综合
| 年度佳唱片 | “We Are the World, USA for Africa |
| 年度佳专辑 | No Jacket Required, Phil Collins |
| 年度佳单曲 | “We Are the World, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie,songwriters |
| 年度佳新人 | Sade |
流行类
| 佳流行男歌手 | No Jacket Required, Phil Collins |
| 佳流行女歌手 | “Saving All My Love for You, Whitney Houston |
| 佳流行音乐合唱奖 | “We Are the World, USA for Africa |
| 佳流行音乐专辑 | “Miami Vice Theme, Jan Hammer |
摇滚类
| 佳摇滚男歌手 | “The Boys of Summer,Don Henley |
| 佳摇滚女歌手 | “One of the Living, Tina Turner |
| 佳摇滚乐队 | “Money for Nothing, Dire Straits |
| 佳摇滚乐表演奖 | “Escape, Jeff Beck |
R&B类：
| 佳R&B歌曲 | “Freeway of Love, Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen, songwriters |
| 佳R&B男歌手 | In Square Circle,Stevie Wonder |
| 佳R&B女歌手 | “Freeway of Love, Aretha Franklin |
| 佳R&B专辑 | Musician, Ernie Watts |
| 佳R&B组合 | “Nightshift, Commodores |
爵士类：
| 佳爵士男歌手 | “Another Night in Tunisia, Jon Hendricks and Bobby McFerrin |
| 佳爵士女歌手 | Cleo at Carnegie (The 10th Anniversary Concert), Cleo Laine |
| 佳爵士演唱专辑 | Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis |
| 佳爵士唱片 | Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis Group |
| 佳爵士专辑 | Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis Group |
| 佳大爵士乐队专辑 | The Cotton Club—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, John Barry and Bob Wilber |
| 佳当代爵士专辑 | Straight to the Heart, David Sanborn |
乡村类：
| 佳乡村歌曲 | “Highwayman, Jimmy L、 Webb, songwriter |
| 佳乡村男歌手 | “Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night), Ronnie Milsap |
| 佳乡村女歌手 | “Whoever's in New England, Reba McEntire |
| 佳乡村乐队组合 | Why Not Me, Judds |
| 佳乡村乐表演奖 | “Cosmic Square Dance, Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler |
灵魂乐：
| 佳福音男歌手 | “How Excellent Is Thy Name, Larnelle Harris |
| 佳福音女歌手 | Unguarded, Amy Grant |
| 佳灵魂乐男歌手 | “Bring Back the Days of Yea and Nay, Marvin Winans |
| 佳灵魂乐女歌手 | “Martin, Shirley Caesar |
| 佳灵魂乐乐队组合 | Tomorrow, Winans |
拉丁类：
| 佳流行拉丁专辑 | Ec Facil Amar, Lani Hall |
| 佳传统热带拉丁专辑 | Mambo Diablo, Tito Puente and His Latin Ensemble Solito, Eddie Palmieri |
| Best Inspirational Performance | “Come Sunday, Jennifer Holliday |
| 佳特吉诺/墨西哥-美国专辑 | Simplemente Mujer, Vikki Carr |
蓝调类：
| 佳传统蓝调专辑 | “My Guitar Sings the Blues, B、B、 King |
| 佳传统民谣专辑 | “My Toot Toot, Rockin' Sidney |
雷鬼类：
| 佳雷鬼专辑(Best Reggae Album) | Cliff Hanger, Jimmy Cliff |
新世纪类：
| 佳新世纪专辑 | Down to the Moon, Andreas Vollenweider |
波尔卡类：
| 佳波尔卡专辑 | 70 Years of Hits,Frank Yankovic |
作曲/编曲类：
| 佳演奏编曲奖 | “Early a、m、 Attitude, Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour, arrangers |
| 佳声乐作品改编奖 | “Lush Life, Nelson Riddle, arranger |
| 佳合唱奖 | “Another Night in Tunisia, Cheryl Bentyne and Bobby McFerrin, arrangers |
| 佳器乐作曲奖 | “Miami Vice Theme, Jan Hammer, composer |
音乐剧类：
| 佳音乐剧专辑 | West Side Story,Stephen Sondheim, lyricist; Leonard Bernstein, composer |
电影/电视/视频类：
| 佳影视器乐专辑 | Beverly Hills Cop, Sharon Robinson, Jon Gilutin, Bunny Hull, Hawk, Howard Hewett, Micki Free, Sue Sheridan, Howie Rice, Keith Forsey, Harold Faltermeyer, Allee Willis, Dan Sembello, Marc Benno and Richard Theisen, composers and songwriters |
古典类：
| 佳古典音乐当代作曲奖 | Requiem, Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer |
| 佳古典专辑 | Berlioz, Requiem, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; solo: Aler |
| 年度佳新古典艺术家 | Chicago Pro Musica |
| 佳管弦乐队奖 | Fauré, Pelléas et Mélisande, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |
| 佳室内乐表演奖 | Brahms, Cello and Piano Sonatas in E Minor and F Major,Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma |
| 佳器乐独奏家表演奖 | Elgar, Cello Concerto, Op、 85; Walton, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma; André Previn conducting London Symphony Orchestra |
| 佳器乐独奏家表演奖(不带管弦乐队) | Ravel, Gaspard de la Nuit, Pavane Pour Une Infant Defunte, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Vladimir Ashkenazy |
| 佳歌剧唱片 | Schoenberg, Moses und Aron, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Mazura and Langridge |
| 佳合唱表演奖 | Berlioz, Requiem, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra |
| 佳古典声乐表演奖 | Berlioz, Requiem, John Aler; Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus |
诵读类：
| 佳诵读喜剧专辑 | Whoopi Goldberg(Original Broadway Show Recording), Whoopi Goldberg |
| 佳诵读专辑 | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Original Broadway cast |
儿童类：
| 佳儿童音乐专辑 | Follow That Bird(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Jim Henson's Muppets and the Sesame Street cast |
| 佳Package唱片 | Lush Life, Kosh and Ron Larson, art directors |
| Best Album Notes | Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, Peter Guralnick, annotator (RCA) |
| Best Historical Album | RCA/MET—100 Singers-100 Years, Melba, Schumann-Heink, Caruso, Price, Verrett, Domingo and 94 others (RCA Red Seal) |
音乐录影带类：
| 佳短篇音乐录影带 | “We Are the World,the Video Event, USA for Africa |
| 佳长篇音乐录影带 | “Huey Lewis and the News: The Heart of Rock 'n Roll, Huey Lewis and the News |
制作类：
| 年度非古典制作人 | Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham |
| 年度古典制作人 | Robert Woods |
