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{{Short description|Award}}
{{Infobox award
| name        = Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
| awarded_for = quality male vocal performances in the [[pop music]] genre
| image       = 
| imagesize   = 100px
| alt         = A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
| caption     = Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
| presenter   = [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]
| country     = United States
| year        = 1959
| year2       = 2011
| holder      = [[Bruno Mars]], "[[Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song)|Just the Way You Are]]" ([[53rd Annual Grammy Awards|2011]])
| website     = [https://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]
}}
The '''Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance''' was a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] recognizing superior vocal performance by a male in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The award went to the artist. Singles or tracks only are eligible.

The awards have quite a convoluted history:
*From 1959 to 1960 there was an award called '''Best Vocal Performance, Male''', which was for work in the pop field
*In 1961 the award was separated into '''Best Vocal Performance Single Record Or Track''' and '''Best Vocal Performance Album, Male'''
*From 1962 to 1963 the awards from the previous year were combined into '''Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male'''
*From 1964 to 1968 the award was called '''Best Vocal Performance, Male'''
*In 1969, the awards were combined and streamlined as the award for '''Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Male'''
*From 1970 to 1971 the award was known as '''Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male'''
*From 1972 to 1994 the award was known as '''Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male'''
*From 1995 to 2011 it was known as '''Best Male Pop Vocal Performance'''

The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all solo performances in the pop category (male, female, and instrumental) were shifted to the newly formed [[Best Pop Solo Performance]] category.

[[Sting (singer)|Sting]], [[Stevie Wonder]], and [[John Mayer]], with four wins each, are the artists with the most awards in the category. [[Elton John]] is the artist with the most nominations at twelve.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

==Recipients==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year{{ref|1|[I]}}
! scope="col" style="width:175px;" | Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:250px;" | Work
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
! scope="row"|[[1st Annual Grammy Awards|1959]]
|{{sortname|Perry|Como}}
|"[[Catch a Falling Star]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*''[[Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)|Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)]]'' – [[Domenico Modugno]]
*"[[Come Fly with Me (1957 song)|Come Fly With Me]]" – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*"[[Witchcraft (1957 song)|Witchcraft]]" – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*"[[The Hawaiian Wedding Song]]" – [[Andy Williams]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search">{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=24|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=Grammy.Com}}</ref><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/popsolo.htm|title=Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male|publisher=Rock on the Net}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|[[2nd Annual Grammy Awards|1960]]
|{{sortname|Frank|Sinatra}}
|''[[Come Dance with Me! (album)|Come Dance with Me!]]''
| {{smalldiv|
*''[[Belafonte at Carnegie Hall]]'' – [[Harry Belafonte]]
*''Guess Who'' – [[Jesse Belvin]]
*"[[Mack the Knife#Popular song|Mack the Knife]]" – [[Bobby Darin]]
*''An Evening with Lerner and Loewe'' – [[Robert Merrill]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[3rd Annual Grammy Awards|1961<br/>(Single)]]
|{{sortname|Ray|Charles}}
|"[[Georgia on My Mind]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"[[Misty (song)|Misty]]" – [[Johnny Mathis]]
*"[[Are You Lonesome Tonight? (song)|Are You Lonesome Tonight?]]" – [[Elvis Presley]]
*"[[He'll Have to Go]]" – [[Jim Reeves]]
*"[[Nice 'n' Easy]]" – [[Frank Sinatra]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[3rd Annual Grammy Awards|1961<br/>(Album)]]
|{{sortname|Ray|Charles}}
|''[[The Genius of Ray Charles]]''
|{{smalldiv|
* "[[Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall]]" – [[Harry Belafonte]]
* "[[Wild Is Love]]" – [[Nat King Cole]]
* "[[G.I. Blues (soundtrack)|G.I. Blues]]" – [[Elvis Presley]]
* "[[Nice 'n' Easy]]" – [[Frank Sinatra]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[4th Annual Grammy Awards|1962]]
|{{sort|Jones, Jack|[[Jack Jones (singer)|Jack Jones]]}}
|"[[Lollipops and Roses (song)|Lollipops and Roses]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Big Bad John]]" – [[Jimmy Dean]]
*"[[A Little Bitty Tear]]" – [[Burl Ives]]
*''[[Portrait of My Love]]'' – [[Steve Lawrence]]
*''[[Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing|Danny Boy]]'' – [[Andy Williams]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1963|1963]]
|{{sortname|Tony|Bennett}}
|"[[I Left My Heart in San Francisco]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[I Can't Stop Loving You]]" – [[Ray Charles]]
*''[[What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers]]'' – [[Sammy Davis, Jr.]]
