Every Grammys Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal winner

12 ceremonies, 2000–2011. 8 different winners. The longest run was U2, 2 years straight (2001–2002).

It was awarded for the last time in 2011.

The 2012 restructuring dropped the distinction between solo and duo/group rock performances.

From 2012 the Grammys awarded Best Rock Performance instead.

U2 ×4Kings of Leon ×2

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

Santana featuring Everlast'00

U2'01–'02×2

Coldplay'03

Warren Zevon featuring Bruce Springsteen'04

U2'05–'06×2

Red Hot Chili Peppers'07

The White Stripes'08

Kings of Leon'09–'10×2

The Black Keys'11

Wins by label

Universal433%
Warner433%
Sony325%
Artemis18%

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2011.

Most nominated, never won

Foo Fighters3 noms
Green Day3 noms
Aerosmith2 noms
Creed2 noms
Franz Ferdinand2 noms
Radiohead2 noms

Most losses

Coldplay5L · 1W
Foo Fighters3L · 0W
Green Day3L · 0W
U23L · 4W
Aerosmith2L · 0W
Creed2L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2011	The Black Keys (Tighten Up) beat 4 others Arcade Fire (Ready to Start) Jeff Beck featuring Joss Stone (I Put a Spell on You) Kings of Leon (Radioactive) Muse (Resistance)	Nonesuch
2010	Kings of Leon (Use Somebody)repeat beat 4 others Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood (Can't Find My Way Home) Coldplay (Life in Technicolor II) Green Day (21 Guns) U2 (I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight)	RCA
2009	Kings of Leon (Sex on Fire) beat 4 others AC/DC (Rock 'n' Roll Train) Coldplay (Violet Hill) Eagles (Long Road Out of Eden) Radiohead (House of Cards)	RCA
2008	The White Stripes (Icky Thump) beat 4 others Daughtry (It's Not Over) Green Day (Working Class Hero) Nickelback (If Everyone Cared) U2 (Instant Karma!)	Warner Bros./XL
2007	Red Hot Chili Peppers (Dani California) beat 4 others Coldplay (Talk) The Fray (How to Save a Life) The Raconteurs (Steady, As She Goes) U2 with Green Day (The Saints Are Coming)	Warner Bros.
2006	U2 (Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own)repeat beat 4 others Coldplay (Speed of Sound) Foo Fighters (Best of You) Franz Ferdinand (Do You Want To) The Killers (All These Things That I've Done)	Island/Interscope
2005	U2 (Vertigo) beat 4 others Elvis Costello and the Imposters (Monkey to Man) Franz Ferdinand (Take Me Out) Green Day (American Idiot) The Killers (Somebody Told Me)	Island/Interscope
2004	Warren Zevon featuring Bruce Springsteen (Disorder in the House) beat 4 others Foo Fighters (Times Like These) Radiohead (There There) Train (Calling All Angels) The White Stripes (Seven Nation Army)	Artemis
2003	Coldplay (In My Place) beat 6 others Aerosmith (Girls of Summer) Creed (My Sacrifice) Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott (Hero) 3 Doors Down (When I'm Gone) Tonic (Take Me As I Am) U2 (Walk On)	Parlophone/Capitol
2002	U2 (Elevation)repeat beat 4 others Aerosmith (Jaded) Coldplay (Yellow) Dave Matthews Band (The Space Between) Train (Drops of Jupiter)	Island/Interscope
2001	U2 (Beautiful Day) beat 4 others Bon Jovi (It's My Life) Creed (With Arms Wide Open) Foo Fighters (Learn to Fly) Red Hot Chili Peppers (Californication)	Island/Interscope
2000	Santana featuring Everlast (Put Your Lights On) beat 4 others Garbage (Special) Goo Goo Dolls (Black Balloon) Hole (Malibu) Red Hot Chili Peppers (Scar Tissue)	Arista

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