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This former Fugees member's solo debut won Album of the Year in 1999.

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Frank Sinatra's 1967 Grammy winner was called 'A Man and His _ _ _ _ _.'

This Canadian singer's 'Falling into You' won Album of the Year in 1997.

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This singer's 1961 live album, recorded at Carnegie Hall, won the 1962 Album of the Year Grammy.

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This artist's genre-crossing country record won Album of the Year in 2025, a first for her in that category.

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This British quartet's psychedelic concept album, with a fictional alter-ego band, won Album of the Year in 1968.

BEATLES

_ _ _ _ _ _ Fire's 'The Suburbs' was a surprise winner of the 2011 Album of the Year Grammy over bigger pop names.

ARCADE

Kacey _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s 'Golden Hour' won the 2019 Album of the Year Grammy.

MUSGRAVES

Paul Simon's singing partner on 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' shared the 1971 Album of the Year Grammy with him.

GARFUNKEL

George _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s one-word album 'Faith' won the 1989 Album of the Year Grammy.

MICHAEL

A former Beatle organized 1971's benefit concert for refugees; the resulting live album won Album of the Year in 1973.

HARRISON

This singer-pianist's understated debut, 'Come Away with Me,' won Album of the Year in 2003.

JONES

This piano man's '52nd Street' followed his hit 'The Stranger' and won Album of the Year in 1980.

JOEL

A country-pop singer's road-trip ballad 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' won Album of the Year in 1969.

CAMPBELL

Half of a legendary songwriting duo, this ex-Beatle's 'Double Fantasy' won Album of the Year in 1982.

LENNON

This Paul Simon album, blending American folk with South African rhythms, won Album of the Year in 1987.

GRACELAND

This guitar legend's acoustic MTV session, released as 'Unplugged,' won Album of the Year in 1993.

CLAPTON

This band's 'Rumours,' born out of breakups within the group, won Album of the Year in 1978.

FLEETWOOD

This Genesis drummer-turned-solo star's 'No Jacket Required' won Album of the Year in 1986.

COLLINS

This composer won the first-ever Grammy Album of the Year in 1959 for his soundtrack to TV's 'Peter Gunn.'

MANCINI

U2's 2006 winner was titled 'How to Dismantle an Atomic _ _ _ _.'

BOMB

Written and released largely in isolation, this surprise 2020 pop album won the 2021 Album of the Year Grammy.

FOLKLORE

Harry _ _ _ _ _ _'s pun-titled 'Harry's House' won the 2023 Album of the Year Grammy.

STYLES

Dixie _ _ _ _ _ _'s politically charged 'Taking the Long Way' won the 2007 Album of the Year Grammy.

CHICKS

U2's 1988 winner was titled 'The _ _ _ _ _ _ Tree.'

JOSHUA

This veteran crooner's own 'MTV Unplugged' session won Album of the Year in 1995, decades into his career.

BENNETT

The 1979 winner was a disco movie soundtrack titled 'Saturday Night _ _ _ _ _.'

FEVER

_ _ _ _ Punk's 'Random Access Memories' won Album of the Year in 2014.

DAFT

This Commodores frontman's solo hit 'Hello' came from his Album of the Year winner, 1985's 'Can't Slow Down.'

RICHIE

This soul pianist's posthumous album won Album of the Year in 2005, the year after his death.

CHARLES

This concept album about sleepless nights won its pop-superstar creator a fourth Album of the Year in 2024.

MIDNIGHTS

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ & Sons' folk-rock record 'Babel' won the 2013 Album of the Year Grammy.

MUMFORD

_ _ _ _ _ _ Morissette's 'Jagged Little Pill' won the 1996 Album of the Year Grammy.

ALANIS

This bluegrass singer paired with Robert Plant on 'Raising Sand,' the 2009 Album of the Year winner.

KRAUSS

_ _ _ _ _ _ Jones assembled an all-star cast of collaborators for 'Back on the Block,' the 1991 winner.

