Grammy Awards 1987
The 29th Grammy Awards · Held February 24, 1987 · 47 categories · everything in 1987
Album of the Year
- Winner Graceland · Paul Simon
- Nominee Back in the High Life · Steve Winwood
- Nominee Control · Janet Jackson
- Nominee So · Peter Gabriel
- Nominee The Broadway Album · Barbra Streisand
Record of the Year
- Winner Higher Love · Steve Winwood
- Nominee Addicted to Love · Robert Palmer
- Nominee Greatest Love of All · Whitney Houston
- Nominee Sledgehammer · Peter Gabriel
- Nominee That's What Friends Are For · Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder
Song of the Year
- Winner That's What Friends Are For · Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
- Nominee Addicted to Love · Robert Palmer
- Nominee Graceland · Paul Simon
- Nominee Higher Love · Steve Winwood, Will Jennings
- Nominee Sledgehammer · Peter Gabriel
Best New Artist
- Winner Bruce Hornsby
- Nominee Glass Tiger
- Nominee Nu Shooz
- Nominee Simply Red
- Nominee Timbuk3
Best Children's Music Album
- Winner The Alphabet · Jim Henson, Sesame Street
Best Comedy Album
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Winner Raisin' the Dickens · Ricky Skaggs
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Best Country Song
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Winner Whoever's in New England · Reba McEntire
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner The Broadway Album · Barbra Streisand
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner Rapture · Anita Baker
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- Winner Back Where You Started · Tina Turner
Best Folk Album
- Winner Tribute to Steve Goodman · Dan Einstein
Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- Winner They Say · Deniece Williams, Sandi Patti
Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female
- Winner Morning Like This · Sandi Patti
Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male
- Winner Triumph · Philip Bailey
Best Jazz Fusion Performance
- Winner Double Vision · Bob James, David Sanborn
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Winner J Mood · Wynton Marsalis
Best Jazz Performance
- Winner Tutu · Miles Davis
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
- Winner Free Fall
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
- Winner Timeless · Diane Schuur
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
- Winner Round Midnight · Bobby McFerrin
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Latin Pop Album
- Winner Le Lo Lai · José Feliciano
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Winner Lost in the Fifties Tonight · Ronnie Milsap
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Higher Love · Steve Winwood
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner Living in America · James Brown
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- Winner Addicted to Love · Robert Palmer
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
- Winner Down to the Moon · Andreas Vollenweider
Best Polka Album
- Winner I Remember Warsaw
- Nominee Another Polka Celebration · Eddie Blazonczyk
- Nominee I Remember Warsaw · Jimmy Sturr
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Winner Top Gun Anthem · Harold Faltermeyer, Steve Stevens
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Winner And You Know That · Yellowjackets
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Kiss · Prince, The Revolution
Best R&B Song
- Winner Sweet Love · Anita Baker, Gary Bias
Best Reggae Album
- Winner No Nuclear War · Peter Tosh
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Winner Peter Gunn · Art of Noise, Duane Eddy
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Missionary Man · Eurythmics
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- Winner Let My People Go · The Winans
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
- Winner I Surrender All · Deniece Williams
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
- Winner Going Away · Al Green
Best Spoken Word Album
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Winner Showdown! · Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray
Best Traditional Folk Album
- Winner Riding the Midnight Train · Doc Watson
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Winner Escenas · Rubén Blades