Grammy Nominees

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.

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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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"I'll Make Love to You"	Boyz II Men	II	3:58
2.	"He Thinks He'll Keep Her"	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Come On Come On	4:02
3.	"All I Wanna Do"	Sheryl Crow	Tuesday Night Music Club	4:32
4.	"Love Sneakin' Up On You"	Bonnie Raitt	Longing in Their Hearts	3:38
5.	"Streets of Philadelphia"	Bruce Springsteen	Philadelphia	3:52
6.	"Said I Loved You...But I Lied"	Michael Bolton	The One Thing	5:05
7.	"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"	Elton John	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	3:59
8.	"Prayer for the Dying"	Seal	Seal	5:30
9.	"Love the One You're With"	Luther Vandross	Songs	5:03
10.	"Hero"	Mariah Carey	Music Box	4:17
11.	"The Power of Love"	Celine Dion	The Colour of My Love	5:41
12.	"Longing in Their Hearts"	Bonnie Raitt	Longing in Their Hearts	4:48
13.	"Ordinary Miracles"	Barbra Streisand	Barbra: The Concert	3:56

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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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"One Sweet Day"	Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men	Daydream	4:43
2.	"Gangsta's Paradise"	Coolio, L.V.	Gangsta's Paradise, I Am L.V.	4:02
3.	"One of Us"	Joan Osborne	Relish	5:22
4.	"Kiss from a Rose"	Seal	Seal, Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture	4:49
5.	"Waterfalls"	TLC	CrazySexyCool	4:41
6.	"I Can Love You Like That"	All-4-One	And the Music Speaks	4:24
7.	"You Are Not Alone"	Michael Jackson	HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I	5:47
8.	"You Oughta Know"	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	4:08
9.	"Baby"	Brandy	Brandy	5:15
10.	"Let Her Cry"	Hootie & the Blowfish	Cracked Rear View	5:08
11.	"Any Man of Mine"	Shania Twain	The Woman in Me	4:05

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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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Give Me One Reason"	Tracy Chapman	New Beginning	4:29
2.	"Change the World"	Eric Clapton	Phenomenon: Music from the Original Motion Picture	3:55
3.	"Because You Loved Me"	Celine Dion	Falling into You	4:35
4.	"Ironic"	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	3:49
5.	"1979"	The Smashing Pumpkins	Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness	4:25
6.	"Stupid Girl"	Garbage	Garbage	4:21
7.	"Who Will Save Your Soul"	Jewel	Pieces of You	4:01
8.	"Spiderwebs"	No Doubt	Tragic Kingdom	4:28
9.	"Nobody Knows"	The Tony Rich Project	Words	5:09
10.	"My Baby"	LeAnn Rimes	Blue	2:51
11.	"Un-Break My Heart"	Toni Braxton	Secrets	4:32
12.	"Get Out of This House"	Shawn Colvin	A Few Small Repairs	4:17
13.	"Reach"	Gloria Estefan	Destiny	3:49

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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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?"	Paula Cole	This Fire	4:28
2.	"Sunny Came Home"	Shawn Colvin	A Few Small Repairs	4:26
3.	"Everyday Is a Winding Road"	Sheryl Crow	Sheryl Crow	4:18
4.	"MMMBop"	Hanson	Middle of Nowhere	4:28
5.	"I Believe I Can Fly"	R. Kelly	R., Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture	5:22
6.	"Criminal"	Fiona Apple	Tidal	5:43
7.	"On & On"	Erykah Badu	Baduizm	3:48
8.	"Silver Springs"	Fleetwood Mac	The Dance	5:43
9.	"Virtual Insanity"	Jamiroquai	Travelling without Moving	5:42
10.	"Don't Speak"	No Doubt	Tragic Kingdom	4:24
11.	"Anybody Seen My Baby?"	The Rolling Stones	Bridges to Babylon	4:31

