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Lilly King

2016-08-21T01:35:36Z

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{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Lilly King
| image = 
| image_size = 
| alt =
| caption =
| fullname = Lilly King
| nicknames = King
| national_team = {{USA}}
| strokes = [[Breaststroke swimming|Breaststroke]]
| club = [[FJ Reitz High School]] Panthers [[Evansville, Indiana]] Newburgh Sea Creatures [[Newburgh, Indiana]]
| collegeteam = [[Indiana Hoosiers#Women's swimming & diving|Indiana University]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|2|10|mf=y}}<ref name=bio>{{cite web |url=http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1453&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&biosid=4720fbfb-fada-4c41-97cf-3037e649cd24 |title=National Team Bios – Lilly King |publisher=[[USA Swimming]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Evansville, Indiana]]<ref name=bio />
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{convert|5|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}}
| updated =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry|{{USA}} }}
{{MedalOlympic}}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m breaststroke]]}}
{{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|[[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
}}

'''Lilly King''' (born February 10, 1997)<ref name="IU Bio">{{cite web|title=Lilly King Bio|url=http://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7513|website=iuhoosiers.com|publisher=Indiana Hoosiers|accessdate=29 June 2016}}</ref> is an American [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]]. In the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] she won the gold medal in the [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|100 meter breaststroke competition]] and also won a gold medal in the 2nd (breaststroke) leg of the [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|women's 4×100 m medley]].

==Early life==
King was raised in [[Evansville, Indiana]], the daughter of Mark and Ginny King. Mark ran track and cross-country at [[Indiana State University]] and Ginny swam for [[Eastern Kentucky University]] and [[Illinois State University]]. King's younger brother Alex is a walk-on swimmer at the [[University of Michigan]].<ref name="Forde 2016">{{cite news|last1=Forde|first1=Pat|title=Lilly King's improbable journey to the finger-wagging frontline of swimming's Cold War|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/lilly-kings-improbable-journey-to-the-finger-wagging-frontline-of-swimmings-cold-war-184109212.html|accessdate=9 August 2016|publisher=Yahoo Sports|date=8 August 2016}}</ref> King attended [[FJ Reitz High School]] where the school's swim team shared Lloyd Pool with five other teams.<ref name="Forde 2016" /> The lanes at Lloyd Pool were often crowded with swimmers below King's ability, so in order to help compensate, King added several morning practices a week with the local masters team and joined a competitive swim league called the Newburgh Sea Creatures.<ref name="Forde 2016" />

==Career==

===College===
King attends [[Indiana University Bloomington]], where she competes for the [[Indiana Hoosiers#Women's swimming & diving|Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving]] team.<ref name="IU Bio" />

At the 2016 [[NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships|NCAA finals]], her freshman year, she was crowned the NCAA Champion in the 100 yard breaststroke (56.85) and 200 yard breaststroke (2:03.59). The performance established King as one of the best short course yards breaststroke swimmers in history, setting the [[List of United States records in swimming|American]], NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten, and Georgia Tech Pool records in winning the NCAA titles.<ref name="IU Bio" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/lilly-king-rips-100-breast-american-record/ |title=Lilly King smashes 57 second barrier to set 100 breast American record |first1=Lauren |last1=Neidigh |date=March 18, 2016 |publisher=Swimswam |access-date=June 29, 2016 }}</ref> That same freshman year she was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, earned four All-America honors, First-Team All-Big Ten, and Big Ten Freshman of the Year.<ref name="IU Bio" />

===2016 Summer Olympic Games===
{{see also|Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}

At the [[2016 United States Olympic Trials (swimming)|2016 US Olympic trials]] in Omaha, King won both the 100 meter breaststroke and the 200 meter breaststroke, qualifying for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro.

In the [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m breaststroke]] heats, King finished 1st with a time of 1:05.78 and qualified for the semifinals. There she again finished first with a time of 1:05.70. The next fastest swimmer was [[Yulia Efimova]], a Russian and the reigning world champion who had previously served a 16-month doping suspension for failing a 2014 drug test.<ref name="NYT 2016">{{cite news|last1=Crouse|first1=Karen|title=American Lilly King Makes Statement With Olympic Record in 100-Meter Breaststroke|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/sports/olympics/lilly-king-yulia-efimova-swimming-breaststroke.html|accessdate=9 August 2016|agency=New York Times|date=8 August 2016}}</ref> Efimova also failed a drug test in 2016 with [[Meldonium|a drug that had been banned earlier that year]] (January 2016), but with no research on how long the drug stayed in a person's system, she was not banned or given a suspension.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rogers|first1=Martin|title=U.S. swimmer Lilly King calls out Russian drug cheat with strong words, finger wag|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2016/08/07/finger-pointing-sets-up-us-russian-womens-swim-showdown/88381764/|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=August 9, 2016|date=August 8, 2016}}</ref>

As King looked on from the ready room, where swimmers gather before they race, Efimova won her semifinal and appeared to mock King by waggling her index finger — King had first performed the move earlier in the day. After posting the fastest time in the 100 m breaststroke semifinals, King expressed distaste for her rival Yefimova and wagged her finger to remind everyone who was No. 1. In a post-race interview with NBC, King said, "You wave your finger No. 1 and you’ve been caught drug cheating? I’m not a fan."<ref name="NYT 2016">{{cite news|last1=Crouse|first1=Karen|title=American Lilly King Makes Statement With Olympic Record in 100-Meter Breaststroke|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/sports/olympics/lilly-king-yulia-efimova-swimming-breaststroke.html|accessdate=9 August 2016|agency=New York Times|date=8 August 2016}}</ref> King went on to win the Olympic gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke, setting an Olympic record of 1:04:93 in the process.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Woods|first1=David|title=Lilly King sets Olympic record in winning 100 breaststroke, Russian nemesis|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2016/08/08/lilly-king-sets-olympic-record-winning-100-breaststroke-russian-nemesis/88377188/|website=IndyStar.com|publisher=Indianapolis Star|date=August 8, 2016}}</ref>

''USA Today'' said King and Efimova's rivalry "was heightened by the backstory, the international rivalry, and the high stakes of a final event. It was the Olympics at its very, very best."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilder|first1=Charlotte|title=Lilly King's feisty rivalry with Yulia Efimova is the Olympics at its very best|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/08/lilly-king-yulia-efimova-rivalry-breaststroke-olympics-very-best|accessdate=9 August 2016|publisher=USA Today|date=9 August 2016}}</ref> ''Sporting News'' noted the two "joined the list of the hottest U.S.-Soviet/Russian head-to-heads in sports history."<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. vs. Russia: Lilly King-Yulia Efimova adds to history of heated rivalries|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/athletics/list/usa-russia-sports-rivalries-soviet-union-king-efimova-serena-sharapova-miracle-on-ice/1poxv6xsznjzq1eyovdr2f6wpp|accessdate=9 August 2016|publisher=Sporting News}}</ref> As a result of her approach to the 2016 Olympic Games and her rivalry with Efimova, King developed a reputation as being "[f]riendly but fiery, with no filter and no apologies."<ref name="Forde 2016" />

