How well do the winners at the Grammy Awards align with Billboard chart success? Perhaps not surprisingly, very closely — especially when it comes to trophy recipients reaching the top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart and the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
Billboard looks at the crossroads of Recording Academy and commercial success in two of the most prominent Grammy categories – album of the year and record of the year – over the last 64 years, from the first awards presented in 1959, a year after the Hot 100 launched and three years after the Billboard 200 began – through music’s latest biggest night in 2022.
Album of the Year Winners on the Billboard 200
Of the 64 album of the year winners, 61 – or 95% – have hit the Billboard 200’s top 10 (two of which did so for the first time following their Grammy victories). Jon Batiste‘s victory with We Are contrasts that sharp trend, and halted a run of 26 top 10s winning consecutively since 1996 – the longest streak all-time.
Still, We Are surged back onto the April 16, 2022-dated Billboard 200 at a new No. 25 high, up 2,746% to 18,000 equivalent album units in the April 1-7 tracking week, according to Luminate. It previously spent a week on the survey, at No. 86 (April 3, 2021).
The two previous winning sets not to have hit the top 10: Tony Bennett’s MTV Unplugged, which rose to No. 48 after its 1995 win (after it had reached No. 69 before that year’s ceremony), and Glen Campbell’s By the Time I Get to Phoenix, which reached its No. 15 peak ahead of its win in 1969.
Historically, 67% of all winners (43 of 64) have led the list.
Here’s a recap of how all album of the year Grammy Award winners have performed on the Billboard 200. (Album of the year is awarded to artist[s] and featured artist[s], songwriter[s] of new material, producer[s], recording engineer[s], mixer[s] and mastering engineer[s].)
Year, Artist, Title / Billboard 200 Peak
2022, Jon Batiste, We Are / No. 25 (post-Grammys; previously reached No. 86)
2021, Taylor Swift, Folklore / No. 1 – 8 weeks
2020, Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? / No. 1 – 3 weeks
2019, Kacey Musgraves, Golden Hour / No. 4
2018, Bruno Mars, 24K Magic / No. 2
2017, Adele, 25 / No. 1 – 10 weeks
2016, Taylor Swift, 1989 / No. 1 – 11 weeks
2015, Beck, Morning Phase / No. 3
2014, Daft Punk, Random Access Memories / No. 1 – 2 weeks
2013, Mumford & Sons, Babel / No. 1 – 5 weeks
2012, Adele, 21 / No. 1 – 24 weeks
2011, Arcade Fire, The Suburbs / No. 1 – 1 week
2010, Taylor Swift, Fearless / No. 1 – 11 weeks
2009, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Raising Sand / No. 2
2008, Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters / No. 5 (post-Grammys; previously reached No. 118)
2007, The Chicks, Taking the Long Way / No. 1 – 2 weeks
2006, U2, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb / No. 1 – 1 week
2005, Ray Charles, Genius Loves Company / No. 1 – 1 week (post-Grammys; previously reached No. 2)
2004, OutKast, Speakerboxx/The Love Below / No. 1 – 7 weeks
2003, Norah Jones, Come Away With Me / No. 1 – 4 weeks
2002, Soundtrack, O Brother, Where Art Thou? / No. 1 – 2 weeks (post-Grammys; previously reached No. 10)
2001, Steely Dan, Two Against Nature / No. 6
2000, Santana, Supernatural / No. 1 – 12 weeks
1999, Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill / No. 1 – 4 weeks
1998, Bob Dylan, Time Out of Mind / No. 10
1997, Celine Dion, Falling Into You / No. 1 – 3 weeks
1996, Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill / No. 1 – 12 weeks
1995, Tony Bennett, MTV Unplugged / No. 48 (post-Grammys; previously reached No. 69)
1994, Whitney Houston, The Bodyguard soundtrack / No. 1 – 20 weeks
1993, Eric Clapton, Unplugged / No. 1 – 3 weeks (post-Grammys; previously reached No. 2)
1992, Natalie Cole, Unforgettable: With Love / No. 1 – 5 weeks
1991, Quincy Jones, Back on the Block / No. 9
1990, Bonnie Raitt, Nick of Time / No. 1 – 3 weeks (post-Grammys; previously reached No. 22)
1989, George Michael, Faith / No. 1 – 12 weeks
1988, U2, The Joshua Tree / No. 1 – 9 weeks
1987, Paul Simon, Graceland / No. 3
1986, Phil Collins, No Jacket Required / No. 1 – 7 weeks
1985, Lionel Richie, Can’t Slow Down / No. 1 – 3 weeks
1984, Michael Jackson, Thriller / No. 1 – 37 weeks
1983, Toto, Toto IV / No. 4
1982, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Double Fantasy / No. 1 – 8 weeks
1981, Christopher Cross, Christopher Cross / No. 6
1980, Billy Joel, 52nd Street / No. 1 – 8 weeks
1979, Soundtrack, Saturday Night Fever / No. 1 – 24 weeks
1978, Fleetwood Mac, Rumours / No. 1 – 31 weeks
1977, Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life / No. 1 – 14 weeks
1976, Paul Simon, Still Crazy After All These Years / No. 1 – 1 week
1975, Stevie Wonder, Fulfillingness’ First Finale / No. 1 – 2 weeks
1974, Stevie Wonder, Innervisions / No. 4
1973, Various artists, The Concert for Bangladesh / No. 2
1972, Carole King, Tapestry / No. 1 – 15 weeks
1971, Simon & Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water / No. 1 – 10 weeks
1970, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blood, Sweat & Tears / No. 1 – 7 weeks
1969, Glen Campbell, By the Time I Get to Phoenix / No. 15
1968, The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band / No. 1 – 15 weeks
1967, Frank Sinatra, A Man and His Music / No. 9
1966, Frank Sinatra, September of My Years / No. 5
1965, Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto, Getz/Gilberto / No. 2
1964, Barbra Streisand, The Barbra Streisand Album / No. 9
1963, Vaughn Meader, The First Family / No. 1 – 12 weeks
1962, Judy Garland, Judy at Carnegie Hall / No. 1 – 13 weeks
1961, Bob Newhart, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart / No. 1 – 14 weeks
1960, Frank Sinatra, Come Dance With Me / No. 2
1959, Henry Mancini, The Music From Peter Gunn / No. 1 – 10 weeks
Record of the Year Winners on the Hot 100
Of the 64 record of the year winners, 53 – or 83% – have hit the Hot 100’s top 10 (one of which did so for the first time following its Grammy coronation). Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open” continues that trend, as 13 winners in a row since 2010 have reached the top 10, the second-longest streak, after a 23-year run in 1965-87.
