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A visual history · Grammys

The winners who defined Tejano Album.

13 ceremonies, 1999–2011. 12 different winners.

Who won most recently?
Little Joe & La Familia in 2011 for Recuerdos.
Who has won the most?
Little Joe & La Familia, 2 wins (2008, 2011).
  1. RecuerdosLittle Joe & La Familia
  2. Borders y BailesLos Texmaniacs
  3. Viva La RevolucionRubén Ramos & The Mexican Revolution
  4. Before the Next Teardrop FallsLittle Joe & La Familia
  5. Sigue El TaconazoChente Barrera
  6. ChicanisimoLittle Joe y La Familia
Years explored
1999–2011
Different winners
12
Category leader
Little Joe & La Familia · 2
About this record

Best Tejano Album was first awarded in 1999, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.

It was awarded for the last time in 2011.

It was previously known as Best Tejano Performance.

From 2012 the Grammys awarded Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano) instead.

2000–2011

12 ceremonies

19992011

01 / The reigns

11 winners shaped this category.

The timeline turns the 2000–2011 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.

  1. 01
    Little Joe & La Familia2 wins
One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.
Los Palominos'00
The Legends'01
Solido'02
Emilio Navaira'03
Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz'04
David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman, Sunny Sauceda'05
Little Joe y La Familia'06
Chente Barrera'07
Little Joe & La Familia'08
Rubén Ramos & The Mexican Revolution'09
Los Texmaniacs'10
Little Joe & La Familia'11

03 / The near misses

The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2011.

Most nominated, never won this award

  1. 01
    Joe Posada
    4 noms
  2. 02
    Jay Perez
    3 noms
  3. 03
    David Lee Garza y Los Musicales
    2 noms
  4. 04
    Jaime y Los Chamacos
    2 noms
  5. 05
    Stefani Montiel
    2 noms
  6. 06
    Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso
    2 noms

Most losses in this category

  1. 01
    Joe Posada
    4L · 0W
  2. 02
    Jay Perez
    3L · 0W
  3. 03
    David Lee Garza y Los Musicales
    2L · 0W
  4. 04
    Emilio Navaira
    2L · 1W
  5. 05
    Jaime y Los Chamacos
    2L · 0W
  6. 06
    Stefani Montiel
    2L · 0W

04 / The archive

Every year.
Every winner.

The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2011. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.

YearWinnerLabel
2011Little Joe & La Familia (Recuerdos)
beat 4 others
  • Juan P. Moreno (Sabes Bien)
  • Joe Posada (In the Pocket)
  • Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso (Homenaje A Mi Padre)
  • Tortilla Factory (Cookin)
Unknown
2010Los Texmaniacs (Borders y Bailes)
beat 4 others
  • Stefani Montiel (Divina)
  • Jay Perez (All the Way Live)
  • Joe Posada (Point of View)
  • Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso (Radiación Musical)
Unknown
2009Rubén Ramos & The Mexican Revolution (Viva La Revolucion)
beat 4 others
  • Chente Barrera y Taconazo (Music Lessons)
  • Joe Posada (Friends & Legends)
  • Tortilla Factory (All That Jazz...)
  • Albert Zamora (Heir to the Throne)
Unknown
2008Little Joe & La Familia (Before the Next Teardrop Falls)
beat 4 others
  • Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band (Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band 2007)
  • David Marez (Corazon de Oro)
  • Rubén Ramos (35th Anniversary)
  • Sunny Sauceda (Vagar Libremente)
Unknown
2007Chente Barrera (Sigue El Taconazo)
beat 4 others
  • Jimmy Edward (It's... All Right)
  • Bob Gallarza (Live In Session)
  • Jay Perez (All of Me)
  • Rebecca Valadez (Rebecca Valadez)
Unknown
2006Little Joe y La Familia (Chicanisimo)
beat 4 others
  • Avizo (The Power of Friends)
  • La Tropa F (Milagro)
  • Joe Posada (Then & Now)
  • The Royal Jesters (Odyssey the Journey)
Unknown
2005David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman, Sunny Sauceda (Polkas, Gritos y Acordeónes)
beat 4 others
  • Stefani Montiel (Takin' On the World)
  • Emilio Navaira (Entre Amigos)
  • Jay Perez (Mi Destino)
  • Vida (Vivo)
Unknown
2004Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz (Si Me Faltas Tu)
beat 4 others
  • Frijoles Romanticos (Frijoles Romanticos)
  • Eddie Gonzales (Un Poco de Cambio)
  • Milagro (Despues de Todo)
  • Bobby Pulido (Móntame)
Unknown
2003Emilio Navaira (Acuérdate)
beat 4 others
  • David Lee Garza y Los Musicales (Estamos Unidos)
  • Little Joe & La Familia (Celebration of Life - Volume One - Live)
  • Mingo Saldivar y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas (A Taste of Texas)
  • Siggno (Por Amor)
Unknown
2002Solido (Nadie Como Tu)
beat 4 others
  • David Lee Garza y Los Musicales (20/20 MMXX Twenty-Viente)
  • Leonard Gonzales y Los Magnificos (Retro-Momentos)
  • Los Palominos (Obsesion)
  • Emilio Navaira (Lo Dice Tu Mirada)
Unknown
2001The Legends (¿Qué Es Música Tejana?)
beat 4 others
  • Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz (Quien Iva a Pensar)
  • Leonardo Gonzales y Los Magnificos (Siempre Cuenta Conmigo)
  • Jaime y Los Chamacos (En Vivo... Puro Party Liva II)
  • Solido (Hasta la Cima del Cielo)
Unknown
2000Los Palominos (Por Eso Te Amo)
beat 4 others
  • Intocable (Contigo)
  • Jaime y Los Chamacos (Jaime y Los Chamacos)
  • Jennifer y Los Jetz (Mariposa)
  • A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings (Amor, Familia y Respeto...)
Unknown