Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the bluegrass 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".
Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Recording , the award was first presented in 1989. In 1990 and 1991, the category was renamed Best Bluegrass Recording, and in 1990, the award was reserved for singles rather than albums. In 1992 the category was renamed Best Bluegrass Album.
In 1995 and 1997, producers of compilation albums were the only award recipients.
The inaugural recipient of the award was Bill Monroe, widely considered to be the founder of the genre. Alison Krauss has the most wins in the category, with six, including five with her band Union Station who are tied with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for second most wins. Jim Lauderdale, Nashville Bluegrass Band, and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway are the only other acts to have won more than once, with two awards each. Del McCoury holds the record for most nominations, with ten, while Doyle Lawson, Noam Pickelny, Peter Rowan, and The Seldom Scene have the most nominations without a win, with four. In 2018, the first tie in the history of the category occurred, with the award being presented to both Rhonda Vincent and The Infamous Stringdusters. The current recipient of the award is Billy Strings, who won at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
Recipients
| Year | Performing artist | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
| 1989 | ||||
| 1990 | and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | |||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1992 | and John Starling | |||
| 1993 | and Union Station | |||
| 1994 | Nashville Bluegrass Band | |||
| 1995 | Various artists | |||
| 1996 | Nashville Bluegrass Band | |||
| 1997 | Various artists | |||
| 1998 | and Union Station | |||
| 1999 | and Kentucky Thunder | |||
| 2000 | and Kentucky Thunder | |||
| 2001 | ||||
| 2002 | and Union Station | |||
| 2003 | Clinch Mountain Boys, Jim Lauderdale, and Ralph Stanley | |||
| 2004 | and Union Station | |||
| 2005 | and Kentucky Thunder | |||
| 2006 | Del McCoury Band | |||
| 2007 | and Kentucky Thunder | |||
| 2008 | ||||
| 2009 | and Kentucky Thunder | |||
| 2010 | ||||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2012 | Alison Krauss and Union Station | Paper Airplane | ||
| 2013 | Steep Canyon Rangers | Nobody Knows You | ||
| 2014 | Del McCoury Band | The Streets of Baltimore | ||
| 2015 | The Earls of Leicester | The Earls of Leicester | ||
| 2016 | The SteelDrivers | The Muscle Shoals Recordings | ||
| 2017 | O'Connor Band with Mark O'Connor | Coming Home | ||
| 2018 | Rhonda Vincent and the Rage | All the Rage | ||
| 2018 | The Infamous Stringdusters | Laws of Gravity | ||
| 2019 | The Travelin' McCourys | The Travelin' McCourys | ||
| 2020 | Michael Cleveland | Tall Fiddler | ||
| 2021 | Billy Strings | Home | ||
| 2022 | Béla Fleck | My Bluegrass Heart | ||
| 2023 | Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway | Crooked Tree | ||
| 2024 | Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway | City of Gold | ||
| 2025 | Billy Strings | Live Vol. 1 |
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| 2026 |
Awards were presented to Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor as the producers of the album.
An award was presented to Todd Phillips as the producer of the album.
Artists with multiple wins
;6 wins- Alison Krauss
- Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
- Union Station
- Jim Lauderdale
- Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
- Nashville Bluegrass Band
- Billy Strings
Artists with multiple nominations
- Del McCoury
- Del McCoury Band
- Ralph Stanley
- Ricky Skaggs
;* Dan Tyminski
;7 nominations
;6 nominations
- Jim Lauderdale
- Union Station
- Jerry Douglas
- Doyle Lawson
- Noam Pikelny
- Peter Rowan
- The Seldom Scene
- Billy Strings
;2 nominations
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