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{{For|the United States music award|Grammy Award for Record of the Year}} {{other uses|Record of the Year (disambiguation)}}
{{unreferenced|date=March 2018}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2019}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox award
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2010}}
| name = The Record of the Year
| image =
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| country = United Kingdom
| location =
| year = 1998
| year2 = 2012
| network = ] (1998–2005)
| website =
}}
'''The Record of the Year''' was an award voted by the United Kingdom public. For many years it was given in conjunction with a television programme on ITV of the same name.


At the beginning of December, a shortlist of twenty (later extended to thirty) songs were decided by an expert industry panel and showcased in a preview programme, with the public then invited to choose their favourite by phone vote, and the ten songs with the most votes advanced to the live show the following week.
'''The Record of the Year''' was an award voted by the United Kingdom public. For many years it was given in conjunction with television programmes of the same name. The first show ran in the early evening on a December Saturday just before Christmas, with the ten finalists represented as either live performances or filmed inserts or dance routines; then the phone lines were declared opened and the second show, an hour or so later, at prime time and also live, went around the TV regions revealing the votes and culminating in the announcement of the winner. It became one of the highest rated music TV ceremonies in the UK, boosting sales of CDs and then downloads in the crucial fortnight before Christmas every year. For that reason it was much respected by the industry, labels, publishers and retailers. It was the only music award in the UK to be chosen by the public. The award began in 1998 and was televised on ] for eight years before being dropped in 2006 after disagreements over the phone voting element. Since then it had been an online poll, administered through the Record of the Year website. In 2013, the online poll was axed, signaling the end of the award.

The live show, held on a Saturday just before Christmas, was split into two parts. In the first part, the ten songs were represented as either live performances or pre-recorded performances via satellite if the artist was unable to travel to the UK and on some occasions, if a performance of any kind was not possible, the song was represented by an airing of its music video. After all of the songs had been presented, the phone lines were opened and in later years, voting was also conducted by both online and text message. In the second part, aired around one or two hours later, the results of the vote were announced with each ITV region represented by its own spokesperson to announce the results of their local area. The artist with the most votes was declared the winner and received the trophy before performing their winning song again to close the programme.

It became one of the highest rated music TV ceremonies in the UK, boosting sales of CDs and then downloads in the crucial fortnight before Christmas every year. For that reason, it was much respected by the industry, labels, publishers and retailers. It was the only music award in the UK to be chosen by the public.

The award began in 1998 and was televised on ] for eight years before being dropped in 2006 after disagreements over the phone voting element. Since then, it had been an online poll, administered through the Record of the Year website. In 2013, the online poll was axed, signaling the end of the award.


==Winners== ==Winners==
The most frequent winner was Irish boy band ], with four awards. The most frequent winner was Irish boy band ], with four awards (1999, 2000, 2003 and 2005), two of which were consecutive. The only other artist to win multiple awards was American singer ], with two awards (2009 and 2011).

The 2008 winner, "]" by Canadian band ], was the first winner from North America.

The only artist to receive multiple nominations in the same year was American rapper ], who was nominated as both a lead and featured artist in 2011, although he never won.


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|-N/A |-
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|] |] feat. ]
|- N/A |-
|} |}

"Rockstar" is the first winner which did not make # 1 on the UK singles chart, and also the first by a non-UK or Irish artist.


==Year by year== ==Year by year==

===1998=== ===1998===
*Presenter: ]


The first Record of the Year took place on 12 December 1998 and presented by ]. The ten finalists were:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/238830.stm|title=BBC News - Entertainment - Boyzone scoop record of the year|website=news.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=24 June 2018}}</ref>
The ten finalists were:
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|"]" |'''"]"'''
|''']'''{{Flagicon|IRE}}
|]
|'''1st - 276,741 votes'''
|- |-
|"]" |"]"
|]{{Flagicon|CAN}}
|]
|2nd - 135,648 votes
|- |-
|"]" |"]"
|]{{Flagicon|UK}}
|]
|3rd - 117,365 votes
|- |-
|"]" |"]"
|]{{Flagicon|UK}}
|]
|4th - 106,506 votes
|-
|"]"
|]{{Flagicon|USA}}
|5th - 91,565 votes
|- |-
|"]" |"]"
|] |]{{Flagicon|UK}}
|6th - 80,953 votes
|-
|"]"
|]{{Flagicon|IRE}}
|7th - 67,076 votes
|- |-
|"]" |"]"
|] |]{{Flagicon|USA}}
|8th - 44,597 votes
|-
|"]"
|]
|- |-
|"]" |"]"
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|9th - 42,522 votes
|- |-
|'''"]"''' |"]"
|]{{Flagicon|ITA}}
|''']'''
|10th - 37,543 votes
|-
|"]"
|]
|- |-
|} |}