QUINCY

This New Orleans jazz musician and late-night bandleader won Album of the Year in 2022, an upset win.

BATISTE

A bossa nova record featuring 'The Girl from Ipanema' won the 1965 Album of the Year Grammy.

GETZ

This country-pop singer's 'Fearless' made her the youngest-ever Album of the Year winner in 2010.

SWIFT

Adele's full name is Adele Laurie Blue _ _ _ _ _ _; she won her second Album of the Year Grammy in 2017 for '25.'

ADKINS

In 1960, this crooner's 'Come Dance with Me!' claimed the second Album of the Year Grammy.

SINATRA

This singer paired her voice with her late father's old recordings on 1992 winner 'Unforgettable... with Love.'

COLE

This artist became a two-time Album of the Year winner in 2016 for '1989,' an album named for her birth year.

TAYLOR

This blues-rock guitarist's 'Nick of Time' was a surprise Album of the Year winner in 1990.

RAITT

This guitarist's career-reviving comeback record, 'Supernatural,' won Album of the Year in 2000.

SANTANA

This Atlanta hip-hop duo's ambitious double album won Album of the Year in 2004.

OUTKAST

Often called the best-selling album ever, 'Thriller' won its creator the 1984 Album of the Year Grammy.

JACKSON

Stevie Wonder's third Album of the Year winner was 'Songs in the Key of _ _ _ _.'

LIFE

This artist's 'Innervisions' won Album of the Year in 1974, the first of three such wins for him in the decade.

WONDER

Frank Sinatra's 1966 winner was titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of My Years.'

SEPTEMBER

This singer-songwriter's 'Tapestry' won Album of the Year in 1972 and remains one of the best-selling albums by a woman.

KING

This half of a legendary folk-rock duo went solo and won Album of the Year in 1976 for 'Still Crazy After All These Years.'

SIMON

A stand-up comedian's debut comedy record won the 1961 Album of the Year Grammy, a rare feat for the genre.

NEWHART

Billie _ _ _ _ _ _'s moody debut LP won Album of the Year in 2020, making her the youngest winner at the time.

EILISH

This eclectic singer-songwriter's 'Morning Phase' upset several bigger pop names to win in 2015.

BECK

A soft-rock singer's self-titled debut, featuring the hit 'Sailing,' won the 1981 Album of the Year Grammy.

CROSS

The 2002 winner was a folk-and-bluegrass movie soundtrack titled 'O _ _ _ _ _ _ _, Where Art Thou?'

BROTHER

This folk-rock icon's 'Time Out of Mind' earned him his first Album of the Year win in 1998.

DYLAN

The soundtrack to a hit 1992 film, sung by its own leading lady, won Album of the Year in 1994.

HOUSTON

This band, known for the hits 'Africa' and 'Rosanna,' won Album of the Year in 1983 with its fourth LP.

TOTO

Barbra _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s self-titled debut album won the 1964 Album of the Year Grammy.

STREISAND

_ _ _ _ _ _ Dan's 'Two Against Nature' won the 2001 Album of the Year Grammy, decades after the band's 1970s heyday.

STEELY

This jazz pianist's tribute album to Joni Mitchell won Album of the Year in 2008, an upset over pop favorites.

HANCOCK

This British singer's '21' swept the 2012 Grammys, including Album of the Year.

ADELE

Bruno _ _ _ _'s '24K Magic' won the 2018 Album of the Year Grammy.

MARS

Stevie Wonder's 1975 winner was titled 'Fulfillingness' First _ _ _ _ _ _.'

FINALE

A horn-driven jazz-rock band's self-titled second LP won the 1970 Album of the Year Grammy.

TEARS

Bad _ _ _ _ _'s mostly Spanish-language record made history winning Album of the Year in 2026.

BUNNY

A satirical record impersonating JFK and his family won Album of the Year in 1963.

MEADER
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