| 2025 |
Kendrick Lamar, Not Like Us |
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” |
| 2024 |
Miley Cyrus, Flowers |
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, “What Was I Made For?” |
Taylor Swift, Midnights |
| 2023 |
Lizzo, About Damn Time |
Bonnie Raitt, “Just Like That” |
Harry Styles, Harry's House |
| 2022 |
Silk Sonic, Leave the Door Open |
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars (Silk Sonic), “Leave the Door Open” |
Jon Batiste, We Are |
| 2021 |
Billie Eilish, Everything I Wanted |
Dernest Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, “I Can't Breathe” |
Taylor Swift, Folklore |
| 2020 |
Billie Eilish, Bad Guy |
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, “Bad Guy” |
Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? |
| 2019 |
Childish Gambino, This Is America |
Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Jeffrey Lamar Williams, “This Is America” |
Kacey Musgraves, Golden Hour |
| 2018 |
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic |
Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus, Jonathan Yip, “That's What I Like” |
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic |
| 2017 |
Adele, Hello |
Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin, “Hello” |
Adele, 25 |
| 2016 |
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk |
Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge, “Thinking Out Loud” |
Taylor Swift, 1989 |
| 2015 |
Sam Smith, Stay with Me |
James Napier, William Phillips, Sam Smith, “Stay with Me” |
Beck, Morning Phase |
| 2014 |
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams, Get Lucky |
Ella Yelich O'Connor, Joel Little, “Royals” |
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories |
| 2013 |
Gotye featuring Kimbra, Somebody That I Used to Know |
Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, "We Are Young" |
Mumford & Sons, Babel |
| 2012 |
Adele, Rolling in the Deep |
Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, "Rolling in the Deep" |
Adele, 21 |
| 2011 |
Lady Antebellum, Need You Now |
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelly and Hillary Scott (performed by Lady Antebellum), "Need You Now" |
Arcade Fire, The Suburbs |
| 2010 |
Kings of Leon, Use Somebody |
Beyonce Knowles, Thaddis Harrell, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" |
Taylor Swift, Fearless |
| 2009 |
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Please Read the Letter |
Coldplay, "Viva la Vida" |
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Raising Sand |
| 2008 |
Amy Winehouse, Rehab |
Amy Winehouse, "Rehab" |
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters |
| 2007 |
Dixie Chicks, Not Ready to Make Nice |
Dixie Chicks, "Not Ready to Make Nice" |
Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way |
| 2006 |
Green Day, Boulevard of Broken Dreams |
U2, "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" |
U2, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb |
| 2005 |
Ray Charles & Norah Jones, Here We Go Again |
John Mayer, "Daughters" |
Ray Charles & Various Artists, Genius Loves Company |
| 2004 |
Coldplay, Clocks |
Luther Vandross and Richard Marx, "Dance with My Father" |
Outkast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below |
| 2003 |
Norah Jones, Don't Know Why |
Norah Jones, "Don't Know Why" |
Norah Jones, Come Away With Me |
| 2002 |
U2, Walk On |
Alicia Keys, "Fallin'" |
Various artists, O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
| 2001 |
U2, Beautiful Day |
U2, "Beautiful Day" |
Steely Dan, Two Against Nature |
| 2000 |
Santana, Smooth |
Itaal Shur and Rob Thomas, "Smooth" |
Santana, Supernatural |
| 1999 |
Celine Dion, My Heart Will Go On |
James Horner and Will Jennings, "My Heart Will Go On" |
Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill |
| 1998 |
Shawn Colvin, Sunny Came Home |
Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal, "Sunny Came Home" |
Bob Dylan, Time Out of Mind |
| 1997 |
Eric Clapton, Change the World |
Wayne Kirkpatrick and Tommy Sims, "Change the World" |
Celine Dion, Falling Into You |
| 1996 |
Seal, Kiss From a Rose |
Seal, "Kiss From a Rose" |
Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill |
| 1995 |
Sheryl Crow, All I Wanna Do |
Bruce Springsteen, "Streets of Philadelphia" |
Tony Bennett, MTV Unplugged |
| 1994 |
Whitney Houston, I Will Always Love You |
Alan Menken and Tim Rice "A Whole New World" (Aladdin's Theme) |
Whitney Houston, The Bodyguard |
| 1993 |
Eric Clapton, Tears in Heaven |
Eric Clapton, "Tears in Heaven" |
Eric Clapton, Unplugged |
| 1992 |
Natalie Cole, Unforgettable |
Irvin Gordon, "Unforgettable" |
Natalie Cole, Unforgettable |
| 1991 |
Phil Collins, Aother Day in Paradise |
