The Premio Gardel for Album of the Year is an award given to the best Argentine albums recorded during the previous year within the scope of the Premios Gardel, a ceremony established in 1999 and originally known as the Carlos Gardel Awards. It is awarded in an annual celebration of Argentine music organized by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF), and "includes albums corresponding to solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental that were nominated in the categories".
The winning album receives the Gardel de Oro award, a golden version of the trophy. Initially, the Album of the Year category and the Gardel de Oro distinction were awarded separately. Later, since the 2003 edition, the golden version of the trophy is awarded to the winner of the album of the year. Until then, it was awarded by a specialized jury for the musical excellence of the artist, but since that year journalists from all musical genres, producers, musicians and specialists participate by voting in the election of the winner, for which they take as a point of evaluation the album.
Recipients YearWinner(s)AlbumNominees 1999 Mercedes Sosa Al despertar 2000 Los Nocheros Signos 2001 Divididos Narigón del siglo 2002 Diego Torres Un Mundo Diferente 2003 Charly García Influencia 2004 Babasónicos Infame 2005 Bersuit Vergarabat La Argentinidad al Palo 2006 Andrés Calamaro El regreso 2007 Gustavo Cerati Ahí vamos 2008 Andrés Calamaro La lengua popular 2009 Luis Alberto Spinetta Un mañana 2010 Gustavo Cerati Fuerza natural 2011 Divididos Amapola del 66 2012 Escalandrum Piazzolla Plays Piazzolla 2013 Abel Pintos Sueño dorado 2014 Abel Pintos Abel 2015 Axel Tus ojos, mis ojos 2016 Luis Alberto Spinetta Los amigo 2017 Abel Pintos 11 2018 Charly García Random 2019 Marilina Bertoldi Prender un fuego 2020 David Lebón Lebón & Co. 2021 Fito Páez La conquista del espacio 2022 Wos Oscuro éxtasis 2023 Trueno Bien o mal
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