American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album

American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Album
American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Album
Country	United States
Presented by	American Music Awards
First awarded	1974
Last awarded	2022
Currently held by	Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor's Version)
Most awards	Taylor Swift (5);
Most nominations	Taylor Swift (7)
Website	theamas.com

The American Music Award for Favorite Album – Pop/Rock has been awarded since 1974. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year). The all-time winner in this category is Taylor Swift with 5 wins. Swift has also received the most number of nominations in this category than any other artist. Justin Bieber and Michael Jackson are tied for the most wins among male artists, with 3 wins each.

Winners and nominees[edit]

1971s[edit]

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1974 (1st)
	Diana Ross	Lady Sings the Blues	^{[citation needed]}
	Seals and Crofts	Summer Breeze
	War	The World Is a Ghetto
1975 (2nd)
	Charlie Rich	Behind Closed Doors	^{[citation needed]}
	John Denver	John Denver's Greatest Hits
	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
1976 (3rd)
	Olivia Newton-John	Have You Never Been Mellow	^{[citation needed]}
	Eagles	One of These Nights
	Elton John	Greatest Hits
1977 (4th)
	Eagles	Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)	^{[citation needed]}
	Peter Frampton	Frampton Comes Alive!
	Stevie Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life
1978 (5th)
	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	^{[citation needed]}
	Eagles	Hotel California
	John Williams	Star Wars
1979 (6th)
	John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture	^{[citation needed]}
	Bee Gees	Saturday Night Fever
	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours

1980s[edit]

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1980 (7th)
	Bee Gees	Spirits Having Flown	^{[citation needed]}
	Led Zeppelin	In Through the Out Door
	Donna Summer	Bad Girls
1981 (8th)
	Billy Joel	Glass Houses	^{[citation needed]}
	Michael Jackson	Off the Wall
	Bob Seger	Against the Wind
1982 (9th)
	Kenny Rogers	Greatest Hits	^{[citation needed]}
	Foreigner	4
	John Lennon	Double Fantasy
	REO Speedwagon	Hi Infidelity
1983 (10th)
	Willie Nelson	Always on My Mind	^{[citation needed]}
	Fleetwood Mac	Mirage
	Journey	Escape
1984 (11th)
	Michael Jackson	Thriller	^{[citation needed]}
	Def Leppard	Pyromania
	The Police	Synchronicity
	Various Artists	Flashdance
1985 (12th)
	Prince	Purple Rain	^{[citation needed]}
	Michael Jackson	Thriller
	Lionel Richie	Can't Slow Down
1986 (13th)
	Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A.	^{[citation needed]}
	Phil Collins	No Jacket Required
	Madonna	Like a Virgin
1987 (14th)
	Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	^{[citation needed]}
	Janet Jackson	Control
	Van Halen	5150
	Various Artists	Top Gun
1988 (15th)
	Paul Simon	Graceland	^{[citation needed]}
	Bon Jovi	Slippery When Wet
	U2	The Joshua Tree
	Whitesnake	Whitesnake
1989 (16th)
	Various Artists	Dirty Dancing	^{[citation needed]}
	Def Leppard	Hysteria
	George Michael	Faith

1990s[edit]

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1990 (17th)
	New Kids on the Block	Hangin' Tough	^[1]
	Paula Abdul	Forever Your Girl
	Bobby Brown	Don't Be Cruel
1991 (18th)
	Phil Collins	...But Seriously	^[2]
	Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
	MC Hammer	Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
1992 (19th)
	Michael Bolton	Time, Love & Tenderness	^{[citation needed]}
	C+C Music Factory	Gonna Make You Sweat
	Natalie Cole	Unforgettable... with Love
	R.E.M.	Out of Time
1993 (20th)
	Michael Jackson	Dangerous	^[3]
	Kris Kross	Totally Krossed Out
	U2	Achtung Baby
1994 (21st)
	Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard	^{[citation needed]}
	Janet Jackson	Janet
	Spin Doctors	Pocket Full of Kryptonite
1995 (22nd)
	Elton John and Tim Rice	The Lion King	^[4]
	Mariah Carey	Music Box
	Counting Crows	August and Everything After
1996 (23rd)
	Eagles	Hell Freezes Over	^[5]
	Boyz II Men	II
	Hootie & the Blowfish	Cracked Rear View
1997 (24th)
	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	^[6]
	The Beatles	The Beatles Anthology
	Mariah Carey	Daydream
1998 (25th)
	Spice Girls	Spice	^[7]
	Jewel	Pieces of You
	Matchbox Twenty	Yourself or Someone Like You
	The Wallflowers	Bringing Down the Horse
1999 (26th)
	Will Smith	Big Willie Style	^{[citation needed]}
	Celine Dion	Let's Talk About Love
	Shania Twain	Come On Over

