Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1966 and 2011 (in its final year, it was awarded for recordings issued in 2010). The award had several minor name changes:

• From 1966 to 1967, the award was known as Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance - Group (Vocal or Instrumental)
• In 1968 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Group Performance (Vocal or Instrumental)
• In 1969 it was awarded as Best Contemporary-Pop Performance - Vocal Duo or Group
• In 1970 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Group
• In 1971 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
• In 1972 it was awarded as Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo Or Group
• From 1973 to 1977 it was awarded as Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
• In 1978 it was awarded as Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Group
• In 1979 it was again awarded as Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
• In 1980 it was again awarded as Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
• From 1981 to 2011 it was awarded as Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal

The award was discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all duo or group performances in the pop field were shifted to the newly formed Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category.

A similar award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group was awarded from 1961 to 1968. This was also in the pop field, but did not specify pop music.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

Year[I]	Winner(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
1966	The Statler Brothers	"Flowers on the Wall"	Help! – The Beatles "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" – Herman's Hermits "Wooly Bully" – Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs "Stop! In the Name of Love" – The Supremes	[1]
1967	The Mamas & The Papas	"Monday, Monday"	"Cherish" – The Association "Good Vibrations" – The Beach Boys "Last Train to Clarksville" – The Monkees "Guantanamera" – The Sandpipers	[2]
1968	The 5th Dimension	"Up, Up and Away"	"Windy" – The Association Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles "The Letter" – The Box Tops "I'm a Believer" – The Monkees "A Whiter Shade of Pale" – Procol Harum	[3]
1969	Simon and Garfunkel	"Mrs. Robinson"	Child Is Father to the Man – Blood, Sweat & Tears "Goin' Out of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes Off You" – The Lettermen "The Fool On The Hill" – Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 "Hey Jude" – The Beatles "Woman, Woman" – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
1970	The 5th Dimension	"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"	Abbey Road - The Beatles Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears Crosby, Stills & Nash – Crosby, Stills & Nash "Morning Girl" – The Neon Philharmonic	[4]
1971	The Carpenters	"Close to You"	"Let It Be" – The Beatles Chicago – Chicago "ABC" – Jackson 5 '"Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel	[5]
1972	The Carpenters	Carpenters	"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" – Bee Gees Jesus Christ Superstar – The London Cast "All I Ever Need Is You" – Sonny & Cher "Joy To The World" – Three Dog Night	[6]
1973	Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway	"Where Is the Love"	"A Horse with No Name" – America "Baby I'm-a Want You" – Bread "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" – The New Seekers "Summer Breeze" – Seals & Crofts	[7]
1974	Gladys Knight & the Pips	"Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)"	"Sing" – The Carpenters "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn "Diamond Girl" – Seals & Crofts "Live And Let Die" – Paul McCartney & Wings	[8]
1975	Paul McCartney & Wings	"Band on the Run"	Body Heat – Quincy Jones "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" – Steely Dan "You Make Me Feel Brand New" – The Stylistics "Then Came You" – Dionne Warwick & The Spinners
1976	The Eagles	"Lyin' Eyes"	"Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain & Tennille "The Way We Were/Try to Remember" – Gladys Knight & The Pips "My Little Town" – Simon & Garfunkel A Capella II – The Singers Unlimited	[9]
