From Fleetwood Mac Rumours to Prince Purple Rain, the biggest Grammy snubs of all time prove peer voters often crown safe records over era-defining masterpieces on ceremony night.

At the 1989 Grammys, Jethro Tull won Best Hard Rock over Metallica And Justice for All — still cited among the biggest Grammy snubs of all time by rock fans worldwide today.

Prince Purple Rain lost Album of the Year to Lionel Richie in 1985 — one of the biggest Grammy snubs of all time for a landmark pop-funk-rock fusion album and film.

Public Enemy lost key rap categories in the early 1990s as the Academy categorized hip-hop — fueling debates about the biggest Grammy snubs of all time in political rap.

Rumours lost Album of the Year to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1979 — a commercial juggernaut snub ranking among the biggest Grammy snubs of all time ever.