The MTV Video Music Award Japan for Album of the Year () is an annual award given by MTV Japan since 2003.
Results The following table displays the nominees and the winners in bold print with a yellow background.
2000s Year Artist Album 2003(2nd) Chemistry Second to None Eminem The Eminem Show Avril Lavigne Let Go Rip Slyme Tokyo Classic Hikaru Utada Deep River 2004(3rd) Outkast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Missy Elliott This Is Not A Test! Exile Exile Entertainment Linkin Park Meteora Mika Nakashima Love 2005(4th) Orange Range MusiQ Eminem Encore Green Day American Idiot Ken Hirai Sentimentalovers Usher Confessions 2006(5th) Orange Range Natural The Black Eyed Peas Monkey Business Ketsumeishi Ketsunopolis 4 Mr. Children I Love You Oasis Don't Believe The Truth 2007(6th) Daniel Powter Daniel Powter Ayaka First Message Def Tech Catch The Wave Kumi Koda Black Cherry Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium 2008(7th) Exile Exile Love Ketsumeishi Ketsunopolice 5 Kumi Koda Kingdom Avril Lavigne The Best Damn Thing Ne-Yo Because of You 2009(8th) Mr. Children Supermarket Fantasy Ayaka Sing to the Sky Coldplay Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends Ne-Yo Year of the Gentleman Hikaru Utada Heart Station
2010s Year Artist Album 2010(9th) Exile Aisubeki Mirai e (愛すべき未来へ)|- | Namie Amuro | Past < Future |- | The Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. |- | Green Day | 21st Century Breakdown |- | Superfly | Box Emotions
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2011(10th) | style="background:#FAEB86" | Kana Nishino| style="background:#FAEB86" | To Love Eminem Recovery Miliyah Kato Heaven Linkin Park A Thousand Suns Yui Holidays in the Sun 2012(11th) Girls' Generation Girls' Generation Coldplay Mylo Xyloto Juju You Kara Super Girl Lady Gaga Born This Way 2013(12th) 2PM Legend of 2PM Carly Rae Jepsen Kiss Linkin Park Living Things Kana Nishino Love Place One Direction Take Me Home 2014(13th) Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Nanda Collection Beyoncé Beyoncé Daft Punk Random Access Memories Maximum the Hormone Yoshū Fukushū J Soul Brothers III Blue Impact 2016(15th) Japanese album Album Babymetal Metal Resistance Back Number Chandelier Bump of Chicken Butterflies Kana Nishino Just Love Perfume Cosmic Explorer International album Album Beyoncé Lemonade Adele 25 Drake Views Justin Bieber Purpose Rihanna Anti 2018(17th) Hikaru Utada Hatsukoi 2019(18th) Gen Hoshino Pop Virus
2020s Year Artist Album 2020(19th) Babymetal Metal Galaxy 2021(20th) Official Hige Dandism Editorial 2022(21st) Aimyon Falling into Your Eyes Record 2023(22nd) Aiko Ima no Futari o Otagai ga Miteru
See also MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album