*"[[What Kind of Fool Am I?]]" – [[Anthony Newley]]
*''[[Comin' Home Baby!]]'' – [[Mel Torme]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1964|1964]]
|{{sort|Jones, Jack|[[Jack Jones (singer)|Jack Jones]]}}
|"[[Wives and Lovers]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*''[[I Wanna Be Around...]]'' – [[Tony Bennett]]
*"[[Busted (Johnny Cash song)|Busted]]" – [[Ray Charles]]
*''[[Catch a Rising Star (album)|Catch a Rising Star]]'' – [[John Gary]]
*"[[Days of Wine and Roses (song)|Days of Wine and Roses]]" – [[Andy Williams]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1965|1965]]
|{{sortname|Louis|Armstrong}}
|"[[Hello, Dolly! (song)|Hello, Dolly!]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*''[[Who Can I Turn To (album)|Who Can I Turn To?]]'' – [[Tony Bennett]]
*''[[Getz/Gilberto]]'' – [[João Gilberto]]
*''Everybody Loves Somebody (The Hit Version)'' – [[Dean Martin]]
*''[[The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies|Call Me Irresponsible]]'' – [[Andy Williams]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1966|1966]]
|{{sortname|Frank|Sinatra}}
|"[[It Was a Very Good Year]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[The Shadow of Your Smile]]" – [[Tony Bennett]]
*"[[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]" – [[Paul McCartney]]
*"[[King of the Road (song)|King Of The Road]]" – [[Roger Miller]]
*"[[Baby the Rain Must Fall (song)|Baby the Rain Must Fall]]" – [[Glenn Yarbrough]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1967|1967]]
|{{sortname|Frank|Sinatra}}
|"[[Strangers in the Night]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Almost Persuaded (song)|Almost Persuaded]]" – [[David Houston (singer)|David Houston]]
*''The Impossible Dream'' – [[Jack Jones (singer)|Jack Jones]]
*"[[Eleanor Rigby]]" – [[Paul McCartney]]
*"[[Distant Drums (song)|Distant Drums]]" – [[Jim Reeves]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1968|1968]]
|{{sortname|Glen|Campbell}}
|"[[By the Time I Get to Phoenix]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*''[[My Cup Runneth Over (song)|My Cup Runneth Over]]'' – [[Ed Ames]]
*"[[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]" – [[Ray Charles]]
*''[[Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*"[[Can't Take My Eyes Off You]]" – [[Frankie Valli]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1969|1969]]
|{{sortname|José|Feliciano}}
|"[[Light My Fire#José Feliciano version|Light My Fire]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Wichita Lineman]]" – [[Glen Campbell]]
*"[[Honey (Bobby Goldsboro song)|Honey]]" – [[Bobby Goldsboro]]
*"[[MacArthur Park (song)|MacArthur Park]]" – [[Richard Harris]]
*"[[Little Green Apples]]" – [[O. C. Smith|O.C. Smith]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1970|1970]]
|{{sortname|Harry|Nilsson}}
|"[[Everybody's Talkin']]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[My Way]]" – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*''Games People Play'' – [[Joe South]]
*''[[Gitarzan (album)|Gitarzan]]'' – [[Ray Stevens]]
*"[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]" – [[B. J. Thomas|B.J. Thomas]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1971|1971]]
|{{sortname|Ray|Stevens}}
|"[[Everything Is Beautiful]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Rainy Night in Georgia]]" – [[Brook Benton]]
*''[[Mad Dogs & Englishmen (album)|Mad Dogs & Englishmen]]'' – [[Joe Cocker]]
*''[[Elton John (album)|Elton John]]'' – [[Elton John]]
*"[[Sweet Baby James (song)|Sweet Baby James]]" – [[James Taylor]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1972|1972]]
|{{sortname|James|Taylor}}
|"[[You've Got a Friend]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Somos Novios (It's Impossible)|It's Impossible]]" – [[Perry Como]]
*"[[I Am... I Said]]" – [[Neil Diamond]]
*"[[If You Could Read My Mind]]" – [[Gordon Lightfoot]]
*"[[Ain't No Sunshine]]" – [[Bill Withers]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1973|1973]]
|{{sortname|Harry|Nilsson}}
|"[[Without You (Badfinger song)#Harry Nilsson version|Without You]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*''[[Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me (album)|Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me]]'' – [[Mac Davis]]
*"[[The Candy Man]]" – [[Sammy Davis Jr.|Sammy Davis, Jr.]]
