Top 20 Most Amazing Grammy Performances of All Time

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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  2 роки тому +60

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  • @giggles7179
    @giggles7179 2 роки тому +526

    P!nk's "Glitter in the Air" performance never fails to strike me even after the countless times I've watched it here on UA-cam. It's powerful artistically, but the story behind it is even better: P!nk went on Ellen the day after that performance and she spoke candidly about how she'd never really felt the industry had taken her seriously over the years, as though many of them looked down their nose at her. Watching it with that in your mind lets you see it from an entirely different perspective. It's almost as though she were giving everyone the middle finger when she spun high above them and showered their tuxedos and designer gowns with water. That aside, nobody there in the theatre or watching it on television that night could argue her performance was anything short of breathtaking. P!nk nailed the live vocals while dangling upside down and ended it with a dramatic descent back to the floor in a pose that seemed almost Christlike. She then took a defiant bow, as though she felt she'd finally proven herself.
    She certainly did.

    • @popmans9999
      @popmans9999 2 роки тому +13

      That was so memorable. That was a tour performance. She picked the right one.

    • @craigcourtney4209
      @craigcourtney4209 2 роки тому +10

      Australia was one of the first country’s to embrace pink and her music , and her and Carey come here regularly because of that , and New Zealand also , Australia went nuts for crusty demons also so Carey has a good reason to come here also

    • @trentdiesal
      @trentdiesal Рік тому +5

      I remember watching her performance and thought I’ve never felt closer to God nor has any artist till today has made the same circus Désolé performance

    • @katiebrutkowski8221
      @katiebrutkowski8221 Рік тому +16

      No One Can, or will Ever Beat P!NK's "Gitter in the Air" Performance! It was Freaking AMAZING! ♥️👏👏👏💪 (BTW, after Oprah saw P!NK's performance Oprah was so Amazed by P!NK's incredible performance that night, Oprah invited P!NK to be on her TV show the next day. It was Oprah TV show that you saw P!NK on the next day, not Ellen's TV show. It's actually on UA-cam).

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB Рік тому +1

      Lies again? Google Play General Paper

  • @LordDarma
    @LordDarma 2 роки тому +285

    It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World performance tribute to James Brown by Christina Aguilera is one of the best live performances of all time in Grammy. The iconic shout to give respect to James Brown, the range, lows, chesty notes, falsetto, distortion of Xtina’s voice is insane. Plus you can never ignore her superior stage presence. She killed that performance and will be forever iconic in the history of Grammy Award shows ever.

    • @kdmiranda
      @kdmiranda 2 роки тому +19

      She did have the best performance. BAck in 2007 after that performance, all reviews used the word "possessed" because she was possessed by the godfather of soul... watching this live on TV was amazing!!!

    • @Sejuani89
      @Sejuani89 Рік тому +11

      @@kdmiranda she was possessed by all great soul singers in the past.. So much soul and power in that performance it still give me chills until now

    • @eyuppaduppadueyuppaduppadu1112
      @eyuppaduppadueyuppaduppadu1112 Рік тому +8

      The voice of generation

    • @cosmicentity7093
      @cosmicentity7093 Рік тому +6

      I definitely agreed. I’ve watched that more than a Michael Jackson video

    • @leolucca416
      @leolucca416 Рік тому +3

      the best one for me, amazing

  • @itsGabby
    @itsGabby 2 роки тому +210

    Just knew that MJ's 1988 Grammy perf would top the list. It was broadcast from Radio City Music Hall that night. The King of Pop's ultimate showstopper made it an incredible night for music fans.

    • @kima3565
      @kima3565 Рік тому +2

      MJ was a top notch "performer" but there are so many musical artists that have more musical talent. Witney should have been #1 and Madonna shouldn't have even had a mention

    • @martinpascoe7678
      @martinpascoe7678 Рік тому

      @@kima3565 agreed MJ was no way a trailblazer

    • @gunjandas749
      @gunjandas749 11 місяців тому

      ​@@kima3565whitney was a better singer but can she perform like mj

    • @gunjandas749
      @gunjandas749 11 місяців тому +8

      ​@@martinpascoe7678 name another artist who can even match his overall energy including singing, dancing, songwriting, acting, beatboxing...

    • @kima3565
      @kima3565 11 місяців тому

      @@gunjandas749 ELVIS and guess what? He had a biological daughter through sexual means without aid of artificial insemination and never molested any little boys!

  • @pingidjit
    @pingidjit 2 роки тому +507

    P!nk just puts on such an awesome show. She is phenomenal in all ways!

    • @semajjphilly88
      @semajjphilly88 2 роки тому +11

      Her Bohemian Rhapsody I listen to daily. She’s the only one who did that song justice. With it already being iconic Pink gave the song more if possible.

    • @dionesdias1313
      @dionesdias1313 2 роки тому +3

      I agree. Pink 1st!

