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Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year

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Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year
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The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year.

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The inaugural recipient of the award was There Goes My Everything by Jack Greene in 1967, with Jessi Colter becoming the first female winner in 1976, and Alabama being the first group awarded in 1983. George Strait holds the record for most wins in the category, with five, and also leads in nominations, with eighteen. To date, Miranda Lambert is the only woman to have won twice and she is tied with Reba McEntire as the most nominated women in the category, with six nominations each. Brooks & Dunn hold the record for most nominations without a win, with eight. The current holder of the award is Luke Combs, who won in both 2022 for his third studio album Growin' Up.[1]

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Eligibility

According to the Country Music Association, this award is given to the artist, producer and mix engineer. The album should be judged on all aspects including, but not limited to, artist’s performance, musical background, engineering, packaging, design, art, layout and liner notes. At least 75% of the recordings on the album must have achieved peak national prominence during the eligibility period. Greatest hits albums or compilation albums consisting of previously released recordings are not eligible for this award.

The album must have charted on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart for the first time during the eligibility period. However, if the album charted on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart prior to the eligibility period, but achieved its highest chart position for the first time during the eligibility period, it is eligible unless it has previously appeared on a Final Ballot in this category.[2]

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Recipients

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Three-time winner Chris Stapleton
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2012 and 2016 winner Eric Church
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Two-time recipient Miranda Lambert
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2009 honoree Taylor Swift has also won Entertainer of the Year twice.
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2006 winner Brad Paisley.
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Dixie Chicks are the only female group to win Album of the Year
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Five-time Album of the Year honoree George Strait
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1984 winner Anne Murray is the inaugural solo female and only non—American recipient.
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1976 and 1982 recipient Willie Nelson
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Eleven—time nominee and two—time winner Merle Haggard.
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Inaugural recipient Jack Greene also won Male Vocalist Single of the Year awards at the 1967 ceremony.
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Notes
^ A. Award presented to: Norman Blake, The Fairfield Four, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, James Carter and the Prisoners, Chris Thomas King, Alison Krauss, Harry McClintock, Sarah Peasall, Hannah Peasall, Leah Peasall, Soggy Bottom Boys, Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley, Gillian Welch and The Whites
^ B. Award presented to: John Anderson, Clint Black, Suzy Bogguss, Brooks & Dunn, Billy Dean, Diamond Rio, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Little Texas, Lorrie Morgan, Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker and Trisha Yearwood
^ C. Nominees were: Chet Atkins, Clint Black, Natalie Cole, Vince Gill, Al Green, George Jones, B.B. King, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Little Richard, Lyle Lovett, Reba McEntire, Sam Moore, Aaron Neville, The Pointer Sisters, The Staple Singers, Marty Stuart, Allen Toussaint, Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker, Conway Twitty, Trisha Yearwood

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Artists with multiple wins

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Artists with multiple nominations

18 nominations
12 nominations
11 nominations
8 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations


Notes

  1. Including two as a member of The Judds.
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References

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