The Best & Worst of Grammy Nominations (Album of the Year) 

People were curious about why I didn't really acknowledge Jacob Collier, so here we go -- I think he's a genius + he's one of the most talented musicians in the world. He deserves every ounce of his success and so on...but that doesn't mean that I enjoy listening to his music. He loves to make these veeeery complex arrangements with really strange harmonies, and that's just not really for me. I would never say that he's a bad musician or anything. I went through a phase in college when I was obsessed with people like him, Snarky Puppy, Lettuce, etc. The more complicated, the better. But that's just not really what I'm into right now. To each their own. Hope everyone has a good weekend + stay safe 💖

Let’s not forget when they flew out Mac Miller’s parents in the middle of their grieving period, just to see their son lose to Cardi...

The fact that Kendrick got snubbed 3 TIMES is insane

Igor is such a masterful album, I wish it got more recognition

the fact that kendrick has never won album of the year is both crazy and depressing

I died a little inside when I saw "Yummy" nominated for something Edit: At least it didn't win lmao

The fact that Michael Jackson didn’t win any grammys for the album “Bad”

The main thing to take away from this video is how snubbed Kendrick is. He’s one of if not the best lyricist, rapper, and album creator of all time and is constantly being snubbed. Such a shame. 😔

808s literally changed the entire music game, not just for rap. How tf was it not nominated??

you know there's something wrong when "Yummy" gets nominated in the same category as "cardigan"

The fact that Kendrick had 3 of the top 4 nominations for the decade and didn’t even win one is disgraceful

to be fair teenage dream had some of the biggest pop hits of the 2010's so I wouldn't call it forgettable

I think popularity should’ve been added as a factor to the graphing. An album can have good total scores but only reviewed 10 times while another album can have decent scores while reviewed 1,000 times just to simplify an example. I believe popularly volume amongst people matters just as much as whether or not they like the album

The grammys were over when Prince didn't win album of the year with Purple Rain

but let's do not attack the artist who is winning cuz it's not his/her/their fault.

I think there's 3 criteria for AOTY -Fan love -Critical acclaim -Commercial success I feel like nominees have to have at least 2

Most infamous Albums of the Year *2012:* Should have been _My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy_ - went to Adele's _21_ *2016:* Should have been _To Pimp a Butterfly_ - went to Taylor Swift's _1989_ *2017:* Should have been _Lemonade_ - went to Adele's _25_ Conclusion: Naming your album after a number = guaranteed AOTY

I think my favorite quote from the Weeknd is if everyone is singing your songs, the Grammy's don't matter.

Kanye’s Dark Fantasy and Weeknd’s After Hours are the biggest snubs of the last 10 years for me

Folklore was so deserving , and I am so happy that evermore is nominated cuz it deserves winning so much

teenage dream was not a forgettable and mediocre album, it was an amazing one that was iconic and started a cultural reset on pop culture. Banger after banger, honestly... Edit: hate to be that person but thanks I've never had a popular/top comment before

They sucked when they decided to nominate Yummy instead Blinding Lights, why?

The fact MBDTF didn’t even get nominated in 2010 was fricking astonishing in a bad way

I was absolutely ecstatic when Random Access Memories won. By far one of my favorite albums musically of all time. The production was nails through and through and the percussion was flawless.

to pimp a butterfly is literally amazing how did it not win

Mac Miller is a huge snub, feel like so many people don’t realize how special and great circles is

Teenage Dream might not have a high critic score due to biased critics, but that album was iconic and impactful in shaping 2010s decade’s pop music, GOOD pop music.

I’m sad that he called Melodrama weird. Like… dude, that album was pure perfection

This is still flawed though, underground/ less mainstream artists have less haters, consequently resulting in higher ranks. For example someone like Taylor swift or adele sell the most albums, meaning the public like it yet still get low rankings from the public, this is because of haters.

The legitimacy of the Grammy died when Yummy was nominated before The Weeknd’s anything

The problem of the grammys is that they will stay relevant if people keep giving them the relevance. Like, they have lost their prestige, but in a good or bad way, we keep talking and caring about them

5:54, that “nope” transition is golden! Definitely the best song on the album imo.

