| Favorite Pop/Rock Female ArtistWhitney Houston |
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other nominees:Janet JacksonMadonnaTina Turner |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/GroupHuey Lewis & The News |
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other nominees:Genesis Heart Van Halen |
| Favorite Pop/Rock SingleBilly Ocean "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" |
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other nominees:Madonna - "Live To Tell" Pet Shop Boys - "West End Girls"Steve Winwood- "Higher Love" |
| Favorite Pop/Rock AlbumWhitney HoustonWhitney Houston |
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other nominees:Janet Jackson - ControlTop Gun soundtrack Van Halen- 5150 |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Video Lionel Richie "Dancing On The Ceiling" |
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other nominees:Belinda Carlisle - "Mad About You" Janet Jackson - "When I Think Of You" Robert Palmer - "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist Billy Ocean |
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other nominees:Peter Gabriel Howard Jones Robert Palmer |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video ArtistMadonna |
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other nominees:Belinda Carlisle Whitney HoustonJanet Jackson |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Video ArtistHuey Lewis & The News |
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other nominees:Culture ClubRun-D.M.C. Simple Minds |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male ArtistLionel Richie |
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other nominees:Freddie Jackson Billy Ocean Stevie Wonder |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistWhitney Houston |
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other nominees:Anita BakerJanet JacksonPatti LaBelle |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/GroupNew Edition |
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other nominees:Atlantic Starr Cameo Run-D.M.C. |
| Favorite Soul/R&B SingleJanet Jackson "Nasty" |
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other nominees:Cameo - "Word Up"Prince- "Kiss" Timex Social Club - "Rumors" |
| Favorite Soul/R&B AlbumWhitney Houston Whitney Houston |
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other nominees:Anita Baker-RaptureJanet Jackson- ControlRun-D.M.C. - Raising Hell |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Video Whitney Houston"The Greatest Love Of All" |
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other nominees:Janet Jackson - "When I Think Of You" Billy Ocean - "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Run-D.M.C. - "Walk This Way" |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video ArtistLionel Richie |
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other nominees:James Brown Oran "Juice" Jones Billy Ocean |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video ArtistJanet Jackson |
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other nominees:Aretha FranklinWhitney HoustonTina Turner |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Video ArtistKool & The Gang |
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other nominees:Cameo The Jets Run-D.M.C. |
| Favorite Country Male ArtistWillie Nelson |
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other nominees:Ronnie Milsap George Strait Hank Williams, Jr. |
| Favorite Country Female ArtistBarbara Mandrell |
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other nominees:Reba McEntireJuice Newton Tanya Tucker |
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/GroupAlabama |
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other nominees:The Forester Sisters The Judds Marie Osmond & Paul Davis |
| Favorite Country SingleThe Judds "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days) " |
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other nominees:Dan Seals - "Everything That Glitters Is Not Gold" Randy Travis - "Diggin' Up Bones" Steve Wariner - "You Can Dream Of Me" |
| Favorite Country AlbumAlabama Greatest Hits |
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other nominees:The Judds - Rockin' With The Rhythm Reba McEntire - Whoever's In New EnglandGeorge Strait - Something Special |
| Favorite Country Video The Judds "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days) " |
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other nominees:George Jones - "Who's Gonna Fill Thier Shoes" Reba McEntire - "Whoever's In New England" Dwight Yoakam - "Honky Tonk Man" |
| Favorite Country Male Video Artist George Jones |
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other nominees:Mel McDaniel Gary Morris George Strait |
| Favorite Country Female Video ArtistReba McEntire |
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other nominees:Janie Fricke Anne Murray Marie Osmond |
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Video Artist Alabama |
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other nominees:The Forester Sisters The Judds Sawyer Brown |
| Award of MeritElvis Presley |
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| ARC Weekly Top 40 Charts For 1987Top 100 Songs of 198729th Annual Grammy AwardsMTV Video Music Awards |
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