    • @eeloomis
      @eeloomis 2 роки тому +3

      I love her music hate her politics! She made that song stupid girl and I thought she had her head on straight, and I heard her talk about her parents and how she was brought up and I thought she had her head on straight. Maybe she shouldn’t talk about politics. She thinks it’s OK for teenagers to be disrespectful.

    • @NhatHanPham
      @NhatHanPham 5 місяців тому

      @@eeloomismaybe you wasn’t there when Stupid girls came out. It’s a message of it time

    • @frankanderson4988
      @frankanderson4988 4 місяці тому

      That badass chick sings her balls off

  • @whitleysdollhouse877
    @whitleysdollhouse877 2 роки тому +153

    "Michael Jackson: The Way You Make Me Feel/Man In The Mirror", the number one Most Amazing Grammy Performance of All Time and that takes the cake

    • @serkomaani4346
      @serkomaani4346 2 роки тому

      Shouldnt be on the list just because he was a child predator and rapist

    • @oliviah.4741
      @oliviah.4741 2 роки тому +7

      Agreed

    • @Geambasu169
      @Geambasu169 2 роки тому

      hmm, and he thinks to get cured by those problems health by predatoring those kids... How inspiring performance. For me MJ its not exist anymore.

  • @craftsandmore5700
    @craftsandmore5700 2 роки тому +66

    I am so glad that majority of the bests is still the old 90s and the early 2000s. The Mtv and Vh1 were the only channels we could watch the music. Back then Grammy Award show was something we would look forward to. Feeling nostalgic!

  • @Free_Bird_Regina
    @Free_Bird_Regina Рік тому +81

    MJ'S performance at the 1988 Grammies gives me chills, everytime I see it 🤘💯💜

  • @RhaegarTargaryen1st
    @RhaegarTargaryen1st 2 роки тому +71

    Aretha Franklin stepping in at the last minute for Luciano Pavarotti to perform "Nessun Dorma".

  • @benjiebarrientos1830
    @benjiebarrientos1830 Рік тому +42

    Christina Aguilera's it's a Man Man's World is phenomenal and we will never forget.

  • @retrodreamings
    @retrodreamings 2 роки тому +386

    Not only did MJ revolutionise the Super Bowl performances, but the Grammys too. The music scene. Pop music. Music videos. He truly paved the way for many artists (especially black artists) today, as their careers wouldn’t be the same without him.

    • @narinarslan1462
      @narinarslan1462 2 роки тому +9

      Yeees!

    • @Geambasu169
      @Geambasu169 2 роки тому

      hmm, and he thinks to get cured from problems health by predatoring those kids... How inspiring performance. For me MJ its not exist anymore.

    • @Marrab2
      @Marrab2 2 роки тому +1

      Such a goat 🐐

    • @dianaspeechless
      @dianaspeechless 2 роки тому +7

      ✨👌💯

    • @michaelbaby3322
      @michaelbaby3322 Рік тому +5

      Yes!

  • @dennisdelgado7350
    @dennisdelgado7350 2 роки тому +64

    Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in the 1984 Grammy’s was one of the most impressive performances I remember!

  • @mr.decencykeepinitreal6348
    @mr.decencykeepinitreal6348 2 роки тому +299

    Both Eminem and Elton John did a great job on their performance in 2001.

    • @slystone4892
      @slystone4892 2 роки тому +17

      It was great but I don’t like Elton’s vocals instead of the gorgeous Dido’s vocals. That performance is more about the shocking featuring than the performance itself.

    • @johnanderson9765
      @johnanderson9765 2 роки тому +5

      @@slystone4892 It was a stunt to show that Eminem is not homophobic. Some things he wrote when he was a stupid, immature teenager surfaced, and they were anti-gay.

    • @-Scrapper-
      @-Scrapper- Рік тому +1

      It was trash

  • @joefunsmith
    @joefunsmith 2 роки тому +85

    I really thought Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone's Janis Joplin tribute was gonna be in there. I would put it at #3 or 4 behind #1 Michael Jackson (no contest at #1), Whitney, and the Eminem/Elton performance.

  • @tomwhited6443
    @tomwhited6443 2 роки тому +101

    YES!! If Michael's '88 performance wasn't #1 I was gonna be seriously pissed!!!

    • @Geambasu169
      @Geambasu169 2 роки тому

      hmm, and he thinks to get cured by those problems health by predatoring those kids... How inspiring performance. For me MJ its not exist anymore.

    • @wilderness5064
      @wilderness5064 Рік тому +4

      For real! I was impatiently waiting for the drop!