==References==
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[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers of the United States]]

Grammy Award for Best Country Album

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{{Infobox award
| name = Grammy Award for Best Country Album
| description = quality albums in the [[country music]] genre
| image =
| imagesize = 100px
| alt = A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
| caption = Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
| presenter = [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]
| country = United States
| year = 1965
| year2 =
| holder = [[Chris Stapleton]], ''[[Traveller (Chris Stapleton album)|Traveller]]'' ([[58th Annual Grammy Awards|2016]])
| website = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]
}}

The '''Grammy Award for Best Country Album''' is an award presented at the [[Grammy Award]]s, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,<ref name=Grammy>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> 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".<ref name=Overview>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/|title=Overview|accessdate=April 24, 2010|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref>

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 received its current denomination of '''Best Country Album'''. According to the category description guide for the [[54th Grammy Awards]], the award is presented to vocal or instrumental country albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.<ref name=Categorymapper>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/category-mapper/new-category/124673/124753|title=Category Mapper|accessdate=November 25, 2011|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref>

The [[Dixie Chicks]] are the most awarded performers in this category with four wins. Two-time award winners include [[Roger Miller]] and [[Lady Antebellum]]. 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.

==Recipients==
[[File:Roger miller.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|Two-time award winner [[Roger Miller]].]]
[[File:ShaniaTwain3.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|1996 winner [[Shania Twain]] the first and so far only non-American winner.]]
[[File:DixieChicksMSG062003.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|[[Dixie Chicks]] the most awarded performers with four wins.]]
[[File:Faith Hill 2006.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|2001 winner [[Faith Hill]]]]
[[File:George Strait on stage.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|2009 winner [[George Strait]]]]
[[File:Taylor Swift 083 (18118731780).jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|[[52nd Annual Grammy Awards|2010]] winner [[Taylor Swift]] is the only act to win the [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album]] and Best Country Album. ]]
[[File:Lady Antebellum 2008.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|[[Lady Antebellum]], 2011 and 2012 winners]]
[[File:Kacey Musgraves.jpeg|thumb|right|upright|thumb|alt=|[[56th Annual Grammy Awards|2014]] winner [[Kacey Musgraves]]]]
[[File:Miranda Lambert.jpg|thumb|right|upright|thumb|alt=|[[57th Annual Grammy Awards|2015]] winner [[Miranda Lambert]]]]
[[File:ChrisStapletonCMA2015.jpg|thumb|right|upright|thumb|alt=|[[58th Annual Grammy Awards|2016]] winner [[Chris Stapleton]]]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:#efefef;"|Year{{ref|1|[I]}}
! style="background:#efefef;"|Performing artist(s)
! style="background:#efefef;"|Work
! style="background:#efefef;" class="unsortable"|Nominees
! style="background:#efefef;" class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[7th Grammy Awards|1965]]
| {{sortname|Roger|Miller}}
| {{sort|Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug|''Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug''}}
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1965>{{cite web|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0150548.html|title=1964 Grammy Awards|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[9th Grammy Awards|1966]]
| {{sortname|Roger|Miller}}
| {{sort|Return of Roger Miller, The|''[[The Return of Roger Miller]]''}}
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1966>{{cite web|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0150551.html|title=1965 Grammy Awards|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[37th Grammy Awards|1995]]
| [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]]
| {{sort|Stones in the Road|''[[Stones in the Road]]''}}
| 
* [[Asleep at the Wheel]] — ''Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboy''
* [[Vince Gill]] — ''[[When Love Finds You]]''
* [[Reba McEntire]] — ''[[Read My Mind (album)|Read My Mind]]''
* [[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[The Song Remembers When]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1995>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-06/entertainment/ca-17089_1_vocal-performance/2|title=The 37th Grammy Nominations|date=January 6, 1995|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company|page=2}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[38th Grammy Awards|1996]]
| {{sortname|Shania|Twain}}
| {{sort|Woman in Me, The|''[[The Woman in Me (Shania Twain album)|The Woman in Me]]''}}
| 
*[[Junior Brown]] — ''Junior High''
*[[The Mavericks]] — ''[[Music for All Occasions]]''
*[[John Michael Montgomery]] — ''[[John Michael Montgomery (album)|John Michael Montgomery]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Thinkin' About You]]''
*[[Dwight Yoakam]] — ''[[Dwight Live]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1996>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html|title=List of Grammy nominees|date=January 4, 1996|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=CNN}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[39th Grammy Awards|1997]]
| {{sortname|Lyle|Lovett}}
| {{sort|Road to Ensenada, The|''[[The Road to Ensenada]]''}}
| 
*[[Brooks & Dunn]] — ''[[Borderline (Brooks & Dunn album)|Borderline]]''
*[[Vince Gill]] — ''[[High Lonesome Sound]]''
*[[Patty Loveless]] — ''[[The Trouble with the Truth]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Everybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood album)|Everybody Knows]]''
*[[Dwight Yoakam]] — ''[[Gone (Dwight Yoakam album)|Gone]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1997>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HKQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ci4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4773,8816303&dq|title=Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards|date=January 8, 1997|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|first=Mary|last=Campbell}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[40th Grammy Awards|1998]]
| {{sortname|Johnny|Cash}}
| {{sort|Unchained|''[[Unchained (Johnny Cash album)|Unchained]]''}}
| 
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Everything I Love]]''
*[[Patty Loveless]] — ''[[Long Stretch of Lonesome]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[Carrying Your Love With Me]]''
*[[Dwight Yoakam]] — ''[[Under the Covers (Dwight Yoakam album)|Under The Covers]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1998>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/40/nominees.shtml |title=40th Annual Grammy Award Nominations |accessdate=December 9, 2011 |publisher=Digital Hit |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20110807061111/http://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/40/nominees.shtml |archivedate=August 7, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[41st Grammy Awards|1999]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Wide Open Spaces|''[[Wide Open Spaces]]''}}
| 
*[[Garth Brooks]] — ''[[Sevens (album)|Sevens]]''
*[[Faith Hill]] — ''[[Faith (Faith Hill album)|Faith]]''
*[[Shania Twain]] — ''[[Come On Over (Shania Twain album)|Come On Over]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Where Your Road Leads]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1999>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lauryn-hill/772|title=1999 Grammy Nominees|date=November 27, 1998|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=NME |publisher=[[IPC Media]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[42nd Grammy Awards|2000]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Fly|''[[Fly (Dixie Chicks album)|Fly]]''}}
| 
*[[Asleep at the Wheel]] — ''Ride with Bob''
*[[Emmylou Harris]], [[Linda Ronstadt]] & [[Dolly Parton]] — ''[[Trio II]]''
*[[George Jones]] — ''[[Cold Hard Truth]]''
*[[Alison Krauss]] — ''[[Forget About It]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2000>{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/04/grammy.noms.01/list.html|title=42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations|publisher=CNN|accessdate=July 12, 2010|date=January 4, 2000}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[43rd Grammy Awards|2001]]
| {{sortname|Faith|Hill}}
| {{sort|Breathe|''[[Breathe (Faith Hill album)|Breathe]]''}}
| 
*[[Vince Gill]] — ''[[Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye]]''
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Under the Influence (Alan Jackson album)|Under the Influence]]''