*"[[American Pie (song)|American Pie]]" – [[Don McLean]]
*"[[Alone Again (Naturally)]]" – [[Gilbert O'Sullivan]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1974|1974]]
|{{sortname|Stevie|Wonder}}
|"[[You Are the Sunshine of My Life]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[And I Love You So (song)|And I Love You So]]" – [[Perry Como]]
*"[[Bad, Bad Leroy Brown]]" – [[Jim Croce]]
*"[[Daniel (Elton John song)|Daniel]]" – [[Elton John]]
*''[[There Goes Rhymin' Simon]]'' – [[Paul Simon]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1975|1975]]
|{{sortname|Stevie|Wonder}}
|''[[Fulfillingness' First Finale]]''
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Cat's in the Cradle]]" – [[Harry Chapin]]
*"[[Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me]]" – [[Elton John]]
*"[[Please Come to Boston]]" – [[Dave Loggins]]
*"[[Nothing from Nothing (Billy Preston song)|Nothing From Nothing]]" – [[Billy Preston]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1976|1976]]
|{{sortname|Paul|Simon}}
|''[[Still Crazy After All These Years]]''
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Feelings (Morris Albert song)|Feelings]]" – [[Morris Albert]]
*"[[Rhinestone Cowboy]]" – [[Glen Campbell]]
*''[[Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy]]'' – [[Elton John]]
*"[[Bad Blood (Neil Sedaka song)|Bad Blood]]" – [[Neil Sedaka]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1977|1977]]
|{{sortname|Stevie|Wonder}}
|''[[Songs in the Key of Life]]''
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[This Masquerade]]" – [[George Benson]]
*"[[The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald]]" – [[Gordon Lightfoot]]
*"[[You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine]]" – [[Lou Rawls]]
*''[[Silk Degrees]]'' – [[Boz Scaggs]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1978|1978]]
|{{sortname|James|Taylor}}
|"[[Handy Man (song)|Handy Man]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[On and On (Stephen Bishop song)|On and On]]" – [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]]
*"[[I Just Want to Be Your Everything]]" – [[Andy Gibb]]
*[[After the Lovin' (album)|After the Lovin']] – [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]]
*"[[When I Need You]]" – [[Leo Sayer]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1979|1979]]
|{{sortname|Barry|Manilow}}
|"[[Copacabana (song)|Copacabana (At the Copa)]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*[[Running on Empty (album)|Running on Empty]] – [[Jackson Browne]]
*"[[Sometimes When We Touch]]" – [[Dan Hill]]
*"[[Baker Street (song)|Baker Street]]" – [[Gerry Rafferty]]
*"[[I Just Wanna Stop]]" – [[Gino Vannelli]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1980|1980]]
| {{sortname|Billy|Joel}}
| ''[[52nd Street (album)|52nd Street]]''
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Sad Eyes (Robert John song)|Sad Eyes]]" – [[Robert John]]
*"[[She Believes in Me]]" – [[Kenny Rogers]]
*"[[Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?]]" – [[Rod Stewart]]
*"[[Up on the Roof (song)|Up on the Roof]]" – [[James Taylor]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1981|1981]]
| {{sortname|Kenny|Loggins}}
| "[[This Is It (Kenny Loggins song)|This Is It]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*''[[Christopher Cross (album)|Christopher Cross]]'' – [[Christopher Cross]]
*"[[Lady (Kenny Rogers song)|Lady]]" – [[Kenny Rogers]]
*"[[Late in the Evening]]" – [[Paul Simon]]
*"[[Theme from New York, New York]]" – [[Frank Sinatra]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1982|1982]]
| {{sortname|Al|Jarreau}}
| ''[[Breakin' Away (album)|Breakin' Away]]''
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)]]" – [[Christopher Cross]]
*"[[The Dude (Quincy Jones album)|Just Once]]" – [[James Ingram]]
