State-by-State Breakdown: Facebook Users Predict Grammy Winners

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By Brian Anthony Hernandez2014-01-26 15:53:44 UTC

LOS ANGELES — How does the state you live in think the 56th Grammy Awards will play out?

If Facebook users had any sway on which nominees would win during Sunday's telecast on CBS, the victors in four major categories across the United States would differ slightly from earlier predictions from Spotify and Shazam users.

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Based on Facebook activity over the past month, the following songs and artists would be the champions for each state. Below each map you'll find an overall ranking of the nominees if stats from every state were combined.

1. Album of the Year

Overall rankings based on buzz:

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  1. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar

  
  


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  2. The Heist by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

  
  


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  3. Red by Taylor Swift

  
  


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  4. Random Access Memories by Daft Punk

  
  


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  5. The Blessed Unrest by Sara Bareilles

  
  

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2. Record of the Year

Overall rankings based on buzz:

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  1. "Royals" by Lorde

  
  


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  2. "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell

  
  


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  3. "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons

  
  


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  4. "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers

  
  


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  5. "Locked Out Of Heaven" by Bruno Mars

  
  

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3. Best New Artist

Overall rankings based on buzz:

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4. Song of the Year

Overall rankings based on buzz:

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  1. "Roar" by songwriters Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter

  
  


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  2. "Royals" by songwriters Joel Little and Ella Yelich O'Connor (Lorde)

  
  


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  3. "Locked Out Of Heaven" by songwriters Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars

  
  


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  4. "Same Love" by songwriters Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert and Ryan Lewis

  
  


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  5. "Just Give Me A Reason" by songwriters Jeff Bhasker, Pink and Nate Ruess

  
  

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