Grammy Award for Best Country Album
The Grammy Award for Best Country Album , in German "Grammy award for the best country music album", is a music prize that has been awarded by the Recording Academy in Los Angeles since 1965 . The award goes to artists for albums from the field of country music .
History and background
Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall excellence regardless of album sales or chart position. One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.
The award was first given to Roger Miller in 1965 under the name Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Album for the album Dang Me / Chug-A-Lug . After another award in 1966, the category was not awarded for almost thirty years. In 1995 the category was revived and received its current designation Grammy Award for Best Country Album.
Canadian singer Shania Twain is so far the only winner in this category who is not from the United States.
Winners and nominees
| year | winner | nationality | album | Nominees | Picture of the winner (s) |
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| 1965 | Roger Miller |
 United States
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Dang Me / Chug-a-Lug |
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| 1966 | Roger Miller |
United States
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The Return of Roger Miller |
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| 1995 | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
United States
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Stones in the Road |
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| 1996 | Shania Twain |
 Canada
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The Woman in Me |
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| 1997 | Lyle Lovett |
United States
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The Road to Ensenada |
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| 1998 | Johnny Cash |
United States
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Unchained |
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| 1999 | Dixie Chicks |
United States
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Wide open spaces |
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| 2000 | Dixie Chicks |
United States
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Fly |
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| 2001 | Faith Hill |
United States
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Breathe |
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| 2002 | Different artists |
United States
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Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute |
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| 2003 | Dixie Chicks |
United States
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Home |
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| 2004 | Different artists |
United States
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Livin ', Lovin', Losin ': Songs of the Louvin Brothers |
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| 2005 | Loretta Lynn |
United States
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Van Lear Rose |
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| 2006 | Alison Krauss and Union Station |
United States
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Lonely Runs Both Ways |
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| 2007 | Dixie Chicks |
United States
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Taking the Long Way |
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| 2008 | Vince Gill |
United States
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These Days |
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| 2009 | George Strait |
United States
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troubadour |
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| 2010 | Taylor Swift |
United States
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Fearless |
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| 2011 | Lady Antebellum |
United States
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Need you now |
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| 2012 | Lady Antebellum |
United States
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Own the night |
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| 2013 | Zac Brown Band |
United States
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Uncaged |
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| 2014 | Kacey Musgraves |
United States
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Same Trailer Different Park |
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| 2015 | Miranda Lambert |
United States
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Platinum |
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| 2016 | Chris Stapleton |
United States
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Traveler |
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| 2017 | Sturgill Simpson |
United States
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A Sailor's Guide to Earth |
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| 2018 | Chris Stapleton |
United States
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From A Room: Volume 1 |
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| 2019 | Kacey Musgraves |
United States
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Golden hour |
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2020 January 26th, 2020 |
Tanya Tucker |
United States
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While I'm Livin ' |
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statistics
Artist with multiple awards
The Dixie Chicks are the most awarded artists in this category with four wins. Two-time winners include Roger Miller , Lady Antebellum , Chris Stapleton, and Kacey Musgraves .
Artist with multiple nominations
Trisha Yearwood holds the record for most nominations with eight nominations. Willie Nelson and George Strait have received five nominations to date. The Dixie Chicks , Vince Gill , Faith Hill , Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw were nominated four times. Three nominations so far have gone to Dierks Bentley , Zac Brown Band , Jamey Johnson , Lady Antebellum , Miranda Lambert , Little Big Town , Patty Loveless , Kacey Musgraves , Chris Stapleton , Taylor Swift , Shania Twain , Keith Urban , Lee Ann Womack and Dwight Yoakam . And two nominations went to Jason Aldean , Asleep at the Wheel , Chet Atkins , Johnny Cash , Eric Church , Brandy Clark , Alison Krauss , Lyle Lovett , Loretta Lynn , Roger Miller , Brad Paisley , Dolly Parton , Jim Reeves , Blake Shelton , Hank Williams Jr. and Gretchen Wilson .
Web links
- Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
- Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Country Album (English) at grammy.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
- ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
- ^ Winner Best Country Album. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
- ↑ The awards were presented to Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin (producer of the album)
- ↑ The award was presented to Carl Jackson, the producer of the album