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