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

March 7, 2021 Albumism Staff
Artwork courtesy of the Recording Academy® / Getty Images © 2020

Artwork courtesy of the Recording Academy® / Getty Images © 2020

The 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards® ceremony is Sunday, March 14th 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, March 14th at 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT on CBS.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

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Readers’ Pick: Taylor Swift | folklore
Staff’s Pick: Jacob Collier | Djesse Vol. 3

Other Nominees:
Jhené Aiko | Chilombo
Black Pumas | Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition)
Coldplay | Everyday Life
HAIM | Women In Music Pt. III
Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia
Post Malone | Hollywood’s Bleeding


BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

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Readers’ Pick: Taylor Swift | folklore
Staff’s Pick: Taylor Swift | folklore

Other Nominees:
Justin Bieber | Changes
Lady Gaga | Chromatica
Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia
Harry Styles | Fine Line

BEST ROCK ALBUM

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Readers’ Pick: Fontaines D.C. | A Hero’s Death
Staff’s Pick: Michael Kiwanuka | KIWANUKA

Other Nominees:
Grace Potter | Daylight
Sturgill Simpson | Sound & Fury
The Strokes | The New Abnormal


BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

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Readers’ Pick: Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher
Staff’s Pick: Fiona Apple | Fetch The Bolt Cutters 

Other Nominees:
Beck | Hyperspace
Brittany Howard | Jaime
Tame Impala | The Slow Rush


BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM

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Readers’ Pick: Chloe x Halle | Ungodly Hour
Staff’s Pick: Thundercat | It Is What It Is

Other Nominees:
Jhené Aiko | Chilombo
Free Nationals | Free Nationals
Robert Glasper | F**k Yo Feelings


BEST R&B ALBUM

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Readers’ Pick: John Legend | Bigger Love
Staff’s Pick: Luke James | to feel love/d

Other Nominees:
Ant Clemons | Happy 2 Be Here
Giveon | Take Time
Gregory Porter | All Rise

BEST RAP ALBUM

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Readers’ Pick: Nas | King’s Disease
Staff’s Pick: Nas | King’s Disease

Other Nominees:
D Smoke | Black Habits
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist | Alfredo
Jay Electronica | A Written Testimony
Royce Da 5’9” | The Allegory


BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM

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Readers’ Pick: Disclosure | ENERGY
Staff’s Pick: KAYTRANADA | BUBBA

Other Nominees:
Arca | KiCk i
Baauer | Planet’s Mad
Madeon | Good Faith


BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

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Readers’ Pick: Miranda Lambert | Wildcard
Staff’s Pick: Brandy Clark | Your Life Is A Record

Other Nominees:
Ingrid Andress | Lady Like
Little Big Town | Nightfall
Ashley McBryde | Never Will


BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

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Readers’ Pick: Lucinda Williams | Good Souls Better Angels
Staff’s Pick: Lucinda Williams | Good Souls Better Angels

Other Nominees:
Courtney Marie Andrews | Old Flowers
Hiss Golden Messenger | Terms of Surrender
Sarah Jarosz | World On The Ground
Marcus King | El Dorado

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