Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album

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The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2] In 2023, it was joined by a companion category, Best Alternative Music Performance.[3]

Criteria

While the definition of "alternative" has been debated,[4] the award was first presented in 1991 to recognize non-mainstream rock albums "heavily played on college radio stations".[5][6] After several updates of the category description, the Grammy organisation issued the following statement for the 2019 Grammy season:

Alternative is defined as a genre of music that embraces attributes of progression and innovation in both the music and attitudes associated with it. It is often a less intense version of rock or a more intense version of pop and is typically regarded as more original, eclectic, or musically challenging. It may embrace a variety of subgenres or any hybrids thereof and may include recordings that don't fit into other genre categories.

History

In 1991, and from 1994 to 1999, the award was known as Best Alternative Music Performance.[4] The award goes to the artist, producer and engineer/mixer, provided they are credited with more than 50% of playing time on the album. The lead performing artist is the only one who receives an official nomination. A producer or engineer with less than 50% of playing time, as well as the mastering engineer, can apply for a Winners Certificate.[7] Before 2001, only the performing artist received a nomination and an award.

As of 2025, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Beck, and St. Vincent share the record for the most wins in this category, having won three times each, with St. Vincent being the first solo female to win the award thrice. Three female solo artists have won the award, Sinéad O'Connor and Fiona Apple; two bands with female members, The White Stripes and Alabama Shakes, have also won the award, as well as two all-female bands, Wet Leg and Boygenius. With nine nominations to date, Björk holds the record for the most nominations in this category; Radiohead singer Thom Yorke was nominated for the 2007 and 2020 awards for his solo albums, making him the most nominated person in this category with 10 total nominations. Björk holds the record for the most nominations for a solo artist, as well as the record for the most nominations without a win. Vampire Weekend and Coldplay have each received the award twice, and Coldplay are the only group to win two years consecutively. American artists have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented to musicians or groups from the United Kingdom five times, from Ireland twice, and from France and Australia once each. Artists from Canada, Iceland, and Sweden have been nominated for the award, but none have won.

Recipients

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Sinéad O'Connor was the inaugural winner in 1991.
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Michael Stipe of 1992 award winner R.E.M.
Black and white image of a man wearing a white dress shirt, a dark vest and jeans holding a guitar and standing behind a microphone stand. His eyes are closed, and the background is completely black except for a single light that shines from behind.
Thom Yorke of the three-time award-winning band Radiohead.
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Three-time winner Beck.
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Björk has been nominated a record nine times.
Four men in from of an audience.
Two-time award-winning band Coldplay.
In the forefront, a man in a white dress shirt and tie holding a microphone on a stand. In the background, a man wearing a jacket, tie, and sunglasses playing keyboards.
2007 winners Gnarls Barkley.
On the left, a man in red pants and a black T-shirt with black hair down to his chin holding a red guitar. On the right, a woman wearing a white shirt with black polka dots standing behind a red microphone stand.
Three-time award-winning band The White Stripes.
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Ezra Koenig of two-time award-winner Vampire Weekend.
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St. Vincent was the second solo female recipient when she won in 2015, and the first to win twice for solo recordings.
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Brittany Howard of 2016 award winner Alabama Shakes.
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2017 award winner David Bowie.
Year[I] Winners Work Nominees Ref.
1991 Sinéad O'Connor I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Template:Smalldiv [6]
1992 R.E.M. Out of Time Template:Smalldiv [8]
1993 Tom Waits Bone Machine Template:Smalldiv [9]
1994 U2 Zooropa Template:Smalldiv [10]
1995 Green Day Dookie Template:Smalldiv [11]
1996 Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York Template:Smalldiv [12]
1997 Beck Odelay Template:Smalldiv [13]
1998 Radiohead OK Computer Template:Smalldiv [14]
1999 Beastie Boys Hello Nasty Template:Smalldiv [15]
2000 Beck Mutations Template:Smalldiv [16]
2001 Radiohead
  • Nigel Godrich & Radiohead (producers)
  • Nigel Godrich (engineer/mixer)
 Kid A Template:Smalldiv [17]
2002 Coldplay Parachutes Template:Smalldiv [18]
2003 Coldplay
  • Ken Nelson & Coldplay (producers)
  • Ken Nelson, Mark Phythian & Coldplay (engineers/mixers)
 A Rush of Blood to the Head Template:Smalldiv [19]
2004 The White Stripes Elephant Template:Smalldiv [20]
2005 Wilco
  • Jim O'Rourke & Wilco (producers)
  • Jim O'Rourke & Chris Shaw (engineers/mixers)
 A Ghost Is Born Template:Smalldiv [21]
2006 The White Stripes Get Behind Me Satan Template:Smalldiv [22]
2007 Gnarls Barkley
  • Ben Allen & Kennie Takahashi (engineers/mixers)
 St. Elsewhere Template:Smalldiv [23]
2008 The White Stripes Icky Thump Template:Smalldiv [24]
2009 Radiohead In Rainbows Template:Smalldiv [25]
2010 Phoenix
  • Philippe Zdar Cerboneschi & Phoenix (producers)
  • Philippe Zdar Cerboneschi (engineer/mixer)
 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Template:Smalldiv [26]
2011 The Black Keys
  • Mark Neill & Black Keys (producers)
  • Tchad Blake & Mark Neill (engineers/mixers)
 Brothers Template:Smalldiv [27]
2012 Bon Iver
  • Brian Joseph (engineer/mixer)
 Bon Iver Template:Smalldiv [28]
2013 Gotye Making Mirrors Template:Smalldiv [29]
2014 Vampire Weekend
  • Ariel Rechtschaid (producer)
  • Michael Harris, Ariel Rechtshaid, Nick Rowe & Dave Schiffman (engineers/mixers)
 Modern Vampires of the City Template:Smalldiv [30]
2015 St. Vincent St. Vincent Template:Smalldiv [31]
2016 Alabama Shakes Sound & Color Template:Smalldiv [32]
2017 David Bowie Blackstar Template:Smalldiv [33]
2018 The National Sleep Well Beast Template:Smalldiv [34]
2019 Beck Colors Template:Smalldiv [35]
2020 Vampire Weekend
  • Ariel Rechtshaid (producer)
  • John DeBold, Chris Kasych, Takemasa Kosaka, Ariel Rechtshaid & Hiro Takayama (engineers/mixers)
 Father of the Bride Template:Smalldiv [36]
2021 Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters Template:Smalldiv [37]
2022 St. Vincent
  • Jack Antonoff & St. Vincent (producers)
  • Cian Riordan & Laura Sisk (engineers/mixers)
 Daddy's Home Template:Smalldiv [38]
2023 Wet Leg Wet Leg Template:Smalldiv [39]
2024 Boygenius The Record Template:Smalldiv [40]
2025 St. Vincent
  • producers, engineers and mixers tbd
 All Born Screaming Template:Smalldiv [41]

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See also

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