Every Grammys Best Country Album winner

26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 18 different winners. The longest run was Lady Antebellum, 2 years straight (2011–2012).

Chris Stapleton ×3Dixie Chicks ×3Kacey Musgraves ×2Lady Antebellum ×2Miranda Lambert ×2

Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by label; hover for details.

Dixie Chicks'00

Faith Hill'01

Various Artists'02

Dixie Chicks'03

Various Artists'04

Loretta Lynn'05

Alison Krauss & Union Station'06

Dixie Chicks'07

Vince Gill'08

George Strait'09

Taylor Swift'10

Lady Antebellum'11–'12×2

Zac Brown Band'13

Kacey Musgraves'14

Miranda Lambert'15

Chris Stapleton'16

Sturgill Simpson'17

Chris Stapleton'18

Kacey Musgraves'19

Tanya Tucker'20

Miranda Lambert'21

Chris Stapleton'22

Willie Nelson'23

Lainey Wilson'24

Beyoncé'25

Wins by label

Universal12Sony7Independent4Warner2Southern Ground1

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Little Big Town4 noms
Tim McGraw4 noms
Trisha Yearwood4 noms
Alan Jackson3 noms
Ashley McBryde3 noms
Brandy Clark3 noms

Most losses

Little Big Town4L · 0W
Tim McGraw4L · 0W
Trisha Yearwood4L · 0W
Willie Nelson4L · 1W
Alan Jackson3L · 0W
Ashley McBryde3L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2025	Beyoncé (Cowboy Carter) beat 4 others Kacey Musgraves (Deeper Well) Post Malone (F-1 Trillion) Chris Stapleton (Higher) Lainey Wilson (Whirlwind)	Parkwood/Columbia
2024	Lainey Wilson (Bell Bottom Country) beat 4 others Brothers Osborne (Brothers Osborne) Kelsea Ballerini (Rolling Up the Welcome Mat) Tyler Childers (Rustin' in the Rain) Zach Bryan (Zach Bryan)	Broken Bow
2023	Willie Nelson (A Beautiful Time) beat 4 others Ashley McBryde (Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville) Luke Combs (Growin' Up) Maren Morris (Humble Quest) Miranda Lambert (Palomino)	Legacy
2022	Chris Stapleton (Starting Over) beat 4 others Sturgill Simpson (The Ballad of Dood and Juanita) Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram (The Marfa Tapes) Mickey Guyton (Remember Her Name) Brothers Osborne (Skeletons)	Mercury Nashville
2021	Miranda Lambert (Wildcard) beat 4 others Ingrid Andress (Lady Like) Ashley McBryde (Never Will) Little Big Town (Nightfall) Brandy Clark (Your Life Is a Record)	RCA Nashville
2020	Tanya Tucker (While I'm Livin') beat 4 others Thomas Rhett (Center Point Road) Eric Church (Desperate Man) Pistol Annies (Interstate Gospel) Reba McEntire (Stronger Than the Truth)	Fantasy
2019	Kacey Musgraves (Golden Hour) beat 4 others Chris Stapleton (From A Room: Volume 2) Ashley McBryde (Girl Going Nowhere) Brothers Osborne (Port Saint Joe) Kelsea Ballerini (Unapologetically)	MCA Nashville
2018	Chris Stapleton (From A Room: Volume 1) beat 4 others Little Big Town (The Breaker) Kenny Chesney (Cosmic Hallelujah) Lady Antebellum (Heart Break) Thomas Rhett (Life Changes)	Mercury Nashville
2017	Sturgill Simpson (A Sailor's Guide to Earth) beat 4 others Brandy Clark (Big Day in a Small Town) Loretta Lynn (Full Circle) Maren Morris (Hero) Keith Urban (Ripcord)	Atlantic
2016	Chris Stapleton (Traveller) beat 4 others Ashley Monroe (The Blade) Sam Hunt (Montevallo) Kacey Musgraves (Pageant Material) Little Big Town (Pain Killer)	Mercury Nashville
