1959: Henry Mancini "The Music from Peter Gunn"Henry Mancini and others at the 1959 Grammys. Harold P. Matosian Mancini, pictured left, was the inaugural winner of the award.1960: Frank Sinatra "Come Fly With Me!"Frank Sinatra. William Gottlieb/Redferns via Getty Images Sinatra won his first of three album of the year awards in 1960.1961: Bob Newhart "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart"Bob Newhart in 1962. NBCUniversal/Getty Newhart starred in "The Big Bang Theory" as Professor Proton.1962: Judy Garland "Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall"Judy Garland. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Garland was recently played by Renee Zellweger in "Judy," for which she won an Oscar one award that eluded Garland.1963: Vaughn Meader "The First Family"Vaughn Meader with his best-selling record album "The First Family" in 1962. AP Photo The album was a musical spoof based on the Kennedys.1964: Barbra Streisand "The Barbra Streisand Album"Barbra Streisand. Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP Released on February 25, 1963, it was the debut album by Barbra Streisand. She is a rare EGOT winner: She's won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.1965: Stan Getz & Joo Gilberto "Getz/Gilberto"Stan Getz & Joo Gilberto. Bettmann/Getty Images This year marked the first time two people won the award.1966: Frank Sinatra "September of My Years"Frank Sinatra. Associated Press Sinatra won consecutive album of the year awards in 1966 and 1967. He is one of only two artists to do so, the other being Stevie Wonder.1967: Frank Sinatra "A Man and His Music"Frank Sinatra. AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Until 2024 when Taylor Swift won for the fourth time Sinatra held the joint record for the most wins for this award.1968: The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"The Beatles. AP The Beatles became the first band to win album of the year.1969: Glen Campbell "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"Glen Campbell. Harold Matosian/AP Campbell beat The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel to the award this year.1970: Blood, Sweat & Tears "Blood, Sweat & Tears"Blood, Sweat & Tears. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Johnny Cash and The Beatles lost the award to Blood, Sweat & Tears.1971: Simon & Garfunkel "Bridge Over Troubled Water"Simon & Garfunkel. AP Photo Paul Simon also won twice as a solo artist. Therefore, he has technically won this award three times.1972: Carole King "Tapestry"Carole King. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Carole King has won a total of five competitive categories, plus three honorary awards.1973: George Harrison & Friends (Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, and Klaus Voormann) "The Concert for Bangladesh"George Harrison is shown playing the guitar in a scene from the Beatles movie "Help!" on location in the Bahamas in 1965. AP Harrison also won the award as a member of The Beatles in 1968.1974: Stevie Wonder "Innervisions"Stevie Wonder. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Stevie Wonder won his first of three album of the year awards in 1974.1975: Stevie Wonder "Fulfillingness' First Finale"Stevie Wonder. AP Wonder won consecutive awards in 1975 and 1976, the first person to do so since Frank Sinatra in 1966 and 1967.1976: Paul Simon "Still Crazy After All These Years"Paul Simon and Carrie Fisher. AP This was the first of Simon's wins as a solo artist.1977: Stevie Wonder "Songs in the Key of Life"Stevie Wonder. AP Wonder won his third album of the year this year, making it three wins in four years.1978: Fleetwood Mac "Rumours"Fleetwood Mac. CBS via Getty Images Fleetwood Mac beat John Williams and his "Star Wars" score to the award this year.1979: Various Artists "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrackJohn Travolta dances with Karen Lynn Gorney in a scene from the movie "Saturday Night Fever." Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images This year marked the first time the winner was listed as "various artists," as well as the first time a film's soundtrack or score won the award.1980: Billy Joel "52nd Street"Billy Joel. Nicholas Hunt/ Getty Images Billy Joel beat Donna Summer and Kenny Rogers to become the first winner of the 1980s.1981: Christopher Cross "Christopher Cross"Christopher Cross is shown at the Grammy Awards in New York City in 1981. AP Photo Christopher Cross beat three-time winner Frank Sinatra to claim this award.1982: John Lennon and Yoko Ono "Double Fantasy"John Lennon and Yoko Ono. AP Photo/Steve Sands John Lennon won his second award with his wife, Yoko, following his first win with The Beatles in 1968.1983: Toto "Toto IV"The band Toto. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Paul McCartney lost his first nomination for this award as a solo artist to the band.1984: Michael Jackson "Thriller"Michael Jackson held his eight awards aldongside Quincy Jones at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 1984. Doug Pizac/AP Images Michael Jackson won eight awards this year.1985: Lionel Richie "Can't Slow Down"Lionel Richie holding his Grammy award in 1985. Barry King/WireImage/Getty Images Lionel Richie beat legend Tina Turner to the award this year.1986: Phil Collins "No Jacket Required"Phil Collins shows off his three Grammy Awards at the 1986 Grammys. Bettmann/Getty Images Source Link This album contained two US No. 1 hits: "One More Night" and "Sussudio."1987: Paul Simon "Graceland"Paul Simon. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images Simon won his second award as a solo artist this year.1988: U2 "The Joshua Tree"U2. Al Bello/ Getty Images This was the first of U2's two album of the year wins.1989: George Michael "Faith"George Michael in 1988. DR/AAD/STAR MAX/IPx via AP "Faith" contained hits such as "Faith" and "One More Try."1990: Bonnie Raitt "Nick of Time"Songstress Bonnie Raitt poses with her Grammy Awards. Bettmann/Getty Images Bonnie Raitt beat Tom Petty's "Full Moon Fever" to this award in 1990.