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data-title="Kool and The Gang" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%83%D0%BB_%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4_%D0%B4%D1%8A_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B3" title="Куул енд дъ Генг – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Куул енд дъ Генг" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_and_the_Gang" title="Kool and the Gang – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Kool and the Gang" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%AF_%DA%AF%D9%86%DA%AF" title="کول اند د گنگ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کول اند د گنگ" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_and_the_Gang" title="Kool and the Gang – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kool and the Gang" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BF%A8_%26_%EB%8D%94_%EA%B0%B1" title="쿨 & 더 갱 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="쿨 & 더 갱" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_The_Gang" title="Kool & The Gang – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kool & The Gang" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ido</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C_%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%93_%D7%93%D7%94_%D7%92%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%92" title="קול אנד דה גאנג – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קול אנד דה גאנג" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_The_Gang" title="Kool & The Gang – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kool & The Gang" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%26%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0" title="クール&ザ・ギャング – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="クール&ザ・ギャング" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_and_the_Gang" title="Kool and the Gang – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Kool and the Gang" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Occitan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_and_the_Gang" title="Kool and the Gang – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kool and the Gang" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_The_Gang" title="Kool & The Gang – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Kool & The Gang" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Kool & the Gang" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenčina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" 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#b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Also known as</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> (early)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1964–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/De-Lite_Records" title="De-Lite Records">De-Lite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ATO_Records" title="ATO Records">ATO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curb_Records" title="Curb Records">Curb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omnivore_Recordings" title="Omnivore Recordings">Omnivore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_%22Kool%22_Bell" title="Robert "Kool" Bell">Robert "Kool" Bell</a></li> <li>Kevin Bell</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ray_(trumpeter)" title="Michael Ray (trumpeter)">Michael Ray</a></li> <li>Curtis "Fitz" Williams</li> <li>Shawn McQuillier</li> <li>Timothy Horton</li> <li>Curtis Pulliam</li> <li>Jermaine Bryson</li> <li>Walt Anderson</li> <li>Rick Marcel</li> <li>Louis Van Taylor</li> <li>Andrew “the Jazz Man” Henry</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Past members</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Personnel">see below</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.koolandthegang.com/">koolandthegang.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Kool & the Gang is an American <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a> band formed in <a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City, New Jersey</a>, in 1964. Its founding members include brothers <a href="/wiki/Robert_%22Kool%22_Bell" title="Robert "Kool" Bell">Robert "Kool" Bell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Bell_(musician)" title="Ronald Bell (musician)">Ronald Bell</a> (also known as "Khalis Bayyan"), <a href="/wiki/Dennis_%22Dee_Tee%22_Thomas" title="Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas">Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas</a>, Robert "Spike" Mickens, <a href="/wiki/Claydes_Charles_Smith" title="Claydes Charles Smith">Charles Smith</a>, George Brown, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow, and Ricky Westfield. They have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a>, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a> music. The group changed their name several times. Settling on Kool & the Gang, the group signed to <a href="/wiki/De-Lite_Records" title="De-Lite Records">De-Lite Records</a> and released their debut album <a href="/wiki/Kool_and_the_Gang_(album)" title="Kool and the Gang (album)">Kool and the Gang</a> in 1969. The band's first mainstream success came with the release of their fourth album <a href="/wiki/Wild_and_Peaceful_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Wild and Peaceful (Kool & the Gang album)">Wild and Peaceful</a> (1973); it contained the US top-ten singles "<a href="/wiki/Jungle_Boogie" title="Jungle Boogie">Jungle Boogie</a>"<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> and "<a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Swinging" title="Hollywood Swinging">Hollywood Swinging</a>". The band entered a period of decline before they reached a second commercial peak between 1979 and 1986 following their partnership with <a href="/wiki/Brazilians" title="Brazilians">Brazilian</a> musician and producer <a href="/wiki/Eumir_Deodato" title="Eumir Deodato">Eumir Deodato</a> and the addition of singer <a href="/wiki/James_%22J.T.%22_Taylor" title="James "J.T." Taylor">James "J.T." Taylor</a> to the line-up. Their most successful albums of the time include <a href="/wiki/Ladies%27_Night_(album)" title="Ladies' Night (album)">Ladies' Night</a> (1979), <a href="/wiki/Celebrate!" title="Celebrate!">Celebrate!</a> (1980), and <a href="/wiki/Emergency_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)">Emergency</a> (1984), the latter being their highest-selling album, with two million copies sold in the US. Their hit singles during the period include "<a href="/wiki/Ladies%27_Night_(song)" title="Ladies' Night (song)">Ladies' Night</a>" (1979), the US No. 1 "<a href="/wiki/Celebration_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)">Celebration</a>" (1980), "<a href="/wiki/Get_Down_on_It" title="Get Down on It">Get Down on It</a>" (1981), "<a href="/wiki/Joanna_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Joanna (Kool & the Gang song)">Joanna</a>" (1983), "<a href="/wiki/Misled_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Misled (Kool & the Gang song)">Misled</a>" (1984), and "<a href="/wiki/Cherish_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Cherish (Kool & the Gang song)">Cherish</a>" (1985). The group has continued to perform worldwide, including as a supporting act for <a href="/wiki/Van_Halen" title="Van Halen">Van Halen</a> in 2012 and their fiftieth-anniversary tour in 2014. Kool & the Gang have won numerous awards, including two <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>, seven <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American Music Award">American Music Awards</a>, and, in 2006, a <a href="/wiki/Music_Business_Association" title="Music Business Association">Music Business Association</a> Chairman's Award for artistic achievement. The group has been inducted into the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Hall_of_Fame" title="New Jersey Hall of Fame">New Jersey Hall of Fame</a> and been given a <a href="/wiki/MOBO_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MOBO Award">MOBO Award</a> for Outstanding Achievement, the <a href="/wiki/2014_Soul_Train_Music_Awards" title="2014 Soul Train Music Awards">Soul Train Legend Award</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Marian_Anderson_Award" title="Marian Anderson Award">Marian Anderson Award</a>, and a star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a>. In 2007, the group was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Vocal_Group_Hall_of_Fame" title="Vocal Group Hall of Fame">Vocal Group Hall of Fame</a>. Throughout 2018, the Bells, Brown, and Taylor were also inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-MarianAndersonAward-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-MoboAward-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> and the group were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 2024.<a href="#cite_note-hofgreene-7">[7]</a> Their <a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang_discography" title="Kool & the Gang discography">discography</a> includes 23 studio albums and nearly 70 singles. They have sold 7.5 million and 4.5 million <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a>-certified albums and singles, respectively, in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-RIAAsingles-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-RIAAalbums-9">[9]</a> Worldwide, they have sold over 70 million albums.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Kool_%26_the_Gang&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1964–1972:_Formation_and_signing_with_De-Lite">1964–1972: Formation and signing with De-Lite</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Kool_%26_the_Gang&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1964–1972: Formation and signing with De-Lite">edit</a>]</div> The band formed in <a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City, New Jersey</a>, in 1964 when seven school friends decided to perform together as an instrumental jazz and soul group named the Jazziacs.<a href="#cite_note-atlanticweekly2012-11">[11]</a> Among them were <a href="/wiki/Robert_%22Kool%22_Bell" title="Robert "Kool" Bell">Robert "Kool" Bell</a> on bass, his brother <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Bell_(musician)" title="Ronald Bell (musician)">Ronald Bell</a> on keyboards, both from Youngstown, Ohio originally,<a href="#cite_note-NJmonthly2014-12">[12]</a> Robert "Spike" Mickens on trumpet, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_%22Dee_Tee%22_Thomas" title="Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas">Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas</a> on saxophone, Ricky West on keyboards, George Brown on drums, and <a href="/wiki/Claydes_Charles_Smith" title="Claydes Charles Smith">Charles Smith</a> on guitar.<a href="#cite_note-Official-13">[13]</a> Except Smith, all of them attended <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_High_School_(New_Jersey)" title="Lincoln High School (New Jersey)">Lincoln High School</a> in Jersey City.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERomanowskiGeorge-WarrenPareles2001538-14">[14]</a> Robert Bell had given himself the nickname "Kool" as a way of adapting to the street gangs in his neighborhood after moving from Ohio.