American Music Award for Best Pop Album

The American Music Award for Best Pop 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). The all-time winner in this category is Taylor Swift with 5 wins. Swift has also received the most number of nominations in this category than any other artist. Justin Bieber and Michael Jackson are tied for the most wins among male artists, with 3 wins each. The award was previous known as Favorite Album – Pop/Rock until the 2026 ceremony, where the award was renamed to Best Pop Album.

Winners and nominees 1970s Year Artist Album Ref 1974 Diana Ross Lady Sings the Blues Seals and Crofts Summer Breeze War The World Is a Ghetto 1975 Charlie Rich Behind Closed Doors John Denver John Denver's Greatest Hits Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1976 Olivia Newton-John Have You Never Been Mellow Eagles One of These Nights Elton John Greatest Hits 1977 Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive! Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life 1978 Fleetwood Mac Rumours Eagles Hotel California John Williams Star Wars 1979 John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever Fleetwood Mac Rumours

1980s Year Artist Album Ref 1980 Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door Donna Summer Bad Girls 1981 Billy Joel Glass Houses Michael Jackson Off the Wall Bob Seger Against the Wind 1982 Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits Foreigner 4 John Lennon Double Fantasy REO Speedwagon Hi Infidelity 1983 Willie Nelson Always on My Mind Fleetwood Mac Mirage Journey Escape 1984 Michael Jackson Thriller Def Leppard Pyromania The Police Synchronicity Various Artists Flashdance 1985 Prince Purple Rain Michael Jackson Thriller Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down 1986 Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. Phil Collins No Jacket Required Madonna Like a Virgin 1987 Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Janet Jackson Control Van Halen 5150 Various Artists Top Gun 1988 Paul Simon Graceland Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet U2 The Joshua Tree Whitesnake Whitesnake 1989 Various Artists Dirty Dancing Def Leppard Hysteria George Michael Faith

1990s Year Artist Album Ref 1990 New Kids on the Block Hangin' Tough Paula Abdul Forever Your Girl Bobby Brown Don't Be Cruel 1991 Phil Collins ...But Seriously Janet Jackson Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 MC Hammer Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em 1992 Michael Bolton Time, Love & Tenderness C+C Music Factory Gonna Make You Sweat Natalie Cole Unforgettable... with Love R.E.M. Out of Time 1993 Michael Jackson Dangerous Kris Kross Totally Krossed Out U2 Achtung Baby 1994 Whitney Houston The Bodyguard Janet Jackson Janet Spin Doctors Pocket Full of Kryptonite Eric Clapton Unplugged 1995 Elton John and Tim Rice The Lion King Mariah Carey Music Box Counting Crows August and Everything After 1996 Eagles Hell Freezes Over Boyz II Men II Hootie & the Blowfish Cracked Rear View 1997 Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill The Beatles The Beatles Anthology Mariah Carey Daydream 1998 Spice Girls Spice Jewel Pieces of You Matchbox Twenty Yourself or Someone Like You The Wallflowers Bringing Down the Horse 1999 Will Smith Big Willie Style Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love Shania Twain Come On Over

2000s Year Artist Album Ref 2000 Santana Supernatural Backstreet Boys Millennium Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time 2001 Creed Human Clay NSYNC No Strings Attached Britney Spears Oops!... I Did It Again 2002 Destiny's Child Survivor Dave Matthews Band Everyday NSYNC Celebrity 2003 Eminem The Eminem Show Ashanti Ashanti Nelly Nellyville P!nk Missundaztood 2003 Justin Timberlake Justified Evanescence Fallen Norah Jones Come Away with Me Kid Rock Cocky 2004 Usher Confessions Norah Jones Feels Like Home Jessica Simpson In This Skin 2005 Green Day American Idiot Mariah Carey The Emancipation of Mimi Kelly Clarkson Breakaway 2006 Nickelback All the Right Reasons Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium Various Artists High School Musical 2007 Daughtry Daughtry Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveSounds 2008 Alicia Keys As I Am Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Eagles Long Road Out of Eden 2009 Michael Jackson Number Ones Lady Gaga The Fame Taylor Swift Fearless