  • @LuCKyDuCKy881
    @LuCKyDuCKy881 2 роки тому +103

    My favorite was “Lady Marmalade” from “Moulin Rouge”. Was amazing singers and just a GREAT performance imho

  • @SamanthaN92
    @SamanthaN92 2 роки тому +272

    Christina Aguilera's performance is iconic! I know a lot of people say it was forced and she oversung, but I thought she did outstanding. Her voice was also in its prime 👍👍👍

    • @SHaqq-wv9hn
      @SHaqq-wv9hn 2 роки тому +21

      I can't listen to Christina for too long because she oversings EVERY song. It's just too much. She has an awesome voice, but too over the top all the time.

    • @jaylouis8227
      @jaylouis8227 2 роки тому +17

      Agreed. She kicked ass when she performed that song.

    • @popmans9999
      @popmans9999 2 роки тому +5

      @@SHaqq-wv9hn I agree. Mama Cher gave me some advice: Don't use the power just because is there. Guess she did not take it. Want vocal control? Kelly Clarkson is your girl.

    • @SamanthaN92
      @SamanthaN92 2 роки тому +13

      @@SHaqq-wv9hn I wont argue with that. Yes she does tend to over sing, but at lease she has a voice to over sing with! Beautiful noise! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @dionesdias1313
      @dionesdias1313 2 роки тому +2

      She is awesome

  • @Recubs0608
    @Recubs0608 2 роки тому +55

    Personally, Pink's performance should be in top 3.

  • @dazem8
    @dazem8 Рік тому +40

    Whitney sings so effortlessly. What a legend.

    • @TC-dw6wg
      @TC-dw6wg 4 місяці тому

      Drugs will do that!

    • @jenjones3035
      @jenjones3035 Місяць тому

      Nobody should ever sing “I’ll always love you” again. Whitney crossed dimensions with the feelings she put in that one. She truly lived it.

  • @joejoe5673
    @joejoe5673 2 роки тому +58

    Christina Aguilera is so underrated, I can't even deal!!!

    • @kdmiranda
      @kdmiranda 2 роки тому +3

      That performance should be higher and was so unique and amazing!!!

    • @alejandroc7420
      @alejandroc7420 Рік тому +4

      I agree... Christina doesn't get her due. They say Christina over does it. Who doesn't? That's why you are who you are. It's a man's man's man's world is the best performance. Should be number 1! Nuff said...

  • @RemiXRemi_
    @RemiXRemi_ 2 роки тому +432

    Of course Michael Jackson's performance is 1st. He took everybody to church that day; undoubtedly the greatest performer ever.

    • @alexander1485
      @alexander1485 2 роки тому +9

      🙄🙄🙄

    • @slystone4892
      @slystone4892 2 роки тому +7

      Yes but he didn’t perform live, still an amazing performance.

    • @serkomaani4346
      @serkomaani4346 2 роки тому

      And the greatest child predator of all time

    • @charitychanda1550
      @charitychanda1550 2 роки тому +25

      @@slystone4892 he preformed live for man in the mirror

    • @retrodreamings
      @retrodreamings 2 роки тому +28

      @@slystone4892 He wanted to promote Man in the Mirror, so he saved his energy until then and to build up to his high vocals in the end. He did a strenuous dance routine for The Way you Make Me Feel, and then after a bit of lip sync in the beginning, took it home with Man in The Mirror. Added INSANE ad libs and spontaneous vocals. Literal goosebumps. He revolutionised Grammy performances, just like he did with the Super Bowl and paved the way for today’s artists’s performances. So yeah, he only lip synced a bit for that reason. He wanted to save all his energy for the powerful notes he was going to do and promote his new song Man in The Mirror properly. It doesn’t change how legendary that performance was 🤷‍♀️

  • @amymurphy721
    @amymurphy721 2 роки тому +70

    P!nk was on a whole other level with her performance🥰

  • @rob1119
    @rob1119 Рік тому +32

    Annie Lennox’s performance (standing ovation from the audience) of I put a spell on you (with Hosier) has to be seen to be believed. One of, if not the most talented white female singer we will ever see. Her range & ability is beyond amazing.

  • @blugreen123
    @blugreen123 2 роки тому +20

    Pink's "Glitter in the Air" and Hozier/Annie Lennox's "I Put a Spell on You" come immediately to mind.

  • @edgarcanalita2507
    @edgarcanalita2507 Рік тому +31

    Mariah's prime was unstoppable when performing.

  • @ghfun1
    @ghfun1 2 роки тому +60

    No Ricky Martin? His performance got standing ovation and everyone was talking about it day after, Madonna hugged him after .Not to mention it got the latino wave going.

  • @jaylouis8227
    @jaylouis8227 2 роки тому +82

    Yes! You guys were right on the money with your #1. I still get chills when I watch that performance today.

    • @Songs-lr4wt
      @Songs-lr4wt Рік тому +1

      If this list doesn't have all by myself performance by Celine Dion in grammy. I ain't watching

  • @StephanieLenz71
    @StephanieLenz71 2 роки тому +25

    Stunning that Aretha Franklin's "Nessun Dorma" is absent from this list.