*[[Lee Ann Womack]] — ''[[I Hope You Dance]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Real Live Woman]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2001>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/|title=43rd Grammy Awards|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=CNN|date=February 21, 2001}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[44th Grammy Awards|2002]]
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]{{ref|2|[II]}}
| {{sort|Timeless|''Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute''}}
| 
*[[Diamond Rio]] — ''[[One More Day (album)|One More Day]]''
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Set This Circus Down]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[Rainbow Connection (album)|Rainbow Connection]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Inside Out (Trisha Yearwood album)|Inside Out]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2002>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml|title=Complete List Of Grammy Nominees|date=January 4, 2002|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[45th Grammy Awards|2003]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Home|''[[Home (Dixie Chicks album)|Home]]''}}
| 
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Drive (Alan Jackson album)|Drive]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[The Great Divide (Willie Nelson album)|The Great Divide]]''
*[[Joe Nichols]] — ''[[Man with a Memory]]''
*[[Dolly Parton]] — ''[[Halos & Horns]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2003>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlscmusic.com/Content/Charts%20Awards/45Grammy%20Nom%20List.pdf|title=45 Grammy Nom List}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[46th Grammy Awards|2004]]
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]{{ref|3|[III]}}
| {{sort|Livin', Lovin', Losin'|''[[Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers]]''}}
| 
*[[Faith Hill]] — ''[[Cry (Faith Hill album)|Cry]]''
*[[Lyle Lovett]] — ''[[My Baby Don't Tolerate]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] & [[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]] — ''Run That By Me One More Time''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[Live and Kickin']]''
*[[Shania Twain]] — ''[[Up! (album)|Up!]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2004>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/05/movies/they-re-all-contenders.html|title=They're All Contenders|date=December 5, 2003|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=The New York Times|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[47th Grammy Awards|2005]]
| {{sortname|Loretta|Lynn}}
| {{sort|Van Lear Rose|''[[Van Lear Rose]]''}}
| 
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Live Like You Were Dying]]''
*[[Tiff Merritt]] — ''[[Tambourine (album)|Tambourine]]''
*[[Keith Urban]] — ''[[Be Here]]''
*[[Gretchen Wilson]] — ''[[Here for the Party]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2005>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm|title=Grammy Award nominees in top categories|date=February 7, 2005|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=USA Today}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[48th Grammy Awards|2006]]
| {{sortname|Alison|Krauss}} and Union Station
| {{sort|Lonely Runs Both Ways|''[[Lonely Runs Both Ways]]''}}
| 
*[[Faith Hill]] — ''[[Fireflies (Faith Hill album)|Fireflies]]''
*[[Brad Paisley]] — ''[[Time Well Wasted]]''
*[[Gretchen Wilson]] — ''[[All Jacked Up]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Jasper County (album)|Jasper County]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2006>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/arts/09gram-list.html|title=The Complete List of Grammy Nominations|accessdate=July 12, 2010|date=December 8, 2005|page=1|work=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[49th Grammy Awards|2007]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Taking the Long Way|''[[Taking the Long Way]]''}}
| 
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Like Red on a Rose]]''
*[[Little Big Town]] — ''[[The Road to Here]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker]]''
*[[Josh Turner]] — ''[[Your Man]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2007>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_show/list.aspx#05|title=49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[50th Grammy Awards|2008]]
| {{sortname|Vince|Gill}}
| {{sort|These Days|''[[These Days (Vince Gill album)|These Days]]''}}
| 
*[[Dierks Bentley]] — ''[[Long Trip Alone]]''
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Let It Go (Tim McGraw album)|Let It Go]]''
*[[Brad Paisley]] — ''[[5th Gear (album)|5th Gear]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[It Just Comes Natural]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2008>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/story.jhtml|title=Grammy 2008 Winners List|date=February 10, 2008|publisher=MTV|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[51st Grammy Awards|2009]]
| {{sortname|George|Strait}}
| {{sort|Troubadour|''[[Troubadour (George Strait album)|Troubadour]]''}}
| 
*[[Jamey Johnson]] — ''[[That Lonesome Song]]''
*[[Patty Loveless]] — ''[[Sleepless Nights (Patty Loveless album)|Sleepless Nights]]''
*[[Randy Travis]] — ''[[Around the Bend (album)|Around the Bend]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2009>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/20090208/story.jhtml|title=Grammy 2009 Winners List|date=February 8, 2009|publisher=MTV|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[52nd Grammy Awards|2010]]
| {{sortname|Taylor|Swift}}
| {{sort|Fearless|''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]''}}
| 
*[[Zac Brown Band]] — ''[[The Foundation (Zac Brown Band album)|The Foundation]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[Twang (album)|Twang]]''
*[[Keith Urban]] — ''[[Defying Gravity (Keith Urban album)|Defying Gravity]]''
*[[Lee Ann Womack]] — ''[[Call Me Crazy]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2010>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx#04|title=The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[53rd Grammy Awards|2011]]
| [[Lady Antebellum]]
| {{sort|Need You Now|''[[Need You Now (Lady Antebellum album)|Need You Now]]''}}
| 
*[[Dierks Bentley]] — ''[[Up on the Ridge]]''
*[[Zac Brown Band]] — ''[[You Get What You Give (album)|You Get What You Give]]''
*[[Jamey Johnson]] — ''[[The Guitar Song]]''
*[[Miranda Lambert]] — ''[[Revolution (Miranda Lambert album)|Revolution]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2011>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/breaking/newsletter/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,4822287.htmlstory|title=53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list|accessdate=December 2, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[54th Grammy Awards|2012]]
| [[Lady Antebellum]]
| ''[[Own the Night]]''
| 
*[[Jason Aldean]] — ''[[My Kinda Party]]''
*[[Eric Church]] — ''[[Chief (Eric Church album)|Chief]]''
*[[Blake Shelton]] — ''[[Red River Blue]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[Here for a Good Time]]''
*[[Taylor Swift]] — ''[[Speak Now]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2012>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011&genre=8|title=2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Country Field|publisher=[[Recording Academy|The Recording Academy]]|date=November 30, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[55th Grammy Awards|2013]]
| [[Zac Brown Band]]
| ''[[Uncaged]]''
| 
*[[Hunter Hayes]] — ''[[Hunter Hayes (album)|Hunter Hayes]]''
*[[Jamey Johnson]] — ''[[Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran]]''
*[[Miranda Lambert]] — ''[[Four the Record]]''
*[[The Time Jumpers]] — ''The Time Jumpers''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>[http://www.grammy.com/nominees List of 2013 nominees]</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[56th Grammy Awards|2014]]
| [[Kacey Musgraves]]
| ''[[Same Trailer Different Park]]''
| 
*[[Jason Aldean]] — ''[[Night Train (Jason Aldean album)|Night Train]]''
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Two Lanes of Freedom]]''
*[[Blake Shelton]] — ''[[Based on a True Story...]]''
*[[Taylor Swift]] — ''[[Red (Taylor Swift album)|Red]]''
| <ref>[http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf 2014 Nominees]</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[57th Grammy Awards|2015]]
| [[Miranda Lambert]]
| ''[[Platinum (Miranda Lambert album)|Platinum]]''
| 
*[[Dierks Bentley]] – ''[[Riser (album)|Riser]]''
*[[Eric Church]] – ''[[The Outsiders (Eric Church album)|The Outsiders]]''
*[[Brandy Clark]] – ''[[12 Stories (Brandy Clark album)|12 Stories]]
*[[Lee Ann Womack]] – ''[[The Way I'm Livin']]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[57th Grammy Awards|2016]]
| [[Chris Stapleton]]
| ''[[Traveller (Chris Stapleton album)|Traveller]]''
| 
*[[Sam Hunt (musician)|Sam Hunt]] – ''[[Montevallo (album)|Montevallo]]''
*[[Little Big Town]] – ''[[Pain Killer (Little Big Town album)|Pain Killer]]''
*[[Ashley Monroe]] – ''[[The Blade (Ashley Monroe album)|The Blade]]
*[[Kacey Musgraves]] – ''[[Pageant Material]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref>
|}
{{note|1|[I]}} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year. 
{{note|2|[II]}} Awards were presented to Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin as the producers of the album. 
{{note|3|[III]}} An award was presented to [[Carl Jackson]] as the producer of the album.

