BET Awards for Album of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byBET Awards
First awarded2017
Currently held byBeyoncé – Renaissance and SZA – SOS (2023)
Most awardsBeyoncé (2)
Most nominationsBeyoncé (4)
Websitehttp://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html

The BET Award for Album of the Year is given to the most popular album released the same or previous year of the year the awards are handed out. The award is only given to the headlining artist(s) or group of the album. Beyoncé received four nominations in this category, the most for any artist, including a nomination with her husband Jay-Z as the supergroup THE CARTERS.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2010s

Year Artist Album Ref
2017
Beyoncé Lemonade [1]
Chance the Rapper Coloring Book
J. Cole 4 Your Eyez Only
Bruno Mars 24K Magic
Solange A Seat at the Table
2018
Kendrick Lamar DAMN. [2]
DJ Khaled Grateful
Migos Culture II
SZA Ctrl
Jay-Z 4:44
Kendrick Lamar & various artists Black Panther: The Album
2019
Cardi B Invasion of Privacy [3]
Travis Scott Astroworld
Meek Mill Championships
Ella Mai Ella Mai
The Carters Everything Is Love

2020s

Year Artist Album Ref
2020
Roddy Ricch Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial [4]
Beyoncé Homecoming: The Live Album
DaBaby Kirk
H.E.R. I Used to Know Her
Lizzo Cuz I Love You
Megan Thee Stallion Fever
2021
Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales [5]
The Weeknd After Hours
DaBaby Blame It on Baby
Megan Thee Stallion Good News
Nas King's Disease
Chloe x Halle Ungodly Hour
2022
Silk Sonic An Evening with Silk Sonic [6]
H.E.R. Back of My Mind
Tyler, the Creator Call Me If You Get Lost
Drake Certified Lover Boy
Kanye West Donda
Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales, Mo' Tales: The Deluxe
Doja Cat Planet Her
2023
Beyoncé Renaissance [7]
SZA SOS
GloRilla Anyways, Life's Great...
Chris Brown Breezy
DJ Khaled God Did
Drake & 21 Savage Her Loss
Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

2 wins

Nominations

4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

References

  1. ^ "Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate". Billboard. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "DJ Khaled Leads 2018 BET Awards Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Winners | BET Awards 2021". BET.
  4. ^ "Winners | BET Awards 2021". BET.
  5. ^ "Winners | BET Awards 2021". BET.
  6. ^ "Nominees; BET Awards 2022". BET.
  7. ^ "Nominees; BET Awards 2023". BET.
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