Recipients
| Year | Winner(s) | Nationality | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1959 | Mancini, HenryHenry Mancini | United States | The Music from Peter Gunn |
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| 1960 | Sinatra, FrankFrank Sinatra | United States | Come Dance with Me! |
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| 1961 | Newhart, BobBob Newhart | United States | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart |
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| 1962 | Garland, JudyJudy Garland | United States | Judy at Carnegie Hall |
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| 1963 | Meader, VaughnVaughn Meader | United States | The First Family |
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| 1964 | Streisand, BarbraBarbra Streisand | United States | The Barbra Streisand Album |
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| 1965 | Getz, StanStan Getz & João Gilberto | United States Brazil |
Getz/Gilberto |
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| 1966 | Sinatra, FrankFrank Sinatra |
United States | September of My Years |
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| 1967 | Sinatra, FrankFrank Sinatra |
United States | A Man and His Music |
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| 1968 | Beatles, The !The Beatles |
United Kingdom | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
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| 1969 | Campbell, GlenGlen Campbell |
United States | By the Time I Get to Phoenix |
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| 1970 | Blood, Sweat & Tears |
United States | Blood, Sweat & Tears |
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| 1971 | Simon & Garfunkel |
United States | Bridge over Troubled Water |
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| 1972 | King, CaroleCarole King |
United States | Tapestry |
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| 1973 | Harrison, GeorgeGeorge Harrison & Friends (Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton & Klaus Voormann) |
United Kingdom United States India Germany |
The Concert for Bangla Desh |
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| 1974 | Wonder, StevieStevie Wonder |
United States | Innervisions |
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| 1975 | Wonder, StevieStevie Wonder |
United States | Fulfillingness' First Finale |
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| 1976 | Simon, PaulPaul Simon |
United States | Still Crazy After All These Years |
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| 1977 | Wonder, StevieStevie Wonder |
United States | Songs in the Key of Life |
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| 1978 | Fleetwood Mac |
United Kingdom United States |
Rumours |
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| 1979 | Bee Gees/Various artists | United Kingdom United States |
Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track |
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| 1980 | Joel, BillyBilly Joel |
United States | 52nd Street |
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| 1981 | Cross, ChristopherChristopher Cross |
United States | Christopher Cross |
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| 1982 | Lennon, JohnJohn Lennon & Yoko Ono |
United Kingdom Japan |
Double Fantasy |
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| 1983 | Toto |
United States | Toto IV |
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| 1984 | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson |
United States | Thriller |
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| 1985 | Richie, LionelLionel Richie |
United States | Can't Slow Down |
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| 1986 | Collins, PhilPhil Collins |
United Kingdom | No Jacket Required |
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| 1987 | Simon, PaulPaul Simon |
United States | Graceland |
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| 1988 | U2 |
Ireland | The Joshua Tree |
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| 1989 | Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael |
United Kingdom | Faith |
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| 1990 | Raitt, BonnieBonnie Raitt |
United States | Nick of Time |
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| 1991 | Jones, QuincyQuincy Jones and Various Artists |
United States | Back on the Block |
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| 1992 | Cole, NatalieNatalie Cole |
United States | Unforgettable... with Love |
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| 1993 | Clapton, EricEric Clapton |
United Kingdom | Unplugged |
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| 1994 | Houston, WhitneyWhitney Houston |
United States | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
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| 1995 | Bennett, TonyTony Bennett |
United States | MTV Unplugged |
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| 1996 | Morissette, AlanisAlanis Morissette |
Canada | Jagged Little Pill |
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| 1997 | Dion, CelineCeline Dion |
Canada | Falling into You |
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| 1998 | Dylan, BobBob Dylan |
United States | Time out of Mind |
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| 1999 | Hill, LaurynLauryn Hill | United States | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill |
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| 2000 | Santana | Mexico United States |
Supernatural |
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| 2001 | Steely Dan | United States | Two Against Nature |
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| 2002 | Various artists | United States | O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack |
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| 2003 | Jones, NorahNorah Jones | United States | Come Away with Me |
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| 2004 | OutKast | United States | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below |
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| 2005 | Charles, RayRay Charles and Various Artists | United States | Genius Loves Company |
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| 2006 | U2 | Ireland | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb |
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| 2007 | Dixie Chicks | United States | Taking the Long Way |
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| 2008 | Hancock, HerbieHerbie Hancock | United States | River: The Joni Letters |
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| 2009 | Plant, RobertRobert Plant & Alison Krauss | United Kingdom United States |
Raising Sand |
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| 2010 | Swift, TaylorTaylor Swift | United States | Fearless |
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| 2011 | Arcade Fire | Canada | The Suburbs |
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| 2012 | Adele | United Kingdom | 21 |
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^ Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^ Showing only the nationality(ies) of the performing artist(s).
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