The Golden Melody Award for Album of the Year () is presented by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan to honor quality vocal or instrumental recording albums in the pop music genre. The honor was first presented in the 2nd Golden Melody Awards. The award was discontinued in 2005 and was separated into Best Mandarin Album, Best Taiwanese Album, Best Hakka Album, and Best Indigenous Language Album. In 2017, the award was revived and albums in different languages are eligible for this award. Particular awards for Best Mandarin Album, Best Taiwanese Album, Best Hakka Album, and Best Indigenous Language Album remained.
Recipients
{| class="wikitable" !Year !Performing artist(s) !Work !Nominees !Ref. |- |1990 (Oct.) |Michelle Pan |Am I the Woman You Loved | Tiger Huang – More than Friends Johnny Yin – Life Is a Lively Song Jacky Cheung – Seem to Have Met Before Sarah Chen – Talk to You and Listen to You
|1991 |Chiang Yu-heng |One Alone | Dave Wang – Dream for Love Simon Hsueh – Life..... Ou-yang Fei-fei – Forever Lover Yeh Chi-tien – Hometown
|1992 |Christine Hsu |Where Are You From | Nobody – My Name Is Nobody Top Partner – Ode to Joy Fei Yu-ching – Those Were the Days When My Heart Was Ukulele – Acknowledge a Mistake
|1993 |Jody Chiang |Words After Drinking | Nobody – Everybody Listen to Me Sing a Song Johnny Yin – Blue Sky Jacky Cheung – The Goodbye Kiss Tsai Chin – Don't Look at My Eyes
|1994 |Stella Chang |Left and Right | Tang Na – Hold Me Closer Jody Chiang – Tango with Bitter Wine Angus Tung – Now and Forever Johnny Yin – Theatre Song
|1996 |Fei Yu-ching |Good Night Song | Faye Wong – Sky Eagle Pan – I Don't Want to Be Lonely Chris Hung – Life of Love Chyi Chin – Dim Moon
|1997 |Tsai Chen-nan |Nan's Song | Valen Hsu – If Cloud Knows Chyi Chin – Pure Love Song Chyi Chin – Silk Road Christine Hsu – Moon Girl in the Sky
|1998 |Tom Chang |Duplicity | David Tao – David Tao A-Mei – Bad Boy Tsai Chen-nan – Love Hate Relationship Karen Mok – To Be
|1999 |Wu Bai |Lonely Tree, Lonely Bird | Wang Leehom – Revolution Shunza – I Am Not a Star Shino Lin – Shino Winnie Hsin – Every Women
|2000 |Mavis Fan |I Want Us Together | David Tao – I'm Ok Summer Lei – Cheek Pressed to the Moon Samingad – The sounds of Sun, Wind, and Prairie Faith Yang – Silence
|2001 |Jay Chou |Jay | Na Ying – Sad Romance Faye Wong – Fable Karen Mok – Karen Mok on the Twelfth Floor Stefanie Sun – My Desired Happiness
|2002 |Jay Chou |Fantasy | Sandy Lam – Truly... Stefanie Sun – Kite A-Mei – Truth Harlem Yu – Tidal Wave Mayday – People Life, Ocean Wild
|2003 |Eason Chan |Special Thanks to... | Jay Chou – The Eight Dimensions A-Mei – Fever Shunza – Dear Shunza Liu Shao-hsi – Wild Funk
|2004 |Jay Chou |Ye Hui Mei | Fish Leong – Beautiful Jody Chiang – Wishes in the Wind Jolin Tsai – Magic Faye Wong – To Love Hsieh Yu-wei – I-Sa
|2017 |Sangpuy |Yaangad | Sheng-xiang Band – Village Besieged No Party for Cao Dong – The Servile Khalil Fong – Journey to the West Guo Ding – The Silent Star Stone Eve Ai – Talk About Eve Mayday – History of Tomorrow Waa Wei – Run! Frantic Flowers! Xu Jun – Million Songs Hill Wu Bai – Ding Zi Hua DJ Didilong – Taipei Didilong Fire EX. – Reborn Hsieh Ming-yu – Chiu Nien TaiKo Electro Company – TaiKo Electro Company The Chairman – The Boyhood of Chairman Urban Cat – The Golden Age Misa & Underground Stream – Mosaic of the Night Wen Yin-chang, Lo Su-jung, Lin Sheng Xiang – Smiley Universe Gina's Can – The Funky Song for Tung Blossom Chen Wei-roo – Wo Ba Jiang Hai Lu Wo Ma Jiang Si Xian Tai Siao-chun – Tracing the River of Life Long-Ger – Longer Story A-Bao – Vavayan Sadu Kata Buan – Sadu Kata Buan