===1999=== ===1999===
*Presenter: ]


The second Record of the Year took place on 11 December 1999 and presented by ]. The ten finalists were:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/560705.stm|title=BBC News - ENTERTAINMENT - Westlife win song award|website=news.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=24 June 2018}}</ref>
The ten finalists were:
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|] |]{{Flagicon|CAN}}
|
|- |-
|"]" |"]"
|] |]{{Flagicon|IRE}}
|]{{Flagicon|USA}} cover
|- |-
|} |}


===2000=== ===2000===
*Presenter: ]


The third Record of the Year took place on 9 December 2000 and presented by ]. In a change to the first two years, the votes that each song received from each region were converted into a points value (e.g. the least voted song received 1 point, and the highest voted song received 10 points). The ten finalists were:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1063833.stm|title=Westlife win Record of the Year|date=10 December 2000|accessdate=24 June 2018|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
The ten finalists were:
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|10th - 25 points |3rd - 114 points
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|"]"
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|6th - 71 points
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|4th - 103 points |4th - 103 points
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|7th - 60 points |7th - 60 points
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|"]"
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|8th - 34 points |8th - 34 points
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|2nd - 121 points |9th - 29 points
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|"]"
|]{{Flagicon|ITA}} feat. ]{{Flagicon|UK}}
|10th - 25 points
|- |-
|} |}


===2001=== ===2001===
*Presenters: ]


The fourth Record of the Year took place on 8 December 2001. ] presented the show for the first time. For the first time, in addition to the regional phone vote, viewers could cast their vote online, the result of which was announced as an individual set of points. The ten finalists were:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_1700000/1700143.stm|title=S Club 7 win Record of the Year 2001|date=9 December 2001|accessdate=24 June 2018|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
The ten finalists were:
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|'''"]"'''
|''']'''{{Flagicon|UK}}
|'''1st - 139 points'''
|- |-
|"]" |"]"
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|"]" |"]"
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|"]" |"]"
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|5th - 82 points
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|6th - 81 points
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|7th - 62 points
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|"]"
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|"]"
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|8th - 38 points
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|]{{Flagicon|HAI}}
|]
|9th - 36 points
|- |-
|"]" |"]"
|]{{Flagicon|UK}}
|]
|10th - 19 points
|- |-
|} |}


===2002=== ===2002===
*Presenters: ]


The fifth Record of the Year took place on 7 December 2002 and presented by ]. The results format was changed from this year onwards, the five songs with the lowest votes were eliminated from the scoreboard and only the top five songs went forward to receive points from the regional vote. Text message voting was also introduced this year; like the online vote the previous year, these results had their own individual set of points awarded. The ten finalists were:
The ten finalists were:
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|'''"]"'''
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|- |-
|"]" |"]"
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|- |-
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===2003=== ===2003===
*Presenters: ]


The sixth Record of the Year took place on 6 December 2003. ] were unable to return as hosts due to their commitments presenting '']''; and the pair were replaced as hosts by ]. The ten finalists were:
The ten finalists were:
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|- |-
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===2004=== ===2004===
*Presenter: ]


The seventh Record of the Year took place on 4 December 2004 and was hosted by ]. The ten finalists were:
The ten finalists were:
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|5th – 79pts |'''1st – 92pts'''
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|2nd – 91pts |2nd – 91pts
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|4th – 88pts |4th – 88pts
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| |
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|'''"]"'''
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|- |-
|} |}


