Best Contemporary Country Album

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Country Album recognizes excellence in contemporary country music recordings that reflect the broad spectrum of contemporary country style and culture. This Category recognizes country music that remains reminiscent and relevant to the legacy of country music’s culture, while also engaging in more contemporary music forms. The Grammy is awarded to the artist, producer, and engineer/mixer of greater than 50 percent playing time on the album.

48th Annual Grammy Awards • 2006

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2004 and Aug 30, 2005

Alison Krauss And Union Station won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Country Album with "Lonely Runs Both Ways"

Winners & Nominees 2006

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Previous Winners

Year Winner Work
2026 Jelly Roll Beautifully Broken All Nominees
2025 Beyoncé Knowles COWBOY CARTER All Nominees
2024 Lainey Wilson Bell Bottom Country All Nominees
2023 Willie Nelson A Beautiful Time All Nominees
2022 Chris Stapleton Starting Over All Nominees
2021 Miranda Lambert Wildcard All Nominees
2020 Tanya Tucker While I'm Livin' All Nominees
2019 Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour All Nominees
2018 Chris Stapleton From A Room: Volume 1 All Nominees
2017 Sturgill Simpson A Sailor's Guide To Earth All Nominees
2016 Chris Stapleton Traveller All Nominees
2015 Miranda Lambert Platinum All Nominees
2014 Kacey Musgraves Same Trailer Different Park All Nominees
2013 Zac Brown Uncaged All Nominees
2012 Lady Antebellum Own The Night All Nominees
2011 Lady Antebellum Need You Now All Nominees
2010 Taylor Swift Fearless All Nominees
2009 George Strait Troubadour All Nominees
2008 Vince Gill These Days All Nominees
2007 Dixie Chicks Taking The Long Way All Nominees
2006 Alison Krauss Lonely Runs Both Ways All Nominees
2005 Loretta Lynn Van Lear Rose All Nominees
2004 Various Artists Livin', Lovin', Losin' - Songs Of The Louvin Brothers All Nominees
2003 Dixie Chicks Home All Nominees
2002 (Various Artists) Timeless - Hank Williams Tribute All Nominees
2001 Faith Hill Breathe All Nominees
2000 Dixie Chicks Fly All Nominees
1999 Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces All Nominees
1998 Johnny Cash Unchained All Nominees
1997 Lyle Lovett The Road To Ensenada All Nominees
1996 Shania Twain The Woman In Me All Nominees
1995 Mary Chapin Carpenter Stones In The Road All Nominees
1966 Roger Miller The Return Of Roger Miller All Nominees
1965 Roger Miller Dang Me/Chug-A-Lug All Nominees
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