Brit Award for British Album of the Year
The Brit Award for British Album of the Year is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[1] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3] The award was first presented in 1977 as British Album of the Year. In 1983 and 1984 awarded as non-competitive highest-selling album.
| Brit Award for British Album of the Year | |
|---|---|
 2022 Winner: Adele | |
| Awarded for | Achievement in excellent British album |
| Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Presented by | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Currently held by | Adele – 30 (2022) |
| Most awards |
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| Most nominations | Coldplay (6) |
| Website | www |
Achievements
Adele, Arctic Monkeys and Coldplay are the biggest winners in this category with three wins each. They are followed by Manic Street Preachers with two victories. Coldplay lead all performers with six nominations. Elton John and Ed Sheeran lead solo performers with four nods each. Adele has the most nominations amongst female artists with three noms. Florence and the Machine are the only act in history being nominated for British Album, with all four studio albums they are released.
Arctic Monkeys is the only artist to win Album of the Year in two consecutive years: in 2007 (Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not) and 2008 (Favourite Worst Nightmare).
The first woman to receive the award was Barbra Streisand in 1983, for Memories; although she wins in non-competitive category as Best Selling Album. Annie Lennox became the first female solo artist to win the competitive award in 1993, for Diva. Adele is the first female artist and solo act to win the award twice and thrice, winning for 21, 25 and 30.
Dave is the youngest artist to win in the category, winning for his debut album Psychodrama in 2020 at the age of 21.
Only two foreign artists ever have take this award, both as non-competitive Best Selling Album, Barbra Streisand and Michael Jackson, winning for Memories and Thriller, respectively. Streisand's victory in 1983 was remarkable as the first and only time when compilation and not studio album to receive an award. Jackson's win in 1984 marks the first and only occasion with no other album nominated to compete against the actual winner.
In the history of the award, only four artists have won British Album twice: Manic Street Preachers (1997, 1999), with another three artists winning it three times: Coldplay (2001, 2003, 2006), Arctic Monkeys (2007, 2008, 2014), and Adele (2012, 2016, 2022).
At the 2022 Brit Awards, Adele became the first solo artist to win this award three times.[4]
Recipients
1970s
| Year | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 (1st) | ||
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | |
| The Dark Side of the Moon | Pink Floyd | |
| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | |
| Tubular Bells | Mike Oldfield | |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Artists with multiple wins
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 3 | Adele |
| Arctic Monkeys | |
| Coldplay | |
| 2 | |
| Manic Street Preachers |
Artists with multiple nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
- The 1975
- Lily Allen
- alt-J
- David Bowie
- Kate Bush
- The Coral
- Dave
- Craig David
- Dido
- Dire Straits
- Eurythmics
- George Ezra
- Gomez
- Gorillaz
- J Hus
- Michael Kiwanuka
- Dua Lipa
- Manic Street Preachers
- Mumford & Sons
- Muse
- Pet Shop Boys
- Pink Floyd
- Plan B
- Queen
- Snow Patrol
- Sting
- Stormzy
- The Streets
- Take That
- Tears for Fears
- Travis
- Robbie Williams
Notes
- Brothers in Arms (1986–1987), Born to Do It (2001–2002), Kid A (2001–2002) Double Nominated
- (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (2010) also won Brit Award for British Album of Thirty Year
References
- "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- Grein, Paul (8 February 2022). "Adele Dominates 2022 Brit Awards: Full List of Winners". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.