ON THIS DAY IN 2000 - CARLOS SANTANA WINS EIGHT GRAMMYS

On this day in 2000 – Carlos Santana wins eight Grammys

On this day in 2000 – Carlos Santana won eight awards at this year’s Grammy Awards for his Supernatural album. Before Supernatural, the guitarist had not had a Top 10 album since 1981. Supernatural was a huge commercial success worldwide, reaching No. 1 in eleven countries, including the US, for 12 non-consecutive weeks. The first of six singles from the album, ‘Smooth’ featuring Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas, was a No.1 success worldwide and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 12 weeks. Sting won two awards, one for best pop album and another for best male pop vocalist. Sir Elton John won the Legend award and Phil Collins the best soundtrack award for Tarzan.

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