How well do the winners at the Grammy Awards align with Billboard chart success? Perhaps not surprisingly, very closely — especially when it comes to trophy recipients reaching the top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart and the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.

Billboard looks at the crossroads of Recording Academy and commercial success in two of the most prominent Grammy categories — album of the year and record of the year — over the last 68 years, from the first awards presented in 1959, a year after the Hot 100 launched and three years after the Billboard 200 began — through music’s latest biggest night in 2026.

Album of the Year Winners on the Billboard 200

Of the 68 album of the year winners, 65 — or 96% — have hit the Billboard 200’s top 10 (two of which did so for the first time following their Grammy victories). Four leaders in a row have hit not only the top 10 but No. 1: Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos, the 2026 winner, led for four weeks, following Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter (two), Taylor Swift’s Midnights (six) and Harry Styles’ Harry’s House (two).

Four years ago, Jon Batiste’s victory with We Are contrasted that sharp trend, and halted a run of 26 top 10s winning consecutively since 1996 — the longest streak all-time. Still, We Are surged back onto the April 16, 2022-dated Billboard 200 at a new No. 25 high; it previously spent a week on the survey, at No. 86, in April 2021. The two previous winning sets not to have hit the top 10: Tony Bennett’s MTV Unplugged, which rose to No. 48 after its 1995 win (after it had reached No. 69 before that year’s ceremony), and Glen Campbell’s By the Time I Get to Phoenix, which reached its No. 15 peak ahead of its win in 1969.

Historically, 69% of all winners (47 of 68) have led the list.

Here’s a recap of how all album of the year Grammy Award winners have performed on the Billboard 200. (Album of the year is awarded to artist[s] and featured artist[s], songwriter[s] of new material, producer[s], recording engineer[s], mixer[s] and mastering engineer[s].)

Year, Artist, Title / Billboard 200 Peak

Record of the Year Winners on the Hot 100

Of the 68 record of the year winners, 57 — or 84% — have hit the Hot 100’s top 10 (one of which did so for the first time following its Grammy coronation). Kendrick Lamar’s “Luther” continues that trend, as 17 winners in a row since 2010 have reached the top 10, the second-longest streak, after a 23-year run in 1965-87.

Historically, 56% of all winners (38 of 68) have topped the tally, with “Luther” likewise upping that share (a year after his No. 1 “Not Like Us” won Grammy gold, making him the first male soloist with back-to-back trophies in the category). “Luther” is the third-longest leading Hot 100 hit to claim record of the year, with its 13-week command a week shy of the reigns of 2016 winner “Uptown Funk!” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars and 1994 recipient “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.

Here’s a rundown of how all record of the year Grammy Award winners have fared on the Hot 100. (Record of the year is awarded to artist/producer[s], recording engineer[s] and/or mixer[s] and mastering engineer[s], if other than artist.)

Year, Title, Artist / Hot 100 Peak

It’s all about the crown. Lil Wayne will be heading to the gaming world, as the New Orleans rap deity will perform during the halftime show in the Clash Royale arena next Friday (Feb. 6) at 12 p.m. ET.

Wayne will be delivering a virtual performance alongside Clash Royale‘s Giants, Goblins and Musketeers, with millions of gamers getting a front row seat.

“Music, sports and gaming all in one place — y’all know how much I love being at the center of the culture,” Wayne said in a statement. “I’m turning the Clash Royale Arena into the most lit concert of the week, tap in Feb. 6 to see what we got in store for y’all.”

According to a press release, Weezy is set to perform a “special rendition” of his “A Milli” anthem, but not much else was revealed about his setlist. The Bangladesh-produced “A Milli” originally arrived in 2008 as a single leading into Tha Carter III, and reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Even if fans aren’t mobile gamers, those interested in viewing the virtual show can tune in by downloading Clash Royale for free from the App Store. The tower battle game is the first spin-off from the famed Clash of Clans series.

On the music side, Lil Wayne returned in June 2025 to release his Tha Carter VI album, which featured BigXthaPlug, Jelly Roll, mgk, Big Sean, Kodak Black and Wyclef Jean. The sixth installment in the decorated series debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 108,000 album-equivalent units earned.

“I can’t live, if living is without you.” It’s an sentiment Harry Nilsson sang about in the early ’70s that many heartbroken pet owners have experienced after a beloved animal dies or goes missing, but Ring is hoping to shorten the length of that pain in the latter scenario.

In its emotional 2026 Super Bowl ad that debuted Monday (Feb. 2), Ring acknowledges the special bond between pets — in this case, dogs — and their families, and how its free Search Party feature can help bring lost furry friends home. “Pets are family, but every year, 10 million go missing, and the way we look for them hasn’t changed in years — until now,” Ring founder Jamie Siminoff says in the emotional spot. “With Search Party from Ring, one post to the Ring app starts outdoor cameras in the area, looking for a match.”

He goes on to note that since the feature’s launch, more than a dog a day has been reunited with its family.

