Penghargaan Grammy untuk Album Terbaik Tahun Ini

Grammy Award untuk Album Tahun Ini adalah penghargaan yang diberikan oleh National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences dari Amerika Serikat untuk "menghormati pencapaian artistik, kemahiran teknis, dan keunggulan keseluruhan dalam industri rekaman, tanpa memperhatikan penjualan album, posisi tangga lagu, atau penerimaan kritis." Umumnya dikenal sebagai "The Big Award", Album of the Year adalah kategori penghargaan paling bergengsi di Grammy Awards, dan merupakan salah satu kategori bidang umum di samping Artis Baru Terbaik, Catatan Tahun Ini, dan Lagu Tahun Ini yang telah disajikan setiap tahun sejak Penghargaan Grammy Tahunan ke-1 pada tahun 1959.

 1950-an 
TahunPemenangNominasi1959The Music from Peter Gunn performed by Henry Mancini Come Fly with Me performed by Frank Sinatra
 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook performed by Ella Fitzgerald
 Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely performed by Frank Sinatra
 Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23 performed by Van Cliburn

 1960-an 
TahunPemenangNominasi1960Come Dance with Me! performed by Frank Sinatra Belafonte at Carnegie Hall performed by Harry Belafonte
 More Music From Peter Gunn performed by Henry Mancini
 Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 performed by Van Cliburn
 Victory at Sea, Vol. 1 performed by Robert Russell Bennett1961The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart performed by Bob Newhart Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall performed by Harry Belafonte
 Brahms: Concert No. 2 in B-Flat performed by Sviatoslav Richter
 Nice 'n' Easy performed by Frank Sinatra
 Puccini: Turandot performed by Erich Leinsdorf
 Wild Is Love performed by Nat King Cole1962Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland Breakfast at Tiffany's Soundtrack performed by Henry Mancini
 Genius+Soul=Jazz performed by Ray Charles
 Great Band with Great Voices performed by Si Zentner & the Johnny Mann Singers
 The Nat King Cole Story performed by Nat King Cole
 West Side Story Soundtrack performed by Various Artists1963The First Family performed by Vaughn Meader I Left My Heart in San Francisco performed by Tony Bennett
 Jazz Samba performed by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
 Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music performed by Ray Charles
 My Son, the Folk Singer performed by Allan Sherman1964The Barbra Streisand Album performed by Barbra Streisand Bach's Greatest Hits performed by The Swingle Singers
 Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests performed by Andy Williams
 Honey in the Horn performed by Al Hirt
 The Singing Nun performed by The Singing Nun1965Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & João Gilberto Cotton Candy performed by Al Hirt
 Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast performed by Various Artists
 People performed by Barbra Streisand
 The Pink Panther performed by Henry Mancini1966September of My Years performed by Frank Sinatra, produced by Sonny Burke Help! performed by The Beatles
 My Name Is Barbra performed by Barbra Streisand
 My World performed by Eddy Arnold
 The Sound of Music Soundtrack performed by Various Artists1967A Man and His Music performed by Frank Sinatra, produced by Sonny Burke Color Me Barbra performed by Barbra Streisand
 Dr. Zhivago Soundtrack performed by Maurice Jarre
 Revolver performed by The Beatles
 What Now My Love performed by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass1968Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band performed by The Beatles, produced by George Martin Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim performed by Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
 It Must Be Him performed by Vikki Carr
 My Cup Runneth Over performed by Ed Ames
 Ode to Billie Joe performed by Bobbie Gentry1969By the Time I Get to Phoenix performed by Glen Campbell, produced by Al De Lory Bookends performed by Simon & Garfunkel
 Feliciano! performed by José Feliciano
 Magical Mystery Tour performed by The Beatles
 A Tramp Shining performed by Richard Harris

