American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

American Music Awards for Favorite Country Album
American Music Awards for Favorite Country Album
	Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé is the most recent recipient.
Country	United States
Presented by	American Music Awards
First award	1974
Currently held by	Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Most wins	Carrie Underwood (6)
Most nominations	Garth Brooks (10)
Website	theamas.com

The American Music Award for Favorite Album – Country has been awarded since 1974. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year). The all-time winner in this category is Carrie Underwood with 6 wins; Underwood is also the only artist in the show's history to have all six consecutive albums win. Garth Brooks is the most nominated artist with 10 nominations.

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Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1974 (1st)
	Charley Pride	A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride	^{[citation needed]}
	Charlie Rich	Behind Closed Doors
	Tammy Wynette	First Songs of the First Lady
1975 (2nd)
	Olivia Newton-John	Let Me Be There	^{[citation needed]}
	Charlie Rich	A Very Special Love Song
	Charlie Rich	Behind Closed Doors
1976 (3rd)
	John Denver	Back Home Again	^{[citation needed]}
	Freddy Fender	Before the Next Teardrop Falls
	Olivia Newton-John	Have You Never Been Mellow
1977 (4th)
	Glen Campbell	Rhinestone Cowboy	^{[citation needed]}
	Ronnie Milsap	20/20 Vision
	Willie Nelson	Red Headed Stranger
1978 (5th)
	Dolly Parton	New Harvest – First Gathering	^{[citation needed]}
	Waylon Jennings	Are You Ready for the Country
	Waylon Jennings	Ol' Waylon
1979 (6th)
	Kenny Rogers	Ten Years of Gold	^{[citation needed]}
	Dolly Parton	Here You Come Again
	Linda Ronstadt	Simple Dreams

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1980 (7th)
	Kenny Rogers	The Gambler	^{[citation needed]}
	Crystal Gayle	Miss the Mississippi
	Waylon Jennings	Greatest Hits
1981 (8th)
	Kenny Rogers	The Gambler	^{[citation needed]}
	Waylon Jennings	Music Man
	Kenny Rogers	Ten Years of Gold
1982 (9th)
	Kenny Rogers	Greatest Hits	^{[citation needed]}
	Alabama	Feels So Right
	Waylon Jennings	Greatest Hits
	Anne Murray	Anne Murray's Greatest Hits
1983 (10th)
	Willie Nelson	Always on My Mind	^{[citation needed]}
	Alabama	Mountain Music
	The Oak Ridge Boys	Fancy Free
1984 (11th)
	Alabama	The Closer You Get...	^{[citation needed]}
	Lee Greenwood	Somebody's Gonna Love You
	Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson	Pancho & Lefty
	Ricky Skaggs	Highways & Heartaches
1985 (12th)
	Kenny Rogers	Eyes That See in the Dark	^{[citation needed]}
	Alabama	Roll On
	Ricky Skaggs	Don't Cheat in Our Hometown
1986 (13th)
	Alabama	40-Hour Week	^{[citation needed]}
	Willie Nelson	City of New Orleans
	Ricky Skaggs	Country Boy
1987 (14th)
	Alabama	Greatest Hits	^{[citation needed]}
	The Judds	Rockin' with the Rhythm
	Reba McEntire	Whoever's in New England
	George Strait	Something Special
1988 (15th)
	Randy Travis	Always & Forever	^{[citation needed]}
	The Judds	Heartland
	George Strait	Ocean Front Property
1989 (16th)
	Randy Travis	Always & Forever	^{[citation needed]}
	George Strait	If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
	Ricky Van Shelton	Wild-Eyed Dream