==See also==
*[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]]

==References==
{{refbegin}}
;General
* {{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=March 4, 2011}} Note: User must select the "Country" category as the genre under the search feature.
* {{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/countryalbum.htm|title=Grammy Awards: Best Country Album|publisher=Rock on the Net|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}

;Specific
{{refend}}
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== External links ==
[http://www.grammy.com Official Site of the Grammy Awards]

{{Grammy Award years}}
{{Grammy Award categories}}

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[[Category:Grammy Award categories|Country Album]]
[[Category:Grammy Awards for country music]]
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{{Infobox award
| name = Grammy Award for Best Country Album
| description = quality albums in the [[country music]] genre
| image =
| imagesize = 100px
| alt = A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
| caption = Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
| presenter = [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]
| country = United States
| year = 1965
| year2 = 2015
| website = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]
}}

The '''Grammy Award for Best Country Album''' is an award presented at the [[Grammy Award]]s, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,<ref name=Grammy>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> 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".<ref name=Overview>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/|title=Overview|accessdate=April 24, 2010|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref>

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 received its current denomination of '''Best Country Album'''. According to the category description guide for the [[54th Grammy Awards]], the award is presented to vocal or instrumental country albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.<ref name=Categorymapper>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/category-mapper/new-category/124673/124753|title=Category Mapper|accessdate=November 25, 2011|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref>

The [[Dixie Chicks]] are the most awarded performers in this category with four wins. Two-time award winners include [[Roger Miller]] and [[Lady Antebellum]]. 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.

