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Best R&B Song

1986 • 28th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1984 and Aug 30, 1985

1986 Winner is Aretha Franklin with "Freeway Of Love"

Freeway Of Love

Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden

Nominees 1986

Winners

Year Winner Nomination
2026 Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, Dawit Kamal Wilson Folded All Nominees
2025 Rob Bisel, Cian Ducrot, Carter Lang, SZA, Jared Solomon, Scott Zhang Saturn All Nominees
2024 Babyface, Blair Ferguson, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, SZA, Leon Thomas III Snooze All Nominees
2023 Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé Knowles, Brittany Coney, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers, Raphael Saadiq CUFF IT All Nominees
2022 Anderson .Paak, Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II, Bruno Mars, Silk Sonic Leave The Door Open All Nominees
2021 Robert Glasper, Me'shell NdegeOcello, H.E.R. Better Than I Imagined All Nominees
2020 PJ Morton Say So All Nominees
2019 Roderick Pusharod Bullock, Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai, Dijon McFarlane Boo'd Up All Nominees
2018 Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Ray Charles McCullough II, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus, Jonathan Yip That's What I Like All Nominees
2017 Hod David, Maxwell Lake By The Ocean All Nominees
2016 D'Angelo, Gina Figueroa, Kendra Foster Really Love All Nominees
2014 James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Tim Mosley, Justin Timberlake Pusher Love Girl All Nominees
2013 Miguel Adorn All Nominees
2012 Melanie Fiona, Cee Lo Green, Jack Splash Fool For You All Nominees
2011 John Legend Shine All Nominees
2010 Kuk Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Chris 'Tricky' Stewart Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) All Nominees
2009 Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen, Ne-Yo Miss Independent All Nominees
2008 Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Dirty Harry, Alicia Keys No One All Nominees
2007 Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Michael Cox, Jason Perry Be Without You All Nominees
2006 Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal We Belong Together All Nominees
2005 Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly, Kanye West You Don't Know My Name All Nominees
2004 Rich Harrison, Jay Z, Beyoncé Knowles Crazy In Love All Nominees
2003 Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah, Common, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq, Glenn Standridge Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop) All Nominees
2002 Alicia Keys Fallin' All Nominees
2001 LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Beyoncé Knowles, Le Toya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland Say My Name All Nominees
2000 Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle No Scrubs All Nominees
1999 Lauryn Hill Doo Wop (That Thing) All Nominees
1998 R. Kelly I Believe I Can Fly All Nominees
1997 Babyface Exhale (Shoop Shoop) All Nominees
1996 Stevie Wonder For Your Love All Nominees
1995 Babyface I'll Make Love To You All Nominees
1994 Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis That's The Way Love Goes All Nominees
1993 Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons End Of The Road All Nominees
1992 Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross, Teddy Vann Power Of Love/Love Power All Nominees
1991 M.C. Hammer, Rick James, Alonzo Miller U Can't Touch This All Nominees
1990 Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff If You Don't Know Me By Now All Nominees
1989 Anita Baker, Randy Holland, Skip Scarborough Giving You The Best That I Got All Nominees
1988 Bill Withers Lean On Me All Nominees
1987 Anita Baker, Gary Bias, Louis A. Johnson Sweet Love All Nominees
1986 Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden Freeway Of Love All Nominees
1985 Prince I Feel For You All Nominees
1984 Michael Jackson Billie Jean All Nominees
1983 Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather Turn Your Love Around All Nominees
1982 Ralph MacDonald, William Salter, Bill Withers Just The Two Of Us All Nominees
1981 Reggie Lucas, James Mtume Never Knew Love Like This Before All Nominees
1980 Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon After The Love Has Gone All Nominees
1979 Paul Jabara Last Dance All Nominees
1978 Vini Poncia, Leo Sayer You Make Me Feel Like Dancing All Nominees
1977 David Paich, Boz Scaggs Lowdown All Nominees
1976 Harry Wayne Casey, Willie Clarke, Richard Finch, Betty Wright Where Is The Love All Nominees
1975 Stevie Wonder Living For The City All Nominees
1974 Stevie Wonder Superstition All Nominees
1973 Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield Papa Was A Rollin' Stone All Nominees
1972 Bill Withers Ain't No Sunshine All Nominees
1971 Ronald Dunbar, General Johnson Patches All Nominees
1970 Richard Spencer Color Him Father All Nominees
1969 Steve Cropper, Otis Redding (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay All Nominees

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