Latin Grammy Award for Best Banda Album

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Banda Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.

[1] The award goes to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings in the banda music genre.

[2] The award was first presented to Banda el Recodo for the album Lo Mejor de Mi Vida at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000.

Banda Machos hold the record for most nominations without a win, with six.

Chiquis Rivera became the first solo female singer to win for Playlist.

Banda El Recodo, Cancún, 2009
Mexican banda Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga holds the record of most wins in the category with eight as well as most nominations with fourteen. They were also the first recipients of the award in 2000 for Lo Mejor de Mi Vida .
Joan Sebastian at Pepsi Center on August 22, 2009
Two-time winner, Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian . He was the first solo act to receive the award.
Two-time winners La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De René Camacho .
Chiquis Rivera, 2012
Three-time winner, Chiquis Rivera , is the first and only solo female singer to date to win the award, receiving it in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
Chiquis Rivera, 2012
2021 winner, Grupo Firme .
2023 winners, Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda .