We continue with our list of the Record of the Year winners. This section covers the years 1970-1984. At the bottom of the post, find links to the other three sections:
1970: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"
Other nominees: "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash
"Is That All There Is?" by Peggy Lee
"A Time For Us" by Henry Mancini
"Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat & Tears
1971: "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel
Other nominees: "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by the Carpenters
"Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens
"Fire and Rain" by James Taylor
"Let It Be" by the Beatles
Other nominees: "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night
"My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison
"Theme from 'Shaft'" by Isaac Hayes
"You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor & Carole King
1973: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack
Other nominees: "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan
"American Pie" by Don McLean
"Song Sung Blue" by Neil Diamond
"Without You" by Nilsson
Other nominees: "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce
"Behind Closed Doors" by Charlie Rich
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder
"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon
Other nominees: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John
"Feel Like Makin' Love" by Roberta Flack
"Help Me" by Joni Mitchell
"Midnight at the Oasis" by Maria Muldaur
Other nominees: "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian
"Lyin' Eyes" by the Eagles
"Mandy" by Barry Manilow
"Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell
Other nominees: "Afternoon Delight" by the Starland Vocal Band
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon
"I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow
"If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago
Other nominees: "Blue Bayou" by Linda Ronstadt
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle
"Evergreen" by Barbra Streisand
"You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
Other nominees: "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty
"Feels So Good" by Chuck Mangione
"Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees
"You Needed Me" by Anne Murray
Other nominees: "After the Love Has Gone" by Earth, Wind & Fire
"I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
"The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
Other nominees: "The Rose" by Bette Midler
"Lady" by Kenny Rogers
"Theme from New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra
"Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand
Other nominees: "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross
"(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon
"Endless Love" by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
"Just the Two of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers
Other nominees: "Steppin' Out" by Joe Jackson
"Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
"Always on My Mind" by Willie Nelson
"Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis
Other nominees: "Flashdance...What a Feeling" by Irene Cara
"Every Breath You Take" by the Police
"All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie
"Maniac" by Michael Sembello
Record of the Year, Part One (1959-1969)
Record of the Year, Part Three (1985-1999)
Record of the Year, Part Four (2000-2014)
Other nominees: "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash
"Is That All There Is?" by Peggy Lee
"A Time For Us" by Henry Mancini
"Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Other nominees: "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by the Carpenters
"Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens
"Fire and Rain" by James Taylor
"Let It Be" by the Beatles
1972: "It's Too Late" by Carole King
Other nominees: "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night
"My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison
"Theme from 'Shaft'" by Isaac Hayes
"You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor & Carole King
Other nominees: "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan
"American Pie" by Don McLean
"Song Sung Blue" by Neil Diamond
"Without You" by Nilsson
1974: "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack
Other nominees: "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce
"Behind Closed Doors" by Charlie Rich
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder
"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon
1975: "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John
Other nominees: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John
"Feel Like Makin' Love" by Roberta Flack
"Help Me" by Joni Mitchell
"Midnight at the Oasis" by Maria Muldaur
1976: "Love Will Keep Us Together" by the Captain & Tennille
Other nominees: "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian
"Lyin' Eyes" by the Eagles
"Mandy" by Barry Manilow
"Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell
1977: "This Masquerade" by George Benson
Other nominees: "Afternoon Delight" by the Starland Vocal Band
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon
"I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow
"If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago
1978: "Hotel California" by the Eagles
Other nominees: "Blue Bayou" by Linda Ronstadt
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle
"Evergreen" by Barbra Streisand
"You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
1979: "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel
Other nominees: "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty
"Feels So Good" by Chuck Mangione
"Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees
"You Needed Me" by Anne Murray
1980: "What a Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers
Other nominees: "After the Love Has Gone" by Earth, Wind & Fire
"I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
"The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
1981: "Sailing" by Christopher Cross
Other nominees: "The Rose" by Bette Midler
"Lady" by Kenny Rogers
"Theme from New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra
"Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand
1982: "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes
Other nominees: "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross
"(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon
"Endless Love" by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
"Just the Two of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers
1983: "Rosanna" by Toto
Other nominees: "Steppin' Out" by Joe Jackson
"Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
"Always on My Mind" by Willie Nelson
"Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis
1984: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson
Other nominees: "Flashdance...What a Feeling" by Irene Cara
"Every Breath You Take" by the Police
"All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie
"Maniac" by Michael Sembello
Record of the Year, Part One (1959-1969)
Record of the Year, Part Three (1985-1999)
Record of the Year, Part Four (2000-2014)
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