Jarreau was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male ("Never Givin' Up").

Jarreau hit the Top 40 with "We're In This Love Together."
from the LP Breakin' Away
ARC chart run: 38 - 28 - 26 - 23 - 18 - 15 - 13 - 20 - 26 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 111
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

Jarreau won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male (Breakin' Away) and Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Male ("Blue Rondo a la Turk"), and was nominated for Album of the Year (Breakin' Away).

December 31: Jarreau topped the Billboard 1982 Year-End Chart Toppers with the Top Jazz Album (Breakin' Away).

# 86 Singles Artist of the Year

Jarreau hit the Top 40 with "Mornin'."
from the LP Jarreau
ARC chart run: 37 - 28 - 23 - 20 - 18 - 16 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 147
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

Jarreau was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Edgartown Groove" with Kashif).

Jarreau was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male (High Crime).

# 147 Singles Artist of the Year

Jarreau was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male ("Since I Fell For You").

Jarreau was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Theme From 'Moonlighting'").

Jarreau was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male (Heart's Solution).

Jarreau won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male (Heaven And Earth).

Jarreau was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Wait For The Magic").

Jarreau released the collaboration LP with George Benson - Givin' It Up (available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3).

Jarreau won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("God Bless The Child" with George Benson and Jill Scott).

Jarreau released Love Songs.

Jarreau released the holiday LP Christmas.

Jarreau was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album (Live).

Jarreau released My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke.

• February 12: Jarreau died at the age of 76.