poll Song and Record of the Year: 2009

[Achilles.]

The 2008 poll ended up being a two-horse race, with the same two songs contending for the win in both categories. While Amy Winehouse thankfully managed to retain her win in Song of the Year for “Rehab,” Rihanna did manage to usurp her in Record of the Year, with “Umbrella” snatching the victory. It’s a fair split, I suppose. 
 

In 2009, the Academy nominated a bunch of songs that could be well-categorized as modern classics. The year marked the ascension of a new class of pop girls. Leona Lewis and Sara Bareilles earned nominations for their breakthrough debut singles, while future Grammy favorite Adele put in an early appearance with nominations in both categories. Signature songs from MIA, Jason Mraz, and Coldplay also earned nominations, with that latter winning Song of the Year for “Viva La Vida.” However, in typical Grammy fashion the award for Record of the Year went home with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss rather than any of the generation-defining smashes in the lineup. Our voters will surely not agree… but who will we favor? 
 

Now that we’re getting into a period where most voters ought to be familiar with most / all nominees, I’d love to see people share their rankings as well as voting for their favorites!

 

Spoiler

1999:

Record: Celine Dion - “My Heart Will Go On”

Song: Celine Dion - “My Heart Will Go On”

 

2000:

Record: Cher - “Believe”

Song: Santana - “Smooth”
 

2001:

Record: Madonna - “Music”

Song: Destiny’s Child - “Say My Name”
 

2002:

Record: OutKast - “Ms. Jackson”

Song: Alicia Keys - “Fallin’”

 

2003:

Record: Vanessa Carlton - “A Thousand Miles”

Song: Avril Lavigne - “Complicated”

 

2004:

Record: Beyoncé - “Crazy in Love (feat. Jay Z)”

Song: Avril Lavigne - “I’m With You”
 

2005:

Record: Usher - “Yeah!”

Song: Alicia Keys - “If I Ain’t Got You”
 

2006:

Record: Mariah Carey - “We Belong Together”

Song: Mariah Carey - “We Belong Together”

 

2007:

Record: The Chicks - “Not Ready to Make Nice”

Song: The Chicks - “Not Ready to Make Nice”
 

2008:

Record: Rihanna - “Umbrella (feat. Jay Z)”

Song: Amy Winehouse - “Rehab”

 

Edited December 18, 2023 by Achilles.

[blown away]

Bleeding Love / Chasing Pavements

[Dark Miracles]

Record: Bleeding Love

Song: Viva La Vida (TBH I never liked this song until I heard a cover recently that painted the lyrics in a much better light vocally)

[Papi Juancho]

Viva la Vida 

[Johnny Jacobs]

Leona and Sarah deserves 

[pearlmercury]

record for mia

song for adelle

 

i'm not sure if yall know what ROTY is it's about the prduction and all around yet yall voted for the ballads 

[Ron Ng]

Coldplay for both

[Achilles.]

2 minutes ago, pearlmercury said:

i'm not sure if yall know what ROTY is it's about the prduction and all around yet yall voted for the ballads 

It’s also about the vocal performance, though. 
 

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Awarded for	Quality vocal or instrumental recording tracks

 

[pearlmercury]

1 minute ago, Achilles. said:

It’s also about the vocal performance, though. 
 

 

yeah i knew that but i think “Paper Planes” is groundbreaking production-wise so i would give it to Paper Planes

[PopKills]

How was Poker Face not nominated for ROTY?? 

[The Man Who]

GODplay for both.

[MALAMENTE]

ROTY Coldplay

SOTY Adele

 

[50thStateofMind]

VLV for both

[Miichael]

Paper Planes wins ROTY for me, but Bleeding Love, Chasing Pavements, and Viva La Vida also clear.

 

6 minutes ago, PopKills said:

How was Poker Face not nominated for ROTY?? 

It was released in the last week of eligibility, plus it didn't really become a big hit until early 2009.

[magazine]

BL

I'm Yours

 

[gustavothehuman]

Coldplay deserved to sweep in 2009. The way no one remembers the project that won AOTY 

 

Edited December 18, 2023 by gustavothehuman

[naval23]

You call me a banana and Love Song 

[jdanton2]

Coldplay for both.

[prézli]

1 hour ago, Johnny Jacobs said:

Leona and Sarah deserves 

 

[Achilles.]

The impossible decision between Viva La Vida and Leona/Sara.

[Raphy23]

Paper Planes is the only one I actively use.

 

American Boy and Chasing Pavements round up the top 3.

[Achilles.]

Went with my heart after all. 
 

1. Bleeding Love

2. Viva La Vida

3. Paper Planes

4. Chasing Pavements

5. Please Read the Letter

 

1. Love Song

2. Viva La Vida

3. Chasing Pavements

4. I’m Yours

5. American Boy

[JoeAg]

record: Paper Planes (though I love Bleeding Love too!)

song: Love Song by FAR!!!  one of the best pop songs using a piano EVER

[reymiu]

Paper planes

Love song

[ninasayers]

Paper Planes

Chasing Pavements