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, an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. 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. The award was first presented in 1977 as British Album of the Year. 1983 and 1984 awarded as highest-selling album.

Achievements

and Arctic Monkeys is the biggest winners in this category with three wins each. They are followed by Manic Street Preachers and Adele with two victories. Coldplay lead all performers with six nominations. Elton John, George Michael, and Ed Sheeran leads solo performers with three nominations.
The first woman to receive the award as Best Selling Album was Barbra Streisand in 1983, for Memories. Annie Lennox became the first female act to win competitive award in 1993, with Diva. Adele is the first female artist and solo act to win the award twice, winning for 21 and 25.
Dave is the youngest artist to win in the category, winning for his debut album Psychodrama in 2020 at the age of 21.
Only one artist have won the award in two consecutive years, Arctic Monkeys. They had wins in the 2007 and 2008.
Only two foreign artists ever have won the award as Best Selling Album, Barbra Streisand and Michael Jackson.
George Michael, Oasis, Massive Attack, Coldplay, Florence and the Machine, and Ed Sheeran are the only artists to receive three nominations for consecutive albums in this category. Coldplay being the only artists to receive nomination for their first five albums. Additionally, Florence and the Machine is the only act in history being nominated for British Album, with all four studio albums they are released.
To date, there have been only one compilation album to receive the award: Memories.
As of 2020, only four artists have won British Album of the Year more than once: Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, and Adele.

