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GRAMMY AWARDS: Our Readers & Staff Select The Albums That Deserve to Win

January 20, 2020 Albumism Staff

The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony is this Sunday, January 26th and at this point, it’s anyone’s guess as to which albums will emerge triumphant in the major categories. But while we await confirmation of the winners Sunday evening, we’ve compiled the consensus results from our recent reader and staff polls, in which they voted for the albums they believe to be most deserving in each category. To be clear, their votes are based on the albums they believe deserve to win, not the albums they believe will actually win.

Check out the results below and discover to what extent our readers and staff agree or disagree. And be sure to tune in to the GRAMMY Awards ceremony Sunday, January 26th at 8pm ET/5pm PT on CBS.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Readers’ Pick: Lana Del Rey | Norman F***ing Rockwell
Staff’s Pick: Lana Del Rey | Norman F***ing Rockwell

Other Nominees:

Bon Iver | i,i
Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Ariana Grande | thank u, next
H.E.R. | I Used To Know Her
Lil Nas X | 7
Lizzo | Cuz I Love You
Vampire Weekend | Father Of The Bride


BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Ariana Grande | thank u, next
Staff’s Pick: Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Other Nominees:

Beyoncé | The Lion King: The Gift
Ed Sheeran | No.6 Collaborations Project
Taylor Swift | Lover


BEST ROCK ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Cage The Elephant | Social Cues
Staff’s Pick: The Cranberries | In The End

Other Nominees:

Bring Me The Horizon | Amo
I Prevail | Trauma
Rival Sons | Feral Roots


BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Vampire Weekend | Father Of The Bride
Staff’s Pick: Thom Yorke | Anima

Other Nominees:

Big Thief | U.F.O.F.
James Blake | Assume Form
Bon Iver | i,i


BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Lizzo | Cuz I Love You
Staff’s Pick: Lizzo | Cuz I Love You

Other Nominees:

Steve Lacy | Apollo XXI
Georgia Anne Muldrow | Overload
Nao | Saturn
Jessie Reyez | Being Human In Public


BEST R&B ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Anderson .Paak | Ventura
Staff’s Pick: Anderson .Paak | Ventura

Other Nominees:

BJ The Chicago Kid | 1123
Lucky Daye | Painted
Ella Mai | Ella Mai
PJ Morton | Paul


BEST RAP ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Tyler, The Creator | Igor
Staff’s Pick: Tyler, The Creator | Igor

Other Nominees:

Dreamville | Revenge Of The Dreamers III
Meek Mill | Championships
21 Savage | I Am > I Was
YBN Cordae | The Lost Boy


BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Reba McEntire | Stronger Than The Truth
Staff’s Pick: Tanya Tucker | While I’m Livin’

Other Nominees:

Eric Church | Desperate Man
Pistol Annies | Interstate Gospel
Thomas Rhett | Center Point Road


BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: The Chemical Brothers | No Geography
Staff’s Pick: The Chemical Brothers | No Geography

Other Nominees:

Apparat | LP5
Flume | Hi This Is Flume
Rüfüs Du Sol | Solace
Tycho Featuring Saint Sinner | Weather


BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Esperanza Spalding | 12 Little Spells
Staff’s Pick: Esperanza Spalding | 12 Little Spells

Other Nominees:

Sara Gazerek | Thirsty Ghost
Jazzmeia Horn | Love & Liberation
Catherine Russell | Alone Together
Tierney Sutton Band | Screenplay

VIEW Previous Readers’ Polls here

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