 1970-an 
TahunPemenangNominasi1970Blood, Sweat & Tears performed by Blood, Sweat & Tears, produced by James William Guercio Abbey Road performed by The Beatles
 The Age of Aquarius performed by The 5th Dimension
 Crosby, Stills & Nash performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash
 At San Quentin performed by Johnny Cash1971Bridge over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel; <small>produced by Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon & Roy Halee Chicago performed by Chicago
 Close to You performed by The Carpenters
 Déjà Vu performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
 Elton John performed by Elton John
 Sweet Baby James performed by James Taylor1972Tapestry performed by Carole King, produced by Lou Adler All Things Must Pass performed by George Harrison
 The Carpenters performed by The Carpenters
 Jesus Christ Superstar (London Production) performed by Various Artists
 Shaft performed by Isaac Hayes1973The Concert for Bangla Desh performed by George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton & Klaus Voormann; produced by George Harrison & Phil Spector American Pie performed by Don McLean
 Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Broadway Cast Recording) performed by Various Artists
 Moods performed by Neil Diamond
 Nilsson Schmilsson performed by Nilsson1974Innervisions performed by Stevie Wonder, produced by Stevie Wonder Behind Closed Doors performed by Charlie Rich
 The Divine Miss M performed by Bette Midler
 Killing Me Softly performed by Roberta Flack
 There Goes Rhymin' Simon performed by Paul Simon1975Fulfillingness' First Finale performed by Stevie Wonder, produced by Stevie Wonder Back Home Again performed by John Denver
 Band on the Run performed by Paul McCartney & Wings
 Caribou performed by Elton John
 Court and Spark performed by Joni Mitchell1976Still Crazy After All These Years performed by Paul Simon, produced by Paul Simon & Phil Ramone Between the Lines performed by Janis Ian
 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy performed by Elton John
 Heart Like a Wheel performed by Linda Ronstadt
 One of These Nights performed by The Eagles1977Songs in the Key of Life performed by Stevie Wonder, produced by Stevie Wonder Breezin' performed by George Benson
 Chicago X performed by Chicago
 Frampton Comes Alive! performed by Peter Frampton
 Silk Degrees performed by Boz Scaggs1978Rumours performed by Fleetwood Mac; produced by Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat & Richard Dashut Aja performed by Steely Dan
 Hotel California performed by The Eagles
 JT performed by James Taylor
 Star Wars Soundtrack performed by John Williams conducting the London Symphony Orchestra1979Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track performed by Bee Gees, KC and the Sunshine Band, Kool & the Gang, MFSB, Ralph MacDonald, Tavares, The Trammps, Walter Murphy & Yvonne Elliman; produced by Albhy Galuten, Arif Mardin, Bee Gees, Bill Oakes, Bobby Martin, Broadway Eddie, David Shire, Freddie Perren, Harry Wayne Casey, K.G. Productions, Karl Richardson, Ralph MacDonald, Richard Finch, Ron Kersey, Thomas J. Valentino & William Salter Even Now performed by Barry Manilow
 Grease Original Soundtrack Album performed by Various Artists
 Running on Empty performed by Jackson Browne
 Some Girls performed by The Rolling Stones

 1980-an 
TahunPemenangNominasi198052nd Street performed by Billy Joel, produced by Phil Ramone Minute by Minute performed by The Doobie Brothers
 The Gambler performed by Kenny Rogers
 Bad Girls performed by Donna Summer
 Breakfast in America performed by Supertramp1981Christopher Cross performed by Christopher Cross; produced by Michael Omartian Glass Houses performed by Billy Joel
 The Wall performed by Pink Floyd
 Trilogy: Past Present Future performed by Frank Sinatra
 Guilty performed by Barbra Streisand1982Double Fantasy performed by John Lennon & Yoko Ono; produced by Jack Douglas, John Lennon & Yoko Ono<small>
 Mistaken Identity performed by Kim Carnes
 Breakin' Away performed by Al Jarreau
 The Dude performed by Quincy Jones
 Gaucho performed by Steely Dan1983Toto IV performed by Toto, produced by Toto American Fool performed by John Mellencamp
 The Nightfly performed by Donald Fagen
 The Nylon Curtain performed by Billy Joel
 Tug of War performed by Paul McCartney1984Thriller performed by Michael Jackson, produced by Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones Let's Dance performed by David Bowie
 An Innocent Man performed by Billy Joel
 Synchronicity performed by The Police
 Flashdance Soundtrack performed by Various Artists1985Can't Slow Down performed by Lionel Richie, produced by James Anthony Carmichel & Lionel Richie She's So Unusual performed by Cyndi Lauper
 Purple Rain performed by Prince & The Revolution
 Born in the U.S.A. performed by Bruce Springsteen
 Private Dancer performed by Tina Turner1986No Jacket Required performed by Phil Collins, produced by Hugh Padgham & Phil Collins Brothers in Arms performed by Dire Straits
 Whitney Houston performed by Whitney Houston
 The Dream of the Blue Turtles performed by Sting
 We Are the World performed by USA for Africa1987Graceland performed by Paul Simon, produced by Roy Halee & Paul Simon So performed by Peter Gabriel
 Control performed by Janet Jackson
 The Broadway Album performed by Barbra Streisand
 Back in the High Life performed by Steve Winwood1988The Joshua Tree performed by U2, produced by Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois Whitney performed by Whitney Houston
 Bad performed by Michael Jackson
 Trio performed by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, & Emmylou Harris
 Sign o' the Times performed by Prince1989Faith performed by George Michael, produced by George Michael Tracy Chapman performed by Tracy Chapman
 Simple Pleasures performed by Bobby McFerrin
 ...Nothing Like the Sun performed by Sting
 Roll with It performed by Steve Winwood