<a href="#cite_note-soulsurvivors-15">[15]</a> The Bells' father Bobby and uncle <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bell_(boxer)" title="Tommy Bell (boxer)">Tommy</a> were boxers. They moved to <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> to train and lived in the same apartment building as <a href="/wiki/Thelonious_Monk" title="Thelonious Monk">Thelonious Monk</a>, who became Robert's godfather. <a href="/wiki/Miles_Davis" title="Miles Davis">Miles Davis</a> would drop by because he wanted to be a boxer.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> Their first gigs took place as the opening act to a weekly jazz night held in a local theatre every Sunday.<a href="#cite_note-NJmonthly2014-12">[12]</a> They also played occasionally with <a href="/wiki/McCoy_Tyner" title="McCoy Tyner">McCoy Tyner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pharoah_Sanders" title="Pharoah Sanders">Pharoah Sanders</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Leon_Thomas" title="Leon Thomas">Leon Thomas</a> during their early years as a group.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> They then had several name changes, including "the Soul Town Band" and "the New Dimensions".<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHoffmann2005156-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERomanowskiGeorge-WarrenPareles2001538-14">[14]</a> They played <a href="/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a> covers as the backing musicians for Soul Town, a small Jersey City-based organization similar to Motown.<a href="#cite_note-soulsurvivors-15">[15]</a> In 1967, they became regular performers at the Blue Note Lounge in Jersey, where one of the emcees advertised them with a new name, Kool & the Flames. However, since their manager, Gene Redd, advised against taking this name to avoid confusion with <a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a>'s band, <a href="/wiki/The_Famous_Flames" title="The Famous Flames">the Famous Flames</a>, the band settled on Kool & the Gang instead.<a href="#cite_note-RS2009-19">[19]</a> After selecting the new band name and line-up, Kool & the Gang signed a recording deal with Redd's new independent label, <a href="/wiki/De-Lite_Records" title="De-Lite Records">De-Lite Records</a>. Redd wrote: "I discovered these eight super talented incomparable young musicians, [...and...] I immediately realized that their potential would earn them success unknown by most musicians".<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> The group entered the studio and recorded their debut album, the all-instrumental <a href="/wiki/Kool_and_the_Gang_(album)" title="Kool and the Gang (album)">Kool and the Gang</a> (1969), with Redd as a producer, arranger, conductor, and partial songwriter. It would be their only album with guitarist Woody Sparrow.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> The album peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard R&B chart. Around this time, the group began to develop their stage performance after they witnessed a set by Willie (Feaster) and the Mighty Magnificents which, according to Robert Bell, "Blew us away[...] We thought, 'Wow, if we want to be in show business, we have to change our act. We can't just stand up there and play'."<a href="#cite_note-NJmonthly2014-12">[12]</a> Also at this time, the group were asked to deliver songs with vocals. Despite Bell recalling the group sounding "real ragged" with lyrics at first, "Bit by bit we gained in confidence... we kinda learnt how to sing as we went along."<a href="#cite_note-BM75-22">[22]</a> The group followed their debut with two live albums: <a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Sex_Machine" title="Live at the Sex Machine">Live at the Sex Machine</a>, recorded the year before, and <a href="/wiki/Live_at_PJ%27s" title="Live at PJ's">Live at PJ's</a>, both released in 1971. These were their final albums before their amicable split with Redd. Their next album, <a href="/wiki/Music_Is_the_Message" title="Music Is the Message">Music Is the Message</a>, was the first time the group self-produced one of their records.<a href="#cite_note-BM75-22">[22]</a> It was released in July 1972, and peaked at No. 25 on the R&B chart. It was followed with <a href="/wiki/Good_Times_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Good Times (Kool & the Gang album)">Good Times</a> in November, which featured the band backed by a string section. The elements of jazz, rock, and instrumental styles on the record made it difficult for reviewers to categorize the band by genre.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> Since the album failed to generate the radio exposure the group had hoped for, they began to explore how to build a following without relying on airplay.<a href="#cite_note-BM75-22">[22]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1973–1978:_First_commercial_success_and_low_period">1973–1978: First commercial success and low period</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Kool_%26_the_Gang&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1973–1978: First commercial success and low period">edit</a>]</div> By the spring of 1973, Kool & the Gang was influenced by the growing disco music scene, driving it to create sound Robert Bell described as "a much harder, funkier, tighter" unit than before.<a href="#cite_note-BM75-22">[22]</a> He said band members mostly learned of disco culture from others, and didn't frequent discotheques. With the change in musical direction came the band's first major commercial success. Their fourth studio album, <a href="/wiki/Wild_and_Peaceful_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Wild and Peaceful (Kool & the Gang album)">Wild and Peaceful</a>, <a href="#cite_note-BM75-22">[22]</a> went to No. 33 on the album chart. The album was certified "gold" by RIAA for selling 500,000 copies. It also spawned the Top-40 single "Funky Stuff". The album's next two singles, "<a href="/wiki/Jungle_Boogie" title="Jungle Boogie">Jungle Boogie</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Swinging" title="Hollywood Swinging">Hollywood Swinging</a>", fared even better by entering the US top 10. This also marked the group's breakthrough to a white audience.<a href="#cite_note-BM75-22">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-Bush-24">[24]</a> The latter two songs sold over one million copies and were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>).<a href="#cite_note-Murrells-25">[25]</a> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Summer_madness_by_kool_and_the_gang_US_single_side_2.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Summer_madness_by_kool_and_the_gang_US_single_side_2.png/250px-Summer_madness_by_kool_and_the_gang_US_single_side_2.png" decoding="async" width="230" height="230" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Summer_madness_by_kool_and_the_gang_US_single_side_2.png/500px-Summer_madness_by_kool_and_the_gang_US_single_side_2.png 1.5x" data-file-width="658" data-file-height="657" /></a><figcaption>The group's 1974 single "<a href="/wiki/Summer_Madness_(instrumental)" title="Summer Madness (instrumental)">Summer Madness</a>" has appeared in numerous media, including in the 1976 drama film <a href="/wiki/Rocky" title="Rocky">Rocky</a>. It was also in a famous 2006 <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> advertisement featuring <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></figcaption></figure> Their success continued with <a href="/wiki/Light_of_Worlds" title="Light of Worlds">Light of Worlds</a> (1974), which contained the hit instrumental "<a href="/wiki/Summer_Madness_(instrumental)" title="Summer Madness (instrumental)">Summer Madness</a>". In October 1974, the group landed a spot on the national television music show <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train" title="Soul Train">Soul Train</a>.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> In 1975 Kool & the Gang added Larry Gittens from <a href="/wiki/The_Stylistics" title="The Stylistics">the Stylistics</a>, and released <a href="/wiki/Spirit_of_the_Boogie" title="Spirit of the Boogie">Spirit of the Boogie</a> which contained the top 40 single "<a href="/wiki/Spirit_of_the_Boogie_(song)" title="Spirit of the Boogie (song)">Spirit of the Boogie</a>". That was followed by the part-studio part-live release <a href="/wiki/Love_%26_Understanding" title="Love & Understanding">Love & Understanding</a>, in 1976. By mid-1976, however, Kool & the Gang entered a period of commercial decline. <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> writer Geoff Himes wrote the fans "frowned on their loose and greasy approach to dance music."<a href="#cite_note-RS2009-19">[19]</a> Their three albums released during this time, <a href="/wiki/Open_Sesame_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Open Sesame (Kool & the Gang album)">Open Sesame</a> (1976), <a href="/wiki/The_Force_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="The Force (Kool & the Gang album)">The Force</a> (1977), and <a href="/wiki/Everybody%27s_Dancin%27" title="Everybody's Dancin'">Everybody's Dancin'</a> (1978) failed to generate the same commercial or critical acclaim as their previous records. Bell later said the albums "bent our style a bit, and we didn't feel at home with it".<a href="#cite_note-lassen1979-27">[27]</a> The Force and Everybody's Dancin' displayed the group's attempt to adopt disco elements with female vocalists and a string section, but Robert Bell later said the group got "Too fancy and over-creative[...] We got away from the basic Kool & the Gang sound[...] and the public didn't like it". The change in style affected their ability to secure as many dates as before, working "just off and on" during this time.<a href="#cite_note-lassen1977-28">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-latimes1980-29">[29]</a> One review for Everybody's Dancin' bore the headline, "Kool and the Gang have gone bland." Writer Mike Duffy opined, "They've joined the disco lemmings [...] The edge has gone. Say so long to the raw and raunchy."<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> During their low period, the group gained some mainstream attention with their contribution of "Open Sesame" to the <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever_(soundtrack)" title="Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a> of <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever" title="Saturday Night Fever">Saturday Night Fever</a> (1977).<a href="#cite_note-lassen1979-27">[27]</a> "<a href="/wiki/Summer_Madness_(instrumental)" title="Summer Madness (instrumental)">Summer Madness</a>" was also used in <a href="/wiki/Rocky" title="Rocky">Rocky</a> (1976), but not released on its soundtrack album.<a href="#cite_note-lassen1979-27">[27]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1979–1988:_J.T._Taylor,_Deodato_partnership,_and_commercial_peak">1979–1988: J.T. Taylor, Deodato partnership, and commercial peak</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Kool_%26_the_Gang&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1979–1988: J.T. Taylor, Deodato partnership, and commercial peak">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eumir_Deodato_1970.