*''[[Double Fantasy]]'' – [[John Lennon]]
*"[[Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington, Jr. song)|Just the Two of Us]]" – [[Bill Withers]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1983|1983]]
| {{sortname|Lionel|Richie}}
| "[[Truly (Lionel Richie song)|Truly]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)]]" – [[Donald Fagen]]
*"[[Steppin' Out (Joe Jackson song)|Steppin' Out]]" – [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]]
*"[[Blue Eyes (Elton John song)|Blue Eyes]]" – [[Elton John]]
*"[[I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)]]" – [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]]
*"[[Don't Talk to Strangers (Rick Springfield song)|Don't Talk to Strangers]]" - [[Rick Springfield]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1984|1984]]
| {{sortname|Michael|Jackson}}
| ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]''
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Uptown Girl]]" – [[Billy Joel]]
*''[[1999 (Prince album)|1999]]'' – [[Prince (entertainer)|Prince]]
*"[[All Night Long (All Night)|All Night Long]]" – [[Lionel Richie]]
*"[[Maniac (Michael Sembello song)|Maniac]]" – [[Michael Sembello]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1985|1985]]
| {{sortname|Phil|Collins}}
| "[[Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Footloose (song)|Footloose]]" – [[Kenny Loggins]]
*"[[Hello (Lionel Richie song)|Hello]]" – [[Lionel Richie]]
*"[[Missing You (John Waite song)|Missing You]]" – [[John Waite]]
*"[[I Just Called to Say I Love You]]" – [[Stevie Wonder]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1986|1986]]
| {{sortname|Phil|Collins}}
| ''[[No Jacket Required]]''
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song)|The Heat Is On]]" – [[Glenn Frey]]
*''[[The Dream of the Blue Turtles]]'' – [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
*"[[Part-Time Lover]]" – [[Stevie Wonder]]
*"[[Everytime You Go Away|Every Time You Go Away]]" – [[Paul Young (singer and guitarist)|Paul Young]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1987|1987]]
| {{sortname|Steve|Winwood}}
| "[[Higher Love]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Glory of Love (Peter Cetera song)|Glory of Love]]" – [[Peter Cetera]]
*"[[Danger Zone (song)|Danger Zone]]" – [[Kenny Loggins]]
*"[[Sweet Freedom (Michael McDonald song)|Sweet Freedom]]" – [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]]
*''[[Graceland (album)|Graceland]]'' – [[Paul Simon]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1988|1988]]
| [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
| ''[[Bring on the Night]]''
| {{smalldiv|
*''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'' – [[Michael Jackson]]
*"[[Moonlighting (theme song)|Moonlighting (theme)]]" – [[Al Jarreau]]
*"[[Candle in the Wind#1986 live version|Candle in the Wind (live 1986)]]" – [[Elton John]]
*"[[Brilliant Disguise]]" – [[Bruce Springsteen]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1989|1989]]
| [[Bobby McFerrin]]
| "[[Don't Worry, Be Happy]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[A Groovy Kind of Love#Phil Collins version|A Groovy Kind of Love]]" – [[Phil Collins]]
*"[[Father Figure (George Michael song)|Father Figure]]" – [[George Michael]]
*"[[Be Still My Beating Heart]]" – [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
*"[[Roll with It (Steve Winwood song)|Roll With It]]" – [[Steve Winwood]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1990|1990]]
| {{sortname|Michael|Bolton}}
| "[[How Am I Supposed to Live Without You#Michael Bolton version|How Am I Supposed to Live Without You]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[We Didn't Start the Fire]]" – [[Billy Joel]] 
*"[[Right Here Waiting]]" – [[Richard Marx]] 
*"[[You Got It (Roy Orbison song)|You Got It]]" – [[Roy Orbison]] 
