The Grammy Nominees was a series of various artists compilation albums, released from 1995–2020, celebrating the best of the music industry. Albums were released before the airing of the annual Grammy Awards. All of the songs on the albums were Grammy nominated in the year released. Other Grammy series albums were briefly issued for rap nominees (1999–2001) and Latin nominees (1998–2005).
Each regular album from 1995 through to the 2007 edition was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while the 1996 and 2000 editions were certified Platinum.[1] After 25 years, the release of Grammy compilation CDs was stopped due to the declining interest and sales of physical media.[2]
1995 Grammy Nominees is the first edition of the long-running series and covered the top contenders for the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. Released on February 7, 1995, it entered at number twenty-six on the Billboard 200 chart.
1995 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | February 7, 1995 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 62:53 |
Label | Sony |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
No. | Title | Music | Album | Length |
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1. | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men | II | 3:58 |
2. | "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Come On Come On | 4:02 |
3. | "All I Wanna Do" | Sheryl Crow | Tuesday Night Music Club | 4:32 |
4. | "Love Sneakin' Up On You" | Bonnie Raitt | Longing in Their Hearts | 3:38 |
5. | "Streets of Philadelphia" | Bruce Springsteen | Philadelphia Official Soundtrack | 3:52 |
6. | "Said I Loved You...But I Lied" | Michael Bolton | The One Thing | 5:05 |
7. | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | Elton John | The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 3:59 |
8. | "Prayer for the Dying" | Seal | Seal | 5:30 |
9. | "Love the One You're With" | Luther Vandross | Songs | 5:03 |
10. | "Hero" | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 4:17 |
11. | "The Power of Love" | Celine Dion | The Colour of My Love | 5:41 |
12. | "Longing in Their Hearts" | Bonnie Raitt | Longing in Their Hearts | 4:48 |
13. | "Ordinary Miracles" | Barbra Streisand | Barbra: The Concert | 3:56 |
1996 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 38th Annual Grammy Awards, and became the series' first top 20 chart entry, peaking at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 chart.
1996 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various Artists | |
Released | February 6, 1996 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 48:44 |
Label | Sony |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
No. | Title | Music | Album | Length |
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1. | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men | Daydream | 4:43 |
2. | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio featuring L.V. | Dangerous Minds | 4:02 |
3. | "One of Us" | Joan Osborne | Relish | 5:22 |
4. | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal | Seal | 3:38 |
5. | "Waterfalls" | TLC | CrazySexyCool | 3:32 |
6. | "I Can Love You Like That" | All-4-One | And the Music Speaks | 4:24 |
7. | "You Are Not Alone" | Michael Jackson | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 5:47 |
8. | "You Oughta Know" | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | 4:08 |
9. | "Baby" | Brandy | Brandy | 5:15 |
10. | "Let Her Cry" | Hootie & the Blowfish | Cracked Rear View | 5:08 |
11. | "Any Man of Mine" | Shania Twain | The Woman in Me | 4:05 |
1997 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, and did two better than its predecessor in the series, hitting number fourteen on the Billboard 200 chart.
1997 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | February 11, 1997 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 54:41 |
Label | Polygram |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
No. | Title | Music | Album | Length |
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1. | "Give Me One Reason" | Tracy Chapman | New Beginning | 4:29 |
2. | "Change the World" | Eric Clapton | Phenomenon (soundtrack) | 3:55 |
3. | "Because You Loved Me" | Celine Dion | Falling into You | 4:35 |
4. | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | 3:49 |
5. | "1979" | The Smashing Pumpkins | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | 4:25 |
6. | "Stupid Girl" | Garbage | Garbage | 4:21 |
7. | "Who Will Save Your Soul" | Jewel | Pieces of You | 4:01 |
8. | "Spiderwebs" | No Doubt | Tragic Kingdom | 4:28 |
9. | "Nobody Knows" | The Tony Rich Project | Words | 5:09 |
10. | "My Baby" | LeAnn Rimes | Blue | 2:51 |
11. | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | Secrets | 4:32 |
12. | "Get Out of This House" | Shawn Colvin | A Few Small Repairs | 4:17 |
13. | "Reach" | Gloria Estefan | Destiny | 3:49 |
1998 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 40th Annual Grammy Awards and just missed hitting the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number eleven.