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Eumir_Deodato_1970.jpg/250px-Eumir_Deodato_1970.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Eumir_Deodato_1970.jpg/330px-Eumir_Deodato_1970.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Eumir_Deodato_1970.jpg/500px-Eumir_Deodato_1970.jpg 2x" data-file-width="723" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>Kool & the Gang entered a four-album partnership with Brazilian producer <a href="/wiki/Eumir_Deodato" title="Eumir Deodato">Eumir Deodato</a></figcaption></figure> By 1979, Kool & the Gang changed musical direction in two distinct ways. After several years of consideration, and at the suggestion of promoter turned <a href="/wiki/SOLAR_Records" title="SOLAR Records">SOLAR Records</a> founder <a href="/wiki/Dick_Griffey" title="Dick Griffey">Dick Griffey</a>, they brought in a dedicated lead vocalist to become a focal point of their music.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> <a href="/wiki/James_%22J.T.%22_Taylor" title="James "J.T." Taylor">James "J.T." Taylor</a> from <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> was added; Taylor noted that vocals added more warmth to the songs, especially to ballads, which the group had previously avoided as no vocalist in the group could sing them properly. He recalled some resistance to his arrival from some group members and the female singers they had used on The Force and Everybody's Dancin'.<a href="#cite_note-hunt1985-34">[34]</a> The change in style developed further when the group entered a four-album association with Brazilian musician, songwriter, and arranger <a href="/wiki/Eumir_Deodato" title="Eumir Deodato">Eumir Deodato</a> as their producer, who helped them move towards mainstream pop and dance-oriented music with greater emphasis on catchy hooks and chorus lines.<a href="#cite_note-courier1987-35">[35]</a> The group's first choice, <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>, was too busy to work with them.<a href="#cite_note-hunt1985-34">[34]</a> Earl Toon Jr. was added to the group. Kool & the Gang's first album with Deodato, <a href="/wiki/Ladies%27_Night_(album)" title="Ladies' Night (album)">Ladies' Night</a>, was released in September 1979 and became their most successful album since their formation. This was helped by the hit singles "<a href="/wiki/Too_Hot_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Too Hot (Kool & the Gang song)">Too Hot</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Ladies%27_Night_(song)" title="Ladies' Night (song)">Ladies' Night</a>", which went to No. 5 and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, respectively.<a href="#cite_note-Hanson-36">[36]</a> In January 1980, Ladies' Night was certified <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">platinum</a> by the RIAA for selling one million copies in the US.<a href="#cite_note-Bush-24">[24]</a><a href="#cite_note-RIAAalbums-9">[9]</a> Later that year, <a href="/wiki/Celebrate!" title="Celebrate!">Celebrate!</a> became a bigger commercial success than Ladies' Night; the lead single "<a href="/wiki/Celebration_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)">Celebration</a>" remains the band's only single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The song originated from the lyric "Come on, let's all celebrate" from "Ladies' Night", which inspired Robert Bell to write "an international anthem."<a href="#cite_note-RS2009-19">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-Hanson-36">[36]</a> The group developed the song on a tour bus after attending the <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American Music Award">American Music Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-variety2015-37">[37]</a> The song was used in national media coverage for the <a href="/wiki/1980_World_Series" title="1980 World Series">1980 World Series</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XV" title="Super Bowl XV">1981 Super Bowl</a>, the <a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981 NBA Finals</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis" title="Iran hostage crisis">1981 return of the Iran hostages</a>.<a href="#cite_note-RS2009-19">[19]</a> After the release of <a href="/wiki/Something_Special_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Something Special (Kool & the Gang album)">Something Special</a> (1981), which continued the level of success of the previous two albums, the band recorded their fourth and final album with Deodato, <a href="/wiki/As_One_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="As One (Kool & the Gang album)">As One</a> (1982). The latter struggled to reach gold certification in the US, which led to the band's decision to end their time with Deodato as they had enough with the direction they had adopted.<a href="#cite_note-hunt1985-34">[34]</a> They then decided to produce their next album, <a href="/wiki/In_the_Heart" title="In the Heart">In the Heart</a> (1983), by themselves with Jim Bonnefond as co-producer. The album contained the US top-five single "<a href="/wiki/Joanna_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Joanna (Kool & the Gang song)">Joanna</a>". The song was declared the most-played pop song in 1984 by Broadcast Music International.<a href="#cite_note-dispatch1987-38">[38]</a> Bonnefond stayed with the group for <a href="/wiki/Emergency_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)">Emergency</a> (1984), which remains their highest selling album with over two million copies sold in the US. It spawned four US top 20 singles, including "Emergency", "<a href="/wiki/Cherish_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Cherish (Kool & the Gang song)">Cherish</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Fresh_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Fresh (Kool & the Gang song)">Fresh</a>", and "Misled". The feat made Kool & the Gang the only group to have four top 20 singles from a single album in 1985.<a href="#cite_note-arizona1987-39">[39]</a> In June 1984, Kool & the Gang took time off from recording Emergency to perform at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a> as part of a sold-out summer concert organised by <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>.<a href="#cite_note-arizona1987-39">[39]</a> That November, during a visit to <a href="/wiki/Phonogram_Inc." title="Phonogram Inc.">Phonogram</a>'s offices in London, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Geldof" title="Bob Geldof">Bob Geldof</a> arrived to pitch his idea of the multi-artist charity single "<a href="/wiki/Do_They_Know_It%27s_Christmas%3F" title="Do They Know It's Christmas?">Do They Know It's Christmas?</a>" to the label. Kool & the Gang participated in the project.<a href="#cite_note-arizona1987-39">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEUre2013-40">[40]</a> In 1985, Bell said the group retained control of their own business affairs, avoiding to hire management on a full-time basis and preferring to hire consultants and agents for each project or a single term.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> The group's seventeenth album, <a href="/wiki/Forever_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Forever (Kool & the Gang album)">Forever</a>, was released in November 1986. The album included two hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Victory" (US #10, R&B #2) and "<a href="/wiki/Stone_Love_(song)" title="Stone Love (song)">Stone Love</a>" (US #10, R&B #4). Two further singles, "Holiday" and "Special Way" were also released from the album; the former reached the top ten on the R&B Chart, the latter hit reached No. 6 on the Adult Contemporary chart.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> By 1986, the group had scored 14 top 40 singles in the US since 1980, more than <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ebony1986-43">[43]</a> In July 1986, the group recorded a special version of "Celebration" with different vocals that was used in an advertisement for <a href="/wiki/Wendy%27s" title="Wendy's">Wendy's</a>.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> In 1987, the group completed a 50-city tour of the US. The tour included the group establishing their own public service program, devised by Robert Bell and Taylor, which encouraged school children to pursue education, giving free tickets to those with perfect attendance.<a href="#cite_note-henderson1987-45">[45]</a> The group rehearsed their stage show with a choreographer at <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>'s studio at <a href="/wiki/Paisley_Park" title="Paisley Park">Paisley Park</a>.<a href="#cite_note-courier1987-35">[35]</a> At the time of the tour's start, the group ceased producing adverts with Schlitz beer because of their new image towards children and that they felt it had run its course.<a href="#cite_note-dispatch1987-38">[38]</a> After the tour, Taylor left Kool & the Gang to pursue a solo career. He returned in 1996 for their <a href="/wiki/State_of_Affairs_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="State of Affairs (Kool & the Gang album)">State of Affairs</a> album. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1988–present:_Later_career">1988–present: Later career</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Kool_%26_the_Gang&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1988–present: Later career">edit</a>]</div> In February 1988, news of Taylor's departure from the group to pursue a solo career was reported in the press.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-RS2009-19">[19]</a> The group had discussed pursuing solo projects during the previous year, with Thomas suggesting the band had considered splitting into twos or threes.<a href="#cite_note-dispatch1987-38">[38]</a> Taylor was replaced by three vocalists: Sennie "Skip" Martin, Odeen Mays, and Gary Brown. In 1989 the group's 18th album <a href="/wiki/Sweat_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Sweat (Kool & the Gang album)">Sweat</a> was released. By that time <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Bell_(musician)" title="Ronald Bell (musician)">Khalis Bayyan</a> and Robert "Spike" Mickens also had departed the group. The album did not fare well. <a href="/wiki/Unite_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Unite (Kool & the Gang album)">Unite</a>, the group's nineteenth studio album, was released in 1992. It marked the return of Khalis Bayyan to the group. In 1995, Taylor returned to the group for <a href="/wiki/State_of_Affairs_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="State of Affairs (Kool & the Gang album)">State of Affairs</a> (1996), hailed as the group's "comeback" album.<a href="#cite_note-RS2009-19">[19]</a> All of the songs on the album were written by Khalis Bayyan and Taylor. Taylor left the group for the second time in 1999. On their next studio album <a href="/wiki/Gangland_(album)" title="Gangland (album)">Gangland</a> (2001), Kool & the Gang pursued elements of hip hop. The album was a compilation of rappers backed by Kool and the Gang remaking some of the group's songs. During 2003 the group was given a <a href="/wiki/Mobo_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Mobo Award">Mobo Award</a> for Outstanding Achievement.