Winners and nominees

YearRecipientNominees
1977The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1982Adam and the Ants – Kings of the Wild Frontier
  • The Human League – Dare
  • Queen – Greatest Hits
    • 1983Barbra Streisand – Memories
  • The Kids from "Fame" – The Kids from "Fame"
  • Madness – Complete Madness
    • 1984Michael Jackson – ThrillerNot Nominated
    1985Sade – Diamond Life
  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Welcome to the Pleasuredome
  • Nik Kershaw – Human Racing
  • Queen – The Works
  • U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
    • 1986Phil Collins – No Jacket Required
  • Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms
  • Eurythmics – Be Yourself Tonight
  • Kate Bush – Hounds of Love
  • Tears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair
    • 1987Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms
  • Five Star – Silk & Steel
  • The Housemartins – London 0 Hull 4
  • Peter Gabriel – So
  • Simply Red – Picture Book
    • 1988Sting – ...Nothing Like the Sun
  • George Michael – Faith
  • Pet Shop Boys – Actually
  • Swing Out Sister – It's Better to Travel
  • T'Pau – Bridge of Spies
    • 1989Fairground Attraction – The First of a Million Kisses
  • Aztec Camera – Love
  • The Pasadenas – To Whom It May Concern
  • Pet Shop Boys – Introspective
  • Steve Winwood – Roll with It
    • 1990Fine Young Cannibals – The Raw and the Cooked
  • Eurythmics – We Too Are One
  • Simply Red – A New Flame
  • Soul II Soul – Club Classics Vol. One
  • Tears for Fears – The Seeds of Love
    • 1991George Michael – Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
  • The Beautiful South – Choke
  • Elton John – Sleeping with the Past
  • Lisa Stansfield – Affection
  • Prefab Sprout – '
  • Van Morrison – Enlightenment
    • 1992Seal – Seal
  • Beverley Craven – Beverley Craven
  • The KLF – The White Room
  • Massive Attack – Blue Lines
  • Simply Red – Stars
    • 1993Annie Lennox – Diva
  • Elton John – The One
  • Genesis – We Can't Dance
  • The Orb – U.F.Orb
  • Right Said Fred – Up
  • Shakespears Sister – Hormonally Yours
    • 1994Stereo MCs – Connected
  • Dina Carroll – So Close
  • Jamiroquai – Emergency on Planet Earth
  • Sting – Ten Summoner's Tales
  • Suede – Suede
    • 1995Blur – Parklife
  • Eternal – Always & Forever
  • Massive Attack – Protection
  • Oasis – Definitely Maybe
  • Pink Floyd – The Division Bell
    • 1996Oasis – Morning Glory?
  • Blur – The Great Escape
  • Paul Weller – Stanley Road
  • Pulp – Different Class
  • Radiohead – The Bends
    • 1997Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
  • George Michael – Older
  • Kula Shaker – K
  • Lighthouse Family – Ocean Drive
  • Ocean Colour Scene – Moseley Shoals
    • 1998The Verve – Urban Hymns
  • Oasis – Be Here Now
  • The Prodigy – The Fat of the Land
  • Radiohead – OK Computer
  • Texas – White on Blonde
    • 1999Manic Street Preachers – This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
  • Catatonia – International Velvet
  • Gomez – Bring It On
  • Massive Attack – Mezzanine
  • Robbie Williams – I've Been Expecting You
    • 2000Travis – The Man Who
  • Basement Jaxx – Remedy
  • The Chemical Brothers – Surrender
  • Gomez – Liquid Skin
  • Stereophonics – Performance and Cocktails
    • 2001Coldplay – Parachutes
  • Craig David – Born to Do It
  • David Gray – Lost Songs 95–98
  • Radiohead – Kid A
  • Robbie Williams – Sing When You're Winning
    • 2002Dido – No Angel
  • Craig David – Born to Do It
  • Gorillaz – Gorillaz
  • Radiohead – Kid A
  • Travis – The Invisible Band
    • 2003Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head
  • The Coral – The Coral
  • Ms. Dynamite – A Little Deeper
  • The Streets – Original Pirate Material
  • Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces
    • 2004The Darkness – Permission to Land
  • Blur – Think Tank
  • The Coral – Magic and Medicine
  • Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get thru This
  • Dido – Life for Rent
    • 2005Keane – Hopes and Fears
  • Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
  • Muse – Absolution
  • Snow Patrol – Final Straw
  • The Streets – A Grand Don't Come for Free
    • 2006Coldplay – X&Y
  • Gorillaz – Demon Days
  • James Blunt – Back to Bedlam
  • Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
  • Kate Bush – Aerial
    • 2007Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
  • Amy Winehouse – Back to Black
  • Lily Allen – Alright, Still
  • Muse – Black Holes and Revelations
  • Snow Patrol – Eyes Open
    • 2008Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
  • Leona Lewis – Spirit
  • Mark Ronson – Version
  • Mika – Life in Cartoon Motion
  • Take That – Beautiful World
    • 2009Duffy – Rockferry
  • Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
  • Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
  • Radiohead – In Rainbows
  • The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing
    • 2010Florence and the Machine – Lungs
  • Dizzee Rascal – Tongue n' Cheek
  • Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
  • Lily Allen – It's Not Me, It's You
  • Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
    • 2011Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
  • Plan B – The Defamation of Strickland Banks
  • Take That – Progress
  • Tinie Tempah – Disc-Overy
  • The xx – xx
    • 2012Adele – 21
  • Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
  • Ed Sheeran – +
  • Florence and the Machine – Ceremonials
  • PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
    • 2013Emeli Sandé – Our Version of Events
  • alt-J – An Awesome Wave
  • Mumford & Sons – Babel
  • Paloma Faith – Fall to Grace
  • Plan B – Ill Manors
    • 2014Arctic Monkeys – AM
  • Bastille – Bad Blood
  • David Bowie – The Next Day
  • Disclosure – Settle
  • Rudimental – Home
    • 2015Ed Sheeran – x
  • alt-J – This Is All Yours
  • George Ezra – Wanted on Voyage
  • Royal Blood – Royal Blood
  • Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour
    • 2016Adele – 25
  • Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams
  • Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
  • James Bay – Chaos and the Calm
  • Jamie xx – In Colour
    • 2017David Bowie – Blackstar
  • The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep,
    • for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It
    2018Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer
  • Dua Lipa – Dua Lipa
  • Ed Sheeran – ÷
  • J Hus – Common Sense
  • Rag'n'Bone Man – Human
    • 2019The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships
  • Anne-Marie – Speak Your Mind
  • Florence and the Machine – High as Hope
  • George Ezra – Staying at Tamara's
  • Jorja Smith – Lost & Found
    • 2020'Dave – Psychodrama
  • Harry Styles – Fine Line
  • Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
  • Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka
  • Stormzy – Heavy Is the Head''

    • Multiple nominations and awards

    NominationsArtist
    6Coldplay
    5Radiohead
    4Florence and the Machine
    3Arctic Monkeys
    3Blur
    3Elton John
    3Massive Attack
    3George Michael
    3Oasis
    3Ed Sheeran
    3Simply Red
    2The 1975
    2Adele
    2Lily Allen
    2alt-J
    2David Bowie
    2Kate Bush
    2The Coral
    2Craig David
    2Dido
    2Dire Straits
    2Eurythmics
    2George Ezra
    2Gomez
    2Gorillaz
    2Manic Street Preachers
    2Mumford & Sons
    2Muse
    2Pet Shop Boys
    2Pink Floyd
    2Plan B
    2Queen
    2Snow Patrol
    2Sting
    2The Streets
    2Take That
    2Tears for Fears
    2Travis
    2Robbie Williams

    AwardsArtist
    3Arctic Monkeys
    3Coldplay
    2Adele
    2Manic Street Preachers