  • @adamholt4317
    @adamholt4317 2 роки тому +18

    Good God, I still today have no idea how Clapton can sit and nail that song every single time. He is something else.

  • @PurrinMaux
    @PurrinMaux 2 роки тому +66

    Excuse me: Alanis Morisette live set with a full orchestra singing Oughta Know. It was transcendent, beautiful and completely stripped down

    • @SHaqq-wv9hn
      @SHaqq-wv9hn 2 роки тому +3

      OMG! YEEEESSSS!

    • @emceeb2485
      @emceeb2485 2 роки тому +3

      It is still one of the first performances that comes to mind when I think of greatest.

    • @spill1t
      @spill1t Рік тому +2

      She still comes to mind first when anyone says something about the live performance not being as good as the recording - her live delivery was SPOT ON in everything I've heard her do. I need to go google this one now though. Thanks!

  • @PayneMaxx
    @PayneMaxx 2 роки тому +84

    Christina Aguilera - It’s a Man’s World is pure art. No dancers, no stupid costumes… Just pure talent, x factor and Christina’s beauty. Amazing. Should be #1.

    • @PurrinMaux
      @PurrinMaux 2 роки тому

      She's a difficult nightmare. She's her own undoing

    • @PayneMaxx
      @PayneMaxx 2 роки тому +2

      @@PurrinMaux ??! You got issues.

    • @PurrinMaux
      @PurrinMaux 2 роки тому +1

      No one enjoys working with her. She's rude to her fans and others in the business. Also..she trills in exhaustion she's trying to hard to sound like she has Black American A.M.E Baptist roots..and she doesn't. So...I guess you and me BOTH HAVE ISSUES

    • @PayneMaxx
      @PayneMaxx 2 роки тому +4

      @@PurrinMaux That was one of the biggest bullshit I have ever read in my life. Stop reading gossip websites and start enjoying the good quality music because Christina has one of the best discographies ever. Pure art. About “black singing” I’ll not even comment, what you said is embarrassing.

    • @kdmiranda
      @kdmiranda 2 роки тому +1

      YES, best performance! She gave it all, she killed it and this has been one of the top live performances ever!!!

  • @ernesfonse
    @ernesfonse 2 роки тому +50

    Christina Aguilera is the best performance. She really killed it.

    • @kdmiranda
      @kdmiranda 2 роки тому +1

      She did!!! That performance made her an Icon!!!

  • @ernesfonse
    @ernesfonse Рік тому +24

    Xtina killed it. Best performance

  • @marcianodemidof7135
    @marcianodemidof7135 Рік тому +19

    Michael Jackson 🙏🏾 😔. Miss this amazing entertainer/Music Artist to this day. When it comes to the women voices..., damn, so many legnds, so many names in so many catagories. Simply one of those reasons why I looove Music. It's emotions. Man in the mirror... , I'm not gonna lie...,Goosebumps, sadnes only to end up in tears everytime when i hear this song. Specially this one at the awards from way back in the day. Rest in peace King of Pop Michael Jackson 🙏🏾 😔.

  • @VVilla-zh5mw
    @VVilla-zh5mw 2 роки тому +20

    Brother Michael took us to church ! 👑👑👑

  • @susanrobbins9079
    @susanrobbins9079 2 роки тому +43

    Micheal Will Always Be The No.1 Performer Of Our Livetimes ,You Picked Right ,Thanks For The Show

    • @Geambasu169
      @Geambasu169 2 роки тому +2

      Specialy for the kids to.

  • @willgrand187
    @willgrand187 Рік тому +19

    "When You Believe" by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston is ICONIC!

  • @pingidjit
    @pingidjit 2 роки тому +39

    I feel like Kesha performing Praying should be on this list. Backed up by a ton of talented singers, that moment was powerful and moving.

    • @SHaqq-wv9hn
      @SHaqq-wv9hn 2 роки тому +4

      Yes---THAT was, especially after what happened to her. It was POWERFUL and she KILLED it that night!

  • @The987654321andy
    @The987654321andy 2 роки тому +22

    We miss you so much Amy Winehouse, gone way too soon!

  • @christianbryant2557
    @christianbryant2557 2 роки тому +22

    No love for “One Sweet Day” by Mariah and Boyz II Men? Vocals alone should have earned it a spot.

  • @TeXXicJA
    @TeXXicJA 2 роки тому +12

    I wasn't sure if you would include it, and you didn't. Melissa Etheridge/Joss Stone doing Janis Joplin's "Piece of my heart." That performance came as Melissa was battling breast cancer. Lost her hair, came out bald and left it all on the stage. I will never forget. It brought tears to my eyes. That deserves to be in this list.