1998 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | February 10, 1998 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 52:53 |
Label | MCA |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
1999 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, and became the series' first top 10 entry on the Billboard 200, peaking at number eight.
1999 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | February 9, 1999 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 71:09 |
Label | Elektra |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
No. | Title | Music | Album | Length |
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1. | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica | Never Say Never, The Boy Is Mine | 4:56 |
2. | "My Heart Will Go On" | Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | 4:41 |
3. | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture | 4:52 |
4. | "Ray of Light" | Madonna | Ray of Light | 5:21 |
5. | "You're Still the One" | Shania Twain | Come on Over | 3:35 |
6. | "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys | 4:48 |
7. | "Amor Ti Vieta" | Andrea Bocelli | Aria: The Opera Album | 1:50 |
8. | "Wide Open Spaces" | Dixie Chicks | Wide Open Spaces | 3:45 |
9. | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Lauryn Hill | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | 4:03 |
10. | "Torn" | Natalie Imbruglia | Left of the Middle | 4:06 |
11. | "Save Tonight" | Eagle-Eye Cherry | Desireless | 3:59 |
12. | "My Father's Eyes" | Eric Clapton | Pilgrim | 5:23 |
13. | "Anytime" | Brian McKnight | Anytime | 4:33 |
14. | "Lullaby" | Shawn Mullins | Soul's Core | 5:30 |
15. | "You Were Meant for Me" | Sting | The Object of My Affection | 4:12 |
Grammy Nominees 2000 covers the top contenders for the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards. It became the series' second top ten entry on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number nine.
Grammy Nominees 2000 | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | February 8, 2000 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 54:06 |
Label | RCA |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
No. | Title | Music | Album | Length |
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1. | "I Want It That Way" | Backstreet Boys | Millennium | 3:34 |
2. | "Livin' la Vida Loca" | Ricky Martin | Ricky Martin | 4:03 |
3. | "Smooth" | Santana featuring Rob Thomas | Supernatural | 4:00 |
4. | "No Scrubs" | TLC | Fanmail | 3:35 |
5. | "Genie in a Bottle" | Christina Aguilera | Christina Aguilera | 3:37 |
6. | "Do Something" | Macy Gray | On How Life Is | 4:59 |
7. | "Bawitdaba" | Kid Rock | Devil Without a Cause | 4:26 |
8. | "...Baby One More Time" | Britney Spears | ...Baby One More Time | 3:31 |
9. | "It Hurt So Bad" | Susan Tedeschi | Just Won't Burn | 4:48 |
10. | "I Need to Know" | Marc Anthony | Marc Anthony | 3:48 |
11. | "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" | Lou Bega | A Little Bit of Mambo | 4:41 |
12. | "Sogno" | Andrea Bocelli | Sogno | 4:03 |
13. | "Brand New Day" | Sting | Brand New Day | 6:20 |
Chart (2000) | Position |
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South Korean International Albums (MIAK)[9] | 29 |
Grammy Nominees 2001 covers the top contenders for the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. Unlike its two predecessors in the series, it failed to reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, instead only peaking at number twelve.
Grammy Nominees 2001 | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | February 6, 2001 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 72:29 |
Label | Capitol |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
No. | Title | Music | Album | Length |
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1. | "Say My Name" | Destiny's Child | The Writing's on the Wall | 4:30 |
2. | "I Try" | Macy Gray | On How Life Is | 3:58 |
3. | "Music" | Madonna | Music | 3:45 |
4. | "Bye Bye Bye" | *NSYNC | No Strings Attached | 3:21 |
5. | "Beautiful Day" | U2 | All That You Can't Leave Behind | 4:08 |
6. | "Sexx Laws" | Beck | Midnite Vultures | 3:38 |
7. | "The Real Slim Shady" | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP | 4:45 |
8. | "Optimistic" | Radiohead | Kid A | 4:54 |
9. | "You're the One" | Paul Simon | You're the One | 4:59 |
10. | "Cousin Dupree" | Steely Dan | Two Against Nature | 5:27 |
11. | "What a Girl Wants" | Christina Aguilera | Christina Aguilera | 3:34 |
12. | "Save Me" | Aimee Mann | Magnolia: Music from the Motion Picture | 4:34 |
13. | "Both Sides Now" | Joni Mitchell | Both Sides Now | 5:47 |
14. | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | Britney Spears | Oops!... I Did It Again | 3:31 |
15. | "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" | Backstreet Boys | Millennium | 3:55 |
16. | "Pinch Me" | Barenaked Ladies | Maroon | 4:45 |
17. | "Breathless" | The Corrs | In Blue | 3:28 |
Grammy Nominees 2002 covers the top contenders for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, and, like the 2001 edition, peaked outside the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number thirteen.
