Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year

Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Country Music
First awarded1968
Currently held byLainey Wilson
(Bell Bottom Country)
The current winner, Lainey Wilson.
Miranda Lambert, the most decorated artist for Album of the Year in ACM history with 5 wins.
George Strait, the most nominated artist in ACM history with 12 nominations.
Alabama, the most decorated and nominated vocal group in ACM history.
Donna Fargo, the first solo female artist to win Album of the Year.
Charley Pride, the first black artist nominated for Album of the Year.

The Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year is a competitive category presented at the Academy of Country Music Awards. The following is the list of winners, with the year representing the nominated work.[1][2]

Recipients

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Year Winner Artist(s) Nominees
2023 Blue ribbon Bell Bottom Country Lainey Wilson
2022 Blue ribbon Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen
2021 Blue ribbon Starting Over Chris Stapleton
2020 Blue ribbon What You See Is What You Get Luke Combs
2019 Blue ribbon Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves
2018 Blue ribbon From A Room: Volume 1 Chris Stapleton
2017 Blue ribbon The Weight of These Wings Miranda Lambert
2016 Blue ribbon Traveller Chris Stapleton
2015 Blue ribbon Platinum Miranda Lambert
2014 Blue ribbon Same Trailer Different Park Kacey Musgraves
2013 Blue ribbon Chief Eric Church
2012 Blue ribbon Four the Record Miranda Lambert
2011 Blue ribbon Need You Now Lady Antebellum
2010 Blue ribbon Revolution Miranda Lambert
2009 Blue ribbon Fearless Taylor Swift
2008 Blue ribbon Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Miranda Lambert
2007 Blue ribbon Some Hearts Carrie Underwood
2006 Blue ribbon Time Well Wasted Brad Paisley
2005 Blue ribbon Be Here Keith Urban
2004 Blue ribbon Shock'n Y'all Toby Keith
2003 Blue ribbon Drive Alan Jackson
2002 Blue ribbon O Brother, Where Art Thou? Various Artists
2001 Blue ribbon How Do You Like Me Now?! Toby Keith
2000 Blue ribbon Fly Dixie Chicks
  • A Place In The Sun Tim McGraw
  • Breathe Faith Hill
  • Cold Hard Truth George Jones
  • Ride With Bob Asleep At the Wheel
1999 Blue ribbon Wide Open Spaces Dixie Chicks
  • I'm Alright Jo Dee Messina    
  • Double Live Garth Brooks
  • Faith Faith Hill
  • One Step at a Time George Strait
1998 Blue ribbon Carrying Your Love With Me George Strait
  • Come On Over Shania Twain
  • Everywhere Tim McGraw
  • Long Stretch Of Lonesome Patty Loveless
  • Sevens Garth Brooks
1997 Blue ribbon Blue Clear Sky George Strait
  • Blue LeAnn Rimes
  • Borderline Brooks & Dunn
  • The Trouble With The Truth Patty Loveless
  • Time Marches On Tracy Lawrence
1996 Blue ribbon The Woman In Me Shania Twain
  • All I Want Tim McGraw
  • Lead On George Strait
  • Waitin' On Sundown Brooks & Dunn
  • When Fallen Angels Fly Patty Loveless
1995 Blue ribbon Not A Moment Too Soon Tim McGraw
  • In Pieces Garth Brooks
  • Stones in the Road Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • When Love Finds You Vince Gill
  • Who I Am Alan Jackson
1994 Blue ribbon A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love) Alan Jackson
  • Common Thread: Songs of the Eagles Various Artists
  • Hard Workin' Man Brooks & Dunn
  • It Won't Be the Last Billy Ray Cyrus
  • This Time Sawyer Brown
  • I Still Believe in You Vince Gill
1993 Blue ribbon Brand New Man Brooks & Dunn
  • Come On Come On Mary-Chapin Carpenter
  • Some Gave All Billy Ray Cyrus
  • The Chase Garth Brooks
  • Wynonna Wynonna
1992 Blue ribbon Don't Rock the Jukebox Alan Jackson
  • Backroads Ricky Van Shelton
  • It's All About to Change Travis Tritt
  • Ropin' the Wind Garth Brooks
1991 Blue ribbon No Fences Garth Brooks
  • Pass It On Down Alabama
  • Ricky Van Shelton III Ricky Van Shelton
  • Here In The Real World Alan Jackson
  • When I Call Your Name Vince Gill
1990 Blue ribbon Killin' Time Clint Black
  • Diamonds & Dirt — Rodney Crowell
  • Old 8 x 10 — Randy Travis
  • Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol II — Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • Willow In The Head — Kathy Mattea
1989 Blue ribbon This Woman K.T. Oslin
1988 Blue ribbon Trio Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt
1987 Blue ribbon Storms Of Life Randy Travis
1986 Blue ribbon Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind George Strait
1985 Blue ribbon Roll On Alabama
1984 Blue ribbon The Closer You Get Alabama
1983 Blue ribbon Always on My Mind Willie Nelson
1982 Blue ribbon Feels So Right Alabama
1981 Blue ribbon Urban Cowboy Various Artists
1980 Blue ribbon Straight Ahead Larry Gatlin
1979 Blue ribbon Y'all Come Back Saloon The Oak Ridge Boys
1978 Blue ribbon Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers
1977 Blue ribbon Gilley's Smoking Mickey Gilley
1976 Blue ribbon Feelings Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
1975 Blue ribbon Back Home Again John Denver
1974 Blue ribbon Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich
1973 Blue ribbon The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. Donna Fargo
1972 Blue ribbon Easy Loving Freddie Hart
1971 Blue ribbon For the Good Times Ray Price
1970 Blue ribbon Okie From Muskogee Merle Haggard
1969 Blue ribbon Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry
1968 Blue ribbon Gentle On My Mind Glen Campbell

Category records

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Wins

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  • Male artist with most wins — George Strait, Chris Stapleton (3).
  • Female artist with most wins — Miranda Lambert (5).
  • Group with most wins — Alabama (3).
  • Duo with the most wins — Brooks & Dunn, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry (1).

Nominations

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  • Male artist with most nominations — George Strait (12).
  • Female artist with most nominations — Miranda Lambert (7).
  • Group with most nominations — Alabama (6).
  • Duo with the most nominations — Brooks & Dunn (7).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Winners Database". ACM Country.
  2. ^ "Academy of Country Music | Search Winners". www.acmcountry.com. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. ^ Horton, Carrie. "Every ACM Awards Album of the Year Award Winner Ever". The Boot. Retrieved 2022-03-05.