American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album

The American Music Award for Favorite Album – Pop/Rock 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 Taylor Swift with 5 wins. Swift has also received the most number of nominations in this category than any other artist. Justin Bieber and Michael Jackson are tied for the most wins among male artists, with 3 wins each.

American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Album
Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish is the most recent recipient
Country	United States
Presented by	American Music Awards
First award	1974
Currently held by	Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Most wins	Taylor Swift (5)
Most nominations	Taylor Swift (7)
Website	theamas.com

Winners and nominees

1970s

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1974 (1st)
	Diana Ross	Lady Sings the Blues	[citation needed]
	Seals and Crofts	Summer Breeze
	War	The World Is a Ghetto
1975 (2nd)
	Charlie Rich	Behind Closed Doors	[citation needed]
	John Denver	John Denver's Greatest Hits
	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
1976 (3rd)
	Olivia Newton-John	Have You Never Been Mellow	[citation needed]
	Eagles	One of These Nights
	Elton John	Greatest Hits
1977 (4th)
	Eagles	Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)	[citation needed]
	Peter Frampton	Frampton Comes Alive!
	Stevie Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life
1978 (5th)
	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	[citation needed]
	Eagles	Hotel California
	John Williams	Star Wars
1979 (6th)
	John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture	[citation needed]
	Bee Gees	Saturday Night Fever
	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours

1980s

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1980 (7th)
	Bee Gees	Spirits Having Flown	[citation needed]
	Led Zeppelin	In Through the Out Door
	Donna Summer	Bad Girls
1981 (8th)
	Billy Joel	Glass Houses	[citation needed]
	Michael Jackson	Off the Wall
	Bob Seger	Against the Wind
1982 (9th)
	Kenny Rogers	Greatest Hits	[citation needed]
	Foreigner	4
	John Lennon	Double Fantasy
	REO Speedwagon	Hi Infidelity
1983 (10th)
	Willie Nelson	Always on My Mind	[citation needed]
	Fleetwood Mac	Mirage
	Journey	Escape
1984 (11th)
	Michael Jackson	Thriller	[citation needed]
	Def Leppard	Pyromania
	The Police	Synchronicity
	Various Artists	Flashdance
1985 (12th)
	Prince	Purple Rain	[citation needed]
	Michael Jackson	Thriller
	Lionel Richie	Can't Slow Down
1986 (13th)
	Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A.	[citation needed]
	Phil Collins	No Jacket Required
	Madonna	Like a Virgin
1987 (14th)
	Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	[citation needed]
	Janet Jackson	Control
	Van Halen	5150
	Various Artists	Top Gun
1988 (15th)
	Paul Simon	Graceland	[citation needed]
	Bon Jovi	Slippery When Wet
	U2	The Joshua Tree
	Whitesnake	Whitesnake
1989 (16th)
	Various Artists	Dirty Dancing	[citation needed]
	Def Leppard	Hysteria
	George Michael	Faith

1990s

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1990 (17th)
	New Kids on the Block	Hangin' Tough	[1]
	Paula Abdul	Forever Your Girl
	Bobby Brown	Don't Be Cruel
1991 (18th)
	Phil Collins	...But Seriously	[2]
	Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
	MC Hammer	Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
1992 (19th)
	Michael Bolton	Time, Love & Tenderness	[citation needed]
	C+C Music Factory	Gonna Make You Sweat
	Natalie Cole	Unforgettable... with Love
	R.E.M.	Out of Time
1993 (20th)
	Michael Jackson	Dangerous	[3]
	Kris Kross	Totally Krossed Out
	U2	Achtung Baby
1994 (21st)
	Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard	[citation needed]
	Janet Jackson	Janet
	Spin Doctors	Pocket Full of Kryptonite
1995 (22nd)
	Elton John and Tim Rice	The Lion King	[4]
	Mariah Carey	Music Box
	Counting Crows	August and Everything After
1996 (23rd)
	Eagles	Hell Freezes Over	[5]
	Boyz II Men	II
	Hootie & the Blowfish	Cracked Rear View
1997 (24th)
	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	[6]
	The Beatles	The Beatles Anthology
	Mariah Carey	Daydream
1998 (25th)
	Spice Girls	Spice	[7]
	Jewel	Pieces of You
	Matchbox Twenty	Yourself or Someone Like You
	The Wallflowers	Bringing Down the Horse
1999 (26th)
	Will Smith	Big Willie Style	[citation needed]
	Celine Dion	Let's Talk About Love
	Shania Twain	Come On Over

