# Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children

The Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children was an honor presented to recording artists for quality children's music albums at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
The award for Best Musical Album for Children was first presented to producer Alan Menken and Tim Rice in 1994 for the soundtrack to the Disney film Aladdin.
The award was discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. Starting in 2012, this category merged with the Best Spoken Word Album for Children category to form the new Best Children's Album category. This merger meant essentially returning to the categorization set-up prior to 1994 (although with a small name change), when recordings for children was covered by the Grammy Award for Best Album for Children alone.

## Recipients

| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Producer(s) | Nominees |
| 1994 | Various artists | Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Alan Menken Tim Rice | Barney's Favorites, Vol. 1 - Barney & Friends The Muppet Christmas Carol: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - The Muppets Peter, Paul & Mommy, Too - Peter, Paul and Mary The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - various artists |
| 1995 | Various artists | The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Mark Mancina Jay Rifkin Chris Thomas Hans Zimmer | Bananaphone - Raffi Little Sleepy Eyes - various artists The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba - Peter, Paul and Mary Return to Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins |
| 1996 | Barbara Bailey Hutchison | Sleepy Time Lullabys | J. Aaron Brown David R. Lehman | Papa's Dream - Los Lobos with Lalo Guerrero John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Summersongs - John McCutcheon Pocahontas Sing-Along - original cast Winnie The Pooh's Take My Hand - various artists |
| 1997 | Linda Ronstadt | Dedicated to the One I Love | George Massenburg Linda Ronstadt | John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Wintersongs - John McCutcheon Around the World and Back Again - Tom Chapin Blanket Full of Dreams - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Love Songs and Lullabyes for Daddy's Little Dreamer - various artists |
| 1998 | John Denver | All Aboard! | John Denver Roger Nichols Kris O'Connor | Bigger Than Yourself - John McCutcheon Shakin' A Tailfeather - Taj Mahal, Eric Bibb & Linda Tillery Songs from a Parent to a Child - Art Garfunkel This Land Is Your Land: An All American Children's Folk Classic - Arlo Guthrie |
| 1999 | Various artists | Elmopalooza! | John Boylan | Changing Channels - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer In My Hometown - Tom Chapin John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Autumnsongs - John McCutcheon The Playground - Tony Bennett |
| 2000 | Various artists | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Andy Hill | A Bug's Life Sing-Along - Various Artists Dreamosaurus - Dinorock Ella Jenkins And A Union Of Friends Pulling Together - Ella Jenkins John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Springsongs - John McCutcheon Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse - Mannheim Steamroller |
| 2001 | Riders in the Sky | Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs | — | More Songs from Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins Pillow Full Of Wishes - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Still The Same Me - Sweet Honey in the Rock This Pretty Planet - Tom Chapin |
| 2002 | Various artists | Elmo & the Orchestra | Ed Mitchell | All Wound Up! A Family Music Party - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Brave Combo Big Wide Grin - Keb' Mo' InFINity - Trout Fishing in America Little House Of Music Level 1 Package - Georgia S. Lucking |
| 2003 | Riders in the Sky | Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites | — | Beethoven's Wig - Sing Along Symphonies - Richard Perlmutter Big Songs For Little Kids - I Feel Like Praising - Various Artists Pocket Full Of Stardust - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Your Shoes, My Shoes - Tom Paxton |
| 2004 | Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer | Bon Appétit! | — | Baby's Broadway Lullabies - Ilene Graff Making Good Noise - Tom Chapin Philadelphia Chickens - various artists When Bullfrogs Croak - Tom Paxton |
| 2005 | Various artists | cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins | Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer | Beethoven's Wig 2 - More Sing Along Symphonies - Beethoven's Wig House Party - Dan Zanes and Friends Merry Fishes To All - Trout Fishing In America Sharing Cultures With Ella Jenkins - Ella Jenkins |
| 2006 | Various artists | Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers | Dennis Scott | Be Bop Your Best! - Red Grammer Green Gorilla, Monster & Me - Ralph's World Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Some Assembly Required - Tom Chapin |
| 2007 | Dan Zanes and Friends | Catch That Train! | — | Baby Einstein Meet The Orchestra - Various Artists Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies - Beethoven's Wig My Best Day - Trout Fishing In America The Sunny Side of the Street - John Lithgow |
| 2008 | The Muppets | The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas | Ted Kryczko Ed Mitchel | Chickens - Buck Howdy with BB Experience...101 - Sweet Honey in the Rock I Wanna Play - Bill Harley My Green Kite - Peter Himmelman The Velveteen Rabbit - Love Can Make You Real - various artists |
| 2009 | They Might Be Giants | Here Come the 123s | Pat Dillett They Might Be Giants | Beethoven's Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies - Beethoven's Wig Big Round World - Trout Fishing In America Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could - Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could The Shoe Bird - Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony |
| 2010 | Ziggy Marley | Family Time | Ziggy Marley Don Was | American Heroes #3 - Jonathan Sprout Banjo To Beatbox - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Christylez Bacon Great Day - Milkshake Jumpin' & Jammin' - Greg & Steve Pete Seeger Tribute — Ageless Kids' Songs' - Buck Howdy |
| 2011 | Pete Seeger | Tomorrow's Children | David Bernz Daniel Einbender Travis Jeffrey | Here Comes Science - They Might Be Giants Jungle Gym - Justin Roberts Sunny Days - Battersby Duo Weird Things Are Everywhere!' - Judy Pancoast |
Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year. Producer(s) are only indicated if they were presented a Grammy Award.