Grammy Awards 1981
The 23rd Grammy Awards · Held February 25, 1981 · 36 categories · everything in 1981
Song of the Year
- Winner Sailing · Christopher Cross
- Nominee 9 to 5 from 9 to 5 · Dolly Parton
Best New Artist
- Winner Christopher Cross
- Nominee Amy Holland
- Nominee Irene Cara
- Nominee Robbie Dupree
- Nominee The Pretenders
Best Children's Music Album
Best Comedy Album
- Winner No Respect · Rodney Dangerfield
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Best Country Song
- Winner On the Road Again from Honeysuckle Rose · Willie Nelson
Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
- Winner Rare Blues
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Bette Midler · The Rose
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- Winner Crimes of Passion · Pat Benatar
Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary
Best Gospel Performance, Traditional
- Winner We Come to Worship · Blackwood Brothers
Best Inspirational Performance
Best Jazz Fusion Performance
- Winner Birdland · The Manhattan Transfer
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Winner We Will Meet Again · Bill Evans
Best Jazz Performance
- Winner I Will Say Goodbye · Bill Evans
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
- Winner A Perfect Match · Ella Fitzgerald
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
- Winner Moody's Mood · George Benson
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Winner On the Road · Count Basie
Best Latin Recording
- Winner La Onda Va Bien · Cal Tjader
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Winner He Stopped Loving Her Today · George Jones
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Kenny Loggins · This Is It
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner Give Me the Night · George Benson
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- Winner Glass Houses · Billy Joel
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Winner Bob James · Earl Klugh, One on One
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Barbra Streisand · Barry Gibb, Guilty
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Winner Off Broadway · George Benson
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Shining Star · The Manhattans
Best R&B Song
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Winner Reggatta de Blanc · The Police
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Against the Wind · Bob Seger
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary
- Winner Rejoice · Shirley Caesar