  • @amwfan88
    @amwfan88 2 роки тому +21

    If I'm not mistaken, I believe Adele's performance was her first public concert in several months, since she'd been recovering from throat problems and wasn't able to perform.

  • @taryncarpenter4311
    @taryncarpenter4311 2 роки тому +27

    Pink is amazing…simply amazing

  • @junnojunno1771
    @junnojunno1771 2 роки тому +12

    Pink doing acrobatics without missing a note should have been top 2

  • @TheRealKSmith
    @TheRealKSmith 2 роки тому +48

    I'm glad P!nk is top 5, her performance was amazing

  • @Julia-qv5ls
    @Julia-qv5ls Рік тому +19

    I see others said it but I have to add…Ricky Martin, Cup of Life. It was unexpected, energetic and brought down the house. Madonna even crashed his presser after he won in the Latin category and told him how amazing it was.

    • @kerrim508
      @kerrim508 Рік тому +1

      I cannot believe that wasn’t on this list. Especially with some of the meh performances highlighted.

    • @laysmaxx5789
      @laysmaxx5789 11 місяців тому

      No hate to Beyonce but they mention her so many times here, they could have given a rank to someone else too.

  • @kilokenz6829
    @kilokenz6829 Рік тому +15

    Mj gave his heart and soul 100% the greatest performance I've seen

  • @alucard00774
    @alucard00774 2 роки тому +73

    It was so kind of Michael Jackson to let them do their Grammys on his concert

  • @itsmewonderbalat
    @itsmewonderbalat Рік тому +17

    That MJ’s performance was the best, yeah we as fans definitely agree💯👏👏👏

  • @ItsHammer
    @ItsHammer 2 роки тому +88

    Listen, I know as a collective, people have been down on Imagine Dragons for a minute. That said, their collab with Kendrick on the Radioactive/m.A.A.d. City mashup absolutely deserves to be on this list. I’d even put it top 10. It was a heart thumping, energetic, visceral performance that delivered both visually and sonically.

    • @doc2058
      @doc2058 2 роки тому +7

      100% agree. No doubt one of the best Grammy performance I’ve ever witness. That collab oozed greatness and don’t get me started when Kendrick was hitting the drum in the last leg of the mashup while the band was just going insane.

    • @C.Dat.guyoverthere
      @C.Dat.guyoverthere 2 роки тому +8

      I remember that performance. It was so good that when Imagine Dragons later performed on SNL, they brought Kendrick back to do the same thing.

    • @boutux
      @boutux Рік тому +4

      How is this performance not on that list? You say top 10 I was expecting it in the top 5. So to not see it even mentioned is quite disappointing.

    • @matthewmaher3887
      @matthewmaher3887 Рік тому +2

      Have to agree it’s powerful performance and the mash up was spot on it’s one if not the best performances at a Grammys ever

    • @Brendos74
      @Brendos74 Рік тому +1

      Kendrick's 3/3 Grammy performances should have been in the top 10.

  • @jmaxisfye
    @jmaxisfye 2 роки тому +31

    i believe janet's grmamy performance from 1987 deserved a spot or an honorable mention. its such a excellent performance.

    • @laniec20
      @laniec20 Рік тому +1

      Janet deserves a capital J, aside from your poor sentence structure.

    • @jmaxisfye
      @jmaxisfye Рік тому +2

      @@laniec20 girl its youtube not an essay

    • @mrc2662
      @mrc2662 Рік тому

      @@jmaxisfyelovin’ your work :)😂

    • @alcostfo__5823
      @alcostfo__5823 Рік тому +1

      @@laniec20 that’s why younger ppl can’t get into 80s or 90s artists. Such superiority complex from boomers is awful

  • @jeanettesmith765
    @jeanettesmith765 Рік тому +33

    Brandi Carlile performing "The Joke", and she was pretty fantastic this year as well with "Right on Time." She is not all glitter and sparkle like so many others, just magnificent vocals and a beautiful simplicity. She is a breath of fresh air in the music industry.

    • @ericajoy5136
      @ericajoy5136 Рік тому +2

      Yay - I was looking for a comment that mentioned Brandi!

    • @jeanettesmith765
      @jeanettesmith765 Рік тому +1

      @@ericajoy5136 I have all of her cds. Her songs are so honest. I am a huge fan.

    • @hellosweetheart3350
      @hellosweetheart3350 Рік тому +1

      OMG I love Brandi Carlise!

    • @RedTrenchcoat1
      @RedTrenchcoat1 Рік тому +3

      I found out about her because of this performance. Simple and beautiful talent

  • @Parkjkookie1831
    @Parkjkookie1831 Рік тому +11

    Not only is mj the best he was also one of the very first black artists to come to the MTV scene. He paved the way for all black artists to be heard on the show when most wouldn't watch if a black artists was on the screen. Not only did he pave the way for others and their performances he also kept his message the same until his last days heal the world and make it a better place for you and me and the entire human race. ❤️

  • @jeelansyed12
    @jeelansyed12 8 місяців тому +7

    I loved it to see MJ is cemented in Grammy's on the top. What a night that was for the live audience watching this once in a lifetime performance. He gave his everything on that stage!