==Recipients==
[[Image:Roger miller.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|Two-time award winner [[Roger Miller]].]]
[[Image:ShaniaTwain3.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|1996 winner [[Shania Twain]] the first and so far only non-American winner.]]
[[Image:DixieChicksMSG062003.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|[[Dixie Chicks]] the most awarded performers with four wins.]]
[[Image:Faith Hill 2006.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|2001 winner [[Faith Hill]]]]
[[Image:George Strait on stage.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|2009 winner [[George Strait]]]]
[[File:Taylor Swift 083 (18118731780).jpg|thumb|175px|right|[[52nd Annual Grammy Awards|2010]] winner [[Taylor Swift]] is the only act to win the "[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album]]" and "Best Country Album". ]]
[[Image:Lady Antebellum 2008.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|[[Lady Antebellum]], 2011 and 2012 winners]]
[[File:Kacey Musgraves.jpeg|thumb|uprightthumb|alt=| [[56th Annual Grammy Awards|2014]] winner [[Kacey Musgraves]]]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:#efefef;"|Year{{ref|1|[I]}}
! style="background:#efefef;"|Performing artist(s)
! style="background:#efefef;"|Work
! style="background:#efefef;" class="unsortable"|Nominees
! style="background:#efefef;" class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[7th Grammy Awards|1965]]
| {{sortname|Roger|Miller}}
| {{sort|Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug|''Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug''}}
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1965>{{cite web|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0150548.html|title=1964 Grammy Awards|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[9th Grammy Awards|1966]]
| {{sortname|Roger|Miller}}
| {{sort|Return of Roger Miller, The|''[[The Return of Roger Miller]]''}}
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1966>{{cite web|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0150551.html|title=1965 Grammy Awards|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[37th Grammy Awards|1995]]
| [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]]
| {{sort|Stones in the Road|''[[Stones in the Road]]''}}
| 
* [[Asleep at the Wheel]] — ''Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboy''
* [[Vince Gill]] — ''[[When Love Finds You]]''
* [[Reba McEntire]] — ''[[Read My Mind (album)|Read My Mind]]''
* [[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[The Song Remembers When]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1995>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-06/entertainment/ca-17089_1_vocal-performance/2|title=The 37th Grammy Nominations|date=January 6, 1995|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company|page=2}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[38th Grammy Awards|1996]]
| {{sortname|Shania|Twain}}
| {{sort|Woman in Me, The|''[[The Woman in Me (Shania Twain album)|The Woman in Me]]''}}
| 
*[[Junior Brown]] — ''Junior High''
*[[The Mavericks]] — ''[[Music for All Occasions]]''
*[[John Michael Montgomery]] — ''[[John Michael Montgomery (album)|John Michael Montgomery]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Thinkin' About You]]''
*[[Dwight Yoakam]] — ''[[Dwight Live]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1996>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html|title=List of Grammy nominees|date=January 4, 1996|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=CNN}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[39th Grammy Awards|1997]]
| {{sortname|Lyle|Lovett}}
| {{sort|Road to Ensenada, The|''[[The Road to Ensenada]]''}}
| 
*[[Brooks & Dunn]] — ''[[Borderline (Brooks & Dunn album)|Borderline]]''
*[[Vince Gill]] — ''[[High Lonesome Sound]]''
*[[Patty Loveless]] — ''[[The Trouble with the Truth]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Everybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood album)|Everybody Knows]]''
*[[Dwight Yoakam]] — ''[[Gone (Dwight Yoakam album)|Gone]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1997>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HKQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ci4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4773,8816303&dq|title=Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards|date=January 8, 1997|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|first=Mary|last=Campbell}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[40th Grammy Awards|1998]]
| {{sortname|Johnny|Cash}}
| {{sort|Unchained|''[[Unchained (Johnny Cash album)|Unchained]]''}}
| 
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Everything I Love]]''
*[[Patty Loveless]] — ''[[Long Stretch of Lonesome]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[Carrying Your Love With Me]]''
*[[Dwight Yoakam]] — ''[[Under the Covers (Dwight Yoakam album)|Under The Covers]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1998>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/40/nominees.shtml |title=40th Annual Grammy Award Nominations |accessdate=December 9, 2011 |publisher=Digital Hit |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20110807061111/http://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/40/nominees.shtml |archivedate=August 7, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[41st Grammy Awards|1999]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Wide Open Spaces|''[[Wide Open Spaces]]''}}
| 
*[[Garth Brooks]] — ''[[Sevens (album)|Sevens]]''
*[[Faith Hill]] — ''[[Faith (Faith Hill album)|Faith]]''
*[[Shania Twain]] — ''[[Come On Over (Shania Twain album)|Come On Over]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Where Your Road Leads]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1999>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lauryn-hill/772|title=1999 Grammy Nominees|date=November 27, 1998|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=NME |publisher=[[IPC Media]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[42nd Grammy Awards|2000]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Fly|''[[Fly (Dixie Chicks album)|Fly]]''}}
| 
*[[Asleep at the Wheel]] — ''Ride with Bob''
*[[Emmylou Harris]], [[Linda Ronstadt]] & [[Dolly Parton]] — ''[[Trio II]]''
*[[George Jones]] — ''[[Cold Hard Truth]]''
*[[Alison Krauss]] — ''[[Forget About It]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2000>{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/04/grammy.noms.01/list.html|title=42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations|publisher=CNN|accessdate=July 12, 2010|date=January 4, 2000}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[43rd Grammy Awards|2001]]
| {{sortname|Faith|Hill}}
| {{sort|Breathe|''[[Breathe (Faith Hill album)|Breathe]]''}}
| 
*[[Vince Gill]] — ''[[Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye]]''
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Under the Influence (Alan Jackson album)|Under the Influence]]''
*[[Lee Ann Womack]] — ''[[I Hope You Dance]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Real Live Woman]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2001>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/|title=43rd Grammy Awards|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=CNN|date=February 21, 2001}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[44th Grammy Awards|2002]]
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]{{ref|2|[II]}}
| {{sort|Timeless|''Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute''}}
| 
*[[Diamond Rio]] — ''[[One More Day (album)|One More Day]]''
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Set This Circus Down]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[Rainbow Connection (album)|Rainbow Connection]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Inside Out (Trisha Yearwood album)|Inside Out]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2002>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml|title=Complete List Of Grammy Nominees|date=January 4, 2002|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[45th Grammy Awards|2003]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Home|''[[Home (Dixie Chicks album)|Home]]''}}
| 
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Drive (Alan Jackson album)|Drive]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[The Great Divide (Willie Nelson album)|The Great Divide]]''
*[[Joe Nichols]] — ''[[Man with a Memory]]''
*[[Dolly Parton]] — ''[[Halos & Horns]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2003>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlscmusic.com/Content/Charts%20Awards/45Grammy%20Nom%20List.pdf|title=45 Grammy Nom List}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[46th Grammy Awards|2004]]
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]{{ref|3|[III]}}
| {{sort|Livin', Lovin', Losin'|''[[Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers]]''}}
| 
*[[Faith Hill]] — ''[[Cry (Faith Hill album)|Cry]]''
*[[Lyle Lovett]] — ''[[My Baby Don't Tolerate]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] & [[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]] — ''Run That By Me One More Time''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[Live and Kickin']]''
*[[Shania Twain]] — ''[[Up! (album)|Up!]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2004>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/05/movies/they-re-all-contenders.html|title=They're All Contenders|date=December 5, 2003|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=The New York Times|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[47th Grammy Awards|2005]]
| {{sortname|Loretta|Lynn}}
| {{sort|Van Lear Rose|''[[Van Lear Rose]]''}}
| 
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Live Like You Were Dying]]''
*[[Tiff Merritt]] — ''[[Tambourine (album)|Tambourine]]''
*[[Keith Urban]] — ''[[Be Here]]''
*[[Gretchen Wilson]] — ''[[Here for the Party]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2005>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm|title=Grammy Award nominees in top categories|date=February 7, 2005|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=USA Today}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[48th Grammy Awards|2006]]
| {{sortname|Alison|Krauss}} and Union Station
| {{sort|Lonely Runs Both Ways|''[[Lonely Runs Both Ways]]''}}
| 
*[[Faith Hill]] — ''[[Fireflies (Faith Hill album)|Fireflies]]''
*[[Brad Paisley]] — ''[[Time Well Wasted]]''
*[[Gretchen Wilson]] — ''[[All Jacked Up]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Jasper County (album)|Jasper County]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2006>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/arts/09gram-list.html|title=The Complete List of Grammy Nominations|accessdate=July 12, 2010|date=December 8, 2005|page=1|work=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[49th Grammy Awards|2007]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Taking the Long Way|''[[Taking the Long Way]]''}}
| 
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Like Red on a Rose]]''
*[[Little Big Town]] — ''[[The Road to Here]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker]]''
*[[Josh Turner]] — ''[[Your Man]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2007>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_show/list.aspx#05|title=49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[50th Grammy Awards|2008]]
| {{sortname|Vince|Gill}}
| {{sort|These Days|''[[These Days (Vince Gill album)|These Days]]''}}
| 
*[[Dierks Bentley]] — ''[[Long Trip Alone]]''
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Let It Go (Tim McGraw album)|Let It Go]]''
*[[Brad Paisley]] — ''[[5th Gear (album)|5th Gear]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[It Just Comes Natural]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2008>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/story.jhtml|title=Grammy 2008 Winners List|date=February 10, 2008|publisher=MTV|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[51st Grammy Awards|2009]]
| {{sortname|George|Strait}}
| {{sort|Troubadour|''[[Troubadour (George Strait album)|Troubadour]]''}}
| 
*[[Jamey Johnson]] — ''[[That Lonesome Song]]''
*[[Patty Loveless]] — ''[[Sleepless Nights (Patty Loveless album)|Sleepless Nights]]''
*[[Randy Travis]] — ''[[Around the Bend (album)|Around the Bend]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2009>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/20090208/story.jhtml|title=Grammy 2009 Winners List|date=February 8, 2009|publisher=MTV|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[52nd Grammy Awards|2010]]
| {{sortname|Taylor|Swift}}
| {{sort|Fearless|''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]''}}
| 
*[[Zac Brown Band]] — ''[[The Foundation (Zac Brown Band album)|The Foundation]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[Twang (album)|Twang]]''
*[[Keith Urban]] — ''[[Defying Gravity (Keith Urban album)|Defying Gravity]]''
*[[Lee Ann Womack]] — ''[[Call Me Crazy]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2010>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx#04|title=The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[53rd Grammy Awards|2011]]
| [[Lady Antebellum]]
| {{sort|Need You Now|''[[Need You Now (Lady Antebellum album)|Need You Now]]''}}
| 
*[[Dierks Bentley]] — ''[[Up on the Ridge]]''
*[[Zac Brown Band]] — ''[[You Get What You Give (album)|You Get What You Give]]''
*[[Jamey Johnson]] — ''[[The Guitar Song]]''
*[[Miranda Lambert]] — ''[[Revolution (Miranda Lambert album)|Revolution]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2011>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/breaking/newsletter/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,4822287.htmlstory|title=53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list|accessdate=December 2, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[54th Grammy Awards|2012]]
| [[Lady Antebellum]]
| ''[[Own the Night]]''
| 
*[[Jason Aldean]] — ''[[My Kinda Party]]''
*[[Eric Church]] — ''[[Chief (Eric Church album)|Chief]]''
*[[Blake Shelton]] — ''[[Red River Blue]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[Here for a Good Time]]''
*[[Taylor Swift]] — ''[[Speak Now]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2012>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011&genre=8|title=2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Country Field|publisher=[[Recording Academy|The Recording Academy]]|date=November 30, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[55th Grammy Awards|2013]]
| [[Zac Brown Band]]
| ''[[Uncaged]]''
| 
*[[Hunter Hayes]] — ''[[Hunter Hayes (album)|Hunter Hayes]]''
*[[Jamey Johnson]] — ''[[Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran]]''
*[[Miranda Lambert]] — ''[[Four the Record]]''
*[[The Time Jumpers]] — ''The Time Jumpers''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>[http://www.grammy.com/nominees List of 2013 nominees]</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[56th Grammy Awards|2014]]
| [[Kacey Musgraves]]
| ''[[Same Trailer Different Park]]''
| 
*[[Jason Aldean]] — ''[[Night Train (Jason Aldean album)|Night Train]]''
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Two Lanes of Freedom]]''
*[[Blake Shelton]] — ''[[Based on a True Story...]]''
*[[Taylor Swift]] — ''[[Red (Taylor Swift album)|Red]]''
| <ref>[http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf 2014 Nominees]</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[57th Grammy Awards|2015]]
| [[Miranda Lambert]]
| ''[[Platinum (Miranda Lambert album)|Platinum]]''
| 
*[[Dierks Bentley]] – ''[[Riser (album)|Riser]]''
*[[Eric Church]] – ''[[The Outsiders (Eric Church album)|The Outsiders]]''
*[[Brandy Clark]] – ''[[12 Stories (Brandy Clark album)|12 Stories]]
*[[Lee Ann Womack]] – ''[[The Way I'm Livin']]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[57th Grammy Awards|2016]]
| [[Chris Stapleton]]
| ''[[Traveller (Chris Stapleton album)|Traveller]]''
| 
*[[Sam Hunt (musician)|Sam Hunt]] – ''[[Montevallo (album)|Montevallo]]''
*[[Little Big Town]] – ''[[Pain Killer (Little Big Town album)|Pain Killer]]''
*[[Ashley Monroe]] – ''[[The Blade (Ashley Monroe album)|The Blade]]
*[[Kacey Musgraves]] – ''[[Pageant Material]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref>
|}
{{note|1|[I]}} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year. 
{{note|2|[II]}} Awards were presented to Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin as the producers of the album. 
{{note|3|[III]}} An award was presented to [[Carl Jackson]] as the producer of the album.

