Best Rock Instrumental Performance

25th Annual Grammy Awards • 1983

Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1981 – September 30, 1982

A Flock Of Seagulls won the 1983 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance with "D.N.A."

Winner

Nominees

Year	Winner	Title
2011	Jeff Beck	Hammerhead	All Nominees
2010	Jeff Beck	A Day In The Life	All Nominees
2009	Zappa Plays Zappa, Steve Vai	Peaches En Regalia	All Nominees
2008	Bruce Springsteen	Once Upon A Time In The West	All Nominees
2007	The Flaming Lips	The Wizard Turns On...	All Nominees
2006	Les Paul	69 Freedom Special	All Nominees
2005	Brian Wilson	Mrs. O'Leary's Cow	All Nominees
2004	Jeff Beck	Plan B	All Nominees
2003	The Flaming Lips	Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia)	All Nominees
2002	Jeff Beck	Dirty Mind	All Nominees
2001	Metallica, Michael Kamen	The Call Of Ktulu	All Nominees
2000	Santana, Eric Clapton	The Calling	All Nominees
1999	Pat Metheny	The Roots Of Coincidence	All Nominees
1998	The Chemical Brothers	Block Rockin' Beats	All Nominees
1997	Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Art Neville	SRV Shuffle	All Nominees
1996	Allman Brothers Band	Jessica	All Nominees
1995	Pink Floyd	Marooned	All Nominees
1994	Steve Vai	Sofa	All Nominees
1993	Stevie Ray Vaughan	Little Wing	All Nominees
1992	Eric Johnson	Cliffs Of Dover	All Nominees
1991	Vaughan Brothers	D/FW	All Nominees
1990	Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio, Tony Hymas	Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas	All Nominees
1985	Yes	Cinema	All Nominees
1984	Sting	Brimstone And Treacle	All Nominees
1983	Flock Of Seagulls	D.N.A.	All Nominees
1982	Police	Behind My Camel	All Nominees
1981	Police	Reggatta De Blanc	All Nominees
1980	Paul McCartney	Rockestra Theme	All Nominees