Grammy Nominees

The Grammy Nominees is a series of various artists compilation albums celebrating the best of the music industry. Albums are released before the airing of the annual Grammy Awards. All of the songs on the albums are Grammy nominated in the year released. The first one of these albums was released in 1995 and has been released every year since. Each one through the 2007 edition has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while the 1996 and 2000 editions have also been certified Platinum.[1]

Other Grammy series albums have also been attempted for rap (1999–2001) and Latin music (1998–2005) nominees.

No CD has been released since 2020.[2]

1995

1995 Grammy Nominees is the first edition of the long-running series and covered the top contenders for the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. Released on February 7, 1995, it entered at number twenty-six on the Billboard 200 chart.

1995 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1995
GenrePop
Length62:53
LabelSony
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

1996

1996 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 38th Annual Grammy Awards, and became the series' first top 20 chart entry, peaking at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 chart.

1996 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various Artists
ReleasedFebruary 6, 1996
GenrePop
Length48:44
LabelSony
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

1997

1997 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, and did two better than its predecessor in the series, hitting number fourteen on the Billboard 200 chart.

1997 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedFebruary 11, 1997
GenrePop
Length54:41
LabelPolygram
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

1998

1998 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 40th Annual Grammy Awards and just missed hitting the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number eleven.

1998 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1998
GenrePop
Length52:53
LabelMCA
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

1999

1999 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, and became the series' first top 10 entry on the Billboard 200, peaking at number eight.

1999 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedFebruary 9, 1999
GenrePop
Length71:09
LabelElektra
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]

2000

Grammy Nominees 2000 covers the top contenders for the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards. It became the series' second top ten entry on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number nine.

Grammy Nominees 2000
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2000
GenrePop
Length54:06
LabelRCA
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Grammy Nominees 2000
Chart (2000) Position
South Korean International Albums (MIAK)[9] 29

2001

Grammy Nominees 2001 covers the top contenders for the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. Unlike its two predecessors in the series, it failed to reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, instead only peaking at number twelve.

Grammy Nominees 2001
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2001
GenrePop
Length72:29
LabelCapitol
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]

2002

Grammy Nominees 2002 covers the top contenders for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, and, like the 2001 edition, peaked outside the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number thirteen.

Grammy Nominees 2002
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2002
GenrePop
Length73:00
LabelUTV Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]

2003

Grammy Nominees 2003 covers the top contenders for the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, and returned the series to the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number six.

Grammy Nominees 2003
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2003
GenrePop
Length71:14
LabelWarner Bros.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]

2004

2004 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming, at that point, the series' highest-charting volume.

2004 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2004
GenrePop
Length79:23
LabelBMG
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]

2005

2005 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, and matched the series' best chart peak of number four on the Billboard 200 chart.

2005 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005
GenrePop
Length79:41
LabelCapitol
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[14]

2006

2006 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. It failed to reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, instead peaking at number 14.

2006 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2006
GenrePop
Length79:45
LabelSony BMG
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]

2007

Grammy Nominees 2007 covers the top contenders for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, and is, thus far, the highest-charting album in the series, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 chart.

2007 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2007
GenrePop
Length78:55
LabelSony BMG
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[16]

2008

Grammy Nominees 2008 covers the top contenders for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart.

2008 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2008
GenrePop
Length79:49
LabelUMe
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[17]

2009

Grammy Nominees 2009 covers the top contenders for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart.

