Grammy Award al miglior album country

Il Grammy Award al miglior album country (Grammy Award for Best Country Album) è un premio dei Grammy Award conferito dalla National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences per la qualità del miglior album discografico di genere country.

Il premio è stato conferito per la prima volta nel 1965 come Miglior album country & western, poi dal 1995 la categoria ha preso il nome di Miglior album country.

Vincitori e candidati

Anni 1960

• 1965
  • Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug - Roger Miller
  • Guitar Country - Chet Atkins
  • Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian - Johnny Cash
  • The Best of Buck Owens - Buck Owens
  • The Best of Jimmy Reeves - Jim Reeves
  • Hank Williams Jr. Sings Songs of Hank Williams - Hank Williams Jr.
• 1966
  • The Return of Roger Miller - Roger Miller
  • My World - Eddy Arnold
  • More of that Guitar Country - Chet Atkins
  • The Jimmy Reeves Story - Jim Reeves
  • Father and Son: Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr. - Hank Williams e Hank Williams Jr.

Anni 1990

Trisha Yearwood è stata candidata al premio 8 volte.

• 1995
  • Stones in the Road - Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys - Asleep at the Wheel
  • When Love Finds You - Vince Gill
  • Read My Mind - Reba McEntire
  • The Song Remembers When - Trisha Yearwood
• 1996
  • The Woman in Me - Shania Twain
  • Junior High - Junior Brown
  • Music for All Occasions - The Mavericks
  • John Michael Montgomery - John Michael Montgomery
  • Thinkin' About You - Trisha Yearwood
  • Dwight Live - Dwight Yoakam
• 1997
  • The Road to Ensenada - Lyle Lovett
  • Borderline - Brooks & Dunn
  • High Lonesome Sound - Vince Gill
  • The Trouble with the Truth - Patty Loveless
  • Everybody Knows - Trisha Yearwood
  • Gone - Dwight Yoakam
• 1998
  • Unchained - Johnny Cash
  • Everything I Love - Alan Jackson
  • Long Stretch of Lonesome - Patty Loveless
  • Carrying Your Love with Me - George Strait
  • Under the Covers - Dwight Yoakam
• 1999
  • Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks
  • Sevens - Garth Brooks
  • Faith - Faith Hill
  • Come on Over - Shania Twain
  • Where Your Road Leads - Trisha Yearwood

Anni 2000

Il gruppo The Chicks ha ricevuto 4 premi in questa categoria.

George Strait, vincitore nel 2009, è stato candidato un totale di 5 volte.

• 2000
  • Fly - Dixie Chicks
  • Ride with Bob: A Tribute to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys - Asleep at the Wheel
  • Trio II - Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt e Dolly Parton
  • Cold Hard Truth - George Jones
  • Forget About It - Alison Krauss
• 2001
  • Breathe - Faith Hill
  • Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye - Vince Gill
  • Under the Influence - Alan Jackson
  • I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
  • Real Live Woman - Trisha Yearwood
• 2002
  • Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute - AA.VV.
  • One More Day - Diamond Rio
  • Set This Circus Down - Tim McGraw
  • Rainbow Connection - Willie Nelson
  • Inside Out - Trisha Yearwood
• 2003
  • Home - Dixie Chicks
  • Drive - Alan Jackson
  • The Great Divide - Willie Nelson
  • Man with a Memory - Joe Nichols
  • Halos & Horns - Dolly Parton
• 2004
  • Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers - AA.VV.
  • Cry - Faith Hill
  • My Baby Don't Tolerate - Lyle Lovett
  • Run That by Me One More Time - Willie Nelson e Ray Price
  • Live and Kickin' - Willie Nelson
  • Up! - Shania Twain
• 2005
  • Van Lear Rose - Loretta Lynn
  • Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
  • Tambourine - Tiff Merritt
  • Be Here - Keith Urban
  • Here for the Party - Gretchen Wilson
• 2006
  • Lonely Runs Both Ways - Alison Krauss e Union Station
  • Fireflies - Faith Hill
  • Time Well Wasted - Brad Paisley
  • All Jacked Up - Gretchen Wilson
  • Jasper County - Trisha Yearwood
• 2007
  • Taking the Long Way - Dixie Chicks
  • Like Red on a Rose - Alan Jackson
  • The Road to Here - Little Big Town
  • You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker - Willie Nelson
  • Your Man - Josh Turner
• 2008
  • These Days - Vince Gill
  • Long Trip Alone - Dierks Bentley
  • Let It Go - Tim McGraw
  • 5th Gear - Brad Paisley
  • It Just Comes Natural - George Strait
• 2009
  • Troubadour - George Strait
  • That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
  • Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless
  • Around the Bend - Randy Travis
  • Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love - Trisha Yearwood

Anni 2010

Il gruppo Lady A (fino al 2020 conosciuto come Lady Antebellum) ha vinto in questa categoria 2 volte.