In addition to clips of a little girl excitedly greeting her new puppy Milo, to her heartbreak as she puts up missing fliers alongside her dad, to her joy as her beloved pup returns home, the commercial is soundtracked by one of the most recognizable heartbreak ballads of the 1970s: Nilsson’s aforementioned cover of Badfinger’s “Without You,” featuring the heartrending chorus, “Can’t live if living is without you/ I can’t live, I can’t give anymore.” Nilsson’s version of “Without You” — which has also been covered by Air Supply, Mariah Carey and others — peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1972, and retained the top spot for four weeks.

In a blog post, Ring also said that the Search Party feature would be available to non-Ring owners through its Neighbors app to help bring lost animals home as quickly as possible. “Now, pet owners can mobilize the whole community — and communities are empowered to help — to find lost pets more effectively than ever before,” Siminoff said in a statement. “That’s why we believe it’s so important to make this feature available to anyone who shares a lost dog post in Neighbors.”

To further its goal, Ring also announced Monday that it’s committing $1 million to equip shelters around the United States with Ring cameras to not only reunite families and their missing pets, but also cut down on the time lost pets spend in shelters.

Watch Ring’s Super Bowl commercial featuring Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” below. The 30-second ad will also air during the game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots on Feb. 8.

The U.K. music industry has woken up to news that its artists blazed a scorching trail at the 2026 Grammys.

Olivia Dean, Lola Young, The Cure, Yungblud, FKA Twigs and Cynthia Erivo were among the winners at the starry ceremony at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday (Feb. 1), giving British artists one of their best showings in recent years.

Dean scored the coveted best new artist prize, the first time a British act has won since 2019 (Dua Lipa) and only the tenth overall. The win is her first at the Grammys and comes as “Man I Need,” the lead single from her The Art of Loving LP, is now up to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. She could well be a contender at the 2027 ceremony, as both fall into next year’s eligibility period.

Speaking from the stage, Dean was one of many artists to highlight the role of immigrants amidst the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement. “I’m up here as the granddaughter of an immigrant,” she said. “I’m a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated,” Dean added. “We’re nothing without each other.” She was one of many acts alongside Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish to condemn recent killings and behavior by the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agency.

Lola Young gave her first public live performance in several months with a rendition of “Messy,” which later won best pop solo performance. The song won out over stiff competition in the category from Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber, and follows a four-week run at No. 1 in the U.K. Singles Chart in early 2025. In September, Young was forced to postpone all live performances following an on-stage collapse in New York.

The British winners started early in the pre-show ceremony. Yungblud collected the award for best rock performance for his rendition of Black Sabbath’s “Changes” at Ozzy Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning farewell concert in Birmingham, England back in July 2025. The performance was later released as a single to raise money for charity, and the Doncaster rocker told Billboard U.K. prior to the ceremony that being nominated for a live moment was “the greatest recognition you can get as a performer.”

FKA Twigs also collected a prize for best dance/electronic album for her daring LP Eusexua to mark her first-ever Grammy prize. “It’s been the most incredible journey,” she said in her acceptance speech. “I know that to a lot of people I may be new, but I’ve actually been doing this a really long time so to any artist: don’t give up, follow your vision, do you, because that’s what’s going make the world fall in love with your art.”

The Cure scored their first-ever win at the Grammys in the best alternative album (Songs of a Lost World) and best alternative music performance (“Alone”) categories. They’d twice been nominated for the former category during their 50-year career (Wish, 1993; Bloodflowers, 2001) but had never before taken home the prize.

London-born singer and actress Cynthia Erivo earned the best pop duo performance for “Defying Gravity” from hit film Wicked, recognising her rendition of the hit musical song with co-star Ariana Grande.

It all added up to a triumphant night for the U.K. music industry that disproves doomy conversations about the dearth of new talent coming through. Dean, Young, Sam Fender and more were among the artists to drive the U.K.’s recorded music market to dizzying new heights in 2025, and a Harry Styles comeback could take it even further.

Dickon Stainer, chief executive at Universal Music U.K., tells Billboard U.K.: “These Grammy wins for Olivia Dean and Lola Young mark a pivotal moment in the resurgence of British music on the global stage. Seeing these young artists recognized alongside The Cure, after their near fifty-year wait, is the surest sign yet that British talent is moving back to its rightful place at the forefront of worldwide music.”

Dr. Jo Twist OBE, chief executive of the BPI, highlighted the role that music education played in several winners. She tells Billboard U.K.: “Four of last night’s winners (FKA Twigs, Lola Young, Olivia Dean and RAYE) are alumni of the free-to-attend BRIT School in Croydon, making last night an incredible testament both to the power of creative education and to the importance of making it accessible to as many young Brits as possible.”

She continued, “Recognition like this is more than a gesture. It’s proof that British music is well and truly world-class, an acknowledgment of last year’s many UK musical breakthroughs, and a reminder that the UK remains one of the best places in the world for artists to launch and develop their careers, supported by our record label members and the wider music ecosystem.”