Most Watched Grammy Ceremonies of the Past 40 Years

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35. 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2020)
> Ceremony viewership: 18.7 million
> Album of the Year: Billie Eilish, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
> Record of the Year: Billie Eilish, “Bad Guy”
> Best New Artist: Billie Eilish
> Host: Alicia Keys

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34. 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005)
> Ceremony viewership: 18.8 million
> Album of the Year: Ray Charles & Various Artists, “Genius Loves Company”
> Record of the Year: Ray Charles & Norah Jones, “Here We Go Again”
> Best New Artist: Maroon 5
> Host: Queen Latifah

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33. 44th Annual Grammy Awards (2002)
> Ceremony viewership: 19.0 million
> Album of the Year: Various Artists, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
> Record of the Year: U2, “Walk On”
> Best New Artist: Alicia Keys
> Host: Jon Stewart

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32. 51st Annual Grammy Awards (2009)
> Ceremony viewership: 19.0 million
> Album of the Year: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, “Raising Sand”
> Record of the Year: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, “Please Read the Letter”
> Best New Artist: Adele
> Host: None

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31. 39th Annual Grammy Awards (1997)
> Ceremony viewership: 19.2 million
> Album of the Year: Celine Dion, “Falling into You”
> Record of the Year: Eric Clapton, “Change the World”
> Best New Artist: LeAnn Rimes
> Host: Ellen DeGeneres

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