Grammy Nominees 2002 | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | February 5, 2002 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 73:00 |
Label | UTV Records |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
No. | Title | Music | Album | Length |
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1. | "Video" | India Arie | Acoustic Soul | 4:07 |
2. | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys | Songs in A Minor | 3:30 |
3. | "Ms. Jackson" | OutKast | Stankonia | 3:59 |
4. | "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" | Train | Drops of Jupiter | 4:19 |
5. | "Walk On" | U2 | All That You Can't Leave Behind | 4:55 |
6. | "Honest with Me" | Bob Dylan | Love and Theft | 5:47 |
7. | "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" | The Soggy Bottom Boys | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 3:10 |
8. | "I'm Like a Bird" | Nelly Furtado | Whoa, Nelly! | 4:04 |
9. | "Babylon" | David Gray | White Ladder | 4:46 |
10. | "Fill Me In" | Craig David | Born to Do It | 4:15 |
11. | "You Rock My World" | Michael Jackson | Invincible | 5:07 |
12. | "I Want Love" | Elton John | Songs from the West Coast | 4:35 |
13. | "Still" | Brian McKnight | Superhero | 4:19 |
14. | "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" | James Taylor | Nearness Of You: The Ballad Book | 4:41 |
15. | "Shape of My Heart" | Backstreet Boys | Black & Blue | 3:50 |
16. | "Superman (It's Not Easy)" | Five for Fighting | America Town | 3:40 |
17. | "Imitation of Life" | R.E.M. | Reveal | 3:56 |
Grammy Nominees 2003 covers the top contenders for the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, and returned the series to the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number six.
Grammy Nominees 2003 | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | February 11, 2003 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 71:14 |
Label | Warner Bros. |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [12] |
No. | Title | Music | Album | Length |
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1. | "A Thousand Miles" | Vanessa Carlton | Be Not Nobody | 3:58 |
2. | "Don't Know Why" | Norah Jones | Come Away with Me | 3:06 |
3. | "How You Remind Me" | Nickelback | Silver Side Up | 3:44 |
4. | "Landslide" | Dixie Chicks | Home | 3:48 |
5. | "Without Me" | Eminem | The Eminem Show | 4:23 |
6. | "Hot in Herre" | Nelly | Nellyville | 3:50 |
7. | "Foolish" | Ashanti | Ashanti | 3:49 |
8. | "All You Wanted" | Michelle Branch | The Spirit Room | 3:37 |
9. | "Complicated" | Avril Lavigne | Let Go | 4:04 |
10. | "Your Body Is a Wonderland" | John Mayer | Room for Squares | 3:46 |
11. | "Soak Up the Sun" | Sheryl Crow | C'mon, C'mon | 3:18 |
12. | "Get the Party Started" | P!nk | Missundaztood | 3:12 |
13. | "Overprotected" | Britney Spears | Britney | 3:19 |
14. | "7 Days" | Craig David | Born to Do It | 3:54 |
15. | "Fragile" | Sting | ...All This Time | 4:21 |
16. | "October Road" | James Taylor | October Road | 3:57 |
17. | "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" | Bowling for Soup | Drunk Enough to Dance | 3:18 |
18. | "Where Are You Going" | Dave Matthews Band | Busted Stuff | 3:51 |
19. | "Girlfriend" | *NSYNC | Celebrity | 3:59 |
2004 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming, at that point, the series' highest-charting volume.
2004 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 20, 2004 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 79:23 |
Label | BMG |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
2005 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, and matched the series' best chart peak of number four on the Billboard 200 chart.
2005 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 25, 2005 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 79:41 |
Label | Capitol |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [14] |
2006 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. It failed to reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, instead peaking at number 14.
2006 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 24, 2006 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 79:45 |
Label | Sony BMG |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [15] |
Grammy Nominees 2007 covers the top contenders for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, and is, thus far, the highest-charting album in the series, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 chart.