===2005=== ===2005===
*Presenter: ]


The eighth Record of the Year took place on 10 December 2005 and was hosted by ]. The text message vote was incorporated into the regional vote for this year. It would prove to be the final year in which a television show was held to determine the winner of the award. The ten finalists were:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4515980.stm|title=Westlife scoop ITV record prize|date=10 December 2005|accessdate=24 June 2018|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
The ten finalists were:
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|3rd 14.9% |3rd 14.9%
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|4th 10.8% |4th 10.8%
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|5th 10.6% |5th 10.6%
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|6th 10.4% |6th 10.4%
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| '''1st 24.2%''' | '''1st 24.2%'''
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| 2nd 20.2% | 2nd 20.2%
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| 4th 13.3% | 4th 13.3%
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| 5th 12.8% | 5th 12.8%
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| 6th 3.6% | 6th 3.6%
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| 7th 3.5% | 7th 3.5%
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| 9th 1.1% | 9th 1.1%
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| 10th 0.8% | 10th 0.8%
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| 3rd 11.9% | 3rd 11.9%
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| 5th 10.4% | 5th 10.4%
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| 6th 10.3% | 6th 10.3%
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| 7th 4.9% | 7th 4.9%
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| 8th 4.7% | 8th 4.7%
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| 10th 3.3% | 10th 3.3%
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|'''1st 20.6% |'''1st 20.6%'''
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|2nd 13.9% |2nd 13.9%
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|3rd 12.2% |3rd 12.2%
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|4th 11.1% |4th 11.1%
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|5th 10.6% |5th 10.6%
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|6th 10.5% |6th 10.5%
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|7th 10.1% |7th 10.1%
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|8th 4.6% |8th 4.6%
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|9th 3.5% |9th 3.5%
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==Criticism and praise== ==Criticism and praise==
Many have criticised the 'Record of the Year' Award, as they feel the nominations are unfairly dominated by pop acts and thus the winner is usually not the "true" record of the year. One suggested reason for this is that it is done to attract young girls, who the organisers are sure will watch the televised final and vote for the records. Others have argued that it is an attempt to boost the sales of pop artists' albums, which traditionally have limited success relative to their singles, in the crucial pre-Christmas period. Of the examples cited as evidence for this, the most famous include the exclusion of rap artist ]'s "]" in 1999 as he was unavailable to perform live on the Record of the Year final and the omission from nominations of rock act ]'s track "]" in 2003, despite being one of the highest selling singles of the year. Many have criticised the 'Record of the Year' Award, as they feel the nominations are unfairly dominated by pop acts and thus the winner is usually not the "true" record of the year. One suggested reason for this is that it is done to attract young girls, who the organisers are sure will watch the televised final and vote for the records. Others have argued that it is an attempt to boost the sales of pop artists' albums, which traditionally have limited success relative to their singles, in the crucial pre-Christmas period. Of the examples cited as evidence for this, the most famous include the exclusion of rap artist ]'s "]" in 1999 as he was unavailable to perform live on the Record of the Year final and the omission from nominations of rock act ]'s track "]" in 2003 despite being one of the highest selling singles of the year.


In spite of this, many winners of the award, as well as the organisers, argue its significance and integrity on the basis that it represents the views of the public, rather than critics. It inspired Simon Cowell to get into television and he attributes the show for his entry into the media. Some may argue this is not entirely a good thing. However, it always gets massive ratings. Indeed, Westlife have often said that their first win for the single "Flying Without Wings" was the most exciting moment in their career. Unsurprisingly, critics eventually began to say that it was just an award to prove Westlife were still around, hence why ] dubbed it "Westlife Record of the Year" in 2004. However, a counter-argument is that this, and similar awards based on phone polls, are a true representation of public opinion, a possibly better indication than sales, which calls ]'s countdown of the 20 best selling singles of the last calendar year a more accurate indication of the record of the year. Still, the chosen tracks on the televised Record of the Year contest reflect the views of the television programme viewers only, and not necessarily the music-buying public at large, who might not phone in multiple times to vote for their favourite song. In contrast, the Radio 1 end-of-year chart includes all music sales in all formats.
Memorable moments from the TV show include, among other incidents, Wyclef Jean forgetting the words to his hit "Perfect Gentlemen" whilst performing on stage.