2009 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2009
GenrePop
Length78:53
LabelRhino
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[18]

2010

Grammy Nominees 2010 covers the top contenders for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 chart. The album has sold 235,000 copies as of March 2010.[19]

2010 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2010
GenrePop
Length79:29
LabelEMI Music
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[20]

2011

The track listing for 2011 Grammy Nominees was revealed on January 6, 2011, and the album was released on January 25, 2011.[21] It covers the top contenders for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. The album has sold 204,000 copies as of April 2011.[22]

2011 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2011
GenreVarious
Length74:32
LabelJive Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[23]

2012

The 2012 edition was released on January 24, 2012, and covers the top contenders for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.[24][25] The album has sold 323,000 copies as of May 2012.[26]

2012 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2012
Length79:46
LabelUniversal Republic Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[27]

2013

2013 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.[28] The album has sold 315,000 copies as of May 2013.[29]

2013 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2013
GenrePop
LabelCapitol

2014

Grammy Nominees 2014 covers the top contenders for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The album has sold 309,000 copies in the US as of July 2014.[30]

2014 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2014 (Australia)
January 21, 2014 (US)
GenrePop
Length70:19
LabelAtlantic

2015

2015 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2015
Genre
Length75:43
LabelRCA

2015 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance nominees for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 on the week dated February 7, 2015, and peaked at number 9 three weeks later. It also peaked at number 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

2016

2016 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2016
Genre
Length77:51
LabelRepublic

2016 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Country Solo Performance nominees for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.

2017

2017 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2017
Genre
Length79:40
LabelAtlantic

2017 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance nominees for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

2018

2018 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2018
Genre
Length73:51
LabelRCA

2018 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Country Album nominees for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

2019

2019 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2019
Genre
Length79:46
LabelRCA

2019 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

2020

2020 Grammy Nominees
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2020
Genre
LabelWarner

2020 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Duo/Group Performance nominees for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.

Charts

Chart (1995–2020) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[31] 32
US Billboard 200[32] 59

See also

References

  1. RIAA Gold & Platinum Database – Grammy Nominees, retrieved January 7, 2009
  2. "Recording Academy Halts 'Grammy Nominees' CD Series After 26 Years". Billboard.
  3. "Grammy Nominees 1995 review".
  4. "Grammy Nominees 1996 review".
  5. "Grammy Nominees 1997 review".
  6. "Grammy Nominees 1998 review".
  7. "Grammy Nominees 1999 review".
  8. "Grammy Nominees 2000 review".
  9. "자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다". MIAK (in Korean). Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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  11. "Grammy Nominees 2002 review".
  12. "Grammy Nominees 2003 review".
  13. "Grammy Nominees 2004 review".
  14. "Grammy Nominees 2005 review".
  15. "Grammy Nominees 2006 review".
  16. "Grammy Nominees 2007 review".
  17. "Grammy Nominees 2008 review".
  18. "Grammy Nominees 2009 review".
  19. Mansfield, Brian (2011-03-31). "Daughtry's 'Leave This Town' reaches the million milestone". Idol Chatter. USA Today. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  20. Leahey, Andrew. "Grammy Nominees 2010 review".
  21. "The Recording Academy and Jive Records Team Up to Release 2011 GRAMMY Nominees Album" (Press release). Santa Monica, California: PR Newswire. January 6, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  22. Mansfield, Brian (2011-04-13). "Adele re-takes top album spot; Jennifer Hudson drops from Top 10". Idol Chatter. USA Today. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  23. Leahey, Andrew. "2011 Grammy Nominees review".
  24. "Various Artists – 2012 GRAMMY Nominees – Amazon.com Music". amazon.com.
  25. "2012 GRAMMY Nominees Album Tracklisting". facebook.com.
  26. Mansfield, Brian (2012-05-09). "Carrie Underwood blows away 'Billboard' chart". Idol Chatter. USA Today. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  27. Andrew Leahey; Monger, James Christopher. "2012 Grammy Nominees review".
  28. "2013 Grammy Nominees CD". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 2013-01-09.
  29. Mansfield, Brian (2013-05-22). "New 'Idol' downloads lag behind previous winners". Idol Chatter. USA Today. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  30. Caulfield, Keith (2014-07-02). "'Frozen,' Pharrell Williams Lead Mid-Year SoundScan Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  31. "Various artists Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  32. "Various Artists Chart History – The Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
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