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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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"The Boy Is Mine"	Brandy, Monica	Never Say Never, The Boy Is Mine	4:56
2.	"My Heart Will Go On"	Celine Dion	Let's Talk About Love, Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture	4:41
3.	"Iris"	Goo Goo Dolls	City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture, Dizzy Up the Girl	4:52
4.	"Ray of Light"	Madonna	Ray of Light	5:21
5.	"You're Still the One"	Shania Twain	Come on Over	3:35
6.	"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"	Backstreet Boys	Backstreet Boys	4:48
7.	"Amor Ti Vieta"	Andrea Bocelli	Aria - The Opera Album	1:50
8.	"Wide Open Spaces"	Dixie Chicks	Wide Open Spaces	3:45
9.	"Doo Wop (That Thing)"	Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	4:03
10.	"Torn"	Natalie Imbruglia	Left of the Middle	4:06
11.	"Save Tonight"	Eagle-Eye Cherry	Desireless	3:59
12.	"My Father's Eyes"	Eric Clapton	Pilgrim	5:23
13.	"Anytime"	Brian McKnight	Anytime	4:33
14.	"Lullaby"	Shawn Mullins	Soul's Core	5:30
15.	"You Were Meant for Me"	Sting	The Object of My Affection	4:12

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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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"I Want It That Way"	Backstreet Boys	Millennium	3:34
2.	"Livin' la Vida Loca"	Ricky Martin	Ricky Martin	4:03
3.	"Smooth"	Santana featuring Rob Thomas	Supernatural	4:55
4.	"No Scrubs"	TLC	Fanmail	3:35
5.	"Genie in a Bottle"	Christina Aguilera	Christina Aguilera	3:37
6.	"Do Something"	Macy Gray	On How Life Is	4:59
7.	"Bawitdaba"	Kid Rock	Devil Without a Cause	4:26
8.	"...Baby One More Time"	Britney Spears	...Baby One More Time	3:31
9.	"It Hurt So Bad"	Susan Tedeschi	Just Won't Burn	4:48
10.	"I Need to Know"	Marc Anthony	Marc Anthony	3:48
11.	"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)"	Lou Bega	A Little Bit of Mambo	4:41
12.	"Sogno"	Andrea Bocelli	Sogno	4:03
13.	"Brand New Day"	Sting	Brand New Day	6:20

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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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Say My Name"	Destiny's Child	The Writing's on the Wall	4:30
2.	"I Try"	Macy Gray	On How Life Is	3:58
3.	"Music"	Madonna	Music	3:45
4.	"Bye Bye Bye"	*NSYNC	No Strings Attached	3:21
5.	"Beautiful Day"	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	4:08
6.	"Sexx Laws"	Beck	Midnite Vultures	3:38
7.	"The Real Slim Shady"	Eminem	The Marshall Mathers LP	4:45
8.	"Optimistic"	Radiohead	Kid A	4:54
9.	"You're the One"	Paul Simon	You're the One	4:59
10.	"Cousin Dupree"	Steely Dan	Two Against Nature	5:27
11.	"What a Girl Wants"	Christina Aguilera	Christina Aguilera	3:34
12.	"Save Me"	Aimee Mann	Magnolia: Music from the Motion Picture	4:34
13.	"Both Sides Now"	Joni Mitchell	Both Sides Now	5:47
14.	"Oops!... I Did It Again"	Britney Spears	Oops!... I Did It Again	3:31
15.	"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"	Backstreet Boys	Millennium	3:55
16.	"Pinch Me"	Barenaked Ladies	Maroon	4:45
17.	"Breathless"	The Corrs	In Blue	3:28

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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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Video"	India.Arie	Acoustic Soul	4:07
2.	"Fallin'"	Alicia Keys	Songs in A Minor	3:30
3.	"Ms. Jackson"	OutKast	Stankonia	3:59
4.	"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"	Train	Drops of Jupiter	4:19
5.	"Walk On"	U2	All That You Can't Leave Behind	4:55
6.	"Honest with Me"	Bob Dylan	Love and Theft	5:47
7.	"I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow"	The Soggy Bottom Boys	O Brother, Where Art Thou?	3:10
8.	"I'm Like a Bird"	Nelly Furtado	Whoa, Nelly!	4:04
9.	"Babylon"	David Gray	White Ladder	4:46
10.	"Fill Me In"	Craig David	Born to Do It	4:15
11.	"You Rock My World"	Michael Jackson	Invincible	5:07
12.	"I Want Love"	Elton John	Songs from the West Coast	4:35
13.	"Still"	Brian McKnight	Superhero	4:19
14.	"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"	James Taylor	Nearness of You: The Ballad Book	4:41
15.	"Shape of My Heart"	Backstreet Boys	Black & Blue	3:50
16.	"Superman (It's Not Easy)"	Five for Fighting	America Town	3:40
17.	"Imitation of Life"	R.E.M.	Reveal	3:56

