Rock On The Net: Robert Palmer (original) (raw)

| | Robert Palmer | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | FAQs | | | January 19, 1949 - September 26, 2003 GRAMMY AWARDS: 2 | |

RECENT TIMELINE

Palmer was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("Bad Case Of Loving You").

Palmer could be heard as part of Power Station and their LP - Power Station.

# 6 Singles Artist of the Year

March 8: Palmer hit the ARC Weekly Top 40with "Addicted To Love."
from the LP RiptideARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 18 - 12 - 8 - 6 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 7 - 18 - 29 - 35 - off

April 5: Palmer hit the Top 10 with "Addicted To Love."
April 26: Palmer hit #1 for 1 week on the ARC Weekly Top 40with "Addicted To Love."

The video for "Addicted To Love" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video and was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Stage Performance Video, Viewer's Choice, and Best Overall Performance.

September 6: Palmer hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On."
from the LP RiptideARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 29 - 24 - 19 - 13 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 18 - 28 - 40 - off

October 18: Palmer hit the Top 10 with "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On."

Palmer was nominated for 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Video ("Addicted To Love"), and Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist.

Palmer won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("Addicted To Love") and was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year ("Addicted To Love").

The video for "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Awardfor Best Male Video.

# 26 Singles Artist of the Year

Palmer was nominated for an American Music Awardfor Favorite Pop/Rock Video ("I Didn't Mean To Turn You On").

Palmer hit the Top 40 with "Early In The Morning." from the LP Heavy NovaARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 30 - 26 - 20 - 16 - 14 - 23 - 38 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

Palmer won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("Simply Irresistible").

Palmer hit the Top 40 with "You're Amazing."
from the LP Don't ExplainARC chart run: 36 - 31 - 27 - 25 - 22 - off

# 64 Singles Artist of the Year

Palmer hit the Top 40 with "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) / I Want You."

MTV: 100 Greatest Videos Ever Madeincluded "Addicted To Love" at # 8.

VH1: 100 Greatest Videos included "Addicted To Love" at # 30.

On the 26th, Palmer died after a heart attack at the age 54.

# 196 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's included "Addicted To Love" at # 85.

Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often including track listings and sound samples).