In spite of this, many winners of the award, as well as the organisers, argue its significance and integrity on the basis that it represents the views of the public, rather than critics. It inspired Simon Cowell to get into television and he attributes the show for his entry into the media. Some may argue this is not entirely a good thing. However it always gets massive ratings. Indeed, Westlife have often said that their first win for the single "Flying Without Wings" was the most exciting moment in their career. Unsurprisingly, critics eventually began to say that it was just an award to prove Westlife were still around, hence why ] dubbed it "Westlife Record Of The Year" in 2004. However, a counter-argument is that this, and similar awards based on phone polls, are a true representation of public opinion, a possibly better indication than sales, which calls ]'s countdown of the 20 best selling singles of the last calendar year a more accurate indication of the record of the year. Still, the chosen tracks on the televised Record of the Year contest reflect the views of the television programme viewers only, and not necessarily the music-buying public at large, who might not phone in multiple times to vote for their favourite song. In contrast, the Radio 1 end-of-year chart includes all music sales in all formats.


==Sponsorship== ==Sponsorship==
Below is a list of companies that have sponsored the award since it began: Below is a list of companies that have sponsored the award since it began:


1998–2001: Britannia Music<br>2002–2005: ] * 1998–2001: Britannia Music
* 2002–2005: ]


==Theme music== ==Theme music==
From 1998 to 2004, the theme music was the club track ''Disco Cop'' by ''Blue Adonis''. From 1998 to 2004, the theme music was the club track "Disco Cop" by Blue Adonis. In 2005, ITV used a specially recorded track.


==References==
In 2005 ITV used a specially recorded track.
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Award
The Record of the Year
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awarded1998
Last awarded2012
Television/radio coverage
NetworkITV (1998–2005)

The Record of the Year was an award voted by the United Kingdom public. For many years it was given in conjunction with a television programme on ITV of the same name.

At the beginning of December, a shortlist of twenty (later extended to thirty) songs were decided by an expert industry panel and showcased in a preview programme, with the public then invited to choose their favourite by phone vote, and the ten songs with the most votes advanced to the live show the following week.

The live show, held on a Saturday just before Christmas, was split into two parts. In the first part, the ten songs were represented as either live performances or pre-recorded performances via satellite if the artist was unable to travel to the UK and on some occasions, if a performance of any kind was not possible, the song was represented by an airing of its music video. After all of the songs had been presented, the phone lines were opened and in later years, voting was also conducted by both online and text message. In the second part, aired around one or two hours later, the results of the vote were announced with each ITV region represented by its own spokesperson to announce the results of their local area. The artist with the most votes was declared the winner and received the trophy before performing their winning song again to close the programme.

It became one of the highest rated music TV ceremonies in the UK, boosting sales of CDs and then downloads in the crucial fortnight before Christmas every year. For that reason, it was much respected by the industry, labels, publishers and retailers. It was the only music award in the UK to be chosen by the public.

The award began in 1998 and was televised on ITV for eight years before being dropped in 2006 after disagreements over the phone voting element. Since then, it had been an online poll, administered through the Record of the Year website. In 2013, the online poll was axed, signaling the end of the award.

Winners

The most frequent winner was Irish boy band Westlife, with four awards (1999, 2000, 2003 and 2005), two of which were consecutive. The only other artist to win multiple awards was American singer Lady Gaga, with two awards (2009 and 2011).

The 2008 winner, "Rockstar" by Canadian band Nickelback, was the first winner from North America.

The only artist to receive multiple nominations in the same year was American rapper Pitbull, who was nominated as both a lead and featured artist in 2011, although he never won.