Jacob Collier is a great artist, he made a modulation to a microtonal keyin that album, is something never seen before. The djesse vol.III nomination was something awesome for the jazz culture

Saying Taylor Swift won in 2010 just because she was a "pop star" isn't true. First of all, she did country. And second, literally no one knew who she was before Fearless, that was her breakthrough album. She deserved AOTY.

I think we r all rooting for Flokore and Future Nostalgia, aren't we. Edit: YASSSSSSSS BITCHES WE WOOOOOONNNNNN.

the fact that ctrl wasn’t nominated for a grammy confused me it’s such a good album

Igor, MBDTF and every Kendrick album not getting nominated/not winning is wild

Critics aside, i think Teenage Dream deserved thr AOTY nomination. Looking back now, i realized how massive and iconic that album was. Hit after hit

I'm rooting for folklore or future nostalgia to win

How someone can say, that Teenage Dream was one of the worst nominations is beyond me. It is literally one of the most memorable albums of the list here. Everyone will remember it, when you tell them the name of it. And no matter if you like Katy or not, you gotta agree, that that album is a bop compilation.

Taylor’s 1989 was her most successful album with multiples number 1s which makes sense as to why it won album of the year plus style, wildest dreams and blank space are one of the best songs which turned out to be her singles and is a reasonable choice for her to win so for you to search “ Taylor swift sellout “ was dumb.

Never forget Lorde’s *Melodrama* 😔✌🏼

honestly "igor" is the best album i have ever listened to... it shouldve won. its a piece of art. im glad billie eilish won though, it's also a good album and it showcases a different kind of sound. im just kinda disappointed how the academy picked her to win like 5 categories. im not saying she didn't deserve them, im just saying how there were better picks.

Best video I've ever watched. This has changed my view on the Grammys forever. Thank you.

Super vidéo, merci !

unpopular opinion: katy perry's teenage dream was good. i don't understand the hate it recieved in this video, alfo :(

He said some of those were mediocre forgettable albums...but those are stuck to my head ever since I heard them 7-8 years ago and still sound so good to me

Teenage Dream will be forever iconic and I am very surprised she is one of the lowest. It is all my opinion but its genuinely one of her best albums that she has ever made.

Just want to appreciate how much time was put into this video!

The weeknd wouldve have won every award if they accepted his submissions

I don’t understand what searching “Taylor Swift sellout” has to do with anything. That album was the biggest of her career with multiple #1’s. Even if some people felt that way it certainly wasn’t the overwhelming narrative.

i think there are definitely inconsistencies in the data, as how good an album is, is subjective. i think alot of mainstream music recieves worse reviews simply due to it being more popular, and i think more obscure music ends up with higher ratings, as fans tend to be very engaged with the music, and critics love anything non-mainstream

When the Arctic Monkeys have been nominated numerous times but never won even though they deserved to win

I personally think that Born this Way and Beyoncé were amazing albums that deserved their nominations. At the time of their releases, they were both considered the magnum opus of the two artists respective careers. They both brought something new and innovative to pop. Lady Gaga blended themes of acceptance, love, being true to who you are with electronic, metal, and even jazz sounds while Beyoncé created an album about the liberation of a woman that was beautifully sonic with its r&b, pop, electro pop, and a little bit of soul. Plus they both made wonderful visuals for the albums. Lady Gaga was creating weird fantasy short films and Beyoncé made a whole visual album. In my opinion, just because something is mainstream doesn’t mean it lacks artistry, thought, or value. Then again, this is just my opinion.

Like when Cardi B won best rap album with Invasion of Privacy 🙄

Why is no one talking about Rina Sawayama? She literally delivered the best album of 2020.

the fact that 3 out of the 4 best nominations are Kendrick albums and he still didn’t win pisses me off so much it’s indescribable hopefully he wins this year idk if the album deserves it but he does

I'm still mad Melodrama didn't won album of the year.

