[1] According to the category description guide for the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental rock albums containing at least 51 percent of newly recorded material.
[2] The accolade for Best Rock Album was first presented to the Mexican band Café Tacuba at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards in 2000 for their fourth studio album Revés/Yo Soy (1999).
Best Rock Album was reintroduced in 2010 at the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.
Uruguayan band NoTeVaGustar are the most nominated artist without a win, with four.
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year ^[II] Showing only the nationality(ies) of the performing artist(s) ^[III] Showing the name of the performer and the nominated album General Specific