Year Song Artist Host
1998 "No Matter What" Boyzone Denise Van Outen
1999 "Flying Without Wings" Westlife
2000 "My Love"
2001 "Don't Stop Movin'" S Club 7 Ant & Dec
2002 "Unchained Melody" Gareth Gates
2003 "Mandy" Westlife Cat Deeley
2004 "Thunderbirds Are Go" Busted
2005 "You Raise Me Up" Westlife Vernon Kay
2006 "Patience" Take That —
2007 "Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis
2008 "Rockstar" Nickelback
2009 "Poker Face" Lady Gaga
2010 "Fireflies" Owl City
2011 "Born This Way" Lady Gaga
2012 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye feat. Kimbra

Year by year

1998

The first Record of the Year took place on 12 December 1998 and presented by Denise van Outen. The ten finalists were:

Song Artist Result
"No Matter What" BoyzoneRepublic of Ireland 1st - 276,741 votes
"My Heart Will Go On" Celine DionCanada 2nd - 135,648 votes
"Angels" Robbie WilliamsUnited Kingdom 3rd - 117,365 votes
"One for Sorrow" StepsUnited Kingdom 4th - 106,506 votes
"Believe" CherUnited States 5th - 91,565 votes
"Got the Feelin'" 5iveUnited Kingdom 6th - 80,953 votes
"C'est la Vie" B*WitchedRepublic of Ireland 7th - 67,076 votes
"How Do I Live" LeAnn RimesUnited States 8th - 44,597 votes
"Never Ever" All SaintsUnited KingdomCanada 9th - 42,522 votes
"Feel It" The Tamperer featuring MayaItaly 10th - 37,543 votes

1999

The second Record of the Year took place on 11 December 1999 and presented by Denise van Outen. The ten finalists were:

Song Artist Notes
"Flying Without Wings" WestlifeRepublic of Ireland
"...Baby One More Time" Britney SpearsUnited States
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" Eiffel 65Italy
"Bring It All Back" S Club 7United Kingdom
"If You Had My Love" Jennifer LopezUnited States
"Livin' la Vida Loca" Ricky MartinPuerto Rico
"Mambo No. 5" Lou BegaGermany Pérez PradoCuba cover
"Perfect Moment" Martine McCutcheonUnited Kingdom Edyta GórniakPoland cover
"That Don't Impress Me Much" Shania TwainCanada
"When You Say Nothing at All" Ronan KeatingRepublic of Ireland Keith WhitleyUnited States cover

2000

The third Record of the Year took place on 9 December 2000 and presented by Denise van Outen. In a change to the first two years, the votes that each song received from each region were converted into a points value (e.g. the least voted song received 1 point, and the highest voted song received 10 points). The ten finalists were:

Song Artist Result
"My Love" WestlifeRepublic of Ireland 1st - 129 points
"Rock DJ" Robbie WilliamsUnited Kingdom 2nd - 121 points
"Reach" S Club 7United Kingdom 3rd - 114 points
"Life Is a Rollercoaster" Ronan KeatingRepublic of Ireland 4th - 103 points
"Fill Me In" Craig DavidUnited Kingdom 5th - 84 points
"It Feels So Good" SoniqueUnited Kingdom 6th - 71 points
"Pure Shores" All SaintsUnited KingdomCanada 7th - 60 points
"Rise" GabrielleUnited Kingdom 8th - 34 points
"Gotta Tell You" Samantha MumbaRepublic of Ireland 9th - 29 points
"Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" SpillerItaly feat. Sophie Ellis-BextorUnited Kingdom 10th - 25 points

2001

The fourth Record of the Year took place on 8 December 2001. Ant & Dec presented the show for the first time. For the first time, in addition to the regional phone vote, viewers could cast their vote online, the result of which was announced as an individual set of points. The ten finalists were:

Song Artist Result
"Don't Stop Movin'" S Club 7United Kingdom 1st - 139 points
"All Rise" BlueUnited Kingdom 2nd - 135 points
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" Kylie MinogueAustralia 3rd - 124 points
"Pure and Simple" Hear'SayUnited Kingdom 4th - 109 points
"Whole Again" Atomic KittenUnited Kingdom 5th - 82 points
"Teenage Dirtbag" WheatusUnited States 6th - 81 points
"It Wasn't Me" ShaggyJamaica 7th - 62 points
"Survivor" Destiny's ChildUnited States 8th - 38 points
"Perfect Gentleman" Wyclef JeanHaiti 9th - 36 points
"Do You Really Like It?" DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of CeremoniesUnited Kingdom 10th - 19 points