2007 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 23, 2007 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 78:55 |
Label | Sony BMG |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [16] |
Grammy Nominees 2008 covers the top contenders for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart.
2008 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 29, 2008 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 79:49 |
Label | UMe |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [17] |
Grammy Nominees 2009 covers the top contenders for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart.
2009 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 27, 2009 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 78:53 |
Label | Rhino |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [18] |
No. | Title | Music | Album | Length |
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1. | "Viva la Vida" | Coldplay | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | 3:44 |
2. | "American Boy" | Estelle featuring Kanye West | Shine | 4:02 |
3. | "Love Song" | Sara Bareilles | Little Voice | 3:53 |
4. | "Closer" | Ne-Yo | Year of the Gentleman | 3:55 |
5. | "Got Money" | Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain | Tha Carter III | 4:06 |
6. | "Please Read the Letter" | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | Raising Sand | 3:56 |
7. | "House of Cards" | Radiohead | In Rainbows | 5:29 |
8. | "Love Don't Live Here" | Lady Antebellum | Lady Antebellum | 3:51 |
9. | "Burnin' Up" | Jonas Brothers | A Little Bit Longer | 2:55 |
10. | "Need U Bad" | Jazmine Sullivan | Fearless | 4:13 |
11. | "Mercy" | Duffy | Rockferry | 3:41 |
12. | "Paper Planes" | M.I.A. | Kala | 3:24 |
13. | "Chasing Pavements" | Adele | 19 | 3:32 |
14. | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | One of the Boys | 3:01 |
15. | "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis | Spirit | 4:01 |
16. | "So What" | P!nk | Funhouse | 3:35 |
17. | "Going On" | Gnarls Barkley | The Odd Couple | 2:55 |
18. | "Apologize" | OneRepublic | Dreaming Out Loud | 3:05 |
19. | "Won't Go Home Without You" | Maroon 5 | It Won't Be Soon Before Long | 3:46 |
20. | "Waiting in the Weeds" | Eagles | Long Road Out of Eden | 7:46 |
Grammy Nominees 2010 covers the top contenders for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 chart. The album has sold 235,000 copies as of March 2010.[19]
2010 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 19, 2010 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 79:29 |
Label | EMI Music |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [20] |
The track listing for 2011 Grammy Nominees was revealed on January 6, 2011, and the album was released on January 25, 2011.[21] It covers the top contenders for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. The album has sold 204,000 copies as of April 2011.[22]
2011 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 25, 2011 |
Genre | Various |
Length | 74:32 |
Label | Jive Records |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [23] |
The 2012 edition was released on January 24, 2012, and covers the top contenders for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.[24][25] The album has sold 323,000 copies as of May 2012.[26]
2012 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 24, 2012 |
Length | 79:46 |
Label | Universal Republic Records |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [27] |
2013 Grammy Nominees covers the top contenders for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.[28] The album has sold 315,000 copies as of May 2013.[29]
2013 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 22, 2013 |
Genre | Pop |
Label | Capitol |
Grammy Nominees 2014 covers the top contenders for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The album has sold 309,000 copies in the US as of July 2014.[30]
2014 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 17, 2014 (Australia) January 21, 2014 (US) |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 70:19 |
Label | Atlantic |
2015 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 20, 2015 |
Genre | |
Length | 75:43 |
Label | RCA |
2015 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance nominees for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.
The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 on the week dated February 7, 2015, and peaked at number 9 three weeks later. It also peaked at number 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart.
2016 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 22, 2016 |
Genre | |
Length | 77:51 |
Label | Republic |
2016 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Country Solo Performance nominees for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.
2017 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 20, 2017 |
Genre | |
Length | 79:40 |
Label | Atlantic |
2017 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance nominees for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.
2018 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 12, 2018 |
Genre | |
Length | 73:51 |
Label | RCA |
2018 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Country Album nominees for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
2019 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 25, 2019 |
Genre | |
Length | 79:46 |
Label | RCA |
2019 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
2020 Grammy Nominees | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | January 17, 2020 |
Genre | |
Label | Warner |
2020 Grammy Nominees covers the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Duo/Group Performance nominees for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
Chart (1995–2020) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[31] | 32 |
US Billboard 200[32] | 59 |