American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Song

Der American Music Award für den Favorite Song – Pop/Rock (ehemals Favorite Pop/Rock Single von 1974 bis 1995) war eine der ersten Kategorien des Awards und wurde 1974 eingeführt. Ab 1995 pausierte der Award, kehrte jedoch bei den American Music Awards 2016 zurück. Am häufigsten gewannen Justin Bieber, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston und Lionel Richie, die alle je zwei Awards erhielten.

Gewinner und Nominierte Bearbeiten

1970er Bearbeiten

Jahr Künstler Lied Ref
1974 Tony Orlando & Dawn Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Jim Croce Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly
1975 Olivia Newton-John I Honestly Love You
Terry Jacks Seasons in the Sun
Barbra Streisand The Way We Were
1976 Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy
Captain & Tennille Love Will Keep Us Together
Elton John Philadelphia Freedom
1977 Elton John and Kiki Dee Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
The Manhattans Kiss and Say Goodbye
Wild Cherry Play That Funky Music
1978 Debby Boone You Light Up My Life
Andy Gibb I Just Want to Be Your Everything
Meco Star Wars Medley
1979 Commodores Three Times a Lady
Bee Gees Stayin’ Alive
Debby Boone You Light Up My Life

1980er Bearbeiten

Jahr Künstler Lied Ref
1980 Donna Summer Bad Girls
The Knack My Sharona
Rod Stewart Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
1981 Queen Another One Bites the Dust
Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall
Diana Ross Upside Down
1982 Lionel Richie and Diana Ross Endless Love
Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes
REO Speedwagon Keep On Loving You
Rick Springfield Jessie’s Girl
1983 Lionel Richie Truly
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder Ebony and Ivory
Survivor Eye of the Tiger
1984 Michael Jackson Billie Jean
Irene Cara Flashdance... What a Feeling
The Police Every Breath You Take
Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart
1985 Bruce Springsteen Dancing in the Dark
Prince When Doves Cry
Tina Turner What’s Love Got to Do with It
1986 Huey Lewis and the News The Power of Love
Dire Straits Money for Nothing
Wham! Careless Whisper
1987 Billy Ocean There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
Madonna Live to Tell
Pet Shop Boys West End Girls
Steve Winwood Higher Love
1988 Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer
Bob Seger Shakedown
1989 Guns N’ Roses Sweet Child o’ Mine
Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up
Steve Winwood Roll with It

1990er Bearbeiten

Jahr Künstler Lied Ref
1990 Milli Vanilli Girl You Know It’s True [1]
Bon Jovi I’ll Be There for You
Gloria Estefan Don’t Wanna Lose You
1991 Jon Bon Jovi Blaze of Glory [2]
Madonna Vogue
Wilson Phillips Hold On
1992 Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Color Me Badd I Wanna Sex You Up
Extreme More Than Words
1993 Boyz II Men End of the Road [3]
Mariah Carey I’ll Be There
Red Hot Chili Peppers Under the Bridge
1994 Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You
Tag Team Whoomp! (There It Is)
UB40 Can’t Help Falling in Love
1995 Boyz II Men I’ll Make Love to You [4]
Ace of Base The Sign
Celine Dion The Power of Love

2010er Bearbeiten

Year Artist Song Ref
2016 Justin Bieber Love Yourself [5]
Adele Hello
Drake (featuring Wizkid and Kyla) One Dance
2017 Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee (featuring Justin Bieber) Despacito [6]
The Chainsmokers (featuring Halsey) Closer
Ed Sheeran Shape of You
2018 Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) Havana [7]
Drake God’s Plan
Ed Sheeran Perfect
2019 Halsey Without Me [8]
Jonas Brothers Sucker
Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) Old Town Road
Panic! at the Disco High Hopes
Post Malone and Swae Lee Sunflower

2020er Bearbeiten

Jahr Künstler Lied Ref
2020 Dua Lipa Don’t Start Now [9]
Lewis Capaldi Someone You Loved
Post Malone Circles
Roddy Ricch The Box
The Weeknd Blinding Lights
2021 BTS Butter [10]
Doja Cat (featuring SZA) Kiss Me More
Dua Lipa Levitating
Olivia Rodrigo Drivers License
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande Save Your Tears (Remix)
2022 Harry Styles As It Was [11]
Adele Easy on Me
Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the Encanto (Film) Cast We Don’t Talk About Bruno
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber Stay
Lizzo About Damn Time

Statistiken Bearbeiten

Mehrfach-Sieger Bearbeiten

2 Siege

Mehrfach-Nominierungen Bearbeiten

3 Nominierungen

2 Nominierungen

Einzelnachweise Bearbeiten

  1. A Fountain of Youth at the American Music Awards. In: Los Angeles Times. 24. Januar 1990, abgerufen am 21. November 2017.
  2. M. C. Hammer, Rap Win Big at American Music Awards. In: Los Angeles Times. 29. Januar 1991, abgerufen am 21. November 2017.
  3. Jackson Wins 3 American Music Awards. In: Los Angeles Times. 26. Januar 1993, abgerufen am 21. November 2017.
  4. Boyz II Men Tops American Music Awards. In: The Christian Science Monitor. 1. Februar 1995, abgerufen am 21. November 2017.
  5. Hugh McIntyre: American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners. In: Forbes. 20. November 2016, abgerufen am 21. November 2017.
  6. Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs. In: Billboard. 19. November 2017, abgerufen am 21. November 2017.
  7. 2018 Winners. In: American Music Awards. 9. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 12. Oktober 2018.
  8. Rania Aniftos: Post Malone, Ariana Grande & Billie Eilish Lead 2019 American Music Awards Nominations: See Full List. In: Billboard. 24. Oktober 2019, archiviert vom Original am 24. Oktober 2019; abgerufen am 24. Oktober 2019.
  9. Ellise Shafer: American Music Awards 2020: The Full Winners List. In: Variety. 22. November 2020, abgerufen am 26. November 2020 (englisch).
  10. Jem Aswad: Olivia Rodrigo and the Weeknd Lead American Music Award Nominations. In: Variety. 28. Oktober 2021, abgerufen am 29. Oktober 2021 (englisch).
  11. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, Jason Lamphier Updated November 20, 2022 at 11:30 PM EST: See the full list of winners from the 2022 American Music Awards. Abgerufen am 23. August 2023 (englisch).