Honestly, I do the same thing with anything I like. Movie or artist wins at the Grammys or Oscars: Wow what an honor to be recognized as the cultural achievement it is. Movie or artist loses at the Grammys or Oscars: Why do we even have award shows? They are so out of touch with what people actually like That being said RTJ4 deserved a nomination

5:59 I always come back to this video for this moment specifically because it’s a simple edit yet weirdly cathartic.

1:25 of all the albums shown in that clip im so glad you acknowledged the masterpiece that was RTJ4 by run the jewels. Easily my favorite 2020 album

Folklore is an amazing album. I can listen to it over and over again, and each time, the story changes. It’s the beauty of storytelling woven into songs.

The fact my beautiful dark twisted fantasy didn’t get a nomination at the 2011 grammys is so dumb 😔

this is a solid video

You do have to keep in mind that a lot of the negative reviews on the nominations could only be there because people were annoyed that they were nominated, i.e. Babel may have such bad reviews mostly because it won with such good albums being nominated.

I just wanna remind everyone that Michael Jackson got nothing for the BAD album. Granted he got a ton for Thriller as he should, but BAD is also one of the greatest albums ever. Grammys are trash

Some of the high rated albums got high rated because they weren't listened by a lot of people, I think you missed out the popularity factor in the nomination.

and now you have Harrys House winning against Beyonce and Adele

i love music, and i also love statistics, making this video, a masterpiece

"If a man talks shit, then I owe him nothing." - Taylor Swift

Teenage dream was great in my opinion. It defined the 2010s pop. The gays will raid your house

MELODRAMA THOOOOO

Jesus Christ the more I look at these list the more I see how many times Kendrick got snubbed. Let’s also not forget about J cole’s forest hill drive that went 3x platinum yet still never won, absolutely crazy to see this. Never really Gad about the Grammys but to see this is just insane

The Fame by Gaga an okay album? The Fame revolutionized pop music and music from 2008 until 2012 altogether bringing dance music to the forefront and dance music basically was the thing those 5 years and it was all thanks to Gaga and this album.

I’m rooting for folklore and women in music pt. 3 for aoty

Love thisvideo

if 1989 gets a grammy, tpab should’ve gotten a Nobel prize. kendrick has made 1 album that was the best album of the year (DAMN.), one that was one of the best of the decade (Good Kid m.A.A.d City), and debatably the single best and most influential album EVER (To Pimp A Butterfly). amazing video, and thank you for making it. it’s incredibly entertaining and well paced, but kendrick, kanye, and tyler not getting a single aoty here is frustrating

Even if the superstar position is what gets Gaga nominated, I am not going to pretend that she’s mediocre. She changed the face of pop music in the early 2010s and I stand by that a decade later.

Okay so Taylor definitely deserved AOTY both time. Fearless is one of the most influential country albums of all time and it brought country back to the younger generation and is most awarded country album of all time. 1989 is 2nd best album of this decade. It’s so iconic and one of the most successful pop albums of all time. Again, the most awarded pop album of all time. Folklore def deserves nom as well. It’s a masterpiece and honestly better then any nominated album.

The fact 2014 Forest Hills Drive wasn't nominated is insane.

I’m still puzzled on how the “Is This It” album by The Strokes didn’t receive any nomination And “like clockwork...” by QOTSA

I’m still mad that the weekends album ‘after hours’ wasn’t nominated🤦🏾‍♂️

I hope folklore wins. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

What I'm getting from this is that people are more critical of popular songs, because they reach more people, and smaller artists with albums that don't make it everywhere tend to get higher ratings, a lot of these albums were popular for a reason.