==See also==
*[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]]

==References==
{{refbegin}}
;General
* {{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=March 4, 2011}} Note: User must select the "Country" category as the genre under the search feature.
* {{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/countryalbum.htm|title=Grammy Awards: Best Country Album|publisher=Rock on the Net|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}

;Specific
{{refend}}
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
[http://www.grammy.com Official Site of the Grammy Awards]

{{Grammy Award years}}
{{Grammy Award categories}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grammy Award For Best Country Album}}
[[Category:Grammy Award categories|Country Album]]
[[Category:Grammy Awards for country music]]

Grammy Award for Best Country Album

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{{Infobox award
| name = Grammy Award for Best Country Album
| description = quality albums in the [[country music]] genre
| image =
| imagesize = 100px
| alt = A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
| caption = Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
| presenter = [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]
| country = United States
| year = 1965
| year2 = 2015
| website = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]
}}

The '''Grammy Award for Best Country Album''' is an award presented at the [[Grammy Award]]s, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,<ref name=Grammy>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> 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".<ref name=Overview>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/|title=Overview|accessdate=April 24, 2010|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref>

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 received its current denomination of '''Best Country Album'''. According to the category description guide for the [[54th Grammy Awards]], the award is presented to vocal or instrumental country albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.<ref name=Categorymapper>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/category-mapper/new-category/124673/124753|title=Category Mapper|accessdate=November 25, 2011|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref>

The [[Dixie Chicks]] are the most awarded performers in this category with four wins. Two-time award winners include [[Roger Miller]] and [[Lady Antebellum]]. 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.

