| Favorite Pop/Rock Female ArtistTina Turner |
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other nominees:Whitney HoustonMadonna |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/GroupChicago |
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other nominees:Kool & The Gang Tears For Fears |
| Favorite Pop/Rock SingleHuey Lewis & The News"The Power Of Love" |
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other nominees:Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing" Wham! - "Careless Whisper" |
| Favorite Pop/Rock AlbumBruce SpringsteenBorn In The U.S.A. |
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other nominees:Phil Collins- No Jacket RequiredMadonna-Like A Virgin |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Video Huey Lewis & The News"The Power Of Love" |
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other nominees:a-ha - "Take On Me" Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins - "Easy Lover" |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video ArtistBruce Springsteen |
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other nominees:Phil CollinsHuey Lewis |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video ArtistPat Benatar |
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other nominees:Aretha FranklinMadonna |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Video Artist Wham! |
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other nominees:Eurythmics Tears For Fears |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male ArtistStevie Wonder |
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other nominees:PrinceLuther Vandross |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistAretha Franklin |
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other nominees:Whitney HoustonDiana Ross |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/GroupKool & The Gang |
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other nominees:New Edition Ready For The World |
| Favorite Soul/R&B SingleWhitney Houston "You Give Good Love" |
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other nominees:The Commodores - "Nightshift" Freddie Jackson - "You Are My Lady" |
| Favorite Soul/R&B AlbumKool & The GangEmergency |
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other nominees:Whitney Houston- Whitney HoustonLuther Vandross-The Night I Fell In Love |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Video Whitney Houston "Saving All My Love For You" |
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other nominees:Aretha Franklin - "Freeway Of Love" Ready For The World - "Oh, Sheila" |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video ArtistStevie Wonder |
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other nominees:Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins Prince |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video ArtistAretha Franklin |
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other nominees:Whitney HoustonSade |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Video ArtistPointer Sisters |
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other nominees:Ashford & Simpson Kool & The Gang |
| Favorite Country Male ArtistWillie Nelson |
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other nominees:Lee Greenwood Hank Williams, Jr. |
| Favorite Country Female ArtistCrystal Gayle |
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other nominees:Anne Murray Dolly Parton |
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/GroupAlabama |
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other nominees:The Judds The Oak Ridge Boys |
| Favorite Country SingleWillie Nelson"Forgiving You Was Easy" |
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other nominees:Alabama - "There's No Way" Lee Greenwood - "Dixie Road" |
| Favorite Country AlbumAlabama 40 Hour Week |
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other nominees:Willie Nelson - City Of New Orleans Ricky Skaggs - Country Boy |
| Favorite Country Video The Highwaymen "Highwayman" |
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other nominees:Alabama - "40 Hour Week" Hank Williams, Jr. - "All My Rowdy Friends" |
| Favorite Country Male Video Artist Hank Williams, Jr. |
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other nominees:Lee Greenwood Ricky Skaggs |
| Favorite Country Female Video Artist Crystal Gayle |
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other nominees:Janie Fricke Anne Murray |
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Video Artist The Highwaymen |
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other nominees:Alabama Oak Ridge Boys |
| Award of MeritPaul McCartney |
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| ARC Weekly Top 40 Charts For 1986Top 100 Songs of 198628th Annual Grammy AwardsMTV Video Music Awards |
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