Historically, 53% of all winners (34 of 64) have topped the tally, with “Leave the Door Open” likewise upping that share.
Here’s a rundown of how all record of the year Grammy Award winners have fared on the Hot 100. (Record of the year is awarded to artist/producer[s], recording engineer[s] and/or mixer[s] and mastering engineer[s], if other than artist.)
Year, Title, Artist / Hot 100 Peak
2022, “Leave the Door Open,” Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) / No. 1 – 2 weeks
2021, “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish / No. 8
2020, “Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish / No. 1 – 1 week
2019, “This Is America,” Childish Gambino / No. 1 – 2 weeks
2018, “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars / No. 4
2017, “Hello,” Adele / No. 1 – 10 weeks
2016, “Uptown Funk!,” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars / No. 1 – 14 weeks
2015, “Stay With Me,” Sam Smith / No. 2
2014, “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams / No. 2
2013, “Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gotye feat. Kimbra / No. 1 – 8 weeks
2012, “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele / No. 1 – 7 weeks
2011, “Need You Now,” Lady A / No. 2
2010, “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon / No. 4
2009, “Please Read the Letter,” Robert Plant & Alison Krauss / did not chart
2008, “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse / No. 9
2007, “Not Ready To Make Nice,” Dixie Chicks / No. 4 (post-Grammys; previously reached No. 23)
2006, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” Green Day / No. 2
2005, “Here We Go Again,” Ray Charles & Norah Jones / did not chart
2004, “Clocks,” Coldplay / No. 29
2003, “Don’t Know Why,” Norah Jones / No. 30
2002, “Walk On,” U2 / did not chart
2001, “Beautiful Day,” U2 / No. 21
2000, “Smooth,” Santana feat. Rob Thomas / No. 1 – 12 weeks
1999, “My Heart Will Go On,” Celine Dion / No. 1 – 2 weeks
1998, “Sunny Came Home,” Shawn Colvin / No. 7
1997, “Change the World,” Eric Clapton / No. 5
1996, “Kiss From a Rose,” Seal / No. 1 – 1 week
1995, “All I Wanna Do,” Sheryl Crow / No. 2
1994, “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston / No. 1 – 14 weeks
1993, “Tears in Heaven,” Eric Clapton / No. 2
1992, “Unforgettable,” Natalie Cole / No. 14
1991, “Another Day in Paradise,” Phil Collins / No. 1 – 4 weeks
1990, “Wind Beneath My Wings,” Bette Midler / No. 1 – 1 week
1989, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” Bobby McFerrin / No. 1 – 2 weeks
1988, “Graceland,” Paul Simon / No. 81
1987, “Higher Love,” Steve Winwood / No. 1 – 1 week
1986, “We Are the World,” USA for Africa / No. 1 – 4 weeks
1985, “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” Tina Turner / No. 1 – 3 weeks
1984, “Beat It,” Michael Jackson / No. 1 – 3 weeks
1983, “Rosanna,” Toto / No. 2
1982, “Bette Davis Eyes,” Kim Carnes / No. 1 – 9 weeks
1981, “Sailing,” Christopher Cross / No. 1 – 1 week
1980, “What a Fool Believes,” The Doobie Brothers / No. 1 – 1 week
1979, “Just the Way You Are,” Billy Joel / No. 3
1978, “Hotel California,” Eagles / No. 1 – 1 week
1977, “This Masquerade,” George Benson / No. 10
1976, “Love Will Keep Us Together,” Captain & Tennille / No. 1 – 4 weeks
1975, “I Honestly Love You,” Olivia Newton-John / No. 1 – 2 weeks
1974, “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” Roberta Flack / No. 1 – 5 weeks
1973, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Roberta Flack / No. 1 – 6 weeks
1972, “It’s Too Late,” Carole King / No. 1 – 5 weeks
1971, “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon & Garfunkel / No. 1 – 6 weeks
1970, “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” The 5th Dimension / No. 1 – 6 weeks
1969, “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon & Garfunkel / No. 1 – 3 weeks
1968, “Up, Up and Away,” The 5th Dimension / No. 7
1967, “Strangers in the Night,” Frank Sinatra / No. 1 – 1 week
1966, “A Taste of Honey,” Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass / No. 7
1965, “The Girl From Ipanema,” Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz / No. 5
1964, “Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry Mancini / No. 33
1963, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” Tony Bennett / No. 19
1962, “Moon River,” Henry Mancini / No. 11
1961, “Theme From A Summer Place,” Percy Faith / No. 1 – 9 weeks
1960, “Mack the Knife,” Bobby Darin / No. 1 – 9 weeks
1959, “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare),” Domenico Modugno / No. 1 – 5 weeks
