Grammy Awards 1985
The 27th Grammy Awards · Held February 26, 1985 · 43 categories · everything in 1985
Album of the Year
- Winner Can't Slow Down · Lionel Richie
- Nominee Born in the U.S.A. · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee Private Dancer · Tina Turner
- Nominee Purple Rain · Prince
- Nominee She's So Unusual · Cyndi Lauper
Record of the Year
- Winner What's Love Got to Do with It · Tina Turner
- Nominee Dancing in the Dark · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee Girls Just Want To Have Fun · Cyndi Lauper
- Nominee Hard Habit To Break · Chicago
- Nominee The Heart Of Rock And Roll · Huey Lewis and the News, Huey Lewis, the News
Song of the Year
- Winner What's Love Got to Do with It · Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
- Nominee Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) from Against All Odds · Phil Collins
- Nominee Hello · Lionel Richie
- Nominee I Just Called to Say I Love You from The Woman in Red · Stevie Wonder
- Nominee Time After Time · Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman
Best New Artist
- Winner Cyndi Lauper
- Nominee Corey Hart
- Nominee Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Nominee Katrina and the Waves
- Nominee Sheila E.
- Nominee The Judds
Best Children's Music Album
Best Comedy Album
- Winner Eat It · "Weird Al" Yankovic
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Winner Wheel Hoss · Ricky Skaggs
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Mama He's Crazy · The Judds
Best Country Song
- Winner City of New Orleans · Steve Goodman, Willie Nelson
Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
- Winner Elizabeth Cotten Live! · Elizabeth Cotten
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Winner In My Dreams · Emmylou Harris
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner What's Love Got to Do with It · Tina Turner
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner I Feel for You · Chaka Khan
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- Winner Better Be Good to Me · Tina Turner
Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- Winner Keep The Flame Burning · Debby Boone, Phil Driscoll
Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female
Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male
- Winner Michael W. Smith 2 · Michael W. Smith
Best Inspirational Performance
- Winner Forgive Me · Donna Summer
Best Jazz Fusion Performance
- Winner First Circle · Pat Metheny Group
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Winner New York Scene · Art Blakey
Best Jazz Performance
- Winner Hot House Flowers · Wynton Marsalis
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Winner Nothin' but the Blues · Joe Williams
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Winner 88 Basie Street · Count Basie
Best Latin Pop Album
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Winner That's the Way Love Goes · Merle Haggard
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner Caribbean Queen · Billy Ocean
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- Winner Dancing in the Dark · Bruce Springsteen
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
- Winner Me Gustas Tal Como Eres · Sheena Easton, Luis Miguel
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Jump (For My Love) · The Pointer Sisters
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Winner Sound System · Herbie Hancock
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Yah Mo B There · James Ingram, Michael McDonald
Best R&B Song
- Winner I Feel for You · Prince, Chaka Khan
Best Reggae Album
- Winner Anthem · Black Uhuru
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Purple Rain · Prince, and The Revolution
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
- Winner Sailin' · Shirley Caesar
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
- Winner Always Remember · Andrae Crouch
Best Spoken Word Album
- Winner The Words of Gandhi · Ben Kingsley
Best Traditional Blues Album
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Winner Palo Pa Rumba · Eddie Palmieri