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{{Infobox award
| name        = Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children
| awarded_for = quality [[children's music]] albums
| image       = 
| imagesize   = 100px
| alt         = A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
| caption     = Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
| presenter   = [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]
| country     = United States
| year        = 1994
| year2       = 2011
| website     = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]
}}
The '''Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children''' was an honor presented to recording artists for quality  [[children's music]] albums at the [[Grammy Award]]s, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.<ref name=Grammy>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 29, 2010}}</ref> 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>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/|title=Overview|access-date=April 29, 2010|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103173212/http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/|archive-date=January 3, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The award for Best Musical Album for Children was first presented to producer [[Alan Menken]] and [[Tim Rice]] in 1994 for the [[Aladdin (1992 soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] film ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]''.

The award was discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. Starting in 2012, this category merged with the [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children|Best Spoken Word Album for Children]] category to form the new [[Best Children's Album]] category. This merger meant essentially returning to the categorization set-up prior to 1994 (although with a small name change), when recordings for children was covered by the [[Grammy Award for Best Album for Children]] alone.

==Recipients==
[[Image:Dan Zanes 2009 portrait.jpg|thumb|upright|right|alt=|[[Dan Zanes]] of the [[49th Grammy Awards|2007]] award-winning group Dan Zanes and Friends in 2009]]
[[File:They Might Be Giants New Haven 2009.JPG|thumb|right|upright|alt=|Members of the [[51st Grammy Awards|2009]] award-winning group [[They Might Be Giants]] performing in 2009]]
[[Image:Pete Seeger2 - 6-16-07 Photo by Anthony Pepitone.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=|[[Pete Seeger]], [[53rd Grammy Awards|2011]] award winner for ''Tomorrow's Children'', at the Clearwater Festival in 2007]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year{{ref|1|[I]}}
! scope="col" | Performing artist(s)
! scope="col" | Work
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Producer(s){{ref|2|[II]}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
! scope="row" |[[36th Grammy Awards|1994]] 
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]
| {{sort|Aladdin|''[[Aladdin (1992 soundtrack)|Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''}}
| [[Alan Menken]]<br />[[Tim Rice]]
| 
* {{small|''Barney's Favorites, Vol. 1'' - [[Barney & Friends]]}}
* {{small|''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol#Soundtrack|The Muppet Christmas Carol: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' - [[The Muppets]]}}
* {{small|''[[Peter, Paul & Mommy, Too]]'' - [[Peter, Paul and Mary]]}}
* {{small|''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas (soundtrack)|The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' - various artists }}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web| title = Nominees for 36th annual Grammy Awards| work = UPI| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/01/06/Nominees-for-36th-annual-Grammy-Awards/4923757832400/}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[37th Grammy Awards|1995]] 
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]
| {{sort|The Lion King|''[[The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)|The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''}}
| [[Mark Mancina]]<br />[[Jay Rifkin]]<br />[[Chris Thomas (record producer)|Chris Thomas]]<br />[[Hans Zimmer]]
| 
* {{small|''[[Bananaphone]]'' - [[Raffi]]}}
* {{small|''Little Sleepy Eyes'' - various artists}}
* {{small|''[[The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba]]'' - [[Peter, Paul and Mary]]}}
* {{small|''[[Return to Pooh Corner]]'' - [[Kenny Loggins]] }}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| agency = Associated Press| title = NOMINEES FOR GRAMMY AWARDS NAMED| work = Deseret News| access-date = 2020-05-23| date = 1995-01-06| url = https://www.deseret.com/1995/1/6/19151882/nominees-for-grammy-awards-named}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[38th Grammy Awards|1996]] 
| Barbara Bailey Hutchison
| {{sort|Sleepy Time Lullabys|''Sleepy Time Lullabys''}}
| J. Aaron Brown<br />David R. Lehman
| 
* {{small|''[[Papa's Dream]]'' - [[Los Lobos]] with [[Lalo Guerrero]]}}
* {{small|''John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Summersongs'' - [[John McCutcheon]]}}
* {{small|'' [[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]] Sing-Along'' - original cast}}
* {{small|''Winnie The Pooh's Take My Hand'' - various artists}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = Nominees for 38th annual Grammy Awards - UPI Archives| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/01/04/Nominees-for-38th-annual-Grammy-Awards/5749820731600/}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[39th Grammy Awards|1997]] 
| {{sortname|Linda|Ronstadt}}
| {{sort|Dedicated to the One I Love|''[[Dedicated to the One I Love (album)|Dedicated to the One I Love]]''}}
| [[George Massenburg]]<br />[[Linda Ronstadt]]
| 
* {{small|''John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Wintersongs'' - [[John McCutcheon]]}}
