lizzo (Truth Hurts)	Interscope/Darkroom
2019	Childish Gambino (This Is America) beat 7 others Kendrick Lamar & SZA (All the Stars) Drake (God's Plan) Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin (I Like It) Brandi Carlile (The Joke) Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey (The Middle) Post Malone (Rockstar) Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (Shallow)	RCA/mcDJ
2018	Bruno Mars (24K Magic) beat 4 others Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee (Despacito) Kendrick Lamar (Humble) Childish Gambino (Redbone) Jay-Z (The Story of O.J.)	Atlantic
2017	Adele (Hello) beat 4 others Lukas Graham (7 Years) Beyoncé (Formation) Twenty One Pilots (Stressed Out) Rihanna (Work)	Columbia/XL
2016	Mark Ronson (Uptown Funk) beat 4 others Taylor Swift (Blank Space) The Weeknd (Can't Feel My Face) D'Angelo & The Vanguard (Really Love) Ed Sheeran (Thinking Out Loud)	RCA/Columbia
2015	Sam Smith (Stay with Me) beat 4 others Meghan Trainor (All About That Bass) Sia (Chandelier) Iggy Azalea (Fancy) Taylor Swift (Shake It Off)	Capitol
2014	Daft Punk (Get Lucky) beat 4 others Robin Thicke (Blurred Lines) Bruno Mars (Locked Out of Heaven) Imagine Dragons (Radioactive) Lorde (Royals)	Columbia
2013	Gotye (Somebody That I Used to Know) beat 5 others The Black Keys (Lonely Boy) Kelly Clarkson (Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)) Frank Ocean (Thinkin Bout You) Taylor Swift (We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together) Fun (We Are Young)	Universal/Samples 'n' Seconds
2012	Adele (Rolling in the Deep) beat 4 others Mumford & Sons (The Cave) Katy Perry (Firework) Bruno Mars (Grenade) Bon Iver (Holocene)	XL/Columbia
2011	Lady Antebellum (Need You Now) beat 4 others Jay-Z (Empire State of Mind) CeeLo Green (Fuck You) Eminem (Love the Way You Lie) B.o.B (Nothin' on You)	Capitol Nashville
2010	Kings of Leon (Use Somebody) beat 4 others Beyoncé (Halo) The Black Eyed Peas (I Gotta Feeling) Lady Gaga (Poker Face) Taylor Swift (You Belong with Me)	RCA
2009	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (Please Read the Letter) beat 4 others Leona Lewis (Bleeding Love) Adele (Chasing Pavements) M.I.A. (Paper Planes) Coldplay (Viva la Vida)	Rounder
2008	Amy Winehouse (Rehab) beat 4 others Beyoncé (Irreplaceable) Foo Fighters (The Pretender) Rihanna (Umbrella) Justin Timberlake (What Goes Around... Comes Around)	Universal Republic/Island
2007	Dixie Chicks (Not Ready to Make Nice) beat 4 others Mary J. Blige (Be Without You) Gnarls Barkley (Crazy) Corinne Bailey Rae (Put Your Records On) James Blunt (You're Beautiful)	Columbia
2006	Green Day (Boulevard of Broken Dreams) beat 4 others Gorillaz (Feel Good Inc.) Kanye West (Gold Digger) Gwen Stefani (Hollaback Girl) Mariah Carey (We Belong Together)	Reprise
2005	Ray Charles & Norah Jones (Here We Go Again) beat 4 others Green Day (American Idiot) Los Lonely Boys (Heaven) The Black Eyed Peas (Let's Get It Started) Usher (Yeah)	Concord/Hear Music
2004	Coldplay (Clocks) beat 4 others Beyoncé (Crazy in Love) OutKast (Hey Ya!) Eminem (Lose Yourself) The Black Eyed Peas & Justin Timberlake (Where Is the Love?)	Parlophone/Capitol
2003	Norah Jones (Don't Know Why) beat 4 others Nelly (Dilemma) Nickelback (How You Remind Me) Vanessa Carlton (A Thousand Miles) Eminem (Without Me)	Blue Note
2002	U2 (Walk On)repeat beat 4 others Train (Drops of Jupiter) Alicia Keys (Fallin') OutKast (Ms. Jackson) India.Arie (Video)	Interscope/Island
2001	U2 (Beautiful Day) beat 4 others *NSYNC (Bye Bye Bye) Macy Gray (I Try) Madonna (Music) Destiny's Child (Say My Name)	Interscope/Island
2000	Santana (Smooth) beat 4 others Cher (Believe) Backstreet Boys (I Want It That Way) Ricky Martin (Livin' la Vida Loca) TLC (No Scrubs)	Arista
1999	Celine Dion (My Heart Will Go On)unverified beat 4 others Brandy & Monica (The Boy Is Mine) Goo Goo Dolls (Iris) Madonna (Ray of Light) Shania Twain (You're Still the One)	Columbia/Epic