<a href="#cite_note-MoboAward-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> In 2004 they released another album featuring remakes and some new songs. <a href="/wiki/The_Hits_Reloaded" class="mw-redirect" title="The Hits Reloaded">The Hits Reloaded</a> contained collaborations with artists such as <a href="/wiki/Atomic_Kitten" title="Atomic Kitten">Atomic Kitten</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Stansfield" title="Lisa Stansfield">Lisa Stansfield</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jamiroquai" title="Jamiroquai">Jamiroquai</a>. The album reached No. 21 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="UK R&B Singles and Albums Charts">UK R&B Albums</a> chart.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> During 2007 the group released another album entitled <a href="/wiki/Still_Kool" title="Still Kool">Still Kool</a>. The album reached No. 31 on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a> <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top Soul Albums</a> chart.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> Still Kool has also been certified <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_certification" title="Music recording certification">Platinum</a> in France by the <a href="/wiki/SNEP" title="SNEP">SNEP</a>.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> In 2012, Bell accepted <a href="/wiki/Van_Halen" title="Van Halen">Van Halen</a> singer <a href="/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a>'s invitation for Kool & the Gang to be the opening act during their <a href="/wiki/A_Different_Kind_of_Truth_Tour" title="A Different Kind of Truth Tour">A Different Kind of Truth Tour</a> as Roth had noticed a significant portion of their concert audience were women. Roth wanted the group after seeing their set at Glastonbury.<a href="#cite_note-atlanticweekly2012-11">[11]</a> In 2013 the group released a Christmas album Kool for the Holidays. That was the group's 24th studio album.<a href="#cite_note-RS2009-19">[19]</a> In 2015, 50 years after formation, the group received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> During that year they were also inducted into the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Hall_of_Fame" title="New Jersey Hall of Fame">New Jersey Hall of Fame</a>.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> Trombonist Clifford Alanza Adams Jr. died in January 2015 at the age of 62 after a year-long battle with cancer.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> Adams, who had been with Kool & the Gang since 1977, had no health insurance to cover medical expenses.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> In 2016, a <a href="/wiki/Jersey_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Jersey City">Jersey City</a> street was renamed the "Kool and the Gang Way".<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> During 2019, Kool and the Gang was also bestowed with the <a href="/wiki/Marian_Anderson_Award" title="Marian Anderson Award">Marian Anderson Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-MarianAndersonAward-3">[3]</a> Saxophonist Ronald "Khalis Bayyan" Bell died suddenly in September 2020; the cause of death was not announced.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> In 2021, the group released Perfect Union, their 25th studio album and first album of new material in 14 years. The album was produced by Khalis Bayyan before his 2020 death.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> Alto saxophonist Dennis "D.T." Thomas died in his sleep on August 7, 2021, at the age of 70.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a><a href="#cite_note-DT_BBC-60">[60]</a><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> On November 20, 2022, the group performed a special live concert at the naming ceremony for the newly christened <a href="/wiki/Carnival_Celebration" title="Carnival Celebration">Carnival Celebration</a>, notably performing “<a href="/wiki/Celebration_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)">Celebration</a>” as a nod to the newest addition to the Carnival fleet.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> Drummer George “Funky” Brown died from lung cancer on November 16, 2023, at the age of 74.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> Kool & the Gang were selected for induction into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in April 2024.<a href="#cite_note-rrhof24-64">[64]</a><a href="#cite_note-hofgreene-7">[7]</a> They were officially inducted by rapper <a href="/wiki/Chuck_D" title="Chuck D">Chuck D</a> (of <a href="/wiki/Public_Enemy" title="Public Enemy">Public Enemy</a>) at the ceremony in October. The band, backed by <a href="/wiki/The_Roots" title="The Roots">the Roots</a>, reunited with former singer James "JT" Taylor at the induction ceremony and performed a medley of their hit songs including "Get Down on it", "Jungle Boogie", "Hollywood Swinging", "Ladies' Night", and "Celebration"<a href="#cite_note-R&RHOF_induction_2024_RS_1-65">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-R&RHOF_induction_2024_CBS_AP_2-66">[66]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_appearances">Music appearances</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Kool_%26_the_Gang&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Music appearances">edit</a>]</div> The group's music has been featured in several movies and video games: <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Jungle_Boogie" title="Jungle Boogie">Jungle Boogie</a>" was featured on the soundtracks for the movies <a href="/wiki/Pulp_Fiction" title="Pulp Fiction">Pulp Fiction</a> (1994)<a href="#cite_note-Cresswell_Dixon_Beard_Clarke_2002_p._32-67">[67]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Undercover_Brother" title="Undercover Brother">Undercover Brother</a> (2002).<a href="#cite_note-Payne_2015-68">[68]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_Life_to_Live" title="One Life to Live">One Life to Live</a> (January 1986 Episode #4491)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Open_Sesame_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Open Sesame (Kool & the Gang song)">Open Sesame</a>" was featured on the <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever_(soundtrack)" title="Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)">Saturday Night Fever soundtrack</a> (1977)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Summer_Madness_(instrumental)" title="Summer Madness (instrumental)">Summer Madness</a>" was played in the movies <a href="/wiki/Rocky" title="Rocky">Rocky</a> (1976) and <a href="/wiki/Baby_Boy_(film)" title="Baby Boy (film)">Baby Boy</a> (2001)<a href="#cite_note-:0-69">[69]</a><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Kool_%26_the_Gang&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personnel">edit</a>]</div> Current members <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_%22Kool%22_Bell" title="Robert "Kool" Bell">Robert "Kool" Bell</a> – bass, backing vocals (1964–present)</li> <li>Curtis "Fitz" Williams – keyboards, backing vocals (1982–1988, 1995–present); alto saxophone (2021–present)</li> <li>Shawn "Shawny Mac" McQuiller – vocals, guitar (1991–present)</li> <li>Amir Bayyan (Kevin Bell) – lead guitar, keyboards (1995–1996, 2006–present; touring member 1975–1980)</li> <li>Timothy Horton – drums, percussion (1998–present)</li> <li>Curtis Pulliam – trumpet, backing vocals (2013–2016, 2024–present)</li> <li>Jermaine Bryson – trombone, backing vocals (2015–present)</li> <li>Walt Anderson – vocals, keyboards (2016–present)</li> <li>Rick Marcel – guitar, bass, backing vocals (2017–present)</li> <li>Louis "Nicky" Taylor – tenor saxophone, backing vocals (2023–present)</li></ul> Former members <ul><li>George "Funky" Brown – drums (1964–1998), keyboards (1989–1993, 1998–2023), percussion, backing vocals (1964–2023; his death)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_%22Dee_Tee%22_Thomas" title="Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas">Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas</a> – alto saxophone, flute, backing vocals (1964–2021; his death)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claydes_Charles_Smith" title="Claydes Charles Smith">Claydes Charles Smith</a> – guitar (1964–2006; his death)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Bell_(musician)" title="Ronald Bell (musician)">Ronald Bell</a> – tenor saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals (1964–1989, 1992–2020; his death)</li> <li>Ricky Westfield – keyboards, vocals (1964–1976; died 1985)</li> <li>Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet, backing vocals (1964–1986; died 2010)</li> <li>Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow – rhythm and lead guitar (1964–1969; his death)</li> <li>Larry Gittens – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals, keyboards (1975–1977, 1986–1988, session/touring 2000–2013)</li> <li>Otha Nash – trombone (1975–1977; died 2003)</li> <li>Kevin Lassiter – keyboards, vocals (1976–1979)</li> <li>Clifford Adams – trombone, backing vocals (1980–1995; session/touring 1977–1980, 1995–2015; his death)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_%22J.T.%22_Taylor" title="James "J.T." Taylor">James "J.T." Taylor</a> – vocals (1979–1988, 1996–1999; one-off guest in 2024)</li> <li>Sir Earl Toon – keyboards, vocals (1979–1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ray_(trumpeter)" title="Michael Ray (trumpeter)">Michael Ray</a> – trumpet, backing vocals (1979–1991, 2007–2023)</li> <li>Gary Brown – vocals (1988–1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sennie_%22Skip%22_Martin" title="Sennie "Skip" Martin">Sennie "Skip" Martin</a> – trumpet, vocals (1988–1995; session/touring 1995–2007)</li> <li>Odeen Mays – keyboards, guitar, vocals (1988–1995)</li> <li>Gerald Harris – keyboards, guitar (1992–1995)</li></ul> Former session/touring musicians <ul><li>Donald Boyce – vocals (1973–1976)</li> <li>Royal Bayyan – guitar (1978–1987)</li> <li>Mark Blakey – drums (1988–1989)</li> <li>Robert "Robbie G" Goble – drums, percussion (1989–1993)</li> <li>Bernard Davis - drums (touring 1995)</li> <li>Louis Van Taylor – tenor saxophone, backing vocals (2020–2023; touring substitute for Ronald Bell 1996–2017)</li> <li>Frank "Rusty" Hamilton – keyboards (1996–2005)</li> <li>Rodney "King" Ellis – vocals (2000–2007)</li> <li>Jirmad "Soul-O" Gordon – vocals (2007–2010)</li> <li>Lavell Evans – vocals, percussion (2009–2023)</li> <li>Ravi Best – trumpet, backing vocals (2016–2024)</li> <li>Shelley Carrol – tenor saxophone (touring substitute for Ronald Bell 2017–2020)</li> <li>Aaron Haggerty – drums, percussion (touring substitute 2017, 2024)</li></ul> Rick West, the group's original keyboardist, who left in 1976 to form his own band, died in 1985. Guitarist Charles Smith died after a long illness in 2006 and was replaced by the Bells' youngest brother, Amir Bayyan, former leader of the <a href="/wiki/Kay_Gees" title="Kay Gees">Kay Gees</a>. Original trumpet player Robert "Spike" Mickens, who retired in 1986 due to poor health, died at the age of 59 on November 2, 2010, at a nursing home in Far Rockaway, New York. Trombonist Clifford Alanza Adams Jr. died in January 2015 at the age of 62 after a year-long battle with cancer.