Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance was awarded between 1969 and 2011.
- In 1969 it was awarded as Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental
- From 1970 to 1971 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
- In 1972 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- In 1973 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance by an Instrumental Performer
- From 1974 to 1975 it was again awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- From 1986 to 1989 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Since 1990 it has again been awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- The award was discontinued from 2011 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all instrumental performances in the pop category were shifted to either the newly formed Best Pop Solo Performance or Best Pop Duo/Group Performance categories.
A similar award for Best Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1965 to 1968. This was also in the pop field, but did not specify pop music.Recipients