1998	Shawn Colvin (Sunny Came Home)unverified beat 4 others Sheryl Crow (Everyday Is a Winding Road) R. Kelly (I Believe I Can Fly) Hanson (MMMBop) Paula Cole (Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?)	Columbia
1997	Eric Clapton (Change the World)unverified beat 4 others The Smashing Pumpkins (1979) Celine Dion (Because You Loved Me) Tracy Chapman (Give Me One Reason) Alanis Morissette (Ironic)	Curb/MCA
1996	Seal (Kiss from a Rose)unverified beat 4 others Coolio (Gangsta's Paradise) Joan Osborne (One of Us) Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (One Sweet Day) TLC (Waterfalls)	ZTT
1995	Sheryl Crow (All I Wanna Do)unverified beat 4 others Mary Chapin Carpenter (He Thinks He'll Keep Her) Boyz II Men (I'll Make Love to You) Bonnie Raitt (Love Sneakin' Up On You) Bruce Springsteen (Streets of Philadelphia)	A&M
1994	Whitney Houston (I Will Always Love You)unverified beat 4 others Neil Young (Harvest Moon) Sting (If I Ever Lose My Faith in You) Billy Joel (The River of Dreams) Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle (A Whole New World)	Arista
1993	Eric Clapton (Tears in Heaven)unverified beat 4 others Billy Ray Cyrus (Achy Breaky Heart) Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson (Beauty and the Beast) k.d. lang (Constant Craving) Vanessa Williams (Save the Best for Last)	Warner Bros.
1992	Natalie Cole (With Nat King Cole) (Unforgettable)unverified beat 4 others Amy Grant (Baby Baby) Bryan Adams ((Everything I Do) I Do It for You) R.E.M. (Losing My Religion) Bonnie Raitt (Something to Talk About)	Capitol
1991	Phil Collins (Another Day in Paradise)unverified beat 4 others Bette Midler (From a Distance) Sinéad O'Connor (Nothing Compares 2 U) MC Hammer (U Can't Touch This) Mariah Carey (Vision of Love)	Virgin
1990	Bette Midler (Wind Beneath My Wings)unverified beat 4 others Don Henley (The End of the Innocence) Mike + The Mechanics (The Living Years) Fine Young Cannibals (She Drives Me Crazy) Billy Joel (We Didn't Start the Fire)	Avenue Records
1989	Bobby McFerrin (Don't Worry, Be Happy)unverified beat 4 others Tracy Chapman (Fast Car) Anita Baker (Giving You the Best That I Got) Michael Jackson (Man in the Mirror) Steve Winwood (Roll with It)	EMI-Manhattan
1988	Paul Simon (Graceland)unverified beat 4 others Steve Winwood (Back in the High Life Again) Los Lobos (La Bamba) U2 (I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For) Suzanne Vega (Luka)	Warner Bros.
1987	Steve Winwood (Higher Love)unverified beat 4 others Robert Palmer (Addicted to Love) Whitney Houston (Greatest Love of All) Peter Gabriel (Sledgehammer) Dionne Warwick & Friends (Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) (That's What Friends Are For)	Island
1986	USA for Africa (We Are the World)unverified beat 4 others Bruce Springsteen (Born in the U.S.A.) Don Henley (The Boys of Summer) Dire Straits (Money for Nothing) Huey Lewis and the News (The Power of Love)	Columbia/CBS
1985	Tina Turner (What's Love Got to Do with It)unverified beat 4 others Bruce Springsteen (Dancing in the Dark) Cyndi Lauper (Girls Just Want to Have Fun) Chicago (Hard Habit to Break) Huey Lewis and the News (The Heart of Rock & Roll)	Capitol
1984	Michael Jackson (Beat It)unverified beat 4 others Lionel Richie (All Night Long (All Night)) The Police (Every Breath You Take) Irene Cara (Flashdance... What a Feeling) Michael Sembello (Maniac)	Epic
1983	Toto (Rosanna)unverified beat 4 others Willie Nelson (Always on My Mind) Vangelis (Chariots of Fire) Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder (Ebony and Ivory) Joe Jackson (Steppin' Out)	Columbia
1982	Kim Carnes (Bette Davis Eyes)unverified beat 4 others Christopher Cross (Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)) Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Endless Love) Grover Washington Jr. with Bill Withers (Just the Two of Us) John Lennon ((Just Like) Starting Over)	EMI America
1981	Christopher Cross (Sailing)unverified beat 4 others Kenny Rogers (Lady) Bette Midler (The Rose) Frank Sinatra (Theme from New York, New York) Barbra Streisand (Woman in Love)	Warner Bros.
