Most nominated, never won this award
- 01DEDeadmau53 noms
- 02DIDisclosure3 noms
- 03BOBonobo2 noms
- 04DGDavid Guetta2 noms
- 05GOGoldfrapp2 noms
- 06KAKaskade2 noms
A visual history · Grammys
The winners who defined Dance Album.
21 ceremonies, 2005–2025. 17 different winners. The longest run belongs to Skrillex, with 2 straight wins.
- Who won most recently?
- Charli XCX in 2025 for Brat.
- Who has won the most?
- The Chemical Brothers, 3 wins (2006, 2008, 2020).
- BratCharli XCX01
- Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)Fred Again02
- RenaissanceBeyoncé03
- SubconsciouslyBlack Coffee04
- BubbaKaytranada05
- No GeographyThe Chemical Brothers06
- Years explored
- 2005–2025
- Different winners
- 17
- Category leader
- The Chemical Brothers · 3
About this record
Best Dance/Electronic Album was first awarded in 2005, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.
It was previously known as Best Dance/Electronic Music Album.
Before that it ran as Best Electronic/Dance Album through 2011 and Best Dance/Electronica Album through 2014.
2005–2025
21 ceremonies
20052025
01 / The reigns
Skrillex set the longest run.
The timeline turns the 2005–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.
- 01The Chemical Brothers3 wins
- 02Daft Punk2 wins
- 03Skrillex2 wins
Basement Jaxx'05
The Chemical Brothers'06
Madonna'07
The Chemical Brothers'08
Daft Punk'09
Lady Gaga'10
La Roux'11
Skrillex'12–'13×2
Daft Punk'14
Aphex Twin'15
Jack Ü'16
Flume'17
Kraftwerk'18
Justice'19
The Chemical Brothers'20
Kaytranada'21
Black Coffee'22
Beyoncé'23
Fred Again'24
Charli XCX'25
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
Sony leads the recorded label credits with 3 wins, 2005–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
Sony3 wins01
Warner3 wins02
Freestyle Dust2 wins03
Owsla2 wins04
Big Beat1 win05
Ed Banger1 win06
Wins by label
- Sony314%
- Warner314%
- Freestyle Dust210%
- Owsla210%
- Big Beat15%
- Ed Banger15%
- Other943%
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2005–2025.
Most losses in this category
- 01TBThe Chemical Brothers4L · 3W
- 02DEDeadmau53L · 0W
- 03DIDisclosure3L · 0W
- 04BOBonobo2L · 0W
- 05DGDavid Guetta2L · 0W
- 06GOGoldfrapp2L · 0W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2005–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charli XCX (Brat)beat 4 others
| Atlantic |
| 2024 | Fred Again (Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022))beat 4 others
| Atlantic |
| 2023 | Beyoncé (Renaissance)beat 4 others
| Parkwood/Columbia |
| 2022 | Black Coffee (Subconsciously)beat 5 others
| Soulstic Music |
| 2021 | Kaytranada (Bubba)beat 4 others
| RCA |
| 2020 | The Chemical Brothers (No Geography)beat 4 others
| Virgin EMI Astralwerks |
| 2019 | Justice (Woman Worldwide)beat 4 others
| Ed Banger/Because |
| 2018 | Kraftwerk (3-D The Catalogue)beat 4 others
| Kling Klang/Parlophone |
| 2017 | Flume (Skin)beat 4 others
| Future Classic/Mom + Pop/Transgressive |
| 2016 | Jack Ü (Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü)beat 4 others
| Owsla/Mad Decent/Atlantic |
| 2015 | Aphex Twin (Syro)beat 4 others
| Warp |
| 2014 | Daft Punk (Random Access Memories)beat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 2013 | Skrillex (Bangarang)repeatbeat 4 others
| Owsla/Big Beat/Atlantic |
| 2012 | Skrillex (Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites)beat 4 others
| Big Beat/Mau5trap/Atlantic |
| 2011 | La Roux (La Roux)beat 4 others
| Polydor |
| 2010 | Lady Gaga (The Fame)beat 4 others
| Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree |
| 2009 | Daft Punk (Alive 2007)beat 5 others
| Virgin |
| 2008 | The Chemical Brothers (We Are the Night)beat 4 others
| Freestyle Dust/Virgin Astralwerks |
| 2007 | Madonna (Confessions on a Dance Floor)beat 4 others
| Warner Bros. |
| 2006 | The Chemical Brothers (Push the Button)beat 4 others
| Freestyle Dust/Virgin Astralwerks/EMI |
| 2005 | Basement Jaxx (Kish Kash)beat 4 others
| XL/Astralwerks |
