RIAA's "Grammy Award Winners for Best Pop Album/Album of the Year"

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Awarded since 1967 at which time it was called "Best Contemporary Album", it started as a catch-all category for any new music which wasn’t easy listening, standards singers or jazz. Beginning in 1968 I have assumed that the "Album of the Year" winner constituted the best pop album.

  1. 1967
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    by The Beatles

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  2. 1968
    By the Time I Get to Phoenix
    by Glen Campbell

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  3. 1969
    Blood, Sweat & Tears
    by Sweat & Tears Blood

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  4. 1970
    Bridge Over Troubled Water
    by Simon & Garfunkel

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  5. 1971
    Tapestry
    by Carole King

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  6. 1972
    The Concert for Bangladesh
    by George Harrison

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  7. 1973
    Innervisions
    by Stevie Wonder

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  8. 1974
    Fulfillingness' First Finale
    by Stevie Wonder

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  9. 1975
    Still Crazy After All These Years
    by Paul Simon

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  10. 1976
    Songs in the Key of Life
    by Stevie Wonder

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  11. 1977
    Rumours
    by Fleetwood Mac

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  12. 1978
    Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
    by Kool & The Gang

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  13. 1979
    52nd Street
    by Billy Joel

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  14. 1980
    Christopher Cross
    by Christopher Cross

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  15. 1981
    Double Fantasy
    by John Lennon

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  16. 1982
    Toto IV
    by Toto

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  17. 1983
    Thriller
    by Michael Jackson

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  18. 1984
    Can't Slow Down
    by Lionel Richie

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  19. 1985
    No Jacket Required
    by Phil Collins

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  20. 1986
    Graceland
    by Paul Simon

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  21. 1987
    The Joshua Tree
    by U2

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  22. 1988
    Faith
    by George Michael

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  23. 1989
    Nick of Time
    by Bonnie Raitt

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  24. 1990
    Back on the Block
    by Quincy Jones

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  25. 1991
    Unforgettable: With Love
    by Natalie Cole

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  26. 1992
    Unplugged
    by Eric Clapton

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  27. 1993
    The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
    by Whitney Houston

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  28. 1994
    MTV Unplugged
    by Tony Bennett

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  29. 1995
    Jagged Little Pill
    by Alanis Morissette

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  30. 1996
    Falling into You
    by Celine Dion

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  31. 1997
    Time Out of Mind
    by Bob Dylan

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  32. 1998
    The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
    by Lauryn Hill

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  33. 1999
    Supernatural
    by Santana

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  34. 2000
    Two Against Nature
    by Steely Dan

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  35. 2001
    O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    by Various Artists - Soundtrack

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  36. 2002
    Come Away with Me
    by Norah Jones

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  37. 2003
    Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below
    by OutKast

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  38. 2004
    Genius Loves Company
    by Ray Charles

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  39. 2005
    How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
    by U2

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  40. 2006
    Taking The Long Way
    by Dixie Chicks

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Created by Greg on May 08, 2006.
 

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Greg
Columbus

Probably won't get this one finished — 1 year ago

Library doesn’t have the Glen Campbell album so I’m not sure how I’ll get that one heard…I guess I’ll look around the Net a bit..maybe find it on Pandora?