*''[[Batman (album)|Batman]]'' – [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1991|1991]]
| {{sortname|Roy|Orbison}}
| "[[Oh, Pretty Woman|Oh, Pretty Woman (live 1987)]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Another Day in Paradise]]" – [[Phil Collins]] 
*"[[Georgia on My Mind]]" – [[Michael Bolton]] 
*"[[I Don't Have the Heart]]" – [[James Ingram]] 
*''[[Storm Front (album)|Storm Front]]'' – [[Billy Joel]] 
*"[[Downtown Train]]" – [[Rod Stewart]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards of 1992|1992]]
| {{sortname|Michael|Bolton}}
| "[[When a Man Loves a Woman (song)|When a Man Loves a Woman]]" 
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[(Everything I Do) I Do It for You]]" – [[Bryan Adams]] 
*"[[Walking in Memphis]]" – [[Marc Cohn]]
*"[[Freedom! '90]]" – [[George Michael]] 
*''[[Warm Your Heart]]'' – [[Aaron Neville]] 
*"[[Crazy (Seal song)|Crazy]]" – [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[35th Grammy Awards|1993]]
| {{sortname|Eric|Clapton}}
| "[[Tears in Heaven]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*''[[Us (Peter Gabriel album)|Us]]'' – [[Peter Gabriel]] 
*"[[Black or White]]" – [[Michael Jackson]] 
*"[[The One (Elton John song)|The One]]" – [[Elton John]] 
*''[[Joshua Judges Ruth]]'' – [[Lyle Lovett]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[36th Grammy Awards|1994]]
| [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
| "[[If I Ever Lose My Faith in You]]" 
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[The Crying Game (song)|The Crying Game]]" – [[Boy George]] 
*"[[The River of Dreams]]" – [[Billy Joel]] 
*"Don't Take Away My Heaven" – [[Aaron Neville]] 
*"[[Have I Told You Lately]]" – [[Rod Stewart]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[37th Grammy Awards|1995]]
| {{sortname|Elton|John}}
| "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Said I Loved You...But I Lied]]" – [[Michael Bolton]] 
*"[[The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Prince song)|The Most Beautiful Girl in the World]]" – [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] 
*"[[Prayer for the Dying]]" – [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] 
*"[[Love the One You're With]]" – [[Luther Vandross]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[38th Grammy Awards|1996]]
| [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]
| "[[Kiss from a Rose]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?]]" – [[Bryan Adams]] 
*"[[You Are Not Alone]]" – [[Michael Jackson]] 
*"[[Believe (Elton John song)|Believe]]" – [[Elton John]] 
*"When We Dance" – [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[39th Grammy Awards|1997]]
| {{sortname|Eric|Clapton}}
| |"[[Change the World]]" 
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Let's Make a Night to Remember]]" – [[Bryan Adams]] 
*"[[Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)]]" – [[John Mellencamp]] 
*"[[Nobody Knows (Tony Rich song)|Nobody Knows]]" – [[Tony Rich Project]] 
*"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" – [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[40th Grammy Awards|1998]]
| {{sortname|Elton|John}}
| "[[Candle in the Wind 1997]]" 
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Every Time I Close My Eyes]]" – [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] 
*"Whenever Wherever Whatever" – [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]] 
*"[[Fly Like an Eagle (song)|Fly Like an Eagle]]" – [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] 
*"[[Barely Breathing]]" – [[Duncan Sheik]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[41st Grammy Awards|1999]]
| {{sortname|Eric|Clapton}}
| |"[[My Father's Eyes (song)|My Father's Eyes]]"
| {{smalldiv|
*"[[Save Tonight]]" – [[Eagle-Eye Cherry]] 
*"Anytime" – [[Brian McKnight]] 
