| Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year | |
|---|---|
 Current winner of the award Cody Johnson | |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Country Music Association |
| First awarded | 1967 |
| Currently held by | Leather by Cody Johnson (2024) |
The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year.
The inaugural recipient of the award was There Goes My Everything by Jack Greene in 1967, with Jessi Colter becoming the first female winner in 1976, and Alabama being the first group awarded in 1983. George Strait holds the record for most wins in the category, with five, and also leads in nominations, with eighteen. To date, Miranda Lambert is the only woman to have won twice and she is tied with Reba McEntire as the most nominated women in the category, with six nominations each. Brooks & Dunn hold the record for most nominations without a win, with eight. The current holder of the award is Luke Combs, who won in both 2022 for his third studio album Growin' Up.[1]
- ^ "Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees". CMA World. Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2017-10-03.