1977	Chicago	"If You Leave Me Now"	"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" – England Dan & John Ford Coley "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – Elton John & Kiki Dee "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen "Afternoon Delight" – Starland Vocal Band
1978	Bee Gees	"How Deep Is Your Love"	CSN – Crosby, Stills & Nash Hotel California – The Eagles Rumours – Fleetwood Mac Aja – Steely Dan	[10]
1979	Bee Gees	Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack	"Three Times A Lady" – Commodores "Got To Get You Into My Life" – Earth, Wind & Fire "The Closer I Get to You" – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway "FM (No Static At All)" – Steely Dan	[11]
1980	The Doobie Brothers	Minute by Minute	"Sail On" – The Commodores "Lonesome Loser" – Little River Band "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" – Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond Breakfast In America – Supertramp	[12]
1981	Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb	"Guilty"	"Biggest Part of Me" – Ambrosia "He's So Shy" – The Pointer Sisters "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" – Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes "Against the Wind" – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	[12]
1982	The Manhattan Transfer	"The Boy from New York City"	Private Eyes – Hall & Oates "Slow Hand" – The Pointer Sisters "Endless Love" – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie Gaucho – Steely Dan	[12]
1983	Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes	"Up Where We Belong"	"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" – Chicago "Maneater" – Hall & Oates "Ebony and Ivory" – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder "Rosanna" – Toto	[12]
1984	The Police	"Every Breath You Take"	"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" – Culture Club "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" – James Ingram & Patti Austin "The Girl Is Mine" – Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney "Islands in the Stream" – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	[12]
1985	The Pointer Sisters	"Jump (For My Love)"	"Drive" – The Cars "Hard Habit to Break" – Chicago "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – Wham! "Owner of a Lonely Heart" – Yes	[12]
1986	USA for Africa	"We Are the World"	"Easy Lover" – Philip Bailey & Phil Collins "I Want to Know What Love Is" – Foreigner "The Power of Love" – Huey Lewis and the News "Broken Wings" – Mr. Mister	[12]
1987	Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder	"That's What Friends Are For"	"The Next Time I Fall" – Peter Cetera & Amy Grant "On My Own" – Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald "All I Need Is a Miracle" – Mike + The Mechanics "Holding Back the Years" – Simply Red	[12]
1988	Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"	"Alone" – Heart "La Bamba" – Los Lobos "Somewhere Out There" – Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram "Breakout" – Swing Out Sister	[12]
1989	The Manhattan Transfer	Brasil	"Kokomo" – The Beach Boys "Wild, Wild West" – The Escape Club "Anything for You" – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine "Piano in the Dark" – Brenda Russell & Joe Esposito	[12]
1990	Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville	"Don't Know Much"	"Love Shack" – The B-52's "She Drives Me Crazy" – Fine Young Cannibals "The Living Years" – Mike + the Mechanics "If You Don't Know Me By Now" – Simply Red	[12]
1991	Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville	"All My Life"	"Roam" – The B-52's "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" – Heart "Across the River" – Bruce Hornsby & the Range "Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers "Hold On" – Wilson Phillips	[12]
1992	R.E.M.	"Losing My Religion"	"More Than Words" – Extreme "Right Here, Right Now" – Jesus Jones The Commitments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – The Stars from the Commitments "You're In Love" – Wilson Phillips	[12]
1993	Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson	"Beauty and the Beast"	"I Can't Dance" – Genesis "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – George Michael & Elton John "Diamonds & Pearls" – Prince & The New Power Generation "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" – Patty Smyth & Don Henley	[12]
