American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

The American Music Award for Favorite Country Album is an award presented annually to the best-selling country album of the year.

American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

The American Music Award for Favorite Country Album is an award presented at the American Music Awards (AMAs) that was first introduced at the 44th Annual American Music Awards in 2017. It is given to the country album that is “, preferred in the United States as determined by public voting.

History

The American Music Award for Favorite Country Album has been awarded since 1974. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year).

Some years reflected a change in eligibility rules, with various award categories being opened or closed to different types of music artists during different years. For example, the award was not presented in 1979 due to that year’s rules only allowing artists who had released an album within the eligibility period to be nominated for that year’s award. The rule was changed starting with the 1980 awards, which then allowed any artist who had released an album at any time during the eligibility period to be nominated (thus opening up many more potential nominees).

Winner

Since its inception in 1974, the American Music Award for Favorite Country Album has been awarded annually to the music artist with the best-selling or most critically acclaimed album of the year.

This award was first presented to country music artist Tanya Tucker for her album Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone), which was released in 1974. Since then, a number of different artists have won the award, including Loretta Lynn, Alabama, Garth Brooks, and Shania Twain.

The most recent winner of the American Music Award for Favorite Country Album is Carrie Underwood, who won for her album Blown Away.

American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

The American Music Award for Favorite Country Album is an award presented annually by the American Music Awards (AMAs). It was first awarded in 1974 and was given to the album that was voted by the public as the year’s best album.

History

The American Music Award for Favorite Country Album has been awarded since 1974. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year).

In 1974 and 1975, the award was presented as the American Music Award for Top Country Album. No award was given in 1976. It resumed under its current title in 1977. Reba McEntire was the first female artist to win when she won in 1984.

Winner

The American Music Award for Favorite Country Album is an award given out at the annual American Music Awards. The award goes to the country music album that is voted as the favorite by the American public.

The current holder of the award is Chris Stapleton for his album From A Room: Volume 1. This is his second consecutive win in this category. He won the award for the first time in 2016 for his album Traveller.