2002

The fifth Record of the Year took place on 7 December 2002 and presented by Ant & Dec. The results format was changed from this year onwards, the five songs with the lowest votes were eliminated from the scoreboard and only the top five songs went forward to receive points from the regional vote. Text message voting was also introduced this year; like the online vote the previous year, these results had their own individual set of points awarded. The ten finalists were:

Song Artist Notes
"Unchained Melody" Gareth GatesUnited Kingdom Todd DuncanUnited States cover
"A Little Less Conversation" ElvisUnited States vs. JXLNetherlands Remix of Elvis's 1968 song
"Colourblind" DariusUnited Kingdom
"Evergreen" Will YoungUnited Kingdom WestlifeRepublic of Ireland cover
"Hero" Enrique IglesiasSpain
"If Tomorrow Never Comes" Ronan KeatingRepublic of Ireland Garth BrooksUnited States cover
"Just a Little" Liberty XUnited KingdomRepublic of Ireland
"Kiss Kiss" Holly ValanceAustralia Cover of "Şımarık" by TarkanTurkey, based on a previous cover by Stella SoleilUnited States
"The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)" Atomic KittenUnited Kingdom Cover of "The Tide Is High" by the ParagonsJamaica
"Whenever, Wherever" ShakiraColombia

2003

The sixth Record of the Year took place on 6 December 2003. Ant & Dec were unable to return as hosts due to their commitments presenting Pop Idol; and the pair were replaced as hosts by Cat Deeley. The ten finalists were:

Song Artist Notes
"Mandy" WestlifeRepublic of Ireland Cover of "Brandy" by Scott EnglishUnited States
"Be Faithful" Fatman ScoopUnited States
"Bring Me to Life" EvanescenceUnited States
"Crazy in Love" Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z (both United States)
"If You're Not the One" Daniel BedingfieldNew ZealandUnited Kingdom
"Make Luv" Room 5Italy feat. Oliver CheathamUnited States
"Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" Rachel StevensUnited Kingdom
"Where Is the Love?" The Black Eyed PeasUnited States
"White Flag" DidoUnited Kingdom
"Year 3000" BustedUnited Kingdom

2004

The seventh Record of the Year took place on 4 December 2004 and was hosted by Cat Deeley. The ten finalists were:

Song Artist Result
"Thunderbirds Are Go" BustedUnited Kingdom 1st – 92pts
"5 Colours in Her Hair" McFlyUnited Kingdom 2nd – 91pts
"Left Outside Alone" AnastaciaUnited States 3rd – 90pts
"Leave Right Now" Will YoungUnited Kingdom 4th – 88pts
"The Closest Thing to Crazy" Katie MeluaGeorgia (country)United Kingdom 5th – 79pts
"Laura" Scissor SistersUnited States
"Love Machine" Girls AloudUnited KingdomRepublic of Ireland
"Real to Me" Brian McFaddenRepublic of Ireland
"These Words" Natasha BedingfieldUnited Kingdom
"This Love" Maroon 5United States

2005

The eighth Record of the Year took place on 10 December 2005 and was hosted by Vernon Kay. The text message vote was incorporated into the regional vote for this year. It would prove to be the final year in which a television show was held to determine the winner of the award. The ten finalists were:

Song Artist Result Notes
"You Raise Me Up" WestlifeRepublic of Ireland 1st Secret GardenRepublic of IrelandNorway cover
"All About You" McFlyUnited Kingdom 2nd
"My Humps" The Black Eyed PeasUnited States 3rd
"You're Beautiful" James BluntUnited Kingdom 4th
"Bad Day" Daniel PowterCanada 5th
"Feel Good Inc." GorillazUnited Kingdom feat. De La SoulUnited States
"If There's Any Justice" LemarUnited Kingdom
"Nine Million Bicycles" Katie MeluaGeorgia (country)United Kingdom
"Since U Been Gone" Kelly ClarksonUnited States
"What You Waiting For?" Gwen StefaniUnited States

2006

The result was:

