Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album

Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,<ref name=Grammy>Template:Cite news</ref> to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the bluegrass music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually 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 or chart position".<ref name=Overview>Template:Cite web</ref>

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal or Instrumental),<ref name=Times1989>Template:Cite journal</ref> the award was first presented in 1989. In 1990 and 1991, the category was renamed Best Bluegrass Recording, and in 1990, the award was reserved for singles rather than albums. In 1992 the category was renamed Best Bluegrass Album.

In 1995 and 1997, producers of compilation albums were the only award recipients.

The inaugural recipient of the award was Bill Monroe, widely considered to be the founder of the genre. Alison Krauss has the most wins in the category, with six, including five with her band Union Station who are tied with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for second most wins. Jim Lauderdale, Nashville Bluegrass Band, and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway are the only other acts to have won more than once, with two awards each. Del McCoury holds the record for most nominations, with ten, while Doyle Lawson, Noam Pickelny, Peter Rowan, and The Seldom Scene have the most nominations without a win, with four. In 2018, the first tie in the history of the category occurred, with the award being presented to both Rhonda Vincent and The Infamous Stringdusters. The current recipient of the award is Billy Strings, who won at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

Recipients

A woman wearing a pink dress and playing a fiddle. — Six-time award winner Alison Krauss, performing in 2007

YearTemplate:Ref	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
1989	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Times1989/>
1990	Template:Sortname and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy1990>Template:Cite news</ref>
1991	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy1991>Template:Cite news</ref>
1992	Template:Sortname and John Starling	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy1992>Template:Cite news</ref>
1993	Template:Sortname and Union Station	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy1993>Template:Cite news</ref>
1994	Nashville Bluegrass Band	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy1994>Template:Cite news</ref>
1995	Various artistsTemplate:Ref	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy1995>Template:Cite news</ref>
1996	Nashville Bluegrass Band	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy1996>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997	Various artistsTemplate:Ref	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy1997>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998	Template:Sortname and Union Station	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy1998>Template:Cite news</ref>
1999	Template:Sortname and Kentucky Thunder	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy1999>Template:Cite news</ref>
2000	Template:Sortname and Kentucky Thunder	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2000>Template:Cite news</ref>
2001	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2001>Template:Cite web</ref>
2002	Template:Sortname and Union Station	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2002>Template:Cite web</ref>
2003	Clinch Mountain Boys, Jim Lauderdale, and Ralph Stanley	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2003>Template:Cite web</ref>
2004	Template:Sortname and Union Station	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2004>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005	Template:Sortname and Kentucky Thunder	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2005>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006	Del McCoury Band	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2006>Template:Cite news</ref>
2007	Template:Sortname and Kentucky Thunder	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2007>Template:Cite web</ref>
2008	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2008>Template:Cite web</ref>
2009	Template:Sortname and Kentucky Thunder	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2009>Template:Cite news</ref>
2010	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2010>Template:Cite web</ref>
2011	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2011>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012	Alison Krauss and Union Station	Paper Airplane	Template:Smalldiv
2013	Steep Canyon Rangers	Nobody Knows You	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>List of 2013 nominees Template:Webarchive</ref>
2014	Del McCoury Band	The Streets of Baltimore	Template:Smalldiv
2015	The Earls of Leicester	The Earls of Leicester	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016	The SteelDrivers	The Muscle Shoals Recordings	Template:Smalldiv
2017	O'Connor Band with Mark O'Connor	Coming Home	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2018	Rhonda Vincent and the Rage	All the Rage	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2018	The Infamous Stringdusters	Laws of Gravity	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2019	The Travelin' McCourys	The Travelin' McCourys	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2020	Michael Cleveland	Tall Fiddler	Template:Smalldiv
2021	Billy Strings	Home	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022	Béla Fleck	My Bluegrass Heart	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2023	Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway	Crooked Tree	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024	Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway	City of Gold	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2025	Billy Strings	Live Vol. 1	Bronwyn Keith-Hynes - I Built a World The Del McCoury Band - Songs of Love and Life Sister Sadie - No Fear Tony Trischka - Earl Jam Dan Tyminski - Live From The Ryman	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2026	Template:TBA	Template:TBA	Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter - Carter & Cleveland Sierra Hull - A Tip Toe High Wire Alison Krauss & Union Station - Arcadia The SteelDrivers - Outrun Billy Strings - Highway Prayers	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

^{Template:Note} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^{Template:Note} Awards were presented to Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor as the producers of the album.
^{Template:Note} An award was presented to Todd Phillips as the producer of the album.