2010s {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |- ! width="10%"| Year ! width="35%"| Artist ! width="50%"| Album ! width="5%"| Ref |- ! rowspan="4" align="center"| 2010 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Justin Bieber | My World 2.0 | rowspan="4" align="center"| |- | Eminem | Recovery |- | Katy Perry | Teenage Dream |- ! rowspan="4" align="center"| 2011 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Adele | 21 | rowspan="4" align="center"| |- | Lady Gaga | Born This Way |- | Rihanna | Loud |- ! rowspan="5" align="center"| 2012 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Justin Bieber | Believe | rowspan="5" align="center"| |- | Maroon 5 | Overexposed |- | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded |- | One Direction | Up All Night |- ! rowspan="4" align="center"| 2013 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | One Direction | Take Me Home | rowspan="4" align="center"| |- | Taylor Swift | Red |- | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience |- ! rowspan="4" align="center"| 2014 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | One Direction | Midnight Memories | rowspan="4" align="center"| |- | Lorde | Pure Heroine |- | Katy Perry | Prism |- ! rowspan="4" align="center"| 2015 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Taylor Swift | 1989 | rowspan="4" align="center"| |- | Ed Sheeran | × |- | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour |- ! rowspan="4" align="center"| 2016 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Justin Bieber | Purpose | rowspan="4" align="center"| |- | Adele | 25 |- | Drake | Views |- ! rowspan="4" align="center"| 2017 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic | rowspan="4" align="center"| |- | Drake | More Life |- | The Weeknd | Starboy |- ! rowspan="4" align="center"| 2018 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Taylor Swift | Reputation | rowspan="3" align="center"| |- | Drake | Scorpion |- | Ed Sheeran | ÷ |- ! rowspan="4" align="center"| 2019 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Taylor Swift | Lover | style="background:#c5e1f0" rowspan="3" align="center" | |- | Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? |- | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next

2020s {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |- ! width="10%"| Year ! width="35%"| Artist ! width="50%"| Album ! width="5%"| Ref |- ! rowspan="4" align="center"| 2020 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Harry Styles | Fine Line | rowspan="3" align="center" | |- | Taylor Swift | Folklore |- | The Weeknd | After Hours |- ! rowspan="6" align="center"| 2021 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Taylor Swift | Evermore | rowspan="5" align="center" | |- | Ariana Grande | Positions |- | The Kid Laroi | F*ck Love |- | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia |- | Olivia Rodrigo | Sour |- ! rowspan="7" align="center" |2022 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor's Version) | rowspan="6" align="center" | |- | Adele | 30 |- | Bad Bunny | Un Verano Sin Ti |- | Beyoncé | Renaissance |- | Harry Styles | Harry's House |- | The Weeknd | Dawn FM |- ! align="center" | 2023 – 24 | colspan="3" |- ! rowspan="6" align="center" |2025 |- style="background:#c5e1f0" | Billie Eilish | Hit Me Hard and Soft | rowspan="5" align="center" |

| Lady Gaga | Mayhem

Category facts

Multiple awards

5 awards Taylor Swift

3 awards Justin Bieber Michael Jackson

2 awards Eagles Whitney Houston Olivia Newton-John One Direction

Multiple nominations

10 nominations Taylor Swift

5 nominations Eagles Michael Jackson

3 nominations Adele Justin Bieber Mariah Carey Drake Fleetwood Mac Janet Jackson Elton John Lady Gaga One Direction Justin Timberlake

2 nominations Bee Gees Sabrina Carpenter Phil Collins Def Leppard Billie Eilish Eminem Ariana Grande Whitney Houston Norah Jones Olivia Newton-John NSYNC Katy Perry Britney Spears Harry Styles U2

References

American Music Award for Best Pop Album

Bron en licentie