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> Adams, who had been with Kool & the Gang since 1977, had no health insurance to cover medical expenses.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> Saxophonist Ronald "Khalis Bayyan" Bell died suddenly in September 2020; the cause of death was not announced.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> Alto saxophonist Dennis "D.T." Thomas died in his sleep on August 7, 2021, at the age of 70.<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a><a href="#cite_note-DT_BBC-60">[60]</a><a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> Drummer George “Funky” Brown died from lung cancer on November 16, 2023, at the age of 74.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Kool_%26_the_Gang&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Timeline">edit</a>]</div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_icj3lynm6arv34ab27f2wch3sem8zaz"></map><img usemap="#timeline_icj3lynm6arv34ab27f2wch3sem8zaz" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/icj3lynm6arv34ab27f2wch3sem8zaz.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Kool_%26_the_Gang&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Discography">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang_discography" title="Kool & the Gang discography">Kool & the Gang discography</a></div> Studio albums <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kool_and_the_Gang_(album)" title="Kool and the Gang (album)">Kool and the Gang</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_Is_the_Message" title="Music Is the Message">Music Is the Message</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Times_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Good Times (Kool & the Gang album)">Good Times</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_and_Peaceful_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Wild and Peaceful (Kool & the Gang album)">Wild and Peaceful</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Light_of_Worlds" title="Light of Worlds">Light of Worlds</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spirit_of_the_Boogie" title="Spirit of the Boogie">Spirit of the Boogie</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Love_%26_Understanding" title="Love & Understanding">Love & Understanding</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Open_Sesame_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Open Sesame (Kool & the Gang album)">Open Sesame</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Force_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="The Force (Kool & the Gang album)">The Force</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everybody%27s_Dancin%27" title="Everybody's Dancin'">Everybody's Dancin'</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ladies%27_Night_(album)" title="Ladies' Night (album)">Ladies' Night</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celebrate!" title="Celebrate!">Celebrate!</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Something_Special_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Something Special (Kool & the Gang album)">Something Special</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/As_One_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="As One (Kool & the Gang album)">As One</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/In_the_Heart" title="In the Heart">In the Heart</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emergency_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)">Emergency</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forever_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Forever (Kool & the Gang album)">Forever</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweat_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Sweat (Kool & the Gang album)">Sweat</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unite_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Unite (Kool & the Gang album)">Unite</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_of_Affairs_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="State of Affairs (Kool & the Gang album)">State of Affairs</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangland_(album)" title="Gangland (album)">Gangland</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hits:_Reloaded" title="The Hits: Reloaded">The Hits: Reloaded</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Still_Kool" title="Still Kool">Still Kool</a> (2007)</li> <li>Kool for the Holidays (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perfect_Union" title="Perfect Union">Perfect Union</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/People_Just_Wanna_Have_Fun" title="People Just Wanna Have Fun">People Just Wanna Have Fun</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Kool_%26_the_Gang&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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Thomas Dies At Age 70"</a>. udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=udiscovermusic.com&rft.atitle=Kool+And+The+Gang+Co-Founder+Dennis+%27D.T.%27+Thomas+Dies+At+Age+70&rft.date=2021-08-07&rft.aulast=Schube&rft.aufirst=Will&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udiscovermusic.com%2Fnews%2Fdennis-thomas-kool-and-the-gang-dies%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKool+%26+the+Gang" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-75"><a href="#cite_ref-75">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/2021/08/07/1025817522/kool-the-gang-co-founder-dennis-dee-tee-thomas-has-died-at-age-70">"Kool & The Gang Co-Founder Dennis 'Dee Tee' Thomas Has Died At Age 70"</a>. NPR. August 7, 2021. 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Touchstone. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7432-0120-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7432-0120-9"><bdi>978-0-7432-0120-9</bdi></a>. Retrieved March 25, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Rolling+Stone+Encyclopedia+of+Rock+and+Roll&rft.pub=Touchstone&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=978-0-7432-0120-9&rft.aulast=Romanowski&rft.aufirst=Patricia&rft.au=George-Warren%2C+Holly&rft.au=Pareles%2C+John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Frollingstoneency00holl&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKool+%26+the+Gang" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFHoffmann2005" class="citation book cs1">Hoffmann, Frank W. (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=wNfx07-AJwcC&q=Kool%20Gang%20Jazziacs&pg=PA156">Rhythm and Blues, Rap, and Hip-Hop</a>. 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Taylor">James "J.T." Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claydes_Charles_Smith" title="Claydes Charles Smith">Claydes Charles Smith</a></li> <li>Rick Westfield</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kool_and_the_Gang_(album)" title="Kool and the Gang (album)">Kool and the Gang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_Is_the_Message" title="Music Is the Message">Music Is the Message</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Times_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Good Times (Kool & the Gang album)">Good Times</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_and_Peaceful_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Wild and Peaceful (Kool & the Gang album)">Wild and Peaceful</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Light_of_Worlds" title="Light of Worlds">Light of Worlds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spirit_of_the_Boogie" title="Spirit of the Boogie">Spirit of the Boogie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Love_%26_Understanding" title="Love & Understanding">Love & Understanding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Open_Sesame_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Open Sesame (Kool & the Gang album)">Open Sesame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Force_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="The Force (Kool & the Gang album)">The Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everybody%27s_Dancin%27" title="Everybody's Dancin'">Everybody's Dancin'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ladies%27_Night_(album)" title="Ladies' Night (album)">Ladies' Night</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celebrate!" title="Celebrate!">Celebrate!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Something_Special_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Something Special (Kool & the Gang album)">Something Special</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/As_One_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="As One (Kool & the Gang album)">As One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/In_the_Heart" title="In the Heart">In the Heart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emergency_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)">Emergency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forever_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Forever (Kool & the Gang album)">Forever</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweat_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Sweat (Kool & the Gang album)">Sweat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unite_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="Unite (Kool & the Gang album)">Unite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_of_Affairs_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_album)" title="State of Affairs (Kool & the Gang album)">State of Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangland_(album)" title="Gangland (album)">Gangland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hits:_Reloaded" title="The Hits: Reloaded">The Hits: Reloaded</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Still_Kool" title="Still Kool">Still Kool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kool_for_the_Holidays" class="mw-redirect" title="Kool for the Holidays">Kool for the Holidays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perfect_Union" title="Perfect Union">Perfect Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People_Just_Wanna_Have_Fun" title="People Just Wanna Have Fun">People Just Wanna Have Fun</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Sex_Machine" title="Live at the Sex Machine">Live at the Sex Machine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Live_at_PJ%27s" title="Live at PJ's">Live at PJ's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kool_Jazz" title="Kool Jazz">Kool Jazz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twice_as_Kool:_The_Hits_of_Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang">Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_the_Music_Take_Your_Mind" title="Let the Music Take Your Mind">Let the Music Take Your Mind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Funky_Man_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Funky Man (Kool & the Gang song)">Funky Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Funky_Stuff" title="Funky Stuff">Funky