2000s[edit]

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
2000 (27th)
	Santana	Supernatural	^[8]
	Backstreet Boys	Millennium
	Britney Spears	...Baby One More Time
2001 (28th)
	Creed	Human Clay	^{[citation needed]}
	NSYNC	No Strings Attached
	Britney Spears	Oops!... I Did It Again
2002 (29th)
	Destiny's Child	Survivor	^{[citation needed]}
	Dave Matthews Band	Everyday
	NSYNC	Celebrity
2003 (30th)
	Eminem	The Eminem Show	^[9]
	Ashanti	Ashanti
	Nelly	Nellyville
	P!nk	Missundaztood
2003 (31st)
	Justin Timberlake	Justified	^[10]
	Evanescence	Fallen
	Norah Jones	Come Away with Me
	Kid Rock	Cocky
2004 (32nd)
	Usher	Confessions	^[11]
	Norah Jones	Feels Like Home
	Jessica Simpson	In This Skin
2005 (33rd)
	Green Day	American Idiot	^[12]
	Mariah Carey	The Emancipation of Mimi
	Kelly Clarkson	Breakaway
2006 (34th)
	Nickelback	All the Right Reasons	^[13]
	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Stadium Arcadium
	Various Artists	High School Musical
2007 (35th)
	Daughtry	Daughtry	^[14]
	Linkin Park	Minutes to Midnight
	Justin Timberlake	FutureSex/LoveSounds
2008 (36th)
	Alicia Keys	As I Am	^[15]
	Coldplay	Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
	Eagles	Long Road Out of Eden
2009 (37th)
	Michael Jackson	Number Ones	^[16]
	Lady Gaga	The Fame
	Taylor Swift	Fearless

2010s[edit]

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
2010 (38th)
	Justin Bieber	My World 2.0	^[17]
	Eminem	Recovery
	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream
2011 (39th)
	Adele	21	^[18]
	Lady Gaga	Born This Way
	Rihanna	Loud
2012 (40th)
	Justin Bieber	Believe	^[19]
	Maroon 5	Overexposed
	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
	One Direction	Up All Night
2013 (41st)
	One Direction	Take Me Home	^[20]
	Taylor Swift	Red
	Justin Timberlake	The 20/20 Experience
2014 (42nd)
	One Direction	Midnight Memories	^[21]
	Lorde	Pure Heroine
	Katy Perry	Prism
2015 (43rd)
	Taylor Swift	1989	^[22]
	Ed Sheeran	×
	Sam Smith	In the Lonely Hour
2016 (44th)
	Justin Bieber	Purpose	^[23]
	Adele	25
	Drake	Views
2017 (45th)
	Bruno Mars	24K Magic	^[24]
	Drake	More Life
	The Weeknd	Starboy
2018 (46th)
	Taylor Swift	Reputation	^[25]
	Drake	Scorpion
	Ed Sheeran	÷
2019 (47th)
	Taylor Swift	Lover	^[26]
	Billie Eilish	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
	Ariana Grande	Thank U, Next

2020s[edit]

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
2020 (48th)
	Harry Styles	Fine Line	^[27]
	Taylor Swift	Folklore
	The Weeknd	After Hours
2021 (49th)
	Taylor Swift	Evermore	^[28]
	Ariana Grande	Positions
	The Kid Laroi	Fck Love*
	Dua Lipa	Future Nostalgia
	Olivia Rodrigo	Sour
2022 (50th)
	Taylor Swift	Red (Taylor's Version)	^[29]
	Adele	30
	Bad Bunny	Un Verano Sin Ti
	Beyoncé	Renaissance
	Harry Styles	Harry's House
	The Weeknd	Dawn FM