Song Artist Result
"Patience" Take ThatUnited Kingdom 1st 15.5%
"Hips Don't Lie" ShakiraColombia feat. Wyclef JeanHaiti 2nd 15.3%
"No Tomorrow" OrsonUnited States 3rd 14.9%
"Maneater" Nelly FurtadoCanada 4th 10.8%
"Crazy" Gnarls BarkleyUnited States 5th 10.6%
"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" Scissor SistersUnited States 6th 10.4%
"From Paris to Berlin" InfernalDenmark
"I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" Sandi ThomUnited Kingdom
"Smile" Lily AllenUnited Kingdom
"SOS" RihannaBarbados

2007

The result was:

Song Artist Result Notes
"Bleeding Love" Leona LewisUnited Kingdom 1st 24.2%
"Shine" Take ThatUnited Kingdom 2nd 20.2%
"Grace Kelly" MikaLebanonUnited Kingdom 3rd 19.3%
"Hey There Delilah" Plain White T'sUnited States 4th 13.3%
"Umbrella" RihannaBarbados 5th 12.8%
"How to Save a Life" The FrayUnited States 6th 3.6%
"Beautiful Liar" BeyoncéUnited States & ShakiraColombia 7th 3.5%
"The Way I Are" Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E. (all United States) 8th 1.2%
"Ruby" Kaiser ChiefsUnited Kingdom 9th 1.1%
"500 Miles (I'm Gonna Be)" The Proclaimers feat. Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin (all United Kingdom) 10th 0.8% Comic Relief rerecording of the Proclaimers' 1988 song

2008

The result was:

Song Artist Notes Result
"Rockstar" NickelbackCanada 1st 20.3%
"4 Minutes" Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland (all United States) 2nd 19.8%
"Mercy" DuffyUnited Kingdom 3rd 11.9%
"I Kissed a Girl" Katy PerryUnited States 4th 10.5%
"American Boy" EstelleUnited Kingdom featuring Kanye WestUnited States 5th 10.4%
"Viva la Vida" ColdplayUnited Kingdom 6th 10.3%
"Chasing Pavements" AdeleUnited Kingdom 7th 4.9%
"Take a Bow" RihannaBarbados 8th 4.7%
"Now You're Gone" BasshunterSweden and DJ Mental Theo's BazzheadzNetherlands Remake of Basshunter's song "Boten Anna" 9th 3.9%
"Hero" The X Factor finalistsUnited Kingdom Mariah CareyUnited States cover 10th 3.3%

2009

The result was:

Song Artist Result
"Poker Face" Lady GagaUnited States 1st 20.6%
"Use Somebody" Kings of LeonUnited States 2nd 13.9%
"Fight for This Love" Cheryl ColeUnited Kingdom 3rd 12.2%
"I Gotta Feeling" The Black Eyed PeasUnited States 4th 11.1%
"The Fear" Lily AllenUnited Kingdom 5th 10.6%
"Bonkers" Dizzee RascalUnited Kingdom feat. Armand van HeldenUnited States 6th 10.5%
"In for the Kill" La RouxUnited Kingdom 7th 10.1%
"Number 1" Tinchy StryderGhanaUnited Kingdom feat. N-DubzUnited Kingdom 8th 4.6%
"Broken Strings" James MorrisonUnited Kingdom feat. Nelly FurtadoCanada 9th 3.5%
"Sexy Chick" David GuettaFrance feat. AkonUnited States 10th 2.8%

2010

The result was:

Song Artist Result
"Fireflies" Owl CityUnited States 1st 21.7%
"Telephone" Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé (both United States) 2nd 13.7%
"Empire State of Mind (Part II)" Alicia KeysUnited States 3rd 13.0%
"Just The Way You Are (Amazing)" Bruno MarsUnited States 4th 11.8%
"Love the Way You Lie" EminemUnited States feat. RihannaBarbados 5th 10.9%
"California Gurls" Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg (both United States) 6th 10.0%
"Pass Out" Tinie TempahUnited Kingdom 7th 9.3%
"We No Speak Americano" Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP (both Australia) 8th 6.9%
"Airplanes" B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams (both United States) 9th 2.3%
"OMG" Usher feat. will.i.am (both United States) 10th 0.4%

