![February](../graphics/february.gif)
![Michael McDonald - The Ultimate Collection](pix/michaelmcdonald_lp01.jpg) McDonald won 2 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year ("What A Fool
Believes" with Kenny Loggins) and Best Arrangement
Accompanying Vocalist ("What A Fool
Believes"), and was nominated in the
same category for "Minute By
Minute" with Lester Abrams). McDonald
also won 2 more Grammy Awards with the Doobie Brothers.
# 46
Singles Artist of the Year
![August](../graphics/august.gif)
![Michael McDonald - "I Keep Forgettin' (Everytime You're Near)" (Single)](pix/michaelmcdonald_cds01.jpg) McDonald hit the Top 40 solo for
the first time with "I Keep Forgettin'
(Everytime You're Near)."
from the LP If
That's What It Takes
ARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 25 - 20 - 16 - 13 - 8 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 21 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 35
![October](../graphics/october.gif)
McDonald hit the Top 10 with "I Keep Forgettin'
(Everytime You're Near)."
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![January](../graphics/january.gif)
![Michael McDonald - "I Gotta Try" (Single)](pix/michaelmcdonald_cds02.jpg) McDonald hit the Top 40 with
"I Gotta Try."
from the LP If
That's What It Takes
ARC chart run: 39 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 246
![February](../graphics/february.gif)
McDonald was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
("I Keep Forgettin'
(Everytime You're Near)").
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![January](../graphics/january.gif)
![James Ingram featuring Michael McDonald - "Yah Mo B There" (Single)](../artists-i/pix/jamesingram_cds01.jpg) McDonald hit the Top 40 helping
out James Ingram with "Yah Mo B There."
from the James Ingram LP It's
Your Night
ARC chart run: 39 - 28 - 23 - 21 - 19 - 16 - 14 - 20 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 119
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
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![February](../graphics/february.gif)
McDonald won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("Yah Mo B There" with James Ingram), and Best R&B Song (songwriting for
"Yah Mo B There" with James Ingram, Rod Temperton, and Quincy Jones).
![August](../graphics/august.gif)
McDonald hit the Top 40 with
"No Lookin' Back."
Year-End Chart
Position: # 184
# 19
Singles Artist of the Year
![April](../graphics/april.gif)
![Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - "On My Own" (Single)](../artists-l/pix/pattilabelle_cds01.jpg) McDonald hit the Top 40 with Patti LaBelle with "On My Own."
from the Patti LaBelle LP The
Winner In You
ARC chart run: 31 - 21 - 15 - 11 - 8 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 15 - 25 - 38 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
![May](../graphics/may.gif)
McDonald hit the Top 10 with Patti LaBelle with "On My Own."
![June](../graphics/june.gif)
McDonald hit #1 for 3 weeks with Patti LaBelle with "On My Own" from Patti's LP The
Winner In You.
![June](../graphics/july.gif)
McDonald hit the Top 40 with
"Sweet Freedom."
![August](../graphics/august.gif)
McDonald hit the Top 10 with "Sweet Freedom."
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![February](../graphics/february.gif)
McDonald was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
("Sweet Freedom") and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("On My Own" with Patti LaBelle).
![February](../graphics/february.gif)
![Michael McDonald - Motown](pix/michaelmcdonald_lp02.jpg) McDonald was
nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Ain't No Mountain High
Enough") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Motown).
![August](../graphics/august.gif)
McDonald could be heard on the Ray Charles LP Genius
Loves Company.
![November](../graphics/november.gif)
McDonald was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.
![Michael McDonald - Soul Speak](pix/michaelmcdonald_lp03.jpg) # 301 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
![2008..](../graphics/2008.gif)
![March](../graphics/march.gif)
McDonald released Soul
Speak (Billboard peak: # 12).
![2009..](../graphics/2009.gif)
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McDonald released This
Christmas.
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