Top 10 Memorable Grammy Upsets
VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
The Academy of Recording Arts may have seen these coming, but we certainly didn't. For this list, we're defining a Grammy upset as one in which an artist was expected to win a specific award in a given year but surprisingly lost to another artist. We're excluding lifetime snubs where a given artist was overlooked for a specific category or altogether for their entire careers. Look for those in our Top 10 Grammy Snubs video. Join WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the top 10 Grammy Upsets.
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- #11: Herbie Hancock Over Amy Winehouse, Kanye West
- #10: Eric Clapton Over Nirvana
- #9: The Arcade Fire Over Lady Gaga
- #8: DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Over Public Enemy
- #7: Baha Men Over Everyone Else
- #6: Steely Dan Over Radiohead, Eminem
- #5: A Taste of Honey Over Elvis Costello
- #4: Christopher Cross Over Pink Floyd, etc.
- #3: Jethro Tull Over Metallica
- #2: Honorable Mentions
- #1: The New Vaudeville Band Over The Beatles
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