|2018 |Eason Chan |C'mon In~ | Leon Zheng – When I Leave Taipei Lala Hsu – The Inner Me A-Mei – Story Thief JJ Lin – Message in a Bottle Dean Ting – The Journal EggPlantEgg – Cartoon Character Henry Hsu – Mend the Dreams Chen Ming-chang – Shaking the Mountains and Rivers Chiang Yu-ta – Kin Hsiao Huang-chi – Cheers Qiu Lin – Da Ling Jiao Xia 2 Huang Wei-jie – Dim Night Ayugo Huang – The Dirt Road Caleb Hsiao – Hakka Girl 2017 Paliulius – Sitting Together Seredau – Infection CMO Group – Naomi Siva9 Band – With You
|2019 |Jolin Tsai |Ugly Beauty | L.O.V.E. – Eason Chan Where Are We Going? – Eli Hsieh Wu Bing Singing, Yo Chin Soothing – Leo Wang Fade to Exist – Eve Ai Shi's Journey – Shi Shi ØZI: The Album – ØZI 0 – Sandy Lam Battlefields of Asura – Chthonic Snails – Joey Chiang Tsa-bóo gín-á – Nana Lee Jazz’s Good! – Emily Kuan Warming a Pot of Youth to Drink – Ardor Huang Darknet – Dwagie Forgotten West – Sam Liao Drifting – Voter Hsu, Huang Wei-chieh, Liu Jung-chang, and Yeh Yu-ting Return & Restore – iColor Stay – Lo Ssu-jung Love for Granted – Gina Yang Swasieq – Yawai Mawlin Senglit – Muniyu Vangav – Cemelesai Yuan Yin Cheng Xian A Mei Zu Fu Yin Chuan Chang – Wu Chia-lu, Tseng Kuang-fu, Wang Fu-lai, Yang Shih-mei, Lin Jung-mei, and Kuo Mei-yu Ti Cemelesai Ata Salasaladj – Kerekelj and Eleng
|2020 |Abao |Kinakaian MOTHER TONGUE | Love is Calling Me – Joanna Wang City Zoo – G.E.M. Hypnocity – Peggy Hsu Juvenile A – Sandee Chan Hidden, Not Forgotten – Waa Wei Spaceman – Wu Tsing-fong Makeover – Loh Tsui Kweh Commune We all have good nature – Justin Su Reflection – Michelle Pan We Are Gonnna Get Married – EggPlantEgg Burnana – Lilium Stand Up Like A Taiwanese – Fire EX. Yourself – Yachun Asta Tzeng THE SHIP OF FOOLS – Misa Going Up To The Country – Zixuan & Slow Train Someday – Huang Yu Han Sasela'an – Ado Diligent Life – Anu Kaliting Sadipongan Insides Revealed – Sauljaljui Salama – Chalaw Basiwali
|2021 |Sangpuy |Gain Strength | Dear All – Wanfang Where is SHI? – Shi Shi Time Will Tell – Hebe Tien Home Cookin – Soft Lipa Sounds of My Life – William Wei Shi Ri Tan – James Li Ten – Henry Hsu tsu-pun – Olivia Tsao ū lí ê kòo-sū – aoi Kā lí sioh sioh – Hao Zi Gentleman with No Shoes – Sibongie First Half – Hanya Chang Khah-lah Thien-thoì – Siàu-lú khah-lah Those tree years – Yu-Wei Hsieh Till – ChuNoodle When the sun rises – Wing Lo Ah-Min – JiuLianZhenRen Rambling Naluwan – Dakanow How are you, my dear – Syaman macinanao žž – žž Lady of the ocean – Outlet Drift
|2022 |Tanya Chua |Depart | Faye, Wen Ting Zhan Zai Yun Cai Shang Tiao Wu Ji Ji Zha Zha – Faye AI-CHING – Jerry LI HAVE A NICE DAY – Waa Wei Night Shift – Non-Physical Troupe (NPT) A Flying Dog – Cui Jian Jian Jian Hua – New Formosa Band Road to… – Lilium GOLDEN TAIZI BRO – Flesh Juicer Don't Know – Wang Jun-Jie Kuu – Joey Chiang Second Half – Hanya Return To Reality – Huang Yu Han Mountain Of Doom – Ayugo Huang Today is a Wild Horse – Lo Sirong Hakka Found In Strange Land – iColor Qiam – Bobiii P UNDO – Wild Thing To Wait In Silence – Osay Hongay pongso no Tao – Paudull 《N1》Nanguaq No.1 – Natsuko、Arase、Dremedreman、Stingie、Drangadrang、Makav、Kivi Our Island – Sauljaljui、Putad Pihay、Emlyn、Vaiteani、Selina Leem、Sammy、Yoyo Tuki I Thought I Didn't Know – Kerekilj
