Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Country Album

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The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Country Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality albums in the country music genre. 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]

The award was first presented under the name of Best Country & Western Album in 1966 to Roger Miller for Dang Me/Chug-A-Lug and was discontinued the following year. In 1995 the category was revived and was presented as Best Country Album until 2025 before receiving its current denomination at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in 2026 alongside the debut of a sister category Best Traditional Country Album.[3]

According to the category description guide for the 68th Grammy Awards (2026), the award "recognizes contemporary country music recordings, both vocal and instrumental, which utilize a stylistic intention, song structure, lyrical content, and/or musical presentation to create a sensibility that reflects the broad spectrum of contemporary country style and culture. The intent is to recognize country music that remains reminiscent and relevant to the legacy of country music’s culture, while also engaging in more contemporary music forms."[4]

The Chicks are the most awarded performers in this category with four wins, followed by Chris Stapleton who has three wins. Two-time award winners include Roger Miller, Lady A, Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert. Canadian singer Shania Twain is the only non-American winner in this category, to date. Trisha Yearwood holds the record for most nominations, with eight. Yearwood also holds the record for most nominations without a win. The current holder of the award is Beyonce, the first black artist, who won at the 67th Grammy Awards with her eighth studio album Cowboy Carter.

Recipients

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1996 winner and three-time nominee Shania Twain is the first and so far only non-American winner.
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Dixie Chicks the most awarded performers with four wins.
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Vince Gill received the award in 2008 as has eight additional nominations in this category. He is, to date, the most awarded male country artist at the Grammys.
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2009 winner George Strait
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Taylor Swift received three nominations in this category. Her album, Fearless won, including Album of the Year in 2010.
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Lady Antebellum, three-time nominees and 2011 and 2012 winners
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Two-time winner Kacey Musgraves. Her album Golden Hour has also won Album of the Year in 2019.
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Two-time recipient Miranda Lambert
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Three-time winner Chris Stapleton
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Beyoncé is the first black artist to win the award. Her album, Cowboy Carter also won Album of the Year in 2025.
Year[I] Recipient(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1965 Roger Miller Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug Template:Smalldiv [5]
1966 The Return of Roger Miller Template:Smalldiv [6]
1995 Mary Chapin Carpenter Stones in the Road Template:Smalldiv [7]
1996 Shania Twain The Woman in Me Template:Smalldiv [8]
1997 Lyle Lovett The Road to Ensenada Template:Smalldiv [9]
1998 Johnny Cash Unchained Template:Smalldiv [10]
1999 The Chicks Wide Open Spaces Template:Smalldiv [11]
2000 Fly Template:Smalldiv [12]
2001 Faith Hill Breathe Template:Smalldiv [13]
2002 Various artists
 · Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin, producers 		Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute Template:Smalldiv [14]
2003 The Chicks Home Template:Smalldiv [15]
2004 Various artists
 · Carl Jackson, producer 		Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers Template:Smalldiv [16]
2005 Loretta Lynn Van Lear Rose Template:Smalldiv [17]
2006 Alison Krauss & Union Station Lonely Runs Both Ways Template:Smalldiv [18]
2007 The Chicks Taking the Long Way Template:Smalldiv [19]
2008 Vince Gill These Days Template:Smalldiv [20]
2009 George Strait Troubadour Template:Smalldiv [21]
2010 Taylor Swift Fearless Template:Smalldiv [22]
2011 Lady Antebellum Need You Now Template:Smalldiv [23]
2012 Own the Night Template:Smalldiv [24]
2013 Zac Brown Band Uncaged Template:Smalldiv [25]
2014 Kacey Musgraves Same Trailer Different Park Template:Smalldiv [26]
2015 Miranda Lambert Platinum Template:Smalldiv [27]
2016 Chris Stapleton Traveller Template:Smalldiv [28]
2017 Sturgill Simpson A Sailor's Guide to Earth Template:Smalldiv [29]
2018 Chris Stapleton From A Room: Volume 1 Template:Smalldiv [30]
2019 Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour Template:Smalldiv [31]
2020 Tanya Tucker While I'm Livin' Template:Smalldiv [32]
2021 Miranda Lambert Wildcard Template:Smalldiv [33]
2022 Chris Stapleton Starting Over Template:Smalldiv [34]
2023 Willie Nelson A Beautiful Time Template:Smalldiv [35]
2024 Lainey Wilson Bell Bottom Country Template:Smalldiv [36]
2025 Beyoncé Cowboy Carter Template:Smalldiv [37]
2026 TBA TBA Template:Smalldiv [38]

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See also

References

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General
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