* {{small|''Around the World and Back Again'' - [[Tom Chapin]]}}
* {{small|''Blanket Full of Dreams'' - [[Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer]]}}
* {{small|''Love Songs and Lullabyes for Daddy's Little Dreamer'' - various artists}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = Nominees for 39th annual Grammy Awards| work = UPI| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/02/25/Nominees-for-39th-annual-Grammy-Awards/1330856846800/}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[40th Grammy Awards|1998]] 
| {{sortname|John|Denver}}
| {{sort|All Aboard!|''[[All Aboard! (John Denver album)|All Aboard!]]''}}
| [[John Denver]]<br />[[Roger Nichols (recording engineer)|Roger Nichols]]<br />Kris O'Connor
| 
* {{small|''Bigger Than Yourself'' - [[John McCutcheon]]}}
* {{small|''Shakin' A Tailfeather'' - [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]], [[Eric Bibb]] & [[Linda Tillery]]}}
* {{small|''[[Songs from a Parent to a Child]]'' - [[Art Garfunkel]]}}
* {{small|''This Land Is Your Land: An All American Children's Folk Classic'' - [[Arlo Guthrie]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = Rock On The Net: 40th Annual Grammy Awards - 1998| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/grammys.htm}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[41st Grammy Awards|1999]] 
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]
| {{sort|Elmopalooza!|''[[Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)|Elmopalooza!]]''}}
| [[John Boylan (record producer)|John Boylan]]
| 
* {{small|''Changing Channels'' - [[Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer]]}}
* {{small|''In My Hometown'' - [[Tom Chapin]]}}
* {{small|''John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Autumnsongs'' - [[John McCutcheon]]}}
* {{small|''[[Tony Bennett: The Playground|The Playground]]'' - [[Tony Bennett]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 41st Annual Grammy® Awards Nominations Coverage (1999) {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/41/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[42nd Grammy Awards|2000]] 
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]
| {{sort|The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland|''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]''}}
| [[Andy Hill (composer)|Andy Hill]]
| 
* {{small|''[[A Bug's Life]] Sing-Along'' -  Various Artists}}
* {{small|''Dreamosaurus'' - Dinorock}}
* {{small|''Ella Jenkins And A Union Of Friends Pulling Together'' - [[Ella Jenkins]]}}
* {{small|''John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Springsongs'' - [[John McCutcheon]]}}
* {{small|''[[Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse]]'' - [[Mannheim Steamroller]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 42nd Annual Grammy® Awards Nominations Coverage (2000) {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/42/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[43rd Grammy Awards|2001]] 
| [[Riders in the Sky (band)|Riders in the Sky]]
| {{sort|Woody's Roundup|''[[Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs]]''}}
| align="center"|—
| 
* {{small|''[[More Songs from Pooh Corner]]'' -  [[Kenny Loggins]]}}
* {{small|''Pillow Full Of Wishes'' - [[Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer]]}}
* {{small|''Still The Same Me'' - [[Sweet Honey in the Rock]]}}
* {{small|''This Pretty Planet'' - [[Tom Chapin]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 43rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage (2001) {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/43/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[44th Grammy Awards|2002]] 
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]
| {{sort|Elmo & the Orchestra|''[[Elmo & the Orchestra]]''}}
| Ed Mitchell
| 
* {{small|''All Wound Up! A Family Music Party'' -  [[Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer]] with [[Brave Combo]]}}
* {{small|''[[Big Wide Grin]]'' - [[Keb' Mo']]}}
* {{small|''InFINity'' - [[Trout Fishing in America (duo)|Trout Fishing in America]]}}
* {{small|''Little House Of Music Level 1 Package'' - Georgia S. Lucking}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 44th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage (2002) {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/44/nominations.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[45th Grammy Awards|2003]] 
| [[Riders in the Sky (band)|Riders in the Sky]]
| {{sort|Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites|''[[Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites]]''}}
| align="center"|—
| 
* {{small|''[[Beethoven's Wig]] - Sing Along Symphonies'' - Richard Perlmutter}}
* {{small|''Big Songs For Little Kids - I Feel Like Praising'' - Various Artists }}
* {{small|''Pocket Full Of Stardust'' - [[Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer]]}}
* {{small|''Your Shoes, My Shoes'' - [[Tom Paxton]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 45th Annual Grammy® Awards Nominations Coverage (2003) {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/45/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[46th Grammy Awards|2004]] 
| [[Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer]]
| {{sort|Bon Appétit!|''[[Bon Appétit!]]''}}
| align="center"|—
| 
* {{small|''Baby's Broadway Lullabies'' - [[Ilene Graff]]}}
* {{small|''Making Good Noise'' - [[Tom Chapin]]}}
* {{small|''[[Philadelphia Chickens]]'' - various artists}}
* {{small|''When Bullfrogs Croak'' - [[Tom Paxton]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 46th Annual Grammy® Awards Nominees Coverage {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/46/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[47th Grammy Awards|2005]] 
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]
| {{sort|cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins|''[[cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins]]''}}