1994	Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle	"A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)"	"When I Fall in Love" – Celine Dion & Clive Griffin "Man on the Moon" – R.E.M. "The Music of the Night" – Barbra Streisand & Michael Crawford "Love Is" – Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight	[12]
1995	All-4-One	"I Swear"	"The Sign" – Ace of Base "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" – Crash Test Dummies "Stay (I Missed You)" – Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories "I'll Stand by You" – The Pretenders	[12]
1996	Hootie & the Blowfish	"Let Her Cry"	"I Can Love You Like That" – All-4-One "Love Will Keep Us Alive" – Eagles "I'll Be There For You" – The Rembrandts "Waterfalls" – TLC	[12]
1997	The Beatles	"Free as a Bird"	"As Long as It Matters" – Gin Blossoms "When You Love a Woman" – Journey "Fire on the Mountain" – The Neville Brothers "Peaches" – The Presidents of the United States of America "When You Wish Upon A Star" – Take 6	[12]
1998	Jamiroquai	"Virtual Insanity"	"Silver Springs" – Fleetwood Mac "MMMBop" – Hanson "Don't Speak" – No Doubt "Anybody Seen My Baby?" – The Rolling Stones	[12]
1999	The Brian Setzer Orchestra	"Jump, Jive an' Wail"	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" – Aerosmith "One Week" – Barenaked Ladies "Iris" – Goo Goo Dolls "Crush" – Dave Matthews Band	[12]
2000	Santana	"Maria Maria"	"I Want It That Way" – Backstreet Boys "Kiss Me" – Sixpence None the Richer "All Star" – Smash Mouth "Unpretty" – TLC	[12]
2001	Steely Dan	"Cousin Dupree"	"Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" – Backstreet Boys "Pinch Me" – Barenaked Ladies "Breathless" – The Corrs "Bye Bye Bye" – *NSYNC	[12]
2002	U2	"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"	"Shape of My Heart" – Backstreet Boys "Superman (It's Not Easy)" – Five for Fighting "Gone" – *NSYNC "Imitation of Life" – R.E.M.	[12]
2003	No Doubt	"Hey Baby"	"Everyday" – Bon Jovi "Girl All The Bad Guys Want" – Bowling for Soup "Where Are You Going" – Dave Matthews Band "Girlfriend" – *NSYNC	[12]
2004	No Doubt	"Underneath It All"	"Misunderstood" – Bon Jovi "Hole in the World" – The Eagles "Stacy's Mom" – Fountains of Wayne "Unwell" – Matchbox 20	[12]
2005	Los Lonely Boys	"Heaven"	"My Immortal" – Evanescence "The Reason" – Hoobastank "She Will Be Loved" – Maroon 5 "It's My Life" – No Doubt	[12]
2006	Maroon 5	"This Love (Live)"	"Don't Lie" – The Black Eyed Peas "Mr. Brightside" – The Killers "More Than Love" – Los Lonely Boys "My Doorbell" – The White Stripes	[12]
2007	The Black Eyed Peas	"My Humps"	"I Will Follow You Into The Dark" – Death Cab for Cutie "Over My Head (Cable Car)" – The Fray "Is It Any Wonder?" – Keane "Stickwitu" – The Pussycat Dolls	[12]
2008	Maroon 5	"Makes Me Wonder"	"(You Want to) Make a Memory" – Bon Jovi "Home" – Daughtry "Hey There Delilah" – Plain White T's "Window in the Skies" – U2	[12]
2009	Coldplay	"Viva la Vida"	"Waiting in the Weeds" – The Eagles "Going On" – Gnarls Barkley "Won't Go Home Without You" – Maroon 5 "Apologize" – OneRepublic	[12]
2010	The Black Eyed Peas	"I Gotta Feeling"	"We Weren't Born to Follow" – Bon Jovi "Never Say Never" – The Fray "Sara Smile" – Daryl Hall & John Oates "Kids" – MGMT	[12]
2011	Train	"Hey, Soul Sister (Live)"	"Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version)" – Glee Cast[a] "Misery" – Maroon 5 "The Only Exception" – Paramore "Babyfather" – Sade	[12]

1. Nominated vocalists: Cory Monteith, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Amber Riley, Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz, Mark Salling and Naya Rivera

Category facts

• Most wins:

Rank	1st
Artist	The Carpenters The Black Eyed Peas Maroon 5 No Doubt Bee Gees The Manhattan Transfer Peabo Bryson Linda Ronstadt Aaron Neville Jennifer Warnes Gladys Knight
Total wins	2

• Most nominations

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Artist	The Beatles	The Eagles Steely Dan Maroon 5	Bon Jovi No Doubt	The Carpenters The Black Eyed Peas Hall & Oates N Sync R.E.M. Backstreet Boys Barbra Streisand Elton John Linda Ronstadt Gladys Knight The Pointer Sisters	The Fray U2 Los Lonely Boys Dave Matthews Band Barenaked Ladies Bee Gees TLC Fleetwood Mac All-4-One Peabo Bryson Celine Dion The B-52's Heart Aaron Neville Beach Boys James Ingram Stevie Wonder Dionne Warwick The Manhattan Transfer Simply Red Train Jennifer Warnes
Total nominations	6	5	4	3	2

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