 1990-an 
TahunPemenangNominasi1990Nick of Time performed by Bonnie Raitt, produced by Don Was The End of the Innocence performed by Don Henley
 The Raw and the Cooked performed by Fine Young Cannibals
 Full Moon Fever performed by Tom Petty
 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 performed by Traveling Wilburys1991Back on the Block performed by Quincy Jones and Various Artists, produced by Quincy Jones Mariah Carey performed by Mariah Carey
 …But Seriously performed by Phil Collins
 Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em performed by MC Hammer
 Wilson Phillips performed by Wilson Phillips1992Unforgettable... with Love performed by Natalie Cole; produced by Andre Fischer, David Foster & Tommy LiPuma Heart in Motion performed by Amy Grant
 Luck of the Draw performed by Bonnie Raitt
 Out of Time performed by R.E.M.
 The Rhythm of the Saints performed by Paul Simon1993Unplugged performed by Eric Clapton, produced by Russ Titelman Ingenue performed by k.d. lang
 Diva performed by Annie Lennox
 Achtung Baby performed by U2
 Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack performed by Various Artists1994The Bodyguard Soundtrack performed by Whitney Houston; produced by Babyface, BeBe Winans, David Cole, David Foster, L.A. Reid, Narada Michael Walden & Robert Clivilles <small>
 Kamakiriad performed by Donald Fagen
 River of Dreams performed by Billy Joel
 Automatic for the People performed by R.E.M.
 Ten Summoner's Tales performed by Sting1995MTV Unplugged performed by Tony Bennett, produced by David Kahne The 3 Tenors In Concert 1994 performed by José Carreras, Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti with Zubin Mehta
 From the Cradle performed by Eric Clapton
 Longing in Their Hearts performed by Bonnie Raitt
 Seal performed by Seal1996Jagged Little Pill performed by Alanis Morissette, produced by Glen Ballard Daydream performed by Mariah Carey
 HIStory Past Present & Future performed by Michael Jackson
 Relish performed by Joan Osborne
 Vitalogy performed by Pearl Jam1997Falling into You performed by Celine Dion; produced by Aldo Nova, Billy Steinberg, Dan Hill, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Jeff Bova, Jim Steinman, John Jones, Ric Wake, Rick Hahn, Rick Nowels, Roy Bittan & Steven Rinkoff Odelay performed by Beck
 The Score performed by The Fugees
 Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness performed by The Smashing Pumpkins
 Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album performed by Various Artists1998Time out of Mind performed by Bob Dylan, produced by Daniel Lanois<small>
 The Day performed by Babyface
 This Fire performed by Paula Cole
 Flaming Pie performed by Paul McCartney
 OK Computer performed by Radiohead1999The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill performed by Lauryn Hill; <small>engineered/mixed by Chris Theis, Commissioner Gordon, Johnny Wydrycz, Ken Johnston, Matt Howe, Storm Jefferson, Tony Prendatt & Warren Riker; produced by Lauryn Hill<small>
 Ray of Light performed by Madonna
 The Globe Sessions performed by Sheryl Crow
 Version 2.0 performed by Garbage
 Come on Over performed by Shania Twain