2011

The result was:

Song Artist Result
"Born This Way" Lady GagaUnited States 1st 38.2%
"Someone Like You" AdeleUnited Kingdom 2nd 19.8%
"The A Team" Ed SheeranUnited Kingdom 3rd 14.4%
"Moves Like Jagger" Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera (both United States) 4th 9.6%
"Price Tag" Jessie JUnited Kingdom 5th 6.4%
"Grenade" Bruno MarsUnited States 6th 3.7%
"Party Rock Anthem" LMFAOUnited States 7th 3.6%
"S&M" RihannaBarbados 8th 2.3%
"On the Floor" Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull (both United States) 9th 1.9%
"Give Me Everything" Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer (all United States except Afrojack, who is Netherlands) 10th 0.3%

2012

The result was:

Song Artist Result
"Somebody That I Used To Know" GotyeBelgiumAustralia feat. KimbraNew Zealand 1st 18.5%
"Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae JepsenCanada 2nd 17.4%
"Gangnam Style" PsySouth Korea
"Titanium" David GuettaFrance feat. SiaAustralia 3rd 10.9%
"We Are Young" fun. feat. Janelle Monáe (both United States) 4th 10.3%
"Starships" Nicki MinajTrinidad and TobagoUnited States 5th 6.5%
"Next To Me" Emeli SandéUnited Kingdom 6th 6.3%
"Payphone" Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa (both United States) 7th 5.4%
"Domino" Jessie JUnited Kingdom 8th 3.9%
"Whistle" Flo RidaUnited States 9th 3.7%

Criticism and praise

Many have criticised the 'Record of the Year' Award, as they feel the nominations are unfairly dominated by pop acts and thus the winner is usually not the "true" record of the year. One suggested reason for this is that it is done to attract young girls, who the organisers are sure will watch the televised final and vote for the records. Others have argued that it is an attempt to boost the sales of pop artists' albums, which traditionally have limited success relative to their singles, in the crucial pre-Christmas period. Of the examples cited as evidence for this, the most famous include the exclusion of rap artist Eminem's "My Name Is..." in 1999 as he was unavailable to perform live on the Record of the Year final and the omission from nominations of rock act The Darkness's track "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" in 2003 despite being one of the highest selling singles of the year.

In spite of this, many winners of the award, as well as the organisers, argue its significance and integrity on the basis that it represents the views of the public, rather than critics. It inspired Simon Cowell to get into television and he attributes the show for his entry into the media. Some may argue this is not entirely a good thing. However, it always gets massive ratings. Indeed, Westlife have often said that their first win for the single "Flying Without Wings" was the most exciting moment in their career. Unsurprisingly, critics eventually began to say that it was just an award to prove Westlife were still around, hence why Heat Magazine dubbed it "Westlife Record of the Year" in 2004. However, a counter-argument is that this, and similar awards based on phone polls, are a true representation of public opinion, a possibly better indication than sales, which calls BBC Radio 1's countdown of the 20 best selling singles of the last calendar year a more accurate indication of the record of the year. Still, the chosen tracks on the televised Record of the Year contest reflect the views of the television programme viewers only, and not necessarily the music-buying public at large, who might not phone in multiple times to vote for their favourite song. In contrast, the Radio 1 end-of-year chart includes all music sales in all formats.

Sponsorship

Below is a list of companies that have sponsored the award since it began:

  • 1998–2001: Britannia Music
  • 2002–2005: T-Mobile

Theme music

From 1998 to 2004, the theme music was the club track "Disco Cop" by Blue Adonis. In 2005, ITV used a specially recorded track.

References

  1. "BBC News - Entertainment - Boyzone scoop record of the year". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coB3YTfqtLE
  3. "BBC News - ENTERTAINMENT - Westlife win song award". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  4. "Westlife win Record of the Year". 10 December 2000. Retrieved 24 June 2018 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  5. "S Club 7 win Record of the Year 2001". 9 December 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2018 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qhp9bUAwSk
  7. "Westlife scoop ITV record prize". 10 December 2005. Retrieved 24 June 2018 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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