The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance was awarded between 1969 and 2011.

  • In 1969 it was awarded as Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental
  • From 1970 to 1971 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
  • In 1972 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • In 1973 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance by an Instrumental Performer
  • From 1974 to 1975 it was again awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • From 1986 to 1989 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
  • Since 1990 it has again been awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • The award was discontinued from 2011 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all instrumental performances in the pop category (solo or with a duo/group) were shifted to either the newly formed Best Pop Solo Performance or Best Pop Duo/Group Performance categories.

A similar award for Best Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1965 to 1968. This was also in the pop field, but did not specify pop music.

Recipients

Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1969 Mason Williams "Classical Gas" [1]
1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears "Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie" [2]
1971 Henry Mancini Theme from Z and Other Film Music [3]
1972 Quincy Jones Smackwater Jack [4]
1973 Billy Preston "Outa-Space" [5]
1974 Eumir Deodato "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" [6]
1975 Marvin Hamlisch "The Entertainer" [7]
1976 Van McCoy "The Hustle" [8]
1977 George Benson Breezin' [9]
1978 John Williams & the London Symphony Orchestra Star Wars [10]
1979 Chuck Mangione Children of Sanchez [11]
1980 Herb Alpert "Rise" [12]
1981 Bob James and Earl Klugh One on One [13]
1982 Larry Carlton and Mike Post "The Theme From Hill Street Blues" [14]
1983 Ernie Watts "Chariots of Fire Theme (Dance Version)" [15]
1984 George Benson "Being with You" [16]
1985 Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters (Instrumental)" [17]
1986 Jan Hammer "Miami Vice Theme" [18]
1987 Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens "Top Gun Anthem" [19]
1988 Larry Carlton "Minute by Minute" [20]
1989 David Sanborn Close-Up [21]
1990 The Neville Brothers "Healing Chant" [22]
1991 Angelo Badalamenti "Twin Peaks Theme" [23]
1992 Michael Kamen Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves [24]
1993 Richard Kaufman "Beauty and the Beast" [25]
1994 Branford Marsalis and Bruce Hornsby "Barcelona Mona" [26]
1995 Booker T. & the M.G.'s "Cruisin'" [27]
1996 Los Lobos "Mariachi Suite" [28]
1997 Béla Fleck and the Flecktones "The Sinister Minister" [29]
1998 Sarah McLachlan "Last Dance" [30]
1999 The Brian Setzer Orchestra "Sleepwalk" [31]
2000 Santana "El Farol" [32]
2001 The Brian Setzer Orchestra "Caravan" [33]
2002 Eric Clapton "Reptile" [34]
2003 B. B. King "Auld Lang Syne" [35]
2004 George Harrison "Marwa Blues" [36]
2005 Ben Harper "11th Commandment" [37]
2006 Les Paul "Caravan" [38]
2007 George Benson and Al Jarreau "Mornin'" [39]
2008 Joni Mitchell "One Week Last Summer" [40]
2009 Eagles "I Dreamed There Was No War" [41]
2010 Béla Fleck "Throw Down Your Heart" [42]
2011 Jeff Beck "Nessun Dorma" [43]
  • ^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

See also

References

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  35. ^ "2002 Grammy Winners". Grammy.com. January 3, 2003.
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