Most Watched Grammy Ceremonies of the Past 40 Years

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5. 25th Annual Grammy Awards (1983)
> Ceremony viewership: 30.9 million
> Album of the Year: Toto, “Toto IV”
> Record of the Year: Toto, “Rosanna”
> Best New Artist: Men at Work
> Host: John Denver

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4. 30th Annual Grammy Awards (1988)
> Ceremony viewership: 32.8 million
> Album of the Year: U2, “The Joshua Tree”
> Record of the Year: Paul Simon, “Graceland”
> Best New Artist: Jody Watley
> Host: Billy Crystal

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3. 27th Annual Grammy Awards (1985)
> Ceremony viewership: 37.1 million
> Album of the Year: Lionel Richie, “Can’t Slow Down”
> Record of the Year: Tina Turner, “What’s Love Got to Do with It”
> Best New Artist: Cyndi Lauper
> Host: John Denver

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2. 54th Annual Grammy Awards (2012)
> Ceremony viewership: 39.9 million
> Album of the Year: Adele, “21”
> Record of the Year: Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
> Best New Artist: Bon Iver
> Host: LL Cool J

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1. 26th Annual Grammy Awards (1984)
> Ceremony viewership: 51.7 million
> Album of the Year: Michael Jackson, “Thriller”
> Record of the Year: Michael Jackson, “Beat It”
> Best New Artist: Culture Club
> Host: John Denver

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