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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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"A Thousand Miles"	Vanessa Carlton	Be Not Nobody	3:58
2.	"Don't Know Why"	Norah Jones	Come Away with Me	3:06
3.	"How You Remind Me"	Nickelback	Silver Side Up	3:44
4.	"Landslide"	Dixie Chicks	Home	3:48
5.	"Without Me"	Eminem	The Eminem Show	4:23
6.	"Hot in Herre"	Nelly	Nellyville	3:50
7.	"Foolish"	Ashanti	Ashanti	3:49
8.	"All You Wanted"	Michelle Branch	The Spirit Room	3:37
9.	"Complicated"	Avril Lavigne	Let Go	4:04
10.	"Your Body Is a Wonderland"	John Mayer	Room for Squares	4:06
11.	"Soak Up the Sun"	Sheryl Crow	C'mon, C'mon	3:18
12.	"Get the Party Started"	Pink	Missundaztood	3:12
13.	"Overprotected"	Britney Spears	Britney	3:19
14.	"7 Days"	Craig David	Born to Do It	3:54
15.	"Fragile"	Sting	...All This Time	4:21
16.	"October Road"	James Taylor	October Road	3:57
17.	"Girl All the Bad Guys Want"	Bowling for Soup	Drunk Enough to Dance	3:18
18.	"Where Are You Going"	Dave Matthews Band	Busted Stuff	3:51
19.	"Girlfriend"	*NSYNC	Celebrity	3:59

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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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Crazy in Love"	Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z	Dangerously in Love	3:44
2.	"Where Is the Love?"	The Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake	Elephunk	4:05
3.	"Clocks"	Coldplay	A Rush of Blood to the Head	4:11
4.	"Lose Yourself"	Eminem	Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile	4:25
5.	"Work It"	Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott	Under Construction	4:22
6.	"Going Under"	Evanescence	Fallen	3:33
7.	"The Way You Move"	OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below	3:24
8.	"Cry Me a River"	Justin Timberlake	Justified	4:29
9.	"Beautiful"	Christina Aguilera	Stripped	3:58
10.	"I'm with You"	Avril Lavigne	Let Go	3:42
11.	"Dance with My Father"	Luther Vandross	Dance with My Father	4:26
12.	"Keep Me in Your Heart"	Warren Zevon	The Wind	3:02
13.	"In da Club"	50 Cent	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	3:14
14.	"Stacy's Mom"	Fountains of Wayne	Welcome Interstate Managers	3:17
15.	"I Wish I Wasn't"	Heather Headley	This Is Who I Am	4:17
16.	"Gimme the Light"	Sean Paul	Dutty Rock	3:14
17.	"Any Road"	George Harrison	Brainwashed	3:50
18.	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"	Michael McDonald	Motown	2:50
19.	"Send Your Love"	Sting	Sacred Love	3:33
20.	"Hole in the World"	Eagles	The Very Best of the Eagles	3:58
21.	"Unwell"	Matchbox Twenty	More Than You Think You Are	3:49