*"[[Lullaby (Shawn Mullins song)|Lullaby]]" – [[Shawn Mullins]]
*"You Were Meant for Me" –  [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[42nd Grammy Awards|2000]]
| [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
|"[[Brand New Day (Sting song)|Brand New Day]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"[[I Need to Know (Marc Anthony song)|I Need to Know]]" – [[Marc Anthony]]
*"[[Mambo No. 5]]" – [[Lou Bega]]
*"Sogno" – [[Andrea Bocelli]]
*"[[Livin' la Vida Loca]]" – [[Ricky Martin]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[43rd Grammy Awards|2001]]
|[[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
|"She Walks This Earth"
|{{smalldiv|
*"[[You Sang to Me]]" – [[Marc Anthony]]
*"[[Taking You Home]]" – [[Don Henley]]
*"[[She Bangs]]" – [[Ricky Martin]]
*"6, 8, 12" – [[Brian McKnight]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[44th Grammy Awards|2002]]
| {{sortname|James|Taylor}}
|"[[Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"[[Fill Me In]]" – [[Craig David]]
*"[[You Rock My World]]" – [[Michael Jackson]]
*"[[I Want Love]]" – [[Elton John]]
*"Still" – [[Brian McKnight]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[45th Grammy Awards|2003]]
| {{sortname|John|Mayer}}
|"[[Your Body Is a Wonderland]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"[[7 Days (Craig David song)|7 Days]]" – [[Craig David]]
*"[[Original Sin (Elton John song)|Original Sin]]" – [[Elton John]]
*"[[Fragile (Sting song)|Fragile]]" (live) – [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
*"October Road" – [[James Taylor]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[46th Grammy Awards|2004]]
| {{sortname|Justin|Timberlake}}
|"[[Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)|Cry Me a River]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"[[Any Road]]" – [[George Harrison]]
*"[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]" – [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]]
*"[[Send Your Love]]" – [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
*"Keep Me in Your Heart" – [[Warren Zevon]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[47th Grammy Awards|2005]]
| {{sortname|John|Mayer}}
|"[[Daughters (John Mayer song)|Daughters]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"Let's Misbehave" – [[Elvis Costello]]
*"[[You Raise Me Up]]" – [[Josh Groban]]
*"[[Cinnamon Girl (Prince song)|Cinnamon Girl]]" – [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
*"[[Love's Divine]]" – [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[48th Grammy Awards|2006]]
| {{sortname|Stevie|Wonder}}
|"[[From the Bottom of My Heart (Stevie Wonder song)|From the Bottom of My Heart]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"[[Sitting, Waiting, Wishing]]" – [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]]
*"[[Fine Line (Paul McCartney song)|Fine Line]]" – [[Paul McCartney]]
*"[[Walk on By (song)|Walk on By]]" – [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]
*"[[Lonely No More]]" – [[Rob Thomas (musician)|Rob Thomas]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[49th Grammy Awards|2007]]
| {{sortname|John|Mayer}}
|"[[Waiting on the World to Change]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"[[You're Beautiful]]" – [[James Blunt]]
*"[[Save Room (song)|Save Room]]" – [[John Legend]]
*"[[Jenny Wren]]" – [[Paul McCartney]]
*"[[Bad Day (Daniel Powter song)|Bad Day]]" – [[Daniel Powter]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[50th Grammy Awards|2008]]
| {{sortname|Justin|Timberlake}}
|"[[What Goes Around... Comes Around]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"[[Everything (Michael Bublé song)|Everything]]" – [[Michael Bublé]]
*"[[Belief (John Mayer song)|Belief]]" – [[John Mayer]]
*"[[Dance Tonight]]" – [[Paul McCartney]]
