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Even though it has drawn its fair share of criticism for having a supposedly narrow-minded view of the world of popular music, the Grammys<\/a> have always remained the most coveted awards ceremony in their field since 1959.<\/p>\n Their dominance comes as a result of the fact that the decorations are handed out by an esteemed panel of judges from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and when you\u2019ve got a name like that to back you up, then people are always going to consider you to be a voice of authority when it comes to awarding artistry.<\/p>\n However, because of this perceived lack of variety in the artists that they gravitate towards, this has led to the same handful of artists receiving awards on multiple occasions, something which has irked onlookers due to the fact that there is a wealth of music that goes unnoticed and uncelebrated despite there being plenty of reasons for it to be worthy of such an accolade.<\/p>\n This has, of course, led to the Academy introducing a wider range of categories that cover different genres over the years, allowing artists from different musical backgrounds an opportunity to be included, given how they would stand less of a chance in the general categories. At the same time, however, there is still an overwhelming amount of oversight when it comes to nominating a variety of artists, and even the more niche categories will gravitate towards the same artists year after year, leaving other deserving performers out to dry.<\/p>\n Given the Academy\u2019s propensity for dishing out awards to the same people on multiple occasions, you would imagine that it wouldn\u2019t have taken long for an artist to receive the award for \u2018Record of the Year\u2019 across multiple decades, but who was the first to achieve this in one of the most prized categories at the Grammys?<\/p>\n The first to win \u2018Record of the Year\u2019 in two different decades<\/p>\n With the Grammys having been first awarded in 1959, there wouldn\u2019t have been much of an opportunity for the earliest recipients to have won during the 1950s and \u201860s. While they did hand out this award twice in their inaugural year, with the prize going to Italian songwriter Domenico Modugno in May for \u2018Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)\u2019, and to Bobby Darin for \u2018Mack the Knife<\/a>\u2019 in November, neither artist would repeat their victory during the \u201960s.<\/p>\n However, there would be a duplicate winner of the award in the \u201960s, with composer Henry Mancini taking it home in both \u201962 for \u2018Moon River\u2019 and \u201964 for \u2018Days of Wine and Roses\u2019. Mancini was the first to manage this, but he would not manage to win a third award at the Grammys in this category, opening up the possibility of another artist becoming the first to spread their achievements across multiple decades.<\/p>\n Pop group The 5th Dimension would win the award in \u201968 for \u2018Up, Up and Away\u2019, and only two years later, they\u2019d manage to win a second time with the medley of \u2018Aquarius\/Let The Sunshine In\u2019, which took the honour in 1970 after its use in the musical, Hair.<\/p>\n