Stuff</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jungle_Boogie" title="Jungle Boogie">Jungle Boogie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Swinging" title="Hollywood Swinging">Hollywood Swinging</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Summer_Madness_(instrumental)" title="Summer Madness (instrumental)">Summer Madness</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Festival_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Caribbean Festival (Kool & the Gang song)">Caribbean Festival</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Higher_Plane_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher Plane (Kool & the Gang song)">Higher Plane</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spirit_of_the_Boogie_(song)" title="Spirit of the Boogie (song)">Spirit of the Boogie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Open_Sesame_(Kool_and_the_Gang_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Sesame (Kool and the Gang song)">Open Sesame</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ladies%27_Night_(song)" title="Ladies' Night (song)">Ladies' Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Too_Hot_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Too Hot (Kool & the Gang song)">Too Hot</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Celebration_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)">Celebration</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_My_Heart_(You_Can_Have_It_If_You_Want_It)" title="Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)">Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Steppin%27_Out_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Steppin' Out (Kool & the Gang song)">Steppin' Out</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Down_on_It" title="Get Down on It">Get Down on It</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Big_Fun_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Big Fun (Kool & the Gang song)">Big Fun</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Joanna_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Joanna (Kool & the Gang song)">Joanna</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Misled_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Misled (Kool & the Gang song)">Misled</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fresh_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Fresh (Kool & the Gang song)">Fresh</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cherish_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Cherish (Kool & the Gang song)">Cherish</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stone_Love_(song)" title="Stone Love (song)">Stone Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rags_to_Riches_(Kool_and_the_Gang_song)" title="Rags to Riches (Kool and the Gang song)">Rags to Riches</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Raindrops_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="Raindrops (Kool & the Gang song)">Raindrops</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_the_Hood" title="In the Hood">In the Hood</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Show_(Kool_%26_the_Gang_song)" title="No Show (Kool & the Gang song)">No Show</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang_discography" title="Kool & the Gang discography">Discography</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="The Temptations">The Temptations</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodores" title="Commodores">Commodores</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1981)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kool & the Gang</a> (1982)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kool & the Gang</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters">The Pointer Sisters</a> (1985)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kool & the Gang</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Edition" title="New Edition">New Edition</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameo_(band)" title="Cameo (band)">Cameo</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_O%27Jays" title="The O'Jays">The O'Jays</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony!_Toni!_Ton%C3%A9!" title="Tony! Toni! Toné!">Tony! Toni! Toné!</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_Biv_DeVoe" title="Bell Biv DeVoe">Bell Biv DeVoe</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/En_Vogue" title="En Vogue">En Vogue</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Edition" title="New Edition">New Edition</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K-Ci_%26_JoJo" title="K-Ci & JoJo">K-Ci & JoJo</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TLC_(group)" title="TLC (group)">TLC</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers" title="The Isley Brothers">The Isley Brothers</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year78" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Template:Grammy Award for Album of the Year"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:Grammy Award for Album of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Grammy Award for Album of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year78" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Grammy Award for Album of the Year</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Music_from_Peter_Gunn" title="The Music from Peter Gunn">The Music from Peter Gunn</a> – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Come_Dance_with_Me!_(album)" title="Come Dance with Me! (album)">Come Dance with Me!</a> – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a> (1959)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Button-Down_Mind_of_Bob_Newhart" title="The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart">The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Newhart" title="Bob Newhart">Bob Newhart</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_at_Carnegie_Hall" title="Judy at Carnegie Hall">Judy at Carnegie Hall</a> – <a href="/wiki/Judy_Garland" title="Judy Garland">Judy Garland</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_First_Family_(album)" title="The First Family (album)">The First Family</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vaughn_Meader" title="Vaughn Meader">Vaughn Meader</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Barbra_Streisand_Album" title="The Barbra Streisand Album">The Barbra Streisand Album</a> – <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Getz/Gilberto" title="Getz/Gilberto">Getz/Gilberto</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stan_Getz" title="Stan Getz">Stan Getz</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Gilberto" title="João Gilberto">João Gilberto</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_of_My_Years" title="September of My Years">September of My Years</a> – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Man_and_His_Music" title="A Man and His Music">A Man and His Music</a> – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band" title="Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band">Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/By_the_Time_I_Get_to_Phoenix_(Glen_Campbell_album)" title="By the Time I Get to Phoenix (Glen Campbell album)">By the Time I Get to Phoenix</a> – <a href="/wiki/Glen_Campbell" title="Glen Campbell">Glen Campbell</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blood,_Sweat_%26_Tears_(Blood,_Sweat_%26_Tears_album)" title="Blood, Sweat & Tears (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)">Blood, Sweat & Tears</a> – <a href="/wiki/Blood,_Sweat_%26_Tears" title="Blood, Sweat & Tears">Blood, Sweat & Tears</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water" title="Bridge over Troubled Water">Bridge over Troubled Water</a> – <a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" title="Simon & Garfunkel">Simon & Garfunkel</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapestry_(Carole_King_album)" title="Tapestry (Carole King album)">Tapestry</a> – <a href="/wiki/Carole_King" title="Carole King">Carole King</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Concert_for_Bangladesh_(album)" title="The Concert for Bangladesh (album)">The Concert for Bangladesh</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a> & Friends (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innervisions" title="Innervisions">Innervisions</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulfillingness%27_First_Finale" title="Fulfillingness' First Finale">Fulfillingness' First Finale</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Still_Crazy_After_All_These_Years" title="Still Crazy After All These Years">Still Crazy After All These Years</a> – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songs_in_the_Key_of_Life" title="Songs in the Key of Life">Songs in the Key of Life</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rumours_(album)" title="Rumours (album)">Rumours</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac" title="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever_(soundtrack)" title="Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)">Saturday Night Fever</a> – Various Artists (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_Street_(album)" title="52nd Street (album)">52nd Street</a> – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a> (1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Cross_(album)" title="Christopher Cross (album)">Christopher Cross</a> – <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Cross" title="Christopher Cross">Christopher Cross</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_Fantasy" title="Double Fantasy">Double Fantasy</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a> & <a href="/wiki/Yoko_Ono" title="Yoko Ono">Yoko Ono</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toto_IV" title="Toto IV">Toto IV</a> – <a href="/wiki/Toto_(band)" title="Toto (band)">Toto</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(album)" title="Thriller (album)">Thriller</a> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Slow_Down_(Lionel_Richie_album)" title="Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)">Can't Slow Down</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Jacket_Required" title="No Jacket Required">No Jacket Required</a> – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graceland_(album)" title="Graceland (album)">Graceland</a> – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Joshua_Tree" title="The Joshua Tree">The Joshua Tree</a> – <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faith_(George_Michael_album)" title="Faith (George Michael album)">Faith</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_of_Time_(album)" title="Nick of Time (album)">Nick of Time</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt" title="Bonnie Raitt">Bonnie Raitt</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Back_on_the_Block" title="Back on the Block">Back on the Block</a> – <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Jones" title="Quincy Jones">Quincy Jones</a> and Various Artists (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unforgettable..._with_Love" title="Unforgettable... with Love">Unforgettable... with