Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year

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

The current holder of the award is Luke Combs, who won in both 2022 for his third studio album Growin' Up.

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.

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

Three-time winner Chris Stapleton
2012 and 2016 winner Eric Church
Two-time recipient Miranda Lambert
2009 honoree Taylor Swift has also won Entertainer of the Year twice.
2006 winner Brad Paisley .
Dixie Chicks are the only female group to win Album of the Year
Five-time Album of the Year honoree George Strait
1984 winner Anne Murray is the inaugural solo female and only non—American recipient.
1976 and 1982 recipient Willie Nelson
Eleven—time nominee and two—time winner Merle Haggard .
Inaugural recipient Jack Greene also won Male Vocalist Single of the Year awards at the 1967 ceremony.