The 13th Annual Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, on ABC, and marked the ceremony's first live telecast. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1970. The ceremony was hosted for the first time by Andy Williams.

Performers

  • The Osmonds - Everything is Beautiful
  • Anne Murray - Fire and Rain
  • Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water
  • Dionne Warwick - Let It Be
  • Marty Robbins - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
  • Charley Pride
  • Conway Twitty
  • Wanda Jackson
  • Hank Williams Jr. - The Fightin' Side of Me

Presenters

  • Burt Bacharach - Song of the Year
  • John Wayne - Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television Special
  • David Cassidy & Susan Dey - Best Pop Duo/Group with Vocals
  • The 5th Dimension - Record of the Year
  • Henry Mancini - Best New Artist

Award winners

General field

Record of the Year

  • "Bridge over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel

::Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon, producers

  • "(They Long to Be) Close to You" - The Carpenters

::Jack Daugherty, producer

  • "Everything Is Beautiful" - Ray Stevens

::Ray Stevens, producer

  • "Fire and Rain" - James Taylor

::Peter Asher, producer

  • "Let It Be" - The Beatles

::George Martin, producer

Album of the Year

  • Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

::Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon, producers

  • Chicago - Chicago

::James William Guercio, producer

  • Close to You - The Carpenters

::Jack Daugherty, producer

  • Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

::David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Neil Young, producers

  • Elton John - Elton John

::Gus Dudgeon, producer

  • Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

::Peter Asher, producer

Song of the Year

  • "Bridge over Troubled Water"

::Paul Simon, songwriter (Simon and Garfunkel)

  • "Everything is Beautiful"

::Ray Stevens, songwriter (Ray Stevens)

  • "Fire and Rain"

::James Taylor, songwriter (James Taylor)

  • "Let It Be"

::John Lennon, Paul McCartney, songwriters (The Beatles)

  • "We've Only Just Begun"

::Roger Nichols & Paul Williams, songwriters (The Carpenters)

Best New Artist

  • The Carpenters
  • Elton John
  • Melba Moore
  • Anne Murray
  • The Partridge Family

Children's

Best Recording for Children