The Grammy Awards are one of the most prestigious honors in the music industry, and the Album of the Year category is the most coveted of them all. The award is given to the artist, producer, songwriter, mastering engineer, and recording engineer or mixer of the best album of the year, regardless of genre or sales.
The first Grammy Award for Album of the Year was presented in 1959 to Henry Mancini for the soundtrack to the TV show “Peter Gunn”. Since then, 64 more albums have won the award, spanning various styles and genres, from jazz and pop to rock and rap. The most awarded artists in this category are Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, and Taylor Swift, who have each won three times. Jay-Z is the most nominated artist in this category (9), but has never won. Billie Eilish instead holds the record as the youngest artist to win Album of the Year, having won it at just 18 years old. Some of the most iconic albums of all time have won the award, such as “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” by The Beatles, “Thriller” by Michael Jackson, “Rumours” by Fleetwood Mac, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” by Lauryn Hill, and “21” by Adele. The most recent winner of the award is “Debi Tirar Mas Fotos” by Bad Bunny.
Here is the full list of Album of the Year winners in Grammy history.
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1959: The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini
1960: Come Dance with Me! – Frank Sinatra
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 & 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
1970: Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears
1971: Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
1972: Tapestry – Carole King
1973: The Concert for Bangladesh – George Harrison & 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 – Soundtrack – Various Artists
1980: 52nd Street – Billy Joel
1981: Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross
1982: Double Fantasy – John Lennon & 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
1990: Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt
1991: Back in the Block – Quincy Jones & Various Artists
1992: Unforgettable… with Love – Natalie Cole
1993: Unplugged – Eric Clapton
1994: The Bodyguard (Soundtrack) – Whitney Houston
1995: MTV Unplugged – Tony Bennett
1996: Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette
1997: Falling into You – Celine 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? (Soundtrack) – Various Artists
2003: Come Away with Me – Norah Jones
2004: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – OutKast
2005: Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles & 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 & Alison Krauss
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 – Kanye 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
2025: Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
2026: Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny
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