Love</a> – <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Cole" title="Natalie Cole">Natalie Cole</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unplugged_(Eric_Clapton_album)" title="Unplugged (Eric Clapton album)">Unplugged</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard_(soundtrack)" title="The Bodyguard (soundtrack)">The Bodyguard</a> – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Unplugged_(Tony_Bennett_album)" title="MTV Unplugged (Tony Bennett album)">MTV Unplugged</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Bennett" title="Tony Bennett">Tony Bennett</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagged_Little_Pill" title="Jagged Little Pill">Jagged Little Pill</a> – <a href="/wiki/Alanis_Morissette" title="Alanis Morissette">Alanis Morissette</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falling_into_You" title="Falling into You">Falling into You</a> – <a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Celine Dion</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Time_Out_of_Mind_(Bob_Dylan_album)" title="Time Out of Mind (Bob Dylan album)">Time Out of Mind</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Miseducation_of_Lauryn_Hill" title="The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill">The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(Santana_album)" title="Supernatural (Santana album)">Supernatural</a> – <a href="/wiki/Santana_(band)" title="Santana (band)">Santana</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Two_Against_Nature" title="Two Against Nature">Two Against Nature</a> – <a href="/wiki/Steely_Dan" title="Steely Dan">Steely Dan</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O_Brother,_Where_Art_Thou%3F_(soundtrack)" title="O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)">O Brother, Where Art Thou?</a> – Various Artists (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Come_Away_with_Me" title="Come Away with Me">Come Away with Me</a> – <a href="/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="Norah Jones">Norah Jones</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speakerboxxx/The_Love_Below" title="Speakerboxxx/The Love Below">Speakerboxxx/The Love Below</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genius_Loves_Company" title="Genius Loves Company">Genius Loves Company</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Charles" title="Ray Charles">Ray Charles</a> & Various Artists (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/How_to_Dismantle_an_Atomic_Bomb" title="How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb">How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb</a> – <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taking_the_Long_Way" title="Taking the Long Way">Taking the Long Way</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Chicks" title="The Chicks">Dixie Chicks</a> (2006)</li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a> – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babel_(Mumford_%26_Sons_album)" title="Babel (Mumford & Sons album)">Babel</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mumford_%26_Sons" title="Mumford & Sons">Mumford & Sons</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Random_Access_Memories" title="Random Access Memories">Random Access Memories</a> – <a href="/wiki/Daft_Punk" title="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morning_Phase" title="Morning Phase">Morning Phase</a> – <a href="/wiki/Beck" title="Beck">Beck</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_(album)" title="1989 (album)">1989</a> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/25_(Adele_album)" title="25 (Adele album)">25</a> – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/24K_Magic_(album)" title="24K Magic (album)">24K Magic</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Hour_(Kacey_Musgraves_album)" title="Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves album)">Golden Hour</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kacey_Musgraves" title="Kacey Musgraves">Kacey Musgraves</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/When_We_All_Fall_Asleep,_Where_Do_We_Go%3F" title="When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?">When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?</a> – <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Folklore_(Taylor_Swift_album)" title="Folklore (Taylor Swift album)">Folklore</a> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/We_Are_(Jon_Batiste_album)" title="We Are (Jon Batiste album)">We Are</a> 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href="/wiki/Atlantic_Starr" title="Atlantic Starr">Atlantic Starr</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeVert" title="LeVert">LeVert</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/After_7" title="After 7">After 7</a> (1989)</li> <li>No Award (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_O%27Jays" title="The O'Jays">The O'Jays</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/En_Vogue" title="En Vogue">En Vogue</a> (1993)</li> <li>No Award (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Franklin" title="Kirk Franklin">Kirk Franklin</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_Arie" title="India Arie">India Arie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cheetah_Girls_(group)" title="The Cheetah Girls (group)">The Cheetah Girls</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Levert" title="Eddie Levert">Eddie Levert</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Levert" title="Gerald Levert">Gerald Levert</a> (2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Duo, Group or Collaboration (2008–2019)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hudson" title="Jennifer Hudson">Jennifer Hudson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fantasia_Barrino" class="mw-redirect" title="Fantasia Barrino">Fantasia</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Roots" title="The Roots">The Roots</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Mary" title="Mary Mary">Mary Mary</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Thicke" title="Robin Thicke">Robin Thicke</a>, <a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith" title="Sam Smith">Sam Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empire_(2015_TV_series)" title="Empire (2015 TV series)">Empire</a> Cast featuring <a href="/wiki/Estelle_(musician)" title="Estelle (musician)">Estelle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jussie_Smollett" title="Jussie Smollett">Jussie Smollett</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> and <a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Ivy_Carter" title="Blue Ivy Carter">Blue Ivy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Jhn" title="Saint Jhn">Saint Jhn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contemporary (2020–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion" title="Megan Thee Stallion">Megan Thee Stallion</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tobe_Nwigwe" title="Tobe Nwigwe">Tobe Nwigwe</a> featuring Fat Nwigwe (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Davido" title="Davido">Davido</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lojay" title="Lojay">Lojay</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Brent_Faiyaz" title="Brent Faiyaz">Brent Faiyaz</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Traditional (2020–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chloe_x_Halle" title="Chloe x Halle">Chloe x Halle</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silk_Sonic" title="Silk Sonic">Silk Sonic</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silk_Sonic" title="Silk Sonic">Silk Sonic</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Blackstone" title="Adam Blackstone">Adam Blackstone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fantasia_(singer)" title="Fantasia (singer)">Fantasia</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_–_Class_of_2024201" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2024_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Template:2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2024_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Template talk:2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2024_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_–_Class_of_2024201" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> – <a href="/wiki/List_of_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_inductees" title="List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees">Class of 2024</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Performers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. 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Blige</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cher" title="Cher">Cher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band" title="Dave Matthews Band">Dave Matthews Band</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carter_Beauford" title="Carter Beauford">Carter Beauford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Coffin" title="Jeff Coffin">Jeff Coffin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Lessard" class="mw-redirect" title="Stefan Lessard">Stefan Lessard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Matthews" title="Dave Matthews">Dave Matthews</a>, <a href="/wiki/LeRoi_Moore" title="LeRoi Moore">LeRoi Moore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Reynolds" title="Tim Reynolds">Tim Reynolds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rashawn_Ross" title="Rashawn Ross">Rashawn Ross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boyd_Tinsley" title="Boyd Tinsley">Boyd Tinsley</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreigner_(band)" title="Foreigner (band)">Foreigner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dennis_Elliott" title="Dennis Elliott">Dennis Elliott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Gagliardi" title="Ed Gagliardi">Ed Gagliardi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gramm" title="Lou Gramm">Lou Gramm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Greenwood" title="Al Greenwood">Al Greenwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mick_Jones_(Foreigner_guitarist)" title="Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist)">Mick Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ian_McDonald_(musician)" title="Ian McDonald (musician)">Ian McDonald</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Wills" title="Rick Wills">Rick Wills</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Frampton" title="Peter Frampton">Peter Frampton</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kool & the Gang</a> (<a href="/wiki/Robert_%22Kool%22_Bell" title="Robert "Kool" Bell">Robert "Kool" Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Bell_(musician)" title="Ronald Bell (musician)">Ronald Bell</a>, George Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, <a href="/wiki/Claydes_Charles_Smith" title="Claydes Charles Smith">Claydes Charles Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_%22J.T.%22_Taylor" title="James "J.T." 