==Recipients==
[[Image:Roger miller.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|Two-time award winner [[Roger Miller]].]]
[[Image:ShaniaTwain3.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|1996 winner [[Shania Twain]] the first and so far only non-American winner.]]
[[Image:DixieChicksMSG062003.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|[[Dixie Chicks]] the most awarded performers with four wins.]]
[[Image:Faith Hill 2006.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|2001 winner [[Faith Hill]]]]
[[Image:George Strait on stage.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|2009 winner [[George Strait]]]]
[[File:Taylor Swift 083 (18118731780).jpg|thumb|175px|right|[[52nd Annual Grammy Awards|2010]] winner [[Taylor Swift]] is the only act to win the "[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album]]" and "Best Country Album". ]]
[[Image:Lady Antebellum 2008.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=|[[Lady Antebellum]], 2011 and 2012 winners]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:#efefef;"|Year{{ref|1|[I]}}
! style="background:#efefef;"|Performing artist(s)
! style="background:#efefef;"|Work
! style="background:#efefef;" class="unsortable"|Nominees
! style="background:#efefef;" class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[7th Grammy Awards|1965]]
| {{sortname|Roger|Miller}}
| {{sort|Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug|''Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug''}}
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1965>{{cite web|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0150548.html|title=1964 Grammy Awards|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[9th Grammy Awards|1966]]
| {{sortname|Roger|Miller}}
| {{sort|Return of Roger Miller, The|''[[The Return of Roger Miller]]''}}
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1966>{{cite web|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0150551.html|title=1965 Grammy Awards|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[37th Grammy Awards|1995]]
| [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]]
| {{sort|Stones in the Road|''[[Stones in the Road]]''}}
| 
* [[Asleep at the Wheel]] — ''Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboy''
* [[Vince Gill]] — ''[[When Love Finds You]]''
* [[Reba McEntire]] — ''[[Read My Mind (album)|Read My Mind]]''
* [[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[The Song Remembers When]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1995>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-06/entertainment/ca-17089_1_vocal-performance/2|title=The 37th Grammy Nominations|date=January 6, 1995|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company|page=2}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[38th Grammy Awards|1996]]
| {{sortname|Shania|Twain}}
| {{sort|Woman in Me, The|''[[The Woman in Me (Shania Twain album)|The Woman in Me]]''}}
| 
*[[Junior Brown]] — ''Junior High''
*[[The Mavericks]] — ''[[Music for All Occasions]]''
*[[John Michael Montgomery]] — ''[[John Michael Montgomery (album)|John Michael Montgomery]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Thinkin' About You]]''
*[[Dwight Yoakam]] — ''[[Dwight Live]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1996>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html|title=List of Grammy nominees|date=January 4, 1996|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=CNN}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[39th Grammy Awards|1997]]
| {{sortname|Lyle|Lovett}}
| {{sort|Road to Ensenada, The|''[[The Road to Ensenada]]''}}
| 
*[[Brooks & Dunn]] — ''[[Borderline (Brooks & Dunn album)|Borderline]]''
*[[Vince Gill]] — ''[[High Lonesome Sound]]''
*[[Patty Loveless]] — ''[[The Trouble with the Truth]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Everybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood album)|Everybody Knows]]''
*[[Dwight Yoakam]] — ''[[Gone (Dwight Yoakam album)|Gone]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1997>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HKQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ci4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4773,8816303&dq|title=Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards|date=January 8, 1997|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|first=Mary|last=Campbell}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[40th Grammy Awards|1998]]
| {{sortname|Johnny|Cash}}
| {{sort|Unchained|''[[Unchained (Johnny Cash album)|Unchained]]''}}
| 
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Everything I Love]]''
*[[Patty Loveless]] — ''[[Long Stretch of Lonesome]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[Carrying Your Love With Me]]''
*[[Dwight Yoakam]] — ''[[Under the Covers (Dwight Yoakam album)|Under The Covers]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1998>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/40/nominees.shtml |title=40th Annual Grammy Award Nominations |accessdate=December 9, 2011 |publisher=Digital Hit |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20110807061111/http://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/40/nominees.shtml |archivedate=August 7, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[41st Grammy Awards|1999]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Wide Open Spaces|''[[Wide Open Spaces]]''}}
| 
*[[Garth Brooks]] — ''[[Sevens (album)|Sevens]]''
*[[Faith Hill]] — ''[[Faith (Faith Hill album)|Faith]]''
*[[Shania Twain]] — ''[[Come On Over (Shania Twain album)|Come On Over]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Where Your Road Leads]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1999>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lauryn-hill/772|title=1999 Grammy Nominees|date=November 27, 1998|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=NME |publisher=[[IPC Media]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[42nd Grammy Awards|2000]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Fly|''[[Fly (Dixie Chicks album)|Fly]]''}}
| 
*[[Asleep at the Wheel]] — ''Ride with Bob''
*[[Emmylou Harris]], [[Linda Ronstadt]] & [[Dolly Parton]] — ''[[Trio II]]''
*[[George Jones]] — ''[[Cold Hard Truth]]''
*[[Alison Krauss]] — ''[[Forget About It]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2000>{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/04/grammy.noms.01/list.html|title=42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations|publisher=CNN|accessdate=July 12, 2010|date=January 4, 2000}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[43rd Grammy Awards|2001]]
| {{sortname|Faith|Hill}}
| {{sort|Breathe|''[[Breathe (Faith Hill album)|Breathe]]''}}
| 
*[[Vince Gill]] — ''[[Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye]]''
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Under the Influence (Alan Jackson album)|Under the Influence]]''
*[[Lee Ann Womack]] — ''[[I Hope You Dance]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Real Live Woman]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2001>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/|title=43rd Grammy Awards|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=CNN|date=February 21, 2001}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[44th Grammy Awards|2002]]
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]{{ref|2|[II]}}
| {{sort|Timeless|''Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute''}}
| 
*[[Diamond Rio]] — ''[[One More Day (album)|One More Day]]''
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Set This Circus Down]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[Rainbow Connection (album)|Rainbow Connection]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Inside Out (Trisha Yearwood album)|Inside Out]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2002>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml|title=Complete List Of Grammy Nominees|date=January 4, 2002|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[45th Grammy Awards|2003]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Home|''[[Home (Dixie Chicks album)|Home]]''}}
| 
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Drive (Alan Jackson album)|Drive]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[The Great Divide (Willie Nelson album)|The Great Divide]]''
*[[Joe Nichols]] — ''[[Man with a Memory]]''
*[[Dolly Parton]] — ''[[Halos & Horns]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2003>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlscmusic.com/Content/Charts%20Awards/45Grammy%20Nom%20List.pdf|title=45 Grammy Nom List}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[46th Grammy Awards|2004]]
