First awarded 1965 Presented by The Recording Academy Currently held by Sturgill Simpson | Official website grammy.com Instituted 1965 Category of Grammy Awards | |
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Awarded for quality albums in the country music genre People also search for Grammy Award for Best Country Song Winners & Nominees A Sailor's Guide to EarthSturgill Simpson, A Sailor's Guide to Earth, Winner, Full CircleLoretta Lynn, Full Circle, Nominee, HeroMaren Morris, Hero, Nominee, Big Day in a Small TownBrandy Clark, Big Day in a Small Town, Nominee, RipcordKeith Urban, Ripcord, Nominee, TravellerChris Stapleton, Traveller, Winner, Pain KillerLittle Big Town, Pain Killer, Nominee, MontevalloSam Hunt, Montevallo, Nominee, The BladeAshley Monroe, The Blade, Nominee, Pageant MaterialKacey Musgraves, Pageant Material, Nominee, PlatinumMiranda Lambert, Platinum, Winner, RiserDierks Bentley, Riser, Nominee, The OutsidersEric Church, The Outsiders, Nominee, 12 StoriesBrandy Clark, 12 Stories, Nominee, The Way I'm Livin'Lee Ann Womack, The Way I'm Livin', Nominee, Same Trailer Different ParkKacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Park, Winner, Based on a True StoryBlake Shelton, Based on a True Story, Nominee, RedTaylor Swift, Red, Nominee, Two Lanes of FreedomTim McGraw, Two Lanes of Freedom, Nominee, Night TrainJason Aldean, Night Train, Nominee, UncagedZac Brown Band - Keith Stegall - John Kelton, Uncaged, Winner, Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank CochranJamey Johnson, Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran, Nominee, Four the RecordMiranda Lambert, Four the Record, Nominee, Hunter HayesHunter Hayes, Hunter Hayes, Nominee, The Time JumpersThe Time Jumpers, The Time Jumpers, Nominee | ||
The Grammy Award for Best Country Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the country music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
The award was first presented under the name of Best Country & Western Album in 1966 to Roger Miller for Dang Me/Chug-A-Lug and was discontinued the following year. In 1995 the category was revived and received its current denomination of Best Country Album. According to the category description guide for the 54th Grammy Awards, the award is presented to vocal or instrumental country albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.
The Dixie Chicks are the most awarded performers in this category with four wins. Two-time award winners include Roger Miller and Lady Antebellum. Canadian singer Shania Twain is the only non-American winner in this category, to date. Trisha Yearwood holds the record for most nominations, with eight. Yearwood also holds the record for most nominations without a win.
Recipients
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] Awards were presented to Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin as the producers of the album.
^[III] An award was presented to Carl Jackson as the producer of the album.