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The pair won the award for <em>Double Fantasy<\/em>, the final album Lennon recorded before his death in December 1980.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Police<\/strong> took home two awards that evening, best rock vocal performance by a duo or group for \u201cDon\u2019t Stand So Close to Me\u201d and best rock instrumental for \u201cBehind the Camera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other winners included <strong>Pat Benatar<\/strong>, for best female rock vocal performance for \u201cFire and Ice,\u201d <strong>Rick<\/strong> <strong>Springfield<\/strong>, for best male rock vocal performance for &#8220;Jesse&#8217;s Girl&#8221; and the track \u201cBette Davis Eyes,\u201d by <strong>Kim Carnes<\/strong>, which took home both song and record of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On This Day, Feb. 24, 1982\u2026 John Lennon and Yoko Ono won album of the year at the 24th annual Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles. 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