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]{{ref|3|[III]}}
| {{sort|Livin', Lovin', Losin'|''[[Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers]]''}}
| 
*[[Faith Hill]] — ''[[Cry (Faith Hill album)|Cry]]''
*[[Lyle Lovett]] — ''[[My Baby Don't Tolerate]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] & [[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]] — ''Run That By Me One More Time''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[Live and Kickin']]''
*[[Shania Twain]] — ''[[Up! (album)|Up!]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2004>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/05/movies/they-re-all-contenders.html|title=They're All Contenders|date=December 5, 2003|accessdate=July 12, 2010|work=The New York Times|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[47th Grammy Awards|2005]]
| {{sortname|Loretta|Lynn}}
| {{sort|Van Lear Rose|''[[Van Lear Rose]]''}}
| 
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Live Like You Were Dying]]''
*[[Tiff Merritt]] — ''[[Tambourine (album)|Tambourine]]''
*[[Keith Urban]] — ''[[Be Here]]''
*[[Gretchen Wilson]] — ''[[Here for the Party]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2005>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm|title=Grammy Award nominees in top categories|date=February 7, 2005|accessdate=July 12, 2010|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=USA Today}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[48th Grammy Awards|2006]]
| {{sortname|Alison|Krauss}} and Union Station
| {{sort|Lonely Runs Both Ways|''[[Lonely Runs Both Ways]]''}}
| 
*[[Faith Hill]] — ''[[Fireflies (Faith Hill album)|Fireflies]]''
*[[Brad Paisley]] — ''[[Time Well Wasted]]''
*[[Gretchen Wilson]] — ''[[All Jacked Up]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Jasper County (album)|Jasper County]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2006>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/arts/09gram-list.html|title=The Complete List of Grammy Nominations|accessdate=July 12, 2010|date=December 8, 2005|page=1|work=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[49th Grammy Awards|2007]]
| [[Dixie Chicks]]
| {{sort|Taking the Long Way|''[[Taking the Long Way]]''}}
| 
*[[Alan Jackson]] — ''[[Like Red on a Rose]]''
*[[Little Big Town]] — ''[[The Road to Here]]''
*[[Willie Nelson]] — ''[[You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker]]''
*[[Josh Turner]] — ''[[Your Man]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2007>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_show/list.aspx#05|title=49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[50th Grammy Awards|2008]]
| {{sortname|Vince|Gill}}
| {{sort|These Days|''[[These Days (Vince Gill album)|These Days]]''}}
| 
*[[Dierks Bentley]] — ''[[Long Trip Alone]]''
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Let It Go (Tim McGraw album)|Let It Go]]''
*[[Brad Paisley]] — ''[[5th Gear (album)|5th Gear]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[It Just Comes Natural]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2008>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/story.jhtml|title=Grammy 2008 Winners List|date=February 10, 2008|publisher=MTV|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[51st Grammy Awards|2009]]
| {{sortname|George|Strait}}
| {{sort|Troubadour|''[[Troubadour (George Strait album)|Troubadour]]''}}
| 
*[[Jamey Johnson]] — ''[[That Lonesome Song]]''
*[[Patty Loveless]] — ''[[Sleepless Nights (Patty Loveless album)|Sleepless Nights]]''
*[[Randy Travis]] — ''[[Around the Bend (album)|Around the Bend]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] — ''[[Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2009>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/20090208/story.jhtml|title=Grammy 2009 Winners List|date=February 8, 2009|publisher=MTV|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[52nd Grammy Awards|2010]]
| {{sortname|Taylor|Swift}}
| {{sort|Fearless|''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]''}}
| 
*[[Zac Brown Band]] — ''[[The Foundation (Zac Brown Band album)|The Foundation]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[Twang (album)|Twang]]''
*[[Keith Urban]] — ''[[Defying Gravity (Keith Urban album)|Defying Gravity]]''
*[[Lee Ann Womack]] — ''[[Call Me Crazy]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2010>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx#04|title=The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[53rd Grammy Awards|2011]]
| [[Lady Antebellum]]
| {{sort|Need You Now|''[[Need You Now (Lady Antebellum album)|Need You Now]]''}}
| 
*[[Dierks Bentley]] — ''[[Up on the Ridge]]''
*[[Zac Brown Band]] — ''[[You Get What You Give (album)|You Get What You Give]]''
*[[Jamey Johnson]] — ''[[The Guitar Song]]''
*[[Miranda Lambert]] — ''[[Revolution (Miranda Lambert album)|Revolution]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2011>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/breaking/newsletter/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,4822287.htmlstory|title=53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list|accessdate=December 2, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[54th Grammy Awards|2012]]
| [[Lady Antebellum]]
| ''[[Own the Night]]''
| 
*[[Jason Aldean]] — ''[[My Kinda Party]]''
*[[Eric Church]] — ''[[Chief (Eric Church album)|Chief]]''
*[[Blake Shelton]] — ''[[Red River Blue]]''
*[[George Strait]] — ''[[Here for a Good Time]]''
*[[Taylor Swift]] — ''[[Speak Now]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2012>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011&genre=8|title=2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Country Field|publisher=[[Recording Academy|The Recording Academy]]|date=November 30, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[55th Grammy Awards|2013]]
| [[Zac Brown Band]]
| ''[[Uncaged]]''
| 
*[[Hunter Hayes]] — ''[[Hunter Hayes (album)|Hunter Hayes]]''
*[[Jamey Johnson]] — ''[[Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran]]''
*[[Miranda Lambert]] — ''[[Four the Record]]''
*[[The Time Jumpers]] — ''The Time Jumpers''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>[http://www.grammy.com/nominees List of 2013 nominees]</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[56th Grammy Awards|2014]]
| [[Kacey Musgraves]]
| ''[[Same Trailer Different Park]]''
| 
*[[Jason Aldean]] — ''[[Night Train (Jason Aldean album)|Night Train]]''
*[[Tim McGraw]] — ''[[Two Lanes of Freedom]]''
*[[Blake Shelton]] — ''[[Based on a True Story...]]''
*[[Taylor Swift]] — ''[[Red (Taylor Swift album)|Red]]''
| <ref>[http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf 2014 Nominees]</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[57th Grammy Awards|2015]]
| [[Miranda Lambert]]
| ''[[Platinum (Miranda Lambert album)|Platinum]]''
| 
*[[Dierks Bentley]] – ''[[Riser (album)|Riser]]''
*[[Eric Church]] – ''[[The Outsiders (Eric Church album)|The Outsiders]]''
*[[Brandy Clark]] – ''[[12 Stories (Brandy Clark album)|12 Stories]]
*[[Lee Ann Womack]] – ''[[The Way I'm Livin']]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[57th Grammy Awards|2016]]
| [[Chris Stapleton]]
| ''[[Traveller (Chris Stapleton album)|Traveller]]''
| 
*[[Sam Hunt (musician)|Sam Hunt]] – ''[[Montevallo (album)|Montevallo]]''
*[[Little Big Town]] – ''[[Pain Killer (Little Big Town album)|Pain Killer]]''
*[[Ashley Monroe]] – ''[[The Blade (Ashley Monroe album)|The Blade]]
*[[Kacey Musgraves]] – ''[[Pageant Material]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=December 5, 2014}}</ref>
|}
{{note|1|[I]}} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year. 
{{note|2|[II]}} Awards were presented to Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin as the producers of the album. 
{{note|3|[III]}} An award was presented to [[Carl Jackson]] as the producer of the album.

==See also==
*[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]]

==References==
{{refbegin}}
;General
* {{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=March 4, 2011}} Note: User must select the "Country" category as the genre under the search feature.
* {{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/countryalbum.htm|title=Grammy Awards: Best Country Album|publisher=Rock on the Net|accessdate=July 12, 2010}}

;Specific
{{refend}}
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
[http://www.grammy.com Official Site of the Grammy Awards]

{{Grammy Award years}}
{{Grammy Award categories}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grammy Award For Best Country Album}}
[[Category:Grammy Award categories|Country Album]]
[[Category:Grammy Awards for country music]]