Grammy Award for album of the year

Grammy Award for album of the year, award presented annually in the United States by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (commonly called the Recording Academy) to honor the year’s most outstanding album. It was presented at the first Grammy Awards ceremony in 1959, and the award recognizes those involved in the album’s creation, including the artist(s), featured artist(s), songwriter(s), and producer(s). It is considered one of the most prestigious of the Grammys. The winners receive a golden statuette of a gramophone. In 2024 Taylor Swift became the first artist to win album of the year four times. Below is a list of the winning albums and the recording artist. (The year is when the award was presented, though the album was released the previous year.)

1959 to 1960s

• 1959: The Music from Peter Gunn, Henry Mancini
• 1959: Come Dance with Me, Frank Sinatra (The second Grammy Awards ceremony was held in 1959, the same year as the first ceremony, and it recognized work from that year.)
• 1960: no ceremony was held
• 1961: The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, Bob Newhart
• 1962: Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland
• 1963: The First Family, Vaughn Meader
• 1964: The Barbra Streisand Album, Barbra Streisand
• 1965: Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz and João Gilberto
• 1966: September of My Years, Frank Sinatra
• 1967: A Man and His Music, Frank Sinatra
• 1968: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles
• 1969: By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glen Campbell

1970s and 1980s

• 1970: Blood, Sweat and Tears, Blood, Sweat and Tears
• 1971: Bridge over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
• 1972: Tapestry, Carole King
• 1973: The Concert for Bangla Desh, George Harrison and Friends
• 1974: Innervisions, Stevie Wonder
• 1975: Fulfillingness’ First Finale, Stevie Wonder
• 1976: Still Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon
• 1977: Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
• 1978: Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
• 1979: Saturday Night Fever, the Bee Gees
• 1980: 52nd Street, Billy Joel
• 1981: Christopher Cross, Christopher Cross
• 1982: Double Fantasy, John Lennon and Yoko Ono
• 1983: Toto IV, Toto
• 1984: Thriller, Michael Jackson
• 1985: Can’t Slow Down, Lionel Richie
• 1986: No Jacket Required, Phil Collins
• 1987: Graceland, Paul Simon
• 1988: The Joshua Tree, U2
• 1989: Faith, George Michael

1990s and 2000s

• 1990: Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt
• 1991: Back on the Block, Quincy Jones
• 1992: Unforgettable with Love, Natalie Cole
• 1993: Unplugged, Eric Clapton
• 1994: The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston
• 1995: MTV Unplugged, Tony Bennett
• 1996: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
• 1997: Falling into You, Céline Dion
• 1998: Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan
• 1999: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
• 2000: Supernatural, Santana
• 2001: Two Against Nature, Steely Dan
• 2002: O Brother, Where Art Thou?, various artists
• 2003: Come Away with Me, Norah Jones
• 2004: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, OutKast
• 2005: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles and various artists
• 2006: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2
• 2007: Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks
• 2008: River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock
• 2009: Raising Sand, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

2010s and 2020s

• 2010: Fearless, Taylor Swift
• 2011: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
• 2012: 21, Adele
• 2013: Babel, Mumford & Sons
• 2014: Random Access Memories, Daft Punk
• 2015: Morning Phase, Beck
• 2016: 1989, Taylor Swift
• 2017: 25, Adele
• 2018: 24K Magic, Bruno Mars
• 2019: Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
• 2020: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish
• 2021: Folklore, Taylor Swift
• 2022: We Are, Jon Batiste
• 2023: Harry’s House, Harry Styles
• 2024: Midnights, Taylor Swift