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Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_%22Dee_Tee%22_Thomas" title="Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas">Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas</a>, Ricky Westfield)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest" title="A Tribe Called Quest">A Tribe Called Quest</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ali_Shaheed_Muhammad" title="Ali Shaheed Muhammad">Ali Shaheed Muhammad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phife_Dawg" title="Phife Dawg">Phife Dawg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Q-Tip_(musician)" title="Q-Tip (musician)">Q-Tip</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jarobi_White" title="Jarobi White">Jarobi White</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-performers (Ahmet Ertegun Award)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_de_Passe" title="Suzanne de Passe">Suzanne de Passe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Award for Musical Excellence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett" title="Jimmy Buffett">Jimmy Buffett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MC5" title="MC5">MC5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michael_Davis_(bassist)" title="Michael Davis (bassist)">Michael Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Kramer" title="Wayne Kramer">Wayne Kramer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_%22Sonic%22_Smith" title="Fred "Sonic" Smith">Fred "Sonic" Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Thompson_(drummer)" title="Dennis Thompson (drummer)">Dennis Thompson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rob_Tyner" title="Rob Tyner">Rob Tyner</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dionne_Warwick" title="Dionne Warwick">Dionne Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Whitfield" title="Norman Whitfield">Norman Whitfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Award for Musical Influence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexis_Korner" title="Alexis Korner">Alexis Korner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mayall" title="John Mayall">John Mayall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Mama_Thornton" title="Big Mama Thornton">Big Mama Thornton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Juno_Award_for_International_Album_of_the_Year80" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" 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href="/wiki/Peter_Frampton" title="Peter Frampton">Peter Frampton</a> – <a href="/wiki/Frampton_Comes_Alive!" title="Frampton Comes Alive!">Frampton Comes Alive!</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac" title="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rumours_(album)" title="Rumours (album)">Rumours</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Bee_Gees" title="Bee Gees">Bee Gees</a> – <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever_(soundtrack)" title="Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)">Saturday Night Fever</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Supertramp" title="Supertramp">Supertramp</a> – <a href="/wiki/Breakfast_in_America" title="Breakfast in America">Breakfast in America</a></li> <li>1981: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kool & the Gang</a> – <a href="/wiki/Celebrate!" title="Celebrate!">Celebrate!</a> / <a href="/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Wall" title="The Wall">The Wall</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a> & <a href="/wiki/Yoko_Ono" title="Yoko Ono">Yoko Ono</a> – <a href="/wiki/Double_Fantasy" title="Double Fantasy">Double Fantasy</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Men_at_Work" title="Men at Work">Men at Work</a> – <a href="/wiki/Business_as_Usual_(Men_at_Work_album)" title="Business as Usual (Men at Work album)">Business as Usual</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/The_Police" title="The Police">The Police</a> – <a href="/wiki/Synchronicity_(The_Police_album)" title="Synchronicity (The Police album)">Synchronicity</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> – <a href="/wiki/Born_in_the_U.S.A." title="Born in the U.S.A.">Born in the U.S.A.</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Dire_Straits" title="Dire Straits">Dire Straits</a> – <a href="/wiki/Brothers_in_Arms_(album)" title="Brothers in Arms (album)">Brothers in Arms</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> – <a href="/wiki/True_Blue_(Madonna_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="True Blue (Madonna album)">True Blue</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Europe_(band)" title="Europe (band)">Europe</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(album)" title="The Final Countdown (album)">The Final Countdown</a></li> <li>1989: Various Artists – <a href="/wiki/Dirty_Dancing_(soundtrack)" title="Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)">Dirty Dancing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Milli_Vanilli" title="Milli Vanilli">Milli Vanilli</a> – <a href="/wiki/Girl_You_Know_It%27s_True_(album)" title="Girl You Know It's True (album)">Girl You Know It's True</a> (Disqualified)</li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/MC_Hammer" title="MC Hammer">MC Hammer</a> – <a href="/wiki/Please_Hammer_Don%27t_Hurt_%27Em" title="Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em">Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Vanilla_Ice" title="Vanilla Ice">Vanilla Ice</a> – <a href="/wiki/To_the_Extreme" title="To the Extreme">To the Extreme</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Adams" title="Bryan Adams">Bryan Adams</a> – <a href="/wiki/Waking_Up_the_Neighbours" title="Waking Up the Neighbours">Waking Up the Neighbours</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard_(soundtrack)" title="The Bodyguard (soundtrack)">The Bodyguard</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Celine Dion</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Colour_of_My_Love" title="The Colour of My Love">The Colour of My Love</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/The_Cranberries" title="The Cranberries">The Cranberries</a> – <a href="/wiki/No_Need_to_Argue" title="No Need to Argue">No Need to Argue</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Celine Dion</a> – <a href="/wiki/Falling_into_You" title="Falling into You">Falling into You</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Spice_Girls" title="Spice Girls">Spice Girls</a> – <a href="/wiki/Spice_(album)" title="Spice (album)">Spice</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Celine Dion</a> – <a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Talk_About_Love" title="Let's Talk About Love">Let's Talk About Love</a> / <a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind,_%26_Fire" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth, Wind, & Fire">Earth, Wind, & Fire</a> – <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Earth, Wind & Fire album)">Greatest Hits</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a> – <a href="/wiki/Millennium_(Backstreet_Boys_album)" title="Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)">Millennium</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Marshall_Mathers_LP" title="The Marshall Mathers LP">The Marshall Mathers LP</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Shaggy_(musician)" title="Shaggy (musician)">Shaggy</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hot_Shot_(Shaggy_album)" title="Hot Shot (Shaggy album)">Hot Shot</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Eminem_Show" title="The Eminem Show">The Eminem Show</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a> – <a href="/wiki/Get_Rich_or_Die_Tryin%27" title="Get Rich or Die Tryin'">Get 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title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> – <a href="/wiki/Viva_la_Vida_or_Death_and_All_His_Friends" title="Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends">Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Kings_of_Leon" title="Kings of Leon">Kings of Leon</a> – <a href="/wiki/Only_by_the_Night" title="Only by the Night">Only by the Night</a> / <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Fame" title="The Fame">The Fame</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> – <a href="/wiki/Teenage_Dream_(Katy_Perry_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album)">Teenage Dream</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> – <a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Mumford_%26_Sons" title="Mumford & Sons">Mumford & Sons</a> – <a href="/wiki/Babel_(Mumford_%26_Sons_album)" title="Babel (Mumford & Sons album)">Babel</a> / <a href="/wiki/Kesha" title="Kesha">Kesha</a> – <a href="/wiki/Warrior_(Kesha_album)" title="Warrior (Kesha album)">Warrior</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> – <a href="/wiki/Unorthodox_Jukebox" title="Unorthodox Jukebox">Unorthodox Jukebox</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith" title="Sam Smith">Sam Smith</a> – <a href="/wiki/In_the_Lonely_Hour" title="In the Lonely Hour">In the Lonely Hour</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Maroon_5" title="Maroon 5">Maroon 5</a> – <a href="/wiki/V_(Maroon_5_album)" title="V (Maroon 5 album)">V</a> / <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> – <a href="/wiki/25_(Adele_album)" title="25 (Adele album)">25</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" 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The Man">Portugal. The Man</a> – <a href="/wiki/Woodstock_(Portugal._The_Man_album)" title="Woodstock (Portugal. The Man album)">Woodstock</a> / <a href="/wiki/Post_Malone" title="Post Malone">Post Malone</a> – <a href="/wiki/Beerbongs_%26_Bentleys" title="Beerbongs & Bentleys">Beerbongs & Bentleys</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> – <a href="/wiki/When_We_All_Fall_Asleep,_Where_Do_We_Go%3F" title="When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?">When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?</a> / <a href="/wiki/Blake_Shelton" title="Blake Shelton">Blake Shelton</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fully_Loaded:_God%27s_Country" title="Fully Loaded: God's Country">Fully Loaded: God's Country</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Akon" title="Akon">Akon</a> – <a href="/wiki/El_Negreeto" title="El Negreeto">El Negreeto</a> / <a href="/wiki/Harry_Styles" title="Harry Styles">Harry Styles</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fine_Line_(Harry_Styles_album)" title="Fine Line (Harry Styles album)">Fine Line</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Rodrigo" title="Olivia Rodrigo">Olivia Rodrigo</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sour_(album)" title="Sour (album)">Sour</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Styles" title="Harry Styles">Harry Styles</a> - <a href="/wiki/Harry%27s_House" title="Harry's House">Harry's House</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a>, <a href="/wiki/SOS_(SZA_album)" title="SOS (SZA album)">SOS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style></div><div role="navigation" 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