Category facts[edit]

Multiple awards[edit]

5 awards

Taylor Swift

3 awards

2 awards

Multiple nominations[edit]

7 nominations

Taylor Swift

5 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

References[edit]

^ "A Fountain of Youth at the American Music Awards". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 24, 1990. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "M. C. Hammer, Rap Win Big at American Music Awards". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 29, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "Jackson Wins 3 American Music Awards". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 26, 1993. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "Boyz II Men Tops American Music Awards". The Christian Science Monitor. February 1, 1995. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "Brooks turns down artist of year award". CNN. January 30, 1996. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "Slain Rapper Wins American Music Award". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 28, 1997. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "Spice Girls Clean Up At American Music Awards". Rolling Stone. January 28, 1998. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "American Music Awards: List of winners". CNN. January 18, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "2002 American Music Awards Winners". Billboard. January 14, 2003. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "31st American Music Awards Winners". Rock on the Net. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "2004 American Music Awards Winners". Billboard. December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "2005 American Music Awards Winners". Billboard. November 23, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "The 2006 American Music Awards Nominees Announced". Access Hollywood. September 19, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "2007 American Music Awards Nominees and Winners". Los Angeles Times. 9 October 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "2008 American Music Awards Winners". New York Daily News. Associated Press. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "2009 American Music Awards winners". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "AMA 2010 Winners: The Full List". CBS News. June 5, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "American Music Awards 2011: Full List of Winners". Billboard. November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "American Music Awards 2012: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 18, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "American Music Awards 2013: List of AMA winners in full". The Independent. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-27. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "American Music Awards 2014: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "American Music Awards 2015: Full Winners List". Variety. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ McIntyre, Hugh (November 20, 2016). "American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs". Billboard. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ Weatherby, Taylor (October 10, 2018). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 AMAs". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "The American Music Awards Announces 2019 Nominees". American Music Awards. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^ "The American Music Awards Announces 2019 Nominees". American Music Awards. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^ "American Music Awards 2021: Complete list of nominations". October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
^ Atkinson, Katie (November 20, 2022). "Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[1] "A Fountain of Youth at the American Music Awards". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 24, 1990. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[2] "M. C. Hammer, Rap Win Big at American Music Awards". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 29, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[3] "Jackson Wins 3 American Music Awards". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 26, 1993. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[4] "Boyz II Men Tops American Music Awards". The Christian Science Monitor. February 1, 1995. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[5] "Brooks turns down artist of year award". CNN. January 30, 1996. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[6] "Slain Rapper Wins American Music Award". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 28, 1997. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[7] "Spice Girls Clean Up At American Music Awards". Rolling Stone. January 28, 1998. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[8] "American Music Awards: List of winners". CNN. January 18, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[9] "2002 American Music Awards Winners". Billboard. January 14, 2003. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[10] "31st American Music Awards Winners". Rock on the Net. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[11] "2004 American Music Awards Winners". Billboard. December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[12] "2005 American Music Awards Winners". Billboard. November 23, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[13] "The 2006 American Music Awards Nominees Announced". Access Hollywood. September 19, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[14] "2007 American Music Awards Nominees and Winners". Los Angeles Times. 9 October 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[15] "2008 American Music Awards Winners". New York Daily News. Associated Press. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[16] "2009 American Music Awards winners". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[17] "AMA 2010 Winners: The Full List". CBS News. June 5, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[18] "American Music Awards 2011: Full List of Winners". Billboard. November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[19] "American Music Awards 2012: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 18, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[20] "American Music Awards 2013: List of AMA winners in full". The Independent. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-27. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[21] "American Music Awards 2014: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[22] "American Music Awards 2015: Full Winners List". Variety. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[23] McIntyre, Hugh (November 20, 2016). "American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[24] "Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs". Billboard. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[25] Weatherby, Taylor (October 10, 2018). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 AMAs". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[26] "The American Music Awards Announces 2019 Nominees". American Music Awards. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

[27] "The American Music Awards Announces 2019 Nominees". American Music Awards. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

[28] "American Music Awards 2021: Complete list of nominations". October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

[29] Atkinson, Katie (November 20, 2022). "Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

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