  • @michaelbullock8011
    @michaelbullock8011 2 роки тому +3

    Great list and I enjoyed it and have a blessed night

  • @shaunbailey9272
    @shaunbailey9272 Рік тому +17

    you completely missed Whitney Houston's performance of One Moment in Time from the 88 Grammys and Aretha Franklin subbing in for Pavoriti at the 98 Grammys performing Nessun Dorma

    • @akens2006
      @akens2006 Місяць тому +1

      thank you, i was expectingto see this vocal masterpiece " One Moment in Time from the 88 Grammys" in the first spot

  • @dannysimion
    @dannysimion 2 роки тому +48

    Only Michael Jackson I don’t mind taking the top spot from Whitney Houston on this list because they share the same stage presence. Hard to beat Whitney singing live in her prime years.

    • @ballislife6643
      @ballislife6643 Рік тому

      She a great vocalist but not a great artist

    • @lordvoldemort5725
      @lordvoldemort5725 Рік тому

      @@ballislife6643 What do you mean by artist?

    • @ballislife6643
      @ballislife6643 Рік тому

      @@lordvoldemort5725 u don’t know what an artist means?

    • @lordvoldemort5725
      @lordvoldemort5725 Рік тому +2

      @@ballislife6643 I asked what you meant by the word artist because I disagree with the notion that Whitney was not a great one.

    • @ballislife6643
      @ballislife6643 Рік тому

      @@lordvoldemort5725 if u can’t or don’t make your own art how can u consider yourself as a great artist that makes no fkin sense

  • @charitychanda1550
    @charitychanda1550 2 роки тому +16

    My favorite part was when mj performed man in the mirror 🤯💖❤️

  • @0485dlp
    @0485dlp 2 роки тому +37

    How in the world is Brandi Carlisle singing The Joke not on here?? That was the most incredible live performance I've seen from anyone on any stage.

    • @SHaqq-wv9hn
      @SHaqq-wv9hn 2 роки тому +4

      ASOLUTELY! I think I played THAT back about 10 times in a row! FABULOUS!!!!

    • @thequeenofthedreamx
      @thequeenofthedreamx 2 роки тому +3

      Yes - I agree 100% - I get chills every time I listen to it & the audience was clearly all in for it! 🥰

    • @teenasohal7208
      @teenasohal7208 Рік тому +2

      The most incredible musical performance 👍👍

    • @shawnuel
      @shawnuel Рік тому +2

      You are not wrong! Seriously, the exclusion of "The Joke" pretty much makes this list illegitimate, in my opinion.

    • @AZambri1
      @AZambri1 Рік тому +2

      For real, Brandi has a killer voice and that performance was next level. I guess they ran out of spots after putting Beyonce on here so many times. 🙄😒

  • @yellalot101
    @yellalot101 2 роки тому +11

    #1 & #2. Both legendary. RIP....

  • @rockarox5859
    @rockarox5859 2 роки тому +17

    why didn't you guys mention Steven van Zandt ? He was the 4th vocalist on stage sitting right next to Dave Grohl... not to mention he played Silvio in The Sopranos

  • @Steffonkentavian
    @Steffonkentavian 2 роки тому +21

    Mariah’s 2006 performance of We Belong Together/Fly Like a Bird should be somewhere here

  • @edmmusicchanel4592
    @edmmusicchanel4592 2 роки тому +2

    This music is WAY better than i thought it would be! Nice job :D

  • @LaLayla99
    @LaLayla99 Рік тому +14

    I loved Whitney's "One Moment in Time"

  • @wish1602
    @wish1602 2 роки тому +10

    Xtina James Brown tribute should be up higher...

  • @slystone4892
    @slystone4892 2 роки тому +16

    Where is the amazing Ricky Martin’s 1999 Cup Of Life performance? It received standing ovation. Where’s Mariah Carey’s 2006 We Belong Together/ Fly Like A Bird performance and Shakira’s 2006 Hips Don’t Lie performance?

    • @henryhercules4920
      @henryhercules4920 2 роки тому +4

      Absolutely! Ricky Martin tore that stage up and delivered one of the most amazing performances ever! Not only did he sing his face off, it was spectacular!!! People in the industry talked about that for weeks after!

    • @vitorcesar1712
      @vitorcesar1712 2 роки тому

      Lipsync

  • @wolfgangnomi8837
    @wolfgangnomi8837 2 роки тому +12

    eURYTHMICs* performing in 1984 should have been mentioned.... MJ was winning Grammys and eURYTHMICs* just totally upstaged everything with a gender bending performance that shocked a lot of folks including host John Denver.... Sweet dreams were made of this, indeed!!
    Hozier with Annie Lennox in 2015 was a tour-de-force performance that put a spell on all that were taken to church....
    Herbie Hancock took an iconic music video ("Rockit') and put it on stage with a performance that was awesomely cool....

