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Best Country Album

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Country Album recognizes excellence in contemporary country music recordings that reflect the broad spectrum of contemporary country style and culture. This Category recognizes country music that remains reminiscent and relevant to the legacy of country music’s culture, while also engaging in more contemporary music forms. The Grammy is awarded to the artist, producer, and engineer/mixer of greater than 50 percent playing time on the album.

2003 • 45th Annual Grammy Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2001 and Aug 30, 2002

2003 Winner is Dixie Chicks with "Home"

Nominees 2003

Winners

Year Winner Work
2026 Jelly Roll Beautifully Broken
2025 Beyoncé Knowles COWBOY CARTER
2024 Lainey Wilson Bell Bottom Country
2023 Willie Nelson A Beautiful Time
2022 Chris Stapleton Starting Over
2021 Miranda Lambert Wildcard
2020 Tanya Tucker While I'm Livin'
2019 Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour
2018 Chris Stapleton From A Room: Volume 1
2017 Sturgill Simpson A Sailor's Guide To Earth
2016 Chris Stapleton Traveller
2015 Miranda Lambert Platinum
2014 Kacey Musgraves Same Trailer Different Park
2013 Zac Brown Uncaged
2012 Lady Antebellum Own The Night
2011 Lady Antebellum Need You Now
2010 Taylor Swift Fearless
2009 George Strait Troubadour
2008 Vince Gill These Days
2007 Dixie Chicks Taking The Long Way
2006 Alison Krauss Lonely Runs Both Ways
2005 Loretta Lynn Van Lear Rose
2004 Various Artists Livin', Lovin', Losin' - Songs Of The Louvin Brothers
2003 Dixie Chicks Home
2002 (Various Artists) Timeless - Hank Williams Tribute
2001 Faith Hill Breathe
2000 Dixie Chicks Fly
1999 Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces
1998 Johnny Cash Unchained
1997 Lyle Lovett The Road To Ensenada
1996 Shania Twain The Woman In Me
1995 Mary Chapin Carpenter Stones In The Road
1966 Roger Miller The Return Of Roger Miller
1965 Roger Miller Dang Me/Chug-A-Lug
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