*"[[Amazing (Seal song)|Amazing]]" – [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[51st Grammy Awards|2009]]
| {{sortname|John|Mayer}}
|"[[Say (John Mayer song)|Say]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"[[All Summer Long (Kid Rock song)|All Summer Long]]" – [[Kid Rock]]
*"That Was Me" – [[Paul McCartney]]
*"[[I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song)|I'm Yours]]" – [[Jason Mraz]]
*"[[Closer (Ne-Yo song)|Closer]]" – [[Ne-Yo]]
*"[[Wichita Lineman]]" – [[James Taylor]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref name="Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male"/>
|-
! scope="row"|[[52nd Grammy Awards|2010]]
| {{sortname|Jason|Mraz}}
|"[[Make It Mine]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"This Time"  –  [[John Legend]]
*"Love You"  –  [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]]
*"[[If You Don't Know Me by Now]]"  –  [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]
*"[[All About the Love Again]]"  –  [[Stevie Wonder]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1968-218.html|title=Grammy Awards 1968|publisher=Awards & Shows}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|[[53rd Grammy Awards|2011]]
| {{sortname|Bruno|Mars}}
|"[[Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song)|Just the Way You Are]]"
|{{smalldiv|
*"[[Haven't Met You Yet]]"  –  [[Michael Bublé]]
*"[[This Is It (Michael Jackson song)|This Is It]]"  –  [[Michael Jackson]]
*"[[Whataya Want from Me]]"  –  [[Adam Lambert]]
*"[[Half of My Heart]]"  –  [[John Mayer]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Past Winners Search"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1968-218.html|title=Grammy Awards 1968|publisher=Awards & Shows}}</ref>
|}

==Category records==
'''Most wins'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:100px;"| Rank
! style="width:120px;"| 1st
! style="width:120px;"| 2nd
! style="width:120px;"| 3rd
|- align=center
| Artist
| [[Sting (singer)|Sting]]<br />[[Stevie Wonder]]<br />[[John Mayer]]
| [[Frank Sinatra]]<br />[[Eric Clapton]]<br />[[James Taylor]]
| [[Jack Jones (singer)|Jack Jones]]<br />[[Harry Nilsson]]<br />[[Michael Bolton]]<br />[[Phil Collins]]<br />[[Elton John]]<br />[[Justin Timberlake]]
|- align=center
| Total wins
| 4 
| 3 
| 2 
|}

'''Most nominations'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:100px;"| Rank
! style="width:120px;"| 1st
! style="width:120px;"| 2nd
! style="width:120px;"| 3rd
|- align=center
| Artist
| [[Elton John]]
| [[Sting (singer)|Sting]]
| [[Frank Sinatra]]<br />[[Seal (musician)|Seal]]
|- align=center
| Total nominations
| 12 
| 11 
| 8 
|}

==Contemporary (R&R) Performance==
In 1966 the Recording Academy established a similar, but different, category in the Pop Field for [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance|Best Contemporary (rock & roll) Performances]]. The category went through a number of changes before being discontinued after the 1968 awards.
*In 1966 the award was called '''Best Contemporary (R&R) Vocal Performance - Male'''
*In 1967 the award from the previous year was combined with the equivalent award for women as the [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance - Male or Female]]
*In 1968 the previous award was once again separated by gender, with the male award called '''Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance'''

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.grammy.com Official Site of the Grammy Awards]

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[[Category:Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance| ]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1959]]
[[Category:Awards disestablished in 2011]]
[[Category:Grammy Award categories|Male Pop Vocal Performance]]
[[Category:Grammy Awards for pop music|Male Vocal Performance]]