One Man Academy: Albums of the Year
I decided to listen to the previous nominees for the Grammy's Album of the Year award and re-choose the winners.
Playlist(s) of music in this post: Spotify
1959 - Come Fly with Me, Frank Sinatra
1960 - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall, Harry Belafonte
1961 - Wild Is Love, Nat King Cole
1961 - Nice 'n' Easy, Frank Sinatra
1962 - Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland
1962 - West Side Story Soundtrack, various artists (music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)
1965 - People, Barbra Streisand
1966 - Help!, The Beatles
1966 - The Sound of Music Soundtrack, Various Artists (music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II)
1967 - Revolver, The Beatles
1968 - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
1968 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
1972 - All Things Must Pass, George Harrison
1974 - Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich
1974 - Innervisions, Stevie Wonder
1975 - Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell
1975 - Fulfillingness' First Finale, Stevie Wonder
1978 - Aja, Steely Dan
Years with no winners have been omitted: Rule Zero.
For more information about the OMA's check the Rules of the Road.