List of awards and nominations received by the Carpenters explained

The American pop group the Carpenters, featuring siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter have received several awards and nominations, both in their active career and posthumously.

Throughout the 1970s, Karen and Richard were nominated numerous times for Grammy Awards. Richard Carpenter was also nominated for a Grammy Award for their instrumental song, "Flat Baroque".[1] They won three Grammy Awards, and had two songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[2]

Grammy Awards

YearCategoryNominated work
1971Album of the YearClose to You
Best Engineered Album
Best New ArtistCarpenters
Record of the Year"(They Long to Be) Close to You"
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals
Song of the Year"We've Only Just Begun"
Best Contemporary Song
1972Album of the YearCarpenters
Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
Best Engineered Recording
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals"Superstar"
Best Album of Original Score, Written for a Motion Picture"Bless the Beasts and Children"
1973Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals"Flat Baroque"
1974Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Vocal"Sing"
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals
1975"We've Only Just Begun"
1978"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Carpenter. grammy.com. October 6, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171011142826/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/richard-carpenter. October 11, 2017. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: GRAMMY Hall Of Fame . GRAMMY.org . April 25, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150707235113/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame . July 7, 2015 . mdy-all .