Grammy Album of the Year

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Album of the Year

Every Grammy Album of the Year winner since the ceremony began in 1959, pressed on vinyl and shelved in sequence. A chronological history of what the Academy called the best record in the world, year after year.

67 winners · 1959 - 2025

1959
Winner
The Music from Peter Gunn
Henry Mancini
$75
1960
Winner
Come Dance with Me!
Frank Sinatra
$55
1961
Winner
The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
$82
1962
Winner
Judy at Carnegie Hall
Judy Garland
$42
1963
Winner
The First Family
Vaughn Meader
$48
1964
Winner
The Barbra Streisand Album
Barbra Streisand
$95
1965
Winner
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz & João Gilberto
$48
1966
Winner
September of My Years
Frank Sinatra
$75
1967
Winner
A Man and His Music
Frank Sinatra
$42
1968
Winner
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
$95
1969
Winner
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Glen Campbell
$62
1970
Winner
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
$42
1971
Winner
Bridge over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
$48
1972
Winner
Tapestry
Carole King
$82
1973
Winner
The Concert for Bangladesh
George Harrison
$82
1974
Winner
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
$48
1975
Winner
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
$62
1976
Winner
Still Crazy After All These Years
Paul Simon
$48
1977
Winner
Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder
$95
1978
Winner
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
$82
1979
Winner
Saturday Night Fever
Bee Gees
$42
1980
Winner
52nd Street
Billy Joel
$48
1981
Winner
Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross
$62
1982
Winner
Double Fantasy
John Lennon Yoko Ono
$42
1983
Winner
Toto IV
Toto
$82
1984
Winner
Thriller
Michael Jackson
$42
1985
Winner
Can't Slow Down
Lionel Richie
$62
1986
Winner
No Jacket Required
Phil Collins
$42
1987
Winner
Graceland
Paul Simon
$95
1988
Winner
The Joshua Tree
U2
$55
1989
Winner
Faith
George Michael
$68
1990
Winner
Nick of Time
Bonnie Raitt
$82
1991
Winner
Back on the Block
Quincy Jones
$55
1992
Winner
Unforgettable... with Love
Natalie Cole
$95
1993
Winner
Unplugged
Eric Clapton
$48
1994
Winner
The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Whitney Houston
$68
1995
Winner
MTV Unplugged
Tony Bennett
$95
1996
Winner
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
$55
1997
Winner
Falling into You
Celine Dion
$48
1998
Winner
Time Out of Mind
Bob Dylan
$62
1999
Winner
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
$75
2000
Winner
Supernatural
Santana
$48
2001
Winner
Two Against Nature
Steely Dan
$95
2002
Winner
O Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack
Various Artists
$48
2003
Winner
Come Away with Me
Norah Jones
$42
2004
Winner
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
$62
2005
Winner
Genius Loves Company
Ray Charles
$88
2006
Winner
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
U2
$95
2007
Winner
Taking the Long Way
Dixie Chicks
$82
2008
Winner
River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock
$75
2009
Winner
Raising Sand
Robert Plant Alison Krauss
$88
2010
Winner
Fearless
Taylor Swift
$88
2011
Winner
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
$75
2012
Winner
21
Adele
$68
2013
Winner
Babel
Mumford & Sons
$62
2014
Winner
Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
$55
2015
Winner
Morning Phase
Beck
$62
2016
Winner
1989
Taylor Swift
$48
2017
Winner
25
Adele
$68
2018
Winner
24K Magic
Bruno Mars
$95
2019
Winner
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
$88
2020
Winner
When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go
Billie Eilish
$75
2021
Winner
Folklore
Taylor Swift
$88
2022
Winner
We Are
Jon Batiste
$68
2023
Winner
Harry's House
Harry Styles
$48
2024
Winner
Midnights
Taylor Swift
$48
2025
Winner
Cowboy Carter
Beyoncé
$95

Album of the Year

The Music from Peter Gunn

Come Dance with Me!

The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart

Judy at Carnegie Hall

The First Family

The Barbra Streisand Album

Getz/Gilberto

September of My Years

A Man and His Music

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

By the Time I Get to Phoenix

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Bridge over Troubled Water

Tapestry

The Concert for Bangladesh

Innervisions

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Still Crazy After All These Years

Songs in the Key of Life

Rumours

Saturday Night Fever

52nd Street

Christopher Cross

Double Fantasy

Toto IV

Thriller

Can't Slow Down

No Jacket Required

Graceland

The Joshua Tree

Faith

Nick of Time

Back on the Block

Unforgettable... with Love

Unplugged

The Bodyguard Soundtrack

MTV Unplugged

Jagged Little Pill

Falling into You

Time Out of Mind

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Supernatural

Two Against Nature

O Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack

Come Away with Me

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Genius Loves Company

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

Taking the Long Way

River: The Joni Letters

Raising Sand

Fearless

The Suburbs

21

Babel

Random Access Memories

Morning Phase

1989

25

24K Magic

Golden Hour

When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go

Folklore

We Are

Harry's House

Midnights

Cowboy Carter