Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Since 1959, Album of the Year is an award given annually to whole albums; presenting the artist, producer, recording engineer and mastering engineer of the album. A Grammy is awarded by The Recording Academy's voting membership to honor excellence in the recording arts and sciences. It is truly a peer honor, awarded by and to artists and technical professionals for artistic or technical achievement, not sales or chart positions.

YearAlbumArtist 
2009 Raising Sand Raising SandAlison Krauss 
2008 River The Joni Letters River The Joni LettersHerbie Hancock 
2007 Taking the Long Way Taking the Long WayDixie Chicks 
2006 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb How to Dismantle an Atomic BombU2 
2005 Genius Loves Company Genius Loves CompanyRay Charles 
2004 Speakerboxxx The Love Below Speakerboxxx The Love BelowOutKast 
2003 Come Away with Me Come Away with MeNorah Jones 
2002 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack O Brother, Where Art Thou? SoundtrackAlison Krauss 
2001 Two Against Nature Two Against NatureSteely Dan 
2000 Supernatural SupernaturalSantana 
1999 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn Hill 
1998 Time Out of Mind Time Out of MindBob Dylan 
1997 Falling into You Falling into YouCeline Dion 
1996 Jagged Little Pill Jagged Little PillAlanis Morissette 
1995 MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett MTV Unplugged: Tony BennettTony Bennett 
1994 The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack AlbumWhitney Houston 
1993 Unplugged UnpluggedEric Clapton 
1992 Unforgettable... with Love Unforgettable... with LoveNatalie Cole 
1991 Back on the Block Back on the BlockQuincy Jones 
1990 Nick of Time Nick of TimeBonnie Raitt 
1989 Faith FaithGeorge Michael 
1988 The Joshua Tree The Joshua TreeU2 
1987 Graceland GracelandPaul Simon 
1986 No Jacket Required No Jacket RequiredPhil Collins 
1985 Can't Slow Down Can't Slow DownLionel Richie 
1984 Thriller ThrillerMichael Jackson 
1983 Toto IV Toto IVToto 
1982 Double Fantasy Double FantasyJohn Lennon 
1981 Christopher Cross Christopher CrossChristopher Cross 
1980 52nd Street 52nd StreetBilly Joel 
1979 Saturday Night Fever The Original Movie Soundtrack Saturday Night Fever The Original Movie SoundtrackBee Gees 
1978 Rumours RumoursFleetwood Mac 
1977 Songs in the Key of Life Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder 
1976 Still Crazy After All These Years Still Crazy After All These YearsPaul Simon 
1975 Fulfillingness' First Finale Fulfillingness' First FinaleStevie Wonder 
1974 Innervisions InnervisionsStevie Wonder 
1973 The Concert for Bangla Desh The Concert for Bangla DeshGeorge Harrison 
1972 Tapestry TapestryCarole King 
1971 Bridge Over Troubled Water Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon and Garfunkel 
1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & TearsBlood Sweat Tears 
1969 By the Time I Get to Phoenix By the Time I Get to PhoenixGlen Campbell 
1968 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles 
1967 A Man and His Music A Man and His MusicFrank Sinatra 
1966 September of My Years September of My YearsFrank Sinatra 
1965 Getz Gilberto Getz GilbertoStan Getz 
1964 The Barbra Streisand Album The Barbra Streisand AlbumBarbra Streisand 
1963 The First Family The First FamilyVaughn Meader 
1962 Judy at Carnegie Hall Judy at Carnegie HallJudy Garland 
1961 The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart The Button-Down Mind of Bob NewhartBob Newhart 
1960 Come Dance with Me! Come Dance with Me!Frank Sinatra 
1959 The Music from Peter Gunn The Music from Peter GunnHenry Mancini 
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
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