Can you name the Grammy Best New Artist Winners?

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Grammy Best New Artist Quiz

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Created by: Ben -
Published: December 23rd, 2008
Category: Music
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Tags: Artist Quizzes, winner, grammy, Grammy Best, Grammy Award, Grammy Winners, new, best

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	Klingsta:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 05:10 GMT	2 points
	very difficult, but very fun.

	deej:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 06:00 GMT	8 points
	has anyone noticed that the "give up?" button always appears at :37 past the first minute? Is that a Clerks reference? Or is it a Michael Jordan reference (23 in?) Or will sporcle just play coy

	jessek:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 07:13 GMT	3 points
	wow, notice how most of them had their careers killed by it? apart from the beatles and CSN, i can't say there's many bands on here that I care about.

	RyanBrigade:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 09:40 GMT	4 points
	I only got 2 and one was by accident. Shows how much I keep up with the grammys

	Phil_Rose:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 10:49 GMT	2 points
	I typed about 50 different artists with no luck before clicking the "give up" button.

	SlowHandEC88:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 12:49 GMT	2 points
	That was tough. I got The Beatles and Evanescence and I only got Evanescence because they beat Fountains of Wayne in 2004 despite Fountains of Wayne's first album coming out in 1996. I wouldn't mind seeing other quizzes like this, possibly best artist, best song, etc...

	Atala:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 13:03 GMT	3 points
	1990's nomination is a testament to how flawed this list is. Good quiz though...

	Kicking222:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 13:08 GMT	1 point
	Great quiz, though I did pretty badly with 14. I did remember Bob Newhart, though.

	Esteban:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 14:37 GMT	3 points
	I don't think you can hold the Grammy's responsible for Milli Vanilli - when they were found out, this and other awards were taken away from them.

	Flipbboj:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 14:42 GMT	3 points
	interesting, i only got 5,i must have typed in 100 artists with no luck

	radiosilence:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 15:38 GMT	4 points
	I love how some of the best new artist nominees were nominated many years after their first albums came out. It shows you how out of touch the Grammy awards are anyway. Furthermore, the last time I watched part of the show, anyone who performed at the Grammys won an award in the very next category. It happened every time.

	Atala:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 16:47 GMT	2 points
	I was commenting more on how awful they were rather than that they lip-synched awful music. But it makes me wonder if the prize end up going to the runner up after they were foung out? Guess not, since the list is the way that it is.

	TheImpalerTMX:	Dec 23rd, 2008 at 22:40 GMT	1 point
	C'mon now, Grammys have rarely ever had anything to do with musical talent any way. Are artists on labels not associated with the RIAA even eligible? Man, though after the mid 70's this list becomes, in the words of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, "a who's who of who cares."

	MissInformed:	Dec 24th, 2008 at 00:11 GMT	2 points
	@DEEJ: yes, I've noticed it's always at 23 seconds in. I assume it's Sporcle just being playful with the belief that some people have that 23 is a mystical number - well I can't think of any other reason!

	dakaraja:	Dec 24th, 2008 at 01:32 GMT	2 points
	Does anyone know why there was no best new artist grammy in 1967?

	beckleyman:	Dec 24th, 2008 at 03:33 GMT	2 points
	Haha-i got MV from the VH1 BTM about them. I remember Pilatus saying that noone would've noticed if they didn't win a Grammy-and they won the GD grammy! RIP Rob.

	Statto2:	Dec 24th, 2008 at 17:03 GMT	2 points
	It's shocking to see how MOR this list is from the late 60s through the 70s. An era that gave us Hendrix, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Springsteen, Punk (US & UK).........

	Chumley:	Dec 29th, 2008 at 01:59 GMT	7 points
	What about the B Sharps. They beat out Dexie's Midnight Runners for their only grammy win!

	JulieD:	Dec 29th, 2008 at 22:29 GMT	2 points
	@Statto: If you take, for example, Pink Floyd, they released several albums before being popular in the USA, so, while they were awesome, they might not have qualified for a Grammy for "Best New Artist". Because, you know, quality is measured by the number of sales.

	Statto2:	Dec 29th, 2008 at 22:50 GMT	1 point
	@JulieD - well put! Starland Vocal Band sang "Afternoon Delight" a saucy song that sounds really staid.

	Tokyo_Sexwhale:	Jan 13th, 2009 at 17:24 GMT	1 point
	That's a pretty shoddy list overall - one hit wonders, novelty acts, and (other than The Beatles and CS &N) a complete lack of any true legends. It seems the Grammys have never been about music - just about the flavour of the month.

	peanut4:	Jan 13th, 2009 at 22:42 GMT	2 points
	Wow. What percentage of these are single female acts?

	OrthoStice:	Jan 21st, 2009 at 04:26 GMT	3 points
	@TheImpalerTMX: I disagree. While I don't personally like most of the artists, you have to admit that Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow, LeAnn Rimes, Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5, and Carrie Underwood have all had pretty successful careers. Although the vast majority of people on this list including before the mid-70s are garbage.

	newenglander:	Apr 29th, 2009 at 20:01 GMT	2 points
	i typed in Jones and got three on the list.

	newenglander:	Jun 14th, 2009 at 23:00 GMT	1 point
	@NDirish-i wouldnt call evryone else garbage-some of them were good artists, but just couldnt pull off another hit album or single.

	Haunter:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 03:16 GMT	1 point
	I can honestly say that with rare exceptions (Beatles, Tracy Chapman, Lauryn Hill), we are better off without most of this list.

	Bretzky:	Sep 5th, 2009 at 19:06 GMT	0 points
	I think looking at this list of winners tells you exactly how useless this award is. A musically significant artist hasn't won this award since Tracy Chapman in 1989, 20 years ago.

	newenglander:	Dec 2nd, 2009 at 22:19 GMT	1 point
	you have to take into mind that not all of these artists are the types of artists who's careers are based off of chart-topping singles, but instead sell a lot of albums. Norah jones is one of the bestselling singers of this decade-she sold 16 million units in the united states and her first album is among the 100 bestselling in the world

	mybeaglebelle:	Feb 25th, 2010 at 22:36 GMT	0 points
	This might be better if you gave us a clip.

	alleyt1989:	Feb 13th, 2011 at 10:23 GMT	0 points
	MARIAH CAREY! LEGEND!

	JimmyJames:	Aug 10th, 2011 at 14:18 GMT	2 points
	@ Chumley- I thought they won for Outstanding Soul, Spoken Word, or Barbershop Album. What Dexy's Midnight Runners was doing in that category is anyone's guess.

	Veillantif:	Sep 23rd, 2011 at 13:48 GMT	1 point
	You spelled Debbie Boone's name wrong. I should go shoot my face off for knowing that