Every Grammys Record of the Year winner

26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 23 different winners. The longest run was U2, 2 years straight (2001–2002).

Adele ×2Billie Eilish ×2U2 ×2

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

Wins by label

Universal10Sony9Independent3Warner3pgLang1

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Beyoncé7 noms
Taylor Swift6 noms
Brandi Carlile3 noms
Doja Cat3 noms
Eminem3 noms
ABBA2 noms

Most losses

Beyoncé7L · 0W
Taylor Swift6L · 0W
Billie Eilish3L · 2W
Brandi Carlile3L · 0W
Doja Cat3L · 0W
Eminem3L · 0W

The full list

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

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