The 90's
Artist of the Decade
Garth Brooks
runner up: Nirvana
Album of the Decade
Nirvana - Nevermind (DGC) 1991
runner up: Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (Epic) 1995
Single of the Decade
Seal - Crazy (Sire)
runner up: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (DGC)
Band of the Decade
Nirvana
runner up: REM/Oasis (tie)
Male Artist of the Decade
Garth Brooks
runner up: Steve Earle
Female Artist of the Decade
Madonna
runner up: Lucinda Williams/Bonnie Raitt (tie)
R&B/Hip Hop Artist of the Decade
Prince
runner up: LL Cool J/Maxwell
Country Artist of the Decade
Garth Brooks
runner up: Steve Earle/Mavericks (tie)
Songwriter of the Decade
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
runner up: Kurt Cobain/Lucinda Williams/Steve Earle (tie)
The 1900's
Artist of the Century
Elvis Presley
runner up: Beatles
Band of the Century
Beatles
runner up: Rolling Stones
Male Artist of the Century
Elvis Presley
runner up: Bob Dylan/James Brown (tie)
Female Artist of the Century
Aretha Franklin
runner up: Joni Mitchell/Billie Holiday (tie)
Songwriter of the Century
Bob Dylan
runner up: John Lennon & Paul McCartney/Hank Williams Sr/Chuck Berry/Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller/Joni Mitchell/Holland-Dozier-Holland/Cole Porter/Duke Rllington (tie)
R&B Artist of the Century
James Brown
runner up: Ray Charles/Stevie Wonder/Sam Cooke/Aretha Franklin (tie)
Country Artist of the Century
Hank Williams Sr.
runner up: Jimmie Rodgers/Bill Monroe (tie)
Blues Artist of the Century
Muddy Waters
runner up: Robert Johnson/Bessie Smith (tie)
Jazz Artist of the Century
Louis Armstrong
runner up: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Duke Ellington/Ella Fitzgerald (tie)
Rap Artist of the Century
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
runner up: Run DMC
Pop Vocalist of the Century
Frank Sinatra
runner up: Bing Crosby/Nat "King" Cole (tie)
Album of the Century
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (RCA)
runner up: Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Capitol)
Single of the Century
Elvis Presley - Mystery Train (Sun)
runner up: Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'/Kingsmen - Louie Louie/Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Producer of the Century
Sam Phillips
runner up: Phil Spector
Record Company of the Century
Sun
runner up: Atlantic/Motown
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