Best Reggae Album

The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album recognizes excellence in albums of reggae music, including roots reggae, dancehall, and ska music.

51st Annual Grammy Awards • 2009

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2007 and Aug 30, 2008

Burning Spear won the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album with "Jah Is Real"

Winners & Nominees 2009

Winner
Nominees

Previous Winners

Year Winner Work
2026 Keznamdi BLXXD & FYAH All Nominees
2025 Justin Eshak, Samuel Griesemer, Cedella Marley, Stephen Marley, Ziggy Marley, Areli Quirarte, Brittney Ramsdell, Randy Spendlove Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) All Nominees
2024 Julian Marley, Antaeus Colors Of Royal All Nominees
2023 Kabaka Pyramid The Kalling All Nominees
2022 Soja Beauty In The Silence All Nominees
2021 Toots And The Maytals Got To Be Tough All Nominees
2020 Koffee Rapture All Nominees
2019 Sting, Shaggy 44/876 All Nominees
2018 Damian Marley Stony Hill All Nominees
2017 Ziggy Marley Ziggy Marley All Nominees
2016 Morgan Heritage Strictly Roots All Nominees
2015 Ziggy Marley Fly Rasta All Nominees
2014 Ziggy Marley Ziggy Marley In Concert All Nominees
2013 Jimmy Cliff Rebirth All Nominees
2012 Stephen Marley Revelation Pt. 1: The Root Of Life All Nominees
2011 Banton Buju Before The Dawn All Nominees
2010 Stephen Marley Mind Control - Acoustic All Nominees
2009 Burning Spear Jah Is Real All Nominees
2008 Stephen Marley Mind Control All Nominees
2007 Ziggy Marley Love Is My Religion All Nominees
2006 Damian Marley Welcome To Jamrock All Nominees
2005 Toots & The Maytals True Love All Nominees
2004 Sean Paul Dutty Rock All Nominees
2003 Lee ''Scratch'' Perry Jamaican E.T. All Nominees
2002 Damian Marley Halfway Tree All Nominees
2001 Beenie Man Art And Life All Nominees
2000 Burning Spear Calling Rastafari All Nominees
1999 Sly & Robbie & The Jam Masters Friends All Nominees
1998 Ziggy Marley Fallen Is Babylon All Nominees
1997 Bunny Wailer Hall Of Fame - A Tribute To Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary All Nominees
1996 Shaggy Boombastic All Nominees
1995 Bunny Wailer Crucial! Roots Classics All Nominees
1994 Inner Circle Bad Boys All Nominees
1993 Shabba Ranks X-tra Naked All Nominees
1992 Shabba Ranks As Raw As Ever All Nominees
1991 Bunny Wailer Time Will Tell - A Tribute To Bob Marley All Nominees
1990 Ziggy Marley One Bright Day All Nominees
1989 Ziggy Marley Conscious Party All Nominees
1988 Peter Tosh No Nuclear War All Nominees
1987 Steel Pulse Babylon The Bandit All Nominees
1986 Jimmy Cliff Cliff Hanger All Nominees
1985 Black Uhuru Anthem All Nominees
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