Most nominated, never won this award
- 01SHShaggy5 noms
- 02TWThird World4 noms
- 03SRSly and Robbie3 noms
- 04SPSteel Pulse3 noms
- 05BHBeres Hammond2 noms
- 06CBCollie Buddz2 noms
A visual history · Grammys
The winners who defined Reggae Album.
41 ceremonies, 1985–2025. 27 different winners. The longest run belongs to Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, with 2 straight wins.
- Who won most recently?
- Various Artists in 2025 for Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe).
- Who has won the most?
- Ziggy Marley, 4 wins (2007, 2014, 2015, 2017).
- Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe)Various Artists01
- Colors of RoyalJulian Marley and Antaeus02
- The KallingKabaka Pyramid03
- Beauty in the SilenceSOJA04
- Got to Be ToughToots and the Maytals05
- RaptureKoffee
- Years explored
- 1985–2025
- Different winners
- 27
- Category leader
- Ziggy Marley · 4
About this record
Best Reggae Album was first awarded in 1985, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.
2000–2025
26 ceremonies
19852025
01 / The reigns
Ziggy Marley set the longest run.
The timeline turns the 2000–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.
- 01Ziggy Marley4 wins
- 02Stephen Marley3 wins
- 03Burning Spear2 wins
- 04Damian Marley2 wins
- 05Toots and the Maytals2 wins
Burning Spear'00
Beenie Man'01
Damian Marley'02
Lee "Scratch" Perry'03
Sean Paul'04
Toots and the Maytals'05
Damian Marley'06
Ziggy Marley'07
Stephen Marley'08
Burning Spear'09
Stephen Marley'10
Buju Banton'11
Stephen Marley'12
Jimmy Cliff'13
Ziggy Marley'14–'15×2
Morgan Heritage'16
Ziggy Marley'17
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley'18
Sting and Shaggy'19
Koffee'20
Toots and the Maytals'21
SOJA'22
Kabaka Pyramid'23
Julian Marley and Antaeus'24
Various Artists'25
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
Tuff Gong Worldwide leads the recorded label credits with 4 wins, 2000–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
Tuff Gong Worldwide4 wins01
Universal4 wins02
Ghetto Youths International3 wins03
A&M1 win04
Burning Music1 win05
CTBC Music Group1 win06
Wins by label
- Tuff Gong Worldwide416%
- Universal416%
- Ghetto Youths International312%
- A&M14%
- Burning Music14%
- CTBC Music Group14%
- Other1144%
1 further win has no label on record and is not counted in the 25 above.
1 of these 26 wins has no label on record, so the chart covers the other 25.
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025. Excludes 3 nominations credited to Various Artists, which names a compilation rather than an act.
Most losses in this category
- 01SPSean Paul6L · 1W
- 02BBBuju Banton5L · 1W
- 03SHShaggy5L · 0W
- 04BSBurning Spear4L · 2W
- 05LPLee "Scratch" Perry4L · 1W
- 06TWThird World4L · 0W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Various Artists (Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe))beat 4 others
| Tuff Gong/Island |
| 2024 | Julian Marley and Antaeus (Colors of Royal)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2023 | Kabaka Pyramid (The Kalling)beat 4 others
| Ghetto Youths International |
| 2022 | SOJA (Beauty in the Silence)beat 5 others
| ATO Records |
| 2021 | Toots and the Maytals (Got to Be Tough)beat 4 others
| Trojan Jamaica/BMG |
| 2020 | Koffee (Rapture)beat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 2019 | Sting and Shaggy (44/876)beat 4 others
| A&M/Interscope |
| 2018 | Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley (Stony Hill)beat 4 others
| Ghetto Youths International/Republic Records |
| 2017 | Ziggy Marley (Ziggy Marley)beat 5 others
| Tuff Gong Worldwide |
| 2016 | Morgan Heritage (Strictly Roots)beat 4 others
| CTBC Music Group |
| 2015 | Ziggy Marley (Fly Rasta)repeatbeat 5 others
| Tuff Gong Worldwide |
| 2014 | Ziggy Marley (In Concert)beat 4 others
| Tuff Gong Worldwide |
| 2013 | Jimmy Cliff (Rebirth)beat 4 others
| Universal/Sunpower/Hip-O |
| 2012 | Stephen Marley (Revelation Pt. 1 – The Root of Life)beat 4 others
| Ghetto Youths United/Tuff Gong |
| 2011 | Buju Banton (Before the Dawn)beat 5 others
| Gargamel |
| 2010 | Stephen Marley (Mind Control – Acoustic)beat 4 others
| Universal/Tuff Gong |
| 2009 | Burning Spear (Jah Is Real)beat 5 others
| Burning Music |
| 2008 | Stephen Marley (Mind Control)beat 4 others
| Universal/Tuff Gong |
| 2007 | Ziggy Marley (Love Is My Religion)beat 4 others
| Tuff Gong Worldwide/Cooking Vinyl |
| 2006 | Damian Marley (Welcome to Jamrock)beat 4 others
| Ghetto Youths International/Tuff Gong/Universal Records |
| 2005 | Toots and the Maytals (True Love)beat 4 others
| V2 |
| 2004 | Sean Paul (Dutty Rock)beat 4 others
| VP/Atlantic |
| 2003 | Lee "Scratch" Perry (Jamaican E.T)beat 4 others
| Sanctuary/Trojan |
| 2002 | Damian Marley (Halfway Tree)beat 4 others
| Motown |
| 2001 | Beenie Man (Art and Life)beat 4 others
| Virgin |
| 2000 | Burning Spear (Calling Rastafari)beat 4 others
| Heartbeat Records |
| 1999 | Sly and Robbie (Friends)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| EastWest |
| 1998 | Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (Fallen Is Babylon)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Elektra |
| 1997 | Bunny Wailer (Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| RAS |
| 1996 | Shaggy (Boombastic)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Virgin |
| 1995 | Bunny Wailer (Crucial! Roots Classics)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| RAS |
| 1994 | Inner Circle ("Bad Boys")unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Island |
| 1993 | Shabba Ranks (X-tra Naked)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| Epic |
| 1992 | Shabba Ranks (As Raw As Ever)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| Epic |
| 1991 | Bunny Wailer (Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Shanachie |
| 1990 | Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (One Bright Day)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| Virgin |
| 1989 | Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (Conscious Party)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Virgin |
| 1988 | Peter Tosh (No Nuclear War)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| EMI |
| 1987 | Steel Pulse (Babylon the Bandit)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Elektra |
| 1986 | Jimmy Cliff (Cliff Hanger)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS Records |
| 1985 | Black Uhuru (Anthem)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Mango |