2005

2005 Grammy Nominees 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.

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

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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Let's Get It Started"	The Black Eyed Peas	Elephunk	3:38
2.	"Here We Go Again"	Ray Charles and Norah Jones	Genius Loves Company	3:56
3.	"American Idiot"	Green Day	American Idiot	2:56
4.	"Heaven"	Los Lonely Boys	Los Lonely Boys	3:36
5.	"If I Ain't Got You"	Alicia Keys	The Diary of Alicia Keys	3:49
6.	"Burn"	Usher	Confessions	3:49
7.	"Through the Wire"	Kanye West	The College Dropout	3:41
8.	"She Will Be Loved"	Maroon 5	Songs About Jane	4:02
9.	"You Had Me"	Joss Stone	Mind, Body & Soul	3:59
10.	"Redneck Woman"	Gretchen Wilson	Here for the Party	3:41
11.	"The First Cut Is the Deepest"	Sheryl Crow	The Very Best of Sheryl Crow	3:46
12.	"Sunrise"	Norah Jones	Feels like Home	3:19
13.	"You Raise Me Up"	Josh Groban	Closer	4:01
14.	"Daughters"	John Mayer	Heavier Things	3:58
15.	"Cinnamon Girl"	Prince	Musicology	3:57
16.	"Love's Divine"	Seal	Seal IV	4:05
17.	"My Immortal"	Evanescence	Fallen	4:33
18.	"Good Vibrations"	Brian Wilson	Smile	4:36
19.	"Monkey to Man"	Elvis Costello & The Imposters	The Delivery Man	3:56
20.	"Vertigo"	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	3:12
21.	"Ch-Check It Out"	Beastie Boys	To the 5 Boroughs	3:11

2006

2006 Grammy Nominees 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.

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

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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Feel Good Inc."	Gorillaz, De La Soul	Demon Days	3:28
2.	"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"	Green Day	American Idiot	4:21
3.	"It's like That"	Mariah Carey featuring Jermaine Dupri and Fatman Scoop	The Emancipation of Mimi	3:23
4.	"Fine Line"	Paul McCartney	Chaos and Creation in the Backyard	3:06
5.	"City of Blinding Lights"	U2	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	4:13
6.	"Bless the Broken Road"	Rascal Flatts	Feels Like Today	3:42
7.	"Devils & Dust"	Bruce Springsteen	Devils & Dust	4:51
8.	"Ordinary People"	John Legend	Get Lifted	4:33
9.	"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"	Jack Johnson	In Between Dreams	3:00
10.	"Walk On By"	Seal	Best 1991–2004	3:13
11.	"Lonely No More"	Rob Thomas	...Something to Be	3:46
12.	"From the Bottom of My Heart"	Stevie Wonder	A Time to Love	3:55
13.	"Since U Been Gone"	Kelly Clarkson	Breakaway	3:08
14.	"Good Is Good"	Sheryl Crow	Wildflower	4:13
15.	"Speed of Sound"	Coldplay	X&Y	4:21
16.	"Best of You"	Foo Fighters	In Your Honor	4:16
17.	"Rain Fall Down"	The Rolling Stones	A Bigger Bang	3:57
18.	"The Painter"	Neil Young	Prairie Wind	4:00
19.	"E-Pro"	Beck	Guero	3:19
20.	"Soul Meets Body"	Death Cab for Cutie	Plans	3:26
21.	"Do You Want To"	Franz Ferdinand	You Could Have It So Much Better	3:34

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.

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

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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Crazy"	Gnarls Barkley	St. Elsewhere	2:51
2.	"Be Without You"	Mary J. Blige	The Breakthrough	3:52
3.	"Put Your Records On"	Corinne Bailey Rae	Corinne Bailey Rae	3:33
4.	"Waiting on the World to Change"	John Mayer	Continuum	3:19
5.	"Dani California"	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Stadium Arcadium	4:40
6.	"SexyBack"	Justin Timberlake	FutureSex/LoveSounds	3:48
7.	"Not Ready to Make Nice"	Dixie Chicks	Taking the Long Way	3:54
8.	"Jesus, Take the Wheel"	Carrie Underwood	Some Hearts	3:44
9.	"Hide and Seek"	Imogen Heap	Speak for Yourself	2:57
10.	"Ain't No Other Man"	Christina Aguilera	Back to Basics	3:47
11.	"Unwritten"	Natasha Bedingfield	Unwritten	3:50
12.	"You Can Close Your Eyes"	Sheryl Crow	Artist's Choice: Sheryl Crow	2:07
13.	"Stupid Girls"	Pink	I'm Not Dead	3:14
14.	"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"	KT Tunstall	Eye to the Telescope	2:51
15.	"You're Beautiful"	James Blunt	Back to Bedlam	3:20
16.	"Save Room"	John Legend	Once Again	3:42
17.	"Jenny Wren"	Paul McCartney	Chaos and Creation in the Backyard	2:08
18.	"Bad Day"	Daniel Powter	Daniel Powter	3:53
19.	"My Humps"	The Black Eyed Peas	Monkey Business	3:44
20.	"I Will Follow You into the Dark"	Death Cab for Cutie	Plans	3:09
21.	"Over My Head (Cable Car)"	The Fray	How to Save a Life	3:55
22.	"Is It Any Wonder?"	Keane	Under the Iron Sea	3:02
23.	"Stickwitu"	Pussycat Dolls	PCD	3:28