Chris Stapleton ha ricevuto 3 premi in questa categoria.

Miranda Lambert ha vinto nel 2015 e nel 2021 ed è stata candidata in totale 7 volte.

Kacey Musgraves ha vinto nel 2014 e nel 2019.

• 2010
  • Fearless - Taylor Swift
  • The Foundation - Zac Brown Band
  • Twain - George Strait
  • Defying Gravity - Keith Urban
  • Call Me Crazy - Lee Ann Womack
• 2011
  • Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
  • Up on the Ridge - Dierks Bentley
  • You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band
  • The Guitar Song - Jamey Johnson
  • Revolution - Miranda Lambert
• 2012
  • Own the Night - Lady Antebellum
  • My Kinda Party - Jason Aldean
  • Chief - Eric Church
  • Red River Blue - Blake Shelton
  • Here for a Good Time - George Strait
  • Speak Now - Taylor Swift
• 2013
  • Uncaged - Zac Brown Band
  • Hunter Hayes - Hunter Hayes
  • Living for a Song: a Tribute to Hank Cochran - Jamey Johnson
  • Four the Record - Miranda Lambert
  • The Time Jumpers - The Time Jumpers
• 2014
  • Same Trailer Different Park - Kacey Musgraves
  • Night Train - Jason Aldean
  • Two Lanes of Freedom - Tim McGraw
  • Based on a True Story... - Blake Shelton
  • Red - Taylor Swift
• 2015
  • Platinum - Miranda Lambert
  • Riser - Dierks Bentley
  • The Outsiders - Eric Church
  • 12 Stories - Brandy Clark
  • The Way I'm Livin' - Lee Ann Womack
• 2016
  • Traveller - Chris Stapleton
  • Montevallo - Sam Hunt
  • Pain Killer - Little Big Town
  • The Blade - Ashley Monroe
  • Pageant Material - Kacey Musgraves
• 2017
  • A Sailor's Guide to Earth - Sturgill Simpson
  • Big Day in a Small Town - Brandy Clark
  • Full Circle - Loretta Lynn
  • Hero - Maren Morris
  • Ripcord - Keith Urban
• 2018
  • From A Room: Volume 1 - Chris Stapleton
  • Cosmic Hallelujah - Kenny Chesney
  • Heart Break - Lady Antebellum
  • The Breaker - Little Big Town
  • Life Changes - Thomas Rhett
• 2019
  • Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves
  • Unapologetically - Kelsea Ballerini
  • Port Saint Joe - Brothers Osborne
  • Girl Going Nowhere - Ashley McBryde
  • From A Room: Volume 2 - Chris Stapleton

Anni 2020

Willie Nelson, vincitore nel 2023, è stato candidato 6 volte in questa categoria.

• 2020
  • While I'm Livin' - Tanya Tucker
  • Desperate Man - Eric Church
  • Stronger Than the Truth - Reba McEntire
  • Interstate Gospel - Pistol Annies
  • Center Point Road - Thomas Rhett
• 2021
  • Wildcard - Miranda Lambert
  • Lady Like - Ingrid Andress
  • Your Life Is a Record - Brandy Clark
  • Nightfall - Little Big Town
  • Never Will - Ashley McBryde
• 2022
  • Starting Over - Chris Stapleton
  • Skeletons - Brothers Osborne
  • Remember Her Name - Mickey Guyton
  • The Marfa Tapes - Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram
  • The Ballad of Dood and Juanita - Sturgill Simpson
• 2023
  • A Beautiful Time - Willie Nelson
  • Growin' Up - Luke Combs
  • Palomino - Miranda Lambert
  • Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville - Ashley McBryde
  • Humble Quest - Maren Morris
• 2024
  • Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson
  • Rolling Up the Welcome Mat – Kelsea Ballerini
  • Brothers Osborne – Brothers Osborne
  • Zach Bryan – Zach Bryan
  • Rustin' in the Rain – Tyler Childers

Collegamenti esterni

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