Album of the Year Grammy Award Winners

The Grammy award for Album of the Year (AOTY) is awarded to the performer and production team of a full album.

Seven artists have won the Album of the Year award more than once. Taylor Swift has the most Album of the Year wins with four, winning for "Midnights" (2024), "Folklore" (2021), "1989" (2016), and "Fearless" (2010). Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon have each won the award three times. John Lennon, U2, and Adele have each won it twice. Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder are the only artists to win in consecutive years. Stevie Wonder won the award three out of four years from 1974 to 1977 only interrupted by Paul Simon who won it in 1976. Paul Simon was the winner once as a member of Simon and Garfunkel and twice as a solo artist. John Lennon won once with The Beatles and once with Yoko Ono.

Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (1999) the Outkast's "Speakerboxx/The Love Below" (2004) are the only rap / hip-hop albums to win the Grammy for Album of the Year.

Two of the winning albums are not musical, "The Button-Down Mind" (1961) by Bob Newhart and "The First Family" (1963) by Vaughn Meader are comedy albums.

Five of the winning albums are live albums including "MTV Unplugged" (1995) by Tony Bennet, "Unplugged" (1993) by Eric Clapton, "The Concert for Bangladesh" (1973) by various artists, Judy at Carnegie Hall (1962) by Judy Garland, and "The Button-Down Mind" (1961) by Bob Newhart.

2025 Grammy Nominees for Album of the Year

The 67th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February, 2 2025. The following albums were nominated for Album of the Year:

• New Blue Sun by André 3000
• COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé - Winner
• Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
• BRAT by Charli xcx
• Djesse Vol. 4 by Jacob Collier
• HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish
• The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
• THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT by Taylor Swift

Below you will find a full list of all Album of the Year Grammy winners. If an album title has a link, that album is listed as one of our 100 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Grammy Award Winner lists: Song of the Year | Record of the Year

External link: Grammy Awards official site

List of Album of the Year (AOTY) Grammy Award Winners from 1959 to 2025

Year	Album of the Year (2020s)	Performing Artist	Genre	Listen/Buy
2025	COWBOY CARTER	Beyoncé	Country
2024	Midnights	Taylor Swift	Pop
2023	Harry's House	Harry Styles	Pop
2022	We Are	Jon Batiste	R&B / Soul
2021	Folklore	Taylor Swift	Alternative
2020	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Billie Eilish	Alternative
Year	Album of the Year (2010s)	Performing Artist	Genre	Listen/Buy
2019	Golden Hour	Kacey Musgraves	Country
2018	24K Magic	Bruno Mars	Pop
2017	25	Adele	Pop
2016	1989	Taylor Swift	Pop
2015	Morning Phase	Beck	Alternative
2014	Random Access Memories	Daft Punk	Pop
2013	Babel	Mumford & Sons	Alternative
2012	21	Adele	Pop
2011	The Suburbs	Arcade Fire	Alternative
2010	Fearless	Taylor Swift	Country
Year	Album of the Year (2000s)	Performing Artist	Genre	Listen/Buy
2009	Raising Sand	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Folk Rock
2008	River: The Joni Letters	Herbi Hancock	Jazz
2007	Taking the Long Way	Dixie Chicks	Country
2006	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	U2	Rock
2005	Genius Loves Company	Ray Charles	R&B / Soul
2004	Speakerboxx/The Love Below	Outkast	Rap
2003	Come Away with Me	Norah Jones	Jazz
2002	O Brother, Where Art Thou?	Various	Soundtrack
2001	Two Against Nature	Steely Dan	Rock
2000	Supernatural	Santana	Rock
Year	Album of the Year (1990s)	Performing Artist	Genre	Listen/Buy
1999	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	Lauryn Hill	R&B / Soul
1998	Time Out of Mind	Bob Dylan	Rock
1997	Falling into You	Celine Dion	Pop
1996	Jagged Little Pill	Alanis Morissette	Alternative
1995	MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett	Tony Bennett	Pop Vocal
1994	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	Whitney Houston	Soundtrack
1993	Unplugged	Eric Clapton	Rock
1992	Unforgettable... with Love	Natalie Cole	Jazz
1991	Back on the Block	Quincy Jones	Jazz
1990	Nick of Time	Bonnie Raitt	Rock
Year	Album of the Year (1980s)	Performing Artist	Genre	Listen/Buy
1989	Faith	George Michael	Pop
1988	The Joshua Tree	U2	Rock
1987	Graceland	Paul Simon	Pop
1986	No Jacket Required	Phil Collins	Rock
1985	Can't Slow Down	Lionel Richie	R&B / Soul
1984	Thriller	Michael Jackson	Pop
1983	Toto IV	Toto	Rock
1982	Double Fantasy	John Lennon & Yoko Ono	Rock
1981	Christopher Cross	Christopher Cross	Pop
1980	52nd Street	Billy Joel	Pop
Year	Album of the Year (1970s)	Performing Artist	Genre	Listen/Buy
1979	Saturday Night Fever	Various Artists	Soundtrack
1978	Rumours	Fleetwood Mac	Rock
1977	Songs in the Key of Life	Stevie Wonder	R&B / Soul
1976	Still Crazy After All These Years	Paul Simon	Pop
1975	Fulfillingness' First Finale	Stevie Wonder	R&B / Soul
1974	Innervisions	Stevie Wonder	R&B / Soul
1973	The Concert for Bangladesh	Various Artists	Rock
1972	Tapestry	Carole King	Pop
1971	Bridge Over Troubled Water	Simon & Garfunkel	Pop
1970	Blood, Sweat & Tears	Blood, Sweat & Tears	Rock
Year	Album of the Year (1960s)	Performing Artist	Genre	Listen/Buy
1969	By the Time I Get to Phoenix	Glen Campbell	Country
1968	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	The Beatles	Rock
1967	A Man and His Music	Frank Sinatra	Pop Vocal
1966	September of My Years	Frank Sinatra	Pop Vocal
1965	Getz/Gilberto	Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto	Jazz
1964	The Barbara Streisand Album	Barbara Streisand	Pop
1963	The First Family	Vaughn Meader	Comedy
1962	Judy at Carnegie Hall	Judy Garland	Pop
1961	The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart	Bob Newhart	Comedy
1960	Come Dance with Me	Frank Sinatra	Pop Vocal
Year	Album of the Year (1950s)	Performing Artist	Genre	Listen/Buy
1959	The Music from Peter Gun	Henri Mancini	Soundtrack