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

February 4, 2019 Albumism Staff

Image courtesy of the Recording Academy™

The 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony is this Sunday, February 10th 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, February 10th at 8pm ET/5pm PT on CBS.

UPDATE (February 10th): Winners of the respective categories are reflected below. Our readers sure do know their stuff!

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Readers’ Pick: Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour WINNER
Staff’s Pick: Janelle Monáe | Dirty Computer

Other Nominees:
Cardi B | Invasion of Privacy
Brandi Carlile | By the Way, I Forgive You
Drake | Scorpion
H.E.R. | H.E.R.
Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys
Various Artists | Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By


BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Barbra Streisand | The Music…The Mem’ries…The Magic!
Staff’s Pick: Willie Nelson | My Way WINNER

Other Nominees:
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall | Love Is Here to Stay
Gregory Porter | Nat “King” Cole & Me
Seal | Standards (Deluxe)


BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: P!nk | Beautiful Trauma
Staff’s Pick: Ariana Grande | Sweetener WINNER

Other Nominees:
Camila Cabello | Camila
Kelly Clarkson | Meaning of Life
Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift | Reputation


BEST ROCK ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Fall Out Boy | Mania
Staff’s Pick: Alice in Chains | Rainier Fog

Other Nominees:
Ghost | Prequelle
Greta Van Fleet | From the Fires WINNER
Weezer | Pacific Daydream


BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Beck | Colors WINNER
Staff’s Pick: Beck | Colors WINNER

Other Nominees:
Arctic Monkeys | Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
Björk | Utopia
David Byrne | American Utopia
St. Vincent | Masseduction


BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: The Carters (Beyoncé & JAY-Z) | Everything Is Love WINNER
Staff’s Pick: Meshell Ndegeocello | Ventriloquism

Other Nominees:
Chloe x Halle | The Kids Are Alright
Chris Dave and The Drumhedz | Chris Dave and The Drumhedz
Miguel | War & Leisure


BEST R&B ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Toni Braxton | Sex & Cigarettes
Staff’s Pick: Lalah Hathaway | Honestly

Other Nominees:
Leon Bridges | Good Thing
H.E.R. | H.E.R. WINNER
PJ Morton | Gumbo Unplugged (Live)


BEST RAP ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Cardi B | Invasion of Privacy WINNER
Staff’s Pick: Mac Miller | Swimming

Other Nominees:
Nipsey Hussle | Victory Lap
Pusha T | DAYTONA
Travis Scott | Astroworld


BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour WINNER
Staff’s Pick: Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour WINNER

Other Nominees:
Kelsea Ballerini | Unapologetically
Brothers Osborne | Port Saint Joe
Ashley McBryde | Girl Going Nowhere
Chris Stapleton | From a Room: Volume 2


BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

Readers’ Pick: Brandi Carlile | By the Way, I Forgive You WINNER
Staff’s Pick: John Prine | The Tree of Forgiveness

Other Nominees:
Bettye LaVette | Things Have Changed
Lee Ann Womack | The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone
The Wood Brothers | One Drop of Truth

VIEW Previous Readers’ Polls here

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