    • @pingidjit
      @pingidjit 2 роки тому +3

      Annie Lennox is life. Damn is she amazing.

  • @alanweber2725
    @alanweber2725 Рік тому +9

    James Ingram singing "Just Once" at the 1982 Grammy's has to be on the list. This was his mainstream introduction by Quincy Jones, and it blew the audience away, reducing Ingram to tears.

  • @rminor500
    @rminor500 2 роки тому +15

    I was expecting Michael Jackson to be 1 on the list but I was expecting him to be on this list more than once

  • @GilbertGTV
    @GilbertGTV Рік тому +6

    Where is Celine’s “All By Myself” when she swept every award that night including record of the year?!

  • @mskisimms
    @mskisimms 2 роки тому +14

    What about the tribute to George Harrison, which featured Jeff Lyne, Tom Petty, and Prince; that guitar solo he did, was speechless, just amazing. I could see George smiling ear to ear. My favorite definitely!!!

    • @shawnuel
      @shawnuel Рік тому

      That was at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, wasn't it?

  • @TheNraveles
    @TheNraveles 2 роки тому +13

    Daft Punk are just legends. Music would have not been the same without them. They will forever go down in music history as one of the most influential artists of all time. ALL time.

  • @C_Melvyn_James
    @C_Melvyn_James 2 роки тому +20

    Christina Aguilera's James Brown tribute - check! You missed the amazing performance from 16 year-old Alicia Keys in 2002, unfortunately. It was incredibly impressive as I remember it.

    • @britneyaguilera5620
      @britneyaguilera5620 2 роки тому +4

      she was 21 in 2002....

    • @C_Melvyn_James
      @C_Melvyn_James 2 роки тому

      @@britneyaguilera5620 I stand corrected. My math is quite excellent. It's just not accurate.

  • @Nahij987
    @Nahij987 2 роки тому +10

    What about Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons mashup performance ? Or Bruno Mars, BOB, Janelle Monae mashup performance? Jill's Scott and Moby performance?

  • @RealLife2019.
    @RealLife2019. Рік тому +15

    Michael Jackson is and always will be the G.O.A.T. 🙏🏻❤️🐐

  • @carloa.portugal7859
    @carloa.portugal7859 Рік тому +9

    Christina Aguilera has a powerful voice.

  • @clealandeshun5258
    @clealandeshun5258 Рік тому +12

    A proud fan of the legend Michael Jackson. ❤Legends never die

  • @shuksan4019
    @shuksan4019 2 роки тому +8

    Good choices. Especially glad you included Radiohead with the Southern Cal band. HOWEVER!! Where is Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli singing The Prayer?? My favorite Grammy performance and one that moves everybody I've shown it to.

  • @sebastians320
    @sebastians320 8 місяців тому

    Great videos, annooooying narration!!

  • @dennislim6056
    @dennislim6056 2 роки тому +5

    How come there’s no Uninvited by Alanis Morissette? All I’m seeing is Beyoncé this and Kanye that. No effing way.

  • @debraroberson9232
    @debraroberson9232 2 роки тому +8

    Alanis Morriset's, You Outta Know, should have been on the list. I had never heard of her until that performance, and went and bought the cd the next day.

    • @s0me0ne1se
      @s0me0ne1se 2 роки тому

      Absolutely agree, it was HYPNOTIC

  • @manishreal8095
    @manishreal8095 Рік тому +7

    1. Michael Jackson
    2. Whitney Houston
    3. Adele
    Amazing List 👏 Legends ❤❤❤ Adele is the modern Queen

  • @juliet6101
    @juliet6101 2 роки тому

    Wonderful Thanks ❤

  • @TonyLeadholm
    @TonyLeadholm 2 роки тому +9

    Uhhhhhh...Ricky Martin's "Cup Of Life" performance not only brought the house down, but it launched an entire movement within the music industry. Shame on you for not including it. 🤔🙄🤬

  • @YvetteStJohn-wu4rr
    @YvetteStJohn-wu4rr Рік тому +6

    Seriously??? Where is Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand singing "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"? Hands down the best Grammy performance EVER! Better than some of the crap in that Top 20.

  • @royestondsouza4069
    @royestondsouza4069 Рік тому +9

    For me....MJ alongwith Mariah Carey, Xtina and Whitney Houston......is all there is to the Grammys.. as far as iconic vocals are concerned. They didn't need a full stage production...it was just them and their voices.
    The others are all acts....stage acts...although Pink is a good vocalist too.

