Album Of The Year

The Grammy Award for Album Of The Year recognizes the artist, featured artists, songwriters, producers, recording engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers for best overall achievement on an album. Eligible albums are evaluated on performance, production, engineering/mixing, and songwriting, with arranging and musicianship as additional considerations.

58th Annual Grammy Awards • 2016

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2014 and Aug 30, 2015

Taylor Swift won the 2016 Grammy Award for Album Of The Year with "1989"

Winners & Nominees 2016

Winner

Nominees

1989

Taylor Swift

Credits

Jack Antonoff, Nathan Chapman, Imogen Heap, Max Martin, Mattman & Robin, Ali Payami, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder & Noel Zancanella, producers; Jack Antonoff, Mattias Bylund, Smith Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Imogen Heap, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Brendan Morawski, Laura Sisk & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Sound & Color

Alabama Shakes
To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

Credits

Bilal, George Clinton, Snoop Dogg, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley, Rapsody, Thundercat & Anna Wise, featured artists; Taz Arnold, Tae Beast, Boi-1Da, Ronald Colson, Larrance Dopson, Fredrik "Tommy Black" Halldin, Knxwledge, Koz, Flying Lotus, Lovedragon, Terrace Martin, Rahki, Sounwave, Thundercat, Andrew Wansel, Whoarei & Pharrell Williams, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Thomas Burns, Andrew Coleman, Hart Gunther, James "The White Black Man" Hunt, Mike Larson, Matt Schaeffer & 9th Wonder, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Traveller

Chris Stapleton
Beauty Behind The Madness

The Weeknd

Credits

Lana Del Rey, Labrinth & Ed Sheeran, featured artists; Dannyboystyles, Mike Dean, Ben Diehl, Labrinth, Mano, Max Martin, Stephan Moccio, Carlo Montagnese, Ali Payami, Che Pope, Jason Quenneville, Peter Svensson, Abel Tesfaye & Kanye West, producers; Jay Paul Bicknell, Mattias Bylund, Serban Ghenea, Noah Goldstein, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jean Marie Horvat, Carlo Montagnese, Jason Quenneville & Dave Reitzas, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Dave Kutch, mastering engineers

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Year	Winner	Work
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2025	Beyoncé Knowles	COWBOY CARTER	All Nominees
2024	Taylor Swift	Midnights	All Nominees
2023	Harry Styles	Harry's House	All Nominees
2022	Jon Batiste	We Are	All Nominees
2021	Taylor Swift	Folklore	All Nominees
2020	Billie Eilish	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	All Nominees
2019	Kacey Musgraves	Golden Hour	All Nominees
2018	Bruno Mars	24K Magic	All Nominees
2017	Adele	25	All Nominees
2016	Taylor Swift	1989	All Nominees
2015	Beck	Morning Phase	All Nominees
2014	Daft Punk	Random Access Memories	All Nominees
2013	Mumford & Sons	Babel	All Nominees
2012	Adele	21	All Nominees
2011	Arcade Fire	The Suburbs	All Nominees
2010	Taylor Swift	Fearless	All Nominees
2009	Robert Plant, Alison Krauss	Raising Sand	All Nominees
2008	Herbie Hancock	River: The Joni Letters	All Nominees
2007	Dixie Chicks	Taking The Long Way	All Nominees
2006	U2	How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb	All Nominees
2005	Ray Charles	Genius Loves Company	All Nominees
2004	OutKast	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below	All Nominees
2003	Norah Jones	Come Away With Me	All Nominees
2002	T Bone Burnett, Peter Kurland, Mike Piersante, Gavin Lurssen	O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack	All Nominees
2001	Steely Dan	Two Against Nature	All Nominees
2000	Santana	Supernatural	All Nominees
1999	Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill	All Nominees
1998	Bob Dylan	Time Out Of Mind	All Nominees
1997	Celine Dion	Falling Into You	All Nominees
1996	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	All Nominees
1995	Tony Bennett	MTV Unplugged	All Nominees
1994	Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album	All Nominees
1993	Eric Clapton	Unplugged	All Nominees
1992	Natalie Cole	Unforgettable With Love	All Nominees
1991	Quincy Jones	Back On The Block	All Nominees
1990	Bonnie Raitt	Nick Of Time	All Nominees
1989	George Michael	Faith	All Nominees
1988	U2	The Joshua Tree	All Nominees
1987	Paul Simon	Graceland	All Nominees
1986	Phil Collins	No Jacket Required	All Nominees
1985	Lionel Richie	Can't Slow Down	All Nominees
1984	Michael Jackson	Thriller	All Nominees
1983	Toto	Toto IV	All Nominees
1982	John Lennon, Yoko Ono	Double Fantasy	All Nominees
1981	Christopher Cross	Christopher Cross	All Nominees
1980	Billy Joel	52nd Street	All Nominees
1979	Bee Gees, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Broadway Eddie, Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Albhy Galuten, K.G. Productions, Ron Kersey, Ralph MacDonald, Arif Mardin, Bobby Martin, Bill Oakes, Freddie Perren, Karl Richardson, William Salter, David Shire, Thomas J. Valentino	Saturday Night Fever - Soundtrack	All Nominees
1978	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	All Nominees
1977	Stevie Wonder	Songs In The Key Of Life	All Nominees
1976	Paul Simon	Still Crazy After All These Years	All Nominees
1975	Stevie Wonder	Fulfillingness' First Finale	All Nominees
1974	Stevie Wonder	Innervisions	All Nominees
1973	George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann	The Concert For Bangla Desh	All Nominees
1972	Carole King	Tapestry	All Nominees
1971	Simon And Garfunkel	Bridge Over Troubled Water	All Nominees
1970	Blood, Sweat And Tears	Blood, Sweat And Tears	All Nominees
1969	Glen Campbell	By The Time I Get To Phoenix	All Nominees
1968	The Beatles	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	All Nominees
1967	Frank Sinatra	A Man And His Music	All Nominees
1966	Frank Sinatra	September Of My Years	All Nominees
1965	Stan Getz, João Gilberto	Getz/Gilberto	All Nominees
1964	Barbra Streisand	The Barbra Streisand Album	All Nominees
1963	Vaughn Meader	The First Family	All Nominees
1962	Judy Garland	Judy At Carnegie Hall	All Nominees
1961	Bob Newhart	The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart	All Nominees
1960	Frank Sinatra	Come Dance With Me	All Nominees
1959	Henry Mancini	The Music From Peter Gunn	All Nominees