1980	The Doobie Brothers (What a Fool Believes)unverified beat 4 others Earth, Wind & Fire (After the Love Has Gone) Kenny Rogers (The Gambler) Gloria Gaynor (I Will Survive) Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond (You Don't Bring Me Flowers)	Columbia
1979	Billy Joel (Just the Way You Are)unverified beat 4 others Gerry Rafferty (Baker Street) Chuck Mangione (Feels So Good) Bee Gees (Stayin' Alive) Anne Murray (You Needed Me)	Columbia
1978	Eagles (Hotel California)unverified beat 4 others 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)	Asylum
1977	George Benson (This Masquerade)unverified beat 4 others 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)	Warner Bros. Records
1976	Captain & Tennille (Love Will Keep Us Together)unverified beat 4 others Janis Ian (At Seventeen) Eagles (Lyin' Eyes) Barry Manilow (Mandy) Glen Campbell (Rhinestone Cowboy)	MGM
1975	Olivia Newton-John (I Honestly Love You)unverified beat 4 others 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)	EMI
1974	Roberta Flack (Killing Me Softly with His Song)repeatunverified beat 4 others 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)	Capitol
1973	Roberta Flack (The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face)unverified beat 4 others Gilbert O'Sullivan (Alone Again (Naturally)) Don McLean (American Pie) Neil Diamond (Song Sung Blue) Harry Nilsson (Without You)	Atlantic
1972	Carole King (It's Too Late)unverified beat 4 others Three Dog Night (Joy to the World) George Harrison (My Sweet Lord) Isaac Hayes (Theme from Shaft) James Taylor (You've Got a Friend)	Ode
1971	Simon & Garfunkel (Bridge over Troubled Water)unverified beat 4 others The Carpenters ((They Long to Be) Close to You) Ray Stevens (Everything Is Beautiful) James Taylor (Fire and Rain) The Beatles (Let It Be)	Columbia
1970	The 5th Dimension (Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In)unverified beat 4 others 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)	Soul City
1969	Simon & Garfunkel (Mrs. Robinson)unverified beat 4 others Jeannie C. Riley (Harper Valley PTA) The Beatles (Hey Jude) Bobby Goldsboro (Honey) Glen Campbell (Wichita Lineman)	Columbia
1968	The 5th Dimension (Up, Up and Away)unverified beat 4 others Glen Campbell (By the Time I Get to Phoenix) Ed Ames (My Cup Runneth Over) Bobbie Gentry (Ode to Billie Joe) Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra (Somethin' Stupid)	Soul City
1967	Frank Sinatra (Strangers in the Night)unverified beat 4 others David Houston (Almost Persuaded) The Mamas and the Papas (Monday, Monday) Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (What Now My Love) The New Vaudeville Band (Winchester Cathedral)	Reprise
1966	Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (A Taste of Honey)unverified beat 4 others Ramsey Lewis Trio (The 'In' Crowd) Roger Miller (King of the Road) Tony Bennett (The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme From The Sandpiper")") The Beatles (Yesterday)	A&M
1965	Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto (The Girl from Ipanema)unverified beat 4 others Petula Clark (Downtown) Louis Armstrong (Hello, Dolly!) The Beatles (I Want to Hold Your Hand) Barbra Streisand (People)	Verve
1964	Henry Mancini (Days of Wine and Roses)unverified beat 4 others The Singing Nun (Dominique) Barbra Streisand (Happy Days Are Here Again) Tony Bennett (I Wanna Be Around) Jack Jones (Wives and Lovers)	Columbia
1963	Tony Bennett (I Left My Heart in San Francisco)unverified beat 4 others Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd (Desafinado) Joe Harnell and His Orchestra (Fly Me to the Moon Bossa Nova) Ray Charles (I Can't Stop Loving You) Sammy Davis Jr. (What Kind of Fool Am I?)	Columbia
1962	Henry Mancini (Moon River)unverified beat 4 others Jimmy Dean (Big Bad John) Frank Sinatra (The Second Time Around) The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Take Five) Si Zentner ((Up a) Lazy River)	RCA Victor
1961	Percy Faith (Theme from A Summer Place)unverified beat 4 others Elvis Presley (Are You Lonesome Tonight?) Ray Charles (Georgia on My Mind) Ella Fitzgerald (Mack the Knife) Frank Sinatra (Nice 'n' Easy)	Columbia/CBS Records
1960	Bobby Darin (Mack the Knife)unverified beat 4 others Elvis Presley (A Fool Such as I) Frank Sinatra (High Hopes) André Previn (Like Young) The Browns (The Three Bells)	Not listed
1959	Domenico Modugno (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare))unverified beat 4 others Perry Como (Catch a Falling Star) David Seville (The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)) Peggy Lee (Fever) Frank Sinatra (Witchcraft)	Not listed