| [[Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer]]
| 
* {{small|''Beethoven's Wig 2 - More Sing Along Symphonies'' - [[Beethoven's Wig]]}}
* {{small|''House Party'' - [[Dan Zanes and Friends]]}}
* {{small|''Merry Fishes To All'' - [[Trout Fishing in America (duo)|Trout Fishing In America]]}}
* {{small|''Sharing Cultures With Ella Jenkins'' - [[Ella Jenkins]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 47th Annual Grammy® Awards (2005) Nominations Coverage {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/47/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[48th Grammy Awards|2006]] 
| [[Compilation album|Various artists]]
| {{sort|Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers|''[[Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers]]''}}
| [[Dennis Scott (record producer)|Dennis Scott]]
| 
* {{small|''Be Bop Your Best!'' - [[Red Grammer]]}}
* {{small|''Green Gorilla, Monster & Me'' - [[Ralph's World]]}}
* {{small|''Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey'' - [[Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer]]}}
* {{small|''Some Assembly Required'' - [[Tom Chapin]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 48th Annual Grammy® Awards (2006 Grammys) Nominations Coverage {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/48/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[49th Grammy Awards|2007]] 
| [[Dan Zanes|Dan Zanes and Friends]]
| {{sort|Catch That Train!|''[[Catch That Train!]]''}}
| align="center"|—
| 
* {{small|''[[Baby Einstein]] Meet The Orchestra'' -  Various Artists}}
* {{small|''Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies'' - [[Beethoven's Wig]]}}
* {{small|''My Best Day'' - [[Trout Fishing in America (duo)|Trout Fishing In America]]}}
* {{small|''[[The Sunny Side of the Street]]'' - [[John Lithgow]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 49th Annual Grammy® Awards (2007 Grammys) Nominations Coverage {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/49/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[50th Grammy Awards|2008]] 
| [[The Muppets]]
| {{sort|The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas|''[[The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas]]''}}
| Ted Kryczko<br />Ed Mitchel
| 
* {{small|''Chickens'' -  [[Buck Howdy]] with BB}}
* {{small|''Experience...101'' - [[Sweet Honey in the Rock]]}}
* {{small|''I Wanna Play'' - [[Bill Harley]]}}
* {{small|''My Green Kite'' - [[Peter Himmelman]]}}
* {{small|''The Velveteen Rabbit - Love Can Make You Real'' - various artists}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 50th Annual Grammy® Awards Nominations (2008 Grammys) {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/50/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[51st Grammy Awards|2009]] 
| [[They Might Be Giants]]
| {{sort|Here Come the 123s|''[[Here Come the 123s]]''}}
| Pat Dillett<br />[[They Might Be Giants]]
| 
* {{small|''Beethoven's Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies'' -  [[Beethoven's Wig]]}}
* {{small|''Big Round World'' - [[Trout Fishing in America (duo)|Trout Fishing In America]]}}
* {{small|''Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could'' -  Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could}}
* {{small|''The Shoe Bird'' - [[Gerard Schwarz]] conducting the [[Seattle Symphony]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 51st Annual Grammy® Award Nominees (2009 Grammys) Coverage {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/51/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[52nd Grammy Awards|2010]] 
| {{sortname|Ziggy|Marley}}
| {{sort|Family Time|''[[Family Time (album)|Family Time]]''}}
| [[Ziggy Marley]]<br />Don Was
| 
* {{small|''American Heroes #3'' -  [[Jonathan Sprout]]}}
* {{small|''Banjo To Beatbox'' - [[Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer]] with [[Christylez Bacon]]}}
* {{small|''Great Day'' -  [[Milkshake (band)|Milkshake]]}}
* {{small|''Jumpin' & Jammin''' - [[Greg & Steve]]}}
* {{small|''Pete Seeger Tribute — Ageless Kids' Songs''' - [[Buck Howdy]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 52nd Annual Grammy® Award Nominees (2010 Grammys) Coverage {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/52/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[53rd Grammy Awards|2011]] 
| {{sortname|Pete|Seeger}}
| {{sort|Tomorrow's Children|''Tomorrow's Children''}}
| David Bernz<br />Daniel Einbender<br />Travis Jeffrey
|
* {{small|''[[Here Comes Science]]'' -  [[They Might Be Giants]]}}
* {{small|''Jungle Gym'' - [[Justin Roberts (musician)|Justin Roberts]]}}
* {{small|''Sunny Days'' -  [[Battersby Duo]]}}
* {{small|''Weird Things Are Everywhere!''' -  [[Judy Pancoast]]}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web| title = 53rd Annual Grammy® Award Nominees (2011 Grammys) Coverage {{!}} DigitalHit.com| access-date = 2020-05-23| url = https://www.digitalhit.com/grammy/53/nominees.shtml}}</ref>
|}
<sup>{{note|1|[I]}}</sup> Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.<br />
<sup>{{note|2|[II]}}</sup> Producer(s) are only indicated if they were presented a Grammy Award.

==See also==
* [[Children's song]]
* [[Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year]]

==References==
{{refbegin}}
;General
* {{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=All&genre=4|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|access-date=May 9, 2011}}

;Specific
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{{Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children}}
{{Grammy Award categories}}

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[[Category:Album awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1994]]
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[[Category:Children's music albums]]
[[Category:Grammy Award categories|Musical Album for Children]]