Golden Melody Award for Album of the Year

The Golden Melody Award for Album of the Year (Chinese: 金曲獎年度專輯獎) is presented by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan to honor quality vocal or instrumental recording albums in the pop music genre.

The honor was first presented in the 2nd Golden Melody Awards.

The award was discontinued in 2005 and was separated into Best Mandarin Album, Best Taiwanese Album, Best Hakka Album, and Best Aboriginal Album.

In 2017, the award was revived and albums in different languages are eligible for this award.

(Oct.) Most wins Most nominations Jolin Tsai

Four-time nominee received the most nominations in this category, including three-time award winner Jay Chou
Two-time award winner Eason Chan
Two-time nominee, including one-time award winner Jolin Tsai
Two-time nominee, including one-time award winner Wu Bai