Grammy Award for Album of the Year

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The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer. In 1962, the award name was extended to Album of the Year (other than classical) but reverted to the shorter name by 1965. A rock 'n' roll album did not win the award until 1968; a hip-hop album did not win until 1999.

Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, & Paul Simon are the biggest winners in this category with 3 victories each.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were awarded, for music released in the previous year.

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[edit] Confusion

Every year produces much confusion between the Grammy categories, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. Record of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album. This award goes to the performing artist and the producer, recording engineer, and/or mixer for that song. Song of the Year is also awarded for a single or individual track, but the recipient of this award is the songwriter who actually created the song in the first place. Album of the Year is awarded for a whole album, and the award is presented to the artist, producer, and recording engineer for that album.

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