2000s

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
2000 (27th)
	Santana	Supernatural	[8]
	Backstreet Boys	Millennium
	Britney Spears	...Baby One More Time
2001 (28th)
	Creed	Human Clay	[citation needed]
	NSYNC	No Strings Attached
	Britney Spears	Oops!... I Did It Again
2002 (29th)
	Destiny's Child	Survivor	[citation needed]
	Dave Matthews Band	Everyday
	NSYNC	Celebrity
2003 (30th)
	Eminem	The Eminem Show	[9]
	Ashanti	Ashanti
	Nelly	Nellyville
	P!nk	Missundaztood
2003 (31st)
	Justin Timberlake	Justified	[10]
	Evanescence	Fallen
	Norah Jones	Come Away with Me
	Kid Rock	Cocky
2004 (32nd)
	Usher	Confessions	[11]
	Norah Jones	Feels Like Home
	Jessica Simpson	In This Skin
2005 (33rd)
	Green Day	American Idiot	[12]
	Mariah Carey	The Emancipation of Mimi
	Kelly Clarkson	Breakaway
2006 (34th)
	Nickelback	All the Right Reasons	[13]
	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Stadium Arcadium
	Various Artists	High School Musical
2007 (35th)
	Daughtry	Daughtry	[14]
	Linkin Park	Minutes to Midnight
	Justin Timberlake	FutureSex/LoveSounds
2008 (36th)
	Alicia Keys	As I Am	[15]
	Coldplay	Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
	Eagles	Long Road Out of Eden
2009 (37th)
	Michael Jackson	Number Ones	[16]
	Lady Gaga	The Fame
	Taylor Swift	Fearless

2010s

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
2010 (38th)
	Justin Bieber	My World 2.0	[17]
	Eminem	Recovery
	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream
2011 (39th)
	Adele	21	[18]
	Lady Gaga	Born This Way
	Rihanna	Loud
2012 (40th)
	Justin Bieber	Believe	[19]
	Maroon 5	Overexposed
	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
	One Direction	Up All Night
2013 (41st)
	One Direction	Take Me Home	[20]
	Taylor Swift	Red
	Justin Timberlake	The 20/20 Experience
2014 (42nd)
	One Direction	Midnight Memories	[21]
	Lorde	Pure Heroine
	Katy Perry	Prism
2015 (43rd)
	Taylor Swift	1989	[22]
	Ed Sheeran	×
	Sam Smith	In the Lonely Hour
2016 (44th)
	Justin Bieber	Purpose	[23]
	Adele	25
	Drake	Views
2017 (45th)
	Bruno Mars	24K Magic	[24]
	Drake	More Life
	The Weeknd	Starboy
2018 (46th)
	Taylor Swift	Reputation	[25]
	Drake	Scorpion
	Ed Sheeran	÷
2019 (47th)
	Taylor Swift	Lover	[26]
	Billie Eilish	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
	Ariana Grande	Thank U, Next

2020s

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
2020 (48th)
	Harry Styles	Fine Line	[27]
	Taylor Swift	Folklore
	The Weeknd	After Hours
2021 (49th)
	Taylor Swift	Evermore	[28]
	Ariana Grande	Positions
	The Kid Laroi	F*ck Love
	Dua Lipa	Future Nostalgia
	Olivia Rodrigo	Sour
2022 (50th)
	Taylor Swift	Red (Taylor's Version)	[29]
	Adele	30
	Bad Bunny	Un Verano Sin Ti
	Beyoncé	Renaissance
	Harry Styles	Harry's House
	The Weeknd	Dawn FM
2025 (51st)
	Billie Eilish	Hit Me Hard and Soft	[30]
	Sabrina Carpenter	Short n' Sweet
	Charli XCX	Brat
	Chappell Roan	The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
	Taylor Swift	The Tortured Poets Department

Category facts

Multiple awards

5 awards Taylor Swift 3 awards Justin Bieber Michael Jackson 2 awards Eagles Whitney Houston Olivia Newton-John One Direction

Multiple nominations

8 nominations Taylor Swift 5 nominations Eagles Michael Jackson 3 nominations Adele Justin Bieber Mariah Carey Drake Fleetwood Mac Janet Jackson Elton John One Direction Justin Timberlake

2 nominations Bee Gees Phil Collins Def Leppard Billie Eilish Eminem Ariana Grande Whitney Houston Norah Jones Lady Gaga Olivia Newton-John NSYNC Katy Perry Britney Spears Harry Styles U2