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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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"What Goes Around.../...Comes Around"	Justin Timberlake	FutureSex/LoveSounds	5:11
2.	"Rehab"	Amy Winehouse	Back to Black	3:33
3.	"Irreplaceable"	Beyoncé	B'Day	3:46
4.	"The Pretender"	Foo Fighters	Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace	4:27
5.	"Makes Me Wonder"	Maroon 5	It Won't Be Soon Before Long	3:31
6.	"1234"	Feist	The Reminder	3:08
7.	"(You Want To) Make a Memory"	Bon Jovi	Lost Highway	4:04
8.	"Dance Tonight"	Paul McCartney	Memory Almost Full	2:52
9.	"Candyman"	Christina Aguilera	Back to Basics	3:13
10.	"Say It Right"	Nelly Furtado	Loose	3:41
11.	"Good Life"	Kanye West featuring T-Pain	Graduation	3:28
12.	"River"	Herbie Hancock featuring Corinne Bailey Rae	River: The Joni Letters	5:02
13.	"What You Give Away"	Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow	These Days	3:50
14.	"Before He Cheats"	Carrie Underwood	Some Hearts	3:17
15.	"Hey There Delilah"	Plain White T's	Every Second Counts	3:46
16.	"Like a Star"	Corinne Bailey Rae	Corinne Bailey Rae	3:58
17.	"Working Class Hero"	Green Day	Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur	4:01
18.	"It's Not Over"	Daughtry	Daughtry	3:31
19.	"If Everyone Cared"	Nickelback	All the Right Reasons	3:35
20.	"Icky Thump"	The White Stripes	Icky Thump	3:46
21.	"Instant Karma!"	U2	Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur	3:09

2009

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

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

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No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Viva la Vida"	Coldplay	Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	3:44
2.	"American Boy"	Estelle featuring Kanye West	Shine	4:02
3.	"Love Song"	Sara Bareilles	Little Voice	3:53
4.	"Closer"	Ne-Yo	Year of the Gentleman	3:55
5.	"Got Money"	Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain	Tha Carter III	4:06
6.	"Please Read the Letter"	Robert Plant and Alison Krauss	Raising Sand	3:56
7.	"House of Cards"	Radiohead	In Rainbows	5:29
8.	"Love Don't Live Here"	Lady Antebellum	Lady Antebellum	3:51
9.	"Burnin' Up"	Jonas Brothers featuring Big Rob	A Little Bit Longer	2:55
10.	"Need U Bad"	Jazmine Sullivan featuring Missy Elliott	Fearless	4:13
11.	"Mercy"	Duffy	Rockferry	3:41
12.	"Paper Planes"	M.I.A.	Kala	3:24
13.	"Chasing Pavements"	Adele	19	3:32
14.	"I Kissed a Girl"	Katy Perry	One of the Boys	3:01
15.	"Bleeding Love"	Leona Lewis	Spirit	4:01
16.	"So What"	Pink	Funhouse	3:35
17.	"Going On"	Gnarls Barkley	The Odd Couple	2:55
18.	"Apologize"	OneRepublic	Dreaming Out Loud	3:28
19.	"Won't Go Home Without You"	Maroon 5	It Won't Be Soon Before Long	3:46
20.	"Waiting in the Weeds"	Eagles	Long Road out of Eden	7:46

2010

Grammy Nominees 2010 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2010. It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 chart. The album has sold 235,000 copies as of March 2010.^[17]

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[18]

