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

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s. 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. Other Grammy series albums have also been attempted for

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(1999–2001) and

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(1998–2005) nominees. No CD had been released since 2020.

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.

1996

''1996 Grammy Nominees'' covers the top contenders for the

38th Annual Grammy Awards The 38th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1996, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. The awards recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Alanis Morissette was the main recipient, being awarded four trophies, i ...

, and became the series' first top 20 chart entry, peaking at number sixteen on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

1997

''1997 Grammy Nominees'' covers the top contenders for the

39th Annual Grammy Awards The 39th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997, at Madison Square Garden, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Babyface was the night's biggest winner, with 3 awards. Celine Dion, Toni ...

, and did two better than its predecessor in the series, hitting number fourteen on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

1998

''1998 Grammy Nominees'' covers the top contenders for the

40th Annual Grammy Awards The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Rock icon Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and R. Kelly were the ...

and just missed hitting the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, peaking at number eleven.

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.

2000

''Grammy Nominees 2000'' covers the top contenders for the

42nd Annual Grammy Awards The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2000, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1999. Nominations were announced on January 4, 2000. Santana was the main ...

. It became the series' second top ten entry on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, peaking at number nine.

Year-end charts

2001

''Grammy Nominees 2001'' covers the top contenders for the

43rd Annual Grammy Awards The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Several artists earned three awards on the night. Steely Dan's haul included Album of the Year for '' Two Against Nature''. U2 took ...

. 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.

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.

2003

''Grammy Nominees 2003'' covers the top contenders for the

45th Annual Grammy Awards The 45th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2003 at Madison Square Garden in New York City honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002. Musicians accomplishment ...

, and returned the series to the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, peaking at number six.

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.

2005

''2005 Grammy Nominees'' covers the top contenders for the

47th Annual Grammy Awards The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004. They were hosted by Queen Lati ...

, and matched the series' best chart peak of number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

2006

''2006 Grammy Nominees'' covers the top contenders for the

48th Annual Grammy Awards The 48th Annual Grammy Awards took place on February 8, 2006, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning from October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. Irish rock band U2 we ...

. It failed to reach the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, instead peaking at number 14.

2007

''Grammy Nominees 2007'' covers the top contenders for the

49th Annual Grammy Awards The 49th Annual Grammy Awards was a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2005 and ending September 30, 2006 in the United States. The awards were handed out on Sunday, February 11, 2007 at the Staples C ...

, and is, thus far, the highest-charting album in the series, debuting at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

2008

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

2009

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

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.

2011

The track listing for ''2011 Grammy Nominees'' was revealed on January 6, 2011, and the album was released on January 25, 2011. It covers the top contenders for the

53rd Annual Grammy Awards The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights pri ...

. The album has sold 204,000 copies as of April 2011.

2012

The 2012 edition was released on January 24, 2012, and covers the top contenders for the

54th Annual Grammy Awards The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. LL Cool J hosted t ...

. The album has sold 323,000 copies as of May 2012.

2013

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

2014

''Grammy Nominees 2014'' covers the top contenders for the

56th Annual Grammy Awards The 56th Annual Grammy Awards presentation was held on January 26, 2014, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show was broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and was hosted for the third time by LL Cool J. The show was moved to January to avoid comp ...

. The album has sold 309,000 copies in the US as of July 2014.

2015

''2015 Grammy Nominees'' covers the

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...

, Album of the Year, Song of the Year,

Best Pop Vocal Album The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality vocal pop music albums. Awards in several ...

Best Pop Solo Performance The Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guides, the Best Pop S ...

, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance nominees for the

57th Annual Grammy Awards The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 8, 2015, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The show was broadcast live by CBS at 5:00 p.m. PST ( UTC−8). Rapper LL Cool J hosted the show for the fourth consecutive time ...

. The album debuted at number 12 on the US '' Billboard''

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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'' covers the

, Album of the Year, Song of the Year,

Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance The Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 63rd Grammy Awards category rules, "this category ...

, and Best Country Solo Performance nominees for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.

2017

''2017 Grammy Nominees'' covers the

, Album of the Year,

Best Country Song The Grammy Award for Best Country Song (sometimes known as the Country Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the songwriter(s) of the song, not to the artist, except if the artist is also the songwriter. There ha ...

and Best Country Solo Performance nominees for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

2018

''2018 Grammy Nominees'' covers the

, Album of the Year,

, and

Best Country Album The Grammy Award for Best Country Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the country music genre. Honors ...

nominees for the

60th Annual Grammy Awards The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 28, 2018. The CBS network broadcast the show live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show was moved to January to avoid coinciding with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeong ...

2019

''2019 Grammy Nominees'' covers the

, Album of the Year,

and

nominees for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

2020

''2020 Grammy Nominees'' covers the

, Album of the Year,

and Best Country Duo/Group Performance nominees for the

62nd Annual Grammy Awards The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 26, 2020, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from October 1, 2018, to August 31, 2019. Al ...

Charts

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