BRIT Awards/British Album of the Year

Der BRIT Award for Best British Album of the Year wurde bereits bei der Einführung der BPI Awards 1977 von der British Phonographic Industry (BPI) verliehen. Es handelt sich um einen Preis, der für das beste Album eines britischen Künstlers vergeben wird.

Die Gewinner und Nominierten werden von einem Komitee bestehend aus über eintausend Mitgliedern gewählt. Das Wahlkomitee besteht aus verschiedenen Mitarbeitern von Plattenfirmen und Musikzeitschriften, aus Managern und Agenten, Angehörigen der Medien sowie aus früheren Gewinnern und Nominierten.^[1] Lediglich 1983 und 1984 wurde das Album ausgezeichnet, das sich am besten verkauft hatten. Dies war gleichzeitig das einzige Mal, dass ausländische Künstler ausgezeichnet wurden: 1983 Barbra Streisand für Memories und 1984 Michael Jackson für Thriller.

Am häufigsten gewannen Coldplay und Arctic Monkeys, die den Award drei Mal gewinnen konnten. Am Häufigsten nominiert wurde Coldplay mit sechs Nominierungen. Der erste Gewinner waren The Beatles mit dem Album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Übersicht

Jahr	Sieger	Nominierungen
1977	The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band	Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
1982	Adam and the Ants – Kings of the Wild Frontier	The Human League – Dare Queen – Greatest Hits
1983	*Barbra Streisand – Memories* (Vereinigte Staaten)**	The Kids from "Fame" – The Kids from "Fame" (Vereinigte Staaten) Madness – Complete Madness
1984	*Michael Jackson – Thriller* (Vereinigte Staaten)**	keine Nominierungen
1985	Sade – Diamond Life	Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Welcome to the Pleasuredome Nik Kershaw – Human Racing Queen – The Works U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
1986	Phil Collins – No Jacket Required	Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight Kate Bush – Hounds of Love Tears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair
1987	Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms	Five Star – Silk & Steel The Housemartins – London 0 Hull 4 Peter Gabriel – So Simply Red – Picture Book
1988	Sting – ...Nothing Like the Sun	George Michael – Faith Pet Shop Boys – Actually Swing Out Sister – It’s Better to Travel T’Pau – Bridge of Spies
1989	Fairground Attraction – The First of a Million Kisses	Aztec Camera – Love The Pasadenas – To Whom It May Concern Pet Shop Boys – Introspective Steve Winwood – Roll with It
1990	Fine Young Cannibals – The Raw & the Cooked	Eurythmics – We Too Are One Simply Red – A New Flame Soul II Soul – Club Classics Vol. One Tears for Fears – The Seeds of Love
1991	George Michael – Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1	Elton John – Sleeping with the Past Lisa Stansfield – Affection Prefab Sprout – Jordan: The Comeback The Beautiful South – Choke Van Morrison – Enlightenment
1992	Seal – Seal	Beverley Craven – Beverley Craven The KLF – The White Room Massive Attack – Blue Lines Simply Red – Stars
1993	Annie Lennox – Diva	Elton John – The One Genesis – We Can’t Dance The Orb – U.F.Orb Right Said Fred – Up Shakespears Sister – Hormonally Yours
1994	Stereo MCs – Connected	Dina Carroll – So Close Jamiroquai – Emergency on Planet Earth Sting – Ten Summoner's Tales Suede – Suede
1995	Blur – Parklife	Eternal – Always & Forever Massive Attack – Protection Oasis – Definitely Maybe Pink Floyd – The Division Bell
1996	Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?	Blur – The Great Escape Pulp – Different Class Radiohead – The Bends Paul Weller – Stanley Road
1997	Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go	Kula Shaker – K Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive George Michael – Older Ocean Colour Scene – Moseley Shoals
1998	The Verve – Urban Hymns	Oasis – Be Here Now The Prodigy – Fat of the Land Radiohead – OK Computer Texas – White on Blonde
1999	Manic Street Preachers – This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours	Catatonia – International Velvet Gomez – Bring It On Massive Attack – Mezzanine Robbie Williams – I've Been Expecting You
2000	Travis – The Man Who	Basement Jaxx – Remedy The Chemical Brothers – Surrender Gomez – Liquid Skin Stereophonics – Performance & Cocktails
2001	Coldplay – Parachutes	Radiohead – Kid A Robbie Williams – Sing When You’re Winning Craig David – Born to Do It David Gray – Lost Songs
2002	Dido – No Angel	Craig David – Born to Do It Gorillaz – Gorillaz Radiohead – Kid A Travis – The Invisible Band
2003	Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head	Ms. Dynamite – A Little Deeper The Coral – The Coral The Streets – Original Pirate Material Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces
2004	The Darkness – Permission to Land	Blur – Think Tank The Coral – Magic and Medicine Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get thru This Dido – Life for Rent
2005	Keane – Hopes and Fears	Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand Muse – Absolution Snow Patrol – Final Straw The Streets – A Grand Don't Come for Free
2006	Coldplay – X & Y	Gorillaz – Demon Days James Blunt – Back to Bedlam Kaiser Chiefs – Employment Kate Bush – Aerial
2007	Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not	Amy Winehouse – Back to Black Lily Allen – Alright, Still Muse – Black Holes and Revelations Snow Patrol – Eyes Open
2008	Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare	Leona Lewis – Spirit Mark Ronson – Version Mika – Life in Cartoon Motion Take That – Beautiful World
2009	Duffy – Rockferry	Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid Radiohead – In Rainbows The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing
2010	Florence + the Machine – Lungs	Dizzee Rascal – Tongue n' Cheek Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
2011	Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More	Plan B – The Defamation of Strickland Banks Take That – Progress Tinie Tempah – Disc-Overy The xx – xx
2012	Adele – 21	Florence + the Machine – Ceremonials Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto Ed Sheeran – + PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
2013	Emeli Sandé – Our Version of Events	Alt-J – An Awesome Wave Mumford & Sons – Babel Paloma Faith – Fall to Grace Plan B – Ill Manors
2014	Arctic Monkeys – AM	David Bowie – The Next Day Bastille – Bad Blood Disclosure – Settle Rudimental – Home
2015	Ed Sheeran – ×	Alt-J – This Is All Yours George Ezra – Wanted on Voyage Royal Blood – Royal Blood Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour
2016	Adele – 25	Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams Florence + the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful James Bay – Chaos & the Calm Jamie xx – In Colour
2017	David Bowie – Blackstar	The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are so Beautiful Yet so Unaware of It Kano – Made in the Manor Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate Skepta – Konnichiwa
2018	Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer	Dua Lipa – Dua Lipa Ed Sheeran – ÷ J Hus – Common Sense Rag ’n’ Bone Man – Human
2019	The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships	Anne-Marie – Speak Your Mind Florence and the Machine – High as Hope George Ezra – Staying at Tamara’s Jorja Smith – Lost & Found
2020	Dave – Psychodrama	Harry Styles – Fine Line Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka Stormzy – Heavy Is the Head
2021	Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia	Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams Celeste – Not Your Muse J Hus – Big Conspiracy Jessie Ware – What’s Your Pleasure?
2022	Adele – 30	Dave – We're All Alone in This Together Ed Sheeran – = Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under
2023	Harry Styles – Harry’s House	The 1975 – Being Funny in a Foreign Language Wet Leg – Wet Leg Stormzy – This Is What I Mean Fred Again – Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)
2024	Raye – My 21st Century Blues	Blur – The Ballad of Darren J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard Little Simz – No Thank You Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy
2025	Charli XCX – Brat	The Cure – Songs of a Lost World Dua Lipa – Radical Optimism Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy

Statistik

Stand: 2025

Künstler mit Mehrfachauszeichnungen
Awards	Künstler
3	Adele
	Arctic Monkeys
	Coldplay
2	Manic Street Preachers

Künstler mit mehreren Nominierungen
Awards	Artist
6	Coldplay
5	Radiohead
4	Blur
	Florence + the Machine
	Ed Sheeran
3	The 1975
	Adele
	Arctic Monkeys
	Dua Lipa
	J Hus
	Elton John
	Massive Attack
	George Michael
	Oasis
	Simply Red
	Stormzy
2	Lily Allen
	Alt-J
	David Bowie
	Kate Bush
	The Coral
	Dave
	Craig David
	Dido
	Dire Straits
	Eurythmics
	George Ezra
	Gomez
	Gorillaz
	Michael Kiwanuka
	Little Simz
	Manic Street Preachers
	Mumford & Sons
	Muse
	Pet Shop Boys
	Pink Floyd
	Plan B
	Queen
	Snow Patrol
	Sting
	The Streets
	Harry Styles
	Take That
	Tears for Fears
	Travis
	Robbie Williams

Einzelnachweise

↑ Paul Grein: U.K.’s BRIT Awards Cut Categories, Eliminate Fan Voting, Give Artists More Control Of Performances. In: Billboard. 5. November 2019, abgerufen am 2. Januar 2022 (amerikanisches Englisch).

[:0-1] Paul Grein: U.K.’s BRIT Awards Cut Categories, Eliminate Fan Voting, Give Artists More Control Of Performances. In: Billboard. 5. November 2019, abgerufen am 2. Januar 2022 (amerikanisches Englisch).

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