Teenage Dream: 5 singles from the album went to #1, equalling the record set by Thriller. Roar has the most views of any MV by a female artist with over 3.4 billion last time I watched it. That's also the most views I've ever seen on a video. I'm not sure about the sales, as it was released at the start of the 'downloads/streaming' era, but I imagine it sold quite a lot. Plus, Katy Perry was massive back then. I think Teenage Dream deserved the award. I'm not biased in any way, although I do like Perry's music and both Roar and Last Friday Night make my favourite songs of all time (of which there are almost 5000). I only seek to lay out what I know about the albums achievement, and also to consider how big Katy Perry was at the time. I remember you couldn't go anywhere without hearing her on the radio. A lot of people I knew in my year in primary school at the time liked to sing her songs. I'm not saying the other albums were bad, or that Teenage Dream is of significantly better quality, but TD was absolutely massive in terms of success. For me, if an album's that successful, you can't just write it off as 'boring and generic' or whatever, because people obviously loved it. It's like The Beatles. I might not be a big fan of Abbey Road or Sgt Pepper's, but I can't write them off or criticise them too harshly because of how successful they were and how they revolutionised music. I personally don't care about critics or fan reviews, somewhat because I usually don't agree with them, but mostly because I have my own opinions and don't see the point of using or even reading/listening to those reviews or ratings because they don't reflect my personal opinion. Don't get me wrong, there might be the rare one that does, and I'm talking more obscure than Brocas Helm rare, but the overwhelming majority just don't.

Artists who got snubbed and why: Ariana Grande: Ariana should’ve gotten Best Pop Vocal Album, but Billie took that award home. (Of course, not implying that Billie’s album wasn’t good, in fact, I’ve been a fan of her since 2017). Even in Billie’s speech, she said that she thought Ariana deserved it. All three singles from Thank U, Next took up the top 3 spots on the Billboard Hot 100. Melanie Martinez: Melanie made a film to go to with her long awaited sophomore album, K-12. She even released a deluxe version and went on the K-12 Tour. Melanie worked on this album and film for four years straight, yet she wasn’t even nominated for a Grammy. Mac Miller: After Mac’s tragic passing, his album was nominated for a Grammy. The Recording Academy flew Mac’s parents out to the Grammy’s, and his mother had a suit made. There wasn’t even a tribute to him and he did not win a Grammy. Instead, the Grammy went to Cardi B. I’m tired and I can’t think of more, so reply with more :)

lemonade being snubbed still gets me so mad because the visual album + the songs + the poetry was 1000x better than 25.

9:00 as a testament to how impactful they are, I hear Swifties and CRJ fans calling 1989 and emotion 'sisters' all the time. Really, this was an amazing era of music, and picking a winner is a nightmare

Hot Take: Some Nights is a fire album that I still listen too, but overall great video!

The Grammys have never been fair, the notion that it went downhill started because now we have access to a lot more albums, critic ratings, sales and public opinions, it's not worse now, the internet just made their flawed and rigged system apparent.

Katy Perry never won a grammy,and people still find a way to say that she doesn't even deserve a nomination....wtf

just realized taylor won 3 aoty grammys in 3 different genres in the span of 10 years. pretty impressive.

Teenage Dream is Iconic, when you say it, people remember it, it defined pop for the next years, and to this day, still stands the test of time, which unlike more time specific albums

The fact that Born to Die (2012) by Lana del Rey wasn't nominated is a disgrace, she paved the way for Indie/folk baroque pop to become mainstream, her art has been replicated and printed in praised albums such as Folklore, Melodrama, WWAFAWDWG. Lana was Snubbed. HEAVILY SO and is continued to be stripped and minimized from her own legacy. This woman doesn't have a single grammy. Lizzo already has 3. There is something wrong there.

I actually want folklore to win

Grandioso video

The fact that this video came out on the EXACT day when Taylor Swift released "evermore" is just *chefs kiss*

I feel like you have something against Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, they’re albums were amazing and meaningful. Still like the channel though

as a taylor swift fan, it's funny that he mentioned that 1989 was her "sellout" album. considering she has said publicly that she completely changed her entire style with the specific goal of getting that second aoty grammy. she was devastated that red didn't win, which obvi it's still one of her best to this day, so she committed to making the perfect pop album.

I disagree with a lot of what you said. some of these albums were nominated because they changed pop or they changed a genre it was the start of something new, the popularity of someone doesn’t always guarantee a nominee or an award. Tyler, The Creator’s albums always tell a story and it’s always a character to the album and a lot of people don’t understand that and they think it’s weird. But that’s really something a lot of people are missing they used to just hearing songs but not hearing the story behind the song. He got snubbed for album of the year with igor. I hope he wins this year.