Julie Gold "From a Distance" |
Quincy Jones, Back on the Block |
| 1990 |
Bette Midler, Wind Beneath My Wings |
Bette Midler, "Wind Beneath My Wings" |
Bonnie Rait, Nick of Time |
| 1989 |
Bobby McFerrin, Don't Worry, Be Happy |
Bobby McFerrin, "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
George Michael, Faith |
| 1988 |
Paul Simon, Graceland |
Linda Ronstadt, James Ingram, "Somewhere Out There" |
U2, The Joshua Tree |
| 1987 |
Steve Winwood, Higher Love |
Various artists, "That's What Friends Are For" |
Paul Simon, Graceland |
| 1986 |
USA for Africa, We Are the World |
Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, "We Are the World" |
Phil Collins, No Jacket Required |
| 1985 |
Tina Turner, What's Love Got to Do with it? |
Graham Lyle, Terry Britten, "What's Love Got to Do with It?" |
Lionel Richie, Can't Slow Down |
| 1984 |
Michael Jackson, Beat It |
Sting, "Every Breath You Take" |
Michael Jackson, Thriller |
| 1983 |
Toto, Rosanna |
Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson, "Always on My Mind" |
Toto, Toto IV |
| 1982 |
Kim Carnes, Bette Davis Eyes |
Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon, "Bette Davis Eyes" |
John Lennon/Yoko Ono, Double Fantasy |
| 1981 |
Christopher Cross, Sailing |
Christopher Cross, "Sailing" |
Christopher Cross, Christopher Cross |
| 1980 |
The Doobie Brothers, What a Fool Believes |
Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, "What a Fool Believes" |
Billy Joel, 52nd Street |
| 1979 |
Billy Joel, Just the Way You Are |
Billy Joel, "Just the Way You Are"' |
Various artists, Saturday Night Fever |
| 1978 |
The Eagles, Hotel California |
Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams, "Evergreen" |
Fleetwood Mac, Rumours |
| 1977 |
George Benson, This Masquerade |
Bruce Johnston, "I Write the Songs" |
Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life |
| 1976 |
Captain & Tennille, Love Will Keep Us Together |
Stephen Sondheim, "Send in the Clowns" |
Paul Simon, Still Crazy After All These Years |
| 1975 |
Olivia Newton-John, I Honestly Love you |
Marilyn & Alan Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch, "The Way We Were" |
Stevie Wonder, Fulfillingness' First Finale |
| 1974 |
Roberta Flack, Killing Me Softly with His Song |
Norman Gimbel, Charles Fox, "Killing Me Softly with His Song" |
Stevie Wonder, Innervisions |
| 1973 |
Roberta Flack, The first Time Ever I Saw Your Face |
Ewan McColl, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" |
George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan et al, Concert for Bangladesh |
| 1972 |
Carole King, It's Too Late |
Carole King, "You've Got a Friend" |
Carole King, Tapestry |
| 1971 |
Simon & Garfunkel, Mrs. Robinson |
Paul Simon, "Bridge over Troubled Water" |
Simon & Garfunkel, Bridge over Troubled Water |
| 1970 |
5th Dimension, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In |
Joe South, "Games People Play" |
Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 1969 |
Simon & Garfunkel, Mrs. Robinson |
Bobby Russell, "Little Green Apples" |
Glen Campbell, By the Time I Get to Phoenix |
| 1968 |
5th Dimension, Up, Up and Away |
Jim Webb, "Up, Up, and Away" |
The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| 1967 |
Frank Sinatra, Strangers in the Night |
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, "Michelle" |
Frank Sinatra, A Man and His Music |
| 1966 |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, A Taste of Honey |
Paul Francis Webster, Johnny Mandel, "The Shadow of Your Smile" |
Frank Sinatra, September of My Years |
| 1965 |
Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, The Girl from Ipanema |
Jerry Herman, "Hello, Dolly!" |
Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, Getz/Gilberto |
| 1964 |
Henry Mancini, The Days of Wine and Roses |
Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, "The Days of Wine and Roses" |
Barbra Streisand, The Barbra Streisand Album |
| 1963 |
Tony Bennett, I Left My Heart in San Francisco |
Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley, "What Kind of Fool Am I?" |
Vaughn Meader, The First Family |
| 1962 |
Henry Mancini, Moon River |
Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, "Moon River" |
Judy Garland, Judy at Carnegie Hall |
| 1961 |
Percy Faith, Theme from a Summer Place |
Ernest Gold, "Theme from Exodus" |
Bob Newhart, Button-Down Mind |
| 1960 |
Bobby Darin, Mack the Knife |
Jimmy Driftwood, "The Battle of New Orleans" |
Frank Sinatra, Come Dance with Me |
| 1959 |
Domenico Modugno, Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare) |
Domenico Modugno, "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" |
Henry Mancini, The Music from Peter Gunn |
