Best Rock Album

The Grammy Award for Best Rock 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 rock music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by The Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".

The award for Best Rock Album was first presented to the band the Rolling Stones in 1995, and the name of the category has remained unchanged since then. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to "vocal or instrumental rock, hard rock or metal albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material".

The award goes to the artist, producer and engineer/mixer, provided they were responsible for more than 50 percent of playing time on the album. Producers and/or engineers/mixers who are responsible for ''less'' than 50 percent, as well as the mastering engineer, can apply for a Winners Certificate.Grammy Blue Book (edition 2021)
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The band Foo Fighters holds the record for the most wins in this category, with five. Two-time winners include Sheryl Crow, Green Day, U2, Cage the Elephant, and Muse. Neil Young jointly holds both the record for the most nominations alongside the Foo Fighters, with seven, and the record for the most nominations without a win. To date, only two women, Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette have won the award.

Recipients

Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins

;5 wins
* Foo Fighters

;2 wins
* Cage the Elephant
* Sheryl Crow
* Green Day
* Muse
* U2

Artists with multiple nominations

;7 nominations
* Neil Young
* Foo Fighters

;5 nominations
* Tom Petty (3 shared with the Heartbreakers)
* U2

;3 nominations
* The Black Keys
* Coldplay
* Elvis Costello
* Crazy Horse
* Sheryl Crow
* John Fogerty
* Kings of Leon
* Dave Matthews Band
* Muse
* Pearl Jam
* Red Hot Chili Peppers
* The Rolling Stones
* Bruce Springsteen

;2 nominations
* AC/DC
* Ryan Adams
* Aerosmith
* Jeff Beck
* Cage the Elephant
* Green Day
* Matchbox Twenty
* Metallica
* No Doubt
* Queens of the Stone Age
* The Raconteurs
* Weezer
* Wilco

References

General

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Specific

External links

Official site of the Grammy Awards

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1995 establishments in the United States
Album awards
Awards established in 1995
Rock Album