 2000-an 
TahunPemenangNominasi2000Supernatural performed by Santana; engineered/mixed by Alvaro Villagra, Andy Grassi, Anton Pukshansky, Benny Faccone, Chris Theis, Commissioner Gordon, David Frazer, David Thoener, Glenn Kolotkin, Jeff Poe, Jim Gaines, Jim Scott, John Gamble, John Karpowich, John Seymour, Matty Spindel, Mike Couzzi, Steve Farrone, Steve Fontano, T-Ray, Tom Lord-Alge, Tony Prendatt & Warren Riker; produced by Alex Gonzales, Art Hodge, Charles Goodan, Clive Davis, Dante Ross, Dust Brothers, Fher Olvera, Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, K. C. Porter, Lauryn Hill, Matt Serletic, Stephen M. Harris & Wyclef Jean Millennium performed by Backstreet Boys
 Fly performed by Dixie Chicks
 When I Look in Your Eyes performed by Diana Krall
 FanMail performed by TLC2001Two Against Nature performed by Steely Dan; engineered/mixed by Dave Russell, Elliot Scheiner, Phil Burnett & Roger Nichols; produced by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker Midnite Vultures performed by Beck
 The Marshall Mathers LP performed by Eminem
 Kid A performed by Radiohead
 You're the One performed by Paul Simon2002O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack performed by Alison Krauss & Union Station, Chris Sharp, Chris Thomas King, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Harley Allen, John Hartford, Mike Compton, Norman Blake, Pat Enright, Peasall Sisters, Ralph Stanley, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, The Cox Family, The Fairfield Four, The Whites & Tim Blake Nelson; engineered/mixed by Mike Piersante & Peter Kurland; master engineered by Gavin Lurssen; produced by T-Bone Burnett Acoustic Soul performed by India.Arie
 "Love and Theft" performed by Bob Dylan
 Stankonia performed by OutKast
 All That You Can't Leave Behind performed by U22003Come Away with Me performed by Norah Jones; engineered/mixed by Jay Newland & S. Husky Höskulds; master engineered by Ted Jensen; produced by Arif Mardin, Craig Street, Jay Newland & Norah Jones Home performed by Dixie Chicks
 The Eminem Show performed by Eminem
 Nellyville performed by Nelly
 The Rising performed by Bruce Springsteen2004Speakerboxxx/The Love Below performed by OutKast; engineered/mixed by Brian Paturalski, Chris Carmouche, Darrell Thorp, Dexter Simmons, John Frye, Kevin Davis, Matt Still, Moka Nagatani, Neal H. Pogue, Padraic Kernin, Pete Novak, Reggie Dozier, Robert Hannon, Terrence Cash & Vincent Alexander; master engineered by Bernie Grundman & Brian Gardner; produced by André 3000, Big Boi & Carl Mo Under Construction performed by Missy Elliott
 Fallen performed by Evanescence
 Justified performed by Justin Timberlake
 Elephant performed by The White Stripes2005Genius Loves Company performed by Ray Charles and Various Artists; engineered/mixed by Al Schmitt, Ed Thacker, Joel W. Moss, John Harris, Mark Fleming, Pete Karam, Robert Fernandez, Seth Presant & Terry Howard; master engineered by Doug Sax & Robert Hadley; produced by Don Mizell, Herbert Waltl, John R. Burk, Phil Ramone & Terry Howard American Idiot performed by Green Day
 The Diary of Alicia Keys performed by Alicia Keys
 Confessions performed by Usher
 The College Dropout performed by Kanye West2006How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb performed by U2; engineered/mixed by Carl Glanville, Flood, Greg Collins, Jacknife Lee, Nellee Hooper, Simon Gogerly & Steve Lillywhite; master engineered by Arnie Acosta; produced by Brian Eno, Chris Thomas, Daniel Lanois, Flood, Jacknife Lee & Steve Lillywhite The Emancipation of Mimi performed by Mariah Carey
 Chaos and Creation in the Backyard performed by Paul McCartney
 Love. Angel. Music. Baby. performed by Gwen Stefani
 Late Registration performed by Kanye West2007Taking the Long Way performed by Dixie Chicks; engineered/mixed by Chris Testa, Jim Scott & Richard Dodd; master engineered by Richard Dodd; produced by Rick Rubin St. Elsewhere performed by Gnarls Barkley
 Continuum performed by John Mayer
 Stadium Arcadium performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers
 FutureSex/LoveSounds performed by Justin Timberlake2008River: The Joni Letters performed by Herbie Hancock; featuring Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Tina Turner ; produced by Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein; engineered/mixed by Helik Hadar; master engeineered by Bernie Grundman Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace performed by Foo Fighters
 These Days performed by Vince Gill
 Graduation performed by Kanye West
 Back to Black performed by Amy Winehouse2009Raising Sand performed by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; produced by T Bone Burnett; engineered/mixed by Mike Piersante; master engeineered by Gavin Lurssen<small>
 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends performed by Coldplay
 Year of the Gentleman performed by Ne-Yo
 In Rainbows performed by Radiohead
 Tha Carter III performed by Lil Wayne

 2010-an 
TahunPemenangNominasi2010 Fearless performed by Taylor Swift; Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Neibank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer<small>
 I Am... Sasha Fierce performed by Beyoncé
 The E.N.D. performed by The Black Eyed Peas
 The Fame performed by Lady Gaga
 Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King performed by the Dave Matthews Band2011The Suburbs performed by Arcade Fire; Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Markus Dravs, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; George Marino, mastering engineer<small>
 Recovery performed by Eminem
 Need You Now performed by Lady Antebellum
 The Fame Monster performed by Lady Gaga
 Teenage Dream performed by Katy Perry

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