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BET Award for Album of the Year
| BET Awards for Album of the Year |
|---|
| GNX by Kendrick Lamar is the most recent recipient |
| United States |
| BET Awards |
| 2017 |
| Kendrick Lamar – GNX (2025) |
| Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar (2) |
| Beyoncé (5) |
| [1] |
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 five nominations in this category, the most for any artist, including a nomination with her husband Jay-Z as the supergroup THE CARTERS.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | |||
| Beyoncé | Lemonade | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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 | ||
| Travis Scott | Astroworld | ||
| Meek Mill | Championships | ||
| Ella Mai | Ella Mai | ||
| The Carters | Everything Is Love |
| Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Roddy Ricch | Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2024 | |||
| Killer Mike | Michael | ||
| Chris Brown | 11:11 | ||
| Gunna | A Gift & a Curse | ||
| 21 Savage | American Dream | ||
| Usher | Coming Home | ||
| Drake | For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition | ||
| Victoria Monét | Jaguar II | ||
| Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday 2 | ||
| 2025 | |||
| Kendrick Lamar | GNX | ||
| Chris Brown | 11:11 (Deluxe) | ||
| Doechii | Alligator Bites Never Heal | ||
| Beyoncé | Cowboy Carter | ||
| GloRilla | Glorious | ||
| The Weeknd | Hurry Up Tomorrow | ||
| Drake & PartyNextDoor | Some Sexy Songs 4 U | ||
| Future & Metro Boomin | We Don't Trust You |
2 wins
- Beyoncé
- Kendrick Lamar
5 nominations
- Beyoncé (including credit as The Carters)
4 nominations
- Kendrick Lamar
- Drake
3 nominations
- Chris Brown
2 nominations
- Jay-Z (including credit as The Carters)
- DaBaby
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Bruno Mars (including credit as Silk Sonic)
- H.E.R.
- Jazmine Sullivan
- DJ Khaled
- SZA
- 21 Savage
- GloRilla
- The Weeknd
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