Grammy Award for Best Mexican Mexican-American Album

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The Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album was an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the Mexican music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".

Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
Awarded forQuality albums in the Mexican music genre
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1984
Last awarded2008
Websitegrammy.com

Since its inception, the award category has had several name changes. From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Mexican-American Performance. From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Mexican-American Album. In 1995 it returned to the title Best Mexican-American Performance. From 1996 to 1998 it was awarded as Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance. In 1999, the category name was changed to Best Mexican-American Music Performance, and in 2000 it returned to the title Best Mexican-American Performance once again. From 2001 to 2008 the award was presented as Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album. In 2009, the category was split into two new fields: Best Norteño Album and Best Regional Mexican Album.

Mexican-American artist Flaco Jiménez is the most-awarded performer in the category with four wins, twice as a solo performer and twice as member of Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven. He is followed by fellow Mexican-American performer Pepe Aguilar with three winning albums and by American singers Vikki Carr and Linda Ronstadt, Mexican singers Luis Miguel and Joan Sebastian, and bands La Mafia and Los Lobos, with two wins each. Mexican ranchera performer Vicente Fernández was the most nominated artist without a win with ten unsuccessful nominations.

Recipients

 
Two-time award winner Linda Ronstadt performing in 1976
 
Members of the two-time award-winning band Los Lobos performing at the White House in 2009
 
Jorge Hernández of the 1988 award-winning group Los Tigres del Norte, performing in 2008
 
Oscar de la Rosa of the two-time award-winning band La Mafia
 
Three-time award winner Pepe Aguilar performing in 2010
 
Two-time award winner Joan Sebastian performing in 2009
Year Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1984 Los Lobos "Anselma"
1985 Sheena Easton and Luis Miguel "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres"
1986 Vikki Carr Simplemente Mujer
1987 Flaco Jiménez Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio y Más!
1988 Los Tigres del Norte Gracias!... América... Sin Fronteras
  • Antonio Aguilar15 Exitos con Tambora, Vol. 2
  • Chavela y su Grupo Express – El Rey del Barrio
  • Little JoeTimeless
  • Los Diablos – Celebración
1989 Linda Ronstadt Canciones de Mi Padre
1990 Los Lobos La Pistola y El Corazón
1991 Texas Tornados "Soy de San Luis"
1992 Little Joe 16 de Septiembre
1993 Linda Ronstadt Mas Canciones
  • Los Diablos – Un Nuevo Comienzo
  • Los Tigres del NorteCon Sentimiento y Sabor
  • Emilio NavairaUnsung Highways
  • Mingo Saldivary y sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas – I Love My Freedom, I Love My Texas
1994 Selena Selena Live!
1995 Vikki Carr Recuerdo a Javier Solís
1996 Flaco Jiménez Flaco Jiménez
1997 La Mafia Un Millón de Rosas
  • Ramón Ayala y sus Bravos del Norte – Arráncame el Corazón
  • Fandango USA – 10th Anniversary
  • Vicente FernándezVicente Fernández y sus Canciones
  • Jaime y los Chamacos – En Vivo... Puro Party Live!
1998 La Mafia En Tus Manos
1999 Los Super Seven Los Super Seven
2000 Plácido Domingo 100 Años de Mariachi
2001 Pepe Aguilar Por Una Mujer Bonita
2002 Ramón Ayala y sus Bravos del Norte En Vivo... El Hombre y su Música
2003 Joan Sebastian Lo Dijo el Corazón
2004 Joan Sebastian Afortunado
2005 Intocable Intimamente
2006 Luis Miguel México en la Piel
2007 Pepe Aguilar Historias de Mi Tierra
2008 Pepe Aguilar 100% Mexicano

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