No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"I Gotta Feeling"	The Black Eyed Peas	The E.N.D.	4:06
2.	"Poker Face"	Lady Gaga	The Fame	3:57
3.	"Use Somebody"	Kings of Leon	Only by the Night	3:51
4.	"You and Me"	Dave Matthews Band	Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King	4:19
5.	"You Belong with Me"	Taylor Swift	Fearless	3:51
6.	"Fallin' for You"	Colbie Caillat	Breakthrough	3:37
7.	"You Found Me"	The Fray	The Fray	4:02
8.	"Sober"	Pink	Funhouse	4:12
9.	"My Life Would Suck Without You"	Kelly Clarkson	All I Ever Wanted	3:33
10.	"Hot n Cold"	Katy Perry	One of the Boys	3:41
11.	"Halo"	Beyoncé	I Am... Sasha Fierce	3:45
12.	"Hometown Glory"	Adele	19	3:32
13.	"Chicken Fried"	Zac Brown Band	The Foundation	3:34
14.	"It Happens"	Sugarland	Love on the Inside	3:01
15.	"I Run to You"	Lady Antebellum	Lady Antebellum	3:48
16.	"Here Comes Goodbye"	Rascal Flatts	Unstoppable	4:05
17.	"21 Guns"	Green Day	21st Century Breakdown	5:22
18.	"Life in Technicolor II"	Coldplay	Prospekt's March	3:37
19.	"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"	U2	No Line on the Horizon	4:13
20.	"Can't Find My Way Home"	Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood	Live from Madison Square Garden	5:32

2011

The track listing for 2011 Grammy Nominees was revealed on January 6, 2011, and the album was released on January 25, 2011.^[19] The album has sold 204,000 copies as of April 2011.^[20]

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[21]

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Forget You"	Cee Lo Green	3:43
2.	"Nothin' on You"	B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars	3:44
3.	"California Gurls"	Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg	3:55
4.	"Telephone"	Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé	3:41
5.	"Love the Way You Lie"	Eminem featuring Rihanna	4:25
6.	"Need You Now"	Lady Antebellum	3:54
7.	"Ready to Start"	Arcade Fire	4:19
8.	"Whataya Want from Me"	Adam Lambert	3:47
9.	"Half of My Heart"	John Mayer with Taylor Swift	3:54
10.	"Haven't Met You Yet"	Michael Bublé	4:05
11.	"Just the Way You Are"	Bruno Mars	3:38
12.	"This Is It"	Michael Jackson	3:42
13.	"Beg Steal or Borrow"	Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs	4:32
14.	"The House That Built Me"	Miranda Lambert	3:47
15.	"Babyfather"	Sade	4:02
16.	"The Only Exception"	Paramore	4:27
17.	"Hey, Soul Sister" (live)	Train	3:33
18.	"Misery"	Maroon 5	3:33
19.	"Don't Stop Believin'" (Regionals version)	Glee Cast	3:43

2012

The 2012 edition was released on January 24, 2012.^[22][23] The album has sold 323,000 copies as of May 2012.^[24]

2012 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	January 24, 2012
Length	79:46
Label	Universal Republic Records

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[25]

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

2013

2013 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2013.^[26] The album has sold 315,000 copies as of May 2013.^[27]

2013 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	January 22, 2013
Genre	Pop
Label	Capitol

No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Lonely Boy"	The Black Keys	El Camino	3:13
2.	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"	Kelly Clarkson	Stronger	3:41
3.	"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"	Taylor Swift	Red	3:11
4.	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Gotye featuring Kimbra	Making Mirrors	3:27
5.	"Wide Awake"	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection	3:39
6.	"We Are Young"	Fun featuring Janelle Monáe	Some Nights	3:52
7.	"Shake It Out"	Florence and the Machine	Ceremonials	3:51
8.	"Try"	Pink	The Truth About Love	4:00
9.	"Payphone"	Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa	Overexposed	3:51
10.	"Call Me Maybe"	Carly Rae Jepsen	Kiss	3:13
11.	"Adorn"	Miguel	Kaleidoscope Dream	3:13
12.	"The A Team"	Ed Sheeran	+	3:42
13.	"Wanted"	Hunter Hayes	Hunter Hayes	3:48
14.	"Ho Hey"	The Lumineers	The Lumineers	2:34
15.	"Hold On"	Alabama Shakes	Boys & Girls	3:45
16.	"I Will Wait"	Mumford & Sons	Babel	4:35
17.	"Pyramids"	Frank Ocean	Channel Orange	3:59
18.	"We Take Care of Our Own"	Bruce Springsteen	Wrecking Ball	3:53
19.	"Freedom at 21"	Jack White	Blunderbuss	2:46
20.	"Madness"	Muse	The 2nd Law	3:34
21.	"Charlie Brown"	Coldplay	Mylo Xyloto	3:45
22.	"Set Fire to the Rain" (Live)	Adele	Live at the Royal Albert Hall	4:10

