Grammy Award for Album of the Year
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The Grammy Award for Album of the Year1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer. In 1962 , the award name was extended to Album of the Year (other than classical) but reverted to the shorter name by 1965 . A rock 'n' roll album did not win the award until 1968 ; a hip-hop album did not win until 1999 . Frank Sinatra , Stevie Wonder , & Paul Simon are the biggest winners in this category with 3 victories each. Paul McCartney leads all performers with 9 nominations: 5 as a member of The Beatles , 3 for solo albums, and 1 as a member of Wings . Frank Sinatra leads solo performers with 8 nominations, 7 for solo albums and 1 for a duet album. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were awarded, for music released in the previous year. Many wonder what the difference is between Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Record of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album. This award goes to the performing artist, the producer, recording engineer, and/or mixer for that song. Album of the Year is awarded for a whole album, and the award is presented to the artist, producer, and recording engineer for that album. So, in this context, "record" means one song and "album" means the whole collection of songs on a CD or LP. Unlike Record of the Year, which goes to the artist and production team of a single song, Song of the Year goes to the composer(s) of the song. Therefore, Record of the Year is awarded to the best recording .
2000s
Year
Winner
Nominations
2008 Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace performed by Foo Fighters ; These Days performed by Vince Gill , River: The Joni Letters performed by Herbie Hancock , Graduation performed by Kanye West , Back to Black performed by Amy Winehouse
2007 Taking 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 Timberlake
2006 How 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 West
2005 Genius 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 West
2004 Speakerboxxx/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 Stripes
2003 Come 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 Springsteen
2002 O 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 U2
2001 Two 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 Simon
2000 Supernatural performed by Santana ; engineered/mixed by Alvaro Villagra, Andy Grassi, Anton Pukshansky, Benny Faccone, Chris Theis, Comissioner 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 by Backstreet Boys , Fly by Dixie Chicks , When I Look in Your Eyes by Diana Krall , FanMail by TLC
1990s
Year
Winner
Nominations
1999 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill performed by Lauryn Hill ; engineered/mixed by Chris Theis, Comissioner Gordon, Johnny Wydrycz, Ken Johnston, Matt Howe, Storm Jefferson, Tony Prendatt & Warren Riker; produced by Lauryn Hill The Globe Sessions performed by Sheryl Crow , Version 2.0 performed by Garbage , Ray of Light performed by Madonna , Come on Over performed by Shania Twain
1998 Time out of Mind performed by Bob Dylan , produced by Daniel Lanois The Day performed by Babyface , This Fire performed by Paula Cole , Flaming Pie performed by Paul McCartney , OK Computer performed by Radiohead
1997 Falling 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 Artists
1996 Jagged 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 Jam
1995 MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett 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 Seal
1994 The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album performed by Whitney Houston ; produced by Babyface , BeBe Winans , David Cole , David Foster , L. A. Reid , Narada Michael Walden & Robert Clivillés 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 Sting
1993 Unplugged 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 Artists
1992 Unforgettable... 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 Simon
1991 Back 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 Phillips
1990 Nick 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 Wilburys
1980s
Year
Winner
Nominations
1989 Faith 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
1988 The 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 Prince
1987 Graceland performed by Paul Simon , produced by 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 Winwood
1986 No 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 Africa
1985 Can'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 , Born in the U.S.A. performed by Bruce Springsteen , Private Dancer performed by Tina Turner
1984 Thriller 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 Artists
1983 Toto 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 McCartney
1982 Double Fantasy performed by John Lennon & Yoko Ono ; produced by Jack Douglas , John Lennon & Yoko Ono Mistaken Identity performed by Kim Carnes , Breakin' Away performed by Al Jarreau , The Dude performed by Quincy Jones , Gaucho performed by Steely Dan
1981 Christopher 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 Streisand
1980 52nd 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 Supertramp
1970s
Year
Winner
Nominations
1979 Saturday 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
1978 Rumours 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 Episode IV: A New Hope Soundtrack performed by John Williams conducting the London Symphony Orchestra
1977 Songs 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 Scaggs
1976 Still 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 Eagles
1975 Fulfillingness' 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 Mitchell
1974 Innervisions 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 Simon
1973 The 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 Nilsson
1972 Tapestry 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 performed by Various Artists, Shaft performed by Isaac Hayes
1971 Bridge over Troubled Water performed by Simon and Garfunkel ; 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 Taylor
1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears performed by Blood, Sweat & Tears , produced by James William Guerico Abbey Road performed by The Beatles , The Age of Aquarius performed by The Fifth Dimension , Crosby, Stills & Nash performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash , At San Quentin performed by Johnny Cash
1960s
Year
Winner
Nominations
1969 By the Time I Get to Phoenix performed by Glen Campbell , produced by Al De Lory
Bookends performed by Simon and Garfunkel , Feliciano! performed by José Feliciano , Magic Mystery Tour performed by The Beatles , A Tramp Shining performed by Richard Harris
1968 Sgt. 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 Gentry
1967 A 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 Brass
1966 September 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 Artists
1965 Getz/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 Mancini
1964 The Barbra Streisand Album performed by Barbra Streisand Bach's Greatest Hits performed by The Swingle Singers , The Days of Wine and Roses Soundtrack performed by Henry Mancini , Honey in the Horn performed by Al Hirt , The Singing Nun performed by The Singing Nun
1963 The 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 Sherman
1962 Judy 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 Artists
1961 The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart performed by Bob Newhart Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall performed by Harry Belafonte , Brahams: 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 Cole
1960 Come 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 Bennett
1950s
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