  • @meganpowell2041
    @meganpowell2041 2 роки тому +8

    It was in that moment for Em and Elton that he proved appreciation, love, and respect for all people. Atleast in my own opinion.

  • @Nadsnads21
    @Nadsnads21 2 роки тому +9

    Xtina @15? It was voted as 3rd best on Grammys!!!

    • @kdmiranda
      @kdmiranda 2 роки тому +3

      YEs she was. According to GRammys records, she is #3 of all time. Very well deserved!

  • @shannonflahertycardo1163
    @shannonflahertycardo1163 2 роки тому +8

    Personally, Pink's Glitter In the Air should have been higher on the list.

  • @carinacarroll1980
    @carinacarroll1980 2 роки тому +22

    I remember Ricky Martin's first performance. It was pretty epic and unforgettable. He was fairly unknown I think and murdered his performance

    • @2004mojo
      @2004mojo 2 роки тому +4

      I agree. Ricky Martin singing Cup Of Life performance? (corrected) vin La Vida Loca" was spectacular. I put that performance over most of the ones listed here. They may be good but I can think of others that were far more amazing and hot topic the next day! Ricky's performance was unforgettable nd the main conversation the next day all over the news! No one was expecting him to BRING IT like he did. The song shot up the charts and Ricky was back in the spotlight!

    • @slystone4892
      @slystone4892 2 роки тому +2

      Yes indeed, it deserves to be deemed as one of the best Grammy performances ever.

    • @slystone4892
      @slystone4892 2 роки тому +3

      @@2004mojo It was The Cup Of Life.

    • @0485dlp
      @0485dlp 2 роки тому +2

      Yes I always think of that performance! That was one of the most incredible show openers of all time. I had no idea who he was at the time and didn't really care when he took the stage, especially since I don't follow Latin music. But once it was over I was just stunned. I remember he got a standing ovation.

    • @2004mojo
      @2004mojo 2 роки тому +3

      @@slystone4892 "The Cup of Life"!!! 💔💔💔 Yes! Thank You for letting me know. I got the name wrong. That performance is still burned in my memory just the same! (lol) WatchMojo always gets it wrong.

  • @tinkler4
    @tinkler4 Рік тому +1

    Wow all amazing artists and legends.

  • @jmaloof
    @jmaloof Рік тому +4

    Kesha's,"Praying." So powerful!

  • @mr.alacon4450
    @mr.alacon4450 5 місяців тому +4

    Bro... 1989´s Metallica Show deserved a place in this top...not only because the performance, but also for the importance to the metal

  • @ryanmarshall3487
    @ryanmarshall3487 Рік тому +6

    Not gonna lie, the Dave Matthews Band “You and Me” performance is insanely underrated to me. Bringing all those different musicians on stage at different times, and all of them finding the timing. Just doesn’t get the due. That Pink aerial performance is beyond amazing, too.

    • @CoachGlaze
      @CoachGlaze 9 місяців тому

      You mentioned my favorite Grammy performance of all time by a mile.

  • @GNARK1LL420
    @GNARK1LL420 2 роки тому +10

    Alanis Morrissette "Uninvited" performance should have been on the list.

    • @mainakamura2245
      @mainakamura2245 2 роки тому +2

      Totally agree! She deserve more recognition . She's simply amazing .

  • @breereinke4043
    @breereinke4043 2 роки тому +5

    Kesha's praying and lady gaga's born this way or speechless/poker face/your song with Elton John should've made the list

  • @Goatchild90
    @Goatchild90 2 роки тому +6

    So glad the Joe Strummer tribute made the list. One of my favourite memories was seeing it live.

  • @jimmyfranchise4405
    @jimmyfranchise4405 9 місяців тому +13

    Not having Ricky Martin’s performance of Cup of Life on this list is a crime. Completely mesmerized all the heavyweights in attendance and launched the Latin explosion of the late 90’s/early 2000’s to mainstream audiences. Not just his incredible performance but the impact it had on music in general.

    • @jaleoman
      @jaleoman 9 місяців тому +3

      Exactly! I am in shock that Ricky Martin is not on the list.

  • @jacobpuente397
    @jacobpuente397 2 роки тому

    I love ur vids keep I up fuys

  • @ngo7156
    @ngo7156 Рік тому +10

    I agree with all the choices on this list. I love when talented artists like Sir Elton John and Eminem don't let possible societal boundaries determine what they are going to do. Who ever would have thought they would perform together and yet it works. God bless all the artists and performers! ; ) 💕

    • @alaynajohnson2439
      @alaynajohnson2439 5 місяців тому +1

      What’s even cooler is Eminem asked Sir Elton John to perform with him, as his critics panned “Stan” for homophobic lyrics. He gave John, who’s openly gay, an olive branch and even got him and his husband a wedding present. It may have been a “middle finger” to his critics initially but he has a good friendship with John and his husband