2014

Grammy Nominees 2014 covers the top contenders for the Grammy Awards of 2014. The album has sold 309,000 copies in the US as of July 2014.^[28]

2014 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	January 17, 2014 (Australia) January 21, 2014 (US)
Genre	Pop
Length	70:19
Label	Atlantic

No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Locked Out of Heaven"	Bruno Mars	Unorthodox Jukebox	3:53
2.	"Blurred Lines"	Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams	Blurred Lines	4:23
3.	"Royals"	Lorde	Pure Heroine	3:11
4.	"Radioactive"	Imagine Dragons	Night Visions	3:08
5.	"Get Lucky"	Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams	Random Access Memories	4:09
6.	"Roar"	Katy Perry	Prism	3:44
7.	"Mirrors"	Justin Timberlake	The 20/20 Experience	4:39
8.	"Brave"	Sara Bareilles	The Blessed Unrest	3:41
9.	"Same Love"	Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert	The Heist	5:20
10.	"Retrograde"	James Blake	Overgrown	3:45
11.	"Swimming Pools (Drank)"	Kendrick Lamar	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City	4:09
12.	"Lego House"	Ed Sheeran	+	3:04
13.	"Just Give Me a Reason"	Pink featuring Nate Ruess	The Truth About Love	4:03
14.	"Begin Again"	Taylor Swift	Red	3:58
15.	"Mine Would Be You"	Blake Shelton	Based on a True Story...	4:00
16.	"Merry Go 'Round"	Kacey Musgraves	Same Trailer Different Park	3:29
17.	"Highway Don't Care"	Tim McGraw featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban	Two Lanes of Freedom	4:37
18.	"Take a Little Ride"	Jason Aldean	Night Train	3:06

2015

2015 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance nominees for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 on the week dated February 7, 2015, and peaked at number 9 three weeks later. It also peaked at number 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

2015 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	January 20, 2015
Genre	Pop country
Length	75:43
Label	RCA

No.	Title	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Shake It Off"	Taylor Swift	1989	3:39
2.	"Fancy"	Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX	The New Classic	3:18
3.	"Sing"	Ed Sheeran	×	3:53
4.	"Problem"	Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea	My Everything	3:13
5.	"All About That Bass"	Meghan Trainor	Title	3:08
6.	"Dark Horse"	Katy Perry featuring Juicy J	Prism	3:35
7.	"A Sky Full of Stars"	Coldplay	Ghost Stories	3:56
8.	"Wrecking Ball"	Miley Cyrus	Bangerz	3:42
9.	"Chandelier"	Sia	1000 Forms of Fear	3:36
10.	"All of Me" (Live)	John Legend	Love in the Future	4:59
11.	"Take Me to Church"	Hozier	Hozier	4:01
12.	"Drunk in Love"	Beyoncé featuring Jay Z	Beyoncé	5:23
13.	"Come Get It Bae"	Pharrell Williams	Girl	3:22
14.	"Stay with Me" (Darkchild Version)	Sam Smith	In the Lonely Hour	2:51
15.	"Blue Moon"	Beck	Morning Phase	4:00
16.	"Raise 'Em Up"	Keith Urban featuring Eric Church	Fuse	3:03
17.	"Gentle on My Mind"	The Band Perry	Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me	3:09
18.	"Meanwhile Back at Mama's"	Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill	Sundown Heaven Town	3:47
19.	"Somethin' Bad"	Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood	Platinum	2:49
20.	"Day Drinking"	Little Big Town	Pain Killer	2:58
21.	"Happy" (Live)	Pharrell Williams		3:21

See also

• Grammy Rap Nominees
• Grammy Award

References

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