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1990 (17th)
	Randy Travis	Old 8×10	^[1]
	George Strait	Beyond the Blue Neon
	Hank Williams Jr.	Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
1991 (18th)
	Reba McEntire	Reba Live	^[2]
	Clint Black	Killin' Time
	George Strait	Livin' It Up
1992 (19th)
	Garth Brooks	No Fences	^{[citation needed]}
	Clint Black	Put Yourself in My Shoes
	Garth Brooks	Ropin' the Wind
	Alan Jackson	Don't Rock the Jukebox
	Travis Tritt	It's All About to Change
1993 (20th)
	Reba McEntire	For My Broken Heart	^[3]
	Garth Brooks	The Chase
	Billy Ray Cyrus	Some Gave All
1994 (21st)
	Alan Jackson	A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)	^{[citation needed]}
	Brooks & Dunn	Hard Workin' Man
	Garth Brooks	In Pieces
	Reba McEntire	It's Your Call
1995 (22nd)
	Reba McEntire	Read My Mind	^[4]
	Alan Jackson	Who I Am
	Various Artists	Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles
1996 (23rd)
	Garth Brooks	The Hits	^[5]
	Brooks & Dunn	Waitin' on Sundown
	Shania Twain	The Woman in Me
1997 (24th)
	George Strait	Blue Clear Sky	^[6]
	Garth Brooks	Fresh Horses
	Shania Twain	The Woman in Me
1998 (25th)
	George Strait	Carrying Your Love with Me	^[7]
	Tim McGraw	Everywhere
	LeAnn Rimes	Unchained Melody: The Early Years
	Trisha Yearwood	(Songbook) A Collection of Hits
1999 (26th)
	Garth Brooks	Sevens	^{[citation needed]}
	George Strait	One Step at a Time
	Shania Twain	Come On Over

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
2000 (27th)
	Garth Brooks	Double Live	^[8]
	Dixie Chicks	Fly
	George Strait	Always Never the Same
2001 (28th)
	Faith Hill	Breathe	^{[citation needed]}
	Alan Jackson	Under the Influence
	Toby Keith	How Do You Like Me Now?!
2002 (29th)
	Tim McGraw	Set This Circus Down	^{[citation needed]}
	Brooks & Dunn	Steers & Stripes
	Lonestar	I'm Already There
2003 (30th)
	Dixie Chicks	Home	^[9]
	Kenny Chesney	No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
	Alan Jackson	Drive
	Toby Keith	Unleashed
2003 (31st)
	Toby Keith	Unleashed	^[10]
	Tim McGraw	Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
	Rascal Flatts	Melt
	Shania Twain	Up!
2004 (32nd)
	Toby Keith	Shock'n Y'all	^[11]
	Kenny Chesney	When the Sun Goes Down
	Martina McBride	Martina
2005 (33rd)
	Tim McGraw	Live Like You Were Dying	^[12]
	Toby Keith	Honkytonk University
	Gretchen Wilson	Here for the Party
2006 (34th)
	Tim McGraw	Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2	^[13]
	Johnny Cash	The Legend of Johnny Cash
	Rascal Flatts	Me and My Gang
2007 (35th)
	Carrie Underwood	Some Hearts	^[14]
	Rascal Flatts	Me and My Gang
	Tim McGraw	Let It Go
2008 (36th)
	Carrie Underwood	Carnival Ride	^[15]
	Garth Brooks	The Ultimate Hits
	Rascal Flatts	Still Feels Good
2009 (37th)
	Taylor Swift	Fearless	^[16]
	Rascal Flatts	Unstoppable
	Zac Brown Band	The Foundation

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
2010 (38th)
	Carrie Underwood	Play On	^[17]
	Jason Aldean	Wide Open
	Lady Antebellum	Need You Now
2011 (39th)
	Taylor Swift	Speak Now	^[18]
	Jason Aldean	My Kinda Party
	The Band Perry	The Band Perry
2012 (40th)
	Carrie Underwood	Blown Away	^[19]
	Luke Bryan	Tailgates & Tanlines
	Lionel Richie	Tuskegee
2013 (41st)
	Taylor Swift	Red	^[20]
	Luke Bryan	Crash My Party
	Florida Georgia Line	Here's to the Good Times
2014 (42nd)
	Brantley Gilbert	Just as I Am	^[21]
	Garth Brooks	Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences
	Eric Church	The Outsiders
2015 (43rd)
	Florida Georgia Line	Anything Goes	^[22]
	Jason Aldean	Old Boots, New Dirt
	Sam Hunt	Montevallo
2016 (44th)
	Carrie Underwood	Storyteller	^[23]
	Luke Bryan	Kill the Lights
	Chris Stapleton	Traveller
2017 (45th)
	Keith Urban	Ripcord	^[24]
	Jason Aldean	They Don't Know
	Chris Stapleton	From A Room: Volume 1
2018 (46th)
	Kane Brown	Kane Brown	^[25]
	Luke Combs	This One's for You
	Thomas Rhett	Life Changes
2019 (47th)
	Carrie Underwood	Cry Pretty	^[26]
	Dan + Shay	Dan + Shay
	Kane Brown	Experiment

American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

Winners and nominees

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Category facts

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