Grammy Award for Album of the Year facts for kids

The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales, chart position, or critical reception." Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys, and it is one of the general field awards alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year, presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959. According to the 54th Annual Grammy Awards description guide, the award is presented:

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental recordings. Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.

(Featured) artists, songwriters, producers, recording engineers/mixers and mastering engineers who are credited with less than 33% of playing time do not receive a statuette, but a Winners Certificate.

Album of the Year is related to but is conceptually different from Record of the Year or Song of the Year:

• Album of the Year is awarded for a whole album, and the award is presented to the artist, featured artist, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and mastering engineer for that album. In this context, "album" means a recorded collection of songs (a multi-track LP, CD, or download package), not the individual songs or their compositions.
• Record of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album. This award goes to the performing artist, the producer, recording engineer and/or mixer for that song. In this sense, "record" means a particular recorded song, not its composition or an album of songs.
• Song of the Year is also awarded for a single or individual track, but the recipient of this award is the songwriter who actually wrote the lyrics and/or melodies to the song. "Song" in this context means the song as composed, not its recording.

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  Frank Sinatra was the first two-time winner and three-time winner. He won in 1960, 1966 and 1967.

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  Taylor Swift is the first woman to win two and three times, in 2010, 2016 and 2021.

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  Three-time winner Stevie Wonder who won in 1974, 1975 and 1977.

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  Three-time winner Paul Simon who won twice as the main credited artist, in 1976 and 1987.

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  U2 is the only group act to win twice, in 1988 and 2006.

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  Two-time winner Adele who won in 2012 and 2017.

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In Spanish: Anexo:Premio Grammy al álbum del año para niños