Every Grammys Best Reggae Album winner

26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 18 different winners. The longest run was Ziggy Marley, 2 years straight (2014–2015).

Ziggy Marley ×4Stephen Marley ×3Burning Spear ×2Damian Marley ×2Toots and the Maytals ×2

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

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

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 bar covers the other 25.

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025. Excludes 3 nominations credited to Various Artists, which names a compilation rather than an act.

Most nominated, never won

Shaggy5 noms
Third World4 noms
Sly and Robbie3 noms
Steel Pulse3 noms
Beres Hammond2 noms
Collie Buddz2 noms

Most losses

Sean Paul6L · 1W
Buju Banton5L · 1W
Shaggy5L · 0W
Burning Spear4L · 2W
Lee "Scratch" Perry4L · 1W
Third World4L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2025	Various Artists (Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe)) beat 4 others The Wailers (Evolution) Shenseea (Never Gets Late Here) Vybz Kartel (Party with Me) Collie Buddz (Take It Easy)	Tuff Gong/Island
2024	Julian Marley and Antaeus (Colors of Royal) beat 4 others Buju Banton (Born for Greatness) Collie Buddz (Call Roots Riddim 2023) Burning Spear (No Destroyer) Beenie Man (Simma)	Not listed
2023	Kabaka Pyramid (The Kalling) beat 4 others Shaggy (Com Fly Wid Mi) Koffee (Gifted) Sean Paul (Scorcha) Protoje (Third Time's The Charm)	Ghetto Youths International
2022	SOJA (Beauty in the Silence) beat 5 others Sean Paul (Live N Livin) Etana (Pamoja) Gramps Morgan (Positive Vibration) Jesse Royal (Royal) Spice (10)	ATO Records
2021	Toots and the Maytals (Got to Be Tough) beat 4 others Skip Marley (Higher Place) Maxi Priest (It All Comes Back to Love) The Wailers (One World) Buju Banton (Upside Down 2020)	Trojan Jamaica/BMG
2020	Koffee (Rapture) beat 4 others Julian Marley (As I Am) Sly and Robbie and the Roots Radics (The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics) Steel Pulse (Mass Manipulation) Third World (More Work to Be Done)	Columbia
2019	Sting and Shaggy (44/876) beat 4 others Black Uhuru (As the World Turns) Protoje (A Matter of Time) Ziggy Marley (Rebellion Rises) Etana (Reggae Forever)	A&M/Interscope
2018	Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley (Stony Hill) beat 4 others Morgan Heritage (Avrakedabra) Chronixx (Chronology) Common Kings (Lost in Paradise) J Boog (Wash House Ting)	Ghetto Youths International/Republic Records
2017	Ziggy Marley (Ziggy Marley) beat 5 others Raging Fyah (Everlasting) Rebelution (Falling Into Place) SOJA (Live in Virginia) J Boog (Rose Petals) Devin Di Dakta and J.L (Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae for Her)	Tuff Gong Worldwide
2016	Morgan Heritage (Strictly Roots) beat 4 others Barrington Levy (Acousticalevy) Rocky Dawuni (Branches of the Same Tree) Jah Cure (The Cure) Luciano (Zion Awake)	CTBC Music Group
2015	Ziggy Marley (Fly Rasta)repeat beat 5 others SOJA (Amid the Noise and the Haste) Lee "Scratch" Perry (Back on the Controls) Sean Paul (Full Frequency) Shaggy (Out of Many, One Music) Sly and Robbie and Spicy Chocolate (The Reggae Power)	Tuff Gong Worldwide
2014	Ziggy Marley (In Concert) beat 4 others Sizzla (The Messiah) Beres Hammond (One Love, One Life) Sly and Robbie and the Jam Masters (Reggae Connection) Snoop Lion (Reincarnated)	Tuff Gong Worldwide
2013	Jimmy Cliff (Rebirth) beat 4 others The Original Wailers (Miracle) Sly and Robbie and the Jam Masters (New Legend – Jamaica 50th Edition) Toots and the Maytals (Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged on Strawberry Hill) Sean Paul (Tomahawk Technique)	Universal/Sunpower/Hip-O
2012	Stephen Marley (Revelation Pt. 1 – The Root of Life) beat 4 others Monty Alexander (Harlem-Kingston Express Live!) Israel Vibration (Reggae Knights) Shaggy (Summer in Kingston) Ziggy Marley (Wild and Free)	Ghetto Youths United/Tuff Gong
2011	Buju Banton (Before the Dawn) beat 5 others Gregory Isaacs and King Isaac (Isaacs Meets Isaac) Andrew Tosh (Legacy: An Acoustic Tribute to Peter Tosh) Bob Sinclar and Sly and Robbie (Made in Jamaica) Sly and Robbie and the Family Taxi (One Pop Reggae +) Lee "Scratch" Perry (Revelation)	Gargamel
2010	Stephen Marley (Mind Control – Acoustic) beat 4 others Julian Marley (Awake) Gregory Isaacs (Brand New Me) Sean Paul (Imperial Blaze) Buju Banton (Rasta Got Soul)	Universal/Tuff Gong
2009	Burning Spear (Jah Is Real) beat 5 others Sly and Robbie (Amazing) Shaggy (Intoxication) Elephant Man (Let's Get Physical) Lee "Scratch" Perry (Repentance) Heavy D (Vibes)	Burning Music
2008	Stephen Marley (Mind Control) beat 4 others Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang (Anniversary) Burning Spear (The Burning Spear Experience) Lee "Scratch" Perry (The End of an American Dream) Toots and the Maytals (Light Your Light)	Universal/Tuff Gong
2007	Ziggy Marley (Love Is My Religion) beat 4 others Sly and Robbie (Rhythm Doubles) Buju Banton (Too Bad) UB40 (Who You Fighting For?) Matisyahu (Youth)	Tuff Gong Worldwide/Cooking Vinyl
2006	Damian Marley (Welcome to Jamrock) beat 4 others Third World (Black Gold & Green) Shaggy (Clothes Drop) Burning Spear (Our Music) Sean Paul (The Trinity)	Ghetto Youths International/Tuff Gong/Universal Records
2005	Toots and the Maytals (True Love) beat 4 others Steel Pulse (African Holocaust) Jimmy Cliff (Black Magic) Various Artists (Def Jamaica) Sly and Robbie (The Dub Revolutionaries)	V2
2004	Sean Paul (Dutty Rock) beat 4 others Third World (Ain't Givin' Up) Burning Spear (Free Man) Buju Banton (Friends for Life) Wayne Wonder (No Holding Back)	VP/Atlantic
2003	Lee "Scratch" Perry (Jamaican E.T) beat 4 others Freddie McGregor (Anything for You) Bounty Killer (Ghetto Dictionary: The Mystery) Alpha Blondy (Merci) Capleton (Still Blazin)	Sanctuary/Trojan
2002	Damian Marley (Halfway Tree) beat 4 others Various Artists (Island Warriors) Ky-Mani Marley (Many More Roads) Beres Hammond (Music Is Life) Luciano (A New Day)	Motown
2001	Beenie Man (Art and Life) beat 4 others The Wailing Souls (Equality) Dennis Brown (Let Me Be the One) Pato Banton (Life Is a Miracle) Gregory Isaacs (Private & Confidential)	Virgin
2000	Burning Spear (Calling Rastafari) beat 4 others Beenie Man (The Doctor) Third World (Generation Coming) Steel Pulse (Living Legacy) Aswad (Roots Revival)	Heartbeat Records

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