|2023 |Qing Feng Wu |Mallarme's Tuesdays | Gei – Lala Hsu Silver Lining – Pei-Yu Hung Snow White – JADE PRO – Kumachan (Xinkuan Xiong) Pleasing Myself – HUSH Mercury Retrograde – Enno Cheng Holy Gazai – A_Root KEH – DJ MR.GIN Marigold – HAOTING Pity Zhu An – Cai Qiufeng Folk Tale – Olivia Tsao Waiting a present for – Chiu Shu Yam Fung leu – Rita Lin Living Room Dreaming – Julia Peng Snail – Misa Humble – Boiii P Together, us – Biung Watershed – Kivi The Roots – Matzka Ita – Kasiwa ABUS – Abus・Tanapima
|2024 |No Party for Cao Dong |The Clod | Flow – Faith Yang OPEN IT – Xu Jun Posture – Fool and Idiot In The Clouds – Accusefive Jude Chiu – Jude Chiu kán-tan tsi̍t kù uē – Tēnn Pîng Hái-hái Jîn-sing – Aoi Human Condition – Fire EX. Iā-Pô – Panai Carry On – Meilinbear Jinsei Daigaku – Henry Hsu A Dragonfly Reads a Poem – Rita Lin Migration – Leaf Yeh Shape of Life – Shu-Chan Chiu Zhin' Moi – Zoomie Hakka Glory – Boiii P PAMERICAH – AZ Lixiaozu・Mayaw Alang A Letter To Happiness – Li-Ting Chiu, Sapa Truku Children's Choir Vusam – Utjung Tjakivalid Those Days – O-Kai Singers Treasure – Makav Women's Island – Ado' Kaliting Pacidal World – Elephant Gym You'll Forever Live In My Song – Paige Su
|2025 |Siri Lee |Suí | Incomplete Rescue Manual - various artists OUTCOMES - J.Sheon CAMOUFLAGE - Terence Lam The Dreamer - Khalil Fong GOOD SOUND WITH ATTITUDES - Trout Fresh Ordeal by Pearls - Waa Wei People like us - Su-hao Yang People, Places, Things - FunkyMo can cancan cancancan - Chen Yi Heng phian-lâm - Ming-Yo Hsieh Drip-Drop - Hui Chu Wang In and Out of Dreams - Aringu Pure Filth - TRAEGO New Soul - ZiXuan Huang The women's voice - Lo Ssu-Jung, Misa, Yang Shu-Yu, and Chiu Shu-Chan Upstream - Rita Lin na secengeceng tua venali - Giyu Tjuljaviya kamawan za kavung - Morikilr QUEENDOM - Abus Tanapima Qrasun - Kumu Basaw Draw Near - SANGPUY VAIVAIK - Sauljaljui
|2026 |Jolin Tsai |Pleasure | Hong Pei-yu – Still Moving MJ116 – OGS Chang Chen-yue – Go With the Flow Jude Chiu – Leaving the Silver Waste Land Shan Yichun – Lil Sis Enno Cheng – Moon Phases Ricky Hsiao – Soft Hearted Justin Su – Theme Song Wu Yung-chi – My Bare-Ass Brothers CJ Mit – My Words A-Yi Lo – Southern Winter Ana – Final Girl ChuNoodle – Descend Up, Ascend Down Sarah Chen – Slow Flower Chronicles Huang Yu-han – Ngai Outlet Drift – ''Masonolay i Cepo Lawis Aow – Saitikotiko Arase – AKA Suming – Mikerid Matzka – Djekuacan The Crane – Same Stories, Different Narratives Sunset Rollercoaster – Quit Quietly
Category facts Most winsRank1st2ndArtistJay ChouEason ChanJolin TsaiTotal nominations3 wins2 winsMost nominations''' Rank1st2nd3rdArtistJay ChouJohnny YinChyi ChinA-MeiJody ChiangFaye WongJolin TsaiNobodyJacky CheungFei Yu-chingChristine HsuTsai Chen-nanDavid TaoKaren MokStefanie SunShunzaMaydayWu BaiTotal nominations4 nominations3 nominations2 nominations
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