Grammy Nominees

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The Grammy Nominees is a series of various artists compilation albums celebrating the best of the music industry. Albums are released before the airing of the annual Grammy Awards. All of the songs on the albums are Grammy nominated in the year released. The first one of these albums was released in 1995 and has been released every year since to date. Each one through the 2007 edition has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while the 1996 and 2000 editions have also been certified Platinum.[1]

Other Grammy series albums have also been attempted for rap (1999–2001) and Latin music (1998–2005) nominees.

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[edit] 1995

1995 Grammy Nominees is the first edition of the long-running series and covered the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 1995. Released on February 7, 1995, it entered at number twenty-six on the Billboard 200 chart.

1995 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released February 7, 1995
Genre Pop
Length 62:53
Label Sony
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[edit] 1996

1996 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 1996, and became the series' first top 20 chart entry, peaking at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 chart.

1996 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released February 6, 1996
Genre Pop
Length 52:24
Label Sony
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[edit] 1997

1997 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 1997, and did two better than its predecessor in the series, hitting number fourteen on the Billboard 200 chart.

1997 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released February 11, 1997
Genre Pop
Length 54:41
Label Polygram
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[edit] 1998

1998 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 1998 and just missed hitting the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number eleven.

1998 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released February 10, 1998
Genre Pop
Length 52:53
Label MCA
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[edit] 1999

1999 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 1999, and became the series' first top 10 entry on the Billboard 200, peaking at number eight.

1999 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released February 9, 1999
Genre Pop
Length 71:09
Label Elektra
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[edit] 2000

Grammy Nominees 2000 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2000. It became the series' second top ten entry on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number nine.

Grammy Nominees 2000
Compilation album by Various artists
Released February 8, 2000
Genre Pop
Length 55:02
Label RCA
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[edit] 2001

Grammy Nominees 2001 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2001. Unlike its two predecessors in the series, it failed to reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, instead only peaking at number twelve.

Grammy Nominees 2001
Compilation album by Various artists
Released February 6, 2001
Genre Pop
Length 72:29
Label Capitol
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[edit] 2002

Grammy Nominees 2002 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2002, and, like the 2001 edition, peaked outside the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number thirteen.

Grammy Nominees 2002
Compilation album by Various artists
Released February 5, 2002
Genre Pop
Length 73:00
Label UTV Records
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[edit] 2003

Grammy Nominees 2003 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2003, and returned the series to the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number six.

Grammy Nominees 2003
Compilation album by Various artists
Released February 11, 2003
Genre Pop
Length 71:34
Label Warner Bros.
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[edit] 2004

2004 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2004, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming, at that point, the series' highest-charting volume.

2004 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released January 20, 2004
Genre Pop
Length 79:23
Label BMG
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[edit] 2005

Grammy Nominees 2005 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2005, and matched the series' best chart peak of number four on the Billboard 200 chart.

Grammy Nominees 2005
Compilation album by Various artists
Released January 25, 2005
Genre Pop
Length 79:41
Label Capitol
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[edit] 2006

Grammy Nominees 2006 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2006. It failed to reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, instead peaking at number fourteen.

Grammy Nominees 2006
Compilation album by Various artists
Released January 24, 2006
Genre Pop
Length 79:45
Label Sony BMG
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[edit] 2007

Grammy Nominees 2007 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2007, and is, thus far, the highest-charting album in the series, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 chart.

Grammy Nominees 2007
Compilation album by Various artists
Released January 23, 2007
Genre Pop
Length 78:55
Label Sony BMG
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[edit] 2008

Grammy Nominees 2008 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2008, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart.

2008 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released January 29, 2008
Genre Pop
Length 79:49
Label UMe
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[edit] 2009

Grammy Nominees 2009 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2009 and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart.

Grammy Nominees 2009
Compilation album by Various artists
Released January 27, 2009
Genre Pop
Length 79:16
Label Rhino
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[edit] 2010

Grammy Nominees 2010 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2010. It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 chart.

Grammy Nominees 2010
Compilation album by Various artists
Released January 19, 2010
Genre Pop
Length 79:29
Label EMI Music
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[edit] 2011

The track listing for 2011 Grammy Nominees was revealed on January 6, 2011, and the album was released on January 25, 2011.[18]

2011 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released January 25, 2011
Genre Various
Length 74:32
Label Jive Records


[edit] 2012

The 2012 edition will be released on January 24, 2012.[19][20]

2012 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released January 24, 2012
Genre Various
Length 79:52
Label Universal Republic Records
No. Title Music Length
1. "Rolling in the Deep"   Adele 3:48
2. "Grenade"   Bruno Mars 3:41
3. "Firework"   Katy Perry 3:43
4. "Moves Like Jagger"   Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera 3:21
5. "Super Bass"   Nicki Minaj 3:21
6. "What's My Name"   Rihanna featuring Drake 3:50
7. "Work Out"   J. Cole 3:46
8. "You and I"   Lady Gaga 4:06
9. "Pumped Up Kicks"   Foster the People 3:31
10. "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"   Skrillex 3:16
11. "Paradise"   Coldplay 4:38
12. "Walk"   Foo Fighters 4:16
13. "If I Die Young"   The Band Perry 3:35
14. "The Cave"   Mumford & Sons 3:36
15. "Holocene"   Bon Iver 4:18
16. "Just a Kiss"   Lady Antebellum 3:37
17. "Mean"   Taylor Swift 3:56
18. "Honey Bee"   Blake Shelton 3:17
19. "Drink in My Hand"   Eric Church 3:11
20. "Dearest"   The Black Keys 2:04
21. "Don't You Wanna Stay"   Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson 3:15
22. "Body and Soul"   Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse 3:20


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Database - Grammy Nominees, retrieved January 7, 2009
  2. ^ "Grammy Nominees 1995 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r209248. 
  3. ^ "Grammy Nominees 1996 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r233861. 
  4. ^ "Grammy Nominees 1997 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r246894. 
  5. ^ "Grammy Nominees 1998 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r333958/review. 
  6. ^ "Grammy Nominees 1999 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r387714/review. 
  7. ^ "Grammy Nominees 2000 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r462356/review. 
  8. ^ "Grammy Nominees 2001 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r516299. 
  9. ^ "Grammy Nominees 2002 reviews". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r572625/review. 
  10. ^ "Grammy Nominees 2003 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r626700. 
  11. ^ "Grammy Nominees 2004 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r673701. 
  12. ^ "Grammy Nominees 2005 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r725114/review. 
  13. ^ "Grammy Nominees 2006 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r817006. 
  14. ^ "Grammy Nominees 2007 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r942010/review. 
  15. ^ "Grammy Nominees 2008 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1291982/review. 
  16. ^ "Grammy Nominees 2009 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1466240/review. 
  17. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Grammy Nominees 2010 review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1702481/review. 
  18. ^ "The Recording Academy® and Jive Records Team Up to Release 2011 GRAMMY® Nominees Album" (Press release). Santa Monica, California: PR Newswire. January 6, 2011. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-recording-academy-and-jive-records-team-up-to-release-2011-grammy-nominees-album-112998284.html. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  19. ^ http://www.amazon.com/2012-GRAMMY-Nominees-Various-Artists/dp/tracks/B0068CEGT0/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1
  20. ^ https://www.facebook.com/notes/the-grammys/2012-grammy-nominees-album-tracklisting/10150469673209484
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