The Premio 40 Principales for Best International Album is an honor presented annually since 2012 at Los Premios 40 Principales, organised in Spain by the country's top music radio Los 40 Principales. They are considered Spain's most important music awards today.

Winners and nominees

Year	Artist	Work	Nominees
2012	David Guetta	Nothing but the Beat 2.0	Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto Maroon 5 - Overexposed Rihanna - Talk That Talk Flo Rida - Wild Ones
2013	One Direction	Take Me Home	Rihanna - Unapologetic Avicii - True P!nk – The Truth About Love Passenger – All the Little Lights
2014	Ed Sheeran	×	One Direction - Midnight Memories Katy Perry - Prism Birdy - Fire Within Jason Derülo - Tattoos
2015	Sam Smith	In The Lonely Hour	Taylor Swift - 1989 David Guetta - Listen Maroon 5 - V Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear
2016	Justin Bieber	Purpose	Sia - This Is Acting Drake - Views Coldplay - A Head Full of Dreams Adele - 25
2017	Ed Sheeran	÷	Harry Styles - Harry Styles Calvin Harris - Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 Bruno Mars - 24K Magic Imagine Dragons - Evolve
2018	Dua Lipa	Dua Lipa	Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes Charlie Puth - Voicenotes Camila Cabello - Camila Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys
2019[1]	Billie Eilish	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Jonas Brothers - Happiness Begins Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project Mark Ronson - Late Night Feelings Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
2020[2]	Dua Lipa	Future Nostalgia	Harry Styles - Fine Line The Weeknd - After Hours Lady Gaga - Chromatica Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
2021[3]	Olivia Rodrigo	Sour	Justin Bieber - Justice Sam Smith - Love Goes The Kid Laroi - F*ck Love 3+: Over You Ariana Grande - Positions
2022[4]	Harry Styles	Harry's House	Ed Sheeran - = Adele - 30 Imagine Dragons - Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 The Weeknd - Dawn FM Camila Cabello - Familia
2023	Taylor Swift	Midnights	Lewis Capaldi - Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation Sam Smith - Gloria Ed Sheeran - - Olivia Rodrigo - Guts