2015	Miranda Lambert (Platinum) beat 4 others Eric Church (The Outsiders) Dierks Bentley (Riser) Brandy Clark (12 Stories) Lee Ann Womack (The Way I'm Livin')	RCA Nashville
2014	Kacey Musgraves (Same Trailer Different Park) beat 4 others Blake Shelton (Based on a True Story...) Jason Aldean (Night Train) Taylor Swift (Red) Tim McGraw (Two Lanes of Freedom)	Mercury Nashville
2013	Zac Brown Band (Uncaged) beat 4 others Miranda Lambert (Four the Record) Hunter Hayes (Hunter Hayes) Jamey Johnson (Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran) The Time Jumpers (The Time Jumpers)	Southern Ground/Atlantic
2012	Lady Antebellum (Own the Night)repeat beat 5 others Eric Church (Chief) George Strait (Here for a Good Time) Jason Aldean (My Kinda Party) Blake Shelton (Red River Blue) Taylor Swift (Speak Now)	Capitol Nashville
2011	Lady Antebellum (Need You Now) beat 4 others Jamey Johnson (The Guitar Song) Miranda Lambert (Revolution) Dierks Bentley (Up on the Ridge) Zac Brown Band (You Get What You Give)	Capitol Nashville
2010	Taylor Swift (Fearless) beat 4 others Lee Ann Womack (Call Me Crazy) Keith Urban (Defying Gravity) Zac Brown Band (The Foundation) George Strait (Twang)	Big Machine
2009	George Strait (Troubadour) beat 4 others Randy Travis (Around the Bend) Trisha Yearwood (Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love) Patty Loveless (Sleepless Nights) Jamey Johnson (That Lonesome Song)	MCA Nashville
2008	Vince Gill (These Days) beat 4 others Brad Paisley (5th Gear) George Strait (It Just Comes Natural) Tim McGraw (Let It Go) Dierks Bentley (Long Trip Alone)	MCA Nashville
2007	Dixie Chicks (Taking the Long Way) beat 4 others 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)	Columbia
2006	Alison Krauss & Union Station (Lonely Runs Both Ways) beat 4 others Gretchen Wilson (All Jacked Up) Faith Hill (Fireflies) Trisha Yearwood (Jasper County) Brad Paisley (Time Well Wasted)	Rounder
2005	Loretta Lynn (Van Lear Rose) beat 4 others Keith Urban (Be Here) Gretchen Wilson (Here for the Party) Tim McGraw (Live Like You Were Dying) Tiff Merritt (Tambourine)	Interscope
2004	Various Artists (Louvin Brothers Tribute)unverified beat 5 others Faith Hill (Cry) Willie Nelson (Live and Kickin') Lyle Lovett (My Baby Don't Tolerate) Willie Nelson and Ray Price (Run That by Me One More Time) Shania Twain (Up!)	Universal South
2003	Dixie Chicks (Home) beat 4 others Alan Jackson (Drive) Willie Nelson (The Great Divide) Dolly Parton (Halos & Horns) Joe Nichols (Man with a Memory)	Columbia/Monument
2002	Various Artists (Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute)unverified beat 4 others Trisha Yearwood (Inside Out) Diamond Rio (One More Day) Willie Nelson (Rainbow Connection) Tim McGraw (Set This Circus Down)	Lost Highway
2001	Faith Hill (Breathe) beat 4 others Lee Ann Womack (I Hope You Dance) Vince Gill (Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye) Trisha Yearwood (Real Live Woman) Alan Jackson (Under the Influence)	Warner Bros. Nashville
2000	Dixie Chicks (Fly) beat 4 others George Jones (Cold Hard Truth) Alison Krauss (Forget About It) Asleep at the Wheel (Ride with Bob: A Tribute to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys) Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton (Trio II)	Monument

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