Grammy Awards 1977
The 19th Grammy Awards · Held February 19, 1977 · 29 categories · everything in 1977
Album of the Year
- Winner Songs in the Key of Life · Stevie Wonder
- Nominee Breezin' · George Benson
- Nominee Chicago X · Chicago
- Nominee Frampton Comes Alive! · Peter Frampton
- Nominee Silk Degrees · Boz Scaggs
Record of the Year
- Winner This Masquerade · George Benson
- Nominee 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover · Paul Simon
- Nominee Afternoon Delight · Starland Vocal Band
- Nominee I Write the Songs · Barry Manilow
- Nominee If You Leave Me Now · Chicago
Song of the Year
- Winner I Write the Songs · Bruce Johnston
- Nominee Afternoon Delight · Bill Danoff
- Nominee Breaking Up Is Hard to Do · Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka
- Nominee The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald · Gordon Lightfoot
- Nominee This Masquerade · Leon Russell
Best New Artist
- Winner Starland Vocal Band
- Nominee Boston
- Nominee Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
- Nominee Foreigner
- Nominee The Brothers Johnson
- Nominee Wild Cherry
Best Children's Music Album
Best Comedy Album
- Winner Bicentennial Nigger · Richard Pryor
- Nominee Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days - Rat Own, Rat Own, Rat Own · Bill Cosby
- Nominee Goodbye Pop · National Lampoon
- Nominee Sleeping Beauty · Cheech & Chong
- Nominee You Gotta Wash Your Ass · Redd Foxx
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Winner Chester and Lester · Chet Atkins, Les Paul
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Best Country Song
- Winner Broken Lady · Larry Gatlin
Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
- Winner Mark Twang · John Hartford
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Winner Elite Hotel · Emmylou Harris
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Hasten Down the Wind · Linda Ronstadt
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Best Inspirational Performance
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Winner The Leprechaun · Chick Corea
Best Jazz Performance
- Winner Basie & Zoot · Count Basie
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Winner The Ellington Suites · Duke Ellington
Best Latin Recording
- Winner Unfinished Masterpiece · Eddie Palmieri
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Songs in the Key of Life · Stevie Wonder
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner I Wish · Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Winner Breezin' · George Benson
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner If You Leave Me Now · Chicago
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Winner Theme From Good King Bad · George Benson
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Best R&B Song
- Winner Lowdown · Boz Scaggs, David Paich
Best Soul Gospel Performance
- Winner How I Got Over · Mahalia Jackson