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Every Grammys Best Musical Album for Children winner

12 ceremonies, 2000–2011. 8 different winners. The longest run was Various artists, 2 years straight (2005–2006).

It was awarded for the last time in 2011.

From 2012 the Grammys awarded Best Children's Music Album instead.

Various artists ×4Riders in the Sky ×2
Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by label; hover for details.
Various artists'00
Riders in the Sky'01
Various artists'02
Riders in the Sky'03
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer'04
Various artists'05–'06×2
Dan Zanes and Friends'07
The Muppets'08
They Might Be Giants'09
Ziggy Marley'10
Pete Seeger'11
Wins by label
  1. Walt Disney333%
  2. Appleseed Recordings111%
  3. Disney Sound111%
  4. Festival Five Records111%
  5. Smithsonian Folkways111%
  6. Sony111%
  7. Other111%

3 further wins have no label on record and are not counted in the 9 above.

3 of these 12 wins have no label on record, so the bar covers the other 9.

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2011. Excludes 9 nominations credited to various artists, which names a compilation rather than an act.

Most nominated, never won

  • Trout Fishing In America4 noms
  • Beethoven's Wig3 noms
  • Tom Chapin3 noms
  • Ella Jenkins2 noms
  • Sweet Honey in the Rock2 noms
  • Tom Paxton2 noms

Most losses

  • Trout Fishing In America4L · 0W
  • Beethoven's Wig3L · 0W
  • Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer3L · 1W
  • Tom Chapin3L · 0W
  • Ella Jenkins2L · 0W
  • Sweet Honey in the Rock2L · 0W

The full list

YearWinnerLabel
2011Pete Seeger (Tomorrow's Children)
beat 4 others
  • They Might Be Giants (Here Comes Science)
  • Justin Roberts (Jungle Gym)
  • Battersby Duo (Sunny Days)
  • Judy Pancoast (Weird Things Are Everywhere!)
Appleseed Recordings
2010Ziggy Marley (Family Time)
beat 5 others
  • Jonathan Sprout (American Heroes #3)
  • Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Christylez Bacon (Banjo To Beatbox)
  • Milkshake (Great Day)
  • Greg & Steve (Jumpin' & Jammin)
  • Buck Howdy (Pete Seeger Tribute: Ageless Kids' Songs)
Tuff Gong
2009They Might Be Giants (Here Come the 123s)
beat 4 others
  • Beethoven's Wig (Beethoven's Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies)
  • Trout Fishing In America (Big Round World)
  • Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could (Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could)
  • Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony (The Shoe Bird)
Disney Sound/Idlewild
2008The Muppets (The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas)
beat 5 others
  • Buck Howdy with BB (Chickens)
  • Sweet Honey in the Rock (Experience...101)
  • Bill Harley (I Wanna Play)
  • Peter Himmelman (My Green Kite)
  • various artists (The Velveteen Rabbit - Love Can Make You Real)
Walt Disney
2007Dan Zanes and Friends (Catch That Train!)
beat 4 others
  • Various Artists (Baby Einstein Meet The Orchestra)
  • Beethoven's Wig (Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies)
  • Trout Fishing In America (My Best Day)
  • John Lithgow (The Sunny Side of the Street)
Festival Five Records
2006Various artists (Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers)repeat
beat 4 others
  • Red Grammer (Be Bop Your Best!)
  • Ralph's World (Green Gorilla, Monster & Me)
  • Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey)
  • Tom Chapin (Some Assembly Required)
Not listed
2005Various artists (cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins)unverified
beat 4 others
  • Beethoven's Wig (Beethoven's Wig 2 - More Sing Along Symphonies)
  • Dan Zanes and Friends (House Party)
  • Trout Fishing In America (Merry Fishes To All)
  • Ella Jenkins (Sharing Cultures With Ella Jenkins)
Smithsonian Folkways
2004Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (Bon Appétit!)
beat 4 others
  • Ilene Graff (Baby's Broadway Lullabies)
  • Tom Chapin (Making Good Noise)
  • various artists (Philadelphia Chickens)
  • Tom Paxton (When Bullfrogs Croak)
Not listed
2003Riders in the Sky (Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites)
beat 4 others
  • Richard Perlmutter (Beethoven's Wig - Sing Along Symphonies)
  • Various Artists (Big Songs For Little Kids - I Feel Like Praising)
  • Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (Pocket Full Of Stardust)
  • Tom Paxton (Your Shoes, My Shoes)
Walt Disney
2002Various artists (Elmo & the Orchestra)
beat 4 others
  • Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Brave Combo (All Wound Up! A Family Music Party)
  • Keb' Mo' (Big Wide Grin)
  • Trout Fishing in America (InFINity)
  • Georgia S. Lucking (Little House Of Music Level 1 Package)
Sony
2001Riders in the Sky (Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs)
beat 4 others
  • Kenny Loggins (More Songs from Pooh Corner)
  • Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (Pillow Full Of Wishes)
  • Sweet Honey in the Rock (Still The Same Me)
  • Tom Chapin (This Pretty Planet)
Walt Disney
2000Various artists (The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland)
beat 5 others
  • Various Artists (A Bug's Life Sing-Along)
  • Dinorock (Dreamosaurus)
  • Ella Jenkins (Ella Jenkins And A Union Of Friends Pulling Together)
  • John McCutcheon (John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Springsongs)
  • Mannheim Steamroller (Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse)
Not listed

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